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CHAPTER XXVI.
Pgs. 119
The Subject of the Removal of the County Seat
is Agitated, and the Citizens of New Market
Make a Desperate Effort to Retain in Their
Village the Seat of Justice - John
Carlisle's Mercantile Venture on Clear Creek
- Laying Out and Establishing New Roads -
Rewards Offered for Wolf and Panther Scalps
- John Smith Starts a Store in New Market,
and Afterwards Removes to Hillsboro - James
Fitzpatrick Settles Near Hillsboro - Peter
Cartwright and James Quinn, Early Methodist
Ministers, and Their Labors - Matthew Creed
and His Milling Enterprise - A Turkey Run.
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the State and county levies, each one in his
own district. Evan Evans, for
the township of Fairfield, Joseph
Swearingen, for the township of Liberty;
Elijah Kirkpatrick, for the township
of New Market; and Benjamin Groves,
for the township of Brushcreek. By
order of the Commissioners Jonathan Boyd,
Sec., Ordered, that John Hoop
receive an order for one dollar and a half
for appraising houses and lots one and one
half days in the town of New Market.
Ordered, that John Richards receive
an order on the Treasury for one dollar for
appraising houses in Liberty Township
appears to have been a light task fifty-two
years ago. Indeed it is not easy to
conceive buildings at that day in this
county, intrinsically worth the cost of
appraising, except the few little mills, for
from the best information we can gather,
there were few, if any houses, having
pretensions above the log cabin and
occasional one having a lap shingle roof.
During this session of the Commissioners,
Evan Evans declined serving as collector
for Fairfield township, and William Pope
was appointed in his stead, and gave bond to
the satisfaction of the Board. Board
adjourned till the 26th day of July next.
"Met pursuant to adjournment. Ordered,
the Trustees of Brushcreek township receive
their orders to proceed to work the
Brushcreek township road. Ordered,
that Jonathan Boyd receive an order
on the Treasury for twenty-two dollars and
sixty-six cents, for making out eight
duplicates of State and county levies of
Highland county, and for stationary two
dollars and sixty-six cents. Board of
Commissioners adjourned to the 17th of
October next."
At the October meeting, the Commissioners did nothing
of interest but issue orders for the per
diem of the Associate Judges, and pay nine
dollars for killing four wolves, three old
ones and a young one. "Ordered, that
the Commissioners lay before the Associate
Judges the boos of their respective
proceedings. Board adjourned to the
17th inst."
At the October election, 1806, the term of Frederick
Brancher, as Commissioner, expired, and
George W. Barrere was elected in his
stead, and was present at the next adjourned
meeting of the Board on the 17th of October.
At this session it was "ordered, that
Anthony Franklin receive an order of the
Treasury for twelve dollars for ballot books
for the election districts, and carrying
them to the election districts.
Ordered, that Anthony Franklin
receive an order on the Treasury for four
dollars for candles and stationery for the
Court of Highland county to this date.
Ordered that George W. Barrere
receive an order on the Treasury for eleven
dollars for his house during six terms of
the Court of Highland county.” In
addition to this business orders were issued
to James Collins, Peter
Hoop and Samuel Reese
for two dollars and fifty cents each for
killing each an old wolf.
Commissioners adjourned to the 13th of
December next. At this meeting the
only order that was made was to James
Ralaugh for two dollars and fifty
cents for killing an old panther.
Board adjourned to the 5th of January, 1807.
New Market up to this date had not become much of
a business place, at least in the way of
trade. Fritz Miller was
compelled to wind up his concern this fall
on account of the failure on the part of
Barngruber to keep up the supplies most in
demand.
To Miller succeded a
Mr. Logan who opened up his stock of
goods in the finishing shop of Michael
Stroup. This trading establishment
was also soon closed out and discontinued.
After Logan left
John Smith came from Maysville
with a respectable lot of goods. This
was late in the winter of 1806-'07.
Smith opened his store east of Fritz
Miller's old stand, on the opposite
shore of a large pond in the street, which
lay east of where G. W. Barrere then
resided. It spread clear across Main
street from side to side. This pond
was named Lake Robinson by the New
Marketers. For the accommodation of
foot passengers there was a connection of
logs laid above the water from one side to
the other. A man by the name of
Robinson, laboring under the influence of
some of Fritz's whisky, and being
very top heavy, attempted to cross this pond
with his load by means of the foot logs,
when he unfortunately slipped, through
using, as he fancied, the utmost care, and
tumbled headlong into the water, and from
this circumstance and time it was known as
Lake Robinson until in course of time it was
drained and filled up.
Smith carried on a successful business in New
Market as a merchant for a year or two until
Hillsborough was laid out, when he removed
there and established himself in the same
trade.
During the year 1806 the first settlement was commenced
in the present township of Washington by
William Murphin, from one of the New
England States. He moved in and built
a
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cabin some two miles east of the present
town of Berryville on the farm known as the
old Murphin place.
Early in the month of
March, 1806, James Fitzpatrick moved
up from Chillicothe to this county and
settled on a farm about three and a half
miles southeast of Hillsborough. He
had purchased the land of Henry
Massie and selected that locality on
account of its promise of health.
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