The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-20
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His sojourn Among the Old
timers Of Hancock County
Genial Jack Hobbs shows Him
Hound In the Most HOspitnble
Manner.
FA1Ky1Ew, HANCOCK COUNTY, ". Va, [
: N July 10, 1878. !
curapoadsncs Of the IniSlllssnog.
Day bfors yesterday We arrived here,
at the county seat Of Hancock. We
found the village, like most other places,
extremely dull. There Is, however, some
noticeable improvements since our last
visit here. The Disciples' Church have
beautiful meeting house that does
credit TO the community. The Mstho-
dis. and Presbyterian churches are also
neat buildings. A new school building,
two stories high, frame, Is being built,
and will DO a very commodious sttuc.
ture.
The frst Court was held in this county
January 18th, 1913. John Gardner, late.
ly deceased, was the Presiding Justice.
Thomas Brambrick Wss the first person
elected 10 the House Of Delegates. Esquire
Mayhem, still living, was the frat Jus.
tice Of the Peace. =
FALLS In WITH A GOOD SAMARITAN.
Our mercantile friend, John ". Hobbs,
whom Bro. Jacob calls Zone Of the Iolid
men Of Hancock county" took charge Of
Us yesterday and showed Us over some Of
the country where lis said nothing but
huckieberries grow" and the Inhabitants
live on-well, whatever they can get. In
all sections Of the earth there are good
and bsd, and We must say there are some
Of the finest farms In thia, county that We
ever looked upon, and the Improvements
on all that we passed through are first.
class. Bot we must tell you where Hobbs
took u.s. Out past the Fairyiew woolen
mills "a romantic spot), down Tombstone
Run (al the mouth Of which took place
the famous fight between Adam Poe and
the Indian Big Foot, 10 the mouth Of
White Oak Run; thence across White Oak
Flats 10 The Ohio river, striking the Meas.
" bottom at Robert Wilson's. and from
there TO Col. Jacob n. Browns, where 3
halt was called. The Colonel and family
we're at home and received US cordially.
The thermometer marked 94' In the shade
atl030A. N. We concluded 10 stay with
our friends until past noon. We soon
learned that we were on
HIsroRc aRousDs
and set about TO see. A stone house Ia
standing, which was erected in 1908,
Part Of the house 10 which NJ. Brown
resides was built A. D. 1921, by Leonard
Hobbs. On the road leading TO the barn
can be seen the foundation walls Of the
old Block House erected in 1885 BY Mr..
Jacob Nessly, the 6rst settler, who owned
only 1900 acres Of land, Of which 1900
was river bottom, extending from the
mouth Of Tomilnson's Run to opposite
Wellsyille, Ohio. II Is one Of the pretti-
est bottoms on the Ohio river, spotted with
its elegant barns and residences. In this
bottom there were planted last spring
over 10000 apple trees, there being al
ready about 10000 bearing trees. .
Nj. Brown had at Une time on exhibi.
ton at the Cleveland Fair three different
crops Of apples gathered from the same
tree, one two year old, one one year old,
and the crop then picked.
He always has apples from one year to
the next. The United States Government
had, during the early settlement Of this
county, Block House just above where
Mr.. Browns house stands; some Of the
timbers are to be seen yet. At the other
Block House spoken Of, white man on
guard outside stepped inside, and an In.
dian who hadbeen watching slipped be-
hind and tomahawked him.
Mr.. Brown brought from Mississippi,
years ago, Cypress tree and planted 1t.
Il is povely and beauty. Talk about
land. We were shown broom the corn
Of which grew on the bottoms here,
and Il 10 now after being used = number
Of years as duster 80 inches long.
a GRAND SPRING.
Last but not least 10 the way OF Curl
osities shown Us by Col. Brown, and most
highly appreciated BY us, was the finest
and best spring Of pure soft water that We
ever saw 10 this part Of West Va. The
water COWS out Of the bill aide close BY
The house in stream sufficient to fill q
four inch pipe. The flow is at all seasona
almost the same, the change being almost
imperceptible. After splendid dinner,
gotten up by the Misses Brown, and much
enjoyed BY us and our friend, and then
roll In the shade (taking 10 the many
aide splitting stories related by the Col.
we pulled out and proceeded up the
bottoms to Capt. John L. Mahan's nearly
opposite the mouth Of Yellow Creek.
A sPLEspp FRUIT HousE.
There we found that Mr.. Mahan and
Mr.. Helings, Of Philadelphia, Pa, were
erecting fruit house, Of stone, 40 feet
long, so feet wide, and three stories high:
Il Is q patent, and 10 intended (the top
story) 10 hold $500 tons Of ice; the lower
rooms having a capacity Of 26,00o bar:
rels Of apples. Mckay 4 Smith, OF
Wellsyille, are the Contractor, employ.
ing thirty men. Mr.. Mshan and his sou
Frank are successfully engaged in farm
ing and running saw and grist mill.
From Mshan's We went TO Uncle Jacob
Brennaman's, q son Of Christian Brenna.
man, who came over long years ago from
Fatherland and settled among the Meas.
lys. Arriving there We were kindly re-
eeiyed and pieasantly entertained. Mr..
Brennaman owns beautiful farm, what
we call the second bench, and 1t would
Ia n had niaitar In dAnidA WIN has the