Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-31
DEMOCRATIC
EDITORS OUTING.
FROM BALTIMORE TO FREDER-
ICKSBURG, VA.
Up The Chesapeake Bay And The
Winding RappahannOck River
Water Trip Of Six Hun
dred And Forty Miles
Those Who
Took The
Trip.

A contingent of the Mary land Demo
cratic Editors Association left Baltimore
on the afternoon Of the 24th instant on
the commodious steamer Richmond. -
OF the Weems line. as guests of Hon.
Henry Williams. president of the COM
pany, for Fredericksburg, Va.
Among the party were Nj. Street.
| OF the Hartford Democrat, president of the
| Association; r. Sasscer. of the Marlboro
| EHQHi,eI. secretary and treasurer, and
son. Harold. and Messrs. MessTs. g. Z.
| Haddaway and wife, of the Easton Le3
yey; Col. ]. w. Avirett. wife and daught.
er, OF the Cumberland Times; F. Eugene
| Wathen, wife and Mrs. Carl Hardy, OF
the Ma,yiaNd Republican; w. M. Holla.
day, OF the Ad0eyfiSey, accompanied by
Miss Holladay, Miss Eleanor Watkins
and Mrs. l. ID. Gassaway; William M
| Abbott and wife, of the EVENING CAPT
TAI; MIR. /. w. Mitchell, OF the Times
| Crescent. La Plata. Nd. Mr.. George W.
| Wilson. of the Marlboro Gasette; Mr..
| and Mrs. w. J. Price. of the Observer.
Centeville; George K. Ash, State auditor.
of the Cecil Democrat, Elkton; w. d.
Bratton. OF the Elkton NezOs; Messrs. c.
M. Dashiell, F. +. Garrell. OF the .EPIs,
Bel Air, Md; George r. Cairnes and
| lanes +. Dennis. Bel Air, Md MIR. H.
| L. Brewington and Mrs. NJ. b. Brewing
ton, and Miss Gordy, of the Salisbury
Meas; Mr.. Grant Armor, of the Armor-
Bowen Company,,and MIR. John Roche,
OF Baltimore.
Prot. c. c. Marden, professor OF Ian
guages at the Johns Hopkins University.
representing the Folk Lore Association
OF Mary land, accompanied the editors on
their trip and gave an interesting talk on
folk lore and its traditions. Owing to the
recent freshet and the rise in the Kappa
hammock. the steamer was not able to
reach the town until 10 80 a. m. Sunday,
Hacks met the party at wharf and con-
veyed them to the Exchange Hotel. where
all were comfortably quartered during
their stay in the city.
Owing to the uniavorable conditions OF
the weather the plans Of the visitors were
very much interfered with. A number
OF the party, however, visited Marye
Heights, overlooking the city; where the
great bloody battle between Burnside's
army and the Confederates took place in
lives were sacrificed in the repulse OF the
Federal army. The old colonial residence
now occupied and owned by Mr.. Rowe,
whose brother, Mr.. A. p. Rowe, kindly
showed us through the place, still bears
the marks Of that terrible struggle -
To the right of the place is the National
Cemetery, where sleep 1928 soldiers
representing every State in the Union.
Among this number are IL ITO unknown.
Il is a most beautiful spot and we'll kept.
FREDERICKSBURG.
Fredericksburg, Va, is city OF some
six thousand inhabitants, and is situated
on the narrows of the Rappahannock
river, one hundred and twenty miles from
the Chesapeake bay, in most fertile
and beautiful section of country. II
has at present over thirty Industries
among them large -four mill, a silk fac
tory, shoe factories, agricultural imple.
ments factory, carriage factory and one
OF the largest sumack factories in the
world. Ii is one OF the oldest. most in
teresting historical cities in the country,
and has furnished some of the most noted
and distinguished men and women OF
the age.
MARY,
THE MOTHER OF WASHINGTON.
was born here. lived here and died here.
and the dwelling which she occupied is
now standing on the corner of Charles
and Lewis streets. 1t is at present the
property of the Society for the Preserva-
ton OF Virginia Antiquity, and is occu-
pied by Mrs. Robert Beale, a very
estimable lady, who takes great pleasure
in showing visitors through the house,
and explaining to them the many inter
esting antiquities OF the Washington fam
ity descendants, which have been coll
lected from all parts of the country. A
small admission OF ten cents is charged
visitors, which goes to defray expenses.
| We had the pleasure of visiting this anti
quated residence while in the city.
The house is plain. substantial one
and "a half story frame dwelling of the
ordinary architecture of that period and
| painted in colonial color. Ii is in good
repair and in fair state OF preservation
| and, although it has been thoroughly re-
| paired. the distinctive features of archi-
lecture and original appearance have
| been faithfully preserved. Mary Wash
| ington died in this house in 1880, and
was buried on a spot which she had
selected for her grave. on which is now a
part of the Kenmore estate, and which
| belonged at that time to her son-in-law,
Col. Fielding Lewis. who married Eliza
beth, sister of George Washington.
Within few steps Of the place where
she lies inferred, is ledge of rocks. o.
singular formation, to which she used to
often resort for private meditation and
| devotion.
| A beautiful monument was erected
| over her grave by the private munihcence
| OF Mr.. Silas Burrows, wealthy mer-
chant OF New York. The cornerstone
was laid in the year 1855. President An
drew Jackson being present and partici-
/ pating in the ceremonies. This monu-
ment has recently been replaced by a
magnificent shaft OF 81 feet. made Of
Vermont granite. and has on one side of
| the base the following inscription: MARY,
the Mother OF Washington and on the
| diverse side: Erected to her memory