Thursday, October 29, 1949
BEARS
Carl and Keith Wooddell and some of the neighbors on Elk killed about the biggest bear of the woods on Slaty Fork Monday. Not overly fat, this bear was lumped off at 400 pounds. This was a sheep thief.
On Monday, bears were reported killed at Riders Gap, at Minnehaha Springs and in Norman Shaw’s fields at Edray.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Buckeye – Don Rogers was honored with a birthday party on October 18, by his sister, Mrs. Dempsey Carpenter. A house full of his friends attended. Delicious refreshments were served. It was a joyful social event.
WEDDING
Ellen Louise Swecker, daughter of Mrs. Carrie Swecker and the late Floyd Swecker, of Huttonsville, and George Andrew Gibson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gibson, of Marlinton, were united in marriage Thursday, October 6, 1949, by Rev. Pugh, of Mill Creek.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Preston McLaughlin, of Hillsboro, a daughter.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Leroy Pugh, of Arbovale, a son, Ellis Leroy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Merle Faulknier, a daughter, Alcinda Merle.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Forrest Lowe, of Marlinton, a daughter, Gatha Pearl.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hunter Terry, a son, Daniel Lee.
MORE HISTORY FIRST HOMES
By Mrs. Reed Davis
Jacob Marlin and Stephen Sewell built the first cabin and lived here in 1750-51. Following a dispute, Sewell moved into a hollow tree located where the James Bear house now stands.
The second home was built about 1800 by Col. Wm. T. Poage, who owned all of Marlin’s Bottom plantation. His wife was Col. Jacob Warwick’s widow. Warwick obtained the land by a grant from England prior to 1776. This house was located on Hamilton Field near where the Al Jack home stands.
Col. Poage built a new home and moved to the present site of the Cal Price and Clyde Moore homes.
The fourth house was the Price homestead built on the west side of the river next to my present home. It was the home of Atley Price, James A. Price and Woodsey Price. The original chimney and kitchen were restored and built in a modern residence owned by Mrs. Anna V. Hunter – now occupied by the Bob Fitzgerald family.
The fifth home is the one generally known as the first home in Marlinton. The building best known as the old McLaughlin Hotel was the Andrew McLaughlin home until 1890. His wife was Mary Poage Price. The northeast portion has the original logs curved staircase and stone chimney in use in the building now owned by Arden Killingsworth.
The next home was built in 1849 by Harper Mc-Laughlin. It is well known as the Brown Yeager home and stands as a modern residence across the street from the Hench and Clarence Moore homes.
In 1850, the Toll House was built by Mrs. Margaret Poage Price for the Toll Bridge keeper.
The Sam Price home was built in 1880 where the freight depot is now located.
The Sam Gay house stood in 1885 on the west side of the river in Price Hollow near the present residence of our friend, Bill Stewart.
In 1880, the Rev. Wm. T. Price home was built by himself and sons for a manse. It stands as Dr. Norman Price’s home.
John Moss built a home where the Bank of Marlinton stands. He operated a barber shop there.
When Marlinton became the county seat in 1892, many families moved here from Huntersville.
Some of the first homes to be built about this time were:
The Lock McClintic residence, now occupied by his widow and daughter.
Uriah Bird home, now Miss Pearl Carter’s reconstructed home.
S. L. Brown home, located on the corner near John Sydenstricker.
Capt. A. E. Smith home, owned by Eugene Daetwyler.
Scott Rucker home, owned by Mrs. Eskridge.
Clawson McNeill home across the corner from Lock McClintic residence, owned by G. D. Wooddell.
The Boyd Bartlett home near the Clark Hotel.
The King home, occupied by the Richard Currence family.
When the brick courthouse was built, the bricks were burned on Hamilton Field. The remaining bricks went in to Marlinton’s first brick home. It was built by Capt. Smith and is now owned by Genevieve and Arnout Yeager and is occupied by Mrs. Grace Yeager and her son, Arnout.
