Baden's First 100 YearsPage Twelve
This farm passed through many hands before it became the property of Mr. McDonald, Mrs. Urling's father. I was told that Mr. Fowler's children were musical, and that it was quite a meeting place for the young people of that day, where many nice parties were enjoyed. THE BURKHART FARM. This farm extended from Rottick Street to Phillips Street (at the Drug Store corner). I have no record of how long Mr. Burkhart farmed this land. But it was the first plan lots to be laid out. This property bing intersected by "All Fours Run,"was rather cut up. The legend of how this run was named, was passed along to me when a very small boy. An Indian brave on a hunting trip was supposed to have been wounded back in the forests that covered the land at that time. His injury was so severe that he was unable to walk. Knowing that many Indians lived along the river, and would possibly be passing in their canoes, he decided the brook would finally reach the river. So, he is supposed to have crawled on all fours to the run and to help. On the Burkhart plan, most of the activity of that period took place. Just about where Baden station now stands, was a saw mill, and a combination flour mill and distillery. In those days, grist mills and distilleries were, as a rule, built in combination, as grain was used for both products. One of these combinations, existed at Freedom, this one at Baden and one at Economy-now Ambridge, and one in Emsworth. In those days liquor was used differently that today, although there were many who abused it. A part os the old saw mill was still standing when I was a small boy. At that time one end of it was fitted up as a railroad ticket office. Mr. L. I. Berry was the agent. The second flour mill was the building that is now Martin's Store. The first storekeepers that we have any record of were Mr. John Nichols, Mr. Chris Bentel, Mr. John Marks, Mr. Cole, Mr. Brown, and Henry Bryan, Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Will Rea, father of Ross and Lillian Rea Smith McCale. The first school house of which I have any record stood at the turn of Phillips Street, before you come to Mr. Alvin Gross' home. It stood at the left side of the road as you go towards the country. There was a road down to it and a spring, the evidence of both can be seen today. It was built of logs. My father pointed out to me where it stood. In thoose days people in building usually located near the source of drinking water instead of bringing the water to them. In talking to the late Mr. John Neely, he corroborated my father in regard to the school house. He said as a boy he could remember where the coal or fuel, and a pile of ashes were. However, this subject of school houses will be touched upon later. The vicinity immediately around the station, as I have said before, was the scene of most of the activity of Baden. In addition to the
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