The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07

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is replete with information-"Descrip
tive, Biographical, Educational Indus
trial, Religious, carefully compiled"
Edwards & Broughton, the old we'll
known publishers and printers, send it
forth. 1t must crafty to see so much
about the town, now no years old, all
who ever lived there. Being a native
myself, l take unusual pleasure in its
history, growth and prosperity. When l
first saw the light, the beginning of
long life, it was a small place, with prob
ably not more than 1900 inhabitants
That was in 1928. My natal spot was the
building now used as the State Museum
Born so near the capitol L have never
held office of any kind. and was never
even squire" I am extremely hon
ored' sometimes by receiving letters,
etc, directed to Hon" etc. 1t is over
whelming. In 1916, Raleigh had but
a 600 inhabitants. That was my first
year at Lovejoy's Military Academy. OF
all nv teachers / liked 'old jeff the
best of all. In fact my affection for him
was rather profound, and L sorrowed
when he died, at Raleigh, when he was
some sixty-three years old He was very
true to his boys, and they liked him with
an uncommon preference. His military
teacher or commandment, was William t.
Disbrow, a New York State young man.
Gen. u S. Grant, in ride with MN In
the same seat N the car from Franklin
ton to Raleigh, at night, about Ind No
vember 1865, told me that his room mate
at West Point was little Dir" as the
bows were wont to call him. Some time
Cd. W 1 will give an account of that
ride for your readers, and tell what
PASSED. 1t will require a separate article
Lovejoy had about 80 or 81 cadets Wneh
l was captain Of Company A. Al that
time Edward Graham Haywood, so much
distinguished as a lawyer afterwards
and who was a colonel in the great war,
son of the United States Senator VIII
liam Fl. Haywood, in 1915 and later was
captain of Company b. The cadets. I'M
der Disbrow. were well drilled. re-
member that in 1876, heard two united
States officers, who witnessed their al
ternoon drill, compliment them for ex-
cellency.
Raleigh covered good deal of ground
in 1915 Going north the last house as
recall it, was Miss Folks facing the
street running by the present Governor
residence. She was then Mrs Raynef'
wife of Hon Kenneth Rayner, an able
man in his time, and member or Con-
gress. believe he represented the Hert-
ford district Next to that residence
lived Hon. John H. Bryan, an admirable
gentleman, scholarly, able, dignified, and
courteous, Of the old school, father OF
ex-Chief Justice Hon. William Bryan OF
the Supreme Court of Maryland, juris5
of profound learning, who was graduated
at the University of North Carolina with
highest honors. He resides in Baltimore,
is about 70 years of age, and is of highest
character every way. His brother now
lives at New Bern, is the highly es-
teemed Superior Court judge, Henry t.
Bryan. Raleigh southwark had halt
dozen struggling small homes on the
street passing to the right of the Gov
errors residence at the foot of Fayette-
VILE street, facing the State Capitol On
the east, New Bern avenue had a lew
residences extending to the street that
runs across it some three-quarters Oh
mile from the capitol. There We're
not more than a half dozen homes IN the
last half a mile. Westward the town
stopped at st. Mary's School and the
home of Judge Duncan Cameron opposite
Raleigh contained a few handsome RESI-
dences and many prominent citizens 1t
had in 1S45-46 four superior military or
eanizations. The Lovejoy Grays, the
GRAY Blues-these were the two fine
military schools of Lovejoy and Gray
Then there were the splendidly equipped
think. and the Raleigh Sossacks,
John Manly captain. 1t had two hotels--
one the well-known Guion Hotel, so
long time kept by Capt. Epenaetus
Guion, and Raleigh's best citizen, ana
one of it's handsomest men. / find nave
run on about Raleigh far beyond nay eX-
pectations But there are other Things
/ desie to refer to about the now beautl-
full capital city, small but attractive ana
progressive.
My parents and kinfolk generally were
Episcopalians. l attended Christ cnurch
at Raleigh while at school. l have peen
much impressed with the eminence o.
many Of the regular attendants in lS45-46-
l am sure that never since have L seen
SO many men of distinction and high
abilities assembled in any church ediflce
at one time. l have no idea that it has
been approached since. l recall a good
many easily, as 1 saw them Sunday after
Sunday. l make mention as follows:
George E. Badger, ex-judge, ex-United
States Secretary of Navy and United
States Senator, a great intellect and
lawyer; Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin, the
greatest of North Carolina jurists, but a
native of Virginia; Justice Joseph Daniel,
Supreme Court: eX-United States Sena-
tor and Ex-Governor James IredeN;
Romulus M. Saunders ex-United States
Representative, United States Minister
to Spain and eX-judge: United States
Senator William Henry Haywood;
Charles Manly, afterwards Governor, in
1S4S; Hon Louis .. Henry, distinguished
lawyer and Democratic candidate for
Governor; ex-Judge Duncan Cameron;
ex-Representative John II. Bryan, Hon.
Kenneth Rayner, Hon. Richard Hines,
Thomas P. Devereux, Col. Duncan K
McRae, Henry w. Miller. George w.
Mordecai, James 3. Shepard, James NJ
Lovejoy, Charles L. Hinton, Secretary
of State; Edmond 3. Freeman, Clerk of
Supreme Court; Sion H. Rogers, after
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