The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-27

| DhpkbL NuutVn stuOuI Phkut WhSu wa
used as burying ground. Most Of those
buried there still remain undisturbed by
the march OF improvement,
In1S57 Brooke Cemetery, located about
one mile from town on the George Cox
farm was laid out and Incorporated. Il
is the only one in use at present. In this
cemetery lie the remains Of Captain Oh
liver Brown a hero OF the American Reyo-
luton. a neat monumentoyer hiS grave
bears tie following inscription. 2 2
lid. HcATrAN OLIVER BowN, ...-.
Oilhs MASSACHUSETTS, line, revolutionary war, born
10 Lexington, Mass, 176e. He stood 10 front q
the tlnt cannon fred by the Britain onthe AnieTi-
cAnstn the AHA. at lexington: witnessed tho sta
party 10 Boston har6or was a. tho battle o. Bun;
ker Hln; commissioned BY Congress the 18th d
January, i7i6, commanded tho volunteer plrty
that bore on tho loaden Stiiu0 Of King George IRON
the battery Of New York, and made y Into bullets
for the American army; bore cen1pieious part In
command 81 artillery 1t tho battles q White Plains
Harlem Heights, Piineston,. Trenton, Band wipe,
GeTthAntoWn and Aonmolth.i - .J1HNl
After serving his country he enlisted In the ar.
niles VI the Son God. aud surrendered 10 the last
cnemy Oh tho l7lh Of February 1876 In tho full as
surance Of never ending peace"
Anotlsr monument marks othes spot
where lie the remains Of part Of the bod.
bridge family I'VE notice theseinscrip.
tionB, as follows: SOFA "a 90 e. q
Hjohn DoddfhSe, born 10 Maryland March %,
p7l5 o.niEr1tsd to Waihlntton, Pa, 10 i7'ai dlCd
% iIisy S SsI NJ: ": s bora Sept
..on another side Of the monument We
find The following record: .l
aRey DR.. Joseph Doddrdge, the hat rnlnIster
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church 10 Western
Virginia and in Ohio. horn In Bedford county,
f Oct 4! lISs died 10 Rslssr e sST lT T
bridge; born April 8, l77f dled5ept q, isas:n
directed by their daughter, Narrissa Doldhdgc:'
Narcissa Doddridge died about three
wears ago. She was the last Of the fami.
ly living in this neighborhood. 4,
Rev. DR.. Joseph DoddSidge was the
author Of "Doddridge's Notes. the same
Icing history Of the early settlement Of
this section Of country. =
PHILIP DopbRDdE
mentioned hcretoforc) was brother Of
Joseph Doddridge,o He, as your readers
all know, was a celebrated lawyer Of his
day, who died In Washington city in 1922
while representing this district in Con.
Congress, and was buried in the Congress
sionai burying grounds there. On the
establishment Of Brooks Cemetery, our
citizens talked Of bringing his remains
here and interripg them in a beautiful
mound therein, and erect a monument 10
hismemory. We are sorry. that tlis has
never been accomplished, but hope that
our citizens will yet pay their respect to
one whom they delight to speak Of in
words OF praise. Along with Alexander
Campbell, he represented this and sew
eral other counties in the Va. Conyen-
ton Of 1S29.30. rr.- +h "ata.
i i' CHURCHES. 7-.t'
The frat house built here for public
worship, that VIC have any account Of
was the Regular Baptist Church before
referred too, The record shows that a
deed was made for the ground on which
it stood in the year 1916, wherein 10
erect d house Of worship for free white
people. John Brown, father.in.law Of
Alexander Campbell appears 70 have been
the most prominent person in the estab;
| lishment OF this church, which was subse-
quently occupied by the Disciples, under
the lead OF Alexander Campbell, until
1913, when It was torn down, and a mod
ern meeting house built on the corner OF
Charles and Prospect streets. The next
il that Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, built sometime in 1916. A deed
was made for q lot OF ground on The cor.
ner OF Charles and Walnut streets, for
the suse Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. A church. was built about that
time. George Plattenburg was proml.
nent mover in thus work. The old church
was torn down. IN 1858, and the present
". E. Church erected on the same gronnd>
The Presbyterian Church situated on
Queen street between Water and Charles,
was built in 1888 or $50. Rev. David
Heryey states that he assisted in admins
tering the sacrement in that house in
1888 at the first meeting held in il.
The Episcopalian Church located on
Liberty street between Charles and YAM
kee was built about 1851.
The Catholic Church oil Commerce
street was builtin 1854. -
The "Union Chapel" Methodist Profess
tant Church, on the southwest corner
Of Charles aud Prospect streets; was
erected In 1884, Rev, E, A. Brindley'
OF the Pithbutgh Methodist Protestant
Conference was, the leading man In the
building Of this church. There are q
number OF churches throughout the.
county, some Of them established in,the
early settlement Of the country. St.
Johns Episcopal Church, in Gross Greek
township, dates back long time ago. A
citizen In that neighborhood has in his
possession the original warrant for the
ground on which 1t stands. On Cross
Creek there are two Baptist churches,
one abandoned; The other atill has, We be.
'lieye, an organization, and meetings arc
held there frequently. Then on the
Wellsburg and Washington turnpike, Is
the Franklin. N. E. Church. We have
not the date when the first meeting house
was built. The present one Is the second
one built by that society," sa- n
cAsrLEMANs RUN CANT GROUND.
On Castlemans Run, at the Camp
Ground, stands Methodist church. The
Camp Ground on Castleman's Run was
laid out In 1916, Itwash held and used by
the Methodists until 1871. In 1878 this
society leased ground from Thomas Bu-
chanan on that portion OF his farm lying
in Pennsylvania, and laid out new
camp ground, calling it Bellview. ,''ls5.
In the town Of Bethany The Disciples
some years since erected house Of wor-
ship, and a few years ago the Methodists'
built church 10. the same place. | am
informed that the original house oi.wor!
ship at Bethany was an humble little af-
.iaif, built Of thu lag-stones and mortar,
and stood on the site Of the present church
in the midst Of forest trees on the banks
iof Buffalo creek. Thepresent more mod
ern structure succeeded il about 1861.
The Buffalo church used to stand on the
farm Of. Thomas Buchanan. The house
has long since disappeared, but the soci-
ETY., We believe, still exists In Washing.
Ton county, Pa On the road from the
Ohio river, leading to West Liberty,is
KadeSh Chapel. There may be other
:llouses OF worskipin the county, Ifthere
are, we cannot at this time recall them.
BENEVOLENT soctErrES
wellsburg Lodge No. 2, a. J. & A. N,