The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11

sS5 Elias Hickman.
Elias Hickman. who was born tn
Clarksburg in 1897, says the first
coal he say used as fuel was IN .
crate in the old Randolph Academy
building when he attended school.
The teacher was George Towers
an Englishman. who wore knee
breeches and used COW hides on his
pupils without tie slightest hesita-
ton and well laid on at that.
He remembers seeing the teacher
tie two boys together whom he icaughl
fighting, and compelled them to fight
: 1t out.
Joseph Sommerville, an Irishman.
and Adam Hickman, we're the first
merchants he can remember and
4 J ohm Mccullough the first postmas-
ter. who kept his Office in building
street, below Second.
yFhiskey was sold at $500 per
barrel.
Mr.. Hickman was a school teacher
in West Virginia and Ohio. and
has taught seyenty-two schools
Richard Bond.
Richard. the son OF Samuel Bond
= native or England. was born in Ce-
Gil county. Maryland. Oct 4 1928,
and died in Harrison county. Va,
January IA. 1919.
~ e belonged to the same family
with Sir Richard Bond, Lord Mayor
Or London. who was knighted by the
king for services in the crusades and
whose crest was three Becnzants, or
Eastern coins.
Richard Howell. the governor Of
New Jersey during the war OF the
J n An of1nr r1f he
subject ofsthis sketch, being the son
OF his sister. Sarah Bond Narina
Howell. the wife or Jefferson Dais.
4 president of the Southern Confeder-
acy was his great niece.
Richard Bond lived for many years
at2 what was known as the head OF
Elk. on or near chesapeake Bay.
and was the possessor or large es-
tates. He was man OF affairs AMI
represented Cecil county in the as
semb1y according to the family ira
dttion, for sixteen years.
When Lord Howe sailed up Chesa-
1eake Bay in 1777 on his way to
capture Philadelphia. his route lay
fered severe losses by the depreda-
lions OF the British soldiers.
He had a large family and desir-
ing to secure lands for them he and
his son Richard bought lands In
Harrisonscounty as early as 1898. the
most OF his purchases being on Lost
Creek. including the present rail-
road station of that name.
About 1900 he removed to his new
purchase leaving some of the older
members OF his family in Maryland.
who had married and had homes of
their own.
60 n - IA
IN his new home, was a deyout mem
Der OF the Seventh Day Baptist
church and held the respect and es-
5teem of all who knew him. Many
of h is descendants are still living In
the county.
Waldo IT. Johnson.
Waldo P. Johnson. nephew OF
Governor Joseph Johnson. was born
and reared Ito manhood at Bridge
port In this county. He studied law
and moved to Missouri.
He served as lieutenant in Col.
Doniphan's regiment OF cavalry in
the war with Mexico. was a member
Bof the legislature, a judge OF the
circuit court. member OF both tlla
United States and Confederate States
senate and president Of the Missouri
Constitutional convention after the
Civil War.
William s. Raymond.
DR.. William S. Raymond was a
native OF Elk district, studied nedi-
cine and located in Indiana Served
as a surgeon during the Civil War.
and was a member of the lower house
of Congress from that state.
Philip Shuttleworth.
Philip 6Shuttleworth came from
England and landing at Alexandria,
Va. came west at an early day and
located his settlement right on TOMS
Run. tributary OF the Monon gahela
river on the east side now in Marion
County i'm the year 4 III.
The commissioners OF unpatented
lands in LIS q granted him one thou
sand acres, which included his settle
ment right. " #
w His, sori. ) Motley IA. Shuttleworth,
was a soldier In the war Of 181 2 with
England and was for many years a
prominent resid ent OF Harrison coun-
ty. @ 55.7
Quite a number or his descendants
are still here and are active, enter
prising people. s
Simon Girty.
This white renegade. by assisting
and encouraging parties OF savages
to murder women and children. was
the terror OF the Virginia frontier
and was the most despised and hated
mar in the employ OF the British gov
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