Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28
mbf Writes of am Interesting Trip Along Historic SCOTS Rum

tavus bequeathed his share OF the tract
to his son, John Gale Scott, who mar
ried Anne Love. daughter OF Samuei
Love OF Salisbury, Fairfax county.
The Rambler does not know that
John Gale Scott was the builder OF the
old house called Strawberry Vale
Manor. IL may have been built by his
father. Gustavus. But John Caile Scott
was living there in 1904. for there rs
record that his first child. Mary Anne
Scott. was born there on January 10.
1904. Another child. Jane Selden Scott.
was born there October 1t. 1905. ana
two other children. Gustavus Scott AMI
John Gale Scott. were born at Straw
berry Vale October is. 1906. and No
vember II. 1897. respectively. This
Scott family of Fairfax county Is now
scattered over the United States. The
first Gustayus removed to Pickaway
county. Ohio. in the early tweuties. Two
of his daughters also removed to Ohio
Mary Anne Scott married William Bus
sard Franklin of Georgetown. and both
OF these good people died at Chillicothe.
Ohio. leaving numerous children ana
grandchildren. Jane Selden Scott or
Strawberry Vale married William Bal
lard Brown of Norfolk and this couple
removed to Columbus. Ohio. One OF
their sons. James Finley Brown. was q
noted editor in Columbus.
When the Rambler left on his narra-
tive of last Sunday he had started north
from the electric line station Hitaner.
with its solitary house. and was fol-
lowing the tawny-colored road OF sand
and clay that leads along the course
of SCOTS run to the pike at Swink's
mill. About a hundred PAGES on. where
some old cherry trees blossom by the
roadside. the way takes a dip but soon
climbs to higher ground. and from
this hillock or hump in the road one
gains fair prospect of the country
side with a rounded hill In the dis
lance topped by house that Is con-
spicuous landmark for miles. Three
hundred PAGES further brings one to
the home of A. J. Larmer. 1t is a Sc
auestered place kept aloof from the
road by a paling fence and shaded by
big chestnut trees. while clustering
around the house are lilac bushes,
trees that in spite Of their age still
struggle to present the world with
fruit. Living there. among others. 10
Mrs. I.armer. lady who has passed
her ninetieth year. and is Drumming
full of recollections OF the people who
have lived in that section. but who live
no more. Her husband was John
Quincy Larmer, who has been at rest
fer many years in Oak Hill
Two hundred PAGES further along the
descend into the vale through which
Scots run flows. On the left private
road leads to the house on the rounded
hill and 125 PAGES of gentle climbing
bring you in front of this homo with
it's green roof and red chimneys. The
ascent carries you through an orchard
of blooming peach. pear and cherry
trees and around the house is a care
fully tended garden. where many flow
ers grow. At one side. when the Ram
bier halted there. scarlet maple was
blazing into leaf. 1t is the home OF
J. f. Mason-Jess Mason he is called
in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. father was
one of the old carriage builders of
Georgetown. His wife was Miss Lar
mer and lived in her girlhood at the
old house inside the paling fence where
the lilacs. the yew. the yucca and the
ancient cherry trees are growing.
Standing on Masons hill by the side of
the house with the green roof and
the red chimneys and where the scarlet
maple blazes, one may get a majestic
view of the valley which SCOTS run
has been securing for countless CEN
turtles.