The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-11

| he was solid and intellectual in appear,
ance. 1 had seen him before. for tina
matter. What 1 recollect particularly II
the fact that a number OF soldiers Oh the
Revolution were there. and among NV
number was my fathers uncle, VINO Was
in the battle of Bunker HILL
by the way, my grandmother rain
er, Captain Henry Farwell, was at Bun.
ker's Hall, and on the retreat was snot
I'm the breast, mind you, with ms race 70
ing my grandmother father was mort
ally wounded. ordered him removed to the
roadside. but he raised himself on Ms
elbow and cried. I am not dead; VIII
didn't die until thirty-three years after
ward. Before that he had been in the
Colonial contingent In the war between
England and France and was at the tax
ing of Cape Breton.
Eyes, | am o. years old, said Mr.,
Brazer, bringing his mind back from the
dim past to the present with wonderful
celebrity. and most of my life has been
spent in Alabama.
II was born In Boston In lSi. nu.
shortly afterward my father removed 70
(;roton. In 1881 | came to Alabama ana
began to keen books for Hookfr Shute.
general merchants. of Montgomery. Their
store was on the site of the MADISON Ho-
tel Of today.
The Creek Indians were then at Lime
Creek, only twenty miles from the town:
Later [ went to Lowndes County and
taught school. In 1885 trouble broke out
and | enlisted with volunteer company
organized at Benton, in that county: !
never was in any fight with the Greeks,
although I often heard the sharp rattle
of tho rifles. There were hundreds Of
friendly Indians with us. and these did
the diminishing With the enemy. At last
we surrounded some of the Creeks anu
they surrendered. but portion OF them
got away and went to Florida to join the
Seminoles. As they went southwark they
massacred the settlers remember they
killed all OF a family Of eight except a
little girl. who was wounded, but man
aged to crawl away and hide. They got
$500 in money from the house. but the
soldiers pursued them and re9overed II
and it was deposited with the Probate
Judge of the county Years afterward,
when the little girl had grown into wo-
manhood and was married, this money
was paid to her with interest. | know
of only ono other survivor or that com
pany--a man named Rountrce, who lives
ago 7 assisted him in getting n pension
for this service.
After the Creek War.
After the Creek war I came back to
Benton and went to bookkeeping. Sub
sequently formed a copartnership with
two young men named Tatum ana
Gresham and the firm of Tatum. Gresh-
am e Co. did a general merchandising
business for twelve or fifteen years.
I'm 1854 / went to Marion, Perry Coun-
ty, and kept books for the firm of Myatt
& Toier. One of these Myatts was the
father of Mr.. Mark Wyatt of this city.
"Then / removed to Selma and started
a nursery By and by l opened a store,
too, and was engaged IN this business
when the war broke out. In the battle or
Selma, April 2, 1865. my goods We're looted
and my store was burned.
II resumed business In Selma after the
war, but in 1880 I removed to Rome. Ga,
where my son, l.. H. Brazer, was a book
seller and stauoner and assisted him in
the business. My son decided to come
to Birmingham and in S9l followed him.
He died In 1897 and the business was
closed up. Since then ! have not been
actively engaged In any pursuit.
I'm March, 1874, l married at North
field, Mass, Miss Mary Lyman. w. F.
Lyman. her youngest brother. was for
long time a bookseller and stationer in
this city, but now lives In Talladega.
Five children-three sons and two daugh-
ters-were born to us. but of these only
one daughter lisa alive MY wire Rnd I
celebeated our golden wedding in 1898. ands
Iot< te dwell upon the kmemories OF
that occasion. She died about two years
ago.
Falling of Stars.
Il distinctly remember the remsrka bic
shower Of meteors in 1893, continued MI