The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-14
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Leaving Ghariot tearYg-fI1s We pass
through Nelson county formed In
1902 from + I Amherst COUNTY
the county seat. where
Judge Loving killed an admirer 5of his
daughter for giving the daughter.
whtskey. For this incident the Judge
was tried and acquitted. This hap
pened about five years aga. IT raised
great excitemen I'm the county and
!eVerybody took sides Tor and against
Judge Loving. ~ N
formed from ALTERNATE in 1851
color and very roductfye. We ar
rive at Lynch burg. The road has
been fairly good.
City OF Lynchburg.
Lynchburg is in Campbell county
and is the seat OF governments for
Campbell county. formed from Bed
i ford county In 1854. The county was
named In honor OF General William
Campbell. an officer IN the Revolu-
tionary war.
Lynchburg is a city. OF $4,000. The
town was established in 786 and
named for the founder, John Lynch.
who owned q ferry across James
river at that point.
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built in Lynchburg. The first
Sabbath school was formed in the
church thatswas formed IN the state
of Virginia. in the year Is e.
TheHcity stands on the south bank
OF the James river on very steep
ground, aas steep il not more SO, than
our city of Grafton. It Is a division
station on the main line OF the Nor
folk and Western railroad, and also
OF the James river division of: the
chesapeake and Ohio railroad Much
business is done here. Lynchburg IS
one OF the greatest tobacco nargets in
Virginia, and has several tobacco fac
tories, and several. shoe factories.
Lynch Law.
Colonel Charles Lynch. a brother
OF the founder ofsLynchburg. was an
officer in the American Revolution
At that time the country was very
thinly settled. and infested by law
less band Of Tories and desperad
The necessity OF the case involved
desperate measures and Col. Lynch.
then leading Wing. apprehended
and had them punished without any
superhuous legal ceremony. Hence
the origin of the term Lynch Law
This practice of lynching continued
years afterthe war, and was applied
to many cases OF mere suspicion oI
guilt, which could not be regularly
proven. In 1872, says Wirts life ., Of
Henry, there were many suits on the
south side OF the James river, for in
f1ictipg lynch law.
A battle took place near Lynch
burg on June II, 1864, between Gen
eral Hunter or the United States
army and Geenral Jubal Early. OF
the Confederate States army. Cen
eral Hunter was defeated and re-
treated by way Of Salem and
Through the mountains to Charleston.
! w. Va. Hunters command suffered
greatly for want of something to eat:
ian Lymer, or Clarkshurg can tell
some humorous things that happen
ed On the retreat. When the army
arrived at The ohio river the water
was so low. that with much delay
and dif1culty they arrived atParkers-
burg. where they were loaded on gon-
dolas and went to the defense OF
Washington City, where General
Early was menacing the city.
"A singular thing happened at the
battle of Lynchburg. and the only
l;timei In the war that we ever, heard
OF it happening. A shell fired from
one OF General Hunters guns entered
the nuzzle of one Of General Early's
cannon. exploded. burst the cannon
from muzzle to breech and killed one
Of the artillery men standing by the
cannon.
West Virginia boys We're in the
battle on either side.
General Hunters raid and battle
l.of Lynchburg ended thesear r e T T
lGensrad Hunter.
Lynchburg was the home Of Cen
Iieral Early Senator Daniels was q
resident of the place.
"A Patrick Henry Speech.
We leave Lynchburg over the Sa.
lem turnpike, splendid road, and
before railroads were built, the great
thoroughfare to the South, West and
Tennessee. Eleven miles out stands
London, once; a county seat OF Bed
ford county. Here Patrick Henry.
1.-THE! first governor OF Virginia. made
one Of his celebrated speeches. The
patents for much land in 1ar-
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