The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-20

j. Bryan Grimes was born at Crimes
land, the old homestead, in Pitt county.
about eight miles from Washington, n.
c.. on the 3rd day of June 1868, and in
the same house in which his father was
born. He is the third son of the late Ma
jor General Bryan Grimes and Charlotte
Emily Grimes. His father after going
through hundred or more battles, was
assassnated, on Saturday evening,
August 18th, 1880, about sunset, at Bear
Creek on the public highway by a con-
cealed assassin, in about two miles of
his home, while returning from Wash
ington, N. G. His mother is the daughter
of the late Hon. John H. Bryan, dis
tinguished member of the Raleigh bar.
Mrs. Grimes, together with her surviving
children, excepting her daughter the
wife of Captain Alfred Williams, of Raj
eigh is now living at the old homestead,
Grimesland.
His fathers record as a Confederate
soldier is too we'll known throughout
North Carolina to have need of a single
word to be added here. The last incident
OF his home life, occurring just as he
was leaving his home for the last time
on EARTH and not probably generally
known, may be related here, as it shows
the true man, and will touch softly the
heart of every living Confederate soldier.
Just as he was driving from his home,
he learned that the widow of a Confed-
crate soldier near his home was sick and
needed assistance. He directed that
basket of provisions be sent her, and
told the bearer to go from the sick wo
mans house to a neighboring doctor, and
request him at once to attend her at his
expense That was the last order he
ever gave on the plantation. That night,
though so full of life and hope in the
morning he was brought home a corpse,
and laid at the feet of his saddened and
sorrow stricken family.
j. Bryan Grimes. the recently nominal
ed candidate for Secretary of State, to
use commonplace phrase is "a chip of
the old block''-a worthy son of noble
sire. Though a boy of but twelve years
of age at his fathers death, the scene
and surroundings of that sad eventful
evening made a deep impression upon
him, and will never be effaced from his
memory.
He was sent to Trinity school at Choc-
DIVINITY, Beaufort county, and to the Raj
eigh Academy, at that time under the
management of that scholarly gentleman
Mr.. s G. RYAN, of Raleigh. He was
quick to learn, and was an apt and good
scholar-and at all times a respectful and
obedient pupil. He entered Chapel Hill
but only remained there about two years,
taking a high stand for character de-
corum and gentlemanly bearing, as well
as high grade of scholarship.
Before reaching manhood he entered
upon the work and duties of the farm,
and from that time to the present has
devoted himself entirely and assiduously
to the purposes and calings of agricul-
ture. He is an active, hard working far
mer, just in all his dealings, faithful to
all obligations, strictly honest, strictly
truthful-and he enjoys the confidence,
the respect and obedience of all those
whom he employs
When the tobacco farmers last August
determined to effect an organization to
fight the tobacco trust, which was syste-
matically robbing them, they selected
Mr.. Grimes as the president of their or
ganization. They made no mistake in the
selection Of their leader for Mr.. Grimes
has shown wisdom, discretion and iudg
ment of a high order.
He is a gentleman of culture and re-
is good speaker open, frank, and de-
termined in spirit; he will take we'll
with the people of the State in all Sec
tions. He has always taken an active
part in politics and is hard worker at
elections. He will represent the farmers
of the State, as well as the States Young
Democracy, and when the election shall
have come and been ended, it will be
found that he will have received a
support equal to that of any candidate
on the ticket.
Mr.. Grimes was married some years
ago to Miss Laughinghouse, daughter of
Mr.. j. j. Lauginghouse one of the love-
hest young women the State has known
She was an accomplished scholar, took
deep interest in the organization of the
Daughters of the Confederacy of which
she was leading spirit. Her death about
the first of the year was widely deplored.
STORY OF A SLAVE.