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arrps rt Vit A CHARACTERS OF lonowing is taken from Wheeler's V. X. Xtli11 nu iois ims Dcing the beginning of the town of Washington, N. C. That part of Washings' nw known as "Bonner's Old ro y0101161 James Bonner, who was the father of-ten children, seem-ea to be very much interested in edu-! elation even at this early date.

In! nis will he had one room in his house set apart for a school room for his younger children. He also mentioned a sword which he gave to his son, John Bonner. This sword was possibly used in the Revolution. His family Bible is now owned by one of his descendants, Mrs. Sallie T.

May-hew, and is much prized as a historical relic. The following kinsmen of James Bonner took part in the Revolution: Henry Bonner, brother, major of the Beaufort County Regiment; a nomas Bonner, brother, lieutenant-colonel of the Beaufort County Regi jonn Bonner, son, a captain the title being, derived from his ser vices as a. mariner on his own and country's account; Benjamin, nephew, lieutenant in the Revolution, sta tioned at Ocracoke Island. James Bon ner was a member of the Halifax Provincial Congress, April 12, 1776, and was amone: the first iustices of the peace appointed under the State Constitution. Colonel James Bonner gave the court house lot to the county, and the Episcopal Church lot to that church.

The dates of his birth and death are now unknown because the brass letters whlcn were on the slab that covers his Erave were re moved during the Civil War by the Federal soldiers. He was formerly buried in the street near the Episcopal Church, but his body was afterwards moved and placed in the southwest corner of the Episcopal church yard. His grave is now unmarked. Benajah Douglas was born Mav 10. 1762.

He served as a private in Cap tain Rarsee Rowley's company, Colonel John Ashley's detachment of Berkshire county militia. Benajah Douglas enlisted. July 22, 1777, and was discharged August 13, 1777. He served in the battle of Stillwater. Asa Douglas was born December 1715.

He was a representative in the General Court. He was in the battle of Tincorideroga and led a company at the battle of Bennington. Asa Douglas died November 12, 1792. Jesse Bryan w'as born in New Bern, North Carolina, January 3, 1744. He was lieutenant of the Craven County Company of North Carolina in 1776.

John Bryan, his brother, was colonel of the Craven County Regiment Jesse Bryan died January 15, 1794, and is supposed to be buried at New Bern, N. C. Dolphin Davis was born in Halifax county, in 1759, and died in Cumberland county, N. November 8, 1S19. He served in the important battle of ICing's Mountain.

Born in Brunswick county, Frederick Maclin was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1765, and also at the session of May, 1775. He was a member of the Revolutionary conventions of March, July and December, 1775, and May, 1776. John Wilson was a member of the county committee of Pittsylvania in 1774 and 1775. Joseph Guilford was born in Pas quotank county, May 15, 1761. He enlisted three times during the Revolution.

The first enlistment was June, 1780, for four months; the second for three weeks, and the third, July, 1781. for sixteen months. While on picket guard, Joseph Guilford was captured by British and imprisoned on the prison ship "Esknutil," and was exchanged November 6, 1782. He received a pension for services rendered during the Revolution. He died March 10, 1840, and was buried near Choco-winity, N.

C. George Hubbard was born in Mid-dletown, February 6, 1731. He served as lieutenant in 1777, in the second regiment of the Connecticut line, and was afterwards appointed captain of a company of militia under Colonel Increase Mosely at the New Haven alarm, hen Tryon Invaded the colony. He died in, Haddam, January 7, 1809. Charles Crawford was born in Scotland in 1733.

He was appointed captain of the Second Regiment, Continental Army of North Carolina. He died in Beaufort county, March 23, 1803. Joseph Leach was a Counsellor of State, a member of the Provincia" Congress of North which met at New B'rn August and a member of the general meeting of deputies of the province at New Bern, on August 15, 1774, from Graven. He was colonel of a regiment of Craven county men under Governor Tryon, at the battle of Alamance Joseph Leach was one of the first justices of the peace under the Constitution of North Carolina. Thomas Bonner was appointed lieutenant-colonel in the Beaufort county militia.

He was also one of the first justices of the peace of North Carolina under the. Constitution. He died previous to 1787, as the records show that his widow, as his executrix, sold some of his land in 1787. Harvey was colonel of the Perquimans county regiment, and was a delegate to the Halifax convention which formed, the State Constitution, November 12. 1776.

He was on the nmittee of safety for the Edenton 1 district and was, also a member of provincial nmuu met 4 1776. at Richard Dobbs Spaight, the first flovernor of North Caro- -in Craven county; The macKinr of Hovelinc cniHt back 1 dudrMvn K. r.t.w... could at last looked at some who knw his importune. ana where he could heard to at nis fKup in tne true millionaire way.

Mt-anlngless Hjnin. of the average hymn'book mut iiiui mere are too many v-icuc' and nieanlngless VonPCi tet to tniuii' Hint about as destitute m.rit lhtmsllv and often hrilv a single remove from ragtime. Con- dined many churchf-s. and the part of the servir. i praise nig little ITlor than ffr the choir, in which the coticrotra- for tion nas no i wnere more than one-half service was musical eongregation had to do and all the was to recite the creed and wit- uoru ITaver nnrt Join in the flftlfi In It -v on, 5Ut in mar'y nominations the old-style hymn singing Ills VeV" important Irt of wor-fhip and the people should ha i an opportunity to -lift their xoievs." eve inVlvr th wiorlnVo tV seu-cuons by the choir.

There is nothing that warms up an i lieu that more K.JUla iae oeen won bv tho than most nastors seem to Herald. be aware of. The Christian Whistlers renin doubt i illlli! IJ IH. 4. "lliJ until it'bPOllSlI) Ttir hiu cc.on- -iiciues.

lie quarreled indiscrimi- tMLciy wun triend and oe. and for "it. iutj puuiio were a set of igno- uav-o who iiau no 11 tit opinion whatever. any r.specmj-y well known his rei with John Kuskin, who in his ouar- "Ars I s' neaped scorn on one 01 wnisticr's "Nocturnes in the fol- lowing language heard much of before now, hut hear a coxcomb flinging a pot of i have seen and cockney impudence never expected to ask 200 guineas for Paint in the onhn'a The artist damages, and in the celebrated trial which followed he was awarded one lartlnng, which coin he triumphantly wore as a watch charm ever afterward. In his art work, as in his own personal appearance, Whistler was fastidious.

His palettes were beautifully wiped, his brushes faultlessly kept and as for his general bohavjh.r. It was ioreign, one may even otic. Exchange. fay Uassett, author ot The Life of Andrew Ja ks4in is accustomed to illustrate his lectures at Smith College wit striking incidents in American history. On one occasion he repeated a well-known story in regard to Stephen A.

Douglas, closing with a moral which aroused peculiar interest. Douglas so the narrative runs, was once sitting In a profound sleep in the -corridor of the capitol when Adeline Cutts, a society belle of Washington passed by. She did not know' the sleeper, but was struck with compassion on seeing such a splendidly intellectual face under such conditions and stooping down laid her handkerchief over it to protect it from the flies. Douglas on awakening found the handkerchief, soucht the owner, and eventually married her. There was a pause and then the professor added: "Young ladies tne 11, orai 01 inis story is: Have pocket handkerchiefs marked.

your Recommended by the Kalsor. During a recent visit to HerlJn', Dr. Alphonso Smith, of the rinivertjit of Virginia, requested the Kaiser to recommend to him the best history of Germany. The Kaiser's unhesitating reply was that "The Foundations Of the Nineteenth Century," by Houston Stewart Chamberlain, was th best two-volume work. After dinner, at Which the American professor was his guest, the Kaiser presented Dr Smith with a set of the volume.

This work, a translation from the German by John Lees, with an introduction by Lord Uedesdale, i published by John Lane Company, i. beyond -question one of th moxt stimulating and important books written during the twenty year in me uerman original it ur Mdy gone through eight large It's an 111 Wind. "I like to hear a baby crusty old bachelor. "Why? "Because, th u. th little is taken nut of, the room Blade.

I 11 1--T edo 4 iidMirr "Do you behove that language Siven for th oncftitIrr.r-ii or thought?" "Siu.etiTi!e. when 1 har orv mn in a 11 way rtittion aK ng th trains' Exchange. History: "Richard Dohbs hpaight sprung from an ancient and honorable lamny connected with that of Governor Arthur Dnhhe If a rao -it in early age left an orphan. He commenced his academic stiidfes in Tre- the Uni- tland, and TTIq rnnn. try was then engaged in her struggles lor liberty.

He joined the army as as such was at the battle "of Camden. -iusuoi, iisu. in i si-83 he represented the ipwn of New Bern, In the House of ommons; and in 1782-83, and 1784, he was elected at the same time to represent the State in the Continental Congress at Philadelphia; and it appears that he served in both capacities. In 1785 and 1786, he was member from Craven county. In 1787 he was chosen as one of the delegates to form the Constitution of the United States, and his name is appended to that instrument.

In 1788 he was one of the delegates from Craven, to the convention at Hillsboro, to deliberate on the same. In 1792 he was elected the Governor of the State, in wThich year he was a member of the House from New Bern. In 1798 he was elected a member of Congress from the New Bern district, and served one Congress. In 1801 he was elected a member of the State Senate, from Craven. In September, 1802, from some expressions of the Hon.

John Stanley, in regard to his political careerman angry correspondence took place, which terminated by a challenge from Mr. Stanley. Dr. Edward Pasteur was the friend of Governor Spaight; and Edward Graham, the friend of Mr. Stanley.

The letter of acceptance was as follows: "'New Bern, Sept. 1802. "'Sir Yours of this date has been received. My friend. Dr.

Edward Pasteur, will appoint the time and place, and make the other necessary arrangements with your friend. 'RICHARD D. SPAIGHT "The parties met on Sunday afternoon, on the 5th of September; and upon the exchange of the fourth fire, Governor Spaight received a wound in the right side, of which he died in twenty-three hours. He was buried three miles below New Bern, N. Let us keen in mind the spirit and the great deeds of the men who fought for American independence and never let an opportunity pass to show our appreciation for their brave deeds and the liberty which they struggled for and won.

LOTTIE HALE BONNER. 50LLIOXA1KE PSYCHOLOGY. (San Francisco Argonaut.) Nothing is so mysterious as the psychology of the recent millionaire. Don't try to gratify him unless you understand the way in which his mind works, and that, like the wisdom of God, is past finding out. Take, for example, the case of the restaurants that have lately been established on some of the great American liners.

They were started mainly to please the recent millionaire and they have not pleased him. He will have none of them. He still persists in taking his meals in the dining saloon and he takes them in sullen silence. He has been feloniously robbed of his right of illegitimate purchase, of his prerogative to buy an unfair priority, and his heart is heavy within him. The steamship companies meant well.

They erred from, an ignorance of millionaire psychology, an ignominious confession in these days of cheap aoid nasty education. They had noticed that tjhe millionaire always bribed the cooks and stewards for special cookery and special service, and they heedlessly jumped to the conclusion that his appetite needed special food and his body special comforts. So they provided a restaurant with a la carte service, where all sorts of costly dainties could be furnished and paid, for at stated prices. At last, they thought, the millionaire will be pleased. He can have whatever ihe wants in the way of viands and the uniformity of the saloon service will not be marred by his special demands.

Now that is just where they made a mistake. It was not expensive viands that their patrons yearned for, but expensive priority. Their craving was not for choice game and out-of -season fruits, but for the luxury -of eating choice game and out-of-season fruits in the presence of less favored people who could not aiford the bribe money necessary to get them. There could be no priority in a special restaurant with a bill of fare containing all the dainties that there are and with a price amxed to eaeb. In such! a place there were no privileges left to purchase, and everyone frequenting i the restaurant" was on a dull and! deadly level of sameness.

In fact there was a suggestion of socialism about an arrangement that left nothing open to exclusive purchase and that gave absolutely no opportunity for. a comparison of incomes. Even a waiter can do. no more than knock his forehead tipou the floor, and- he will do, that for comparatively, little. He will writhe in self-abasement for a dollar or two, and in this direction his physical limits axe soon reached.

So millionaire decided that the restaurant was an abominable institution, land, and completed them at ersity of Glasgow, in Sco in Ins he returned hnmp I I THE REVOLUTION Ancestors of Major Reading Blount Chapter of the D. A. R. In striving -to perpetuate the memory of the spirit of the men and the women who achieved American which is the object of our society, we should learn all we could of their lives, private and public. We think it proper to start with the Revolutionary ancestors of the members of the Major Reading- Blount Chapter, who are as follows: Major Reading Blount, John Gray Blount, Colonel Jacob Blount, General Daniel Bray, Colonel James Bonner, Robert Tripp, Lieutenant Jesse Bry- v.

tv l. an, Asa UOUgias, Joseph Guilford, Colonel Miles Har- yey, John Wilson, i Dolphin Davis, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Bonner, Governor Richard. Dobbs Spaight, Frederic Maclin, Captain George Hubbard, Captain Charles Crawford and Colonel Joseph Leach. Major Reading Blount, for whom our chapter is named, was born at Hlount Hall, N. and married Lucy Harvey in the house now occupied by Miss Lida T.

Rodman, our regent. He was captain of the Fifth Regiment of North Carolina Continental troops, April 16, 1776, and was promoted to major in 1781. In the War of the Revolution he served under Generals Jethro Sumner and Nathanael Green. He was especially commended for Court House and Eutaw Springs. Major Reading Blount was the son of Colonel Jacob Blount, also of Revolutionary fame.

He died Oct. 15, 1S07, and was buried at Tranters's Creek. Colonel Jacob Blount was born in Beaufort county, N. 1726. He was a member of the two Provincial Congresses, at Hillsboro, N.

August 20, 1775, and at Halifax, N. April, 1776. He was also paymaster for the army and navy of North Carolina during the Revolution. Pour of Colonel Jacob Blount's sons assisted in establishing American independence in various positions. Colonel Jacob Blount died in 1789 at Blount Hall, and was buried at the same place.

John Gray Blount, brother of Major Reading Blount, was born at Blount nan, in. j. ne was a member of the Assembly of North Carolina in 1782. He was also deputy paymaster, and was sent on a special mission to the West Indies to purchase supplies for the provisional government, and was commissary for the district of Washington, N. C.

John Gray Blount was one of the larcest re.nl estntA nwnpps in North Carolina. He owned vast tracts of land along the Ohio River arid in various parts of North Carolina. About one-fourth of the area of Richland township, Beaufort county, N. was owned by him, and a large part ol this tract is still in the possession of bis descendants. The city of Ashe-ville, N.

now stands upon a. large -tract granted to "him by the State of North Carolina. He was also a surveyor, and his compass is now owned by his great-grandson, Colonel William Blount Rodman, of Norfolk, -Va. John Gray Blount died at Blount Hall, and was buried in the Episcopal Church yard, Washington, N. C.

Captain Daniel Bray, the hero of his State, was born in Kingswood, N. October 12, 1751. He assisted Washington in securing boats for the famous crossing of the Delaware river on Christmas night. To. obtain the boats, to.

keep the Tories from be traying them, to cut out the flat boats in the darkness of the cold winter night, to float them down around the rapids and ice. to keen them from being crushed was a most difficult and hazardous undertaking which" would i.wc aypancu u. iets urttvc uui. it was successfully accomplished by captain Daniel Bray and his com pany. He was at the battles of Mill stone.

N. Germantown. and Monmouth. He was afterwards appointed general in the New Jersey militia and did efficient service in the War of 1812, equipping and sending voiuiers to the rront. uenerai uray was noted for his daring and zeal.

in the struggle for liberty, and served until the close of the revolution. He uied December 5. 1819. and was buried at Baptisttown, N. J.

Robert Tripp was born in the col ony-of Rhode Island in 1722. He was member of the Halifax Convention which formed the State Constitution, 776; and "he was also one of the first of the peace under the constitution. His home was at Core Points on the south side of Pamlico river, four miles from the old historic town of Bath, which was in full -view of his. home." His body lies buried at his homestead without anything to mark his last resting place, with ex ccption of a large stone. James Bonner was colonel of the Beaufort-' County Regiment of North Carolina in the Revolutionary war.

About 1774 he laid off about thirty.