‘ir9'm~I'W-9"‘ w«,,w.mm -‘r-wm rgy-you-'>~wW‘?’l"I“"‘1‘{"'{“w_‘ C-£;.a*r1es lnuisvsecorxfiat. Baron fie Mentesgufeu. who was born in 1749 and died £t'B:'idge in 1824. 'r;0b}eman AN oil painting has come to light in 3 Paris apartment of the Baron de Mon- tesguieu and with 1:5 disce‘ver3' comes a fascinating insight into the French name- man ,and how he came to settle in Bridge, where he died in 1824. ' The" aintin was dis; covereo in the axis apart— ment of the present bzgron. Born Cnarles Louis de Secondat, in 1749. the appar.=nUy fsught in the .L.:r.ez'ican ‘War of lniierfi-ntiencf-{and was CE‘COI'E.;:c.€I by George \7Vashir-gion with the Cin- cinnati: Medal. ter the war he re turned to France but was 50 die.- gusted by the ho**rer_s of the IF:-;~:;~;-'r; ‘E. L. that he fled to E ‘5" 1790 and married a " 35 . G G 3 _/ 1 .5 , E tr‘ ~ { . fir}? Died on M om ' " rv-*‘ ~2':- 9.1. ‘. SEYVICEV Cf PL. f‘ami}\' C Guger "DU afler uraiierzed I!r~sf=:ta1§t~.‘. z Cnaries Lo‘-.xis_Se orzdai, B ron . ancie- ems of I-ireiwch ture.‘The Baron settle . . - , 3 Gazette, July 19’ 1:24). of Irish descent. Miss Anne McGeo,g:1'2egan O'Neill. no pan in the c Wars and afier Re"-s‘.caraii0n, Louis ed hirr; a _ a1. But as :ora“.i:~n 1 513:} only a short tizmr he returned to Bridge, v.'hr,»:-e he died in 1824. ' - He was the randson of a famous Franc. Dhiiosopher and lived at Bridge Hill House jusi oh’ the main road and near {he present Highland Cgurt. He left no immediate family and am his property went to his nephew, whose deszcendemts still live in C‘n.:teau breade, near Borc‘xe.aux., .- T‘: "L the fast time the he ‘(En Gazette has re- ried on the baron. In ulv 1824, we 1:-rinied the notice of death. - I read: "Died on Sunday Is;-"‘”;‘* 2. ”' * ’ S conziat. tesajuieu, of Bridge ~ 5 morning, ‘ . I . _ . .x “-' d" “ OZ aur€£.<1e. near 1‘ - oi}-‘ran:-e_ é ofB \ » :..e’E‘r:“-e’1‘i"e E6: GE}? "L y e,___. 7 A‘. QT": 6,5. 9 e House. in this count“ an the Gfiateau de 1. nea '~".-rieaux. e I I-0.. um g.m.:Svuw 2§L.r2?.es- quieu. on ‘reatesi orm_~;men1_~ aiure. "Tne Baron s'.—::1ed in this county after the calamitous revolutien of France arm‘ has beer revered for his use. manners and great piiality " The baron’s cormeciion with the village has been res arched by Mr Jo}-Ln XE zamson. Beech- hos- ge.v:h-3.‘ village 1'9: _ become its unoffzcial his» Lorian. . He now‘ corresponds wI’r.h family of the present , who sen: “ Dh C-1' ‘CHE- 7 T — .-,\.«r.' \. ('_..§"’I-» *-, ‘Z _. ‘\_ . mi ‘. »‘..I\-» .. 4 /‘x f~ I I, »~\. ‘- K -‘ ‘V ‘ . V : c,'~;>«.x, \/U 3*»/t:"“\ \ €;“~.‘\//\\ ; /))'\__.\’.4_>_&r-3 Li I ‘ . _ 3 V :_ ’ ‘#5 ‘H G"”xSk -4' 3 0. \/—- ‘\'v“x/KS‘; , I; \ ’ ,». I ,3. 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Sunday‘: shcvx at 31-’: Sf. 3 Lawrence C‘? ‘”O[J1'}G was the la . 86 In a'd 0:’ §"di e dogs by the ” :7.€I'bUT’_\‘ branch of the Azish Aszxtlciaiiorz of Germ at: She;herr3 The organisers ‘nope to ' _ ’ ‘ have raised more than £2’»;>O E for the 8.SSOC)aUOI’1. four pedaree three obedience Audrey Castle the obedience while ’the others judged by Mr Joe !'*'or(i. an -anship gudge who edged the first show ; é for fine e:~1r; each c: and Izirs are hoping to b for our séshire bull iezrie East Remy AJ’}}'(;I7E «:5 Gun"; ‘iv; 1; Cr .r t. 2.- er the o K ‘ 7- \- "‘*’~§§:z~,‘§ ¥_ 3 friendiy end =m:’c.rr:.a.1 seiting \¥~.*:€!'8 ph_\'sicr-.113’ handicapped r/\<‘=. able b0'§i€C: may 1~r.~ee.t . Xake part and skare in 'a _wide progranzme of events. These have included trips 10 the ‘.’rhe:-.:r-;—, various ft:-s1:?\‘a‘:s, '3"C‘&" .485 gawm a:':‘rjfc;1_;i2 eve_r:'£ r“s 2:10 emu €~vemng: m which our mt tubers gen meet and ball»: nver C0fI€e. r_iis'-piav bv "I‘hm»e‘x Morris I F " "Men." New members, e's_uec1~ *.h~.'.=§caE‘\' rend}- wedr, are xs’ * W .\. ses, iivtreperr cisassesx ' Cz=:*.1.er‘I:-urj="s P'n}'si':aH_v I I-iandicapned Cfmb has re- E?1};. 39!‘ V =‘-:1-an had Eunch with Mr and On T';ursda_3', we have at "H. 7r- ,. ..». ,,, B21021 de Montesnuieu (second right) pictured .L. 1 :‘e«‘i3»:l§»>“a.~,1*(F, at Bridge after visiting his 8116-€'StO!"S grave on Tuesziay wiih (let: to right) vi1L=:ger MJ Alan Jackson, Canon Colin Perry, Mrs Perry, Viscount:-ss Mon Chou of Br-enchley, Baronne fie Montesquieu and Mr John Wifiiemson. ' P" ("W Recalling 11:11-:5 with the § ‘cast on Tuesday was :Bamn de Montesuuieu, who § -“ave-lied from his French ghume to visit an ancestofs g save 3*; Bridge. The baron, who lives at iC‘:.:—;:eau Labreade, near ;E.ar;_ is a Cfireci dsscenéani of Charles ‘ ‘ Seconda‘-., Baron de amesquieu‘ a French biemar. 'Wi"O setiied in ;BfidgE '16 med ‘mere in ~z 33 . In '1 D3‘ V: m vr C1 1 rm [J C1 5}’ ‘D (L E;~e::'n:::':-uni. _ Lane “ridge. the \'l.|_:a zmsfficial hisiorian ' mainiained links :79’ C. 5 and - .-‘afzer visiung the grave, and Baroness de I 43.70.‘ squieu caiied 15. Hill Seuss, the jo:‘.»emaJ*.ami1y home, and , . F{“Xiamson before to France. The nobleman, who was born in 1749, came to England in F290, driven _:’rorn his home by the IEGTTGTS of the French F;€Vo}uti0n_ was 5.;-poL';EE*v‘v1,-fvqg1nvyxn§~ypu«v-.‘gp!,.,7.;flw--vvwwurv-‘wt-'N5P'['V;'\" aw A‘\§4 "f—”’:"' A ‘U1€U10,E,'}' siuden‘. at Kent Universit_v, ‘M: Ever. ; Hewitt. and .2 student nurse‘ , — at Kent and CE,-‘.E’J.-’:Ib11I”:\' ‘ Hospital, Miss Vaierze Dickinson. were married at St Mary the Virfi Church, Dover. M: Hewitt is the seconci son of the Rev anti Mrs Leslie Hovvitt, of ‘Cnap1in's. House. Princetcvrn, Devon. and lkiiss Dickinson fine eldest daughier of Z'\’=.r and Mrs Ix“. D1C};inson.‘,o:' ‘Z5 ' Ls. Terrace. Dc-Yer. 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