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Among the physicians here we have account of Spencer Morris, Daniel Wade, G. W. John, A. P. Stewart, one Has- son, Hugh Davenport and Frank John.
The postmasters have been Daniel Witherow (1850), Amanda John, G. W. John, Nicholas Blosser, Amanda John, E. W. St. Clair (1869), E. M. Snider (1876).
Owen John kept a tavern for years, followed by H. S. Coombs and others. In 1849, Col. L. H. Jenkins carried on tailoring.
Want of an outlet to market has caused Charles Stuart's * town to improve slowly.
E. A. Haldeman established his wagon and buggy factory in March, 1877. He is a native of Fayette County, Penn. The capacity of his shop is fifty vehicles per year. Mr. Haldeman is a good workman and an energetic man.
Robison's tannery was built, over sixty years ago, by Casper Orth, who sold it, in 1831, to William Robison (the son of James Robison), who married Miss McCra. James Robison came from Grant District. His wife was Elizabeth O'Neal. He died in 1877, and his son, W. W. Robison, en- larged the tannery, which now consists of two two-story buildings-one 40x20 feet and the other 40x28 feet; capac- ity, 1000 hides per year.
The town contains the following residents : Mrs. Susan Lewellin, John Cunningham, E. M. Snyder, postmaster, Daniel O'Grady,' stone mason, E. A. Haldeman, wagon
* Charles Stuart married his cousin Jane. Their children were : William, Robert, John, Nancy, Montgomery, Isabel Blosser, Sallie Kilwine, and Elizabeth. Charles Stuart finally sold his property, and went to the region of the Little Kanawha River, where he died at the age of 83. Soon after the Revolution, Charles Stuart had two uncles (brothers of his father-Charles and Robert) who came out. Charles's children were: William, Robert, John, Charles, Rebecca, Jane and Mary. Robert was an English grenadier in Canada. His children were: George, John, Robert, Samuel, and three daughters, all of whom went to Indiana.
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maker, Nicholas Blosser, blacksmith, and A. Dilliner, who resides in the old Owen John" house, and is a lumber dealer.
EASTON.
This village is three miles east of Morgantown on the edge of Union District. It consists of a store, a mill and several
* Thomas and Sibilla John came from Wales to Chester County, Penn., about 1745. They had eight children : 1. William ; 2. Catharine, who married Jeremiah Stillwell and died in Bedford, Penn. Her children were : Nancy, Jol, Obadiah, Elias, Thomas, James, Jeremiah, Sibilla, Rachel, Catharine and Marion; 3. David ; 4. Thomas, who remained in Chester. His children were: Sarah, John, Priscilla, Mary, James, Catharine, Thomas, Lemuel, William, Elizabeth, and Jeremiah; 5. One who died while crossing the Atlantic; 6. John ; 7. James; 8. Lemuel.
John John, the sixth child, William, the first, James, the seventh, and Lemuel, the eiglith, came out to Monongalla about 1771 or 72. Afterward David, the third son, came out also. John John took up and purchased 2000 acres of land in 1772. He was unmarried, went into the Revolutionary War, and was never heard of afterward. William became heir-at-law to 1000 acres of his land, and James, Lemuel and David to the other thousand. David, the third, died young. His children were : Sabilla, Catharine, Lemuel, Mary, Elizabeth and Fanny, who are all gone from the county or dead.
Lemuel John, the eighth son, married Rhehama Kirkhart and settled near where Joseph Smell lives, in 1772. They had no children.
James, the seventh son, settled on the head-waters of Camp's run (on land now owned by Lancelot John). He married Mary Williams. Their children were : Thomas, Sibilla, John, Mary, William, David, James and Lemuel. James remained from 1772 til! 1788, when he built a boat and went down the Ohio to the mouth of the Miama River and settled. His descendants are about Dayton, Ohio.
William John, the first son, married Mary Davies (when they were both children they came over on the same ship from Wales). He setticd on the head of Kane's run. Their children were : Jane, Miller, who went to Ohio ; Thomas, who went to Missouri; Lewis, who married a Weltner; Lemuel, Owen, Rebecca, who married Reuben Brown ; Mary, and William, who married Mary McVicker and died here. William's children were : Owen, Mary A. Evans, Dr. G. W. John, Amelia, Elizabeth St. Clair, Jane Franks and J. Madison.
Mary married Enoch Evans who came from Greene County, Penn., about 1805. Their children were : William, Sarah Ross, Mary Cobun, George W., Caroline Harris, Eliza Reppart, Enoch J. (generally called " Jack Evans," and who now resides on the home- stead farm), and Eugenius.
Owen married Elizabeth McVicker ; children : Belinda Stewart, Mary Miller, Caro- line Miller, Major W. W. John (of near Stewarttown), Eliza Stewart, B. Franklin, Amanda Dilliner and Virginia Dilliner.
Lemuel John (who had the first store at Stewarttown) married Susannalı Fretwell, of Fauquier County, Va. Their children were : William F., Thomas J., Lancelot (of near Stewarttown), Lemuel N., Agnes, Chapman, Pascal, Asbury and Christy Ann.
In the old Baptist burying-ground, near Lancelot John's, are buried the following persons of the John family and their kin, remarkable for longevity :
William John, died 1814; aged 71 Owen Jolm, died 1868; aged 8)
Jeremiah Stillwell, 1821; 66
80 Enoch Evans,
1874; 96
Elizabeth Weltner, 66 1833;
84
Mary Evans,
66
1880;
6: 89
John McFarland,
1839; 66 90 Elizabeth John, 66 1883; 92
66 1846; 66 94 Elizabeth Stewart, 66 1883; 81
Mary John,
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dwelling-houses. A post-office was established July 9, 1860, at Charles Lewellen's; was moved, in 1863, to James House's," and then to the store at Easton, built and owned by Thomas W. Anderson, who became and is still postmas- ter; assistant postmaster, E. S. Stewart. Dr. Charles McLane suggested the name Easton for the post-office because it is east of Morgantown.
The store after Anderson, was kept by Charles Franks, about 1876; then St. Clair & Snyder; Moser & Lynch, 1878 ; Shay & Bayles, 1879 ; Rock Forge & Easton Grange Association, 1880-83; April, 1883, W. I. Vandervort & Co., a farmers' store ; salesmen, E. S. Stewart and Elza Stewart.
The mill was built by Henry Koontz, in 1874, and then came in the possession of Wm. Anderson.+ David Savage was miller in 1882. The present miller is B. M. Lee. It is a large steam mill ; capacity, 120 bushels a day.
Samuel F. Kelley is the proprietor of the blacksmith shop in Easton. He commenced business in April, 1880.
The residents of the town are: Jackson Blaney, M. F. Conwell, Lock Stewart (cooper), V. Fleming, William Mack, S. F. Kelley (blacksmith), Mrs. Hartman, Robert Holyfield, William Johnson and W. R. Stafford.
Easton Grange, No. 390, Patrons of Husbandry, was or- ganized here in 1878, with about twenty-five members and held meetings in the upper part of the store-room till 1882.
ROADS.
The main road is the Morgantown and Bridgeport Turn-
* James House came from Springhill Township, Fayette Co., Penn., in 1842. He mar- ried Dianna Ross.
+ Wm. Anderson came from County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818, to Maryland; then to near Easton, in 1852. He married Ellen Wright, and after her death, Elizabeth Coombs. One of his sons, Thomas W., is postmaster ; another, Jolin C., is secretary of the Board of Education of Union District. They are sons by his second wife.
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pike (generally called the Morgantown and Uniontown pike), entering the district at Easton and running to the Pennsyl- vania line. It is located very near an old road used seventy- five years ago. The Masontown and Independence Turn- pike, called the Ice's Ferry and Tunnelton Turnpike, runs from the first named road into Clinton District. A county road runs from Morgantown, via Stewarttown, to the Penn- sylvania line on Cheat. A road from Ross's of one mile con- nects this road with the pike at Easton. Besides these . roads various district roads run in every direction. In 1882, Union District was divided into five road precincts. The court appointed the following surveyors :
Precinct. Surveyor. Precinct. Surreyor
No. 1. .James Robison
No. 4. W. E. Houston.
2 M. F. St. Clair 5 .. James Beatty
6. 3. G. F. C. Hartman
MILLS.
The first mill in the district was built by Samuel Ruble,* who came in 1773. It was a tub-mill. His son Jacob tore down this mill and built an overshot mill, attaching a card- ing machine. It burnt down in 1822, and he built again ; and into this mill, in 1840, burrs were placed. In 1823, an attempt was made to rob and murder Jacob Ruble by Ned Casedy, Isaac Rodgers, and Black Nick (a negro Hercules), which caused great excitement at the time. The following account of it was given the writer by Jacob Ruble, Jr .:
On a December day, toward evening, whilst Jacob Ruble was at work on his mill, a few yards from his dwelling-house, and while Ruth Ruble was leaving the house, Isaac Rodgers came to buy whiskey. Ruth told him to go to Ruble at the mill. Not heeding her, he kept on, going into the house. Ruth followed him, and
* Samuel Ruble married a Jennings, of Turkey Foot (now Confluence, Penn.). His only son who reached manhood was Jacob Ruble who married Ruth Rhodes. They had eight children : Joshua, Samuel, William, Jacob, Mary, Ruth and Sarah Jane the wife of John Q. Saddler.
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gave him the whiskey. He watched where she put the money he paid her. As he went out the children noticed him feel up and down the door to see if there was a lock on it, which they told their mother. The house contained a large room running clear across it, and two bed-rooms back of it, a door opening into each from the front room. In one of these the children slept ; in the other, Ruble and his wife, and in which stood a case of drawers, into one of which Ruth threw the money Rodgers paid her among some other coins and some watch chains, making considerable rattling. In some smaller drawers above were one thousand dollars in silver. The whiskey also was kept in this room.
At night, some of the children being sick, Ruth Ruble went in to sleep with them. Ruble was sleeping by himself in the room where the money was kept. About 12 o'clock, Ruth, on awakening, beheld three men in the room. One of them in a whisper told her to keep still or they would kill her. Leaving the room (which they had entered by mistake), they left the negro to guard her. Casedy and Rodgers entered the room where Ruble was sleeping. Ruble was a resolute, fearless man ; tall, powerful and well-proportioned, and would weigh over 200 pounds. They proceeded to the drawer, and, grappling in the dark for the money, rattled the chains, which awakened Ruble. Rodgers grasped him by the throat, saying to Casedy, "Shoot him-why don't ye shoot him!" Casedy snapped a horse-pistol twice at his head. Ruble broke Rodgers's hold and rose up, when Casedy hit him on the head with the butt of the pis- tol, cutting his head badly and partly stunning him. Ruble threw up one hand to his head, and then against the wall, where the bloody print may yet be seen. Both villains instantly grabbed him. They struggled into the outer room, across it to the open door, and into the yard. Ruble had recovered from the stunning effect of the blow, and they could not throw him. The negro left off watching Ruth while the men were scuffling, and ran up and grasped Ruble. Rodgers said, "Stab him!" Casedy drew a long knife from his coat, which he had borrowed from Morg Gaskill a few days before. Ruble, standing quiet in the grasp of Rodgers and Black Nick, with a quick kick sent the knife out of Casedy's hands, and, with a surge, fell on a table standing in front of him. The table turned over with him and Rodgers and Black Nick, which
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broke their grasp of Ruble, who sprang up and ran toward the mill for a handspike. As Ruble went over the table, Ruth came run- ning out the door with an axe, which she had seized the moment Black Nick left her bedside. She struck Casedy with it in the back, and Rodgers, who gained his feet as she struck Casedy, seized it out of her hand, and, swinging it, aimed a murderous blow at her head. Ruble's dog came up barking from an out-house and sank his teeth into Rodgers's leg, causing him to let the axe fly wide off its mark and out of his hands. Ruth ran back into the house and commenced blowing a conch shell, which she grasped from the wall. Black Nick and Rodgers grabbed Casedy, who had stag- gered to his feet, and, half dragging and half carrying him, hurried around the corner of the house in retreat, just as Ruble was return- ing with the handspike from the mill. The whole struggle from the time Rodgers grasped Ruble in bed until they took to flight lasted not over four minutes. Ruble never uttered any cry for help. He found the knife the next morning in the yard. Gaskill identified it and told to whom he had loaned it. Rodgers was gone the next morning, and was never seen in the country again. Black Nick confessed, but was not arrested, as he had been led on by Casedy and Rodgers.
Tradition has it that John Ramsey had a mill on the site of Samuel Jackson's log mill, which, with a log dam, William Donaldson* thinks was built about 1800.
Samuel Jackson's son Josiah built the stone mill (still standing, but not used) on the site of the log mill. In 1820, he built a frame dam costing $7000, which went out in 1859 for want of repairs. Below this mill about seventy-five yards, the Pridevale Company built a frame mill which burned. The present mill was built by Smyth, Chess & Co. The present log dam was built by David Chess, in 1869, and, with repairs to the mill, cost $22,023.08.
Harrison Stafford, some forty years ago, built a mill for
* William Donaldson is a son of James Donaldson, who was a son of Charles Donald- son who settled in 1776. He killed a wolf over 60 years ago in Union, and received $2.50 for its scalp.
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grinding corn, at the mouth of Quarry run. 'Rode's flouring mill was built between Ice's and Stafford's ferries. Jacob Ruble, Jr., built a mill on Cheat, now gone.
MAIL SERVICE.
There are two mail routes through the district : one from Morgantown to Fairchance, Penn., with Easton and Laurel Iron Works post-offices on it; and the other from Morgan- town to Smithfield, Penn., with Stewarttown post-office on it. The postmasters at these offices are given under Stew- arttown, Easton and Jackson's Iron Works.
FERRIES.
The highest ferry on Cheat was the upper Stafford Ferry at the mouth of Quarry run, kept by Harrison Stafford, forty years ago. The next is Ice's Ferry, established in 1785, with Andrew Ice# proprietor, and through a typo- graphical error recorded "Andrew Jee's ferry." Ice, in 1799, leased the ferry for five years to John Henthorne. Nicholas Vandervort and Cornelius McShane had it before 1852 ; George James, 1853 ; Thomas M. Jarrett, Thomas Hawkins, 1855; Samuel James, 1859 ; James Hoard, 1863; Rufus E. Weaver, 1865; - Benson, 1866 ; George W. Rob- inson ; and from 1877 to the present, Isaac Hastings.
The next ferry was Charles Magill's (the maternal grand- father of Isaac Hastings) at Jackson's Iron Works, estab- lished in 1806. Below this came Stafford's Ferry, established
* Tradition states that Frederick Ice was the father of Andrew Ice and of Adam Ice, born in 1769, and said to have been the first white child born west of the Alleghany Mountains ; and that when Washington, in 1784, was on the Monongahela examining the country to see if a canal could be made from the Potomac to the Mononga- hela, the party one day came across Andrew Ice. Washington asked Ice if a canal could be cut from the head waters of the Potomac to the head waters of Cheat. Ice, who did not know Washington, answered. No. Washington repeated the question, and Ice, surveying him, replied with an oath, " Stranger, you're a mighty fine looking man, but you or no other man is a fine enough looking to do such a thing."
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in. 1805. The next was James Clelland's, established in 1792. Clelland had a large family. His sons were : Fran- cis, Alexander, James Larkin and John ; daughters : Sally Robison, Peggy, Drusilla, Nancy, Rhoda, Mary Collins, Susanna Hall and Ann Hall.
The last ferry on Cheat in the county is the "Lime Ferry," or Lewellin's Ferry, situated where the Pennsyl- vania line crosses Cheat. It was opened by Samuel Lew- ellin* at an early day-probably in 1785 or 90, but there is no record. The ferry has been kept by Samuel Lewellin, the Sulsors, Jonathan Jordan, Aaron Brooks, Wilson Jen- kins, Jesse Lewellin (1851-71), and by Jacob Conn, from 1871 to the present time. Just by this ferry is a very deep hole, called "Sulsor's Hole," from a Sulsor being drowned in it in an attempt to touch its bottom by diving.t
On the Monongahela River is Lewis Stone's Ferry at the mouth of Crooked run, established in 1883, and Collins's Ferry at the mouth of Robinson's run, established in 1791, which will be described in Cass District. Near this ferry, in Union District, stands an old log house (now owned and occupied by Amos Gapen), which, tradition says, is the oldest house in the county,-that it was built by Col. Scott in 1776, and that on the day the house was raised the news of the Declaration of Independence was received.
* Samuel Lewellin (the name is written Lewellen by some of the family, and probably was originally Llewellyn) was here before 1770. Of his children we have no account further than his eighth son, called Doctor (from being the eighth son). Doctor's children were Asa, father of Jesse Lewellin ; Jesse, Zadoc, Thomas, Joseph, Benjamin, Alexander, Patty, Ruth, Mary, Matilda, Louisa and Julia.
In this same hole a negro named " Glasglow," who weighed less than 100 pounds, was drowned. He was supposed to be over 100 years old. Tradition says that he could dive under water with a large kettle over his head and eat six roasting ears before coming up to the top of the water ; and also that he could dive on one bank of Cheat at Ice's Ferry and come up on the other bank.
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JACKSON'S IRON WORKS.
In addition to the account given on pages 255-258, we have secured the following : Samuel Jackson," as early as May 17, 1804, advertised bar iron for cash, "wheat, rye, corn, beef, pork, tallow, beeswax, country linen, flax and hemp, at a generous price." So far as we can gather, the following have been the names of the owners and operators of these works:
CHEAT IRON WORKS .- 1804, Samuel Jackson ; then Josiah Jack- son ; May 22, 1828, Lazier, Byard & Co. (rented); Huston (rented); and then Josiah Jackson again ; Nov. 16, 1835, Tassey, Morrison & Sample ; April 22, 1839, Evan T. Ellicott & Brothers.
TAUNTON IRON WORKS .- 1849, J. Tassey & Co.
MONONGALIA IRON WORKS .- Jan. 23, 1851, Rutherford, Hersey, Tassey & Gay ; Dec. 29, 1852, Mckay & Kelvey.
PRIDEVALE IRON WORKS .- March 5, 1854, "Pridevale Iron Com- pany,"t chartered ; June 30, 1856, D. J. Perry, assignee selling of stock.
LAUREL IRON WORKS .- Feb. 13, 1858, "The Laurel Iron and Coal Company,"# chartered ; Dec. 23, 1863, sold to Robert Smith for Symth & Chess ; 1863, John Kelley (rented); 1867, Loyd & Lawson rented the furnace ; 1868, David Chess made the last iron ; 1876-84, John N. Dawson, superintendent.
From December 23, 1863, the firm of Smyth & Chess have owned the works. B. F. Smyth, Sr., and David Chess are dead, but their heirs own the works, and the firm name is still Smyth & Chess.
* Samuel Jackson and his wife Rebecca lived at the mouth of Redstone creek in Pennsylvania. Their children were: John, Samuel, Rebecca, Jesse, Susannah (wife of James Updegraff), Ruth (wife of Henry Dixon) and Josiah.
+ " Pridevale Iron Company "-Samuel Mckelvey, John G. Holbrook, Ira Hersey and others, to manufacture iron and other articles; capital stock, $100,000 to $1,000,000 ; shares, $100 ; lands limited to 20,000 acres in Monongalia and Preston counties. 1
# " The Laurel Iron and Coal Company "-Meredith Clymer, John W. Seymour, R. C. Winterhoff and others, to mine coal and minerals; capital stock, $100,000 to $1,000,000 ; shares, $50 ; Charles Carville and John A. Winterhoff to receive subscriptions ; lands Limited to 15,000 acres in Monongalia and Preston counties.
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John N. Dawson," superintendent of the works, furnishes the following section of minerals on the lands of the com- pany, the distances being mostly approximated :
1. Pittsburgh Coal 9 feet. 12. Coal 2} feet.
Space of about 4 feet.
2. Clippart Iron Ore Space of about 25 feet.
2
06 13. Iron Ore
3. Iron Ore 2 14." Limestone 66
Space of about 40 feet.
4. Iron Ore Space of about 20 feet.
66 15. Ice's Ferry Fire Clay -
Space of about 25 feet.
5. Limestone . 8 16. Kirke Coal 2}
Space of about 30 feet containing coal vein.
6. Hastings Iron Ore . 13 66 17. Iron Ore 66
7. Buck Coal 3 18. Stratford Iron Ore 66
Space of about 11 feet. Space of about 75 feet. 66
8. Snake Den Iron Ore - Space of about 50 feet.
9. Fire Clay 8
Space of about 50 feet.
10. Haines Iron Ore 2
Space of about 30 feet.
11. Coal 4
Space of about 25 feet.
Space of about 2 feet. 66
Space of about 25 feet.
66
19. Darnell Iron Ore 3
Space of about 40 feet.
66 20. Martin Iron Ore 1를 ..
Space of about 75 feet.
66 21. Red Belt Iron Ore 1
Space of about 100 feet.
66 22. Big Vein Limestone , 75
Space of about 2 feet. 2
Space of about 40 feet.
Space of about 50 feet.
All the above minerals have been worked. The Clippart ore, No. 2, is known as the "Oliphant " or "Blue Lump Ore." It occupies a space of about five feet in three dis- tinct layers. The miners call the top layer the "Big Blue Lump," the middle layer the "Condemned Flag," and the lower layer the "Big Bottom." Between No. 5 and No. 6 is a small vein of coal, varying from 6 inches to 3 feet. No. 10 is known as the "Hardman Ore." Nos. 12, 13 and 14 occupy a space of about 11 feet, and are often worked together. No. 15, "Ice's Ferry Fire Clay," made a brick that brought five dollars more on the thousand than the celebrated Mt. Savage fire-clay brick. No. 19 is known as the "Big Honey-comb Ore," and No. 20 as the "Little Honey-comb Ore." All of these ores, coals, limestone and fire-clay can be worked on a single hill side, and all come down one incline.
* John N. Dawson was born near Frostburg, Md. ; came to Preston County in 1847, and removed to Monongalia in 1834 ; served four years as justice of the peace ; became superintendent Laurel Iron Works in 1876.
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The strata in Monongalia here seem to rise to the south and south-east, while just across the ridge in Preston County the rise is to the north and north-east. Specimens of the Darnell and Martin ores have analyzed 60 per cent ; and 2} tons of the Martin and Clippart ores at 'Springhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, made one ton of metal.
LAUREL IRON WORKS POST-OFFICE.
This post-office was established before 1846, by the name of the Ice's Ferry P. O., and Evan T. Ellicott is said to have been the first postmaster. In 1846, John Bowers kept it, then Calvin Holmes (1850). It was then moved from the works to Thomas J. Duvall's, who kept it; in 1851, it was kept by Anthony Loftus on the site of the present office. He was succeeded by Duvall, and Duvall by John Conn. In 1857-8, the name was changed to Laurel Iron Works P. O., and John G. Kelley is said to have been postmaster. Conn succeeded Kelley; and, on December 25, 1865, Dr. N. H. Triplett,* the present post-master, took charge.
SUMMER RESORTS.
The waters of Cheat for several years have attracted large numbers of people from the cities every summer. Large parties often come out and camp during the heated term, for three or four weeks.
Camp Eden is a favorite camping place, about half a mile above C. S. Ley's, at the mouth of Quarry run.
THE LOCK.
Lock and Dam No. 9 was completed September 29, 1879,
* Nathaniel Hoffman Triplett 'was born in Allegheny County, Md., in 1822; read medicine with Dr. U. L. Clemmer ; married Levaralı G. Baker, and is practicing under a State certificate. He is the only Eclectic physician in the county.
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at Hoard's* Rocks on the Monongahela River, and when No. 7 and No. 8 are completed below it, the river will be slacked to Morgantown.
PROJECTED RAILWAYS.
"The Uniontown & West Virginia Railroad" was char- tered in 1869, to pass by Ice's Ferry to Morgantown (see page 110). "The Pennsylvania & West Va. Railway" was chartered in 1870, to run from where Ruble's run crosses the State line to Morgantown (see page 111). Several railways have been projected up the Monongahela River, on the east side, through Union District (see pages 110 to 124).
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.
The oldest church in West Virginia west of the Alleghany Mountains is the
Fork's of Cheat Baptist Church .- At a monthly meeting held in September, 1775, by the Great Bethel Church at Uniontown, Penn., it was
" Resolved, That our Brethren in the Forks of Cheat be granted their request of a constitution."
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