| Show ry I 1 I 1 5 OLD ak bowls tow ls ky ity letter it WM not net g ceralla ce rally known until ju aly hou richard bland the fre tren silver wh WRO died a abort short i tin time ago in I 1 I 1 mo resided in ili N el a 0 n c county 0 ty lo 10 tor alveral aeral rear years prior t to 0 t toe 1 lo 10 r 0 ln boy al or of de jbf b f beally lly to ill aurl 0 U rl but a aucta u now Is I 1 the ca e s icib u berneen th the years 13 1810 10 and nd iso the boue house occupied by the blonds is 1 1111 standing tandl ni near the railroad tattoo station of about all tx mile miles met of this place 11 th the bulldis li Is a to two tory story stone ton atrue tru ciure tit r a with a brick brit k ditton of a single tal story built in r nt tit pars the original house 1110 ih th 11 tnt ion of being tabe oldest atone relder e lo 10 the th state tt it vies ai i 1 in 73 as in an on all a barite stint tin in the th chimney jutt just ai a or the ol 01 I 1 fashioned pachou pa clou fire I 1 1 lue lare ID in th front room ri rd the holm hupt ai I 1 ailt by coph F fenwick a speculator stio bu bought the trun tract of 0 land upon which the build ienir in in lit located loral cil from benjamin enjamin Il cox A sad lit r of lexington the original t act contained alne IWO 1000 acres and lay along the water waters of illic k fenwick rented mill mills along the stream and aal made a hitun from the ale sale ot of lumber p and da auti III hillI crook he ic it I 1 I 1 in ann in nille mills the rains of des eral f r if I 1 in 14 liing ing loelle lol lle to dy day in iu 11 it 11 I 1 t ri t thorp art a i a to it d ill 11 ith I 1 h ahne te a fry iery clea re I 1 1 f I 1 1 ri r I 1 i i him who in I 1 it I 1 I 1 I 1 1 i ko kc et kh here r I 1 i ZI N I 1 U tip 0 3 L XIII 1 kni S for tin i irl ir 1 of pur bailing household supplied the location of at the old tone stone houe house Is exceedingly picturesque it mccu pips a high elevation and li Is surround et ed by ome some of the beautiful cry ery to be found lu im the state the old building bul liling ie Is a very iery handsome han dome one and con contain taints several commodious commod loul apart ments all in hard hardwood mood it give gives ample evidence of the skill of the th mechanic mechanics of the early dayi days of the century in the substantial character cha of this wall walls in Q the fir erbine innest of the jolott in t the he door frame frames and the interior walk the land surrounding rounding ur the residence real dence Is I 1 ery rich one of the largest distiller lee tea in this re sp lon ion of 0 the state to i located on Mille reek a abort short distance froni from the historic bit old stone mansion there are many interesting spots on the place chief among which Is 1 the old tone stone erring spring house from aich sitter dich dick in his hi daye days carried many a bucketful of ice tee cold water enove embred stone at the entrance of the pring house bean bears the initial letter loiters it 11 i B I 1 these lirt letter aro are large crudely formed and are eald said to base been caned cared by the camplon of free ree sliver when ben he wae was a barefooted boy the old bland place la Is widely known and since the death ot of mr bit bland many reany visitors have been teen attracted to it IL |
