The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-06
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Nearly All Of Them Have Esjoysd rhsit
Country Homes
President Cleveland has attracted A
good deal Of attention and cornmentin
the last few weeks by his sudden do.
Selopment Of bucoijc tastes, hut in this
he Is only following in the footsteps q
nearly every occupant OF tho presidential
chair Almost every president that this
country has had has passed b part Of hil
career in tie delights Of country home.
Washington, as everybody knows,
owned q large estate at Mount Vernon,
where lie retired after his two terms Ia
the presidency. His death, II will DO 70
lnembered, was. caused from exposure
incident to his duties on the plantation,
Wliichhe delighted 10 manage in person.
John Adams, his successor, retired after
bis term in the presidency had expired,
toa county seat, Quincy, near Boston,
anil engaged In agricultural pursuib,
Jefferson, after bis retirement from pub.
He life. established himself at his home,
AUnticello, Va, where he entertained
bis friends, managed his estate, and died
regretted by large number OF servants
and domestics, which be had with him
10 the'last. Madison, after his term Of
Office had expired, retired TO Montpelier,
w., whore hs became rector Of the uni.
Tersity Of Virginia and engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits. Monroe, after the
close Of his public life, took up his resi-
dence at Oak Hin, Va, where he enter
tanned his friends royalty, 30 much 50,
In fart that he soon found tho bottom
Of his purse, and was finally obliged to
give up his princCly estate and take up
his residence with relatives in New
York, where he was still making his
home nj tile timc Of his death.
John Quincy Adams, after his term OF
Office had expired, retired to the old
family estate, Quincy in Massachu-
sets, but responded to his country's call
again, and died at his post Of duty In
Washington, where no had been sent AZ
q member OF Congress. Jackson, as
milave. y NnsLyilIe where h. disd Vim
Durya. aftur hls farm in Office STnirnJ
retired 10 Kinderhook n v and tbsrs
ended his days Harrison v,ho JisI
curing his term in the presidency wnr
buried at Ma homo IN North Po,i Ohio
and tl,sr, bis remain, still M, TyISr
was accustomed To country life md ia.
LIGHTED IN Il IA Il BROUGHT him recolloc.
.tions N early dsvs vbsn HE s.,hos ,.,s.
one of the larv,st land ownors In VIZ.
rinia. Polk. whose early davs wers
spent In the country NJ the son of a
farmer looked forward 10 n confortohlo
life Of retirement hlst beside NasbyiIle
after his term of service IN ths nrssi,
dency but had only been three months
awny from here when death called him
TAYLOR. who had worked nm n nlSntation
during hih early life had IooLad tor-
wand with pleasure IN a onis, IIfo on HI.
estate at Baton Rouge Ia after rstir-
ing from bis war sprvics HI had
Ec,,rc.ly beo1n Ills bow"yer ,rLsr ~ H.,
was called b tho nresidency and ho,o,o
his term Ind fairIy beu,r b;s iITs ondsd
Fillmore was tba son - = I.rmo. "nS
slent his early Iifa AMONG r,,rni doi;,l,ts
Pierce ever Remembered with Ssraetior
tbs nlacs yybsra HE hoShood ,0s," SS ''.""a
spont and whera ba tonsLt = cow ~,
school when he arrived =, ~" aasiy
years ~ manhood S
buchanan altar hi. ,ro,;dor,;,l !,
bors wero rndsd ,at;ro5 ~ "a"nt ~
nloce aWheotI0rj IN ponn., H'
where he died. Lincoln az aS.r ,,%,
knowA wos rsnraj amid ,ha ,,' v,s', !s',,,;
tiyr of country Iifa anT . s,o ,UI' pun. run.
affection for tbo hon'oI,, th,n"s - I Go ~
the dnv N bis sod doatS Tho ,U ',
IL, saii Of his n,cccsso, ,IoSnaon rS,
WINS In mi, rssnoct No. ,, IS III WV, WY
iIlnstrioms nredCcs..o Ws ,hO nS ,s. .I ,. U's
m M. enrlisr dsvs ondoJ III. la. ~ az t%a
country, heartily wishinS no d"u I
that he Ind folloyrod tho e%oraT,o ~ II,
predecessors md retired 70 tho co ~, ,S
ra,tiI,r finn hive entered ~ tba V r, S
Of Now York LnSinosS l;to NJ H.,
rs everybody knows, Is in retirement