The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
|AMEL|A@ UNVEILS
FINE MONUMENT
Grand. Gathering, l2arade e.
Speaking and E IN
tertainment.
GOV. MONTAGUE
ORATOR OF THE DAY
The Veterans Gather in Large
Numbers and Are Dined and
Entertained BY Daughters Of
the Confederac any ss45
Candidates Are on
Hand. MI
pecial From a STAFF co r. Il Ls.r

COURTHOUSE, VA. july
315.-T his has been a great day for Ama.S
.lu, the greatest day. perhaps, the old NJ
county has seen for a half-century IN.
deed, IL is doubtful If there ever was am
time when as many people were asser1. IA
Sbled at the courthouse or when SUCH q &5
multitude ever had such a good time. isS 4
The occasion was the Y unwilling OF ii
splendid monument to the memory OF "a
the soldiers that this grand old county
furnished to the Confederate army and u.
she furnished her full quota Of as brave
and as daring men rs ever fought under NJ
any flag tina lever waved over the heads III
of brave men, II s I'M Sl a{js
~ The monument unveiled il o-day} sta nda i5s
on the court green, right in he dead IA
center OF Ii broad avenue that leads from iis$
the old county courthouse to the prin ci-sff$
pal street or roadway Of the charming 9! n
at cost OF something over 8, 900 by the
good people Of the county, mainly by the w
women, under the magnificent leadership
of tho members Of 1T Amelia e ia pier,
Daughters of the COME era cy IsS
History Of M onument.
Twenty or more years $50 udge Far lrr:.t sS
jrar, Of this county, / started the scheme
to the memory OF Amelia's brave sol
idlers. For one rea son or anot her his ef.As
forts were bortive.F "a nd then he Vi late IN
General Bradley T. ] ohnson ,indert took.
Sthe2work, but his efforts, too, were OF but
little avail. However, the good n work HI
OF these two n oble Moderate soldiers 5&
did not go for naught. WI
8s3 They aroused # the # God 535t8 We men OF 4
Amelia count II md when did Virgi niaiw -.5
men defta hing and v! fa AL
TO tell Of their forts XXI their struggles
their failures and their successes would
be a very long story too long to II keaa
place In this column at this time. suffice |
II % the result Of their lan labor vas
the unwilling here to-day Of a splendid
monument, IS feet high, made Of Viz -
ginia granite and surrnounted BY q bronze
statue Of a. private Confederate y soldier
No prottier monument to the brave Con-
federate soldier stands anywhere In y tr-- y
glnla. W l3t .9SS$ VI 4AE
E Il A crowd svarously estimated at from +
1900 to 5000 (probably the first figure
II 5nearer correctly witnessed the exercises 4
Incidental to- the unwilling, Governor Mons !
tague delivered the address, at ter
Joseph w. Southall, Il Superintendent OF Z
Public Instruction and commander OF
Amelia Camp onfedernte Veterans. had
made a short speech, giving the history
OF the monument and introducing the a
Governor. * 4 s8 Ak i sf
Iardella's band furnished the music for
the occasion and two companies Of the
Seventeen Regiment. Virginia troops. did &
The military honors, leading the process
sion and firing a salute when the veil &
had been removed from the monument
by ak charming little Amelia country
misses. # ,5 us Il M jss N
Splendid Hospitality.
The village of Amelia turned itself loose
TO entertain the crowds that flocked to-
the unwilling, and old. Virginia hospitality
was on dress parade. a special train from
Richmond carried II to Amelia five car
loads OF people to swell the crowd that v
had already reached there by regular
trains from all Zip and downthe Southern 4
Railway and from all the country round b
about People had come in by all the
usual rural modes Of conveyance from
Amelia, Powhntan, CHESTERFIELD Lunen- d
burg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward coun- N
ties. and excursion trains from both ends
+ of tho railroad unoaded lots Of folks b
from points all the way from Danvflle \
Z to Richmond. i
y r, f. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
and Pickett Camp, Of Richmond; A,#P
Graves Camp. OF Danvllle.g had uniformed #
representatives on the ground, .l 53$
or course, the politicians did not fau
to be there In person or by representa- =
tives, and there was a power OF hand. "
shaking in one way and another.
Among the candidates now prominent
before the people, and who was present.
were Hon, J, Aston Cnuell' caha'oa a,ta
for Lieutenant Governor, who sat on the
Speakers stand With Hon. ], Taylor Ely
son, his competitor. Mr.. Ellyson n was s
arrayed In his old veterans uniform OF
gray. Judge Williams and Major Ander- &
son. candidates for Attorney G en- ral, tt
also sat side by side onthe stand. MT.
Swanson took a seat all to himself IN &
one corner on the stapd, ana nav ~. ~
MAY a lone hand, as neither Ca ptaln
Willard or Judge Mann were present.
senator Martin was on the grounds. put
did not get to the stand. He mlngleS
all about with the people, however, ana 81
shook hands to beat the band
The early morning train from Rlch-
mond carried large number OF peoplo
to tho village Of Amelia ana so afu .N' 4
trains from other points on the ROAD,
MI these were only u patching TO the
crowds that were unloaded from the puk
rins. carriages, wagons, carryalls aH1 :. M
other rural vehicles that came troM -
tho surrounding country #
The Military.
The military contingent, composed OK @
tun lnompanies of the SeYeHtleth 1tsRlslg$
ment Company -, Captain Az Miller.
ana Company G, Captain sklpwith,g about
a'su MN il, all. came up Friday after-
a .,aan an Conductor Rudds mud scow.''
n 'uS' they he. got stuck in Inc mud g mile
or more from the village and had =, e si
~ ,,arrh to camp regardless Of railroads
a'a orders from headquarters. They got 5
hars though, in tlme for supper and
nant into camp on the outskirts Of the Y
,,,ilape at ~ reasonable hour,
- ~, - ,,,r,tna - tha Village WAS 2xGc ~ N