Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-13
EXHIBITS AT JAMESTOWN
State Building Contains Many
Eunique Oddities.
WE BEAT ALL OTHER STATES
In Things That Are of Interest to the
stranaer-Exhibit Has Already
Become Famous at the Fair.

Stranaer-ENhibit Has Already
Become Famous at the Fair.
Norfolk, Va, July 11.--lt IS rather
interesting verdict that West vir-
ginia in her state building at the
jamestown exposition presents more
things OF interest to the stranger
than do any OF the other state build
ings
IN building itself is rather pre-
tenrious, one entering into recep-
ton room Of green wicker furnishings
and the walls hung with portraits
Facing the door is model OF the
Blennerhasset mansion, which stood
on the island in the Ohio river about
three miles below Parkersburg
Erected in 1899, by direction OF Mr..
| Green, an architect OF Lancaster, Pa.
with Colonel Joseph Parker, OF Mari
eta, for contractor, the structure cost
well nigh 100000 II was badly dam
aged by Wood county troops in 1906,
and destroyed by fire in 1912. Its
builder wished TO excel any private
building west of the mountains and
looked enither to economy or sim
plicity. The building rose majestical-
ly spreading It's wings so as 10 show
from a distance. - \ ~
To right and left Of this central lob
by, with its Blennerhassett house is
reception room with crate fire burn
ing merrily. Behind one of these
chambers the gentlemen about table
Indicate an office.
Paintings here are of interest. One.
of brook in the woods. by Miss H.
Tudor, is labelled jamestown" An.
oher room holds old muster rolls
The pictures here, however, are not
all up yet, nor is the furniture all
placed
The only picture of Dickens on
the ocean extant is here, this by Dis
de-Barr, the designer OF the West vir-
gnia state seal, who came over with
The novelist on the ship. The picture
shows the novelist in large cap and
with a great REFER about his neck,
as well as wearing brown coat that
hangs down over blue trousers, much
as an emigrant would The picture OF
the author, with bushy. brown hair.
standing by the rail, with two gulls
circling around about catches many
an eye. II is from the capital annex
at Charleston.
/ A fine painting likewise by Dis.de-
Barr, The Deer Lick" OF some deer
!. in a grove. rather too dark, hangs
close by, together with several old
1 portraits.
A portrait OF Dr. N. p Hale, late o.
Charleston, the author OF "Trans-Al
legheny Picture is made interesting
by the fact that he laid the first brick
pavement in the United States---this
at Charleston
On the upper floor cases and the
NIKE are not yet In position, and the
pictures are piled in masses. From
the state archives Of history there Is
shown a queer mirror with picture
of an old painted house on an island,
In a circular river or pond that is
unique.
Cases OF Indian relics, queer toma.
l bc
the handle OF a hollow tube connect
Ing with a pipe-bowl at one end, are
shown; Alaskan relics, amons others
lady's glove for fair weather OF skin,
but with the hair remaining between
the fingers, and long gloves possibly
the ancestors OF our present ones, OF
heavy red-brown skin and broad as
trousers legg, are in the collection.