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HISTORIC STONE HOUSE — The old stone house along U.S. next year during the Bicentennial rplphratinn ?n j u Route 50, seven miles west of Romney, will be opened for tours Mr. and Mrs. John Henry ParKr ° YOldHouse Grew UpWith Historic Hampshire/rPublic Tends To ForgetConservation Of EnergyROMNEY — Motorists driving by the home occupied by John Henry Parker Jr. and his wife, Mrs. Ruth Harmison Parker, at Junction, W. Va., often do not realize they are driving by a bit of history. Behind the old, massive, strongly constructed home are many interesting.historic factslinked to this part of West Virginia.The old house is known as the Sloah-Parker home and was .constructed in 1790, but the . original owner, Richard Sloan traveled a rocky road from his native Ireland until he and his wife built their home which is about seven miles west of' Romney on U.S. Route 50.Richard Sloan sailed from his home , in Monagan County, ' .Ireland to the new land,• % i » •... America. He booked passage onthe first passenger vessel to sailhere from England following the Revolutionary War. He paid his fare before embarking, but. at the end of the trip, the fare was demanded again.Unable to pay, he was sold to a David Van Horn as an indentured servant. In some way, the chemistry between Sloan and 'Van Horn's daughter seemed to be just right and he ran away with Charlotte Van Horn.The young couple went , to Baltimore. While there, they saw some very fine, fat cattle and inquired from where the cattle had come. Their inquiry revealed that the stock hadoriginated in Hardy County in what Is now the Old Fields, W. Va., area. The young coiipie decided that was the place forthem.So, the journey began and they finally arrived at Romney where they settled down for a period of time. They later moved to the present location of the Stone House and built that home.In that era of our nation's history, building was done slowly and meticulously. The stones were engaged and the laborers who quarried the stone for the house received the fabulous wage of six and’ a fourth cents per day. That was regarded as excellent pay for laborers.The Irish emigrant, Richard Sloan, was a.weaver by tradeCLARKSBURG, W. Va. (UPI)—There has been no apparent sizable trend by the public towards conserving electricity during peak-load periods, Appalachian Power Co.'s executive vice president told a weekend news conference here.“We know there are people who have turned down thethermostats and u/hn arA Irvinoand he and his son’s (he had 10 children) set up six looms at the home place and conducted a very prosperous business there. The Sloan counterpanes (bed spreads) became quite famous and were in great demand.Of the ten children reared at the Stone House, only one, James Slo?n, the tenth child] married. The one to marry was traditionally chosen by lot and James was the lucky(?) one. He married Magdaline Arnold January 6, 1834.Richard Sloan and Charlotte Van Horn Sloan are buried in a family cemetery in sight of the Stone House. Richard was born 1773, died 1837.On December 29, 1854, the Parker brothers! John Peyton, Benjamin and William, bought the old stone home and 900project on the New River at Galax, Va.The state of North Carolina has led opposition to the long-sought project, but Vaughan said of Blue Ridge: “We think this represents the ultimate in efficient production of electricity, and we think the users of electricity in wide section of the country would suffer if it isn’thiiMt ’»acres from the Sloan brothers.Benjamin Parker married Belle Parker and they had two sons, Renick Seymour and John Henry. Renick.died at age 27 and John Henry married Eleanor DuBois Johnson. Eleanor added a frame addition to the house. Upon the death of Eleanor, John Henry Parker married Miss Kate Parker and their son, John Henry Parker Jr. and his wife, are now the occupants.The Parkers have been notified that the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has listed the Stone House in the National Register of Historic Places.The historic and gracious old horrfe will be open for tours during July, 1976, as part Of the Bicentennial Celebration.ficient service, that would also be unpopular.Hollen said Monongahela had received a deluge df complaints, mostly from people on fixed incomes, regarding the rate Increase recently sought by his company.But he said the increase was' needed “to continue reliable service and I think the PSC will
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Cumberland Evening Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Mon, Oct 06, 1975
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