The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-01-16
FULTON COUN' " NEWS.
Wilson Berestrcsser.

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lent work and having a good re
turn from work done; but up to
this time, no house of his own for
self and family. In 1862 he Sc
lected site for house a short
distance from the mill, along
Sideling Hill creek, where the
trees and the laurel bush togeth
er with other underground grew
so dense that o man had to get
on his hands and knees to crawl
through; so we may quote from
Sacred Writ, "Here the great
owl made her nest, also the
screech owl found here place of
rest for herself" But he goes
to WORK, clears away trees, laurel,
briars, brush, etc, and places
there a home residence, which re-
minds us that "the wilderness
and the solitary place and the
desert shall rejoice and blossom
as the rose" Here he resided
from 1862 to the time of his death.
In October, 1875, he met with
heavy loss in the burning of his
grist mill which was totally de-
stroyed, but was partly covered
by insurance. He met the loss
bravely, and, not being discour-
aged, sent on the day following
for a master millwright, who
came and, selecting a new site,
commenced, Immediately, plans
for laying a foundation for the
erection of another mill house,
which was completed December,
1876, and on the 9th day of the
same month and year the water
was turned on, having fall of 26
feet, the great force gained by
such a head putting in motion the
ponderous wheels and all the
machinery started harmoniously
in one of the best mill houses in
Fulton county, having in it a set
of rollers costing over two thous-
and dollars, with wheat and buck
wheat cleaner and other modern
improvements by which he man
ufactured q -four whose brand is
: well known far and near.
In youth, and up to and past
middle age, he was physically
fair specimen, possessing mucb
strength and endurance. In his
earlier manhood when occasion
demanded it, few men could sur
pass him in the amount of labor
he could perform.
In days of yore when flour was
put up in cooper barrels, he could
place two empty barrels on end,
one on top of the other, then take
a full barrel of -four and lift it
placing it on top of the former
two.
He was a man of affairs, capa-
BILE of doing things in mastery
way.
Nothing in his sphere or line
of business daunted him. Some
men have the faculty of planning
but are lax in execution; others
strong in execution but lack di
recting power. Both faculties
in him were equally well develop
ed. Had he trained himself in
the science of civil engineering
he would have stood high among
the members of that profession.
His continuity and tenacity of
purpose in his undertakings
made failure a rare thing with
him.
He was of jovial and kind.
ly disposition-careful never t.
do violence to any living creature
when it could be avoided. His
fondness for children made him
their favorite wherever he went.
Boys and dogs, those unerring
judges of mems nature, always
instinctively sought him as a
friend.
lie was a friend of education,
encouraging the building of new
school houses, and spent many
hundred dollars for the educa.
ton of his children.
He kept supply of reading
matter, that in connection with
the dailies, weeklies, and month
lies, he kept in touch with the
world at large.