The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-14

ment OF my heart, that I shall ever
cherish deep affection for the good |
| Old North State, my political foster |
mother, whose very soil | reverence.
| as within it the dearest objects that !
| ever SWeetened existence and blessed |
my sojourn here on earth, lie en- |
| tombed."
saws: Edward j. Hale. our mutual
land most excellent friend, was con-
ItemporaneouS with myself as Il jour
lnalist. he always at Fayetteville, and
! / az Salisbury and Raleigh, and to
him must award the honor d being
! the patriarch of Journalism IN Nofln
Carolina. for he was probably longer
| continuously in the harness as printer,
! editor and owner of one among the
| frst-class newspapers in the state than
any other now living.
| Mr.. White also refers in very klnd
terms to MIR. Bingham. who Stlil IlVes,
very old and blind, in the family OF
ihic daughter. Mrs Judge Furches. OF
Statesville. And of our brother Bru-
liner he says ..,,
THE Carolina Waterman still eX-
ISIS and prospers, some half CEN
fury from it's establishment. under the
control of that excellent man anu pru-
dent Journalist, j. j. Bruner.
Thomas LoEing, an educated prlh-
fer. a native of Massachusetts sue
ceeded Mr.. White in the standard
lin 1897. He died about the close OF
the war in Goldsboro, lie was man
of good attainments. and for many
years one Of the ornaments Oh the
press. ~ ,,,,
| Edward J. Hale, ST., Esq, was born
IN Randolph county, october 70, l6O2.
His father died when he was seven
wears of age, and his mother when he
was nine, leaving eight children: tie
was adopted into the accomplished
family of his guardian Colonel Ed
ward Jones. Of Rock Rest Chatham
county. He was sent to school one
wear and at the end OF that time,
February %, 1912. he was placed with
Mr.. Gales in the office of the "Raleign
Register" with whom he renamed
until 1924. He then went to WASH
lington City, where he spent one year
lin the "Intelligencer" office, perfectin9
himself in his business. At the end
of this time he was invite. by john
ID. Eccles. Esd. and COlonc! John Nc
Rae to Fayetteville, to assume edlto-
rial control of the observer" He
conducted the observer" from the
Sth of January. 1925, until March,
llSG5, more than forty years. when
Sherman's forces burned his office and
bookstore, thus depriving him OF his
lmeans of living. This VanG3!ic act was
similar to the outrage of Admiral
Cockburn of the British forces, who,
when he had captured washington
City in August, 1914, sacked the office
of the National Intelligencer." Forty
years of active industry had blessed
| Mr. Hale with a comfortable fortune,
which was we'll nigh obliterated by
the stroke of war. In August, 1866,
he removed to New York city and re-
opened his business as publisher and
bookseller. Though in his 18th year.
he is still active and industrious.
, true-hearted North Carolinian, he
Loves his State and her people. many
of whom honor and cheer him by
their visits when they are in his
adopted city. His interest i'll his ma
tive State and his industry are shown
by the weekly letters he writes for
several of our newspapers. AS soon
as MI. Hales sons were of age, and
had graduated at Chapel Hill, ne asso-
ciated them with him in his business.
It is needless to say that their labors
have been valuable alike to the public
and himself.
And here it may not be improper to
state that in 1854 Mr.. Hale and myself
established the cash system in sub
scrptions to newspapers, which has
worked SO well, and without which
the press of the State could not pros
per. Every subscriber should read
his own paper, and when he has -lid
for it in advance it is his.
The Fayetteville Observer welded
for forty years a powerful influence in
North Carolina. 1t circulated in every
part of the State but especially in
the Cape Fear country. Mr.. Hale is
not a ford writer. His StVle is plain
and clear, the pure English unde-
nled." He has that first quality of
genuius, the power of condensation,
Mr.. Hale has shown his good sense
in, hot he hoI 10
office.
The carolina Watchman'' was
founded by Hamilton c. Jones, Esq,
in 1882. Mr.. Jones is remembered
as the able lawyer, the genial gentle
man, and the author of Cousin Sally
! the notification movement, headed by
Hon. Burton Craige in the Western
Carolinian." 1t is singular fact and
evinces great tenacity on his part,
! that Mr. Craige, who was an honest
and an able man, lived to be the au-
thor of the ordinance of secession in
our State convention in 1861. Mr..
Jones sold to Pendleton e Bruner in
| 1889. After some other changes Mr..
! Bruner became sole owner of the
Waterman" and has conducted it
since 1850. He is one Of the old-style
model editors.
am indebted to Mr. Bruner for the
| following information IN relation to
the Salisbury Western Carolinian:"
Editors from 1920 to 1923, Samuel
Bingham and Philo White. From
| 1928 to 1880, Philo White. From 1880
to 1881, Burton Craige and II. jeff
Jones. From 1881 to 1888. Burton
| Craige. From 1888 to 1885, John
Beard. From 1886 to 1888, Or. Ash
bel Smith and Joseph w. Hampton.
From 1888 to 1914, DR.. Ben. j. Aus
| tin and Charles F. Fisher. The paper
then expired. All these, save Dr.
Ashbel Smith, Philo White and Samuel
Bingham are dead.
Colonel Charles f. Fisher, who was
the son of Hon. Charles Fisher Of
| Rowan, had been a member of the
State Senate, president of the North
| Carolina Railroad. and Colonel of the
Sixth Regiment North Carolina State
Troops. He was slain in the first
battle of Manassas while gallantly
| leading his regiment.
Among the Oldest editors in the
State is c. N. b. Evans. Esq, of the
| Milton "Chronicle." Mr.. Evans was
born in Norfolk county, Virginia, in