Also from Belle Vernon Area's 150th anniversary book. The first grocery store was established on "Speers Run" called "The Barter Mills" also included a distillery, and a flouring Mill. Proprietor - David FURNIER (born in France, first settled in hagerstown , Md. Then moved to are (between Belle Vernon, and Gibsonton) about 1771-1772. He died 1807 Neighbor, who owned a log mill - Samuel McKEAN Clerk and bookkeeper ... Jacob BOWMAN River boat for shipping to other stores in Monongahela, Devore's Ferry,and Pittsburgh: "Enterprise" - operated by John BARTLETT Customers listed as doing business (abt 1790) (no first names given!) REASONER, REEVES, McLAUGHLIN, SHEPLER, McCOY, CUMMINGS, CISSLEY, SPEERS, CORWIN, KERR, ELLIS, STEWART, HALL, PATTERSON, COOK, HILLERYHAND, LEARD, SPHAR, BONCHOM, HILL, ALBIN, BARKHAMMER, LIPPINCOT, FULTON, SPRINGER, FELL, HOUSEMAN, FRYE, ROBINSON, BURGAN, BIGHAM, WEST, CUNNINGHAM, RUTAN, CRAWFORD, QUIMBY, COOPER, BEAZELL. Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]