The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes ThereonSearight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
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The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon
Searight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
Cumberland Road; Pennsylvania -- Biography
Robert L. Barry, the well remembered old merchant of Uniontown,
was, in his younger days, a painter in the old stage yard. Other
painters in the stage yard were William McQuilken, William McMullin,
William Crisfield, ---- Mathiot, Ebenezer Matthews, George Starr,
Alex. Fowler and Harrison Wiggins. Lewis Mobley was also a painter in
the stage yard. He subsequently moved to Luzerne township, Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, became a farmer and local politician. He had
many good points of character and many warm friends. He died in
Luzerne township a number of years ago. The Belfords, father and
three sons, were of the stage yard force, workers in wood. They came
from New Jersey, and were near relatives of the old and distinguished
Presbyterian preacher, Rev. A. G. Fairchild, D.D. The Belfords went
west, and in all probability have passed from earth to scenes beyond.
Armstrong Hadden, the old postmaster and banker, of Uniontown
worked a number of years in the stage yard on harness and
"thorough braces." He learned his trade with Westley Frost, of
Brownsville. Thorough braces were the leather springs, thick and
wide, upon which the coach body was placed. Alex. McLean, the
old clerk of the county commissioners, also worked on harness and
braces.
Charles Brower was a trimmer. He came from Baltimore, and
went from the stage yard in Uniontown to the State of Louisiana,
since which time he has made no sign so far as known.
Abram Rogers was a worker on "thorough braces." Other workers in wood
were Isaac and Simon Sampsell, Israel Hogue, and Frank Wilkinson. Among
the blacksmiths of the old stage yard were James Rush, who subsequently
went to Washington, Pennsylvania, where he lived many years, and until
his death, which occurred recently, Thomas Haymaker, and his son, Leroy,
Thomas Stewart, Michael Claybaugh, Jesse King, Thomas King, James
Keenan, Fred Reamer, Abram Haldeman, Seth White, Hugh Rogers, and Jacob,
Isaac and Robert Prettyman.
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