The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02
CORRESPONDENTS.
LETTER FROM A FORMER ClTl-
ZEN OF M0RGAMT0WN.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, Feb. Is, 1878.

bus Grove, Putnam county, quite q
stirring town of some 1900 inhabit-
ants, ON the line of the Dayton q To
ledo railroad, some so miles south of
Toledo and the Lakes. The Grove
is surrounded by an unusually fine
country, is quite pretty town, with
as live and courteous business men
as / ever met. write more especial
| ly 80 mention three families and their
farming operations who reside in it's
vicinity, formerly from old Mononga-
liz, and from whom their numerous
relatives and friends will gladly hear,
viz: Albert Postlewait, from near
Mt Morris. and L. j. Lemley and
David Core, from near Cassville, all
of whom married sisters Of your form
er townsman L. S. Layton, now Of
this city and doing a successful
wholesale queensware and glassware
business.
Mr.. Postlewait went west soon af-
ter his marriage, some Is years ago,
and bought farm, adjoining the
then small village, of some 120 acres,
for which lie paid about $4,000. He
now owns about 200 acres Of as fine
land as can be found anywhere, upon
which he has lately erected fine
brick residence, beautifully situated
just at the edge of the town and one
of the finest and most complete barns
/ ever saw. His farm is well stock
ed with horses, cattle, sheep, hogs,
&C., the whole now worth from $685.
600 to $24, 900. He has also another
farm some two miles north of the
home farm, of 120 acres, worth some
$4,000. Mr.. Postlewait has for q long
time been one of the leading men in
this section aud large dealer in all
kinds Of stock and grain, but his sue
cess however is not more due to his
own push and energy, seconded by
his excellent wife, than by the supe-
riority of the land in that section.
Mr.. Lcmley, son Of your old and
esteemed citizen, Asa Lemley, and
Mr.. Core, son of Moses Core, long
since deceased, and nephew of Barton,
Michael and John Core, large land
owners and successful men in the vi
entity of Cassville, have been resid-
ing there only some or years, but
have been no less successful for the
time. Mr.. Lemley owns a fine farm
of some 125 acres, worth sos per
acre, well stocked and has thousands
at interest.
Mr.. Core has some 60 acres, worth
over $50 per acre, well stocked and
one of the best small farms in that
county, with quite an amount Of mon
ey at interest and otherwise invested,
and talks of buying an adjoining
farm of 60 acres at 500 to 500 per
acre.
Mrs. Postlewait has two daughters,
Mrs. Lemley, now deceased, one and
Mrs. Core one, all nearly grown and
destined to become as fine and hand
some ladies as any in the county; be-
sides, Mrs. Lemley and Mrs. Core
have quite a number of smaller ones,
boys and girls, too tedious to men
ton.
I mention these details not only
for the satisfaction of their friends,
but to show all Monongalians how
their old residents are prospecting and
what can be done by industry and
enterprise, backed, however, mind
you, by owning the most productive
farming lands in the country and
that, too, right in the heart of the
best civilization, and there is plenty
room there for more such men. The
county is not entirely filled up yet
and fine lands can yet be had at rea-
sonable prices. Wheat, corn and po-
tatoes are almost sure crop. Corn
runs from so to 100 and wheat from
20 to IS bushels per acre, and as a
sample of farming Mr.. Postlewait has
now seeded 80 acres of winter wheat,
looking finely, and from which he will
reap from 1900 to 1000 bushels of
wheat and expects to plant from so
to Is acres Of corn this spring. The
county is almost perfectly level and
6f deep black rather sandy soil;
when 100 fiat to drain well they ditch
and tile ii, at cost of from 50 to SO
per acre and then better soil and
more productive cannot be found, and
it never wears out.
The sad event of my visit was the
funeral Of Mrs. Lemley who was bu-
ried On Wednesday, 8th inst, after
short illness. leaving q haha fnur