Botetourt Memory

Buchanan Community News May 19, 1904

Item

Title

Buchanan Community News May 19, 1904

Date

1904-05-19

Description

A newspaper article of Buchanan community news, which reads,

"BUCHANAN.

Mr. Edward Thompson died here at the residence of his brother Mr. J. B. Thompson at 4:30 o'clock last Monday morning. He had been in declining health for some time. His remains were today taken to and peacefully laid to rest in the cemetery at High Bridge church. Messrs. E. B. Shirkey, H. M. Swartz, Wm. Skidmore, I. N. Bryant, Wm. Harvey and T. A. Cross accompanied the remains as pall bearers. The stricken ones have the sympathy of their many friends.

A graphophone entertainment by a one arm old confederate, from Roanoke, but a Botetourt boy, was held in the Town Hall, Wednesday night, for the benefit of the County Monument Association.

The Botetourt Artillery Monument here is now inclosed, [sic] after many drawbacks with a neat iron fence and the ground around it, the monument, covered with a nice green sod making it as pretty a spot as you will find in a day's march. When you and your people visit our town call and look at it.

The new bank building is forging ahead to completion.

Mr. Rogers, C. and O. section boss, has moved into the new residence next to the Hyde Furniture store, erected by our progressive townsman U. H. Hyde.

Mr. E. A. Hyde is now confined to his room at the residence of his mother with a spell of inflammatory rheumatism. His friends hope that his illness will be of short duration.

Though is continues somewhat cool especially the nights and mornings, yet the gardens are doing fairly well.

Oh! that the county monument could be finished up at an early date in a manner becoming the great county of Botetourt. It is a shame for it to be on hand so long. W.

Creator

W

Format

image/jpeg

Subject

Buchanan

Type

Text

Publisher

The Fincastle Herald

Coverage

Buchanan, Botetourt County

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Buchanan-5-19-1904