Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01
B. N. GLASSCOCK
Visits Morgantown After an Alb
sence of SIS Years.

he was Born In the same mouse W htfe
His Cousin VIM. f. Glasseock First
Saw the Light-Now Lives In Iowa
An Interesting Interview.
A noted and interesting visitor to
Morgantown for the past few days is
Mr.. b. N. Glasscock of Iowa. His
home is not far from Dubuque. He
is cousin or VIM, Il. and S. f Glass
cock, their fathers being brothers.
| Mr.. Mention Glasscuck as he is
known to his cousins was born in
Grant District in what is known as
| Glasscock Valley, narrow section
which has been the home Of the family
by this name for more than a century.
His father moved from this county TO
Iowa fifty-fve years ago, when Mem
ton was only four years old. In the
more than half century since that
time, he has not visited the ancestral
home till last week, when he came TO
Fairmont, and then down through
this county. He had q desire to see
the old home of his father, and the
present home OF his uncle and some
people by his own name. He says
there are not any by his name in the
west, so far as he knows except his
own family.
HISTORY OF GLAsSCoCK FAMILY
More than a hundred years ago, the
ancestors of the Glasscock family emf
grated to this county from Fauquier
county Virginia. The grand father
of the present generation OF the family
came across the mountains and took
up land in little valley in Grant
district, since known as Glasscock
Valley. The Glasscock family married
into the numerous Arnett family.
There was also connection with the
Price family. The great grandmother
of VIM. e. Glasscock and Of his cousin,
B. N, was named Price, and she lived
to be 100 years old. She is well re-
membered by her grandson VIM. Il.
His grandmother who was also we'll
known by him lived to be so years old.
The families seem to be long lived.
Mr. b. N. Glasscock spent two days
out at the old home neighborhood
and then went over to the home OF
Alexander Hess for two days visit.
Mr.. Hess married sister of his faith
er. She is still living, a very active
old lady.
Mr.. Hess took him out to an old
stone house built by his great grand
father Scott, when this county was
still inhabited by Indians. Mr.. Scott
was one of the pioneers, after whom
Scotts Run was named. He came
into the county when it was yet
wilderness and traded with Red men.
Mr.. Hess took Mr.. Glasscock upon
high hill, and showed HIM over an ex-
panse of about 30, 600 acres aground
that his grandfather Scott had gotten
from the Indians, giving them a horse,
a carbine and a watch in exchange.
The vast estate is now divided up into
many farms, and very little If any of
it owned by people named Scott.
Mr.. Glasscock takes great interest
in the historical relics in this country,
though he is not greatly taken with
the county as an agricultural district
He has planned TO go out to the old
Evans cabin, and get one of the old
wrought iron nails, made by smith,
from that structure. HIS home is in
the alluvial plains of Iowa, about
twenty miles from the Mississippi
River 1t is fine corn country where
great numbers of hogs and cattle are
bred and fattened. railroad facilities
are good. Drouths are very rare
Compared with this farming Eden,
the steep hills of Monongalia look
very much like starvation TO one who
has spent his life on the prairie. At
first glance he doesn't take account OF
the minerals that are easily accessible
beneath the green hills, nor OF the
valuable hard wood timber that covers
the slopes and mountain tops. Though
the Iowa bottom lands are permanent
ly fine for one industry, this county is
much better adopted TO diversified
tion of industries, and therefore offers
a greater variety of opportunities,
to the young man seeking compe-
tency or fortune.
Mr.. Glasscock will spend several
days here before returning TO his
home. Heis finding Morgantown
much more attractive than any other
part of this country he has seen.