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

THE COUNTY AND COUNTY BEAT. rf
Brooke county is not to DO excelled
anywhere for It's numerous advantages as
n farming and manufacturing locality.
We have rich and productive soil, good
timber, coal and limestone in abundance,
wheat, oats, barley, corn, buckwheat, rye,
potatoes, broomcorn, apples, peaches,
plims, cherries, pears, Strawberries, rasp.
berries, blaCkberries, and In fact every.
thing native OF this climate can be grown
here. ...a....
The town OF Charlestown. (now Wells.
burg was laid out about 1870, SO the old
citizens say. From D map Of Charles
town before us, we find that Wellsburg
has not extended beyond the original
boundaries. Twenty or twenty-five years
ago a part Of the Prather farm, lying
north Of .Wellsburg, was laid of in town
lots and sold. Quite village has grown
there, but it remains outside the corpora
tion. In the fall Of 1875, Mr.. Fl. G. La
rear, the present owner Of tho George Cox
farm, one mile north Of here, which was
taken up under the tomahawk right
by the father OF George Cox,
laid of the large bottom tract in town
lots, and has succeeded In disposing Of
most OF them, Two dwellings have al
ready been erected there. The place is
known as LaEearyille.
The population Of Wellsburg is be-
tween twelve and fifteen hundred. The
old residents are mostly natives OF Mary
land and Pennsylvania, with q fair re-.
presentation from England, Ireland and
Germany. A;;Mayor and six councilmen
are the governing body. H.
wELIsBuRG 50 YEARS AGO.
This place in years past enjoyed the re-
putation Of being one OF the greatest
flour and produce markets on the Ohio.
Many OF its citizens were employed in
boating bacon, whisky, -four, apples,
potatoes and produce generally, to the
towns along the Mississippi river, where
fair prices were obtained.
Old inhabitants are not numerous now,
many have passed of the stage Of action
the last six or seven years, The Oldest
resident living here now is Mrs, Mary
Moten, wife Of John Moren, srY who died
in January last In his SGth year. She
came TO Charlestown9 IN 1902. Isaiah
Roberts came in 1914. He was volun.
teer soldier in the war Of 1S12.14 and
the late rebellion 1861. When young
man he was regular teamster between
here and Baltimore and other Eastern
cities. He is hale and hearty though in
the eighties, and bids fair to live for q
number OF years to come. Patrick GAS
who lived on Pierce's Run in this
county until few years ago was,
at his death, the sole survivor Of Lewis
and CIark's expedition across the Rocky
Mountains, ~.
WHEN THE LATE CIVIL WAR BROKE OUT.
welsburg proved to be loyal to the
union, and many patriotic demons:ra-
tions took place. At an early day 10:
Seph Apologize, Campbell Tar, David
Fleming, (of this place. and Hon. John
s. Carliie, OF Clarksburg, visited WASH
ington City in behalf Of the Union party
and obtained with some difficulty . guam.
tity OF arms (muskets md ammunition
from the Government. They were brought
here and stored in the pork house, late
the Globe Foundry q. short lived estab.
lishment. One night the men guarding
those arms were notified TO be on the
lookout Us II was reported that the Rebels
were coming to capture the arms. The
whole town and its vicinity were aroused
from It's slumbers, and all able bodied men
we're requested TO report at the armory
Tor duty. A musket and ammunition
were given to all who could and
would take the oath on the
the spot 10 be loyal TO the State and the
United States, and were Immediately as
signed to a post Of duty at the different
approaches 10 the town, A cannon cast
at the foundry by the Workmen there,
used to FIRE salutes, was charged TO the
muzzel with deadly missiles and planted
on the river hank, as il was feared that
the expected enemy would come by steam
boat. A steamer hove in sight and had
she not Representatives, by request or
Of her own accord We know not--the con.
tents Of that little piece Of ordnance
would have been sent whizzing towards
her. Such was the feeling OF the
people on that long TO be remem.
bered night, that Il was dangerous
for any but avowed Union men to be out
Of doors. When the war actually COM
menced aud n call was made for yolun.
teers for three mpnths, two companies Of
infantry were raised forthwith. Compa-
ny F, Capt Thomas G Park, and Com
pany G, Captain james F. Kuhn. These