The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-15
ST, GALLuS lIAIKT.
10 Annual Memory OF tho faderiRnd.-A
Large German Element Represspted.

In Annual Memory OF tho fRderiRnt.-A
Large German Element Represented.
Tonight will be held At Fulton tho
annual st. Gallus Markt ball, in com.
memoration OF the fair which begins
yearly on October 10 In GrGnberg,
Hesse. DarmstadI. The fair Is In fact
a great market, to which the
people Of the district re-.
sort to buy and sell. The first celebra.
ton in Wheeling was In 1916, at the
house OF Mr.. Peter Paul Beck, similar
gatherings having taken place In other
houses year after year. OF late years the
celebration has taken the form OF ball
and established itself In Fulton. Within
q radius OF ten miles about Wheeling are
between 800 and 400 families from the
st. Gallus Markt district.
Some Of Wheeling's best known Ger.
man families migrated from there. Mar.
tin XieglGr, who came In 1882, with his
family, two daughters and four sons,
John, Peter, George and Lewis, all OF
whom are dead except Peter, who now
lives at an advanced age In Fulton. Tue
Ileglers raised large families. Their de.
scendants now live In the Welt and are
prosperous. Next came In 1888 Her.
mann Hess and his sister Elizabeth.
afterwa,d the wits Peter Paul
Beck. From Mrs. Deck are de.
scended Mira. A. @. Eserter,
Mrs. Anton Reymann, Mrs. George
L. Stilel and George Beck, now OF 81.
Louis. Anton Reymann's father came
In 1858. bringing four children. George
". and Louis franzheim came from
Wechtersbarh, in the same district.
From George W. Franzhelm arc de.
scended four living SONS, Charles W.
Franzaeim, President OF the Warwick
Pottery Company, Albert A., Secretary
OF the Gas Board, Harry o., connected
with tho Top mill, aud Edward B., n
talented young architect. Henry and
William Stamm, cousins, came about the
same time. In the same year the Xiegler
brothers, George, Casper and Charles.
George Iiegler was the first man in
West Virginia to put his money in Il
Government bond.
Later came tho numerous He'll family.
Henry Reehmc, the genial supeiintend.
cnt OF tho Swift beef agency, settled here
about the same time. Inter came the
Orths, Ro!hs and Mathew scheutzner
the venerable blacksmith OF Fulton. The
father OF Louis 0rth fought in the Napo.
leonic wars and was decorated for his
bravery. leaving Wheeling and set.
Ting in Davenport, Iowa, he lost his
medal, and at the request OF the City
Council Of Davenport, the German Gov.
eminent sent him another, which reach.
cd him two years before his death, which
occurred In his ninety.eighth year. Louis
Keller, who settled in Wheeling after
the troubled time OF '4S, became noted
abolidonist. lie was man o: fine nd.
dress and large influence. Christian and
Charles Hoffman, came shortly after
wards. In 1853 came the Seibe.tcad I.oos
families. Conrad Seibert has numerous
descendants. George Loos had four sons
and two daughters. One OF his sons is
Hugo L. Loos, tho well known cigar
manufacturer. After this they came so
thick and fast that to follow them up in
detail would be 10 draw heavily on the
directory.
This element OF the Germans Of
Wheeling furnished a strong contingent
to the army OF the Union, among them
George Loos, Conrad Reehl, both OF
whom died from exposure in the army,
Louis KRAFT, Christian Petrie, the broth.
ers Gustave and Rheinholt Schneider,
the former being killed q. the second
battle Of Bull Run, Rheinholt dying in
Andersonvi;le prison. These Germans,
with their descendants and connections
by marriage, form a wealthy and in,lu.
entail part Of this community. They
always have a good time at their cele.
brations and to.nights ball is expected
to be one Of the most enjoyable in the