Carolina Watchman.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27. 1890.
Fisher, Rowland Jones, ISsq
i.rr..j n rt r in
Tt,;.iM. f the Wathikam is aHlf,L "euneisou. iiamMum., oont-. ri-ij..,
" - - tm,. . rm . . n . '-
tnamnritl of its lute Editor, whose!"0"- li"nnn USN t he Brows, Longs
Leased to he spoken on our streets wtrJ(f by chance he incurred a debt, he al Jeditorial. The pieces subjoined weregresnmod. But it had only a brief run orchis lore for the South and in his nd-j
, i- n. 1 1. B :j u u- hl.l tknt. HielLvidpn.lv .ntted down nta sittinw. .niidMviKlit weeks, when fire broke out in l.i'hercnoe io :he verv best ideas andy n
raniinar to mm. ne Knew sutu iuenaiiv miu h. u - ri . j a.-. . . . 1 0.1. 1 . 1 ,.'
- u pi,. eu.. pMrU,him.i;v;n, preent as heHhave not had the advantage of critical3r-. " fc UH. V1. 'Jl,l H'1U traditions of the laud of his natmty.-tf
nun. nw. n9H, u. v.. 1 .y.... : : r . R,. , ... ., extending to other buildings near, nn-L . - . j . . ... . .and
r ii,..- n m r f fwtl t-n nav foiflh mi? and refettmcr. Anu vet t ipvh n l.j n.. id . : ..jfflAC no time uurine ins me uiu "".u,&
., tc. l 1ra3-RBc.11 ncu iv, v - 1 j n o 0 . 'KiiiY rear, neu l ie tt ah uma
family are not unmindful of the many
. 1 i v t v . i
kind woras sniu aj me pirso uu mvoti
who knew him best
T"m x ft 1
owans, Beards, JjocKes, lienuersoiis
nd hosts of otbets of a former genera
W A m 1 1 v
inn. tie sat under tne preaching o
ery pastor of the Presbyterian church
ince its organization Dr. Freeman
Mr. Rankin, Mr. Espy, Dr. Sparrow
North Carolina Herald.
last sabbath morning at it
clock Mr. J. J. Bruner, the 8Kl
greatly esteemed editor of a0
h uuicc iiuua . r-oi:i u- .1 ...
the Watchman, or for printing, but hegindicate the possession of an i.uagina-gdestroyed about half of the stock, andMcrook the pregnant hinges of the aneeguurJ man, died at hi.
never failed. He never bought cloth-fjtion, which, had it been cultivated .Hreduccd the paper to a half sheet. Ingthat thrift might follow fawning, ni -- uij. .
ling ex-Bthls form 11 was published for twetty-Htbe very bestsenseof the word, he wasag A simple announcement-like th6
The fol-tllT Vek8'11Un.til "?w T9 .ttndlSoutheVn gentleman of the old school.Iabove would be sufficient to car.
g, furniture, or luxuries, without th
rospect of paying for them at th
mlated time. He was not only hon
it in financial matters, but he was theflrhyme, will give us a specimen.
ml of candor and honesty in the ex
ression of his opinions. He did not
JOHN JOSEPH BRUNER, Editor.
by BET. J. rumple, D. D. Mr.Frontis(by whom he was married) needlessly parade his opinions of men
The Watchman to-day comes otitlMr. Baker, and the present pastor. Heland things, but when he did express a
without the name of . i. Brnner, wholwas a scholar in the Sunday scboolljudgment, it was an honest one. It is
for fifty-one years has shaped its course
as associate editor, editor, and proprie-
probable that he never consciously flat
tered a man in his life. His judgment
when Thos. L. Cowan was superintend
nt, and was afterwards a teacher and su
jtor, and it is due the public that anlnerintendent himself. Thrown amonglmay have been at fault, or he may
account of hu life and labors shouldltrangers, while yet a boy, he knew lit-lhuve been imposes! on by the fals, hood
be published. It is impossible to esti-Btle of the sweet influence of home, and
l (l,r. InQitanttn anfli n mnn in mirdlflliiu u!afaa iv.irw tk Iiat ftf tliMBsrood. or a man competent, it w;is be-i
a position, and for such a length ofBstreet among whom he lived, and strug 3cause he thought so.
time, has exerted upon the thinkingBded for himself. And vet his moral! He was a man of great mo
and active of his constituency. OfBtruininc was not entirely neglected .lage, and did not fear to face and oppo
one thin" we may be said, the Watcii-BCoI. Philo White, his earlv protector,able and distinguished men, if h
man never gave forth an uncertainlWas a high-toned, honorable, Christiangthought they were wrong. In his boy
sound, but faithfully and fearlessly Bman, and he so impressed himself upon
watched over the interests of the peo-Bhis youthful ward, that he chose him
pie, and advocated the claims of justiceBfor a model, emulated his example, an
and virtue, in high places and in low.Bheld his memory in cherished yenera
might have led on to somethi
ellent in the fine of poetry. Th
lowing scrap, defective in numbers and
material could
a full sheet.
be obtained to issue!
was allgsincere sorrow to the
carry
hearts of
LOVE WHAT IT DOES.
It Earners the words of tboee who In youth
Into our ears poured sympathy's balm.
it cnensnes every sweet action 01 t ruin.
That won us to love ana drew us from harm,
tt brines up afresh the vlsaee and form.
The smile of delight t he look of alarm ;
It revives to the ere the scenes that were born
of affectionate interest, and Integrity's calm.
It softens the heart, and subdues the will.
And leaves willing cintlves virtue 10 clioosr.
It strengthens and tires the hearts of men still
For deeds of renown or tne pen 01 tne Muse.
gent
The old South and the new
On the 10th of January, 1S08, thefone to him -the same old land. theBthousanda of good people who kno
no loveu una venerab e.
Watchman (as an experiment theughtgsame old people, the same old tradi
kiuvisituic hi inc unit ) wontuiisuiiuaieu
with the "Old North State," and run
I 1 A I IlIII . 1 1
iiiuier tne name or "watenraan anu
tions, the land of Washington, ofjand upright man, but his life hag
efferson, of Calhoun and Jackson, orgoeen so iraugni wun good deeds and
. m. , t Hi a a a-
and uprightness as to deserve morP
An old line Whig before the war,gthan a passing notice, yea, mor?
'reared and educated in that politic algthan a dozen well filled column?
w
The town and country have been bene-Btion to the end of his life. Through
fitted, and not injuied by his life, for itlrjol. White's influence, who was then :
hood he did not fear to withstand thd
little tyrants or champions of th
streets, and in his manhood he did not
fear to oppose distinguished leaders in
church ami state. Though never a neu
was his constant aim to do good.
John Joseph Bbumeb was born in
Rowan county, N. C, 011 the Yadkiu
river, about seven miles from Salisbury,
on the 12th of March. 1817. He was
the son of Henry Bruner and Edith,
resbvterian, Mr. Brnner was intro-Blwing strong party affinities, he would;
luced into the Presbyterian SabUathSstill upon occasion throw oH the tram
it 11,
M100I, and later on, at tne age 01
evenfeen he was received into 'the!
communion of the Presbyterian church
f Salisbury. In 1840 he was ordained!
his wife, who was the youngest daugh-B, ruling elder in that church, and con-
ter of Col. West Harris, of Moutgom-Btinued to servein that capacity through!
ery county, N. C. Col. Harris married
Edith Ledltttter, of Anson county.
mels of party, aiid speak forth his inde
pendent convictions. And yet he w
humble, unpretending, and simple in hi
demeanoi. He did not obtrude him
self upon public notice, aud was willing
to take the lowest seat, unless then
was a call for his appearance
i auur.i . . 1 Bl : i !. 1 : 1 , j 1
Did North State." TThe "Old NorthBl,grw ana rinw, 01 ranam anu.ni. 't uu.iueu upon such ev.
State was a weekly paper started hereUCraige, of Stonewall Jackson, of Rob-Ber las ting corner stones of integrity
in xooo,oy tne lace tion.xiewis naues.jigert ft. Lee and Jenerson uavis.
I his arrangement continued only one!
year, when by an agreement with Mr.
u. niiQinoco at
the office, the Watchman retiredJi.school, since the war he adheretl withHfrom the feeble pen of this writer.
Another loose and crumpled leaf, allBleaving the entire field to Mr. Haues,Bunwaverin" fidelity to the DemocraticSFor more than half a century ih-
yellow with the tints of time, furnishes! who, in January 1800, changed theBparty w hie h he believed was the onlyHBruner has been at the head of our
some lines that im 'u ,re-established the ttO!dh RnJ re of the true friends 0f geatcemed neighbor, the Watchman
1 North btate. Mr. Hanes contiuuedB... 1 . ..... TT- 3 1 tkAnt. 1 , '
to publish his paper in the Watchman'V anywhere in America. msg- -n- - anu In the
office until the 15th Sept. 1871, (onef paper, the Watchman, upheld thegjothcr walks of a well spent ife he
year and nine months) and then solutrue principles of Democracy withhas impressed his high attributes of
out his interest, J. J. Bruner becom-Pabiiity and courage and nothing dis-gcharactcr upon the good people, not
Hun nlone In such beautiful metre
nat I'm .sure no poetry e'er could be sweeter."
MEMORIES WHAT THEY ARE LIKE.
Like the dim trace of the meteor's glare ;
Like fragrance of lllls so sweet and to fair;
Like the rose of the sky when the day Is done;
Like the calm of the fleld when the warriors are
eone:
Like the footfalls of one to our hearts most dear,
As dennrtlne he leaves us in doubt and in tear:
Like the murmuring river In the si 111 of the night.
or the nat u of tue eagle in nisneavenward mrnt.
Like tne diu.su 01 tne morn wnen scented wuni
spring.
ling the purchaser, who immediately
re-established his old paper, the!
appointed Mr. Brunei- more than toBonlyjin this town and section, but
WW.! n,i koo ; nfsee the party or any party leader varygthroughout the State. A fluent.
without a break to the present day. f 'a hairs breadth, whatever the pretextgable and conservative writer, wiln
expediency, from thegout one nopeor purpose to serve
Before the war the Watchman was at or
ailed sred
W hig paper, and remained so untiUfcfr ,:,rufrtrwf,-fi f,-m, knArp,l kUfnrieBhis State and people faithfnllv
tr.,1 in politic,, mon. or religion, butf""""" ' ""f"8 WMt "Wlt Pcla.u,tion can,e out, e-l o! .mMn Demoor.v. Bhoncstly-he has .tcered his W
a: :.:. i, n..l JBl-K a sou oeamingsuir in me ueavens oiue, u" otate iur iruop.i iu
As It seems to look down In pity on yon.
Like the zenhyrs of eve In gentleness blowlnsr.
Or as streams smoothly glide when naught hinders
nowiag.
. memories precious; O. memories dear.
Dim lines of the gone ! how delightful ye are !
The gold of the mine, or the pearls of the sea
Were vain as an onenng to Duy tnem from me.
Once more, another yellow and fray-
led leaf contains an unnamed poem,
which has evidently received more care!
the seceding States. It
coerce
was then de-f
10c racy.
His death is a personal loss to very
jour-
lal from year to year, from decade
voted to the Confederate cause andfe many, whom he has left behind him,lto decade, from the morning of
one
the remainder of his life. He was a!
incere, earnest, and consistent Chris-geared more to satisfy his own conscience
When the subject of this sketch wasBtian, and fathful in the discharge of all Band to please God, than to have bono
a little over two years old, his fatherBprivate and public duties of the Chris-Kof men.
died, and his mother returned with herltian profession. The family altar w
Heland attention, and may be styled
SONO OF THE VOYAGE OF LIFE.
children to her father's house in Mont
gomery.
In the year 1823 he came to Salis
bury, under the care of the Hon.
Charles Fisher, father of the late Col.
Chas. F. Fisher, who fell at the battle
of Bull Run. Mr. Bruner's first year
in Salisbury was spent in attending
the school taught by Henry Allemand.
This was about all the schooling of a
regular style that he ever received, ex
cept a few mouths after he had grown
up. The remainder of his education
was of a practical kind, and was re
ceived at the case and press of a print
ing office.
At the age of nine years he entered
the printing office of the Western
Carolinian, then under the editorial
control of the Hon. Fhilo White, late
of Whitestown, N. Y. The Carolinian
passed into the hands of the Hon. Bur
ton Craige in 1830, and then into the
Tha greater portion of his composi-
Utablished in his household, and heBtions were editorials upon political 01
brought np bis children in the nnrtureBpractical themes of a public natureJ
and admonition of the Lord. His mar-BThese were plain, pointed and lntelli-
riage was abundantly blessed by a faith-Bgible. He did not pretend to the!
ful, djfigenfc and affectionate wife, whoBgraces of rhetoric, though from con-
bore him twelve children, seven ofBstant reading his taste had been devel-l
whom sleep at the feet of their father! oped in the line of a transparent, sim-
in Oak Grove cemetery, in the heart ofBple style. He had studied grammar J
Salisbury, while the five surviving oneaQonce upon a time, as taught in th(
j , 0 , w
with a number of grandchildren werefischools, but his grammatical tech-
permitted to be present when theirBnicalities had all escaped from his
father was laid to rest. Bmemory. He could distinguish bom-
Mr. Bruner died, after n liugeringBbast and fustian from pure English at
illness, on Sabbath morning, MarchBa glance.
23d, 1800, just as religious services
were opening in the various church
kf the town. When the pastor of his!
Florida, Mr. Bruner continuing in the
office until 1830. In 1839 the late M.
C Pendleton, of Salisbury, and Mr.
Bruner, purchased the Watchman and
edited it in partnership for about three
years. The Watchman had been
started in the year 1832, by the late1
Hamilton C. Jones, Esq., father of Col
H.C. Jones,of Charlotte. The Watch
mam was a Whig and anti-nullification
paper, and was intended to support
Gen. Andrew Jackson in his anti-nul
li heat ion policy.
- In 1842, Mr. Bruner retired from the
Watchman, nd travelled for a whil
in the Southwest, spending some time
in a printing office in Mobile, Ala.
But aside from his editorials, Mr.
Bruner sometimes in leisure moment
indulged in writing graceful little let-
church, before beginning the sermouJjters or essays, which he did not publish,
announced the death of the venerab It
and beloved ruling elder, there was the
profound hush of a sacred solemnity
in the church, and every countenance
bore signs of emotion. On the next
hands of the Maj. Jno. Beard, late ofBjay, Monday the 24th, funeral service
were held in the Presbyterian church,
Dr. Rumple, the pastor officiating, at
tended by a large congregation of ad-
but put into his drawer, there to lie fo
rears. The following essay is evident
ly the production of one of these lei?
ure hours. It was not intended fo
publication, nor was it re-written or
corrected. It is given here to show,
not so much his skill in composition,1
but the natural trend of his thought
in a bit of moralizing. No one knows!
We are here to-day, but who can tell
Where to-morrow we may be !
The river Time with ceaseless swell
Flows onward to the sea.
On Its current, broad and deep.
Like leaves we're floating down ;
Speeding away awake, asleep
To Time's grand ocean bound.
'TIs hailing time with you and me
As downward wc are borne ;
But not so ever shall It be
We soon shall go alone.
The leaves which on the river fall
Drin not along entwined.
But held by wind and tide In thrall.
Float onward unconflned.
Then while I may I greet you, friend.
With words of true affection ;
God bless you, dear, and to you lend
Ills arm of strong protection.
And as the current sweeps along,
F.ach billow onward driving,
We'll cheer our hearts wltn word and song,
our hope of heaven surviving.
Assured of bliss with Christ above.
Where Ue's prepared a place.
Well carry thence His lesson, love,
Exulting In His grace.
The blest employ of those who gain
That home or heavenly rest.
Will not torbld our sndles again.
But give them heavenly test.
Oh I there we'll Join our loved ones dear,
From every 111 secure
No griefs, no sighs, no sorrows there,
while God and heaveu endure.
zealously supported it during the war.Pontside of the mourning ones of his ownBcentury almost to the morning of
After the war it most naturally tookvfami, d housei10id. In life no ianother, until ho had made of him
sides with the Conservative party.:. , , , , .. , ..Bwdf and his naner hnnnri
which embraced both Whigs and oIdSmoM'u WJU,U . . H . . .. .. T I
Democrats, and which, after a while .than this: "Cursed is he that takethguiaras 01 uu, age aim section. 1I(J
dropped the name "Conservative" andjfrann for his defense and in his heart
adopted "Democratic" as being morejroeth from the Lord" In the lan-
expressive of the political character of of anolhsr we miy we i,eieTe,
whit neonU of thp Rnnfch. without. sch SPir,t 1,ke thut f Jna"
I . . r ' . 1 . . ifi'ii 1L.1 i it. i - u; L.
gard to old party names before the" wearem w urn u m
war, united in forming the Demo-and changeth not,' will rest upon God'
crane party alter tne war, anu mis-, holy hill when earth s crowns and
paper had 110 other home to go to. rlh ambitions have passed away.'?
1 he paper has been self-sustaining.?
has!
It has had no other reliance than
patronage of the public, and it
Ibeen constantly devoted to what
L.
itsS
IN MEMORIAM
Readier pens than mine will do lovingdownfall of political parties
was firm in his convictions, a bold
and fearless advocate of the rigl;ti
of the people, but at all times char.
iacterised by a degree of liberality
and conservatism that won for him
respect and friendship even from
?tho80 who might differ with him in
Ejmatters of church or State. II&
I'has recorded trutftully and wltliT
Eout envy or prejudice the birth sn
Ui
ditor believed to Imj the best interest.tributo to the stainless character and,i,a3 inspired bra united tffort to
jof the people. It has doubtless erred blameless life of J. J. Bruner. gAmericanize and weld together ev
lat time iu iudgmeut. Certainly itN Others will tell ofhi3 early struggles?! .. . ... .
has offended individuals and parties,' 'with fortune, his indomitable will, his.' J
and had to sustain loss by it. But tenacity of purpose, his faithfulness as aLSrowu eiotlucut 111 rr:"-8e' 01 wm
these were never of disturbing impor-, friend, his sturdiness as an opponent, hisianU sagacious leaders, and then he
tance, but passed as a trifling ripple onpCon ruction with politics and coutempora-jghas blotted with a tear the paper
f I 1 y-v , 1 n . 1 V , 1 1 fr . -1 ....... m I mmm . . r I r li.ir ' . . . ' a m mtt . . ...
tue tuucui ui us uuiu iv neous history. Rwhicn he wrote 01 scctioual atr fti
nad not less than htty competitors 1 brilg a feeble tribute to his memory ,Pand discord. Ho bus- chronicled
siiiLL' its euin uieueemuni , aim suiut- i'1 . as I kne
ew him for many years.
The first newspaper I ever read was'
. llr . .
K-.tne WATCHMAN.
I 1.1 a 1
Itheni very ably conducted a tew de-f.j
liberately designed to supplant it. Its
I. . . T ' J f 1 Mnri tnn.n n. third of 51 fntnrv n rm it
ww... ey J zzr' --1
Kill sn-r . 1 1 iBa
tamed under every trial, and feels an... , ., ... ,
ii a ther s fireside, as in later years it has al
increasing weight of obligation to , ' . 3 .
i ti.I tut .-ways been to mine.
i.jiaivu tuc ji.ij'i t uiiciiiiiju: tu tii'nt -. m
W It 1 . 1
u,u l,.,0ii u u li kM uunng an tnese years tno strong in-
M i U li 1 C B L UUVI 1JV 1 L L111UI L' II tall LliC IWI
tibaut-es and vicissitudes of the oust. Individuality of its editor has always been
o r a- , , .. ,
iimpresseu upon lis columns.
. 1 For so long the record of our procress.!
the chronicle of our joys and sorrows, no
A TRIBUTE FROM HON. JOHN S. HEN
PERSON.
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MWWIUII1UII11J 0. IIUUII KWF'l UlUB,'!i:M lvn enfnlv nl..w in I .1 .. T U
Bwho has so recently departed this life, youngest and most guileless.
Mmust ever shine out as one ot the pur-Fi Independent in formimr his onuiions.
ay a u T
with sober earnestness the birth of
a new republic, and Uks the other
loyal sons of the South, raised his
farm and pen in its defence, lie
;has watched with unfeigned interest
;its short and stormy career, and
ihen wrote dispassionately of the
furling of its blood -stained banner.
Ue has ever been found fighting for
what he believed to be the best in-
inirers of the good man, departed, and! vr hen it was written.
y rapathizing with the venerable widow,
It is as natural for old people to look
bowed down with the weight of yearslbackward over the road they have trav
of sorrows. His end was peace. A
a
he gently passed away so gently th.'
eled in the days of their vigor, as it is
for young people to look forward to a
worid opening up, and inviting them
it was difficult to tell when life endedBto press forward and possess it. Of theL3
looking back renewing the life
ind immortality began, a brother elder
by his bedside repeated the lines,
How blest the righteous when he dies !
When sinks a weary soul to rest;
How mildly beam the closing eyes,
How gently hcares the expiring breath ! '
In many things Mr. Bruner was an
example worthy of imitation. First
he was an industrious man. Of hi
Returning home, he was united in mar-seYentv-three years, but a small frac
tion was spent in recreation or amuse
ment and none in idleness. He was a
skilled typographer, and could put h
I . I . . LiSUUl, u IIUiHlllMi; UI99VIUUVU T
hand to anything in the othce, fromlthem with remorse and despair
riage to Miss Mary Anne Kincaid, a
daughter of Thos. Kincaid, Esq. The
mother of Mrs. Bruner was Clarissa
Harlowe, daughter of Col. James Bran
don, who married Esther Uorah, an
aunt of the late Wm. H. Horah, so long
known as a leading bank officer in Sal
isbury. Col. James Brandon was the
son of Wm. Brandon, who settled in
Thyatira as early as 1752, and whose
wife was a Miss Cathey of that region.
Having married, Mr. Bruner prepared!
for his life work by repurchasing the
Watchman in partnership with the late
Samuel W. James, in 1844. After six
years this partnership was dissolved,'
and Mr. Bruner became the sole p
lil-int nr nuil cu ir i.f ikn W i tmim i v H
rT, T- r r: AVand vineyard, where he cultivated th
two,
hat is gone considering the quality of
its various actions, and weighing them
by tne rules ot Lnviuejucgmeut i wiser
than lookiug foward to joys and pleas
ores which beckon the young to press.
forward uud gain them. At all events,
reviewing the past is tho natural inclina
tion of those who have but little or no
hope in the future; and such is the eon
d; tion of those whose life-sun is casting
long shadows towards the east. Their
hopes of a blessed immortality, and
their inability longer to enjoy the hap
piness of this life, compensate for the
lost hopes of earth: else, with a know!
edge of God and the immortality of th
oul, approaching dissolution would nil
This sketch of the life and labors of
pur departed brother may fitly he closed
with the following, written last yearly
if tVta Lurinnmn nt iYtm ncsnt wr
00 t. i ; : , . . , . I, : . . IP r n no r rf hia rftAn n oml , I .n t n ft
urae of the Watchman, by himself : U The memory of one so dear to this- , ,
. . , tf ... w. . . w .. , .... i.. vvruiugu OUlll 111 U ' I UIIU Uil CO U I IO t0 Bll UllU
a unicr xiiaxuax. ut iiik
CAROLINA WATCHMAN,
The first copy of the Carolina
Watchman was issued on July 28th,t31T, , i L .n, Air a rrpaaaS.ii ind liia n. t. Ii ! au.-. ahao
K tion, but only to an honored stand
... ilia nnnfnrnr wna a nrri nr u npfiurirn irMvn tA ;i tooivu. uuw jiij liuauiuiia uui'ui
111-1 I.IJI1IIUUI 'MMiMHI I ! W MM VJA MS al ' I .
and upright. His life was an unwrit-token. wcre modestly, but firmly, and" the ranks of a loyal and benefi.
.. , i , sometimes almost obstinately maintained. cent citizenship. Joining in with
ten sermon, inestimably precious to . . , 7.
tl . . ii i i n i No. man err doubted, or had cause tothe rank and file of the white men
those of us who will heed he "gdoubt, his absolute integrity of life andof the cofiquered South he wcon-
tent to lend all his talent and cner-
.gy o aiding them in
(est, sweetest, best elements of the p
ast.kMr.
Bruner was frank and fearless in,
to him just and right. An old line
Whig before the war, be aspired
!not to political preferment or posi-
4 i on i ii ii rr fi 1 t
I3d, uy tne late nam u ton . Jones.
Esq., as its editor and proprietor. The!
design of its establishment was to com-j
bat the nullification movement of thatl
. i . i' a . ii i . i
lime, starteu in ootun uaronna unaenf-Kui. u Unrhw. and to whom nW-i :
: i - r- j unm5i, inn ins j'livanjui wuiagu wast
f K n ll,..MIMf IAH r P I.l. I' I7 I ' i I I. i i MM.
other of the distinguished statesmen ofm be -,Ven to foJloW ,1S Kl aJwell proven dauntless If tho Watch-
pie. un the day or tne lunerai i uearaKMA" CTer unwuuugiy aiu any man mjus-
:i (!iint.lv ami Tiira bU Christian minJSce, ho was always ready to avow the
ister sav that he knew of no betterresponsibi,il'' SU,J when convinced ol
T. I, A i 1 -. t ll n n ... . In Lau .1.1 . ....... I
anhinAr fftr , Ai.lr.rrt Tin I hd 1 1 1 1. nnrl t3 J
acame rcadiiv and trracefullv.
. 0
. i r. til rtM i. it
tne iommonweaiin. ine late lion
Burton Craige was then editor of th
Western Carolinian, published in this
place, and was a zealous advocate of
the views of Mr. Calhoun; and In
vigorous editorals were producing a
character of such a man. Now that?
Mr. Bruiu-r was eminently conservative.'
rousing influence in Western Northihe is g0I?i hc wi" be appreciated atHe was old-fashioned enough to be-
Carolina, which alarmed the Union-tab is true worth, as one of this world's ;.lievc that the great high-road of human
true noblemen. I knew Mr. Br unergj welfare lay along the old hi?
,.11 mv Kf un.1 r aU:nrs ml n . i ..-,1 M ndsteadfast well-doing, and the wise ad-
ail in i a a a v. i t . . . . .
Sonwlimes I dis rfjmouiiiou o mont "whatsoever thy
n V--r- m 4 a . -a . s.a a. .
. nauu uuaetn to ao, uo it with all thy
ai( hmaa was tne result. jur.ii " r . - - o - rmiirht " found u a his ife a oractiwil
it. l i i l- i . i rii ii ii. i ;i i.. i .. j.i i.. n " ' i
Jones contmuect to puousn tne paper yai ways reit inat possioiy
ists and induced active opposition on
their part to the spread of the violent
remedy proposed by the South Carolina
movement, aud the establishment of:
1 revered hi
in.
the Watchman was the result. Mrllwith him in opinion, but in doing
I
in w
the upbuild
ing of an improvished section.
Mr. Bruner was a native of Rowan
county and at his death bo wu
seventy-three years and eleven'dayj
iotd. Beginning life as a poor
boy he forged his way into the
'front ranks of North Carolin
f journalists, and while he seemed
inevcr to care for riches atompeten-
tcy came to him year in and yer
out, the natural reward of diligent
.action and honest effort, lie had
.application.
aval t i m. . i i ,m . . r .
stand-Htor several years alter the sett le men I'iAyr ro nc knowing as 1 did tuat while he' I ui
arsi r wtvm - -- ---- - ----- ni r-i -m-t a. i.iv vo.i u ua lai in u nil w ui i i r r Jim - -
he pen of the editor, to the lever of the- on o u collclu,io t-iatiou-of life, Chriatlnn gentlomeo, heBn a resident of Salisbury for
Washington press, or the paste brushft it 71 b hen once his opinion was formed, helmet all the requirements of the highest! than half a century and
of.the mailing clerk. For a iiumberHstrange indeed if fond glances back-H " J n ? ' : " Budl.Pi.! to it with :m undevi.itunr onjeitizenship, and what higher eulogy canwas very greatly esteemed by all
mm . :. . . i : mmm 1. 1 iiii I u i i r 11: 1 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 t - 1 1 1 1 . " - - n . . . ,j - ,
euii v uupu io uieriii :
ard ww-fl not criven tho ioiiriinv novvMiranSItr OI tile pniltlll''
" w O- " , - w mftmrn . . . , . -a , . . War .. IV .. a m M
ending. The dear ones with whom theyHscnption list aad good will to JJlace ju.n"1uexible hxeiliiess ot purpose
tarted where are they? 1 he dear onesarendleton and J. J. nruner.
who have kept us company and shareda Under the firm name of Pendleton
i i . rm ,i . . uur un oi weai or woe wnere are tne
uc was an uuepr. i nere was nothing mKtlley? Thought moves
specially in an hour
takes in its scope thousands of subj
of years, however, he had devoted him
self largely to the nicer and more tas
ful department of job work, iu wh
11
e was
ordinary printing which he could not
do, from a common 44 dotfcer n to
iupiiv aaana ouiarcuj- y naer tne nrm name ot i e uflieion t , U11l j
roe-where are the& B th was continual toMF ?
es with electric speed,. , . , , Hpo lilies, he was a
our like this andHtnree 'e;irs' at "ie enL' which timeHH. 1
ousands of subiectsB'-be junior partner withdrew, for theons and to hi
a just man iu all his dealings and con
Xscientious and tmthitil always. In
lwavs true to his con-l
is party principles
i- i uc gicui nuii. mm ujjim inn uirre score years
r-r'ls dune, and well done. If we droD our team
We mourn no bllirUted hope or broken Dlan
wun him whose life stands rounded and approved
in iau iuu Krow iu anu siaiure or a man."
Theo. P. Kluttz.
Iwhich have left, their impress on theSpurpose of collecting a considerablegbut he was anything but a time-server.
railroad bond, with coupons" attached.Hheart. If the reviewer is conscious oflamou lit due the firm and
In these various Hues he found cen
LmA, A. " t i
w-ani, employment, or 11 tnere was
leisure hour, he spent it in his fr.irdeimma" UP anl the books closed
which he continued to publish until the
office was captured by the Federal sol
diers m the spring of 1805. After
few months, however, Mr. Bruner wj
permitted to re-occupy his dismantled
office and resume the publication of tlu
Watchman. Three years later Lewis
choicest varieties of table grapes. Pei
haps, in-the last quarter of a centun
he has spent half a dozen afternoons
with his gun in the woods, in th
pleasures of hunting. But his choicest
irccre.iiiun were iu attendance uponl
ii
navini; olii
in, as he should be, let him cry to Goda;lf.P11 nmlatpd dabf This nna ni.onm.
hone was set in order his accounts'" . , , . .r-o
All is toamonius' uur,no wnicn time the paper
left behind all that we have done, ora was continued under the niana:e-
id, or omitted to do or say. All theameilt of the late Mr. Pendleton as
editor and proprietor.
PRESS NOTICES.
Raleigh News-Observer.
And findini
ithe business more difficult than In
HanELexington, purchasedB V V f i 7xt J T J,. 75
. K , . land of the bvnod of North Carolina,
an interest in the paper, and called itH, . . ?HUa'
I" -, 'A-oiuco tue it-guiar proceeuiugs.
there were hosts of old friends and
new to greet him with tender affection
T W
fie was emphatically a self-mad
man. His learning he aennir.d kv hi
mm mmZW - 4M mW J
nd alone. With such reflections on the
past, it will be profitable for those who
1 At a T a. 1 a 1
il i- . i n i . Mieun ou-ine arm oi jesus to cnerisu tnem
the meeting of Concord Presbyterygand give the freest indulgence.
labor pf our hands or head. All the ac
cumulations of wealth all the friends'
L.wl Kl....l c . u . 1 1 .ii . . u.l
nu uciuicu ui oiiiiu uil mi uitr iu uoaj 1 i ll I i i l T T
h'ft nn this airln tkA dnrlr rivr nri thnscouiu wen oear, ne sold out to J. J.
I r . : Bn i .1 i i. o j i ttr t I
weshaJl go to rest under trees of ParadiseDruner anu me late oarauei .v.uumes,
eyoud. V e must go as we came nakedgin January 1044.
Hlia,l o norfufr. knrror of dnnlieitv f
As an instance of this, I remember gfr , Bruner tha editor nfthwJ
nee, when I was in the Legislature, aMAJ() who born n 181?) ft
petition had been forwarded to thehis residence iu Salisbury on Sunday last,1
iGovernor requesting the appointmentyLat the ripe age of seventy-three.
of a certain man to an important pubM Ir- Bruner entered the printing oilicefgrander union of saints. An S
lie position. Mr. Bruner was impor-of Mr- 1hil White, who then publishedJwidow, two sons, three daughters.
our people. A friend to all classes,
to the black as wel) as to the white,
(h is death is mourned by all, nd
.his memory will be cherished bj
".all. lie was a consistent member
of the Presbyterian church, and
.the bell that bad so often called
ihim to his pew in the sanctuary
was tolliug for services on Sunday
morning tho soul of this venerable
'christian went to a greater an0
the Watchman and Old Norih State
Retiring for a time from. the paper. Mr
Bruner entered private life for a coupl
of years. But. his mission was to con
duct a paper; and so in 1871 he repur
chased the paper, and the Wintt
Under the firm name of Bruner &
James the Watchman had a success
ful run of six years, to July 28, 1850
Mr. James then sold his interest to;
the present proprietor and drew out,
since which time there has been no
ructical subjects, and pressed with Bchauge in the ownership of the office
J.J. B.
A very practical man, dealing with!
tuned to sign the petition, and did so
reluctantly, but being convinced that!
he had made a mistake and that thel
man was unworthy, he would not
satisfied until he had cleared his skirt:
lof all responsibility in the matter. Hi
a i w
the Western Carolinian, as an apprenticefand several grandchildren are
iu o, u iiuu. tuat uau, w. someto monrQ hfj lQMf ft ,oving
tsiigni intermissions, ne continued in tne
newspaper business up to his death.
When sixteen years old he became inter
Jested in the Watchman, and his namel8incere8ymPatuy'
left
bo!:
band, father and grandfather
RWith them the Uehald joins w
Funeral services were held i n tbs
own unaided efforts, his property helant was both an editor and a ioet, but
the editors incubus thecrv for "conv."B Stoneman's raiders had possesion o
Mi 1 I 'l I 11 r..i 1
not manv of the fraternity are able toRS?. T '-riSr W fVM ? anQ
Ml -If ll A nM I 1 1 ..till off il niiiiiiiwi . w.
.1.1 1 . r, RiOUl A Mil, lyVU, IUIU UlbCI LFIlSJllllU
ist,ugu.sh themselves as poets. Bry-H y , t tur J nfficobUtt.
a .Kl mf w r . - . " r
thi
hasmadeitsWil-rappe.-tranceweeklvir- " , Ce' andIifc " nut certain whether his poetry land destroyed all they well could.iand ask him to erase his
1 . Bhu rannlihnn ha nnl,'...) U. 1 k J , , . . , ,. ... . fT.-i.l-. 1 i J I
until th datf. Thn Witi'huiv fr..i . . "-"ro"y pruuence,aiett mm to tlie editoral tripod, or theB'P0" w arrival oi tne v exierai armyBtll st 0f net toners.
i m i . .. . ha
w,uom, anu rairnruiness, in all thtStripod to poetry. It is certain how
r u i ik
auu uniiin mc uiuest euuor inamu:f ..j m , - ,H.
the State. No one now living i SaVl JL 'C . . .. T.. ,t'y Tre than
nce.jlled him to the editoral tripod, or thelUpon the arrival of the Federal armylti,fe ylst 0f petitioners
.i , ...iv. 1 1. tunnies
m ' I " SPTTf? " We4ti of life. B, bU Paper he heloedl " IK T ' . .1 Z '2 7,' Z. W t t it, detail printer
inn iir nr uimr w:ib r no n nncr an i r t kb . j w v 1 v mo i.iiuv in it..w vvivsi wujh, a air ... i u .. i -.
lucrative office, but he never helped
inimseir. Hp tv nni o., ar
, t , M nn n-uiidiu 1U1 MAI '
In.eu hrl uiinli a n uTtuneiva ruiivimn ... 1 'null.
r. , , . iPUbliC office-he was an editor and
isbury, aud few elsewhere in the Stat
a I
g;it Her up
enough to print a daily army new.
upon the finest editorial he ever wrote.Bslm. and held pusses., ion until about
has been associated with that paper ever
notified the friends of the candidateH8nc' In those early days but few papers! PrMhvtrin nhnrM. at four o'clock
h,t he to withdraw his nate'i??! " '
t ure irom tne petition. 1 ne repiy was3lr. Bruner s paper nad an extensive neldSUUCteu by Itev. Ur. itumpie,
at it was too late, the petition hadland x 8re.at mauence, for he was a maughad been Mr. Bruner's nastor
., 1 fiof sincerity and trutli. and possessed the L ... . .. .,i
KAnfiiinnra anil ixluam r.f oil K.. 1. ... SfriRnd TOT mom that tllirtV t'"
' w.J..... .iv v i . . v.-5 . v.. m w i un w iiu alien
him. He lived to see half a hundred pa-XThe remains were buried in
pers spring up in tne territory once occu
pied, almost solely, by his own journal :
such have been the mighty changes in the
progress of the western part of the State
since he entered life. M:iv he rt.x .!!
ffaillAli nr (. 4 ,aw.. ft . I. T.l. .
l VpeH biiiui ine uwiciiiui ii.i3 7 1 j git i ulm Ula liiuuis
leen sent to the Governor. He then
ide down, wrecked the principal pressBwrote to me to call upon the Goveruo
name froml
I com pi i-
now re-
English cemetery.
after the surrender, the conjinanderH , .i . , T
mob notion nf if d.;i Jed with the request, and I
acquaintance and knowledge of menl not lea?e
ti li A t k l m w. aM " l- Am An fl tr V mTW a -.4 ihl .iH m
and things in the early years of this
century. Names that have u!lii
a ' t
He was an economical and anthonest!
man, always living within lui income.
Bruner also, amid the labors!"1 M a of Jul v. When at last they
of the office, found occasional times to
fMrop into verse." But it will not be
turned over the shattered establish-!
ment to the owner, he commenced the'
work of reiiairincr if whi-li tf-rnniail
claimed that he shines more brightly ihi,,, to Juuuary 8, 1860, at which time
. a . i
ourtious and maue the erasure in-!
dantly, with his own hand. Politi
cally, Mr. Bruner never faltered in hisi
Ooldsboro Headlight.
Mr. John J. Bruner, the editor)
Salisbury Watchman died at bis ao'
ofi"
,4M
oldest editor in the Slate
: i -. t . . . ... i , -
mi; oorn in now an tuuu'ji
i layfal isbury Sunday morning.
yfml the
be-
Man'8
Davidson Dispatch.
We regret to chronicle the death of our
venerable brother editor, Mr. J. J. Bru-j
Hi, i -I'll H ,I7-' ) " wvuiia a inn inline in ouilS-a - ' - ..niV
egience to those principles which hegbury last Sunday morniug. He had beenflSth, 1817, and was therefore een
believed every true southern ni.-inKill for sometime. He had been publish er t hi ee veara old. A irood man ln'R?9
.... .. . Hi if the W ATI'IIM v V f,.r .",: vtnra ami hmjI. t . a U. ,-it
shou Id adhere to. Uo to the very astK.. ... . ' vr." Vr . ... J" V " , VTMSO nis reward, .nay ms hs.iq ,
., ll' I.. l 1. 1 . il. ..I Sail 1 i l- a- r .1 tir Mi -- - ' aajio v.naui att. lie nasaiwuauu
.. iu iu.c maw ne uoes .11 Hie pi.iiii-nine puoi.catio.i oi .ne v. atcsmax wasffhe wus unflinching and unwavering inVful editor and citizen.
d wast0 hla
fuUhf peace
i f. ....