The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-02
CLEAN DRINKING
MANOR IS SOLD
For the First Time in More Than
200 Years 1t Had No New
Year Reception.
NAMED BY WASHINGTON
The Story of the Historic Manor
House and Of Its Last
Occupant.
NAMED BY WASHINGTON

time in more than 700 years thor" was no
! New Years reception at Clean Drinking
| Manor to-day. The last ocC,ipcnt ot
| the historic. tumbe1 down manor house
| Nicholas Jones. gentleman. as h" was
pleased To sign himself died a short tim"
ago and a big "for Sale" sign until re-
Gently stood upright in IN" path leading
| from the house to the great brick ovens
and slave quarters near bv.
| When the sign was taken down II was
reported that Admiral George Dewey
had bought tn" property and cont"in-
plated the construction of "A modern couu-
try home on the site of III" old mansion
II this report hn true it will put an end To-
the movement inauEnrat"l 10y several
historical societies in Washington to secure
the passage by Congress 'of hill pro-
vidinE for the purcha1" hy IA" Govern
men of tn" remaining acres of Clean
Drinking Manor aud it's preservation To
future generate ions as "A show plar" illus
tra,ive of the old type of colonial manors
and a. spot who's" history. lIk" that
of Mount Vernon. il 50 closely linked
with tn. cause of American independents"
and tn" lii" Of GeorE" Washington
But until the death of Nicholas Jones.
gentleman. interest IN Clean Drinking
Manor did not depend upon tn" az" q!
the house upon the four banked Italian
terrace that surrounds It. or the ancient
hoXwood maze that has been pronounced
the finest outside of England. or indor!
upon ,h" treasures of li"pplrwhit" ana
Chlppandac period pieces. the W"lG
wood ware and tho Colonial silver and
crystal with which the she'll of the once
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Diplomatic Corps OF Washington. fHr
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lin. Of ,h., Courts of Eurland thrnurn
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tonqueror tnllk" many claims 10 si'ns-
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IN" National Museum
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"lH"fiS E"h'"flail' VIII you i''lnl' me Ia
present u i"lthnor Oh mime lalu h"I"i"'
OF IN" NirlhllS'
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an assent NlcholaS WIN" was hiin-'.i 'Ia'i
n IN worNlnG 'loth"S' presented ms iartn'i
l. 'U"hd WIN great eleEahS" "' si""'h ana
manner 10 ora fauh'"lol"' nus Erh'l"u-
Majesty ahpassauor ~ washington
ana IN" hohoraole Misses fauhUeIote.
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q ua.n 10 can on Nichoias zones Heh'ieslian az
y curious anu lI.e'.s''I's e.olS pt w, w,
: way the estate got us name OF 'Ieati
y III tlhn AhS Manor " coh'alheo III 'ne H'at,
y ol Hlr lholhas ,ourtsi ei,''sl son Oh w M
u man 10 "hoih me oriSlhai Gra'it OF -u,pu'
acres was iidoe III 'n' carry 'iEhn'h'i J
rentury; aIter thn 9eiea, OF brnlnoof
; ny 'ho fTencn anu Iiu"ans near iN'Sou'
u party Oh nrltiSh oirSeIH Ntopp'u az .'"'
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II ny on iho'liaS 70 nos ,tIa','f .na' Wv
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u Sld"rapiN oeple!eu ny tn' laNl-hhesS o
seV"ra' R'h'rIt'o''S oi on! y faE' o''
completely me 'hhRrih Oh me los' wa
u INTENSE, bul 'oi ''oVR' W NaHnNlEtoii