The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-22


State continually from 1910 to 1868. His
life was duty, his end peace" Beside
his grave is that of his sons, James
Cullen, killed at South Mountain. and
Wesley Lewis, killed at Gettysburg.
The grave of Governor Daniel G.
Fowle is as yet unmarked. 1t is on the
burial lot of the late Dr. Fabius j. Hay
wood, whose sarcophagus stands near it.
very modest monument is that over
the grave of Governor Bragg. 1t is of
white marble and bears this simple in
scription: ''In memory of Thomas Bragg,
born 1910. died 1872"
Rev. Dr. Mason, for many years rector
of Christ Episcopal church here, lies
close by His monument, a marble cross,
is thus inscribed REV. Richard Sharp
Mason, d. d.. born on the Island of
Barbados 1895, died in Raleigh 1874"
There is a memorial window in Christ
church, one of the most beautifully de-
signed windows in the State. in his
honor.
The grave of Rev. Dr. Smedes, the
first rector of st. Mary's Female School,
man widely known and beloved, is
marked by a granite cross, with this
inscribed thereon: "Aldert Smedes,
founder and for thirty-six years rector
of st. Marys School, born 1910, died
1877"
The burial place Of the Tucker family,
of marked social and business promi-
nence, is marked by a lofty shaft of
granite, bearing the names of several
members of the family, among them
Ruffn, William H. H., Rufus S. and DIR.
John H. Tucker.
One OF the most frequently visited
spots in all the cemetery is the burial
place of the Worth family. A high shaft
of white marble is to the memory of
the head of the family, Governor Worth,
and is thus inscribed: "In memory of
Jonathan WORTH born in Guilford coun-
ty 1902, died in Raleigh, 1869. Legisla-
tor, chief financial officer and Governor
of his native State. Faithful in all. y
On the reverse is the great seal of the
State. In front of the monument is the
grave of Major William H. Bagley, for
many years clerk of the Supreme Court.
On it is a Confederate flag. Beside the
latter grave is that of Maj. Bagley' S
son, Worth Bagley At it's head and foot
are national flags, and on it is laid a
wreath of palms sent by Worth Bag
ton. Mass. A white marble urn filled
with plants is at this grave, which thou
sands OF people have visited since the
burial in May, 1898.
The grave of Col David Miller Carter,
born 1880, died 1879 for some years SUI
perintendent of the penitentiary and
we'll known in public and military life,
is surmounted by a white marble monu-
ment.
There are two strange monuments in
the cemetery. One of these is a mas
sive and low one of white marble with
an urn. It's inscriptions make it very
remarkable. On one face is this: James
Grant, Comptroller OF the State of North
| Carolina. Born 1898, died 1884. His
| father emigrated from Scotland. Yet let
| him remeber the days of his darkness
| for they shall be many. That is a
| saddening inscription indeed. On another
| face is the following: Leaving four
sons, James, McDonough, Cough and
| William. Correct thy son and he shall
give thee rest, yea he shall give delight
| to thy SOUL On a third face is this:
| Elizabeth, wife of James Grant. For in
the day that thou eatest thereof thou
shalt surely de-, This is more than
strange. On the fourth side of this
monument is the following: Leaving
three daughters, Margaret, Elizabeth and
| Ellen. And in all the land were no wo-
men found so fair as the daughters of
job" This is the one compliment on
| the tombstone. Two of the others sap
pear to be the reverse of complimentary.
! The other monument out of the Ordi-
nary is unquestionably the most remark
able in all the State. It's base is of
brownstone, with settings of white mar
! bic, three of these bearing heart, an
anchor and a cross. Surmounting this
is church, about two feet square, with
pillared porticos and carved in the finest
manner out of white marble. 1t is in
! fact rather like a shrine, so daintily
beautiful is it. On one of it's doors is
| photograph of the beloved wife to
whom the monument is erected. This
i photograph is under glass and below it
on a golden plate is this verse from the
once popular song "Juanta:"
''In thy dark eyes splendor,
| Fhere the warm light used to dwell,
! Weary looks, yet tender
| Spoke their last farewell"
| Below is this inscription: Rachael
| Blythe, wife of A. G. Bauer, died jan
uary, 1897, aged &c. True worth is be-
| ing, not seeming"
This grave is all that remains of a
romance and a tragedy. Miss Blythe
was IL Cherokee Indian, was educated
| at the Oxford Orphan Asylum and was
the ward of the late Maj. John B. Meath
cry, of Raleigh, A. G. Bauer, her hus-
| band, was from Philadelphia, and was
an architect of ability. Her death so
preyed upon his mind that after narrow
ly missing being killed by a train at
Durham he committed suicide in his
room here. His body lies in a grave,
unmarked, beside that of the woman he
loved with all his soul.
DR.. Charles Earl Johnson's mortal re-
mains rest under an imposing granite
sarcophagus. He was born in 1912 and
died in 1876. His wife, Frances Lcnnox
Iredell like himself of an historic fam
lily, rests beside him.
A very beautiful shaft of red granite
rises over the grave of Edwin Goodwin
Reade, born 1872, died 1894 A wise
statesman, profound jurist a gener-
Gus benefactor and a man of God"