Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-30
HOW A TOWN WAS BUILT.
A Pretty PennsyIyanix Maiden Furnish,
Town site,


Town Site.
Ann Crawford chanced tc De a pretty
girl and so COnnellsville. Pa. was built
Zachariah Connell. hardy Young
Virginian, without much silver to Jungle
in the pockets of his homespun trousers.
but with great deal of hard sense
under his coonsk;n cap. iourncying
through the trackle1s woods of the
farthest frontier that the white man
had thrust into the Indian country.
came one everingin l57l to the cabin of
Captain William Crawford. This gallant
pioneer had built his log home on the
pleasant fiat just opposite this place. in
the shadow of an oak-grown hill be-
hind. and facing TO the shallow cross
ing of the Youghiogheny. The geo
graphical points of this early settlements
still survive in the recollection Of 4 few
old citizens. but all the other traces Of
it have passed away. The little one
roomed cabin of Crawford has rotted
away; the wide-mouthed chimney which
once flung out its blue banner Of civil
ization above the tree-tops has crumhled
to the earth; the building of bridges has
taken away Me natural usefulness of
!he erosslhs rrel'y much everything
- Ina"seu IN 'Ppe,i aiice o"' 'ie water
which Patters and rippies over the
stones of the shallow pretty much as il
bubbled and gurgled about the tall
Doots Oh braadock Srehaulers when
lhes "aueu across mere ii 100 on their
wa. W 'ne siauS h'eI anu ',e crossing
Place Is caiieo Dra""och roru 10 'hls
uaS. >.
NaPtain ora~lo,o' whose a1ter ms
~ry anu 'elripie oca'h are one Oh the
oioouies' ciiaP'ers III ,he his'ory Oh the
lroh.ier' was hoteu man. ne had
Taliieu G the ciialil 10! young george
washington IN Virginia "heh 'ney were
po.h s'ou. iaus ol elgnleeh. Inc Two
youns msn, "uU "eie oo,n s.iohS' Nls-
olous anu evening III a'i,e'ic sports;
gre" liucn a''acneu 10 eacn other' ana
E, [sllia,hea 'ast .,iei'Es 10 ,he uay ol
cra"iofu uea'h' Coiohei "ashihg
coh' e'on 'heh no'eu man. nau 'isiteu
Sra"ioru nome mere IN i"o' the year
oeiore Sohheii came. anu ne ana Ira"-
loru mao gons DOWN lne l ough, Monon-
saheia sI anu onlo li,tis a. iai as 70 the
tiouth ol tiie harlaMiia' Oh 'he LOOKOUT
ior iaiiu WHICH " ashihg'oh wanted 10
ouy. >
pu' aih heePlhS 'he young iany
waning oeiiiiell was nosPitaoty en-
e. .'aiheu' vi eoui se. ne iiio 'fa.e'-
aPPe,ite' o"t "heh .ouhg Ann
.ra"ioru oeht peiore tne hIePiaee 10
turn 'he 'ehison s'eah' "1'ch was
cooh,hg ior supper ne iio'iceo 'ha' ,ne
cheek 'he iisn' naii'eI on was reuuer
, ,liah ,he 'iiaPie-ieai "ici 'iie iros' iia1
kisseu' una, rier Wa'sl was Io'tiu anu
,. ,iehoei anu i'.hs iihe ,iir iilehoI. sap
iing IN tne "iho' 1ia' ner mar was
S,acher 'iiah Tue peai sA'ii oi MS sad
uie' anu heI eyes as aeep anu 'ehuer as
lawn 3 All! now ne was III no hurry
70 pe gone next morning ne was
ioos"is iol 200" Pince 10 iocate. ne
saiu' anu hilSii. as wen loon aDoT, ''ia'
Gelgnoolnoou ior a ua.' especlaitt as
SaPIaih IraWloru was a an yus'lce OF .ne
l eaee anu sulNe!o vi as wen. anu coulu
eve nm niucI W. ,aiuaoie !nioriia.ion.
90 ,ne young 'irsiniah staiu ana stald'
ioohihS at neishooriiS tracts Oh iahd
eooo aeai' pu' al pretty Ann CraWlord
Soou ueii iiioie ' ias.' WIN Pien'y
VI moss! roy, anu iiiooniisht on the
ioush' anu NePh.r III the ,rees' no
.o"ot, yo",iS Soniieii asheu 'iie io,eiy
AM ann lne oIu' oiu-h~shioneu ~ question
anu win 'ie usuai nesltatlon ana ihe
Seneuaoie piusn 'nat i worn 10 'his oay
,'. on an suen ueilsi'iui occasions: anu
,IS Se, never ge,s u .hrehaDare, .h ann saiu she
sS "ou Aru 81 .he. "tIs mar ilialrieu,
au ai'ei n,His neai 'iie oio ioihs Ior
se se.eia: eats, i'io.eu aSross o ,ne river
Snii. ant n.y. pe.mesi, We ,to go t anu i'o. anu
u ~ % Ta.oiil a All ntai 'n1 spo. vi "his"
on @ . .ran, nt ianI mS;nh % "U" "s e.anus' Jnr;
ua,ad @ q En ia Can,ni.u VI III 'an.an. mm.m va" @
nS M Nj " 1s,ona % SioS ;nsI,,ao ,,ln ot -. s"is.s
- - ,ho nraaant , h'ranr, ~ = %nnm -. tne S,te
william " Iii McCopmict W who ,., had aIsn
Jsncbtnr Of Can,.;n Crar
ford and located here in To was the