Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-04
ANCIENT SEAT SOLD.
c,rrxWay COURT, THE HOME
or LORD FAIRFAX:
~. History md 1ts Owncr-Burtcd
r,.,.ure Found-i.urby Fisher
.,--Io.v Watcr-The Gay SeasOn
A., Clarke County.
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rrHRYVIfLE. VA. September S.~-'SPe-
-,.f,fn order to settle the affairs OF the
tate Of the hate j.. Mex. kenneriy
...re was sold in front of the courthouse
,.-. a few days ago "Greenway Court.
,,prrlv the country seat OF Lord FAIR
-, but which now for nearly 100 years
o.. been owned and occupied by the
-..,rarly family. This sale is one oil
..,r. than usual interest, not only De
.,.e 81 the intrinsic value OF the pro-
INV which Is one Of the finest farms
- ,,o county. but because OF the historic
,ei,,ions connected with the place and
,,s original owner. Lord Fairfax. n man
CHOSE personality and unusual ana TO-
...rtic lie stands out conspicuous In The
..-,ls 81 the pioneers of Virginia.
.,,rt sketch Of Lord Fairfax's home life
-, "Greenway Court" as CLEANED from The
..,.-ls or handed down from our fore
fathers may not be embarrassing to the
Disp,fchs readers. -Greenway Court
~ mart of the original territory granted
-, Chsr,,s H. 10 the ancestors OF Lord
&c, the territory granted comprising
IN the lands lying between the head
..,,ey. of the Rappahannock and Poto-
- q, the Chesapeake bay, being about
80 fourth Of the present limits Of VIZ
,i,t, Lord Fairfax. who had been &C
Crstorped 10 the best society. 10 which
So rank entitled him. in England, ana
$40 was highiy-educated bun rather
,.cenfrlc man, came over TO virginia
.,,rf the year 11iS TO examine the vast
,.main he had inherited. Disappointment,
&. "a love affair. from which. 1t Is con
tended. he never recovered, is SAID by
s-r.e 10 have been the cause of his re-
tir,mert from the attractions OF NE
I'M England.
BUILT THE COURT.
:, well pleased was he with the climate,
,,rfe u l.fe etc. here that he resolved
T., make his home and end his days III
yirr.rIa. and accordingly built Green
,,s. court" and cultivated a farm sur
,..1nsire IT, Here M lived in comparative
e.clusson. amusing himself largely with
frnt.rr but devoiing his time chiefly TO
,t. care Of his estate. to acts of beneVo-
~.a among his tenants. and to sucb
,.,tlfc duties as devOlved upon him IN the
harrow sphere he had chosen. Howe. in
biz History OF Virginia. thus refers TO
..cr,.nway Court and TO Lord fairiax's
home there:
"lus Lordship lived IN n single clap
hoard story,and -a-balf house. which stood
.rs, in front Of the modern brick dwell
ine ~ Mr Kennerly and which was de-
.t,.,.d In 1884. There are now 0siD
several u the original buildings stanlif.
st the place. Among them is small lime
SION, structure. where quit-rents were
,-,.n and titles drawn of his l>ordships
r.r.ains tSOme Of these build
irre even at this date OSgJ), are sun
standing. and are In a fair state OF pre-
slTyduon.b
BURIED TREASURE.
"a few years since. in excavating near
,t. house. the servants Of Mr.. kennerly
discovered "a large quantity OF Joes ana
hllf-iles amounting TO about $3.50. They
.g.re What Is termed cob-coin, of a square
form. and dated about loo. Ihey
were supposed TO have been secreted
ft.fe by Lord Fairfax. Under a shelly
ire rock. nine feet from the sur
face. there was also found human skeie-
rn of gigantic stature. supposed 10 pe
that n an Indian. When Lord Dunmore
went on his expedition In li'4 ne came
On as far as this place with portion oil
ts troops. ana waited here about ior'-
rtsbt for achievements WASH
irclon. when recruiting at NihcheS'eH
oft,n visited this place
Iord Fairfax died in 1872 at the adj
,.n..l age - g.. soon after the sur
render Of CORVALLIS. an event he is SAID
to have mucn lamented. lie was buried
af Winchester under the communion
table u the old Episcopal church. HIS
bones low Die under the new Episcopal
church. iu The vcstibule OF which build
lne there is a monumental slab TO ms
memory. Relies Of Lord Fairfax are
suI r possession Of persons in tlarke
ana Frederick counties. which are hlshiy
priced hy the owners. Ex-Governor r.
IS. 81. Holiday has now in his possession
q pair ~ his Lordship's riding boots
1llang from the size Of which the STORES
ttf of his gleantic stature are not at all
Aae Grated.
LUCKY FISHERMEN.
Tie followers OF Ike Walton have me,
with good success lately in Their hhsnhs'
l. LII.