The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-25
ut last located him in the old sycn-
more tree.
CHRISTMAS AT FORT rINcAsTLE

Colou.t EhcurGNr IAN WaS the lead
INK man Of those Early pioneers WIZ
.ct,lou here. Though bra"". bold 'h'
FEARLESS. he WAS Ut i KIND AMI generous
Disposition, lie WAS ,aU. ac;tN" AM
ath.l.,i,,. was = d,vutcd hunter. aul
Spcr; much time in III" woods. rev
could ou,-Shout or ",:t-rmn him. Ito
hal large. piercing. BLACK eyes. Il p'"th'-
ucnt nose. black hair and i dark com
r.SNi"n. He wa* a ram ~ S'c''Hls
character and / huru leader. lie. "''h
his brothers aud Samuel Mr'"ti"|n an
John W"tzrl, W"rr tn" Very h">l lahiL'
les - settle l.. this vicinity. th"us
,lh""S soon i"..uN"u, an"ng Them N't
Earhrr<. Shepherds l;radNS. f"SES,
,,,l,iwr!ls. l%aa,, Williams. Riggs ANA
the two brothers ls.hinS"n. aut po>si'
hlv others. whose names haN" NO. boz"
,u.nt;ni.-d. for records wcrc poorly
kept IN those days.
With S:mur! Mrt"!,u,n. '.'mr n
,!.:.. hr",hrrs. Abraham. G""T@c ana
John: also TWO SISTERS. on" ~ W"""
Elizabeth. Was he wife II ca. Ha'".
Jrhn W.,zrl ,am" with his VII" 49,"
~. SONS and ir" diJcnt"r>. tn" SONS
ns.. named Martha. Lewis. Ja'".''
.G.."ygr ami J"Hr ~. W. h"''':'
al,i I;.d.;,n i!GAt"r>. ti"U:h Lewis 1t
:IinCd III" greatest l'h' 81 ~, .
r., Iau.~. Mrt'ul!"C!S a3d N"tzH'S
we're old nc.ghaors "n,s came t"E"tnrr'
::rd lived. love; .ud died t":cthNr.
,.;ouxh their homes were considerably
separated.
Clearing Near Suspension Bridge.
col. Ha!!"'s clearing tr"mpri>rd t'S
NORTON III what :" unW Nh"etlhG' ~ '"1
a.uny Muin a,,i Market streets. tto'H
IN" brow a.: TIA. hit. L" i p".n' 'ipo'c
Who're. the Su<p, :.~;"n hrldr" crosses
II was protected "a every sid" 10y trees
,\,-pt that facing III river!
The; rh",r" vas the center t.; mh'H
e the activity + the little s'Nl"m'"'
Mrs I:Inc was 'Hr!SE az tie" a:'
could do ;nythII.:. Sh" became S"'''-
cd nurse. and M"n lame for many sue.
,rSSiul surgical operations. II - '''H
81 h": shat IA" "ut "ut - bullets. ir""
The ;,,,dr ut q Mr.. Mills. who had ben
,Hnt hv the lnj.Iu-. Win Il" better
instrurnrut !h.in y racer. and lhi' '"''
,ran -cr,Nv",d with her careful. "uFS'hS
md l.v,d nraui N""rN pli"r.
81. Iarc'. h"uSc ,inn'! about 80
,..r.lS from rert Eirr;'>il". anil -
built in ;Nr form ut u block "'I"'. WIN
,.,r.hu,.s tn I:r. through. and r"n;a!:''d
a large ,nagaziH' L.: Lmmun't";. II
also c"mmamhcd I'll" gateway 81 II" .
fort. of which S;l"S ";t;l" h"r.,a'" con-
mLrdcr.
Jonathan Xau,'% tract - ''hh lI'
from what y nov ",n;h street. M w.
river north. :" I"!"tha"'S r"\,n'' .
Si,aS Zuu-'S ':md w.S til" forks 81
Wh."tiur creek, Th"S" w." "'' "''"'
a, "rumaha"k ,.aimS.
For: Finr:S,iy MS ,"ra;'d "r ihr
vrSt slice Il vhE' il H"w Man street.
lar = block t:,M tn" corner al Eli.
oath !, us :,", mt tn" Year 80"
That lie nam" WIS changed I" For;
l,r,.:v. in hunCr Of The nvM G"'rrA'H.
Patrick Henry.
la The Year III. E'r: l:"".'S''" a.
summed the p;np""ii":$ Of Il Ni'iht" SCI
=. u"ut The fort v"S '"mr'c'"i ~
JAZZ Of that year. through IN" l"'".
command - Captain N;i.Etm ia" '"'"
and Mater Angus M"l'"uh.d. III" 10Y
est had h"cu cleared from hct"''n 'h
fer, and the base OF 'h" hill. hi'h som
- Ur - log cabins h"" been h."'' Il"
th, form IL Il NltIs"
Fort Affords Protecticn.
VITA u. building II 'h' f""i a"' vac
embryo >illag". III" Tor 'h'S" car
.,i,lrrS hcr..,rc nor SrrIrc. au! ih''!
inuui mora ti":y f"r S"'ia' ne
i,,2;inr christmas rc-u,arl%@t TIA" i""''
:ltui also tN'l'Ig- ''l''' ~
weddings. hDJS".warm.rsS. etc" !" /"
,rudc rrnuch ;n''r">t;ug na'n"r.
Tho h"mr< ~ ta"Sc pc"rl" were very
s;,unlv and rude affairs. ha%.u= punch
con floors AVID hunc-uIah" Furniture.
'rheir tables wcv" often. ~ i''t
usually. made IT lars" slab OF Una
he hcwcG OF. with " h""Hd-n\c. Sh'-
ported by tour STICKS So 81 auS"F
hnlea
Their .ah,cs w.r" sur;,'icd wa ''w
r"vi.r dishes. plates "md Sr''"h-' N""I-
-; novels. trenches AMI n"Ig!"S. H"ur';
anI nart-.n"lirl Squash W"r" ore"
srrnp..l on and used 80" driniins N"'-
ycis Instead Knives A"d l"'"S' '"''
pots, salt. ir"n and a few "ihcr '"W-
moI,,ica, were brought from The 'aS'
-, ra"k-hors"S Dric;. CHINA AMI S''F'F
we're unknown nor" =: shat 'm'.
The food Of th"S" carl" ines was
Crude and coarse. hut m"T and women
grew strong ana hardy upon u.
Johupv-cak. ar c"rn-pon" Wa til" stan
darl hread for h"cakfas' and dinner.
Hog and houiur" was 4 hearty dinn"f
dish while muS.I and mix. "r mu*h'
catcn with swrctcned water. m"!aSS"S'
bears oil ~ 80 gravy from fr."h ih"a'.
was often substituted ia tn" ah>enc" 81
milk. 80. green's they used LEAKS ana
co,y-rahbay" as long they RENAME"
green. which was about SN weeks.
Tea and collie" We're "un"!dered s"pS
and utterly unworthy g"nu!h" nae"
vundSnau: In fac. il was c"nS!h"r"d
a disc:acc :" cypress Il liking for them.
Cake For Christmas.
For their Christmas "r!"hrath"h' 'h'E
mad. "twc.fth- dav CAKE. >" 'a!i"". no
,louh'. Er"n, III" &c; ;Aai odd t"''S'.