Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-24
STATE HISTORY.
[ BY e. &. Meredith.)

by <. Z. meFeQitn.)
Way back in the early days OF
West Virginia when there We're no
newspapers and few means of com
munication the people of Stony
Creek in what Is now Pocahontas
county, saw smoke rising from
Red Lick mountains and presumed
that some hunters were camping
up there. Imagine their surprise up
on Investigation to find an entire
family there and planning perman-
ent settlement. This was John K.
lemmens, wife. two sons and dau
liter. There were several fine hor.
es and several fine COWS with the
party. Mr.. Flemmens had purchased
1000 acres of land in that section
snd the deed can still be traced. It
was dated 1877 and was recorded
in what was then Harrison county.
Mr.. Flemmens was often hard IN
frequently offered to dispose Of
large tracts OF his land at ten
cents an acre but without getting
buyers.
Mrs. Jacob Warwick, OF Glover
Lick, Poeahontas county, instructed
Patrick Bruffey as 10 certain work
in the atsence OF her husband and
history o. the early days of what
IS now West Virginia records that
Bruffeg had been enga aged to erect
a s9acious mansion" Mrs. War
WICK had Bruffey how the timbers
50 = 20 have hall or passage" in
tbe log house. When Mr.. Warwick
returned home he was not pleased
Ii his wife's plan and had the
los changed accordingly. Mrs.
Warwick's name will be remember
ed for she conducted the first Sun
day school ever held IN Pocahontas
county.
1t is dangerous for too young a
man to find himself in political Of
fee. benjamin Arbogast. Jr., OF Po-
cohontas county, according 10 a us
tory of that county written by VIII
liam T. Price. was appointed Goa.
stable on reaching his majority and
his led to his becoming frequent.
a. OF courts and infatuated with
lawyers OF loose habits and alcohol
tc propensities and men proticiert
n the four kings" It happened tina
Benjamin Arbogast, Jr., was wise
enough to throw off this inclination
a. p but in the meantime he be
came so proficient at cards that he
could beat the tricksters. At - he
decided TO 80 to college and later
taught in high schools and then en-
Tered the ministry. becoming iu>t
As enthusiastic in doing right as he
was in doing wrong for the four
years term OF his early manhood.
Henry Morris, one OF the early
settlers of what is now West Vir.
sinia had eternal hatred" Of the
Indians, according 10 historians and
when he had the upper hand Of
them in clashes in the early day
he boasted that he never let them
live" Morris hatred for indiana
vas due to the fact that his two
daughters We're killed by them
when out after the cows one even
ing. Bears, wolves. Wildcats and
snakes were objective yarmints"
writes ". s. Laidley in a history ol
kanawha county written years age.
and are bad enough but by no
means so bad as the Indians Who
over wrote that the only good IN
dian was a dead one was abou
right. The delight of the Indian
was 10 find unprotected white peo-
pie. Cruelty was the Indians mos
agreeable pastime.' The only in
stance Of gratitude among Indians
that historian could find was
related in the case OF Thomas Teay.
who was captured in 1852. and was
70 have been burned but for the IN
1uence OF an Indian 10 whom he HAD
previously shown favor.
\ new Rotary Club was organized
at keyser on the evening OF Friday,
May the 18th.
Graz Post of the American L.c-
gion has Ladies' Auxiliary with %
members and the boast IS made that
this is the second largest member
ship of The ladies' auXiiaries in the
state
Cook Hospital at Fairmont. which
ga in bad with the people through
Misrepresentation regarding drive
n wh!eli stock was sold, is about 70