The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-21

to confess your debt 10 your dead heroes
and paid it as best YOU could with your
own money.
Each day has fits lesson. and that too
o. significance. with the morning dawn.
there came one for you. its story IS a
part OF the heroic lives OF your dead
comrades, and ~ teaches love or God.
and love of country. God grant that in
receiving their message a new zeal for
au things good Will spring up in each
add every heart That / was permitted
% pay my tribute - the dead heroes Of
the lowratGr Troop. ] can never forget
Amanc Gee memories OF life / shall al
ways cherish Ibis as the most sacrel:
Rest on. omlaimed and saiuted dead.
Dear as The blood " gave;
No impious f0Otstep here shall tread
The heritage Of thy grave.
Nor shall your glory e-forgOt
Wllle fame Der record Keeps.
or honor points the hallowtd spot
Where yai0r proudly sleeps
Yen marble minstrcls yoiceiess stone
in death.ess song shall tell
When many % vanished age hath flown
The story how ye fell.
Nor wreck, hor change, nor winters
Nor tines remorseiess doom.
Shall dim ono ray OF glory s light
That gilds your deathlcss tomb"
THE MONUMENT UNVEILED.
After Judge Migrants speech Miss En-
ME McRae Werth. with her two little
assistants. Misses Willie Nash and Bes-
sic Oberton Kennon unveiled the monu-
ment. tho Waikiki Light Guard firing
three salutes after the veil fell.
Miss Werth stood upon the platform
dressed in Confederate colors and grace
fully grasping the cords that held the
veil. gave them a smart pull and the COW
ering parted and caught by the breeze
noated from the beautiful shaft. while
the spectators cheered enthusiastically.
Field-day exercises were held IN the
beautiful oak grove outside Of the vii
lage where dinner was also served. DR..
Moutelle Rudd receiving the greatest
number Of points in all the exercises was
crowned victor. The tug-of-war be-
tween two selected teams created a
great deal Of excitement and amusement.
The rural spectators twice became so
excited that they caught hold ~ the rope
and ioined in the tug They were held
hack however. and the two teams pull
a all right.
The bicycle race was won by Mr.. II. T.
Allen with Mr.. T. \. Fry, second while
the score OF the baseball game between
the Farmv!llcs and orange could not be
secured as they were hammering the
sphere when the train left on the return
trip. -, -.
rarmvime on the grounds, but as the
hass-drum beaten and the nass-horh dow
er we're sick the band refused to coma
without these important personages. \
Few OF the Sons of Veterans created great
amusement by holding mock trial IN
the courthouse, and getting an aged
negro man and woman In the judge 3
bench one 20 discuss free silver and the
other woman's rights. Catherine Boiling,
tho woman. IN the afternoon gave a
vocal cocenrt and subdued form Of the
Houcne- kouche on the top OF the judges
pencn. Her voice. which had similarity
TO a tom cat. greatly amused the audience.
After the performance collection OF S-.ls
was taken up for her.
MARION HARLANDS GREETING.
me following kilograms were received
yesterday: .lf
Hampton. n. j.. August 20, 80.
10 lion. Thomas NJ. Miller. Powhatan
G. H.:
Greeting to Powhatan Troop. Memory
or Aud Lang Syne.
MARION HARLAND.
Tnc reply:
Marion Harland. Hampton. y. J.;
Accept the grateful acknowledgements or
the survivors OF the Powhatan Troop. They
i've In fame. who died in virtues cause.
s. THoMAs u: MILLER MILLER: