Show B UNES UNE'S HOME GONG TU RUN RUIN House in Which Pioneer Pione r Was Born Bor Decaying READING Pa March 16 Deteriorated orated by the elements it has withstood for years year the tho stone house in be foothills of Exeter township Berks county where D Daniel niel Boone the tha te Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- en- en tucky pioneer was born bor is i slowly falling to ruin from lack of care cae Until Until Un Un- til ti two years ear ago the house had been tenanted and the necessary repairs made but now flow it i is i deserted the cellar celar full fun o ot of water windows broken floors decaying and the tho acres of estate are for i iThe The farm is situated about about one and anda a half halt miles mies from Stonersville The lane leading beading to the premises is marked by a large white rock placed by by bythe the Historical Society of Bet Berks County on which is the tho inscription One Quarter mile mUe to the birthplace of ot Daniel Dniel Boone Bone October 22 1733 In this connection it may be said that some authorities give the date of at his birth as 1734 and 1735 and his birthplace Bucks count county Pa Pa According to history Boone stayed here until he was 17 years of ot age ae when he ho went to Kentucky Tradition has a baa it that it i was nearby that he be killed his first bear when he was vas 14 U years car old and anti he was so 80 proud of ot his achievement that he carved an tion ton on a tree with his hunting knife reading D Boone killed a a bar near nea here ere The house has four tour rooms on the tha first floor six on the second and nd an attic The original Boone had dwelling wo rooms on the first floor and and three on the tha the second but buta similar to the original in every ever respect was made after the family taly migrated One of or the original rooms contains a large fireplace made m'de of stones and still sti In good condition Here it i was on the according to tradition that young Boone Doone carved a notch indicating indi indi- eating cating his height when he went to toKen toKen- Ken Kentucky tucky and upon his return in middle age was Interested to see how much he ne had grown gown However tho the historic historic- notch cannot be discovered on the The shutters and doors of ot the dwellIng dwelling dwell dwell- ing are hung on wrought Iron on hinges and still are in good condition but many of the windows are broken permitting per per- rain rin and snow to t enter and causing the floor to decay t Efforts have have been made mae to have havethe the tho state purchase the house where the pioneer was born and still more re recently re- re centy there have been reports that the te Historical Society of Clarke Co County Coun t ty tl Ky has Interested Itself in the possible purchase of at the fat farm fa for tor historical historical historical his his- purposes pitt The farm far is valued at according to late estimates |