A family of Millers and Stewarts . lled with mud. Pineknots or tallow candles furnished the lights for alloccasions, and as there were no friction matches,if the fire went out upon the hearth over night, ithad to be rekindled with timber or with a brand bor-rowed from a neighbor. They were noted for their hospitality and the say-ing that small cheer with great welcome makes amerry feast, often proved true. They were willingto suffer and endure these privations, buoyed by thehope of better conditions in the future. Browningslet us be content to work, to do the things we can,and not presume to f
A family of Millers and Stewarts . lled with mud. Pineknots or tallow candles furnished the lights for alloccasions, and as there were no friction matches,if the fire went out upon the hearth over night, ithad to be rekindled with timber or with a brand bor-rowed from a neighbor. They were noted for their hospitality and the say-ing that small cheer with great welcome makes amerry feast, often proved true. They were willingto suffer and endure these privations, buoyed by thehope of better conditions in the future. Browningslet us be content to work, to do the things we can,and not presume to fret because its little, is sin-gularly adapted to their circumstances during thisperiod. All supplies of iron, glass, flour, bacon, etc., camefrom Pittsburg on boats poled up and down Le Boeufand French Creeks and the Allegheny River, a triprequiring about three weeks, from Waterford and re-turn. But as the years rolled on conditions of thesepioneers improved; saw mills were built and frame 60 FIVE GENERATIONS OF THE WESTON FAMILY. ELIZABETH WESTON MILLERDaughter Esquire James and Eunice Weston GEORGE WESTONSon of Esquire James and Eunice Weston EMMA WESTON IMERRITT)Daughter of Solon Weston
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