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IE.* tfh fu.M$ fytiuip *NVh’o.“The Bower. the old borne ol the Dau-j dridp*, iu Jefferson county, was destroyed by nre on Sunday last To u, and to the• many friends and relatives of ibe owners do these wonls mean mure* than the ordinary chronicling of -uch au event, fu the years1 before the war the flower fit the youth of i this end of the Valley of Virginia used to1 gather ivithin iu hospitable walla—the Cookes, Kennedys, Wasbirigtous, Turtle*!*,I Leudleton**, Boyds Tuckers, Hunters, and tunny «»t!»lt;. r*. made this old Virginia home their gathering place. Many of these have* paaacd away, yet die* fear left still love to talk of the time* at “The Bower/' It seems to u\ though ot a younger generation, we J have beard so much of these old tales that; we t*K» know the old place in the olden ; times. *tlo hunting trip* from and to j “The* Bower’* along the Opequon, of old j “Kolia*’ “Vanua” and “Music; ol the J gathering of the ciau as they would start for ^ Princeton: at the numerous friends and re I-1 utivr* who wotil 1 come to spend a few days j and stay the summer through; of old aunt! ••Nancy. the cook, great scot! what a good j one »be must ha;* been, A lhou*;uiu and lt;one incidents of those pleasure-loving days , come t* nt .lt; \\x remember the sweetness j• : ..... tailoring* there. The mere moo- [ tiouing of this disaster wilt bring to many a reader of this paper a host of half forgotten memories of the dear old place and its kindly, gentle, hospitable owners. In thejBaltimore twr- w of a few days ago, no-ticiug the ILitructiou of this homestead it I said the name of the owner was Alexander Stephen Lhtndridge. Mis uame ir Adam j Stephen and it gives us infinite pleasure to say he is -till alive at the good old age of 7S , year*. In many -nates of the I 'nion and to many on the other wide of the .vecan will the news of the burning of this old home cause ft cling* of deep regret. We have seen more j stately homves, but »c know of none around |, which clu-tercd more the memories of what1 was best iu ye olden time than did around j this place ou the bank'- of the Opequou.— j A few ; • sr- after the war the property passed iuto the bands of Mr. Lemuel Daudridgc, |5 who married a Miss Lawrence, of Long Is-1 land. They improved and enlarged the ’ j properly. Tlu !o?o was heavy and i» about , half covered with insurance.
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Virginia Free Press
Charlestown, Rhode Island, US
Wed, Mar 23, 1892
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