The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-08-08

fastened their fahgs in his leggings, hang
ing there until he cut them of with his
butcher knife. "The snakes had Just come
out in the spring, and were very fat and
clumsy. Walters and Belts went back af-
forwards to see how many Pope had killed
and counted eighty-four dead snakes ~
This was certainly a. very remarkable
battle-almost equal to the fabled con
flict of Hercules and the Hydra. .-r
"NIoses Patterson and family emigrated
from Fayette county, Kentucky, to High
land county, in the fall of 1906. He set
tied about mile north of New Market,
where he continued to reside for some
three or four years. About two years af-
ter he came, he purchased the tract of land
on which Cyrus Patterson's mill now
stands, of Benjamin Elliott. James Smith
had previously erected a small tub-nlill on
this land, few rods below where the
turnpike now crosses the creek. This lit
tie mill was run by Patterson for some
time afterwards. His son Robert was the
miller, and kept bachelors hall in small
cabin close by. 1t had an extensive run
of custom, particularly in dry weather, as
the water at that point was more lasting.
Persons came to this mill distance of 10
to 20 miles. Patterson built saw-mill,
and made some necessary improvements
on the land before he moved On it."
Fsom an obituary notice of Mr.. Patter-
son, in the HilIsbOro Gazette, we CLEAN the
following additional and interesting facts.
He was native of Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, was born Oct. I6, 1859, and
died Dec. Goth, 1S47, in his S9th year. In
his youth, the Indians frequently attacked
the settlements where he lived, and he
often stood with rife in hand, guarding
| the corn-feld while his father plOwed, the
old man relieving him in turn. While
stin minor, he went to Kentucky, and
was engaged in many of the expeditions
against the Indians. He was married at
Bryant's Station to Isabella Harper, a
niece of Alex. Mcconnell, whose celebrat-
ed exploit of killing four Indians who had
taken him prisoner, and making his es-
cape, is well known to readers OF frontier
history. .-.
Mr.. Patterson lived in Lexington when
President jefferson called for 1000 men
from Kentucky TO march to Louisiana,
then recently ceded to our Government by
France. 1t was feared the Spanish Govern
ment would oppose our taking possession
of New Orleans. In this force Mr.. Patter-
son raised company and was made Cap
tain. After his removal to Highland, he
raised company in 1872, after HulI's
surrender, and hastened to the northern
frontier. Again in the following year. he
went to Harrison's relief at Fort Neigs,
taking four Of his sons in his company.
/ After the war he three times represent
7led The eo2nty in the Legislature, was then
elected an Associate Judge of the Common
Pleas, and filed that Office for years
He was sick but one day before his death,
which was calm and peaceful.
Mr.. Patterson left a large family, of
whom his son Thomas was also distin-
guished in public life, having represented
the county in the Legislature, and after
wards in the Constitutional Convention of
1850. He died April IS, 1853, in the prime
of his manhood, sincerely Iamented by all
who knew him.
In October, 1905, Andrew Shafer, a
Revolutionary soldier, emigrated from
Washington county, Maryland, and set
tied in New Market The next February
he moved upon his land, where he lived
till his death in 1855, aged 94 years. He
was in the battles of Germantown, Mon.
mouth and Trenton,
John Roush and Adam Arnot, with
their families, came from Virginia in 1905,
and settled miles east of the present town
OF Danville David Wilkin had settled there
two or three years before, in 1901, in com
pany with Lewis Gib1er. They were also
from Virginia. David Wilkin, his grand
son, now ownes and occupies the same
farm. Isaac Leamon also settled in that
neighbOrhood about the same time.
"This year (l8O5) is remarked by all the
early settlers now living, as the great mast
year. The trees were breaking down with
nuts. In many places the ground was
covered with aeOrns to the depth of sever
al inches" ..- -