The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-30

and was then somewhat recovered, |
succeeded in closing and making fast
the door. The children in the yard
were all killed, but the heroism and
exertions of Mrs. Bozarth and the
wounded white man enabled them to
resist the repeated attempts of the
Indians to force open the door, and
to maintain possession of the house
until they were relieved by party
from the neighboring settlement.
The time occupied in this bloody
affair. from the first alarm by the
children to the shutting of the door,
did not exceed three minutes. And
in this brief space Mrs. Bozarth with
infinite self-possession, GOODNESS and
intrepidity succeeded in killing three
Indians.
TALES OF AN OLD INTINERANT.
The Rev. Henry Smith, minister
of the NJ. +. Church preached in
Moreantown in 1875 before there
were any houses of worship built in
the town. when in fact there was
only one, half furnished log meeting
house in his circuit, the circuit was
called Clarksburgh circuit, on the
Monongahela, and it begun at Mar
tins meeting house and extended up
as high as Buckhonnon. There can
be no doubt of the truth of the state
ment made by Mr.. Smith, that he
slabored hard and suffered not lit
tie" And for support he says he
''did not get the half of sixty-four
dollars" In his Recollections of an
Old Itinerant he states that he was
in Morgantown on Christmas Eve
when Captain Morgan, having 'col-
lected small company of daring
spirits like himself" went out on an
Indian hunt and having crossed the
Ohio river came to an Indian camp
where were seven Indians-two men,
three squaws and two children,
and that they shot the men and
brought in the women and children
prisoners. The good old preacher
saws: Il saw them when they came
and went to the house the next day
to see them and my heart yearned
over them when | looked upon an
old mother and two daughters and
two interesting grand children boy
and a girl" In this old Itenerant' s
Recollections we find the following
''ioke:'' "a few years before this
Morgantown was alarmed by a re-
port that Indian signs were seen in
the neighborhood. A small company
was sent out as spies to ascertain
the certainty of it. Among the rest
was an Irishman. Happily they found
the report groundless, and returned
to town. But by the way some
wished to have little fun with the
Irishman, hence they divided, under
pretence of making further observa
J tions. One party ran ahead, ano
concealed themselves; and when thu
i, Irishman's party came up, they sho'
off their guns, and every man fel
but the Irishman. He took to his
heels and ran for his life about fiy'
miles to Morgantown. His report
excited dreadful alarm through
the town. Brother George Cannon
one of the preachers, happened to b
there. He ran to the stable, got hi
, horse, and pushed off in all haste TO
e Uniontown; but had not proceeded
Y far before he found out that he hat
S left his saddlc-bags. He returned t.
+ get them; but when he got close t.
2 town the men came in, for they pur
e sued their Irish friend as fast a
: they could, and a few guns wer
c fired, and the people were soon re
n lieved. But poor Cannon heard tn
J, guns and thought the Indians wer
r actually in town; and wheeled abou
/ and made the best of his way t
n Uniontown.' ''All this observe
r the pioneer preacher, twas sport fo
II backwoods boys; but the poor Irish
o man and the Methodist preacher di
r not enjoy it at all. ]"
= COL. M'CLEARY.
) One of the early settlers of Mo
} gantown was Colonel William Nj
II Cleary. He built and occupied tn
re house still standing at the soutl
1t west corner of High and Pleasar
IS streets, afterwards owned and occ,
e pied by his nephew Matthew Ga.
he Esq. He was a Revenue Collectt
"a during the Administration of Gel
Is eral Washington and was also De
q uty District Attorney General
'ee Virginia He was undoubtedly
III Collector of Revenue for the Go
eminent, and located in Morga
town at the date of the difficulty
a. Western Pennsylvania known as tt
e. Whisky Instruction. 1t is ma
lg ter of history that this disturban
ne spread into the border counties
IN Virginia and that the disatfectit
he extended into Monongalia Count
tn On the night of August 8, 1874, it
be related that about thirty men blac
ed ed themselves, and in disguise car
r. to Morgantown surrounded the hou
I'd. of the Revenue Collector, and wi
of riotous demonstration threaten
of his life and property. The offic
~ escaped by fight and by advertiser
n that he had resigned, the mob we
or- induced to go off peaceably. At a
IRE other time the Insurrectionists ;
,st sembled in the town to promulgs
of their ideas, and the citizens arc
OIL and drove them out of the town.
,rt Tradition says that on one occ;
wo ion there was meeting of the VIII
or ky Insurrectionists in the southe
lar borders of Fayette county, Penn
Did where Liberty Pole and f
ore were raised by them, and that c
McCleary being present spoke pla
ar " to them as was his habit. I
whisky men became enraged at h
81, and with force and violence took h
wo and made him march around tn
EN-, pole and some say made him k
I'M their flag.
ere Col. McCleary's first wife v
BON Miss Isabella Stockton of the coul
in of Berkeley, and connected with
e if history is the following bit of
re- nance: When Isabella Stock
asst, was quite child she was taken
The the Indians and carried into cap
in ity. She was kept by the sava
ing for time and was then ransom
ok by wealthy French Canadian |
ON was educated in Canada at Cat