Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-08-18
THE OLD DOMINION.
A Days Happenings As Told
By the Wires.
VIRGINIA At THE FAIR.
MIR. Charles Saunders Takes Rougn
on RatsaBank of Big Stone Gap
Closes Its Doors-Popullsts
PIans-7 Ig Fire In Pulaski.
"A Probable Murder

Closes It's Doors-Populists
PIans-7 lg Fire In Pulaski.
A Probable Murder
The Virginia Building in the exposition
grounds is erected upon lot No. 40, wnich IS
adjacent to the Pennsylvania. North Caro-
lima ana W, st Virginia Buildings. 1t ls, as
near as the topography OF the ground would
hermit. an exact representation OF the MOUNT
Vernon m m.nsion, in Fairfax county, near
Washington city, the building In wnich
George Washingi on lived and died. IL came
into his hands from his lrother, Lawrence
wsshinption. and was bu 1t in the early art
Of the last century by his father. The main
building is 81 by 81 feet, two stories ana an
attic. and two-st )ry porico, with large
columns extending along The whole front,
being "a feet long, 18 feet high and IA lee1
VIDE
The portico extends up to the cornice Oh
The roof. has an ornamental rail ng arouuu
The top and is furnished with settees along
the whole length nj xt the wall. Ihere are
two colonnades running bach from eacn
wing of the uilding to the rear, ABOUT ~
feet long, 81 feet wide and IL ieet n'gn'coh-
Meeting each with one-and a-haii-slo'y
sruc,ure A. by 20 feet. These were called
the d, pendencies Altogether there are
twenty-five rooms in the structure. On the
a-st md second floors Of the main building
there are eight rooms, in the attics' anu III
each Of the depen lencies four rooms. Inc
largest rooms in the building are the ,anquet
hall. 81 by % feet and the library, l6 by 10
feet. the main entrance hall, Washington
chamber. in which be died, upon the s'cond
door. and Mrs. Washington's chamber, IN tue
attic to which she removed after her nus
bands death and which she occupied during
the remainder of her life on account Oh us
being the only room In the house when
looked out upon his tomb.
The apartments average upon the nrs'
floor 17xl7 feet upon the second moor l'A'o
} fact. The height OF the first story IS III ieet
inches /; of the second 7 feet IL inehes oi
the attic. 6 feet inches The distance from
the ground floor to the top Of the cupola Is
30 feet
, As far IA could be done, the building was
furnished with articles collected IRON all
, parts of the State the beirlooms OF old VIZ
cinja families. and with portraits OF the same
;, character. Whatever was lacking in iurn'
i,hing the buildn With articles oi this cnar-
acter was supplied with furniture made alter
:. the same old fashion The building Is pre-
q sided over by the lady assistant Oh the VIZ
= pinia board. Mrs. Lucy Preston Beaie,
daughter of the late Hon. William Ballard
!, Preston. a member OF President lacnary
=. Tav,or's cabinet. She is also granddaugh'
:, ter of General Preston, former Governor
. ! of virginia. She has for attendants num-
- her OF virg MIA negroes, the Luilding thus
IL present ne the picture in every particular OF
q. an old Virginia home OF the coionlai per'o''
% Altogether the buiIdin!, vii h the furniture,
N "a unicue and unequaled in its character and
>. appointments by any structure on the
E. grounds.
to The contents Of the Virginia Building are
o. an interesting C aracter, particularly tC
yireinians. Among these contents may Dc
n,meG the following: Marble Statuary-
Andromache and Astyanax, by Edward Val
Of entiue of Richmond, and 1.-The BIND UTi,
By the same gifted artist two portraits IL
is oil Miss Cooke, Roanoke, oil painting
"a me, lea Four Hundred Years Ago" Mis-
Wy Price. Prices Fork Psyche Studying Ma
ture" and Dogs (crayon) Miss Mable 1
ia Tigbtner. Stauuton; "Unexpectei Meeting
by Between Boy and Frog" Miss Poyntz' staun
ton. this young lady is a deaf mute and oil
e. the work with the left hand j silk emoroiu
Nv ery. Landing OF Columbus" Miss Jessie A
vogel, Roanoke embroidery, centre-plece'
as Miss l.. T. Wattles, Alexandriea ;emoroider
er linen handkerchief, Miss NJ o. Flar-ty, CAIRO
ho county ;doyl.es and dish pieces, embreidere
in linen. Miss Ellie Pend.eioD, Danvllle Ell
A. broldery. Miss Archibald Aiken, Danyiile
re- embroidery, Miss Yates, Danvillei ) silk quiz
ng Miss Rehecca Leigh, Lharlottesville; sli
ouilt. Miss NJ. E. Blake, Berryyille embro-'
ar cred pillow. Mrs. Albert D. Robinson, Ale'
ed andria feather cloak, (wili turkey.) Mrs.
he RI Burkhart. Eiliston chamber suit, Mil'
Manual Labor School, Crozst; metal ciocl
in B.rtha Zinc Works, Pulaski; two hanusou
mt s;ill-li!e pictures by Miss Matte Kenne l.
,ns Marion thirteen views OF University OF vi
0inia bust of Washington, by Powers.