The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-04-28

WAS gO0d and Samuel Hin and John McNeill pres
emily erected 4 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 few ladies' hats and other
ornamental feminine apparel In their dry Roods
department.
John AcNeiil's right name was John McNamer
he quickly made q 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. McNsmer returned to hnd Ann
dead Of fever.
Town Gets Q Poetetnea
-On Christmas day In ls20." the historian goes
on to say, "a post ONCE was established In New
Salem and Samuel Hill was made postmaster
George Warburton then built store building ana
put in Q stock Of goods, but SOON sold out to the
Chrisman Brothers. one Of whom, Isaac T." De
came postmaster November a. 1881. William
Clary, the brother Of John, who gave his name to
the grove where he settled In 1910. erected an"
became proprietor Of Clary's grocery Then came
Doctor Allen, who erected dwelling across the
street south from the Hill Mcneil store.
I'm addition to his professional duties Doctor
Allen conducted Sunday school. lie wns an
ardent temperance man and formed the first TEN.
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 ns to whether It was right or wrong to en-.
gage In the practice Of his profession Sundays
and compromised the matter by relieving the sick
hut giving his earnings on that day wholly to the
work Of the Lord.
'"Then, during the summer Of 1890, Henry On
stott moved from Sugar Grove. erected Q dwelling
and established Q coOper's shop. supplying the
kegs and barrels for the n0ur and meal made at
the mill. and the containers for the cured pork
shipped BY hatbOat to the markets Of the South,
generally from Besrdstown. 10 which place II was
hauled In wagons.
Denton ofIvt Arrives.
During the summer Of 1881, Denton Ofrut on
his return from Q natbOat excursion to New Or.
leans, contracted for lot II north Of Main stree,
and erected a store building. the deed thereto he.
Ing dated September Of that year. Then came
IL rush Of other settlers--Philemon Norris q tan
ner. erected y dwelling and established 4 TIM
yard; Joshua Miller. a blacksmith snd wnpon
maker. built n residence and established a shop:
Alexander FurgesOn and Peter LukIns the shoe.
makers: Robert Johnson. the wheelwright, who
made looms. spinning wheels and furniture; Mnr.
tin WaddeIl. the halter. who mnde hats out Of
rabbit fur. wool and the fur Of other animals: the
Bale family. headed by Jacob Bale, who bought
md operated HIS cardlng machine ind store.
house for wool the Herndon Brothers. shopkeep.
erS, who established a store west Of the Jnmcs
Rutledge residence and inn and In part of the
house Of Joshua Miller. which was double lived
MS DrOheF.'n'Inw, Jhck Nc'sO. whose VIE kept
b0arders occasionally and who himself was the
champion hunter and fisherman Of the viiiage
Henry Since came In the fall Of 1881 and sold our
at the end Of . yenr to Doctor Rcgnier. Also
came Doctor Duncan. David Wherry. Isnac Bur.
ner. Edmond Greer. Isaac Golnmer Robert and
william McNeely. Caleb Carmen moved there
from Rock Center after Trent left and made
shOeS.
thus the town soon became sslf.supportIng
and had II not been for the fact that Il was almost
Inaccessible except from The west, thers Il no rss