New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-10
THE HOME or WEBSTER.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CENTENNIAL cEIEBRA
TIoX THIS wEEK-MARsHFIELD IN WEBSTER

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRA-
TIoY THIS wEEK-MARsHFIELD IN wEBsIERS
LIFETIME.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
BOsTON, Oct 9.-The exercises in cOnnec-
ton with the Webster Centennial Will begin on Wednes-
day when President Arthur will be received in this city
ON that day he will review the troops secc Oh for his
escort and will hold an afternoon reception at Fanem
Hail. and fu-dress reception at the Brunswick
Hotel in the evening. Thursday morning the Pres
ldent Will 90 to Marshfeld the guest OF the
Webster Historical Society. After dinner at MarSh1eid
the exercises the tent will be opened by a
speech from Governor John ID. Long President
Arthur will then be introduced. a-d a speech
ia expected from him stillman y. Allen VIII
read Webster's famous 9th OF March speech" de-
lyered before President FlmOre's Cabinet when Dir.
Webster Secretary of State. This speech, con-
demned at the time by the President as bearing too
heavily upon the South. is relied upon as
a complete vindicatOn of the statesmans wisdom
and faIsightedness Governor Bel, OF New
Hampshire, will respond for the five New England
Governors and other addresses will be made by gentle
men representing the Judiciary the bar the merchants
and The Massachusetts, delegation in Conaress.
Marshdeld was prominently the home of Daniel
Webster and picture of his house and farm cannot fail
to be interesting this time When he first looked upon
the town was as sqrscy settled hamlet the most
retiring citizen could desire Close down by the sea
shore In 1924 on the Thomas farm stood the old home
stead of Captain Thomas, Of Revolutionary fame. The
house and farm the latter combined from those OF the
Royalist Thomas ana WinslOw, charmed MI
Webster and in 1927 he bought the place The estate
consisted of some 1000 of undulaiing, marshy
land and under his 1t to be Que of the best
farms IN New Engand There he gratihed his taste for
and manifested his knowledge Of the science OF agrc
ture The man who taught Benton manners, Calhoun
logic Hayne power of Massachusetts oraory and The
entire South the supreme authority OF the Federal COnst
tutinu he County
tho value Of kep, sefweed ana menhaden hsh rs
Fertilizers and furnished of tue funds for budng
a ROAD tnat they might Ice easily obtained
the sea drawn from the beach until
Webster set the example. He was also IN
srumental in cutivating among his nelghD0fs aste
for better houses Than they had Deen accustomed
TO- /. been said that II the town OF MaIsuhed has
given webster @3OOOO, Tue lhnaDlthts Noud nave re
ceived far than an adeque recompcnse In The OK
traordinary stimulus which nc gave TO agriculture II
farm wes well stocked with me cattle, horsts
and poultry, aud his flower garden covered more
than an From seed planted by his own hand ne
had IN 1852 raised more man 1000? trees TO lur
growth. The estate admirably laid out, the walks,
Where they should be- Near house three lakes,
fed by the parost OF spnngs In the centre Of the
which ne domestIcated flock Of wild geese.
Upon the estate there were III Mr. WebsteTs time
the mansion built IN IVA and the newer portions
had than doubled It's original size and completely
. beautiful lawn, completely grded by piazza. on
including moor the Gothic Day ArGe
OF yrtu abounded throughout the house,
and the results OF wOmanly ase were everywhere man
iiest There PORTRAITS OF Webster by Stuart and
Healy OF Lord AshDurtOn, one Of Judge story ny
Harding and portraits OF other members OF the family,
tOgelner with many other excellent productions by
painter md sculptor. 10 mis- daughter Webster
debted for his timely designed library, IN which he
placed books valued just Dore ms death a. $4,000.
There plenty OF firearms IA his house, but
was allowed 10 Kill any bird, rabbit
So property. In OF his letters Webst
thus described MS home " An OldiashiOned twOstOry
house, with piazza all round IT, stands on gentle
Rising facing due south, and distant fifty rods from the
road hicn In front Beyond tae road ridge OF
ming In direction the road ana leaving little
depression or break exactly opposite tue house. through
when tue southern breezes fan Of an afternoon. L
feel tnem coming not beds Of violet, but over
Plymouth Bay, fresh. If not fragrant oarrage-way
leads mouse, not bold and inpudent,
rR up straight 10 the front door like the marcn OF
nmn soldiers but winding over the lower parts OF the
ground shelterng Itself among trees and hedges, and
getting pOssessOH AZ last more by grace than force, as
other acliey ements best made. Opp0site.tle
east window OF east front room stands "A noble
spreuoIuR eIn, the admiration Of all behouers Benlnh
that Ia the garden, slipping % tno east, and running
down iii the tide washes It's lower wall, From
the DOORS from the wndOwo, and, SIN better, from
twenty little elevations ali OF which are close by, you
ocean, mile Of, reposing Ia calm or teirinc IN
storm, the may De-"
Webster died October "a. 1852, AT MaIsbneld, ana
nearly tweulysix years la February Ia 1879 his
house burned about O'Clock Ia the morning. Mrs
Webster, his sOn AsnDurt0n ana hiss C0wing were IN
the house, and with the energetic labor OF tho