Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-22
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t'pe'iai 10 Inc Times Dispatch
BEDFORD. VA, May ai.-''The
Shadow OF the Mighty Peaks" a his
'orical pageant Of Bedford County
was presented on tho ground, Of Tho
Elks' National Home here lasting
about three hours.
The pageant opened with "A nnuri.h
from the orchestra. and as m. las,
notes OF the music were heard, tho
notes ~ 'runphet sounded from n
nearby woods and tho Herald an
'e"'ch on horseback. J. J.. Borden
hs herald was dressed in white and
gold and the ,rappings of his horse
were hin" He carried banner on
which was c:'blazoncd tho coat of
arms OF the Duke Of Bedford
WIN tho clear notes Of Tho Blue
hinE" Mountains Of Virginia" by the
orchestra. tho spirit Of tho Noun
tains. Miss Peggy I.nvindsr. APP
pcHf"d. This spirit 1.-the and grace
'ni clad in green and yelled IN blue.
vas accompanied by n group OF white
rhh"d spirits. with color.d srarfs
The 'sp!rl, Of bedford. tho queen Of
me pageant Miss PcGgie ballard.
~as thon led on the stage. and with
hHr maids. Misses PrRRin scott. Mabel
Mcchec. Frances Murreil. Jane Me.
'anIcy. Cleo X QUisenberry, Gus
Marion kahler Eunice I.ogwnod and
katherine Mcdaniel was seated ,n a
IA !snh dais
IndInn Chiefs Follow.
The tom-tom from the orchestra
h"ra!dcd approach ola company 81 In
dams. and their chief. y " Fair
bHnlf do yri Leo =
white men who appeared. They also
presented them with a large otter.
which IN" white men supposed had
h""n caught I'm a nciEhhoring stream
ana from 'hat day the stream has
h""n called otter aud tho twin pcaks
AZ tho foot ~ which Is the Sourc. ~
mis- stream arc the Peaks Of outer.
mere war touching Indian
scene. the story 81 whioh has been
preserved In the traditions Of Goose
creek and handed down by tho eariy
settlers ~ tina, section. There va,
IN" drawing ~ lots for tho nrs,
county scat. Srw London. In i757
Thos" taking part in this scene VIII,
were linral descendants ~ those
characters represented. were ! cal.
laway Brown, W. II. Phelps. James +
Hlamirc. J. y. Early, and Mis-. EmnS
Talbot
b~oNlbflonnry scenes.
In a Revolutionary scene the death
OF General Andrew Lewis. wh'ct
took place In this county, was men.
toned. This scene. as portrayed
took place at the home o! Cap,alr
Thomas Euford. and the followInl
members OF the Ruford family ,ooi
part: Mrs. Glen Hopkins. Miss Bell.
Bu'ord. Miss Lucy Rwford. Miss Mar,
oliver and stuart Buford Marvi,
Dool"y also represented an ancestor
Thomas Dooley.
Then there was tn. changing Of tn,
courthouse from New London I,
Liberty in 1852 and a scene Ia I,
around Poplar Forest. the summe
home OF Jefferson Davis. in thi
county. Thomas jefferson was rem
resented by Malcolm GRIM and tn
following are descendants Of promi
nent figures in the episodes Jus
named +. c. Burks. 4 ]. Cooper. r
T.. White. 9. W. wharton. DR. A. n
Claytor @. W. Bond and Franz
Mitchell.
int~-NVar Marriage.
marriage just before the WA
Betwcrn the states furnished ma
'er!al for scene in which. beside!
the bride and groom, represented b,
MISS Lucille Burroughs and q c
tucker, Jr., there wore sixteen wall,
ers and large number Of relative.
and friends. AS the story goes, IN,
bridegrorm WAS called just after IN.
cere emory 10 answer the call 10 arm.
and leave his bride TO answer hi:
call 10 duty 10 the South in her strug
gle.
The part that Bedford Count,
played % nohly in the world war /,
not forgotten and To martial strair
khakI -clAd hand Of stalwart YnunI