JOHN MOORE is breaking ground for construction of a flour mill near the saw mill owned by ADAM WILSON. The building will be of frame or wood construction and will be obtained from the mill of the above Wilson.
MARTIN WETZEL stopped in the other day and tells any fears of SIMON GIRTY are unfounded. He says that if Girty comes within 50 miles of our place he'll smell the rat and slice his pate wide open. So you see our friend Martin is as wild as ever.
Wanted by CAPT BROWN one good strong husky man for work on the new wharf. Must weigh at least 200 lbs. Inquire Beacon.
Quite a stir has been caused by the discovery of an Indian floating in the river near. Inasmuch as no Indians have been seen in this vicinity for some time, the origin of the corpse is a mystery to be viewed with much concern.
Settlers out Buffalo Creek look upon the enormous run of mullets and suckers as a divine blessing. Food has been very scarce and some families faced several hungry months.
The district of Buffalo is becoming quite permanently settled. COL JAMES MARSHALL of Catfish Camp will build a dam and woolen mill on Buffalo Creek a couple of mile from this place in the near future. COL MARSHALL, a personal friend of our president, decided to quit the whiskey controversy rather than fight against his old friend.
