Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-05-03
VIRGINIA STATE news.
Budget of the Latest Happenings
From All Parts.
VIRGINIA MOURNING HER DEAD"
Gaantry of the Cadets of the Military lnst''
tute to Be Commemorated by Beau'iiui
ment.-Democratic State Convention 10
Meet in Norfolk August l4"A Lynehb"rg
Lady's Good Fortune Other News


statue. "Virginia Mourning Her Dead.
which reached Lexington last week, IS
to be placed on the parade grounds OF
the Virginia Military Institute as me-
mortal to the dead and living OF the ne
roic cadet battalion who took part III
the battle OF New Market. May IS. 1901.
The statue has been stored to await the -
raising OF $4,000 necessary to build the
base and cost OF the four bronze tablets,
with the battalion roster thereon. Slr
Moses Ezekiel, who was a member OF
the famous battalion and a Vrglnlan,
donated his work 10 his comrades. The
following extract from letter written
by the artist offering his work to the
committee in charge OF the memorial
describes the statue and indicates OF
the sculptor'S idea OF what 1t is intended
10 express: las orderly sergeant OF
Company C, Virginia Military institute,
| feel it almost a duty to write and say
that if you intend putting up memo
rial to my fallen comrades IN the. Dattle,
hope to be the means OF rendering my
tribute to their memory III the work OF
my hands in my own art. My statue OF
Virginia Mourning Her Dead l nave
kept in plaster all these years--the maIt-
clad female figure is seated mourning
upon a piece of breastwork and her
foot rests upon a broken cannon over
grown with ivy, and she holds a re-
yersed lance in her hands. This statue
in bronze Git placed on the parade
ground) would consider the most ap'
propriate ideal representation OF VIVA!
it is proposed to do. The hackneyeo
shafts and bronze soldiers that have. SO
often been erected have little or nothing
to do with such an object as ours ano
mean nothing
The Democratic State Convention Tor
the nomination OF Governor, Lieuten,,
ant Governor and At.orney-General VII
meet in Norfolk on August IA: ms
was decided by the State Committee at
its meeting in Richmond. This meet
ing was largely attended and brought
together the largest gathering OF party
leaders seen for long time. Inc loo,
bes of the leading hotels were crowded
with friends OF Montague, Swanson
Echols and Marshall the candidates Tor
The nomination for Governor. The ba'
sis of representation OF the Convention
will be one delegate ior every hundred
votes cast for Bryan last year, which
will give a convention OF about I44o'
one OF the largest held in Virginia Tor
many years, if not the largest ever held'
One OF the social events OF the season
in Norfolk was the marriage OF MISS
Eleanor ColviIle Randolph, daughter OF
the Right Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Magill
Randolph and Mr. Theodore Stanford
Garrett son Of Judge and Mrs /. ,.
Garnet which took place in St. PauIS
Protestant Episcopal Church he
ceremony was performed by the rector
Rev. Beverly Tucker. DID,, assisted by
Bishop Randolph The maid OF honor
was Miss Frances Randolph, sister OF
the bride, and Mr. Duncan Fuller, oil
Norfolk, was the best man.
Rev. A. H. Burroughs has signlfsd his
intention of taking leave OF the brlStol
matrimonial mecca, where more than
thousand Virginia runaway couples
have been married during the past ten
years. The notion has grown on the
Darson that the Lord wants him to-
breach. and now, at the age Of 68 years.
he says he will give up the hotel bust
ness and leave the marrying OF runaway
pairs to others enter regularly the
ministry, provided he finds suitable
charge. II he leaves. some other equal
ly accommodating minister will doubt
less take his place.
Mrs. Betty cambridge, who is daugf',,
ter of President Zachary Taylor, and
who Tvs in Winchester with her niece,
Me- C,rob X Wood discovered a man
under her bed few nights ago, Re~
tanning her composure, she Withdrew
from the room and attempted to arouse
her niece. Failing in this, she sum,
moned her servants and pluckily started
to eject the burglar The man. how
ever. ran past her and escaped. The IN
truder was a negro and wore mask
made OF newspaper
The funeral of Hon. John E. Massey
took place at the First Baptist Church
in Charlottesville. 1t was numerouSly
attended
In Portsmouth James Brown, white,
was struck on the head with carpen--
ter's mallet and probably fatally injured
bv George Grown, colored.
Mrs Frances Clair, nee beavers, OF
Fairfax county, aged 90 years, died at
the Alexandria lnhrmary.
F. P. McCurdy, the electric light SD
nerintendent of Buena Vista City, while
IT work was stricken with paralysis.
The Junior American Mechanics gave
an entertainment in FREDERICKSBURG
which was largely attended.