Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-19
Forty Years Ago.

An Indianapolis special 10 th'
New York san SAYS Ia al the iG>S
, that L,ts been made over Jbs To-
b cabin uf Ben Harr.sOu's gran lfdsheI.
! . uu.liIug almost Bs worthy Of fame
ca- been o-er.ooked, although II Is
stIil Standing mere IN Indianapolis
shat Is tas house IN which vDuue
Lawyer Harrison first lived IN -hIs
CITY, ths home to which be brought
his bride Lnauv years ago from her
home At the college uf which her f.,
thor WAS president m OHIO. Il isn't
a l1g cabin, 0Gt many log cabin has
made d more Impressive looking.
more comfortable eud more roOuly
/ residence. Il IS poor representa-
tive of the little one story frame cIt-
Z ;Ees that are found IN all inland
cites even yet, aud are the homes of
the poorer class of SOI kmsn-
In its tins, thas IS, when Lawyer
Harrison set up houss keeping there,
nearly forty years ago, 1t was doUbs-
Z less a fairly large and comfortable
mansion n COMPARISON with the 9th
er houses Of the town, and IL Is easy
10 supp Sc that young Mrs. Hlrr.-
son beautItis.i 1t with tho little home
touches that brides know so well,
aud that rs he waited for clients the
young lawyer put ia his time fixing
up the door yard. training vines
against the lattice, and planting
lower bed, perhaps Ia some spot IN
the little yard where 1t would ut be
IN the way OF Mrs. Harrisous hang
ing ont the Mondays w4sh. At pres
cut these things must all be insgiu-
ed, fUf they are not thsre to be dss-
cribga, and the house, from being
the home of rising young lawyer
and future President, has descended
until it has become a home for
washerwomen.
The house stands at the corner OF
east Vermont and Clinton streets.
1t Il on lot thiIty ny 6fiy feet in
siza, carved out of larger lot, on
which is situated an old fashioned
house of little more pretentious
style, buj still small and mean be
side the average OF Indianapolis resi-
d.nces TO day. Tie owner of both
houses lived II the larger one, and
rented ont the ittle cottage This
( stands plump ont 10 the street ON
both sides OF the corner. 1t has n
front of about twenty feet on Vor
mont street. with door. the thres
hold of which is raised SIX inches
above the dirty pavement, and one
window. On tire Clinton street (or
alley) side tue building Is about 50
{ feet long, and has three windows. one
( for each room Tie roof Is so low
7 that a tai man e0uld touch the caves
I There is no sign OF an attic Two
rooms are under one stretch OF roof.
and the rear room II Il sort OF shed
for kitchen. There are now Il con
fused lot of tumble down 81 eds iii
ing up the rear of the lot, doubtless
no such unsightly structures were
allowed IN the way WHOM II was the
home of LAWYER Harrison. Along
the inside of.be building, back as
far as The kitchen, Is q porch about
five feet wide, enclosed Il a lattice
work. The house Is now painted =
dirty gray color. and The little ward
Is enclosed il n tumble-dpwn fence
of the came color Right IN the cen
ire or the yard Is an upright and eg-
greSsive pump. Across 1t now ~
every direction run clothes lines, up.
on which, on the occasion OF re
cent visit, the present resident in the
house was engaged in hanging up G
dismal looking wash