The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-11-01
Relic from ApPomattox.

Another relic of double histor-
ical value and that money could
not buy, is a pair of Dresden
China Vases, dating back to the
time of the Roman Surrender
and that decorated a mantle
piece of the home of Major W. M.
C. Lean in the parlor where the
terms IF surrender were agreed
upon between Gen'l. U. S. Grant
and Gen.1 Robt. E. Lee. They
were silent Witnesses to the
crushing of the hopes of the
Southern Confederacy. They
witnessed magnanimous act
of Gen'l. Grant, who refused
the sword of General Lee,
but took rather the hand of
his old comrade at West Point, a
man who the South revered and
the North admired for his
bravery and here the two Cen
erals renewed their friendship
and paved the way for the union
of hearts between the two great
sections of the county that
should cement forever the broth
erhood of men, the greatest the
world has ever produced.
The sofa upon which the two
great generals sat while dis
cussing the terms of the sur
render is owned by Mrs. n. E.
Spilman, of Spilman, and it is
hoped Mrs. Spilman who too is a
member of the D. A. L. will
lend the priceless treasure for
the occasion.
Both Mrs. Spilman and Mrs.
Tyler are daughters of Major
Vim. Mclean.
There are many most beauti-
full things being offered every
day.
Capt. VIM. Hughes contri-
butes to the Gen. R. E. Lee
collection a splendid portrait of
Gen. Robt. E. Lee. Mrs.
Stephen Capehart contributes a
rare picture of Gen. Lee and the
Misses Thomas contribute a
portrait to t he Lee collection.
Mr.. Will Hughes will contri-
butte a Robert E. Lee portrait.
tbs hoped that the collection will
be made most complete. If you
have a good portrait of any
of the Generals participating
on either side of the great civil
struggle, you are urged to con-
tribute it.
Mr.. E. ]. Someryi1le will loan
very fine copy of Gen. Grant.
Capt. VIM. Hughes contri-
butesa fine copy of Stonewall
Jackson a collection of deguereo-
types and an old newspaper.
Mrs. ]. M. Boland has a
piece in China from which Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and Jay
Gould have been served. She
will loan beside an exquisite
hand carved ivory card case
made of china. Dainty old en-
broidery and deguereotype and
DIR. Boland will loan a volume
containing the Lords Prayer in
so different languages.
Mrs. Marie Shank, daughter
of the late John Fowler, at Lock
Eleven will contribute a china
pitcher of quaint design 800
years old, pair of vases 100 years
old, blue platter over 100 years
old, German Bible los years old
and other old time and inter
esting things.
Mrs. C. E. McCul1och will con-
tribute to the collection.
Mrs. Kate Sterritt and her
daughter will lend a beautiful
white crepe shawl embroidered
in Japanese designs. Original
deeds to lands along the Kama
VIVA. Old china, silver, glass,
cand1esticks and wearing APPAREL.
Mrs. Mason Long and Mrs.
Kate Long of Beech Hill, will
lend a beautiful china collection
and other things of interest.
Mrs. ]. w. Long and daugh-
ter will send their collection in
hair cloth turks 200 years old
that will be filled with china,
pictures and other articles of
interest.
Mrs. S. ]. Baum contributes
platter 100 years old, beautiful