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Title: Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Snowden, William H. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway. (from old catalog) Historic buildings Historic buildings
Publisher: Alexandria, Va., Printed by G. H. Ramey & sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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h is another. It has iron rods converging over the seat, with aring through which to run a pole. In 1728 the constable of Morley charged twoshillings for a pole. The stools in some cities were on wheels, and were called scold-ing carts. At Kingston-upon-Thames ducking was not infrequent, and the LondonPost, in 1745, reports the ducking of a woman who keeps the Queens Head alehousefor scolding, in the presence of 3,000 people. It was at Leominster, in 1809, thatthe last recorded ducking of a woman occurred in England. The stool used is pre-served in the jail there. Jenny Pipes was paraded through the town on the stool andducked near Kenwater Bridge. There was another instrument of punishment ^or scolds, but not as ancient as thestool. It was the brank, or scolds bridle. Its modern autotype is the mask of thebaseball catcher, except there was a sharpened plate of iron in front that hurt thetongue when an effort to talk was made. The brank figures in literature as frequentlyas the stool.
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THE HOME OF HUMPHREY PEAKE. Humphrey Peake in Colonial times was proprietor of a small plantation adjoiningGeneral Washingtons River Farm and lying immediately on Little Hunting Creekand along the Old Kings Highway and not far from Gum Spring. He and Wash-ington and their families were on intimate terms and frequently made visits to eachothers Homes. A daughter, Nancy, was one of the society belles of the time. Hername is mentioned as one of the young ladies of the neighborhood who attended adancing school held at homes of different planters alternately during the winterseasons. OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND 2o The dwelling as shown in the picture, is now but a wreck of its former self. Aportion of it has been torn down and removed. It had great chimneys with capaciousfire places. Wide verandas extended round the structure and the apartments were ingood colonial style, and many a time doubtless they were lively with gay companiesand sheltered distinguished guests on their way up or down th

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