Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19
ccs,r,,, homo NJ tho Garnett family, or

cestriaI home OF the Garrett family' or
this I'm substance-not verbatim, IT..
Whilst there Is no moncyed question:
or one NJ inheritance involved. there IL
"a numerical point and one OF ahces,i"'
pride involved. which. In justice 10 we
dead. as well as the living, we Deg w All
pleasantly 10 correct
The fact Is, Judge Garnett was iut'
rled three times. and had he bVed ions
enough would have married three tIns'
n ore. for he believed in getting married.
and lost bn, little time between wives.
Bv his first marriage there were eis"1
children. five OF whom are stun hV'ns'
and have their being In this vicinity
nv the second marriage there we's
five children, all of whom are long ue" -.
and BIZ his third and last investne"t "
that line there was but one chlii-"'"
Mrs Fauntleroy-and there, proDapiy' y
where the Richmond papers mis'aNe
cren, in-by simply cutting OF the wv
first marriages, and giving tn: ola 80,
,lenan credit for hut one, anu 49,.
through any disposition to d'p'IEe .s"tr
Of the dead or living children Vi
fatherage. -. ,.,o,,,oties
Whatever OF pride or pleasing memo 80 70
tborn may be I'm the place called he .'
Ior,ond-as a colonial ana ahC go
ho,,,o-- boionrs 10 the descendants OF
no, -, ratewood. Of 1872 valor anu
boroism for he was the tounu and
h,,,ider and maker Of Ben Lomohu, "', =,
bv his last will and testament S1''.a,ra
90 his daughters one OF whoH, ,.1,,,h
U,dre Garnett's second wire. h",' '''' nj
yhom he procured the d"e"inP 80 ne
,oo acres OF land. being u 80
~ i,ayo 70 his Youngest child. "ith re''''''
contingencies. {, ~ forty-0ne
L.
r,,d,, Caruett owned, the id'
go, yory grcatly improved il: in bullulH !,
. .e 'rcsont dwelling and ornamchuhS II
generally. A.. ro,! owner. az
..,tod through whom he Brocur,u 1"'
mansion house and the 100 a't'5 -. go
ia = lady of grand taste an" "".'' .'',
energy and industry, when sne 49,
,,.i,h Jealous pride. Ia buluihS W. y
80. conservatory. which she kept Sto'h'"
,,i,h tho rarest flowers ard eNoucs' even
| in lemons and oranges.
Sba was a great and most sic'e4sI' '
horticulturist, and no garden c.N'l nav
| eurpassed hers In beauty ana pi'"'.
/ Hence il was at the time on h'r H''ln' III
1876 Bon I.omOnl was in sNlendlt h'ti-
inc As 10 colonial or an .es'r'I P.''''
! there IS nothing whatever not 4 siHs
tic-binding it to the pleasing mem ~
! mr. memories Of the Garnet naW", ui''
II bc such impressions as t.' ".d'r sons
/ of tho Judge conceived, whist ur"'''"
tho scorching rays OF SUNNI RS suns .'es
| toiled I'm turning is barre'. SANDY Iu'
rows with the forlorn hore'of produc"'S
| n crop Of nubbins. .n,,
Tbese however. scrve Low as only
| themes Of leyity and JcSts rather tia''
! items of colonial or anc' SIal history
LAUREL GEoHE.
ye, the Garnotts at" MT bereu' pu'
h,,.. ,rulv a colonial and a!icestral nom, 70
| They hope it is. with pa:donanlt p '.,,,
! and Measure Icy foster Almost ''i''''
reverence and love for tDat one. 49,
and prlncely forest-estats, near
| In Essex county, virginia L'urs' .',,,l,
| a name coming ON down u an"
. -. .,eror,,,on from the first years ~,
| 'N''I -, 20 tho present hour. Llui''
| 60. surrounded by a grand roNa,'y "'r'
! ,,,.ipq uhilantrophic people alon@ u''
| 80. forest. over rs huiS' "'
,s,, meadows; Laurel Grove "'
as,sE,he Mecca where the va
,,t name and memory VIII ''''
! -, 20 resort-and there In wet '''"'
| ...'.,io, with the past read us hI-'''
| ,,arcillod upon every lrtl' az -
,,nnn the trunks of those bel"N' d.,
| ,ir,n-b onored trees. non" ~ lh'' ~
| siy,ed or can detract from t"' '''. '''.-
! ho,utv of Ben LOm0nd. ana W. 'l' '''
| ,laasod 10 note that Mr. ana MI '''''
| ,lerov seem 10 apprcci1l' th't r'''
-, LIMO and have SGT To WORK WIN D
| vim, and earncstness porn 81
tnI,etr,- 10 repair f. waste it'''s """
| .l,,,,, them from the neglect amt r'F
ae.s az tenants. An investment N sever l.,
| ,L,us,rd dollars ot nor y. Win ihe '''