The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-14
FROM FIRE
WHEN TWO DAYS OLD

Like so many other houses OF Tia.
glish aristocracy. that OF Lord Grove
had It's origin in trade. No industry Is
older than the manufacture OF cloth.
ana throughout the greater part OF tho
eighteenth century. the cloth trade OF
Wakefield. one OF the most pro- porous
England. was something very much
akin to a monopoly. namely. that OF tho
Mines. HailinS originally from Derby
shire. they had been settled at Wake
field since 1870, and by degrees becnma
allied through marriages to many OF tho
houses OF the untitled aud titled arts
tocracy OF Yorkshire. or this Milne
family. Lord Gre &c is now ,hc chief.
cawdor's new Tlane, who through
the death OF his father. succeeds AZ
lhird carl OF. that Tx. 10 his honora
aud estates. has hitherto been known
as Viacount Emlyn. ran for Parliament
three years without success, and aa
captain OF the Carmar,nen militia
artillery. saw some service during the
Boer War lie Is married to Joan
JhynEc, n daughter OF the receiver
general TO tho Dean and Chapter Of
, Wes,n,inster. and member Of that
of Bath IS the chief
lie becomes through his fathers
death the owner OF Cawdor ic
at Marin. In scotland. where Macbeth
Duncan. while the memorable meeting
OF tho Thane OF Cawdor with the three
witches. took place on the blasted
meath In the close vicinity Of the cas-
tie. The latter is q gloomy pile, the
| grim md massive fortress strongly
suggesting by it's gaunt and mena cling
ASPECT. the fierce and troublous timea
which Shakespeare has pictured in his
chamber OF the castle tower visitors
are still shown the spot where the
silver skin" OF King Duncan was
laced with his golden blood" 1t may
- cd hts yI-l 0f 0xy al. s{x,,> 1
| MA cbcth." Thane Of Cawdor, on be-
coming King OF Scotland through the
murder Of Duncan, resigned the rhane-
ship Of Cawdor 10 the Caders
In the fftecnth century tho wild
Canpbells Of Argyll" carried Off MuricI
Calder, the infant heiress OF Cawdor
castle, and when she grew UP. they
fourth son OF that chieftain. the Mac
Callum Moore. When Mnricl Calder was
carried off by the Campbells as child
a piece OF her finger was bitten off by
her nurse in order to insure her vr-
tual Identification. Gurionsly enough.
there are still very large number OF
peasants employed and residing on the
name OF Calder This Is ascribed to tho
fact that after the abduction of Muriei,
the Camphells reduced tile members az
her clan TO The position Of serfs. Since
been Muriel in the family Of the
| Campbell Lords OF Cawdor. the Camp
bells constituting a branch of that
historic house OF which the Duke OF
Argyll is the chief
a feature Of Cawdor Castle is the
historic hawthorn. 1t seems that thu
original Thane Of Cawdor was directed
in dream to load an ass with rold.
turn 1t loose, and build the castle where
1T stopped to rest. The donkey halted
beneath Il hawthorn tree. around which
the castle tower was accordingly
| erected. and the venerable trunk is still
to be seen In the dungeon tower. It's
roots spreading out beneath--the floor,
and It's trunk penetrating through the
stone vaulting above. Against the wall
in this same dungeon is the ancient
IRON bound oak chest which contained
the. gold loaded on the donkey's back,
and which was used to build the cas-
tic. Each year tho Earl OF Cawdor OF
ms day assemblies his guests around
the old tree in the tower dungeon to
drink TO the Health of the Hawthorn
lin other words. prosperity to the
Fhanc OF Cawdor .
! Copyright. 1911, by tho Brentwood
Company