Lizzie's Summertime Escapes
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Lizzie's Summertime Escapes
Ladies leaving the hot city to the men and their business in the summer was an old Victorian practice which continued into the 1950's when airconditioning became affordable. Marion is a beautiful little town still and no wonder Lizzie was anxious to get away with her fishing pole. Very little has changed there over the years, the old music hall built in 1891 still has plays, little boats tie up to the fishing pier. The exclusive Tabor School caters to the elite, and the main street is lined with little boutiques and well-kept weathered-shingle houses. Dr. Handy's cottage has weathered a few renovations but looks ready for a fishing party any minute. The best time to visit is May- before the tourists.
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Newport will take at least a week to see and appreciate from the mansions on Bellevue to the pounding surf on Ocean Drive. The city hosts the Victorian Society in America every summer, Coaching Days, Jazz Festival, and June classical music festival in the mansions to name a few of many events. The Covell house on Farewell street, porch where the famous apres-acquittal photo of Lizzie was taken behind a chair is in great shape, right next to the Mumford School. If you ask nicely, the lady who lives there will allow a photo on the porch-of course one seldom has a leg-o'-mutton jacket and a chair handy. The house is in the section known as The Point- about 3 blocks from the bay. Lovely gardens-on a quiet street. I was particularly interested in this house as Lizzie must have been watching my church being built that summer just 2 streets over, St. John the Evangelist on the waterfront on Washington Street in front of the lighthouse.
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Economics is called the Dismal Science. You can forgo pleasure today to save money for tomorrow. But you may die before using your money. No matter what you do, there is a disadvantage to it.Jeff @ Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:38 pm wrote:Hey Shelley,
That is a cool pic of the Swansea barn. Not too big of a house. Of course,
Andrew didn't want to spend more on a bigger one. El Cheapo . LOL
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Building a bigger barn will result in higher costs even if you don't use it.
Sort of like politics, whatever they do will be opposed by many people. Eventually the resentment builds up and you're out of office.
It was Farmer William in the Bedroom with the Hatchet.
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I have never been inside and I understand it is painted quite a different color scheme these days. I was intrigued with the wellhouse and the barn with its little shed alongside, but I would like to see inside. I picture poor Abby there getting a break from those girls.
I recall reading in an old newspaper that it was searched for a possible murder weapon concealed there.
Yes. Jeff- that is the one where Lizzie's famous chair photo was taken. There was a great mistake made about it for a long time, with the Washington Street Covell house being given as the locale. The people that own that one are members of my church which is just across the street and when the Covell deed was examined, Len found out Covells did not yet live at the Washington St house when Lizzie visited, but were still at the Farewell Street house- now THAT is a house I should love to see inside!
I recall reading in an old newspaper that it was searched for a possible murder weapon concealed there.
Yes. Jeff- that is the one where Lizzie's famous chair photo was taken. There was a great mistake made about it for a long time, with the Washington Street Covell house being given as the locale. The people that own that one are members of my church which is just across the street and when the Covell deed was examined, Len found out Covells did not yet live at the Washington St house when Lizzie visited, but were still at the Farewell Street house- now THAT is a house I should love to see inside!
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