. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ged toFlesherville, in honor of the first whitesettler, Mr. Henry Flesher, of Germanorigin, who erected the first house. Thisname, however, did not please the pioneers,and in 1819, it was changed to Weston. In 1834 Weston had 30 houses, one school,four stores, four factories, one flour mill,one tanning yard, and two saddlers. Thepopulation was 167, five of whom wereattorneys, and two doctors. The popula-tion of Weston now is 5700. Westonboasts a Chamber of Commerce and aRotary Club. Weston is situated on the West ForkRiver. Because of an abundance of o
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ged toFlesherville, in honor of the first whitesettler, Mr. Henry Flesher, of Germanorigin, who erected the first house. Thisname, however, did not please the pioneers,and in 1819, it was changed to Weston. In 1834 Weston had 30 houses, one school,four stores, four factories, one flour mill,one tanning yard, and two saddlers. Thepopulation was 167, five of whom wereattorneys, and two doctors. The popula-tion of Weston now is 5700. Westonboasts a Chamber of Commerce and aRotary Club. Weston is situated on the West ForkRiver. Because of an abundance of oil,gas, and coal in the neighborhood, ourtown is becoming an important manufac-turing center. Glass factories, carbonfactories, lumber mills and flouring millsform the principal industries of Cihis have seven churches in our town andsix schools, including those in the suburbs. I like my home town because it has agood situation and very nice people. Ithink the most beautiful thing about it isthe insane asylum, which I have already. SEEN ON THE BILLBOARDS Left to right, these pictures were drawn by Elizabeth Zschiesche, Rognel Heights, Md.; Harvey Gaum Marion, Pa.; Doris Forney, Baltimore, Md., and Elizabeth Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa. I 50 Baltimore and Ohio Magazine. July, igsj
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