Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-01
hi. life, and hi, son. Nelson Page, after



wards.
"rnoN CARY"
Colonel Cary was prominent and efficient
In the Revolution. He was man. though
not tall. of massive frame. able TO cope
Dersonally with any man. whether he
WIS known as Iron Cary" from his
strength and endurance. or on account OF
his iron mines he worked on the lower
James. Is not known. He was OF imperi-
GUS will. Of autocratic manners, and most
men were afraid If him. lie was Tor q
long time Senator OF the State from Ches-
ter6eld Powhatan and Cumberland, and
The old poil-books show that he received
an almost unanimous vote. AS the pre-
sdino' Justice OF the County Court OF Ches-
ter6eld he would enter his opinion as the
indictment OF the court, although all the
other justices on the bench differed with
him. and they and the clerk dared not 70
oppose him. With Squire BUY 1oooe,
OF whtby,. he lodged III ana I'm hn,nea As
Cbester6eld 1all for disturbing the
neace." MANY anecdotes are stili told
about him. one OF his overseers was dis;
charged and driven of, and he boosted
THAT he cursed Colonel Cary, but upon
being questioned was forced TO admit that
he did 40 after he had gotten out OF the org
gate" HIS full-sized portrait with tbst OF
his wife IN full colonial dress, the WORK ot
the elder Pealc. hung IN the parlor OF
Union Hill. the residence OF ms RianIhs a ~
John Cary Page. who IL said to have
greatly resem bled him. Mr. Page anu Coi-
onel Randolph Harrison. although gentle
men of the old regime in all respects, were
States right men aud belonged TO the
Democratic party. When the election Tor
members OF the Virginia Convention 10
185O-l took place and Mr.. George blatheWs
who was CommonWealth's attorney OF tue
county for thirty years. wing ana Con
sorrat,ve whom those in favor OF the
changes were called Radicals, when he
heard that Robert q. Stanard and James
I,vons were candidates and Radicals SAID;
III nave as much opinion of the kadlcaI-
lam of Robert C. Stansrd aud James
Lyons as have of the Democracy OF Kan
dolph Harrison and John G. Page"
HONESTLY HARD.
Colonel Randolph Harrison, OF Clifton.
was a man of strong. vigorous common
80 lie was a candidate fer Govern or
befors the Legislature at one time. lie
said of an avaricious neighbor OF his who
was apologiZed tor as nn honest man tnat
he was honestly hard but hardly honest
He was Randolph the fret. Randolph
the second and the third lived opposite
to him in GoOchland, at Elk Hill, WITH Tue
lower half of Elk Island annexed. ms
magnificent island of 1000 acres is the
finest land in the south. Inc upper IAli'
which belonged TO Hon. Henry L. Wat
kIns. of Prince Edward, was sold during
the war for Confederate money. Near by
In Cumberland. lived MAJOR arter Harrl-
son. who was killed at the battle OF Bull
RIM. three DAYS before the first great bat
tie of Manassas. Now lives at his ances-
trail home, Amphill, Colonel Randolph
Harrison the fourth, former State ComInls-
sioner Of Agriculture. In the lower END OF
the county is OAKLAND, the resiuencs OF
Cautain H. IL. Cooke, present candidate
for Governor. This land has been IN the
family for many generations, and the re-
cords show that Bowler Cooke, OF Bremo,
on the lower James, owned 1t more than
hundred years ago
There are three historic spots in Cum
berand. The Parsons Pine Is now gone.
10 1t Parson McRae. of the Ola hstab-
lished Church. for loyalty TO his Church
and King, after the revolution, was tied
aod whipped. lie employed Patrick
plary damages. The British oak sprang
from an acorn brought over by one OF the
settlers 200 years ago, differs from ali our
oaks in size, shape, fruit, and leaves.
TIE LAST HAED-FoUGHT BATTLE.
Close by old Gum Derland chOfcn, CO.
lonial relic. was fought the last hard battle
Of the war, when Sheridan's cavalry.
without success, attempted 10 cut on Gen
erel Lees wagon team. Cumberland,
though a small county, sent to the war nor
full contingent. Inc Cumberland Troop
was Differed by Isbell. Judge Perkins and
Matthews; the Back Eagle by the Harri-
sons and Captain l.. Il. Cooke, and
the Rifles by the late Judge Irving, Archl-
bald Cary Page and Captain John A..
Booker, former TREASURER aud clerk OF the
county. They all suffered greatly with
many losses. The Black Eagle company
captured the famous Ricketts, Battery,
supported by Ellsworth's ,Zouavcs, ana
turned the guns against the enemy at the
first Manassas. With heavy loss II toi-
lowed Pickett mp the heights OF Getiys-
burg. There were no drawer and moro
gallant Confederate soldiers than tho sons
OF Cumberland.
The county before the war was ono OF
three where the slaves Outnum oered the
whites three to one. If IT, property was
divided by its inhabitants they, with
hmeha and Powhatan, were richer per
caDita than any peopio In the union. IL
WAS one Of tho IoTge5t tobacco counties IN
the State, making the long DARK tobacco
then so much priced bY the English
BUYERS. She has suffered greatly by the
effects of the war. but Is improving. far
from the great commercial centres, with
no railroad until She recent completion OF
tue FaTmvIlle aud Powhatan railroad, her
population retain all the manners ana
customs. with the warm bOuntlful hospi-
tality OF the good Old times" gone by.
WILLIAM PoPE DADNEY.