Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-11-23
A Valuable Souvenir.

Trent, wife of N. ii. Ragland, esq,
OF Appomattox county, Va, has
been on visit for several weeks to
her daughter. Mrs. Capt. White. Of
near Hamden. in this county.
Mrs. Ragland belongs to highly
respected family OF virginians. and
besides her daughter, Mrs. White.
and family has many relatives in
Missouri. She is q cousin to Major
T. Il. Walton, Mrs. Elizabeth Mills
aud w. A. Thomas, OF Salisbury,
and Mrs. b. F. Wood. OF the Forks
OF Charlton, and others.
Last Friday Mrs. Ragland and her
daughter, Mrs. White. came to visit
the family of ex-Sheriff j. j. Moore,
and while here we had q pleasant
interview with her. which was all the
more interesting because OF her
having been the owner OF the house
in which Gen. Robt. E. Leecapitulat-
ed with General Grant for the sur
render of the confederate force in
April, 1865.
A few years after the war this
house was purchased by the Rag
lands from a man named Mclean.
who was a refugee from Northern
Virginia. and of whom Mrs. Rag
land relates a singular coincidence.
On his farm, near Bull Run, was
fought the fret great battle OF the
war, after which he moved to Apo
mattox county and purchased the
farm on which the last battle was
fought, and surrender made.
The house under consideration
was brick structure in a good state
OF preservation which was sold some
two years since to a Mr.. Dunlap. OF
Niagara Falls, New York. whose
purpose it is to move the house to
Warrington, ID. c.. rebuild it and
preserve it through future ages.
The house has been torn down,
and the material of which it was
composed is now lying in the yard
awaiting shipment to Washington.
Mrs. Rsgland received for the house
and 20 acres OF land connected with
it the sum OF $4,000.
She has in her possession a tiny
chair. which was made by Mr.. j.
Il. Hollis, OF Boston, Macs. from spe-
cimens of wood taken from different
buildings and noted trees in the
United States. He sent to Mr.. Rag
land fos specimens OF wood taken
from the psrlor OF this famous house.
He complied with the request and re-
ceived the chair as a reward for his
trouble, a souvenir which Mrs. Rag
land now prizes very highly. Al
though q very minute piece OF cab
met work the chair 10 perfectly
made, and evinces the fact that Mr..
Hollis was a superior workman.
THE WOOD 1T coSTAISs.
Top. White Holly, cut from tree
at Chancellorsville, Va, on the
night OF May and. 1852. during the
battle OF Chancellorsville, near the
spot on the plank road near the
Van West house, where "Stonewall''
jackson received the wound which
caused his death from volley OF
musketry fired between 8 and 8 o.
clock, Saturday evening. May 2nd,
1863. by the First regiment OF Mas
sachusetts infantry volunteers. COM
msnded by Col. Napoleon b. Nc
Laughlin.
Seat, Elm, from Boston common
"0ld Elm Tree" supposed to have
existed before the settlement OF Bos-
ton, Msss., in 1880.
Right hind leg. wood from old
state house building. built in 174S.
Left hind leg, wood from old Smith
church, built in 1923.
Front right leg. wood from Kings
Chapel, built in 1749.
Front Left leg. wood from Faneuile
Hall, Cradle OF Liberty, built in
1853.
First back round, Buckthorne.
grown on the Bunker Hill monu-
ment ground, at Charlestown. Mass.
Second back round, oak, from
John Hancock's house. built in 1877.
Third back round. California Red
wood, being q portion OF the noted
"Big Tree" over 800 feet high.
Lower back round. Olive wood,