Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17

Mrs. Sweedy was at home. The
Rambler took her picture" but there
vas too much light or not enough ousd
underexposed. ovsrdeveloped or I'M
derdeveloped, It was nght-struck or
dark-struck or the camera moved or
the model moved. At any rate. one OF
those many things that can happen
did happen, to render the CHORUS VI
the photographer futile.
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faced sprightly woman. born In 1894,
told the Rambler will ind their
places in these sketches when the
chapel aid the great house Of Bel
mont are reached. Mrs. sweedy was
born Lydia A. Murray. q daughter
Of William Murray, who was a son
Of David Murray Of Loudoun. Her
father was cooper and the making
Of barrels and hogsheads was one Of
the early industries Of the wooded
Murray married Charles Sweedy. and
their children are Annie Elizabeth.
Larry Lavenia, William Henry,
Emile. Rosina and Ida. The hrst
three are living. Annie Elizabeth
married Edgar Bentley Havener, son
Of Thomas Adam Havener. and their
fancy; Ada, deceased: Jessie Gather.
inc. who married Henry Tillett Of
Loudoun and II now . widow: Pearl.
who married ID. II. Jenkins and who
lives near Crest Falls; Charles T..
and who lives at Ballston; Gloria.
wh6 married Robert 8. Jenkins: Earl
j., who married Elizabeth Keys OF
Loudoun and who lives near ASH
burni Mary, who married Lemuel
Buckingham Of Rockville. Nd: Sarah
bolts Of the Ashburn district: Margaret
May. who married Bernard Atwen Of
Belmont; Edwin Franklin Hayener.
corporal Of Company G. 31sth Infan.-
Try. In France. and Ethel. who died
In eh,ldh God. Nary d.vs =, swssdy
and they are now living IN Okla
homa. William Henry Sweedy mar
ried first Miss Ida Crosson Of Fair
fax county and he married q second
time, but the name Of the wife Is
not decipherable In the Rambler's
notes.
From the .sweedy-Havener home
turns. one to the west and the other to
tho north. The country 10 clear and
rolling. hut on the left at dist4nce
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great elevation and covered with q
thick growth Of trees. They are princi-
pally oaks, but q few tall cedars stand
among them. All the leaves have not
fallen. and through riffs In the foliage.
outlines Of small church-liks struc-
ture. Il IL Belmont Chapel.
Directly OH the left. Of the road lives
quaint woman. Everybody In that
part Of Loudoun knows her. and she
w1NA Iwra ~y~1 1uu
Of several miles, but, also knows the.
names Of their parents and grandpar-
ents. Two or three Sundays ago, in his
reference to Cotton farm. one Of the
early Lee plantations in Loudoun. the
Cotton and other holdings. including a
small tract on the pike owned by George
which he inherited from his father.
William Solomon. were bought by John
en 70 coe IN one Of I'll the richest bSs
seat" Mr.. Hopkins needed the site Of
that blacksmith shop. Z made break
in the lines Of his great estate.
George Solomon passed away and
his daughter. Sarah Margaret, would
was NO object. Finally. Mr.. Hopkins
traded with her. He gave her a
small farm on another road. but not
far away. He repaired the dwelling
mouse on the new farm,. and there
Miss Sarah Margaret Solomon lives
today. At the point where her house
faces the Ashburn road q rough and
crooked lane, very little travelled and
for the most part upgrown In weeds
and wild towering plants leads to
tho hill crowned with oaks, tall cedars
and the .churchlike structure. The
way Is covered with blackberry vines,
whose leaves have been stained red
by the frost. and by goldenrod that
has changed from yellow to white.
kA
Whom you como to the front Of the
church you stand before q tall mar
BILE monument darkened by the
shadows Of the trees and notified
with those dark patches which come
upon marble tombs. It stands at q
distance of about ten yards from the
church door. and the Inscription,
which Is on the church side, reads:
Sacred to the memory of Mar
garet Mercer, born July /, 1901. died
September II. 1846.
"Her remains repose beneath the
chancel of this chapel. built by her
own self-denying labors. This rnonu-
ment 10 erected by her pupils as a
testimony OF their admiration of her
elevated Christian character and Of
their gratitude for her invaluable In
struction"