The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-14
A LINE FROM GIBSoNBURG.
The Growth and Prospects of the
Town-Its Chief Business Concerns
"A Sterling Pioneer Ind His Good
Fortune.

This now interesting and prosperous little
town-the growth of only some two years
promises well, if it only continues in its enter
prising spirit of the past few years longer,
to become an important commercial point in
this section, Already, mushroom like" COM
paratively speaking, some fifty residences have
sprung up, and five or six other very nice
houses and fine evangelical church are also
in course of construction. There is school
and several well appointed stores, a capital
hotel, post office, R. r. depot, and, in fact, ev-
erything needful for a live and growing COM
munity. Besides possessing the finest agri-
cultural surroundings, with farmers for the
most part of good standing, intelligence and
large experience, there are also prosperous
lime kilns, stage factory, cooper shop, &c,
while the reasonable price Of building lots
and eligible sites for various kind Of manu-
facture afford most inviting field to those
desirous of investing Gibson 81 Co.'S lime
kiln aud stave factory, when in full run, en-
ploys about 25 hands, the latter works being
zeplete with all the modern machinery. Levi
Keiser's coCpering shop, in close proximity. is
also quite a tine works, and although just at
present they are not turning out their usual
quantum of work, yet they have the facilities
to make even up to 500 barrels per day. Smith
& Stevenson have also fine lime kiln to the
east of the above works, and like Gibson 81
Co. burn very superior class of lime. Mr..
J. G. Patterson, the genial host of the hotel,
has provided frst-elass house, and knows
well how to run it to the entire satisfaction of
visitors-he is a live man and will be found
most courteous rnd communicative, and, by
the-way, while referring to host Patterson, we
should not omit a little fact of exceptional
merit in his son William, youth of only
some eighteen summers. About twelve months
ago he conceived the idea of becoming coop.
or, engaged with Mr. Keiser, and had only
been at work ten days when he was capable
of assuming the charge of stall or bench
himself, at which. by sheer industry, he soon
began to realize good wages, and together
with little shrewd speculation has, in one
year possessed himself Of several hundred
dollars. He is quite genius and remarkable
for his indOmitable spirit of perseverance.
But now an interesting word or two about
one of our earliest pioneer settlers, when Glib
sonberg was yet comparatively wilderness,
and with the arrival of the white mans face
daWned civilization. 1t is of a
MR.. PETER KnLHERLING
we are about to speak and furnish q few al
most incredible facts of what the "ancients''
had to encounter, and with noble spirits strug-
glsd through manfully, o attain success. Pc
| ter, be it known, does not mince matters, he
proudly claims the birth right of a genuine
Pennsylvanian Dutchman-and beyond all
doubt is a most worthy specimen Of that des-
cent. So far back as 1882 be first wended his
way here, with wife and three children, To-
eating in the woods without stock, tools, OF
even the means to secure common necessaries,
beyond the possession Of six and quarter
cents. Surrounded BY but five other whiss
settlers, John Csmmel, Angus Cammel (since
dead, Geo. Ickus. J. earns end J. Reed ssince
dead, lis prospects were not Of the most en-
Viable character % tineing wages 70 be SOC. a
da7. aear fls 19- barrel potatoes s. pc hpza-
~ el se.l di'Iss n sirt'lar fop< 2.