Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12

were eight-four sons and as many
daughters. Death, like an untimely frost,
| npped four OF these while yet in their
tender infancy, and DR.. Arrest. too. not
long after the birth OF the last Of these,
in 1929 sank into the grave.
In January, 1898. only a few days after
| the brilliant marriage scene mentioned
above, Mrs. Juliet Arrest followed her
husband and little ones to the tomb. leav-
ing three sons and a daughter orphans
in the world. Two, at least, Of the boys
Nicholas and James-found a temporary
home and kindly care at Green HILL"
the residence of Captain Glasscock and
Mary, according to her mothers dying
request, was sheltered and nurtured for
some months at Hickory HILL" adjoining
the parental home. OF these orphan sons
Of DR.. Arrest, two-Joseph and Benja-
min-sought their fortunes beyond tho
Mississippi, where the former became
well known in the ranks of the local
Methodist ministry of Missouri, and
where, at my last account, he had re-
Gently closed in death the evening twi-
light OF a long life.
Joseph Dell, the other Of these brothers,
became a successful merchant of Phila-
delphia, whence he returned after the
civil war to his native county, and spent
his remaining years in rural quietude
and ease. He died rather more than q
year ago, leaving an only son-Joseph
Nicholson, of Baltimore-and was buried
beside his wife In the yard OF Yeocomico
church.
Mary Ridgeley. the orphaned daughter
of DR.. Arrest, grew to womanhood in the
old parental home. where she was wooed
and won by a distant kinsman-Edward
Carter, of "Sudley," in Prince William.
Among the objects stamped on the early
childhood's memory OF the writer Of this
account were her tall, graceful figure
and pleasing face, lighted up with her
dark and lustrous eyes. Her years were
few after leaving Nomony as a BRIDE
and at her death she left two children
son, George Hatley, and daughter, |
Mary-both of whom, believe survive.
Some time after the death of Mrs. |
Arrest the youngest son of her hus- |
bands first marriage,
THOMAS NJ. ARREST,
welded on November 8, 1899, Miss Emily
M. Beale, who had been born and reared |
on the hills beyond the Nomini, within q /
mile or so of his parental home. After a
brief stay In Baltimore, where young Ar
nest had accepted position in a large !
establishment, the couple came
to make their permanent home at No
mony, and to open another chapter in the
history Of its sunlight and shadows.
Mr.. Arrest was henceforth a farmer
pure and simple, absorbed with the labors
and cares of his plantation. and rarely
mingling in affairs beyond. When ne did
leave home It was generally to seek be-
guilement with gun or rod, in the use OF
the latter of which he displayed great
fondness and large success. For twenty
va NJ a lon ~ Ia |
ionable IL Isaak Walton ever had
more jealous disciple. In the autumn OF
1851, believe it was, when FIVE or ak
children had been given TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Arrest and were climbing the stairways
If the old homo and playing under the
,road leaves of It's catalpa trees, the
louse accidentally took fire and was con-
umed. The black column OF smoke as
sending from the tall building was seen
or miles around, arresting the attention
# children in their play at school, OF
aborers In the field, and Of the people
and calling forth from many
nony is burning"
Soon after this event Mr.. Arrest erected,
!. few feet in front Of the old ruins. o
wooden residence Of good size and taste
ul appearance, which has since borne
he name and perpetuated the history of
,omony Hall. The lives of Mr.. Arrest
nd wife. more than twenty years OF
yhich were passed here prior to the
losing Of the civil war. were prolonged =
ntil December. 1856. when their deaths )
ccurred with an interval OF less than two
'eeks between them Having been play {
rates In childhood. and walked together
S man and wife for nearly fifty years,
hey followed thus closely the one upon
no otherlto their restlng-places side by
de in the battle-ground at the foot OF b
le garden.
Their children were eleven, all but two :,
: whom preceded their parents to the !,
rave, four having died in tender infancy. =
he second son-George-after spending n