The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
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was good. and Samuel Hill and John Mcneil pres
emily erected n store building of logs. They sold
tea, coffee, sugar. salt and whisky in the grocery
line. and blue calico. brown muslin, cotton chain
and straw hats, with n few ladies' hats and other
ornamental feminine apparel in their dry goods
department.
John McNeill's right name was John McNamer.
He quickly made a fortune" of about $4,000 and
wooed and won Ann Rutledge. Then he left to
bring his mother and sisters from New York. A
long delay broke of the engagement and Lincoln
then won Ann. McNamer returned to find Ann
dead OF fever.
Town Gets a Postoffiee.
ION Christmas day In 1929" the historian goes
on TO say, "a post Office was established In New
Salem and Samuel Hin was made postmaster.
George Warburton then built a store building and
put IN a stock Of goods. but soon Sold out to the
Chrislnan Brothers, one of whom, Isaac T., be-
came postmaster on November "a, 1881. William
Clary, the brother OF John, who gave his name TO
the grove where he settled in 1919. erected and
beGnme proprietor OF Clary's grocery. Then came
Doctor Allen, who erected n dwelling across the
street south from the Hill & Mcneil store.
"In addition to his professional duties Doctor
Allen conducted a Sunday school. He was an
ardent temperance man and formed the hrst tenn
perance society in the community. The place Of
meeting was in his residence or in the log school
house erected shortly before this time on the hill
side south Of New Salem. Doctor Allen was both
cred as to whether 1t was right or wrong TO en-
gage in the practice of his profession on Sundays
and compromised the matter by relieving the sick
but giving his earnings on that day wholly TO the
work OF the Lord.
"Then, during the summer OF 1880, Henry on
stott moved from Sugar Grove. erected a dwelling
and established a cooper's shop, supplying the
kegs and barrels for the -four and meal made at
the mill, and the containers for the cured pork
shipped by natboat to the markets OF the South,
-.a.aNn- FwA-. IAanIasa.un 10 hi .RI... "a 100,
hauled In wagons.
Denton ofut Arrives.
During the summer of 1881, Denton Ofut, on
his return from a fatboat excursion TO New Or
leans, contracted for lot Ii north OF Main street
and erected a store building, the deed thereto be-
ing dated September . OF that year. Then came
Il rush OF other settlers-Phiiemon Morris, a tan
ner, erected a dwelling and established a tan
yard; Joshua Miller, n blacksmith and wagon
maker. built a residence AMI established a shop;
Alexander Furgeson and Peter Luklns, the shoe
makers; Robert johnson, the wheelwrlght, who
made looms, spinning wheels and furniture: Mar.
tin Waddell, the hatteF, who made hats out OF
rabbit fur, wool and the fur of other animals; the
Bale family, headed by Jacob Bale, who bought
and operated Hlll's carding machine and store
house for wool; the Herndon Brothers, s~hopkeep-
ers, who established a store west OF the James
Rutledge residence and inn, and In a part of the
house of Joshua Miller, which was double, lived
his brother-in-law. Jack Kelso, whose wife kept
bosrders occasionally and who himself was the
champion hunter and fisherman of the village.
Henry Since came In the fall OF 1881 and sold out
at the end of n year to Doctor Regnier. Also
came Doctor Duncan, David Wherry. Isaac Bur-
ner, Edmond Greer. Isaac Goilamer, Robert and
William McNeely. Caleb Carmen moved there
from Rock Center after Trent left and made
shoes,
Thus the town soon became self-supporting,
and had Il not been for the fact that IL was almost
inaccessible eVeept from the west. there is no rea-