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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

Army and ordered to Newborn as ord
nance officer for the district of Pamlico.
This most he held until the evacuation
of Newborn.
In March, 1862, he was assigned to
duty ON the staff of General l.. OBJ.
Branch The brigade was ordered to
Virginia. AT the battle Of Sharpsburg,
General Branch was killed and was sue
eeeded by General Lane and Lieutenant
Bryan became a member of his staff,
which position he held until the close of
the great struggle.
While at Raleigh on sick furlough.
he was made major and quartermaster
by Governor Vance and placed in
charge of the quartermaSters affairs of
the State and sent to Greensboro, where
he received from General Joseph Il.
Johnston his entire equipment, artil-
lery, etc, and surrendered them to the
Federal officials.
At the close of the war he engaged in
the lumber business and planting ngar
Newbern, and followed that for sew
eral years when he became president Of
the National Bank of Newborn. which
position he holds today Senator Bryan
is not a politician in the sense OF office
SbpklIlS
EN- an active interest in the welfare OF
his party and in local affairs, having
been chairman of the Board of Com
soners for twenty odd years. During
the latter part of February of this
year, he was elected president of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
by the Board of INTERNAL Improvements.
In 1893 he was nominated a Cand1-
date for the Senate, much against his
will, but deeming it to the party's in
terest he made the race and not only
did he overcome a Fusion majority Of
nearly 1000, but was triumphantly el-
ected by nearly GOO majority. He is
chairman of the Committee ON Banks and
Currency, for which his long experience
in that line pre-eminently qualified him,
and a member Of the following import
ant committees: Finance; Appropria-
tons; Railroads and Railroad Commits
sioners: fish and Fisheries, etc, etc.
The Senator gave special attention TO
legislation on railroad matters, finance
and revenues. Owing to a severe illness
which confined him TO his room for
nearly five weeks, his field of operations
was necessarily narrowed. -eyerthe-
less, he did his whole duty to his con-
stituency, his party and the state. Sen
ator Bryan is a Democrat of unswerv-
ing faith and has never voted any other
than a Democratic ticket. In 1861, he
married Miss Shepherd, daughter of
Hon. Charles Il. Shepherd, tone Of the
youngest members that ever went to
Congressl of Newborn, and grand
daughter of Hon. John r. Donnell. He
has son. member of the brokerage
firm of Sharp & Bryan, of New York.
In 1893 he married Miss Julia Rush
Olmstead, of New Jersey. The writer
is pleased to note an interview with an
other man whose genial and polished
business character gives name and fame
to Newbern as one OF the beautiful and
progressicve cities Oh the Old North
State. This tribute to his worth drops
from the lips Of a volunteer testimonial.
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listened to with the closest attention.
The browning effort of his Senatorial
career. came during the all night SEES
sion of the Senate, during the wilson
trial. The galleries and lobbies We're
crowded-intense interest was beng
manifested by the vast concourse OF
people. when Senator Cooley arose-that
speech. against re-instating the wilson's,
will go down into history as one OF the
forceful and most logical efforts made
on the floor of the House during the
session Every sentence was an
appeal to reason. The Senator
was hard worker in the committee
room, having been chairman of the
Committee on Claims and Il member or
the following important committees:
Judiciary, Justices of the Peace; Dear,
Dumb and Blind Asylum and Constitu-
tional Amendment In politics Senator
Cooley is a Democrat of Democrats.
He is a member of the Baptist church
and an Odd Fellow. He is associated
with G. NJ. Cooke. in the practice or
law, under the firm name of Cooke a.
Cooley. the former gentleman residing
at Iouisburg. this State. True. to hlm-
self. his people and his party Senator
Cooley made legions of friends. In tae
language of one Of Raleigh's most prom
inent business men: Il have known
him for twenty-five years and can say
for him that be is one of the staunchest,
truest men, it has ever been my good
fortune to meet
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WILSON COUNTY.

Wilson county lies OF the western bor-
der of the lcng-leaf pine belt, and its soils
belong almost exclusively to the region
of level upland piny wood. and CORES
pond in some respects TO THAT Of Edge.
conlbe THIS county is trayersed by nu9i-
eI,ons streams, the most notable OF winch
is Moccasin river, along which, as well as
its tributaries. are found considerable
tracts of alluvial land and swamps lgum
and cypress) Cotton and tobacco are
the chief money crops.
1t has 223, S95 acres of land valued mt
S1.409,59
Town lots. 1.03s, valued at S705,ooO.
Total value Of property. S3,31,907.
Cotton mills, l. 200 spindles; canner7
les and wagon factories.
Vote in 1898: Democratic, hos. fu-
sion, 2.040.
County seat, Wilson.
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50 furnished them.

so furnished them.
His services during the entire war
were entirely acceptable to his COM
mandng officers He always bore him
self courag cously and faithfully per-
formed every duty, and won the respect
and esteem of all who were in co1-
tact with him. In the last months of
the war. he along with Maj. John
OCGnnor, Capt Joseph Price, Maj
Warren Barrett, Sam IpOck and Turner
May. was in special service as scout
within the enemy's lines. When peace
came he returned to the farm, ana in
addition to farming he became mer-
chant. and for while commanded the
steamer Caswell, plying on the Neuse
between Newbern and kinston.
Fond Of writing, he had often contri-
buted to the press under the name or
ID. r. Walker, and in 1879, he became
"a STATE correspondent and solicitor Tor
the Observer. then owned by Capt. 5.
A. Ashe, and continued with it aud the
News and Observer until 1886. He re-
ported all the debates between Jarvis
and Buxton in 1880, and between
Scales and York in 1884, and att nded
Vance and Ransom and other distln-
gushed campaigners in many cam
paigns. this special work carrying him
time and again to every county IN the
State. where. because cf his excellent
reports and fine personality, he received
consideration but little less than was ac-
corded to the distinguished speakers
themselves.
At the instance of that grand Roman,
and soldier and statesman. Senator
Matt. w Ransom in 1886, during Cleve-
lands first administration, special
Board of Civil Service Examiners was
convened, and Capt. Carroway was ex-
amined and appointed a postohlce IN
spector. and for four years he travelled
i'm u States and made a splendid re-
cord in that service; bur he found no
State like North Carolina and no place
like home. He then returned and re-
sumed his former position as staff cor
respondent of the News and Observer.
Can't. Carraway was chief marshal at
The unveihng Of the Caswell monument
and conducted that ceremony handsome
ly. He has been successful as tar-
mer and now makes tobacco prohraDly
on his old homestead.
This is his first appearance IN the Leg
islatiye halls. hut, whenever he goes ne
carries with him about 300 pounds OF
true Democracy and he has made an
efficient representative of his intelligent
constituency. -
Cant. Carraway married first Miss
Alice B. Willard, of Nash. and after
her death. he married Miss Mary Il.
Willard He has had thirteen children
of whom eleven are living four OF whom
ara daughters, all married, and three
of his seven boys are now Democratic
voters.
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HOMES COUNTY.

Ihis county is bounded ON the north
nv Craven, on the south by Onslow. on
the east by Carteret, and on the west
by Duplin. 1t has two railroads, the
Atlantic and North Carolina and the
Wilmington, Newbeqn and Norfolk. and
one nayigable river running through it.
1T also has rich beds of mari and phos-
dhates. with good fertile SOL that
yiCllds abundantly all the crops that are
grown anywhere this side the Mississippi
river, and the people are generally hap
py and contented
III has 220,294 acres of land valued
1T S695,59 Town lots 1G4, valued AT
1858. Total value of property, ST.
o., 502
Wagon and coach factories.
Vote i'll 1898: Democratic, sd; Flu
sion, 81.
County seat, Trenton.
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call Of his State, and marched to the
front" TO the soul-stirring music Of
Dixie" to defend the honor Of an in
yadcd country.
The glorious deeds Of the Spartan
Confederate band. are wreathed in inn
mortal glory; they are written in words
Of burning gratitude upon Southern
hearts and chanted by angels ON fame 5
eternal camping ground Just upon the
threshold of his majority young Bryan
became a member Of the "Neuse" Caval-
~, an independent organization.
He was commissioned by Governor
Elliott as a lieutenant Of Company "G.
Tenth Regiment of Artillery. and order
ed TO report TO Colonel John ID. Whit
ford. who was acting as ordnance Off
Ger of the district under Governor Ell
liott.
Subsequently when the State troops
were mustered into the Confederacy,
our subject was commissioned by Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis rs Il second lica-
tenant Of artillery, in the Confederate
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the war broke out true to his convic-
tons, he enlisted in May, 1861, with the
Franklin Rifles, Ihirty-second \. G..
Regiment. He was with the army Of
Northern Virginia, and this is sufficient
proof that he was always i'll the thick
est of the fray. He was wounded at
Gettysburg and left upon the battlefield
where he was found and taken prison
or. Since the war Mr.. Collie has been
engaged i'll agricultural pursuits and has
also followed the trade of a mechanic.
He has been a county commissioner of
his county for nearly sixteen years ana
is now serving his second term in the
State Senate. serving his first term III
1887. Mr.. Collie is Mason and a
member of the Baptist church.
He was one of the wisest and safest
members of the General Assembly.
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make the race for the Senate III 1893
receiving majority over 800, over
coming a Fusion majority of 200. He
is chairman of the Committee on PEN
sions and Soldiers Home and Il mem
Der of the following committees: Judi
ciary; Banks and Banking; Fish and
Fisheries; Public Roads and Trustees
of The University Senator Jackson had
hut little to say on the floor Of the Sen
ate, making but two speeches, one on
the appropriation of $1,000 TO print
sketches of the North Carolina Regl-
ments and the ether on the Charlotte
Dispensary question. The latter was
admittedly among the finest speeches
made during the session upon the floor of
the Senate. In politics he is an ardent
Democrat.
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county 1t is also conceded that he is
the possessor of the finest farm in
Greene county.
Mr.. Sugg has always been an advocate
of the principles of Democra-
cy. And it was for these reasons that
he was called upon TO make the race
for white supremacy, to overcome
large Republican majority, and to give
Greene county first-ciass representa-
tive in the lower House. The election
of Mr.. Sugg to the Housv was wise
one. as has been amply demonstrated.
He was member Of several OF the most
important committees, among which we
mention that Of Penal Institutes, Good
Roads. and the Committee for the Dear
and Dumb.
He is firm believer in the future of
the grand old North State and IS al
ways on the alert for It's advancement
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paign, he not only overcame the pre-
vious Fusion majority of $500 votes.
but was elected by majority of 1,300
thus attesting his great popularity, in
the district. As Il member of the State
Senate his record was splen-
did one thoroughly characters
tic of the man. Principle found
no sacrifice for selfish motive, the
State, the people and the party, were
his constant theme and to their inter-
ests. he exerted every fibre of his being.
Not only did he introduce a number of
local bills, but every measure received
the closest scrutiny and the most care
full attention. His voice rang through
the hall in advocacy of everything cal
culated to benefit North Carolina. An
eloquent speaker at all times, he was
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GREENE COUNTY.

The small county of Greene adjoining
Hut ON tle south and wesT, and drained
by the Moccas:n liver, (Which crosses
il through the center) and its numerous
tributaries, has the sama general feat
ures, both as to its natural Characters
tics and as to the development of its
agriculture, as Edgecombe county. but
there are considerable areas of sandy
pine lands and pine flats in the eastern
angle and III the southern section.
Ii has 1Gl ,243 acres Of land, valued at
S934,579. Town lots, 152, valued at
S53.545. fetal value cf property, 81,
39S. OBJ
Vote in 1898: Democratic, IBIS; I,u-
sion, 1,237.
County seat. Snow Hill.
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CARrERET COUNTY

This county occupies a long strip OF
country south of Craven county and OF
pomlico Sound, and is bounded south
ward with the Atlantic ocean.
II has 142,024 acres Of land valued at
S293, ST..
Town lots 1896, valued at $242,S37.
Total value of property, S775,154
Shipbuilding, oil mills, carriage fac
tories.
Vote in 1898; Democratic, 1900 Flu
sion, 1858.
County seat, Beaufort.
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HON. CICERO L. ELLEN.
A Popular and Conservative Legislator
From Nash County.

A Popular and Conservative Legislator
From Nash County.
If popularity is criterion of man :
worth. then Representative Ellen ought
to be one of the most worthy members
of the present body, legislative. He was
born in. Nash county, April afl. is.ti,
and comes from an old and distinguish
ed stock, being of Scotch-lrIsh extraction.
His youth was spent on farm. In
the meantime he secured an education
by an attendance at the public and PR
yate schools of his native county. Sub
seauently he engaged i'll farming and now
farms upon an extensive scale. MI
Ellen has served as il Magistrate Of
Whitaker Township. having been elected
by the last Democratic Legislature, pre-
vious to that Of this year In 1898 he
was chosen as the Democratic nominee
for the Legislature, from his county.
With an adverse majority of over Lib .
staring him in the face, he entered upon
an extremely active canvass and by
almost herculanean efforts was elected
by a safe majority Mr.. Ellen IS Il man
IF keen foresight and while noE II al
administrative, judgment and declsl5i
mark his every action. He IS member
Of the committees ON Claims, Mines ANA
Mining. Railroads and Railroad Com
mission. Justices Of the Peace ard lnsti-
tutious for. the Insane. lie has introdre-
ed several bills which are now upon the
statue book. Mr.. Ellen is rigid Dem
ocrat. and has never voted any other
ticket. believing that the principles Of MS
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LENOIR COUNTY.

Lenoir county lies on the lower course
of the Neuse east of Wayne. The
northern half consists of level piny up
lands Of the same general character as
those adjoining it on the north.
1t has 800, 1868 acres of land, valued al
$685.. 259.
Town lots, $50, valued at S402, 530
Total value of property, $1,99O,6l5.
Hosiery mill with 60 machines; miscel
laneous mills and factories.
Vote in 1S9S Democratic, 2,033; Flu
sion, 1,695.
County seat, Kinston.
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hard woods and when cultivated produc-
ing the cereals, cotton and tobacco. The
eastern and especially the southeastern
section. contains considerable proper
ton of long-leaf pine as constituent
of the forests This county is drained
bv Tar river and its tributaries.
1t has 2S7, 652 acres of land, valued at
81, sol. 742.
Town lots, 459. valued at 1891, $50.
Total valuation of property, $3.50, OBJ.
Cotton mills. =, $50 spindIes; Gamer
les, wagon and coach factories.
Vote in 1898: Democratic, 2,69S; Flu
sion, 2,409.
County seat, Louisburg.
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saw the light Of day in Carteret county,
in 1887. He received the rudiments of
an education in the old field schools
OF his county, completing same at Qua
ker School, located in Guilford county.
After leaving school he taught in both
che public and private schools of his
county. resigning to enter the Confeder-
ate army in 1861. He enlisted in the
9th North Carolina Regiment as pri-
waite, resigning sometime after 60 enter
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+ n " STrGG

The gentleman who has redeemed the
grand old county of Greene for the
Democratic party was born in that
county in 1913.
He received his primary education at
the. public schools. and was reared on a
farm. In 1876 he entered the mer-
camille business. mt which lie remained
for a period of twelve years. About
four years ago. Mr.. Sugg became en-
gagged in the tobacco warehouse bust
ness, and today is numbered among the
most successful in that business Of the
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NASH CoUNr..

The general typographical aml acrl
cultural features of Nash county CORE
spond quite closely to that of Halifax,
to which its situation is similar. 1t hes
south of that county and also upon the
borders of the oak uplands to Which the
western part of its belongs.
1t has 33S,267 acres of land, valued at
1885,. 23S.
Town lots, To- valued at S334,65O.
Total value of property. S3,322,1o7.
Cotton mills. 1, $4,000 spindles, $50
looms.
Harness and wagon factories.
Vote in 1898: Democratics, 2,J30;
Fusion, 2,219.
County seat, Nashville.
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The Oaks, Orange county; and ne lln-
ished his education at the University
of Virginia. When the mutterings CT
the war were heard The young collegiate
obedient to his patriotic impulses, en-
listed as soldier aud became Captain
of Company f., Third \. G. Cavalry.
Being then in aftlucnt circumstances,
he furnished a Fart Of the horses neces-
sary for his company, generously allow
ing the men to draw pay for the horses
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subject was reared and educated at
tending the Trenton high School, from
which he graduated in 1898. Mean
While he had fitted himself for teaching,
and taught bookkeeping at the Tren-
ton High School. He was nominated
and elected to the Legislature in 1898,
overcoming an adverse majority Of 305,
in a holly contested race. MIR. Noble
is hard and earnest worker. being
chairman of the Committees on Emil
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HON. II. G. CoNN0R.
Member of the House of Representatives
From Wilson County.

Henry Groves Conner. Wilson's rep
resentative. who was honored by the
selection as Speaker of the House, has
long been one of the first jurists and
publcists in the State He did not
have the experience of the average young
lawyer who has TO wait for practice.
Licensed to practice even before he at
tanned his majority, his ability was ar
once recognized and in a short while de
had the leading practice at the Wilson
bar. His practice and his influence
grew until he was recognized rs the lead
cr of the bar i'll his district. In 1881 he
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HON r. s. COLLIE.

This careful and painstaking Senator
was born in Franklin county, \. e., IN
1871. and has been a resident OF the
county ever since. He received his cd
ucationaa training in the old field but
then. rigid schools of his county. When
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HON. +. A. DAVIS.

Representative From Franklin County.
Was born in Franklin county, No
vember. 1913. He was educated at the
State University, at Chapel Hill, at
tending that institution during the ses-
sons of 1867. Representative Davis
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grafton and Justices of the Peace, and
member OF the following important
committees: Railroads and Railroad
Commission. Appropriations. Education,
internal Improvements, Claims and Lii
brary. @He was the author of the bill
to repeal all election laws. In politics
Mr.. Noble is an ardent adherent of the
good old principles Of Democracy. Sue
cess to you Mr.. Noble and may your
future be even brighter than the past.
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HON. JOHN &. RUSSELL.
OF Carterct County.

As farmer boy a student, a teacher
and a preacher Mr. Russell has ever
been inspired with noble ambition. His
career has been marked by his integrity.
fidelity to duty, and stern and abso-
lutte adherence to the eternal laws of
justice. With native logical mind,
ironlike physique, and efficient energy,
he has achieved for himself substantial
success The subject of our sketch first
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has held the position Of Justice of the
Peace and was Register of Deeds of
his county three terms. In 1891 he was
Il member of the State Senate, repre-
senting the counties of Franklin,
Nash and Wilson. In 1888
he was nominated and elect
ed Il member of the House by a
majority Of 265, overcoming a Fusion
majority of 300 He has made an ex-
cellemt record and is a member of the
following committees: Education; Ap-
preparations; Pensions; Penal Institutes
and Counties Cities and Towns. He is
an ardent Democrat and a member of
the Methodist church
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party, were just and right. He is de-
yout member Of the Missionary Baptist
church and is Treasurer and Deacon
of the Stony Greek church. Conserya-
tive. easily approachable and courteous
to one and all Mr.. Ellen left legicas Of
friends in Raleigh.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY.

The western portion of this county is
a rolling, hily country, with clay pre-
dominant in the soil, and bearing a nat
ural growth Of oak, hickory and the
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HON. GEORGE q. NOBLE.
4 Wids Awake Democrat From Jones
County.
County seat, Trenton.

A whole-souled, genial, pleasant gen
tleman, hard and earnest worker III
the cause of good government-there
YOU have the personality Of Hon. Geo.
G. Noble. He was born in Lenoir
county. this State, November End,
1860. and springs from an old and highly
respected ancestry. His parents moves
"a Jones county in 1879, and here our
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HON. JOHN Q. JACKSON.

4 Democrat of the Soundest Type Rep
resenting the Eighth Senatorial Dis
trict.
Quiet and umassuming. a hard worker
and a conservative gentleman, is Hon.
John @. Jackson. one of the gentlemen
representing the Eighth Senatorial Dis
trict. He is about sixty years old and
as practicing attorney. The. Senator
is not a politician and was induced TO