The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-25

RECALLED ~ an ACCOUNT BOOK
DATED 1903 IL POSSESSION
or ALE (. SMITH.

MoRGANTowN. March Is u 4
Smith has been having fun with an &c
count book 100 years Old which was
found with some old papers several
years ago BY his father. The book was
one kept BY Thos. R. Jarrett. who was So
one 81 the prominent men of Morgan,
town during the early days Of the last
century. The entries are quaint and
unusually complete.
: Jarrett was merchant. black.
smith, teamste:.. Surveyor hotel
xeeper, liquor seller, timber dealer
and in fact looked after everything
at Which thrifty penny might be
turned,
Mary names Of the pioneers Of
the town are % be found on his
books and they seil some interesting
stor,rs Of the customs Of those days
The conditions prevailing at present
are very different from those which
Morgan Town then experienced.
one charge is for one-fourth Of
the expense of sending man tc
washington. Pa, to attend to some
business for himself and others. II
cost Ss.75 for wages and travelling
expenses to the man who made the
trip. Another entry shows that he
paid out 25 cents to one of his
friends and he adds the note which
you say owe you"
The charges shows that there was
much betting. This runs from bet
ting on footraces, horse races. cards
games, ETC.. to the discount Of notes
OF the bank that had issued it. This
was due to the fact that many Of
the State bank notes Of those days
were worthless or subject to very
stif discount. A number of specii
men charges included in the book
are given below:
Michael Kerns, ST.. by this amount
for having the privilege of cutting and
hauling away all of the timber down
On the Morgantown side Of Deckers
Creek, no other person to save any.
81.
William G. Papne, to pint sptr-
its (drunk) 1-G and breakllng pane of
glass 0. 81 1.2c.
John Hawthorn, pint whiskey, not
posted on one good turn deserves an,
other.
Nimrod Evans, / rb. single nails
Col. John oliphant to Black catys
horse. to hay five days and nights.
s1.25.
owen Hawkins to drawing deed
John stewart to you 20 acre sand IL
pint whisky, s1.27 1-2.
Dudley Evans, half pints whtskey-
2 gallons oats, lodging and 1 gill bit:
ters. ca 2-sc.
George Dorsey, still bucket mend.
ed. acc.
John Evans; Jr., to cash for re-
pairing your watch in Beason Town
(Uniontown), rec.
Matthew Gay, to 2 glasses Of toddy,
E. Tingle in partnership, SO 1-3c.
G. w. Dorsey, CIR. by 612 feet white
oak plnnks, not very good, $4.5S 10.
Nimrod Evans to glass OF toddy
lost with George Kiger, soc.
Lemuel John, 1-2 pint whiskey, 1
glass bitters, 1-2 pint whiskey, din
ner, bltters, pint whiskey, quart whis-
key, quart bounce. quart French bran
dy, quart wine, pint whiskey, Ito treat
the troop of horsel, $S.41 "a.
Ralph Berkshire, glass Of spirit
toddy, lost with w. T. Tingle bet
on the discount of money, 81.
John stealy, bowl of apple toddy,
lost at whist, 75c.
Robby Evans, 1-2 pint gin, lost, 25c.
Cap. James Morgan, pint gin,
French brandy and you was groggy,
So 1-2c. =
Alex. Hawthorne, cr., by one dol
lar bank note on the Hagerstown
bank, s1.OO.
James Tate to supper and hay a few
days since which have omitted charg-
ing, o. 1.2c.
Joseph campbell to plowing your
potatoes, soc.
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