The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-08

west by the creek, and slopes In each d:
rection. The lot owners are careful and
attentive Of their property, and no yard
In the city. or near Il, Ia moro attractive,
There ia but one vault in the Peninsular
Cemetery, which IL the property Of s. J.
Boyd, ESQ. This vault was erected by
Mr.. W. D. Euelish, who sold 1t when he
removed from the city, some years ago.
THE RID MEN's CEMETERY.
The order of Redmen is q rather large
aud influential one in this community,
and one ofthe tribes, Logan No. 81, feel.
ing the necessity Of suitable place for
1862 purchased from James 8. Porter lo'
OF ground containing seven acres, situate
on the west side Of Chapline Hill, on the
slope Just above the Riverside forge, In
Centre Wheeling. This ground so far az
1t has been possible has been laid out and
improved and is in tolerahly fair condition
The number OF interments there Is not
large.
Mt. ZION CEMETERY
Is nicely located about one mile up Cald'
wells Run. It is the property OF lions
Lutheran congregation. The grounds con-
sist OF about six acres, which were bought
from Mr.. Caldwell in the summer Of 1868,
and converted into o cemetery. The first
corpse, q child, Anna HofmeiSter, WIS
buried on the 22d OF November, the same
year. Part OF the grounds was laid out in
lots 10 feet square to the number Of AS,
all OF which, with the exception OF abou,
100, have since been sold. There Is still
enough ground lett to lay out about 200
morelots. There have been Inferred up
to the present date l,0l2 corpses. There
are as yet no vaults on the grounds. Quite
a large number OF fine monuments may be
seen, among which may be mentioned
those belonging to Mrs. j. HeiHlein, Mrs.
Seabrieht, Mrs. Koehnlein. Fred. Bromer,
Mrs Hofmsister, Eckhard, 0ue, and others.
The cemetery is governed bya board elected
by the members OF lions congregation,
the present officers being: President, Rev,
o. Meerwein; Secretaries, A. Sedan and
Conrad Shepp; Trustees, Louis Filmar
and A. Rolf. Mr.. VIM. Hotmeister, the
ever faithful sexton, has been on duty al
most since the beginning. This cemetery
Is kept ia good repair, and Is patronised
not only especially by members oil the
Zlon's congregation, but by our ciuEsns
generally.
THE HEBREW CEMETERY.
Just west Of Mt. Wood, upon the face Of
the hill inclining to the city, is the He.
brew Cemetery. This cemetery is not q
large one and from its situation can not be
laid out to any advantage, yet it is TASTE
fully arranged and there aie some beauti-
full monuments and heSdstons in 1t. II
was laid out in June, 1855.
GREENWOOD CEMETERY
is by all odds the largest, best arranged
and most beautiful cemetery in Ohio coun'
ty. 1t is situated four miles out the Ma
,ional road, and Is bounded by the creek
on the south, the farm OF Hugh Clark on
the east, by the National road on the north
and by the lands OF John Reid, sr., on the
west. The ground slopes geatly TO the
south, and on many accounts Is admirably
adapted TO the purposes for which 1t Ia in
present use. II is very large just now and
the indications are that 1t will be
much larger. On the third day OF March,
1865 certificate OF incorporation was is.
sued by Granville D. Hall, Secretary OF
State. TO the follow wing named gentlemen !:
Dr.. Eugene A. Hildreth, Edmund Book.
log, K. &. Jordan, ". NJ. List, 8. P. Hill.
drelh, @. II. Barry, James Reid, A. W.
Campbell, George Adams, ]. s. Rhodes,
J. G. Muth and P. @. Hildreth.
An election OF officers took place soon
after at which a. J Sweeney was elected
| D.nat1ao. aud % n Ranhan, Sacrutarv
The books were then opened to the public
aud subscriptions rapidly taken. The fol-
lowing named gentlemen were elected
directors: A. j. Sweeney, George Adams,
J G. Muth, John A. Armstrong, Joseph
Bell, r. G. Jordan and George Mendel.
The grounds, consisting OF thirty-seven
and a half acres, were purchased from the
HiIdreth brothers, DR.. E. A., P. O. and s.
P. for the sum OF Sill, 1909
As soon as the gr0uuds were purchased
they were taken In charge by civil eugi-
neer, James Gilchrlst, who proceeded TO
lay out the cemetery into It's present beau.
tiiul proportions, and 80 well and arListi-
cally did he fulfill his contract that he
rendered every part OF the grounds avail
able aud nearly all the lots desirable aud
eligible. Lots we're at once sold 10 those
wishing them, the grounds were
tastefully enclosed by paling fences,
two neat cottages for the convenience Of
the keepers were erected at the main
entrance and every means ut hand was re-
sorted to make the new purchase attrac.
tive and beautiful. The new lots were
speedily improved, with shrubberY, flow
ers and whatever serves to beautify aud
adoru.
The FIRST interment in Greenwood took
place July I'D, 1856. when the remains Of
Mrs. Caroline Morgan, mother Of Fl. @.
and the late John Morgan, OF this city,
were committed to the dust. There were
several bodies removed TO the cemetery
previous to this, but Mrs. Morgsn's was
the first bona fde interment. Since that
time, however, there have been l,l02
other buria!s.
At the present time the entrance to
the cemetery Is the large drive
which continues for quite distance or
until the main part. OF the grounds 10
reached, aud then two roads wind around
thegrouds, and again converge at the lover
end; from these drives numerous other
smaller ones branch of and wind in aud
around the cemetery until there is per-
feet labyrinth OF sinuous carriage drives
and graveled walks. These walks and
drives are all fringed with trees and
bordered by shrubbery OF all descriptions.
The lots are all well tended, aud In
splendid condition, while upon many oil
them are as fine monuments aud grave
stones as can BIO found anywhere.
One OF the finest and largest monuments
in this cemetery is the one erected TO the
memory Of the late Hon. A. J. PANEL,
by his sisters. Another Is the Schmul.
bach shaft, while those OF Capt o. Il.
Booth, James Domain, John Reid, Jr.,
Henry Brues, the Wickhans. George Men.
del, DR.. john Eof, Dapt. Jelly, Capt. Mul.
rine and others stand close together on
the western side Of the cemetery. On the
eastern slope the large new monument oil
Capt. John List attracts. much attention,
while the new and beautiful tomb Of the
late G.. W. Franzheim Is univer.
sally admired. The shafts OF Ed