The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-19
miscellaneous.
For tie EgiS d MteRigencey.
HOMES ON DEER CREEK.
By W. STUMP FoRwooD, VI D., or DARLING
TON. Nd.

TON. A,n.
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No. 3.
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Ray deep-mouth'd welcome ns We. draw m"n,
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E.rnnstlv desir;pr th,t ,lI nf nnreto,rncnt.
shall he rs accurate ne nossihc even mon
minor noiu,a we found il necessary in am
second nonnr tn cnrrrct an nrrn, If ,,,,,;,.:,,,
~, tho ,.,i Of tho ,,,.into ,,,li,L oo,,,,.oI 4,
tho trst Iat,,,. and n,',,. il, tmr,, tai,ao,,
cns;n,, io roctf,, o orrn ,,f a,,,,, ,,,
own mart Which WINS inodvr,tcntI,, made IN
the saron1 nnner VIZ. .Adini,,in6 thc Po,'
less nronerIv and we h,licyr fnrmrrIv , nn,.
tio, of if is the HARMONY Church lot - 4
friend has drawn nnr ,itention to the fact
thot tl,a cburnh LOT woe NOT a nnrtion Of tha
RovIess nrcnertv. INT thot il LelnnmeI 70 md
yras dopotad Nv the late Penianin Silrnr
senior for church nmnoses Aithomgh cmito
n vonth ot the lime we do now distinrtlv 10.
memhcr thot sucL wac thn fact Ma suIioc,
| woe much discussed in our community ot thc
| tin,o thn nrortion of thc orir;noi ch,,;cI y,n,,
in nontcmn,ation. and wn Inli"re tI,ni i, oL
Mtion tn the nrnsentotion or Tho hn,ntir,,l
ground Mr. silver ,lenm,tnriallv oidcI in thn
erection of the church We remember also
th,t Mr. Silver's liheralitv in This connection
was mncn commended ,m3 wnr,,,i, .,;,;,,,;.i,i
NV his n,imcrons friends thronrhnntr thc snr.
r1undinr nnirhhorhooI II IL on,;nontIv fl -
tin~ thnt this record should he corrnrtlv made
oenecioIlv Gnr the information of those wLo
win come after nc
Mr. GiIv"r's mmrto1 ror,oi,e ,coe o,o or t,o
fret r. ,yo rou,onhnr o,;rLt tn find lie lns,
nstirrnloca in tho now I7roy,e,vorJ and '',,
dor tie shadow If the church where 50 many
| NJ bie immediate and rcmnto kindrod LoI.o
since hccn loid
sTIyERToN.
| 5,....,.,:. s,,.. 49,, ~ - .,.. Al .
SohIllulhS our lahiplcS among Sonlcoi inc
| Homes That occupy and ornament the vale OF
orr loved Deer CreeE the next nroperty that
comes in rotation with the one last described
is "Silverton," the picturesque and beautiful
residence of our longtime and much esteemed
friend and fellow craft, Dr. S. B. Silver. "Sil-
verton" stands like watch-tower on the HILL
the sentinel for the entire surrounding coun-
| try 1t occupies higher location than any
dwelling of large proportions in the vicinity
on the south side of the creek and oyerlooks
| some of the finest country "that Ger the sun
shone on
The view from Silverton not only compre-
hends the magnificent Deer Creek valley,
where careful and educated farming have pro
duced the most abundant yield, but in the UNI
fodingN of Natures grand panorama, fine
views can be obtained of York and Lancas-
ter counties, in Pennsylvania also of Cecil
and we believe, partial view of Kent coun-
ty, Maryland, beyond the beautiful Chesa-
peake. Gazing from this and from other
high positions in the vicinity, over the vcrdant
hills and fertile vallies ofthe noble Deer Creek,
the words of rapture expressed by the great
poet upon his first beholdlng the fair Andalu-
sian wales of Spain, have oft and oft again
arisen in our thoughts of the grand and beau
tiful:
"Oh, Christ it is goodly sight to see
What Heaven hath done for this delicious land
"ndt irGl nad 1t Iagte pS Sh on h GEery PnG
e0' HBgIon.
"Silverton" is constructed of choice and So
| looted stone nnder the careful direction of its
,,ro.ont o,ynor ond ,,nitoo tho beautiful viii,
om "n1' ~ ''' S,'i,i w
| the substantial and durable NotWithstand-
| ing its high and exposed location to the winds
OF the North, the walls OF Il, Silverloh VIII en-
dure for centuries, and VIII remain as a mon
ument to the care ana lorethought OF INN UNI
der whose supervision 1t was erected
we 40 not remember 'he exact year III
which Sllverton was bullt, Du' DcleVe IL dates
back twenty-one or twenty-five years. Inc
door ana WINDOW slliS ana llhlelS' are OF mas
sive granite from the quarrlesa Port Deposit,
and are all beautifully dressed, the corners,
and the greater part OF the stoncm the 'front.',
are also OF the same handsome granite
A wide yerandah with substantial pillars,
adorns the front OF the dwelling, over which
an uncovered observatory forms the roof,
which is entered by door from the upper
hallway. This, apart from the charming
scenery already referred to as visible from this
point, is delightfully."- cool and pleasant place
| to occupy upon warm summer afternoon,
while the sun is declining upon the opposite
side of the building. From this observatory,
with the aid OF n llcld-glass, the finest view
can be obtained OF the falresl portion OF the
Deer Creek hills and OF The many line farms
and farm buildings beyond, in the direction OF
Darlington This scene Is OF the Kind that
was in the mind OF the poet
"Scenes must be beautiful which daily vicw'd
Please daily ana mho &C. novGt US Survives r ives,
''''s "'''" '''''' f0miri's IasE.
Tho ho.viIv hooded dormcr winlovs and
,ha C, ,,rn;cct;nr caves az thc roof ~ tho
'';,im,r arg q, ril,ipm and vnry ntfnc,i,o IN thn
,''ao 81 ,ta hnhnl1ar md DIVA tho Lu;Idinn ~
80 ti,,ohod and o,nomcnio ionnooroncn ti1om
ot ,,snI,, found IN tn Of
,'" Evnrv mort nf tho "tuct,a hos honn
h,iit viii, sneciaI rcgord ~ dnrobility and
beauty W. iN' '''>'
Th9 doctor wos omonp the ,st of bic
hrothorc in tho bnilding If their houses and
-; ,I'n ,',ndon;r~ Of LIZ ho aonoors 10 I ",','
nomhinnd oil Of The GOOD no;nts that lhnv hod
odnntad and added othcr imnrovcn,onts
o;tIpr ,,sof,i or ornon,ontoi witch lo,er nyno'
r;ence and observation bod SUGGESTED
The Grounds snrronndinn are mite in kcen-
;rr with mo dwell;n~ 4 snlandd and snp
ni6us lawn consisting of siY nr e;ght acres
clones arandl, down IN tho nublic road in
Font i;,sn ch.rn,inr i,ndscnno maintod h,, tn
hand of a n,nStor RnnntifnI eynrnroon ire .m,
.no,,,ls To- tlo ',,, VII, 81
SiouPe, wv 'ho IA" wy" , , uiieii ulia''tiiS