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luncheon. He WIS married in Chicago
and brought his bride en- TO the White
House and We had luncheon fer them in
the afternoon.
Il cooked two inauguration lGnshacrs-
General Grants second and President
Hayes first
Where were you when President Car
field was shot"
Right in the White House" she re-
piled. Mrs. Garfield had been i'll with
malarial fever. ard the President had
taken her to Long Branch and had
stopped over in Washington on his way
up TO Yale College. He told US all that
morning to take good rest. for we had
worked hard after the family went away
getting the house ready to close. Ii was
hardly half an hour after he had left
the White House when someone rushed
in and exclaimed The President is shot
and killed at the stationH
THE beds were all stripped, but / wens
right TO work and arranged one for him.
and when they brought him home helped
to make him as comfortable as possible.
When they took the President to Elberon
l went with him and cooked everything
he ate until he died on July 19.'
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Nellie Custis.

removed to the family vault at Mount
| Vernon
There are several old relics at Wood
| lawn. among them two engravings taken
| there from Mount Vernon by the Lewises.
| who received them as presents from
Martha Washington shortly after the
mansion was built In a desk in Paul
kester's room are several books, valuable
for their age and association. Among
them are a French grammar of Nellie
Custis and an account book of Washing
ton. The account book sums up Washing
tons estate at the time of his death, and
is particularly interesting and valuable.
Nellie Custis' candle molds are in cor
her of the main hall.
Its Present Occupants.
OF the Kester family there are five in
number - Paul kester and his brother
Vaughan: Mrs. Kester. their mother; Miss
Watkins, an aunt. and Mrs. Vaughan
Kester. Paul Kester. as we'll as his
brother, proposes to do much of his lite
rary work in this beautiful quiet old
home. He is the author of the charming
little book. Tales of the Real Gypsy"
and has written much poetry. Besides
dramatizing When Knighthood Was in
Flower" which was played here recently.
he wrote Sweet Nell of Old Drury,"
played in London; "Madamoiselle Mars"
which Mrs. Lanstcy is now playing there,
and number of othe- plays.
Vaughan Kester Is the author of the
'ook published last August by Harper
Eros, under the title OF The and
- This was the most successful of the
twelve of the series OF American novels
published at the same time Vaughan
Ecster has done much miscellaneous lite
rary work for magazines.
The Kesters had number of visitors
last winter, among them Julia Marlowe
There is n strong tie of friendship be-
!ween her and the kesteTs She looks
upon Woodlawn as almost a second home
Her dog Taffy has beer a guest there
since last Dec eul5er. He il cvaaing lit
tie creature. and no one could be sur
prised at Miss Marlowe's attachment for
him. He has Il decided air OF Importance.
and expects and receives the attention and
Petting from everyone. He Is quite a
traveller. having crossed the Atlantic
fourteen times. The Kesters treat this
guest with every consideration. even at
the expense of the pleasure of their cats,
who arc constantly reminded that Taffy is
n visitor. Ii is TO Woodlawn that Miss
Marlowe went duriss her spare moments
of the stage when recently in the city.
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LIE YELLOW WOMAN WHO SERVED AS COOK 70

convinced of the prize Mrs. Porter had in
her cook.
Now. Lucy" said Mrs. Porter at last.
you make a pan Of nice gingerbread and
send 1t over to Mrs. Grant steaming hot. y
The brown sponge was never so light
and spicy and its mission was accom-
plished, for the steward from the White
House was sent over promptly to engage
Lucy's services.
But II Is not to be imagined that the
days of the Grants were primitive ones.
and that Lucy Fowler's culinary art had
only its wholesomeness to recommend it.
The state dinners which uhe served at the
White House were higlt functions, and
the guests would have been surprised in
deed If they had been toll that the cater
er was a small mulatto woman, scarcely
over five feet tall.
On one occasion. when General Grant
was about to leave the White House,
after his last term. there we're some for
eign guests to dinner. Thirteen courses
were served. and the Europeans comment
ed upon the dellcacy and fine flavor of the
various dishes. evidently presuming that
the dinner was in charge Of a special
caterer.
General Grant iaid: "a colored woman
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Many Guests Of Honor.

ligence and refinement of this little col
ored woman and her exceptional charac
teristics. In speaking of her young days.
she said
Il hear folks talk about slavery, but |
never knew what II meant, although j
belonged to the Mackall family. When
old Mr.. Mackall died he left it in his Will
that my mother and her family should
be freed; that was In 1857. So Miss Caro-
line took us to the court aouse and gave
us our papers. We were always treated
like members of the family. and when We
were sick were taken into the big house
and nursed by the ladies themselves. My
mistress taught all us children to knit
and sew and read and write, and when
was fourteen years old and went down to
Georgia, the white people were aston
ished that ] was so well educated
once in Sunday school the governor of
the State said to me How is 1t you can
read so well-where were you born?'
81 was born in George town. 500 feet
higher than the dome of the Capitol
replied.
''He laughed and said: You we're born
upstairs, weren't your"
Lucy was in Southwestern Georgia ais-
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: The general urged. but she was obstin-
ate. Finally a bomb exploded within a
few feet OF their beat. terrifying every
body. Mrs. Grant rushed to the captain
and exclaimed: Put mere coal on there
and get us out of this as quick rs you
can The general used to tell this Story
when they had an especially large dinp .
party.
Miss Nellie was just like her fathe..
She has his disposition to T. She went
to Europe when she was about sixteen
with the Borie family. of Philadelphia,
and met Mr.. Sartoris. They were Il fine
young couple on their wedding night. 1
saw Miss Nellie as she came down the
wide stairs and went into the East
Room, where they were married.
Her first child was born at Long
Branch. and was right there and cooked
all her little dainties. Her second boy
was born up at Judge Dents. on Ccrco-
ran Street. The judge was not living
then; had been with him when he died
He was Mrs. Grants brother. Both Miss
Nellie's boys were born in this country,
but both her girls were born in England.
Il had hand in Col. Fred Grants
marriage too. | cooked his wedding
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Miss Marlowe's Dog Taffy.
Purchased by KeSter Brothers, Drdn0tist and AlhOr and
All It's Quaint and Curious Features Retained or Re
Stored-tS Unique Hiding Places Which Nav Have Been
Used When the British Advanced on WOShingOn--uIia
MdTIONcS Dog q FdVOrite VISITOR

Mount Vernon. They chose a beautiful
site-a high sloping hill, With =" river and
picturesque valley bencat. fS were
the guests of honor entertained here,
among them the Marquis de Lafayette,
who during his first visit to America had
PLAYED with the petted child of Mount
Vernon. So during his second visit he
was not content to leave the American
shores before again seeing the foster child
of his devoted friend and comrade-the
child now grown woman and the charm
ing hostess Of a charming home.
For forty years Nellie Custis lived at
Woodlawn, and there she died fifty years
ago. At her death her son. Lorenzo Lewis
fell heir to the estate and lived at the old
home a numhcr OF years. The mansion
was afterward deserted. Nothing speaks
more fnrci5ly OF its state OF neglect thar
the fact tina; after the death of Nellie
Cgstis the tax assessment became as low
as ~ cents per acre, amounting alto
Cethcr TO Just $50. The building alone
originally cost $50 900.
About this period, some men from New
Jersey bought the land at $l2.50 an acre.
II was subsequently, divided into small
farms and bought by Northern settlers.
The Mount Vernon Electric Railway Com
pany bought Woodlawn Mansion and six
ty acres surrounding il with the inten-
tion of making 1t their terminus, and in
tending to convert the place into sum
mer resort. Having some difficulty in
securing the right of way, the company
never extended their car line this far, and
the project OF converting the place into
a summer resort remained yet only a
plan. when the Kesters, coming TO the
rescue. bought it with the intention of
restoring the mansion TO It's original use
"a family homestead.
A year ago the mansion was scarce
more than crumbling ruins. Now IL
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w YOODLAWN, the home OF Nellie
NM Custis. is. next TO Mount Yer
non. the most historic and in

VY YOODLAWN, the home Of Nellie
NM Custis, is. next to Mount Ver-
non. the most historic and in
teresing place in the State OF
Virginia. 1t is situated three miles in
land from Mount Vernon on a high ele-
walton commanding beautiful view of
the Potomac River and Dogue Bay.
Despite the fact that this grand old
place has been in more or less obscurity
for a number OF years. its historical as
sociations have clung to il through all its
neglect, and been ever with it in its
hours of solitude. History is indeed a
power-it holds and attracts more than
beauty or grandeur ever can. II has a
strength magnetism of its own. When
ever il siumbers in tradition it always
wakes up again in reality.
Woodlawn boasts not of tradition but
of history Here lived Nellie Custis for
forty years The adopted daughter Of
George Washington. her youth was spent
at Mount Vernon, where her name is held
in sacred association with the place next
TO that of George Washington and Mar
tha Washington. But ii is at Woodiawn
that we know OF the woman Nellie Custis.
IT is but natural that her very name
excite interest: for regarding her own in
diyiduality regardless of her own sweet,
attractive character she was the adopt
ed daughter Of George Washington, and
as such has the interest. the sympathy,
the love OF every true American citizen.
BY provision OF Washingtons last will.
made July 3, 1893. "All that tract OF
land" lin the county OF Fairfax north of
the road from the ford Dogue Run TO the
Gum spring, as described in the devise of
the other part OF the tract 10 Bushrod
Washington, until IT comes TO the stone
and three red or Spanish oaks on the
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new war was expected. At any rate. one
! came.
Woodlawn was bombarded by the Brit
ish on their way North, about the year
1914. The bOmbardment did not amount
/ TO anything serious. nor did it last long.
| 1t is believed that the occupants of the
house retreated to the hiding places in
the attic and cellar. and that this is why
the place Jared no worse. For the red
coats, seeing no one, soon ceased their
firing and went on their way.
Old Front Door Bar.
There is in the house another evidence
of the precautions against danger. This
F.; is a great wooden bar with which Nellie
Custis always fastened the front door
The Kesters, for sentiments sake rather
than for safety, still put it to the same
use.
The rooms OF the mansion are large and
airy, and will be we'll adapted to the pur-
pose for which they will be used-the en-
tertainment of guests. The floors and
ceilings have yet to be improved and
when this is done and other improvements
completed the house will be one of un-
usual comfort and beauty. The Kesters
already entertain a great deal, and eX-
pect to have an almost continual house
party just as soon as they will have got
ten the house and grounds in perfect
shape.
The windows are large and are much
on the order OF those of all CID houses.
high up from the floo-. On one OF the
panes in the drawing room is cut: Il. L..
isl5'-the initials of Lorenzo Lewis as he
wrote them at the time.
The bed chamber of Nellie Gusts Is in
the northeast corner of the house. and is
situated near the top OF the stircase On
the second floor. From her front window
there is to be obtained fine view Be
low is the valley sfirted by a sparkling
river. Just across the hills is a magnifi-
cent forest. the site OF the cid mill IS
not far away, and to the west are the old
slave quarters and burying ground.
The lawn is laid OF in grass and flow
.-e F'-re I'D there a daffodil mods its
head in the green grass. At the back of
the house is an old box circle much en-
the order of those at Mount Vernon. In |
a western corner of the grounds is fine !
old oak, under which is vacant grave /
Here rested for a nulber of years the |
body OF one Miss Lewis, relative OF Major |
Lewis. who. at her own request, was |
buEied in this particular spot under her |
Cavorite tree. Her body was alterward |
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~ RS. LUCY FOWLER LATIMER, a
NU colored resident OF Washington,
claims the distinction of having
served as cook for four Presi-
dents. She was first employed in this
capacity by Mrs. Grant, and remained at
the White House during both OF General
Grants administrations. Afterward she
cooked successfully for Presidents Hayes,
Garfield and Arthur. although the bachelor
President ultimately Installed French
chef. which caused the retirement of Lucy
Fowler from the culinary domain OF the
White House She was, however, imme-
diately telegraphed for by the Grants, who
were then living in New York city, and
resumed her old post in their household,
remaining until the generals death in
1884
Lucy was born In Georgetown, and be-
longed to the Mackalr family one OF the
most aristocratic and influential of Mary
lands famous gentry. The Mackalls are
connected with the Bowies, Keyes, and
other prominent families of Prince George
county 1t was an admitted fact that
Lucy's mother was related by blood TO one
Of the fine old families Of Maryland. which
no doubt accounts for the unusual intel
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Knoll, thence with the rectangular line to
the back line between Mr.. Mason and me,
thence with that line westerly along the
new double ditch to Dogue Run by the
tumbling dam OF my mill, thence with the
said run to the ford aforementioned, to
which j add all the land / possess west
of said Dogue Creek. bounded easterly
and southerly thereby. together with the
mill and distillery and all other houses
and improvements on the premises, maxi
ing about 2.oe0 acres" was devised by
General Washington TO his nephew, Lor-
EMO Lewis. and Nellie Custis. his wife.
Its Owners of Today.
Time brings about great changes. The
Woodlawn estate, the patrimony of Wash
ington to his adopted daughter and her
husband. has been greatly divided But
Woodlawn mansion and Gixty-nve acres
OF the original estate is now in the hands
of two befitting owners-Paul Keste-. the
playwright, and his brother Vaughan
Kester, the novelist The Kcstcrs are
indeed fortunate to be the lords of such
an historic manor, and WooGlawn is more
fortunate in such hosts. On trip from
New York, about a year ago. Paul and
Vaughan kester visited Woodlawn. They
found the mansion in almost utter ruin,
and well could they cxclaim: THE mel
ancholy aspect of grandeur in decay"
Fortunate for Woodlawn that these two
visitors entered its gates. Shortly after
ward they made a purchase of the place
from the Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company. into whose hands the property
had fallen.
Many Guests Of Honor.
In the year 1905 Major Lorenzo Lewis
and Nellie Custis, his wife, built their
handsome estate, a splendid brick house.
finer and more pretentious than that of
, 1902-08-08
RESOLUTION.

Resolved by the Council of the Borough OF
Wildwood. in the County of Cape Mhy and
State of New Jersey, that the cost and eX-
pense of grading, graveling and eurbing the
following streets or parts of ~streetsI towit
Oak, Wildwood, Pine, Maple, Glenwood and
Magnolia avenues between Philadelphia and
Park avenues; Park avenue between Cedar
avenue and Pine avenue inclusive; New York
avenue between Maple and Magnolia ave-
nues; Philadelphia avenue between 100 feet
north of Pin avenue and 80 feet north of Pop
lar avenue; also on the westerly sldg of the
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad between
100 feet north of Pine avenue and Cedar ave-
nue.; Pacific avenue between 100 feet north of
Pine avenue and Juniper avenue; Atlantic
avenue between 100 feet north of Pine avenue
and Poplar venue; and Maple, Glenwood,
Magnolia and Poplar avenues between Phila-
delphia and Atlantic avenues, be and the
same is hereby ascertained to be the sum of
Sl064.55 for the curbing, and the sum of
Sl4,269.q for the grading and gravelilg, or a
total of SIG, 253.59, which plus the sun of SIS
for the cost of making the assessments, makes
a total of Sl6,30S.59 and hat the said sum be
assessed separately for the curbing and for
the grading and gravelins upon the lands
fronting on the streets, avenues or sections
thereof so improved or benefited to the ex-
tent of the benefit received, by the Commits
sioners of Assessment of the said Borough of
according to law.
Adopted April l, 1902.
JED DU BOTS,
BorOughClerk.
, 1902-08-08
A Physician Healed.

DR.. Geo. Ewing, a practicing physi-
clan of Smiths Grove, KY, for over
thirty years, writes his personal expe-
rience with Foley's Kidney Cure: "For
years l had been greatly bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble and enlar.
ged PROSTATE gland. | used everything
known to the profession without relief,
until [ commenced to use Foley's Kid
ney Cure. After taking three bottles l
was entirely relieved and cured. 1 pre-
scribe it now daily in my practice and
heartily recommend its use to all ply
sicians for such troubles. l have pre-
scribed it in hundreds of cases with per-
feet success" Sold by Cohen Bros.
, 1902-08-08
WILDWOOD.

Among the guests at the Eleanor
have been Miss Sadie Bowman, Miss
Alma Bowman, John Bowman, Miss
Katie McNearny, Mrs. Thomas Conroy,
Miss Eleanor Needham, Mrs. Margaret
Craig, Miss Maggie Craig, Norwich,
Conn; Misses Sarah and Mary Hig-
gins, Miss Josephine Hanlon, ID. Haas,
George Kuntz, Millville; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jervis, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade, Hugh
Franen, f. w. Zorn, Miss Natalie Dev-
elm, ID. Mcbride, Miss Sadie Craig,
Arthur Ford, Phila.; DR.. and Mrs.
Loves, VIM. Loves, Mr.. Turpin.
When you wake up with a bad taste
in your mouth, go at once to Cohen
Bros drug store and get a free sample
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. One or two doses will make
you well. They also cure biliousness,
sick headache and constipation.
Wildwood Baptist church. Morning
subject 'Strong people, walled cities,
big men, Evening at the Casino,
"How to get saved.p Miss Margaret
Dunning, of Philadelphia, and Miss
Rosalie Washburn will sing solos.
Frank Neroletto will render a harp solo.
Professor Young will preside at the
piano. Rev. j. b. Adams, pastor.
My boy when four years old was. ta-
ken with collie and cramps in his stom-
ach. | sent for the doctor and he injec-
ted morphine, but the child kept get
ting worse. l then gave him half a tea
spoonful of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, and in half
an hour he was sleeping and soon re-
covered.-F. l.. WILKINS, Shell Lake,
Wis. Mr.. Wilkins is bookkeeper for the
Shell Lake Lumber Co. For sale by
Cohen Bros, Wildwood; G. w. Dough-
erty, Anglesea.
For Sale.-A completely furnished
cottage on Oak avenue, Wildwood.
Apply to or address the JOURNAL,
Wildwo1d, N. j. \
For Sale.-Three Mexican donkeys
with Mexican saddles, harness, single
and double carriage. Chas. Mace,
Anglesea. If
st. AIMS Catholic church will hold a
progressive euchre at the Casino on
Monday evening, August IL. Tickets
are ON sale at so cents each.
A watch given away free at Click
mans with every $40 purchase, stem
winder and setter and an elegant time
piece. This offer good only till July 80.
, 1902-08-08
Not OYer-Wise.

There is an old ~allegorical picture of
a girl scared at a grass-hopper, but in
the act ofheedlessly treading IN a snake.
This is paralleled by the man who
spends a large sum of money building
a cyclone cellar, but neglects to provide
his family with a bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy as s~Eefeguard against bnwel
complaints, whose victims ouJnu fDer
those of the cyclone a hundred to S6ne.
This remedy is everywhere recognized
as the most prompt and reliable medi-
cine in use for these diseases. For sale
by Cohen Bros, Wildwood; G. w.
Dougherty, Anglesea.
, 1902-08-08
HOLLY BEACH.

Holly Beach Presbyterian Church,
Burke and Pacific avenues. Preaching
services 1890 J.. M. and s p. m. Sun
day-school at 2.30. Rev: Henry HI.
Forsyth, pastor.
Big thing in Mems pants at Click
man's-$1.5 so.
The Hollywood M. E. church WILL be
dedicated on Sunday, August II. kDr.
s. MacBurney, of Philadelphia, 4 SUI
perior pulpit orator, will preach IN the
morning and have charge of the days
service. A platform meeting will be
held in the afternoon. DIR. o. A. Brown,
of Atlantic Highlands, will preach in
the evening.
We are still in business and we want
the people to know it. Our line is lawn
building, planting shade trees and curb
ing, in fact ANYTHING to beautify 4prop-
erty. Estima furnished whilb you
wait aIs- sana FSs;; w11d100G 1i
A watch free with evy chas
at Glickman's.
A big clearing sale in Mems HATS a
Glickman's, o%ne-quarter off.
Leave your orders for laundry a
| Glickman's, where it will be Called 70
and delivered.
Reduction sale in children's 9utinI
shoes at Glickman's.
, 1902-08-08
Subscribe for the Journal.

Persons who have recently bought
property in Anglesea, Wildwood OF
Holly Beach will find lit to
their advantage to subscribe for the
FIVE MILE BEACH JOURNAL and have
it visit your homes regularly all winter.
1t costs but a dollar a year, and ip this
way you will be kept posted of wEAat is
transporting. Put a dollar andIyour
name and address in an envelopS and
address it to Jed Dubois, publisher,
Wildwood, N. J.
, 1902-08-08
Desirable Lots for Sale.

Lots II and IS, corner New York
and Glenwood avenues, singly or to-
gether. Lot 18 has 40.6 feet frontage
on Glenwood avenue. Lot II has loca-
ted on it the celebrated "Wn tree.
Apply to
X. II. NEAL, MILLVILLE, NJ.
, 1902-08-08

For Sale.-A good carriage; hlso a
two-seated cable wagon. Apply to
l.. r. Baker, Wildwood. \
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-25
FANNIE KERR
SEEN ON
JUNE 10Th

The ship Fannie Kerr is probably still
floating about waiting for another vos-
sci to collide with her or for some
steamer to take her in tow and earn
$50 900 salvage.
Professor g. J. Lyons telephoned The
Advertiser last evening that the hydro
graphic chart, which came in the Ala
media mail. locates the derelict in lati-
tude 81. longitude 1G9 w. She was
there on June Goth. $50 miles due north
OF the place where she was abandoned
twenty-five days before. The chart
gives no particulars as to the name of
the ship reporting the Fannie Kerr. but
The news was definite enough to con-
vince the photographic office.
Had the Honolulu steamers which
were listed for a search when the news
about the Kerr came to hand carried
out their program, it is quite likely that
the wandering coal ship you'll now be
in port
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-25
CHINESE CITIZENS
MEET FOR TALK

A meeting of the American-Chinese
Club WAS held last evening at the club
rooms to Determine upon ways and
means for canvassing the Chinese citi-
Gems of the United States who are en-
titled tn vote at the next Territorial
election with view of affiliating with
the Republican party. Twenty MEM
bers We're present. A committee of
four was elected whose duties were de-
fined to ascertain how many voters
there were amongst the Chinese. The
members are w. Y. Kwai Fong, A. L..
Ahlo. Tong Kau and Lau Fook.
1t was intended to elect officers for
the ensuing year but it was decided to
wait until next Wednesday, when there
would be more members present. The
present officers are: Wong Kwai, pres
ident; Ii Cheung. vice president; w. Y.
Kwai Fong, secretary; Wong Leong,
treasurer.