Antiche e storiche pietre miliari nella valle del Libano . native red-pietra arenaria calcarea e,vestito e guarniti con rotte o hipped tetto olandese,e rifinito in stile massiccio e in legno duro. Thestairway e mano-rail sono di solida quercia e ancora un thingof bellezza. Il pittoresco e massiccia Queen Anne man-telpiece è analogamente di solida quercia, così bella come in qualsiasi quar-strate oak ora in uso. Le porte e serrature di brevetto oflong- fa ancora aggiungere fascino ad un punto di riferimento che è come wellkept e come allegro una casa come quella di Mt. Vernon sullato rive del Potomac. È ora di proprietà ofMr. E. R. Illig, la cui famiglia ha

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Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . native red-sandstone and limestone, dressed and trimmed, with broken or hipped Dutch roof, and finished in massive style and in hard wood. Thestairway and hand-rail are of solid oak and still a thingof beauty. The quaint and massive Queen Anne man-telpiece is likewise of solid oak, as pretty as any quar-tered oak now in use. The doors and patent locks oflong- ago still add charm to a landmark which is as wellkept and as cheerful a home as that of Mt. Vernon onthe banks of the Potomac. It is now the property ofMr. E. R. Illig, whose family have occupied it for anumber of years. Tradition connects the romance ofan illicit love affair and escapade with the builder andfirst proprietor. Rumor says that he fell in love with A CRADLE OF RELIGIOUS SECTS. 95 his servant girl, and after some remonstrances againstthis intimacy by his wife—the Maria Catharine of theabove engraved stone—Mr. Miiler eloped with his para-monr to Virginia, leaving the property to his npbraid-ing wnfe and her family.. THE ILLIG HOME AND MILI, IN MII, L CREEK CENTRE. It was presumably a son of this first couple, and hiswife, who erected in 1784 the mill property that is at-tached to this old stone mansion. It is also of stone, inthe same style of architecture as the house, and has adate-stone in the face of the wall exposed to the road-side, which reads as follows: 96 LANDMARKS IN THE LEBANON VALLEY. 17 84 GOTT ALEIN DEEN MICHAEL MILI^ERMEI.ISABET MILIvER There is some poetry and piety in the thought that amill should serve God aloue. Dedicated thus to God, ithas served Him and mau, we suppose, for a century anda decade of time. As far as we know, it has alwaysground its grist in peace and blessing, and we trust itmay never grind out the wrath of Jehovah, or be made to prove that The mills of the gods grind slowly, But they grind exceeding fine. It was on the large farm in connection with thisancient mill property, that the enterprising and intell

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1890
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