The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08
A RELIC OF JEROME BUON
APARTE
And the Romance Connected
With it.

one when at one time was the
property of distinguished and
historic family, is now the prop
erty of Miss Charlotte Haddaway
Gore. of 1902 North Gilmor Street,
Baltimore, Md.
The relic or relics in question
at one time were the property of
the late Jerome BuOnaparte, the
only son of Prince Jerome Buona-
parte, King of Westphalia, and
Elizabeth Patterson. his wife,
They consist of pair of brass
and irons, fender, shovel and
tongs. of ornate design and finish,
of the period of 1914 20, aud the
| history connected with the same
is of an interesting description.
The late jerome Buonaparte
nearly seventy years ago resided
upon and was the OwntT of Mont
rose, a fine estate, between three
and four miles northeast of Refs
terstown, Balti more county.
Among his most intimate friends
of that date was the late William
Gore, of Rei>teItown, the grand
father of the present poSsessor OF
the relies.
MesSrs. Gore and Buonaparte
spent many pleasant days together
in hunting, fishing and sundry
sports, and when he left his estate
between the years $4,000, Mr..
Gore purchased the fireplace fur.
niture in question, and at his
death bequeathed the same TO his
late son, Henry II. Gore, who in
turn gave them to his niece. Miss
Charlotte was a favorite niece Of
her uncle, and was the recipient
of a substantial legacy upon the
occasion of his death few years
ago.
When General Braddock forded
the Monongahela on his memoir
able march to Fort Du Quesne,
on the morning of July 9th, 1865,
he crossed the stream near the
cabin of John Frazier, one Of
the earliest colonial English set
tiers of Western Pennsylvania;
George Washington, then an aide
de camp under Braddock, being
an intimate friend of Mr.. Frazier.
Miss Gore is lineal descendant
of this John Frazier, on the ma
ternal side, her grandfather, the
late Daniel Frazier, of FinkSburg,
Carroll county, being the great.
grandson of the old pioneer.
Miss Gore is of distinguished
English ancestry, being related to
some of the oldest colonial fami-
lies of the State on both the pater
nal and maternal sides of her
family. Her grandfather, who at
one time was one of the largest
landholders of Carroll county,
married Miss Prudence Ann
Brown Shipley, a daughter of
George Shipley, Sr., defendero Of
Baltimore in 1914. She was named
for the wife of George Patterson,
of Springfield, who was brother
of Elizabeth Patterson. or Madame
BuOnaparte, as she was generally
termed. Mr.. Shipley was also re-
lated to Mrs. Patterson.
From the Frazier residence in
Finksburg, beautiful view of
MOntrOse can be obtained, and
many parties travelling the old
Reisterst0wn turnpike have avail
ed themselves of the opportunity
of taking look at the old historic
property that many years ago was
the property of the father of the
present Secretary of the Navy.
There is romance in connec-
tiOn with Miss Cores name which
is worthy of relating. She was
christened when an infant by the
late Rev. Samuel Haddaway, q
distinguished Southern Methodist
minister, and who was for num-
Der of years chaplain to the Unit
ed States Senate. AT the time OF
the young ladies' birth, DR.. Had
daway was stationed in Carroll
county, where, IN the course of his
ministerial duties he became &C
quainted with Miss Loretta Fra
zier, an aunt to Miss Gore, and
the case was one of love at first
sight, but as is the instance in
many of such romances the course
of true love did not run smooth,
and their paths became separated
never more to meet.
Miss Gore values her relics very
highly and says she would not
part with them under any cohsid.
GRAFTON.
Miss Gore has for several sum.
mers past been a visitor to Fred
erick city, where she has been
much entertained and admired.