The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-08

de estimates that there were, when HI
left, about three hundred houses, and
population OF about fifteen hundred. TIL,
prominent point in his recollection was
the stone mansion OF Noah Zane, on the
high ground, corner Of Main and Unior
streets, some twenty-five feet higher thar
the present ground.
The first house north Of that was large
frame with a long south porch, occupied
by Vim. Conard, who used some OF the
lower story as a cigar shsp and factory
Then came vacant ground to:an alley, and
a log building on the corner used as q
Quaker meeting house. Then came next
some space and then large frame build.
ing owned by Mr.. Updegraf. From his
age he must have been the father Of Israel
Updegraf who was living when I went
there in 1885. Next came the large frame
OF Mr. Chapline, the father of Judge and
other ChaplineI, and the grandfather OF
Hamilton Chapline. There were then
some frames, and in the corner bne next to
the old court house, where the Virginia
House, (now Grant, stood, was the shop
and dwelling Of Moses Thompson, tailor,
whose descendants form some OF the most
prominent and esteemed citizens OF Ports
mouth. The court house occupied the
middle Of the street, and some distance
back was the jail, and back OF that, near
the base of the hill, flowed large
spring to which many OF the people
went for water. North OF this street,
where Mcclellan had shoe store about
1850, was large frame store don't re-
member the name. There were two or
three small frames and then John Nc
Lures store, near it was Samuel Irwin.
He was captain OF light horse company.
Next was a hatter's store kept by Mr..
Harkins, and the tinshop OF Vim. Duty ;
then log house in which was bakery
kept by an old woman. Black Rachel
had millinery shop with q small house
and large lot with an abundance OF
fruit. and her son James played the fiddle
for all the dances. Next was the resi-.
dence OF Neil McNaughten, then large
brick in which Peter Yarnell kept store,
and next the store OF Mr.. Caldwell, father
OF the Judge, Joseph NJ. and great grand.
father Of your present Esq. Caldwell.
The next was log house in which was a
gunsmith. Then GOldenburg bad a
bakery in big frame. Then came an-
other hat shop with deep well in front,
into which James Snodgrass fell one day
while drawing water, but was got out with
little damage, enchanting to the one who
pulled him out "How did you know / was
here" ...
The next house on that side was large
frame in which lived and died Noah Linds-
ley, the ore who, by his will, provided the
Lindsey Institute, which has long been a
noted feature Of Wheeling. In a two.
story brick above this was the grocery
store OF Thos. Johnston. Next to this
was Mr.. Seckman's residence and butcher
shop, and next large log house in which
lived and carried on cabinet-making MIR.
Burket, an Englishman, who was often
sive to the patriots Of the day, and after
Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Capts. Duty,
Irwin, Mcclure and large crowd gave him
a mock serenade and fired cannon in
front Of his house. The cannon used on
this occasion was taken from the river
back Of the old fort, from which it was
thrown after the Indian wars were over,
lit was much rusted, but the first fire
broke all the windows in Burket's house.
There were honfres all over the town and
froIic generally. Burket hung himself
soon alter. Then came BAKERY and cake
store kept by Granny Rllston," with
whom the boyswere all as intimate as their
pennies permitted. On the opposite corn
or OF Main and the pike was large frame
OF VIM. 3Ij!ler's. Then brick in which
Jonathan Zane lived. Then came Mr..
| Cots, q heavy coal dealer, Then the tan
merry Of 4Ir. Greenhouse. A Mr.. Vennum
lived in here somewhere. There was also
Joseph Carr, halter, and Mr.. Wood.
kept large store, We think 1t was old
Col. Archie and Mr.. Waddle who alter
wards built on the bottom.
On the west side OF Main street was &
brewery, aud hop Geld extended down
to the river. Mr.. Pannell, father OF Alex
sud Jack, had his house and carpenter
shop below here. Afat shoemaker nance
Reed followed. He was good story tel
liar. Then came Mr.. Ryan, an English
L Quaker; then Mr.. Irwin, CaptaiR OF {
light horse company. He was black
smith, as was his son Samuel. He Was
member OF the Legislature in 1911 UNI
saw the theatre burned at Richmond
He often talked OF the scene, and thu
shrieks OF the dying. Thomas Hughe
lived on the corner Of the pike and hi
vunshop stood below his house. Their
was the main ferry across the river. Mi
Clarke, tailor, lived and had q shop on tn
other corner, below which was some opel
space and the residence OF Mr.. List, grand
father of D. c., Henry and Eugene. He
and afterwards his son John. kept schoc
in A log house, farther down. Dir. Mar
dale lived In q frame here. He died an
his wife and daughter became nillinen
A saddler shop was in large frame below
name forgotten. There also was sl6a
paper mill, run by a Mr.. Armstrong.
this square was also the residence Of III
John Mcclure, q fine brick for those day
There was also . large frame businS.
house. There 0 street ran down to al
other ferry, and then came the Reymt
i House. Sam. Beymer. who was In tho vi
Of 1872 and was surrendered under HUI
= came home, with another man down th
Allegheny. and for three days sustaine
themselves on one squirrel. These inc
dents OF the war were n4ReF0ua.
There was vacant space, and the
came the old burying ground, where wei
: many Indian and some white person
graves. The whites were removed to Il
East Wheeling ground, where the Hem
u Geld depot now Is, In 1914. Among the
AMIR. Gill and wife are remembered.
a this ground was built the Northwestern
bank, which was rebuilt in 1856, III
had the Iperm candles las they were Gale
in front, Next below was q log buildii
: kept as postofice by Richard M'Lul
. He remained postmaster until 1887. Bolc