The Washington times., 1920-08-01

has been recognized. too, In every
one" General Neville married Miss
Howell. daughter of the late Admiral
J. A. Howell. who made his homie near
wsrrenton after he retired. and died
there. (He lived with his daughter,
Mrs. Belle h. Bohn) The letter then
"As saw General Neyille being
greeted by many OF his old friends
here Il crossed by mind how many
notable persons 1 could recall In
warrenton and FAuquier county
since have known the place
about seventeen years, not TO men
tion the ones we hear OF ana even
read of in histories. j wonder N
there is another little place OF l'soo
inhabitants which can boast OF
more? Echo answers-few-if any
I'VE might begin with 1913
when Fsuquier county was cut on
from Prince William; Prince VIII
lam from STAFFORD: stafford from
Westmoreiand; and Westmoreland
county WAS once from the Rap
pahannock to the Potomac river!
We know from history-Volney the
famous historian and naturalist
cameNo Wsrrenton once-it was no
doubt then known as Fauquier
Court House-with an introduction
signed 'G. Washington Lafayette
was once a visitor to Warrenton, IL
not upon two occasions. then learp
OF visit of Gen. w. T. Sherman
after the war--oh. I might mention
any number Of notabies of that
time. But coming down TO more
recent times-my day-not long
ago--to be exact, January i3. 1909
Il looked down the Alexandria
pike TO see q party OF horsemcn
coming toward Warrenton.
II turned out to be the late Thso-
dore Roosevelt-then President
with Surg. Gen. p. w. RiXey. u. S.
N: Capt. Archibald W. Butt, U. S.
A., and Dr. Cary r. Grayson. II
was about the time when Roosevelt
lad made IL a requisite for army
officers that they be able to ride
nifty miles a day on horseback, and
he wished to prove II possible. He
rode to Warrenton and back the
same day-and in recognition OF
the greeting he received here-he
sent to the City OF Warrenton" a
handsome photo OF himself in rid
ing clothes-taken from a painting
by Carl Melcher in 1908.
oH IL 1S "TltitH
himself: ITO the city of Warren
ton with the regards OF Theodore
Roosevelt. On January 10. 1909 at
$40 a. m. rode away from the
White House in company with
Surg. Gen. =. W. RiXey, u. S. N;
Capt. Archie w. Butt. l.. S. A., and
DR.. C. T. Grayson. We reached
Warrenton at II a m, took luncn,
were most warmly and Hospitality
greeted by the people OF Warren
ton, and at 12:20 again mounted our
horses and started back. reaching
the White House at $40. The last
thirty miles we rode with driving
s'o~t torn in our faces. We each
rode four horses. T. r." The pic
go - no,. nanSs in the Warrenton
Library.
think Theodore Roosevelt. jr.,
visited DR.. and Mrs. j. c. Wise
while his father was President.
also recall Miss Helen Taft came to
Warrenton while William II. Taft
was in the White House for a fox
hunt. ! also might mention John
Barton Payne. william J. Bryan,
William G.. McAdoo Il didn't see
him-but heard he was here),
should we deal with Cabinet Off
marines; Henry T. Allen, James A.
Buchanan. and no end OF army and
navy people. l am sure | have seen
! in passing. John Randolph Boiling,
a brother Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
There is never race meet or
Warrenton horse show when a list
OF notabies from here there could
not be given as visitors TO Warren
ton and Fauauier. while as residents
OF the county We can recall Chief
Justice John Marshall. Simon Ken
ton-a close friend OF Daniel Boone
and OF later times. the late Gen.
Eppa Hunton, the late Gen. William
II. Payne. Capt John Quincy Marr,
the first Confederate officer to fall
in the civil war; Oscar Terry Cros-
by, formerly Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. l might write on
forever-and had i time and space
to mention the interesting people
who / even recall--lately we had
here Mrs. Philip Mark Shannon and
Miss Hazel shannon. of Buffalo;
their home is the old Milburn home