Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-09-19
n historic RICHMOND.
interesting Description of the
historic Associations of
Virginia Capital.

Its population is about 100000.
Franklin. Grace, Clay, and Marshall
streets are noted for their handsome
residences, Broad street for it's fine
stores, Main street for it's banking
aud commercial buildings. The
Chamber of Commerce, city build
ings, Masonic Temple aud many 9th
er imposing structures, attract atten-
ton. The city buildings cost over a
million dollars. The new Ford's.
Murphy's, and the jefferson. are fine
hotels, the last named, the finest in
the South, costing 81 100000. 1t oc.
cupies one block from Main to Frank
lin street; nearly 500 rooms: it's fur.
nlshings are of the most elegant aud
complete in every particular. 1t has
roof garden and hall for entertain.
ments that will seat over 1000 peo-
pie, on the 9TH story. A large court
IN centre of building represents a
tropical garden, with all tropical
plants, fountains, with gold fish. love.
ly walks, and n handsome statue of
Thomas Jefferson, twice President Of
the United States, and founder of the
Virginia University. The Jefferson
is one of the attractions of Richmond
The Masonic Home and Orphan
age, near the city, is very fine build
ing. Richmond College Baptist is
q noted theological school. with hand
some buildings and pretty grounds.
The new Union Seminary buildings.
the great Presbyterian Theological
College are very handsome. Just west
OF the city, near West Brook. sur
rounded by beautiful aud costly resi-
dences and finely improved grounds.
Richmond succeeded williamsburg
AS the Capital of the Old Dominion.
and Its Capital building is the Oldest
in the United States, having been in
use lO9 years. In it is a marble
staute of Washington, caused to be
erected by the Commonwealth Of Nir.
ginia in 1888, in appreciation of his
services to his country and State. In
1t are TO be seen the three story stove.
the first stove that was ever brought
to America in 1907, and the old
Speakers Chair that was used in the
House of Burgesses at Williamsburg
over 200 years ago. 1t is very high
back with projecting top and covered
in garnet plush. The Capitol grounds
are beautiful, with numbers of tame
squirrels playing on the green grassy
sward, playing fountains, rockeries,
beds of flowers, and finely shaded
with grand old trees. The Clay Mon
ument and the great Washington
group, Washington mounted on his
horse and surrounded by Henry, Mel
son, Mason, jefferson, Marshall, and
emblems of the great battles of the
Revolution in bronze ON marble
base, are very fine
The Governors mansion, adjoining
the grounds, is fine old home. The
new Virginia State Library building
adjoining the east grounds, costing
$22O,0O0, has hall with many rare
old paintings of noted personages in
Virginia history.
Richmond is undoubtedly a city of
fine churches that are usually throng-
ed with worshipers. The streets in
the vicinity of the churches present
an animated scene near the church
hours of service Oh Sunday, as they
are filled with people vending their
way to church. Your correspondent
attended number of historic ones.
Old st. Johns Episcopal Church,
was built in lS4l, and stood where
Patrick Henry made his famous
speech. This is the oldest church
there. An annex was built to it 90
years ago. 1t is frame building and
has the original pulpit and sounding
board that was used when first built.
The baptismal font, taken from an
old church on PEARLS creek, is over
200 years old. There is large grave
yard attached, with many old tomb
Strikes A Rioh Find
Il was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility" writes +. j. Green, of Ian
caster. n. H.. "No remedy helned