The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-26
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UNVEILED TN
One Of the LeaciI leI
Of the Confs
is Remeim5
BY LoCAL DAUGEIIER 5
Program Of SpeecH7
and Tribute Paying i
Carried Ont.

Carried Out.
With appropriate ceral6aIe ~ -
were attended BY lares tlsd
an elegant bronze tablet
the birthplace site Of thS noted 81
federate general, Thonas q to1
waI'') Jackson. was unveiled "a
day afternoon and Crosses Eiono
were bestowed upon stxteer
ans of the Confederate Army
Stonewall jackson ChapteFs phit
Daughters of the lConfed6 aey q
clarksburg.
The tablet was unveiled BY Ag1tee
GTlmer weston. little son oe No ana
Mrs. Gilmer weston, OF caFlIto icoust,
In the absence OF Miss Isabel AFnelea
of Buckhannon, granduiece OF Gsn-
eral Jackson. who was uuas5le to come
to clarksburg owing to the death oe
her granddaughter, Mrs. Laura ?. 49,
mold, Sunday at Buclsh4rpQn. IT..
Arnold was a ulster OF General Jaels-
SON.
The unwilling took place late 'ilt
the afternoon in front OF the Dqyid
Davidson business block on
Main street. the tablet having y a
placed upon the front brick
Upon this site stood the little Ieg
cabin where General JaSkgon
born.
Preceding the unwilling, o.ercl
were held in tho couft house.
dresses were delivered Or JudG -
fnond AIasrwetI, OF
James Power snt4th, of clllp9
Va, the only survfvtns tneEp
General Jaeksonss army star.
ney Edward @. smith, OF Clarlz bur .
and Attorney James Robins
also OF the city, mem 5et 'of ms
Virginia ETouse OF FeteEnte
The court room was CROW % s e
IT'S utmost capacity ana several ht.ts-
dred persons turned back Gt
doors because they could not gain ~
rnittanca. schools OF the city
dismissed for the occasion and tl4
presence OF hundreds OF slchool 81 y
dreu also swelIed the crowd 70 lar
proportions than was Hnticipl
The members OF stonewalI -JaelIss
chapter occupied seats 70 the
of the speakerS bench. music -
included many 'fDIxieIand" tunes, -
well as national airs, WAS played
the cadeDza orchestra on,stlle. opp
site side of the room. GIearty ap-
pIause greeted the playing OF ''Wey
Down South in Dixie,
After music by the oreheg eras
Rev. James e. Bird, Of the. Ftg9t
Methodist Episcopal church, deIiyOrtd
an Invocation, Judge Haymot
maxwell, the first speaker introduceo,
told OF the political theories concern.
ing state rights and secession that
prevailed prior to the Civil war. apd
pointed out that this great strife N.g
a political MISUNDERSTANDING betWequ
brothers.
DR. smith followed with intereasiHg
personal "reminiscences Of GeneEel
Jackson.
with the ritual OF the order, The
omcers OF the Chapter then foFpaliy
bestowed Crosses OF EEonor upon TIE
following Confederate yeteFahs:
silas Dawson. w. II. Hillary. F.,.
Mdck. r. H. Patterson, w ]. Shatr
G. p. Strives. Enoch Castor, PHif-
Gus queen. Joseph B. RobinEon. NpF-
val G. Patton. E.-W. smith, EMPTY
Cough, Rush w. Golden, Scott qpt-
den, F. *. Golden and a. J, Bfegp'
The secretary announced that other
crosses OF nohOt' "it--S. ii3s35i
been received, would be conferred st
a future date upon veterans. ne
widow OF a veteran and two song spe
veterans, namely:
Mrs. Nancy z. Finley (widol ~
David Poe. John R. KING the Rev
w. C. Leech. w, 2. FQurnt9h. O. g.
Moss, w. H. Houghtpn. ". h Hpls
w. H. AhSClaIn, J. M, MSclafn. Jafat
49,. w H Rear o. "A . iEcE1oy, Dr.
John T. Hum. g. w. Pawgou, gsf..ss
castor. the Rev. P.'GI. Murray. Cyrus
3. King. w. H. craig, WILLIAM sHaltil,
az. craig, r.. D. L51Ftys ef;dgy g
smith. Cson); Edgar Graham ciai1A-
mon, Cson); Edward Bryan Tenpler
man. Cson>.
nITTIr EnUnHI