Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-04


great danger. If favorable weather
enables the farmers to raise good
crops, more money comes into tie
home to purchase better home COM
forts from the merchant; who in turn,
becoming more prosperous can have
a better stock of goods and can con-
tribute more to the school and church
The good things of the community
are shared by all the people, all get
the benefit if the school, the good
road, ire church or churches. Each
man has the benefit of the moral at
mosphere created by public spirited
people. Now if each man enjoys all
the benefiSl that the community has
to offer lie in turn owes much to the
community; and is duty bound to do
what he can to make life pleasant for
the people about him. If plans are
made to improve the roads, TO clean
up the community, build up better
school house, to do anything that will
help the community as whole, it is
his duty to do part Of the work.
PAULINE STALNAKER.
Song" America the Beautiful
Family History of Our Community
Miss Ada Mouser:
Bartlett The genealogy Of the
Bartlett family of Barbour and adj
joining counties is accurately preserv-
ed. Four Bartlett brothers came from
England to America about the year
100. Those named as dccendents OF
these. brothers are William, Thomas,
Gideon Martin, William Judson, John
N, Benjamin B. and Hamilton Creed.
1t would involve a great deal Of space
and time in order to take each Of the
above named and show the develop
rnent of them and their families.
Corder-Another historical name
and one with which we are all tamil
lar is that of Corder. Corders are Of
English and Irish decent and the year
1850 marks the period in which they
lived in this community as pioneers of
this section. The following are names
which are easily recalled by other pi-
oneers of this community: Joshua,
William B., Wilson P. and Coney E..
Corder.
Cleavengcrs The Cleavengers were
living in the Simpson Creek section
about the year 1870-80 and we've also
early settlers here among those named
as being widely known in the early
stages of our community growth are:
John K, Charles W. and James W.
The Cleavengers are also of English
origin.
Hamrick The Hamricks are well
known and Graham II. Hamrick is the
first named resident Of this commu-
nifty. Mr. Hamrick's fame rests on q
discovery made by him, of an embalm
ing process by which vegetables,
meats and even human bodies may be
preserved for an indefinite length OF
time Two bodies embalmed in The
year 1888 are still in state Of prescr-
walton and kept by grandson Of Mr..
Hamrick. These bodies were expert
mented upon for 40 days by Mr.. Han
rick alone, no one else being admitted
to the room. AT the end Of that time
officers and doctors were admitted
and found the bodies perfectly pre-
served. Mr. Hamrick once received
an offer of $4,000 for the right to
use the process in Pennsylvania. On
Dec "a, 1891 ne was elected en- honor
airy member Of the Paris inventors
Academy, all without expense to him.
He died Feb. II, 1853, of consum otion,
having previously Instructed Ills fani-
ly and friends how to use the embalm-
ing fluid on his own body. His sons,
David Payton, and Joseph Newton
Hamrick are well and favorably known
men.
Hathaway The name of Hathaway
appears in the history of cur cOmmu-
nifty and John P Hathaway is repre-
sentative of his family-born 10 1858
and owned 81 acres of land 3 miles
east of Philippi. He was a farmer
and a carpenter.
Lough-The name OF Tough is quite
widely known and although their his
tory is rather scantily given in Bar
bour county History, many folks re-
call lilt ldiiliit. mytOl SdI t4otSh
now resident of Fairmont is given
as the representative of his family.
He was born 1870, four miles south Of
Philippi. He attended Normal School
and Business College, was once Coun-
ty Superintendent of Barbour and
graduated from Buckhannon IN 1894
with degree. He received scholar
ship at Dennison University, Granville
Ohio, in 1895, and attended that IT,
stitution one year. He is also a gradu-
ate of our W. Va. University and a
writer of both prose and verse. One
poem They're Smarter'n Us" is given
as specimen of his poetry.
Jenkins Henry Middleton jenkins
born 1886, once resided where Walter
Gall now lives He was a member Of
the Board Of Education and for 5
| years was overseer of the poor. Ills
great grandmother came from Wales
Mann John c. Mann, farmer and
! plasterer lived one mile west Of Phil
l5ippi on the Fairmont and Beverly