Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-16
THE COMING REUNION.
Continued from Fourth Page.

near W est Liberty, Wnere tney nNeu 10 ~
ripe old age, and now both sleepin Kadesh
chapel cemetery. Elizabeth married ThOs.
Iazear and settled in Brooke county, on
the farm now owned by her brother JOS
ephus. She sleeps in lonely grave near
the road side, on an isolated corner of her
farm, where she selected the spot her
self Rebecca married Greenbury ID.
Bonar and settled on the farm
in Ohio county, Virginia, now owned
by her daughter Rebecca She still lives,
at the ripe age of four score. Her husband
was one of the most prominent farmers of
Ohio county, and one among the first to
subscribe TO the teachings of Alexander
Campbell. Mercy married Samuel Wilson,
who emigrated Ia Morgan county, Ohio
near McConnelsville. Dorcas became the
second wife of Richard Talbot, mentioned
heretofore. Margaret married Ephraim
Wells and settled in Brooke county, Va,
on the farm on which the second tunnel
on the Bethany road is situated, but in a
few years afterwards he moved to Jackson
county, Va, and settled in the woods on
the Ohio river, adjoining the village Of
Ravenswood. This farm is now owned by
his son-in-law, Judge X. 5. Brown. and is
no doubt rs fine and good farm rs
is To be found in the Ohio valley.
Ephraim and his wife also were among the
pioneers of the Church of Christ, and with
whom James f. Castor, Elijah Mitchell
and Daniel Sweeney ever found preach
er's home when in that section. Ephraim
was always one of the foremost men of his
county in improvements and the good of
society, and Aunt Pcggy's name will live
for ages wherever she was known, though
dead. rs one of the best women OF her age.
Charlotte married Robert Mcdowell, and
cmigrated to Morgan county, Ohio, and
settled on a farm i'll the valley of MeigS
Creek. Nancy, rs mentioned heretofore,
married Bazelecl Wells, and settled in
Brooke county, OH the farm adjoining where
he was born and lived Ia ripe old age
on it, and now sleeps with his parents in
the same cemetery on the farm, and where
Nancy had preceded him in May, 1869. He
afterwards married Mary A. Hedges, who
still survives him, and has ever been
known rs one to whom all could point and
say There is Christian
Milton Wells was born i'll the county
His father. Bazcllccl Wells. was united in
marriage to Nancy Mcintyre i'll November,
1919, and they were the parents of thirteen
children, nine boys and four girls. Two
of these died in infancy. The other eleven,
eight sons and three daughters, grew Ia
maturity, and at the present time eight
SONS and two daughters are yet living.
Milton was the sixth child born unto his
parents. lie received only n common
school education, but at the age al
seventeen years had made such proficiency
in the study of the three Rs with their in
cidcntals that the people of his district
made him their teacher, which position he
filled for eight consecutive terms In the
meantime. on March l., lSi9 he was mar.
ried 10 Mary McigS Walker, descendant of
Walker and Hedges, distinguished mem
bcrs of the English nobility. From the
time of their marriage until lSj7 he was
engaged in farming and teaching. lie was
the first Coroner elected by the people Ofhls
native county under the constitution of
Virginia OF 1850. On the decelsc of JOS
cph Lattimcr, Sheriff of Brook County, by
virtue of the law, the Coroner became
Sheriff until a successor was appointed and
qualified. The first and about the
only duty Mr.. Wells performed
rs sheriff was to dcposc Mrs. Murray from
the Office of turnkey. and this lady meeting
him at the door with Il cup OF scalding wa
ter somewhat of an encounter Cnsued, but
the Sheriff came out victorious (Oitcn
has the writer of these memoirs laughed IL
he thought of the experience Of Milton as
Sheriff of Brooke county rs related 10y him
self He was succeeded in Office by David
Lattimer, who was appointed administra'
tor of his brothers business and estate.
Elder Wells first speech was made in
front of the Court House in Wcllsburg, Va,
shortly after the election of Franklin
Pierce tO the Presidency. The Democratic
Executive Committee OfBroOke county had
offered beautiful banner TO the Democrats
OF the magstcrial district that would give
the largest vote for the Democratic ticket.
Buffalo district gave the largest vote, and
Mr.. Wells, then Democrat, was chosen
to receive the banner with an appropriate
speech Hence he wrote his speech
He tried 10 commit il, thought
il all right, and when the time came, after
the flag had been presented by o. W.
Langfitt, Esq, the frst lawyer Of the
county. in very sensible address Mr..
Wells mounted the store box speech in hat
lie though he would not read it, hut speak
cXtempOrc which was about as follows:
Fellow Democrats, ] have been Great
drops of sweat rolling into his eyes draws
his bandana, wipes and blows his prObOscis
and begins again. Democrats Of Brooke
county, we have won a glorious vic
tory over the ringed, streaked
and striped cOOns, but but
butt, say but He then reached for his
paper. Some coon" had captured IL, and
he stamped, he perspired and the coons
laughed. Finally he said: The glorious
Democracy of Buffalo district worked hard
for this banner, and thank you, Mr.. Lang
lit, for IT,
''The subject Of this sketch was peculi-
arly a fun-lOying boy, and whether in
school, on the play ground, or in the field,
or coon hunting, or where ever he was, all
was mirth and jOlity and be would always
take the part Of any playful boy that he
thought was being imposed upon. In the
autumn Of 1-J7 he left the iarm and re-
moved to Bethany, Virginia, where he en-
tered Bethany College and remained until
the close OF the term Of l-!j9."
A Lively Time In Prospect.
BRATNARD, MINI, August 15.-It il
said that an organization, including many
Gull river lumber men, and numbering
one hundred men, has been organized here