The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-16

cas-" is a number Of arti les of clothing iu-
GLIDING the suit of black velvet he wore
when he delivered his farewell address to
the army. His valuable library containing
| several thousand volumes was sold OF scat
| tered after his death, AMI now only contains
| few unimportant books in i neglected
condition.
Just across the Potomac in Maryland Is
Marshall Hail." tine former residence OF
Chief Justice Marshall, the first Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States. The place is now used as a place OF
| resort for eXcurSionSJs. Any of your read
ers visiting Washington city should, by all
means, extend their visit to Mount Vernon,
which can be reached by the steamer ".
w. Corcoran that leaves Washington daily
at 10 o'clock a. m, returning at O'Clock D.
m, giving about three hours on the grounds
which is ample time. A competent person
meets the steamer at Mt. Vernon wharf
whose business it is to conduct visitors
through the building and over the grounds,
giving "a minute history of all points of in
terest. There is also lduch room about
fifty yards back of the mansion Just outside
the associations Enclosure, where visitors
can procure an excellent lunch at small
cost. This is a private enterprise as nothing
is allowed to be sold on the grounds except
milk.
How's that for local option?
The superintendent Mr.. H. H. Dodge |
with his assistant, Mr.. Young, are atfable |
gentlemen, and display great interest in |
strangers visiting the place. The mansion |
with two hundred (20O) acres of grounds, |
"a small part of the original esrate) is now
the property of the Ladies' Mount Vernon
Association" purchased of John A Wash
ington, "a nephew of General Washington, a |
few years ago at cost of two hundred |
thousand dollars or one thousand dollars
per acre, the proceeds of one dollar sub
scriptions throughout the United States.
The government consists of one regent and
number of vice .regents. Each state |
think is entitled to one vice regent who
hold Il Congress once year on the grounds |
to transact the business of the association,
to devise and direct improvements. etc. AT
the time of its purchase everything was in
dliapdated condition, bub the expendI.
ture OF vast sums of money in repairs, etc
has gone far toward restoring the place to
its original beauty and comfort. Two
years ago Jay Gould visited Mt. Vernon in
his yacht, purchased piece of land adjoin-
ing and presented it to this association. 1t |
was bought to prevent clubs of other parties |
from getting foot hold and desecrating |
the grounds. Within the last two years |
they have erected deer park fronting on |
the river and surrounded by high stone |
wall which is surmouuted by iron railing. |
II contains at present about fifteen or twenty |
deers that can at all times be seen roaming |
through the park or lounging lazly under
the shade OF the beautiful oaks and other
varieties of trees that adoru the enclosure
Snme of them (the deeIs | mean not the |
trees) are very sUciable and will come up
to the iron fence and axe food from the Wis
itors hands. The above is only few of the
interesting features of Mt. Vernon, but
enough for the present. w.