The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-23
st. GALLUS MARKT"
Celebrated With Old limo Fcrvor
ct Fulton on Wednesday.
HESSE-DA RMSTADT SETTLERS
Whose Descendants arc Now Pron,i.
ncnt and Influential Ciiizcns---Thc
Evening Spent In Dancing and n
General Social Time.

For years number OF German iami-
lies in Wheeling and vicinity have been
celebrating every year the annual "St.
Gallus Markt.' Tho "NIarkt" IS an
annual fair, or big market, lasting n
week, which takes place every year Mt
Grucnebcrg, in llesac- Darmstudt, in
Germany. Between three and four hun
drcd families from that German pro-
vince have settled in Wheeling during
the past sixty years. Imbucd with
that attachment for their native land,
for which the best German-Amcrican
citizens are noted, the Wet.erauers
have made 1t Il custom to celebrate an
nually the Veteran iair, which is held
in Grueneberg every year.
In times gone by tho day was cclc-
brated ut the houses OF one OF the i'm
migrants from there. In 1888 the first
celebration was ut the house OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Paul Beck. For some years
Stamm's iour-milc house was many
times the scene OF the annual gather
ing, and every year different family
took turn in entertaining its compa-
triots During tho last few years most
OF tho celebrations have been held in
Fulton. which is chiefly settled by
Grucnebergers. On Wednesday the
day came around again, and tho inhab-
itants OF Fulton were prepared Tor the
large influx OF people usual on that
day. Fulton was full OF Wheeling poo
pie, who enjoyed themselves immense
ly. Every family interested in the &C.
caslon kept open house. The annual ball
was held this time ut Hermann
Gehringer's place. The old folks en-
ioycd themselves singing old songs and
talking over old times, while up stairs
the sound OF music and OF shutting feet
showed that the young folks were hay
ing their share of the fun. At 10 o'clock
a bountitul supper was served by Mrs.
Gehringor, and was discussed with old
time Wcttcrauer appetite. Dancing
was kept up until 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, and on breaking up the regret was
general that the "Jahrmarkt" was not
held every month.
The families that have come over from
that part OF Germany and settled in
Wheeling and vicinity form wealthy
and influential part OF the community.
The first one to come over, away back
i'll the thirties, was Martin Zeigler. who
brought his family along. Herman
Hess brought over his sister, Elizabeth,
who afterwards married Peter Paul
Beck. From this couple are descended
Mrs. Anton Rcymann, Mrs. A. c. Eyer
ter, Mrs. George 4. Stiiel and George
Beck. In 1888 Anton Rcymann's father
came over and brought four children
with him. Later came George n. and
Louis FraGzheim, Henry and William
Stamm, the Zieglcr brothers, the Heils.
Then Reehmc took 4 notion to breathe
the air OF America and came over; after
him were the Orths, tho Roths, Mr..
Schuetzner, Lewis Keller, Christian
and Charles Hoffman. Conrad Sei5crt
and George loos came over later and
raised large families.
The observation-disclosures made good
Union soldiers. and number OF them
served during the war. Ii is not often
that SO small German province fur
nishes so many families to one neigh
borhood. II the rest OF Germany con-
TIMES to send as worry material for
American citizens the country nav well
be content.