Montgomery County, Ohio - Chapter 11, 1882

Chapter 11

t tRANE, Patterson, Gunckel, Brown, Harslinian and Phillips were promi- ' nent in that class of new-comers to the rich Miami Valley lands after its first element, and became useful men in the community, accumulated large perty except Crane, and had great influence in the improvement and wth of the county.

Judge Joseph H. Crane

His father, a Major in the Continental Army, lost a leg in one of the batof the Revolution. His brother, William, in later years, attained the rank 1 Commodore in the navy ; and another brother, Ichabod B. , became Colonel he army. Joseph H. Crane was equally distinguished in his sphere of life, nearly a half century, he was one of the most prominent, influential and uaul men in all matters and events pertaining to the interest and advancem it of the Miami country. He was the chosen popular leader in all efforts public improvements. In all important events in the history of the valley, r n the date of State organization until his death, Judge Crane bore a conr nous and useful part, and the results of his work are indelibly stamped i] n the histories of the counties.

He came to Montgomery County as a friend of Mr. D. C. Cooper, before iwWas twenty-one years old, and entered a quarter section of land, upon eh, in 1804, he paid one-half cent tax per acre.

July 16, 1809, he married Julia Ann, daughter of Hr. John Elliott. Dr. Sj-ott was an old army Surgeon, had been stationed at Fort Vincennes when - vas one of the frontier posts, was afterward a Surgeon in Wayne's army,

1 a, for several years a practicing physician in the village of Dayton, until i death, February 26, 1809. He was buried with great ceremony, in the viltyp burying -ground, at Main and Third streets.

His daughter. Julia Ann, was born February 18, 1790, and married Joth H. Crane, five months after the death of her father. She died in Dayton. >ruary 25, 1861.

Of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Crane, Ann Elliott. Eliza Hunt, Joseph rce and Eliza King, died in infancy, and Joseph Steele died at the age of ' .Ten.

William Elliott, born February 7, 1814, was given a fine education, studlaw. and shortly after being admitted to the bar, died in Dayton, June 9,

By the first political convention held in Montgomery County (Septembe 6, 1809), Joseph H. Crane, of Montgomery, and David Purviance, of Prebit were nominated by the Republicans, and in October were elected to the Eifiit General Assembly of Ohio, convened at Chillicothe the first Monday in D( cember, 1809.

Immediately upon receipt of the news of Hull's surrender at Detroit, i August, 1812, Captain Steele's Company was organized in Dayton, in wide Mr. Crane enlisted and marched with it the next day to the front. At St. M; ry's, he was promoted to Sergeant Major of the post, and continued on Jut until the latter part of December.

In 1813, Mr. Crane was appointed Prosecuting Attorney for the Firs District Circuit Court, which position he held until his appointment as Pn Judge by the Legislature, in 1817.

As Presiding Judge of the First Circuit, which included the counties < Montgomery, Preble, Darke, Miami, Clark, Logan, Champaign, Shelby ar Mercer, he served until the winter of 1828-29.

In the fall of 1828, he was elected as Representative of the Third I)i trict to the Twenty-first Congress, and was re-elected to the Twenty-secon Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, serving, in all, from the yei 1829 to 1837 inclusive.

Upon leaving the bench in 1829, he, on February 9, of that year, opened' law office in Dayton, and, from his prominence and general acquamtan through this and adjoining countie , acquired a large practice.

In later years, he was a leader in the old Whig party, and from his em nence as lawyer and Judge, and from long and distinguished public service was a man of great influence and retained universal respect until his death.

Col. Bobeet Patteeson

Elizabeth Lindsay, daughter of William Lindsay, was born on her fache farm, one and one-half miles southeast of Falling Spring, and four miles sout east of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Penn. , in September or Novemh 1760. Her father and her grandfather Lindsay, both died on the farm Franklin County, Penn.

When he was twenty-two years old, the spring of 1775, he, with two three other young men of the neighborhood, started west to Fort Pitt, win hearing the glowing descriptions of the " cane lands " of Kain-tuck-ee, tl determined to join the first party going that way. The opportunity did not cur until in October of that year, when John McClelland and his family, iRcjj ert Patterson. William McConnell, Francis McConnell, Sr., Francis McConne Jr., David Perry, Stephen Lowry, and one other man, whose name cannot now given, started in boats from Fort Pitt with some supplies, implements, ail -and ammunition, nine horses and fourteen head of cattle. The party in tW t,; ions trip down the Ohio, fortunately escaped any molestation by the Indians. A Salt Creek, they landed, and from there Patterson, William McConnell, Ifvvry and Perry drove the horses and cattle across the country to some point ee'd upon to meet the rest of the party, either on the Licking River or Kenttjky River. There is no positive information to aid in locating that point.

i party found Simon Kenton and Thomas Williams, who had come down the rjar early in the year, and in May had cleared the cane from an acre of land, a i planted what corn they had with them. Here, tending the little corn patch h their tomahawks, they remained undisturbed until " roasting ears'' came, al the corn ripened. Kenton and Williams stated that they knew of no oth - white men any where in the Kentucky lands.

Robert Patterson and his party continued on the trail that led out by Maysii to the Blue Licks and on to the point where they met the rest of their -ty, who with McClelland had kept on down the Ohio in boats. The party i hey left Fort Pitt, were thus re-united, and proceeded to the Royal Spring, i } of the finest springs in all that region, flowing from a bluff bank of limesine, where the town of Georgetown, Scott County, was afterwards located.

That month, the young men of the party built a hut near a big spring, at a pmt now included within the limits of the city of Lexington, Ky. ; they ared up sufficient land in which to plant all the corn they had, cultivated it al stayed there in camp until the corn was " laid by." It was probably at thtcamp, of which Bancroft writes of the discussion that occurred at the camp i of a party of hunters, who named their camp, " Lexington. " in honor of tl> battle of Lexington, Mass.

For the next year, while Robert Patterson lay suffering from his wounds, r Pennsylvania, he directed his half brother, William Patterson, to that hut v ich he had helped to build, and to the blazed trees that marked the tract of d that he (Robert) was to enter for his own.

During the summer of 1776, the settlers north of the Kentucky River, tilt a fort at the Royal Spring, giving it the name of McClelland's Station. I tterson, and the rest of the party at the Lexington Spring, came up to assist i building the fort, that was intended as a rallying point in case of Indian rm. A military battalion was also organized, and the supply of powder 1 ing nearly exhausted, Robert Patterson, David Perry, Edward Mitchell, mes Templeton, Isaac Greer, James Wernock and John McNutt, started, in tfcober, to Fort Pitt, for ammunition and other necessaries. On their way, t >y halted several days at the Blue Licks to hunt buffalo and deer, to supply tmselves with "jerk" for the journey up the river. From Limestone, their t p up the Ohio was made in a canoe; the danger from Indians compelled Oat caution; sometimes, starting before day, they journeyed on until after crk, and bivouacked for the night without fire: other days, they would land an 1 ur before sunset for supper, then go on until dark.

They safely reached the Virginia fort, at the mouth of the Great Kaiwha, then in command of Capt. Arbuckle; and with but little delay, prodded on up the river.

The night of October 12, in bivouac on the Indian shore, two miles bejv the Hockhocking River ; contrary to their custom, they had built a fire,

: d in the night were attacked by a party of eleven Indians. The savages 1 3(1 a volley at the sleeping whites, and rushed upon them with tomahawks. iNutt was killed and scalped, Wernock was wounded badly and died the next ';y ; Templeton and Perrv were both wounded badly : Greer was taken «>ris- oner, and Mitchell was unhurt. Patterson, with his rifle in his ricdit hand was sleeping by the tire, and, waking at the moment of the attack, he saw tk flash of the guns and felt the bullets crush his arm; in attempting to get uj he found that he could not move his right arm, and, as he leaned over to mak the second effort to raise up, an Indian sprang across the Are and struck hii with a tomahawk, cutting between the ribs, near the spinal column, below tk kidneys, and penetrating the abdominal cavity. Patterson ran from the tin light into the flushes, not knowing but that he was the only one to escape wit life. He had been struck by two bullets, by which his right arm was broke above the elbow, and as he ran, the wounded arm was caught between a tre and sapling ; he quickly freed himself and slung the arm into the straps ( his bullet pouch and went to the river, hoping to get the canoe and escape t Point Pleasant: but finding that the Indians were there ahead of him, he hi! in the bushes until the savages got into the captured boat and paddled dow stream. Then bleeding and in distress he went back to the fir^ to learn tk fate of his comrades The five survivors, Patterson, Mitchell, Perry, Templi ton and Wernock, were soon together; one rifle and some ammunition ha been saved. At daylight, they concluded to travel up the river by slo marches ; some provisions were gathered and divided, the wounds were dress* as well as possible; splinters were taken from a tree that had been struck l lightning, and bound around Patterson's arm.

Wernock attempted to get up, but fell back and refused to try agaii said that he must die, and desired the party to go without him. They trio to carry him, but he again fell, and at his request, the old camp kettle wi filled with water and placed at his side; he said that was the last request! had to make, and urged the others to try to save themselves, assuring the j, that if he lived, he would cast no reflection upon them for unkindness, ai thus the party were forced to leave him.

After going a quarter of a mile they were unable to proceed farther, ai it was then agreed that Mitchell should remain with the wounded, while rerjj| should take the rifle and endeavor to reach the settlements up the river, ai bring relief ; but in any event to return with or without assistance. Pen first went back to poor Wernock, who was still alive and sensible of his hop less condition, replenished his kettle, brought tire to the other party, ai started for the settlements.

Fortunately for the wounded men, they were near a small stream fro which they could get water, in an old woolen hat. In the evening Mitch* went back to see Wernock and reached him just as he was dying, and stay* with him until dark, and lost his way in attempting to return to the oth camp. Patterson and Templeton not knowing what had become of Mitchell, hi a sad night of it, but at day light the next morning he found them, aud durii the day moved camp 200 yards up a deep ravine and further from the rive j

Pattei'son could not move about, but was compelled to lie upon his left sid and in the rain, until the next day Mitchell found that close by there was! rock projecting from a cliff, that would protect them from the storm, to whir place he moved them, then gathered papaws and grapes, which was all tk had to eat. They knew from the howling of the wolves in the direction of jfl fatal camp that they were feasting upon the bodies of their late comrades McNutt and Wernock.

The third day after the attack, Patterson's arm became very painfui, tl splints and his shirt were cemented together with blood, and stuck so tight his arm that they were several hours in loosening it with applications of war water ; his arm was then dressed with oak leaves and was much more comfoi|| able ; but little could be done for the terrible tomahawk wound in his side.

Time dragged slowly for the hungry suffering men, and when the four ys had passed that Perry had allowed himself, they talked over the dangers which he was exposed, the distance he had to go, and the improbability of his ; um, but concluded to wait for him until the 20th and then if relief did not cm, they would attempt to reach the fort at the mouth of the Kanawha ; ,out noon of the 20th, Mitchell gave them a lot of papaws and went back to H station at the river to watch for boats, and in an hour he returned with a npany of men.

The wounded men were taken to the river, supplied with food, and their unds properly di'essed. The Captain had the bones of McNutt and Wernock ried, then the whole party went in the boats up the river to GraveCreek.

The next year, he was with Col. George Rogers Clark in the Illinois camign. Returning to Kentucky, in September he was enrolled in the militia at ] irrodsburg, and during the winter was made Ensign of his company.

In March, 1779, he was ordered with twenty-five of his men to establish a rrison north of the Kentucky River. April 1, Ensign Patterson with his enty-five brave comrades, were in bivouac near the big spring, the beautiful Jpation, that, three years before, he and those with him had named Lexington, iiril 2, work upon the block-house began, and soon afterward the stockade us extended to inclose the spring. And thus, with one half of his command guard, the others cutting out the logs, was the first settlement at Lexington, If., made, near what is now the corner of Main and Mill streets.

In July, 1779, with his detachment, he joined his company, Levi Todd, iptain, that formed part of Bowman's expedition against the Shawnee town Old Chillicothe.

Immigrants were coming to Kentucky in large numbers, and upon the rein of the expedition from north of the Ohio, the block-house at Lexington as strengthened, and a few of the bolder of the new-comers built cabins ading its protecting walls.

The fort, which had by this time become a place of some importance, had the shape of a parallelogram, two sides of which were formed by the posed walls of two rows of cabins, the extreme ends of the fort being defendl by stockades of sharpened posts fixed securely in the ground, and furnished ith ports. The pickets and walls were about ten feet high.

Another row of cabins stood in the center of the inclosed place, which was -rge enough to shelter, not only the settlers and new comers, but also all the Ye stock which might, at any time, have to be driven in from the reach of leir destroying foe. The fort had but one gate, a large slab one.

Thus was the permanent settlement at Lexington effected, in the midst of jie thrilling events of border warfare. It was the outpost of pioneer settlelents, guarded by a band of the bravest of Indian fighters, who with their flint- >ck rifles, drove back the savages and their allies.

headed the desperate forays of its little garrison, and was ever their trustee leader. He with his comrades were men born for pioneer times and emergencies I

Having selected and carefully marked his land, and made entry under tin Virginia law, with full and accurate description, late in 1779 he built a cabir for himself within the stockade ; and before the close of that cold winter h( went to Franklin County, Penn., and on the 29th of March. 1780, married Elizabeth Lindsay at her father's house, and shortly afterward started for their Kentucky home, where they arrived safely.

In August of that year, he served as Captain in the expedition organize by Col. Clark against the Indian towns. Old Chillicothe on the Little Miami, and Old Piqua on Mad River.

April 7, 1781, upon the recommendation of the court of the county of Faj ette, he was commissioned Captain of Virginia volunteers, by Thomas Jeffer son. Governor of Virginia. August 19, 1782, he, with his company, was ii the disastrous battle of Blue Licks. During the retreat, being nearly exhaust ed. and hard pressed by the savages, Aar.on Reynolds overtook him, and, see ing his desperate situation, dismounted and gave him his horse, helped hin into the saddle, and took his own chances on foot. Patterson escaped ; bu Reynolds, after swimming the river, was taken prisoner by three Indians. Veri soon afterward two of them started to capture some other, whites, and Reynold! knocked the other one over with his fist and made good his escape.

Joel Collins, a boy v/ho had stayed in the block-house at Lexington whei the men marched to the relief of Bryant Station, in telling of the terrible ex perience they had, said that he should never forget the shouts of joy that wen raised, not only by Capt. Patterson's young wife, but by all the people of tin station when he entered the gate of the fort the day after the battle of Blue Licks. While they were crowding around him, some of the men observed '"Why, Captain, there are bullet-holes in your hunting-shirt." 4 ' Likely enough," said he, " for I have felt a smarting sensation in parts of my body.' He permitted his clothes to be removed, when two or three black streaks, made by rifle balls, were plainly seen on his side and back.

In the fall of 1782, Capt. Patterson was in command of his company if Col. Benjamin Logan's regiment, in Clark's expedition against the Indian towns at Piqua, on the Miami, and at the Loramie portage; and on the returr march, camped two or three days at the mouth of Mad River.

The next year, he built a log house at the southwest corner of Hill and Lower streets, Lexington, and, with his family, moved into it. The log house was in time succeeded by a substantial stone house, in which the family lived until their removal to Ohio.

In 1783, he was elected Justice of the Peace for Fayette County. Ho participated in the early military conventions of the State. In July, 1785, he was chosen delegate to the convention that met at Danville August 8 and adopted the petition to the Virginia Legislature for the separation of Kentucky and its formation into an independent State of the Union.

In September, 1785, Gov. Patrick Henry, " with the advice of the Council of State, and upon the recommendation of the worshipful court of the county of Fayette," commissioned Robert Patterson as Colonel in the State Line.

In the fall of 1786, with his regiment, he crossed the Ohio at Limestone, and marched, under Col. Benjamin Logan, to the destruction of the Mackacheek towns on Mad River. November 5, being then in command of the left wing of the attacking force, he became engaged in a hand-to-hand contest with a savage chief; the Indian, in warding off a sword thrust by Col. Patterson.

s Uck him with the muzzle of his rifle, breaking two of the bones of his right tad. The result of this expedition was the burning of eight of the Shawnee time and the destruction of great quantities of corn and provisions. Ool.

tterson not receiving proper surgical attention, inflammation ensued, and used the old wound in his arm, that he had received ten years before, to break

In January, 1788, Col. Patterson was in Limestone to arrange for a colony locate on the Ohio opposite the mouth of the Licking River. This was in prsuance of the plan adopted in the fall of 1786 to establish a post there as a biie for operations against the Indians in the territory at. the head- waters of t.] Wabash, Maumee and Miami Rivers. Delays occurred, and but very little s accomplished until in August, when Mathias Denman, who had bought the ud on the Ohio, opposite the mouth of the Licking, came West, and, on the : h of the month, at Lexington, entered into an agreement with Col. Patter- Mi and John Filson, by which a settlement was to be effected on the land a >ve described.

December 28, the party, after a rough passage from Limestone, landed at high bank opposite the mouth of the Licking, and, with but little delay,

In 1791, with his regiment, he was in Gen. Richard Butler's right wing ),3t. Clair's army, and, although his regiment was not broken by the Indian cl rge, they suffered with the rest of the Kentucky troops in that terrible ded and retreat.

Ia 1792, he was Representative from Fayette County in the first Legislala of Kentucky, held in Lexington, the first capital of the State, under the fi t constitution.

In 1803, C 1. Patterson came up from Kentucky and bought land and mill perty near Clifton, Greene Co., Ohio; but, visiting Dayton on his way home. 1 preferring this location, he bought the farm south of town and moved here ' h his family the next year. He named the creek and farm the Rubicon. B afterward bought land west of the river, so that, in all, he had 700 acres, on the Germantown pike south and around to the Miami, across the river.

Col. Patterson was a man of medium height and build, a Christian man. Kom all respected and spoke well of. Of an affectionate nature, he was deed to the comfort and happiness of his family. For the last few years of * life, he suffered very much from his wounds, and died from the effects of dm, at 5 A. M. , August 5, 1827. He was buried in the old graveyard on th street, in Dayton. His wife died October 22, 1833. and was buried be- 8 3 her husband. Their remains were afterward removed to beautiful Woodd Cemetery, adjoining his old farm. The family lot is on a knoll, from the of which may be had an extended view for miles up the Stillwater, Miami

All of Col. Patterson's children were born at Lexington. Ky. His first ' were bom and died in the log cabin within the old stockade. They were uaed for Col. Patterson's half-brother, William Patterson.

Rebecca, born February 9, 1784, married Dr John Goodlet before Ool. I Person moved from Kentucky. Mrs. Goodlet died at Elizabethtown, Ky. , J mary 4, 1858.

Margaret, born June 9, 1786, was married three times; first, to Dr. Vena ble, then to the Rev. James Welsh, then to Samuel Caldwell. She died at Muscatine, Iowa, in February, 1861.

Catherine, born March 7, 1793, was married three times; first, to Heim Brown, then to Andrew Irwin, then to H. Gr. Phillips. She died August 12 1864.

Philip Gunckel

Creeks in this county about the 1st of August, 1804, was probably the first any considerable number of Germans to locate in the Miami Valley. Philip nckel was the most prominent man in the colony, and was their leader. He ,\'s one of the very few of their number who could talk or understand English.

He was born in Berks County, Penn., April 7, 1766, grew up to hard work, crned the trade of milling, and, in 1793, married Katarina (Catherine) iSjiaeffer, who was born in Berks County, Penn., July 12, 1766.

Mr. Gunckel had saved some money, and in 1796 they moved to Centre Canty, Penn., where he built a grist-mill and became proprietor of the vile of Millheim.

Their children - John, Michael, Catherine, Philip, Jacob and Sarah - were i n in Pennsylvania; Daniel P. and Elizabeth, were bom at Germantown,

Catherine married Lewis Shuey; Sarah married Henry Zellers; and Eliza)th married Dr. C. G. Espich. All lived in German Township, this county.

In 1803, Mr. Gunckel, with two or three others, made a trip West to the Cio, and down the valley in search of land for a colony, but, failing to make purchase, returned to Pennsylvania.

During the succeeding winter, twenty-four German families arranged to - id overland in wagons from Berks and Centre Counties, with the understand - ; that all were to meet at Pittsburgh, and from there journey together down 1 1 Ohio.

In pursuance of this plan, in several parties, .they made the trip over the uuntains, and at Pittsburgh united, with Philip Gunckel as their leader.

The people and plunder, horses, wagons and cattle, were loaded in flatpits for the trip down the river to Cincinnati, where they arrived safely June - After a delay of several days, they continued their journey up the Mill (jjsek Valley to Hamilton, and on up the Miami to Hole's Station, near where t|y went into camp, comfortably living in huts and wagons for about two veks, while the men folks were looking around for unoccupied land.

Finding desirable .locations along the Miami and up Hole's Creek and > ar Creek, already occupied, Mr. Gunckel and others crossed over the hill to ! 'in, where, at the forks of the two creeks, they found a few scattered cabins a 1 small clearings, occupied by settlers and squatters.

The settlers were bought out, enough Government land was taken to give t i colony what land they wanted, and the entries were completed at the land ice in Cincinnati.

About the 1st of August, 1804, the new settlers occupied the few scattered cabins in the clearings, others were built, and all were made snug for the first winter in the wilderness. Hunting parties were kept out, and among the families it was share and share alike with the supplies.

Philip Gunckel, with his family, temporarily occupied one of the squattoi cabins, and, in the winter of 1804-05, built a two- story dwelling on the > ortl side of the creek. It was built of hewn logs, puncheon doors, cat and eiai chimney, clapboard roof and doors. The doors were hung on wooden hinges and had wooden latches. When the buckskin latch strings were pulled in, tin house was locked up. In this building he opened a country store, using th< back part and up-stairs for his dwelling.

December 29, 1804, he was elected Justice of the Peace for German Town ship, and served in that position for many years. His influence soon extends beyond the limits of the settlement, and he became one of the most prominen men in the county. He was a man of robust, muscular frame, six feet tall affable and gentle in manners, temperate in habits and conscientious in hi dealings with men. He was exemplary in his daily life, and an exceptional! moral man; was never known to use profane language; was even-tempered am of noble bearing. His Christian virtues and high standard of morals gav j character to the colony, and made him the controlling spirit in all matters o common interest. His clear foresight, untiring energy and sound busineel judgment gave him an influence throughout the county second to that of n other man; so that in all matters of public interest and improvement, am county affairs generally, his aid and influence were sought, and he was read and active in all movements for the good and prosperity of the community.

Mr. Gunckel was a member of the German Reformed Church; was one o the foremost in effecting its organization at Germantown, and with his farnib was a regular attendant upon all church services, and was leader of tb musical exercises. He was a frequent visitor at the meetings of other deuom inations, contributed liberally to the support of all, and was highly esteems* for such liberal sentiment and bearing, and for his efforts for the promotion c all enterprises of a religious character.

In March. 1805, the great floods in the Miami and its tributaries put stop to all farm work, and in some of the patches, corn could not be planfei until late in June.

After the waters had subsided, Mr. Gunckel began building his saw-mi and grist-mills, and completed them the year following. Being the only mil; in that neighborhood for several years, they attracted people to the settlemeu and were the source of great profit to him.

When, in 1806, there were fears of an Indian outbreak, it was not thougijj necessary to build a block-house at Germantown. The settlements west of tbj Miami were not much exposed to attack, and the block-houses at New Lexm^1 ton and in the northern part of this county, and up Mad River at the mouth <jj Donnell's Creek, formed a strong line, through which the Indian war parties uevi ventured. Hunting and trading parties of Indians were often in camp aloij Twin and Bear Creeks, and down the Miami even as far as Hamilton, but m

In November, 1806, Mr. Gunckel bought land of James Hathekl and Rob. e Hardin, on part of which he afterward laid out the town of Germantown.

At the general election, October 17, 1806, he was chosen to represent the inty in the Fifth General Assembly of Ohio, convened at Chillicothe the first >nday in December of that year.

Business at his store and mills had so rapidly increased, and the demand I property in the neighborhood was so great, that he, in 1813, moved the s re into a larger building, on the property that he the next year divided into s and platted as the town of Germantown. He donated a lot to each church ganization, a burying-ground and school lot, and contributed liberally toward t i erection of the churches. The lots were sold so rapidly that he soon made a additional plat.

By act of the General Assembly, February 13, 1816, he was appointed As- - date Judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, and served as such til February, 1831.

Soon after his appointment as Judge, while he and a neighbor, Charles Walpers, were hunting in the woods north of Germantown, he was acciitallv shot by his companion, who fired at some birds rising from the undlrbrush, not knowing that Judge Gunckel was in the thicket, and, unfortuitely, in range. He was severely wounded in the thigh; was carried home c a litter, and was confined to his room for several months, and at several flies it was thought he could not live. The wound was painful for many ars.

His wife, Catherine, mother of his eight children, was short in stature, kind and easy manners, quiet and unobtrusive. Their married life and home cle was all happiness; their home and surroundings were congenial; and dge and Mrs. Gunckel contributed largely and cheerfully to the happiness ad comfort of their neighbors. Mrs. Gunckel died at Germantown August 2, 36.

His second wife was Mrs. Loehr, of Warren County, widow of Fred- ;ck Loehr, and mother-in law of the Judge's son, Philip Gunckel, Jr. After few years, she died, and for some years he remained single, then married the ird wife, Widow Elizabeth Wise, mother-in-law of his son, Daniel P. Gunckel. he survived him. All are biuied in the Germantown Cemetery.

As the fitting close of a long, active and useful life; in the possession a large estate, that had been accumulated by his own efforts; enjoying the spect of the community in which he lived; with the love and veneration of s children and their families, the patriai'ch, Philip Gunckel, the founder of e colony at Germantown, lived to celebrate the eighty-second anniversary of s birth, and died a month later. May 24, 1848.

Henry Brown

His ancestors were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, who emigrated to this untry from the North of Ireland about the year 1740 and settled in " Burin's Grant." which included a half-million acres of land on the Shenandoah id James Rivers, in the colony of Virginia.

Henry Brown was born near Lexington, Va. , about the year 1770, and /ed there until 1793, at which time he came to the Northwestern Territory as Military Secretary for Col. Preston, who was in command of a regiment in Wayne's army, then organizing at Cincinnati for the advance against the In dian tribes. Mr. Brown was afterward interested with others in forwardin', supplies to the army, and to the garrisons at Forts Hamilton. St. Clair, Greenville, Jefferson, Recovery. Defiance and Wayne.

From the nature of the roads and the difficulties and dangers of the sen ice, all supplies were forwarded by pack-horse trains. This department was in charge of an officer who was designated as "Pack-Horse Master General." The trains were divided into "pack-horse brigades, " of sixty to seventy -ffr( horses each, with a Captain in charge, and men to load and unload, drive and care for the horses. Armed scouts necessarily accompanied these pack-Lorst brigades as guard against Indian attacks. Mr. Brown was thus employed wifi the army until, in the spring of 1795. he entered into partnership with Join Sutherland, at Hamilton, where, in a double log cabin that stood south pf th< stockade, they opened their first stock of goods. Their business was trading with the Indians.

Friendly tribes at that time occupied most of the country west ofWaynei road to the Maumee as hunting-grounds. Their camps were to be found along all of the streams from Fort Hamilton north to the Wabash and Maumee This firm traded goods to the Indians for furs and peltries; and when white set tiers began to locate on lands west <>f the Miami, the Indians gradually with drew to the north, but Sutherland & Brown followed them up with agents, wh(| carried the goods from point to point on pack-horses.

In 1799, Mr. Brown took a large stock of goods to Fort Loramie am opened a branch store there, from which he sent traders to the Indian village along the Wabash and Maumee Rivers.

In 1804. business had so increased that he changed his branch store to Dayton, and opened at the east side of Main street, south of Water street From here, traders were sent with goods among the settlers west and north j and to the Indian villages at Greenville and beyond to the Mississinawa, am around St. Mary's and the Auglaize, and down through the Maumee Valley.

A trader would start with two, three or more pack-horses loaded witlj goods, and often, in order to dispose of them, took the extraordinary risks in cident to the long, lonely trips through the wilderness to distant villages, am be gone several months, trading for pelts and furs.

At their stores in Dayton and Hamilton, the firm exchanged goods fo| whisky, pork, flour and grain, which they shipped by river to the Cincinnat and New Orleans markets. Produce was shipped down the Ohio in pirogues! where the cargoes were transferred to larger flat-boats. When the Miami waj low, cargoes were lightered over the ripples in dug-outs. Sometimes, to go! the dug-outs over, the crew would scrape out channels of sufficient width t<| float the boats; then, having passed the ripple, would reload and float down toj the next, where the same work was performed. A crew was sometimes d< tained at the shallowest ripples for several days, and a week's time was lost i| getting a fleet across.

For two or three years prior to the dissolution of the firm, Messrs. ''Slither land & Brown were largely engaged in the purchase of cattle in the Mian Valley and over in Kentucky. The cattle were driven north to Fort Loramkj across the portage to the Auglaize, down to the Maumee and the rapids, thenc to Detroit, where there was ready sale to the Government, to the Indians aD to farmers.

It is hard to realize the difficulties, delays and perplexities in business a that early time. To purchase goods, a merchant would travel on horsebac from Dayton to Philadelphia. As far as the forks of the Muskingum, the roa vi but a single bridle-path through the dense forest, and not a single house riettlement on the way. The traveler necessarily packed his provisions for part of his trip, and camped by the way, without shelter and regardless of r ivor able weather. Three months' time was generally required for the trip, itphase of stock, and getting the goods delivered at Dayton. The goods were ded in wagons over the rough roads from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, a ton r a half being a good load for a five-horse team. From Pittsburgh, the els were shipped by river to Cincinnati, and hauled from there overland to ); ton. When the water was at a favorable stage, shipments could be made q lirogues up the Miami.

The hostile intentions of the Indians toward the United States began to clop in 1810, and from the increased danger to traders, Messrs. Sutherland Irown withdrew their agents and dissolved partnership. Mr. Brown rea ed his goods to the north room of his residence and continued business re. At that time, or possibly the nest year, he was made Government nt in charge of Indian supplies, that were distributed under direction of man Agent Col. John Johnston.

February 19, 1811, Henry Brown and Miss Kitty Patterson, daughter of - Kobert Patterson, were married at her father's house, on the Rubicon an, south of Dayton, the Rev. James Welsh officiating. Catherine Patter

Their son, R. P. Brown, born December 6, 1811, married Sarah Galloway t|SCenia, Ohio, October 31, 1837; died in Kansas City, Mo. , May 4, 1879 cih Brown was born in Xenia June 10, 1816.

The business life of Henry Brown was characterized by sound judgment, n|ness and energy: and, having faith in the good judgment shown in the

* ction of the site at the mouth of Mad River as the future business center 'lie valley, he invested largely in Dayton property. When prosperity came

1 influential men of the community, and was held in the highest esteem b 'Ugh his life. He urged the opening of roads to all neighboring settle - aits, was active in the interest of public improvements and all affairs looking j ae public good. When, in 1813, the increase of business made it desirable h 1 a bank should be established in the town, he aided in the organization of b Dayton Manufacturing Company, and secured for it a considerable loan r a the United States Bank.

* in association with friends and family. Knowing that the home circle was b place for proper training, he and his wife were careful to keep it cheerful ! attractive for their three children.

His wife was an amiable, modest woman, yet for nearly fifty years was oang the most active, earnest Christian workers of Dayton. In 1815, she be a sick in bed, a number of ladies met in her room, and. with her help, orf ized the Female Bible and Charitable Society of Dayton. All through her i she was faithful to the good work thus begun.

From exposure in the earlier history of the valley, and afterward in ti active management of the business with Mr. Sutherland, then from close a tention to his Dayton store and its extensive trade, his health was brokenmuch so that, toward the close of the year 1822, he was confined to his be and, after a lingering, painful illness, he died, in the afternoon of May 1 1825, and was buried the next day in the old graveyard on Fifth street

Mrs. Brown married Andrew Irwin, by whom she had one son, A. B. Irwi In 1836. she married H. G. Phillips, who died in 1859. She died in Da ton August 12. 1864.

Jonathan Harshman, Sr

Jonathan Harshman. son of Christian and Catharine HarshmaE, (Ge mans), was born in Frederick County, Md. , December 21, 1781; came we to Kentucky, but, being dissatisfied with life in a Slave State, mo'vecl Ohio, arriving in Montgomery County in August, 1805.

He purchased forty acres of land in the northeast quarter of Section 2i Town 2, Range 7 -land that is now in Mad River Township. At that time; large colony of German people were coming into that neighborhood. Ej change of work was the rule among them. Some were in the clearings, othej got out the logs, while other sets with teams and " lizzard " would "snake them in to the builders. The land was heavily timbered and hard to clear u but these people were workers. Hickory, oak, walnut, cherry, poplar, as maple and beech were felled in great double windrows, with the tops inwai which, when dried out, and the wind was favorable, the fires were lighted aj the flames were driven through, from end to end. The cabins, although hast) put up, were occupied for many years; then, when better houses were buij the old cabins were used for loom rooms, tool houses, granaries, pig pei sheep pens, stables and hen houses.

Mr. Harshman's cabin was one of the last put up, and, like the rest, wj built of round logs, clap-board roof, puncheon floor, outside chimney of stic and clay. Late in the fall he hung the door, chinked and daubed the cab] and put in a four-light window. His cabin site was near a spring, on one the branches of McConnell's Creek, and at that spring he put up a copper stj that he had traded for. Lower down on the creek was the little over-shot mi} owned and operated by William Hamer; and around the hill at the spring the big road, was Hamer's still. On Mad River, a mile north of Harshmai cabin, was the Robinson Mill. A path led from the new settlement across t low, wet land to the mill, but afterward a road was cut around at the foot the hill, west of the creek, to the road that led from Dayton to the settlemeij up Mad River.

As was usual with the early settlers, this colony of new-comers were bu through the next winter, in grubbing and clearing patches for spring plantir Mr. Harshman was busy with the rest; for him there was not an idle day, aj when he was not at work on his own place, he was employed for others. Ej expenses were light, for he was alone, and all he made he saved.

Jonathan Harshman married Susanah Rench, daughter of John a Elizabeth Rench, at the cabin home of her parents, the present site of Hare mansville, February 18, 1808.

It is not known whether Mr. and Mrs. Harshman made their bridal t) on horseback or by wagon; but the journey was from Rench' s cabin down t big road to " Hamer' s Hill," and up McConnell's Creek to Mr. Harshmai cabin, which he had made snug in anticipation of this event.

In the pit he had potatoes and turnips, in the attic pumpkins and bea; and a good supply of side meat and jerked venison hung on the rafters abc ts fire-place. The fire-place filled one-half the end of the cabin, and was vy wide at the floor, and deep, tapering to the top. The hearth was of fiat si,ne. laid in creek sand, and formed a considerable part of the cabin for.

It took big fires to keep the unplastered cabins warm. First was the big tjk-log, on top of that a smaller log, the back-stick, then two short, green s jks were laid on the hearth endwise against the back- log, serving instead of lirons. On them was laid the fore stick, and on top of all were piled smaller od and chips, and the fire applied. In the corner of the room was a big pe of wood to keep the fire up, and in the woods was plenty ready cut to be i sled in on the sled.

He was a forehanded farmer. Year by year he had added a patch to his aring, so that he had then seven or eight acres to plant. He was not in dpt, owned a beast, a cow, some young cattle, pigs and poultry, an iron - 3 ;ared plow, and seven iron teeth that a neighbor had put in a '' drag," the t ) to use it in common. Handy to the cabin he had built a pig pen, and mr by an open log stable, and near that was a stack of wild hay that he had c from the swail north of his place.

The capacity of his still was twelve or fifteen bushels a day It was set n at the spring in a small log building, the upper half of which was used as a ora crib. Settlers would bring rye and corn to him to have whisk) made the shares.

The erection of these little stills throughout the county made a market for t. corn, and hence com was the principal crop grown in the rich bottoms, for n made whisky and whisky could be sold for money. Home trade was first ? iplied, and the balance was usually shipped by river to Cincinnati and New Deans, although at first there was but little more made than would supply t ' neighborhoods.

The big woods were full of game that seemed but little disturbed by the - ttered cabins and clearings. Wolves, panthers and bears were a great anil y'ance for several years.

The only ways for communication between the cabins were the paths through : woods; but Mr. Harshman was located near the Creek road, between the arings on the hills and the mills.

Rench & Staley failing to make a success in business at the mill over on v,d River, Mr. Harshman took it, and in 1813 or 1814, built a comfortable, tb-story, hewed-log dwelling house, with shingle roof and board floor, and 4ved over. The house was plastered, and had a good cellar. He afterward t It a brick dwelling on the site of the present residence of his son, Mr. George \ Harshman. The mill was but a "corn-cracker," and the settlers were exacted to do their own bolting by hand. So many of these little mills had 1 m put up on streams throughout the county to do neighborhood work, that inch & Staley, finding the business unprofitable, had let the mill run down. ' ion Mr. Harshman got it, there was but one pair of country stones, five feet itdiameter, and the machinery generally was out of gear. He thoroughly (prhauled the mill, and shortly afterward put in two run of raccoon buhrs, and

He opened a store with John Rench as his partner, and traded for a country produce, such as flax seed, sunflower seed, pumpkin seed, mnstaj seed, castor beans, tallow, beeswax, tree sugar, feathers, wool, hops, poi and pelts, which they sold at Cincinnati or shipped to the Mississip River markets. Harshman & Rench afterward moved their store to Dayton.

Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Susanah Harshman, was the first of the children born after their removal to thehewed-log house at the mill. She wi born January 17. 181b; married George Gorman October 29. 1833; died Atum 27, 1.834.

For this houseful of children, Mrs. Harshman had home provided with g the comforts then attainable. As the children grew older, they could he some little in the house and garden work. The mother made the clothing f the family.

Flax was grown in the summer, rotted and scutched in the fall; the through the winter was heard the buzz of the little flax wheel that had so co: spicuous a place in every cabin. It stood in the corner with flax wrappi around the forked stick ready for use, a thread running to the spindle, a goui filled with water hanging conveniently at the bottom of the flax stick, ai whenever good mother Harshman had a little spare time from caring for t children, milking the cows, chiuming, cooking for the hands, doing the hou work, and keeping everything snug, clean and tidy as was possible with houseful of little ones, she would sit down to the wheel and spin thread upi thread to be reeled off on a wooden wheel that counted every yard with a sna and then it was ready for the loom that was built in a small cabin outsic Spinning was the light work to be caught up at spare moments; weavi was work in earnest.

Day after day could be heard the pounding of that loom, the Readies we up and down, the shuttles flew swiftly from one hand to the other through t' warp, as yard after yard of linsey-woolsey wound upon the roller. And tb this cloth was to be cut into little and big clothes and be made up with t needle, spring and fall, year after year.

Wool went through about the same operation, only it was spun on a lard wheel, colored with butternut bark, then woven on the loom for winter clotkir

There was, perhaps, no part of the county where young people liked fix up more than did those about Harshmanville. Tall, slender flax was pull! by the girls and kept to make finery of. The stronger growth did well enou; for clothing for the men, and warp for linsey-woolsey every-day dresses for tjj women; but for Sundays, when everybody went to "meeting," the girls esp cially wanted something nice, just as girls do now. The fine flax was carefu pulled, rotted, broken, scutched, hackled, spun, then dyed in colors becomii and woven in cross barred figures tastefully arranged, Of such goods the gi: made their Sunday dresses. They knit their own stockings, made their oi sun -bonnets or broad brimmed hats of rye straw.

g iptions paid in whisky, flour, hogs, stone, etc., had given place to a better i ildin°\ but the same old, primitive modes of teaching prevailed.

About three months in a year was all the schooling that could be afforded, f when the children were old enough to go to school, they were old enough tjdo the chores and work at home; hence, they could not be spared for school.

The branches taught in the early schools were spelling, reading, writing all arithmetic; at the time of which we are now writing, grammar and geography had been adde l. Parents bought whatever book they judged best; that is, Header was a reader, a grammar a grammar, a geography a geography, regard - If of who was the author. This made confusion for the " master," but then b was hired to teach out of whatever books parents thought best. Scholars Lganat the beginning of their books every winter, and progressed as far as rjy could in the three months' term; then, after nine months out of school, n ay would have to commence over again. In this way the schools went on v r after year, under different teachers. There were always several spelling esses, and great competition in each as to who " stood head." Spelling schools we the grand occasions of the early school days.

When the "master" appointed a night fora spelling match, it was under - mod that all bad marks, no matter why scored, were wiped out. and all sins ft pven. All who had been guilty of tricks upon the " master," boys engaged a oarring him out, even the big boys who had been surly and growling with tleats of " licking " him when the term was out, were glad to know that, a oellin' had been apinted," for that settled all differences.

A moonlight night was chosen, or some night when the sleighing was good, al the entire neighborhood would turn out. Whole families came in big sills, including the old ladies and gentlemen, babies, children and all. Best spiers from other schools would come to try for the hono"s.

The old log schoolhouse would be crowded with people, and the big firephe filled with a blazing log fire. Qandles were brought by the scholars.

The "sides" stood up, and whenever a word was missed, the speller sat l ai, and the one left standing alone was the victor, and was to be one of the ; tains in the next match.

Jonathan Harshman was a stanch Federalist, and in later years was u ininent in the Whig party. He was one of the Representatives from this Jonty in the Twenty-fourth General Assembly of Ohio.

May 1, 1845, Mr. Harshman was elected President of the Dayton Bank, a he held the position until his death, March 31, 1850. He left a large esra| in Mad River Township, valuable real estate in Dayton, besides a large ' am; in stocks, bonds, and other personal property.

Capt. Jonathan Phillips, a worthy old Revolutionary officer, father of Ratio Gates Phillips, was born December 16. 1744, at Maidenhead, N. J. .

With the news of the light at Lexington and Concord, a patriotic wav* swept through the colonies, and New Jersey responded to the necessities o the time by a more thorough organization of her militia.

Jonathan Phillips recruited a company in the 'vicinity of Maidenhead and was made Captain. In response to a call for troops, in the summer n 1775, his company marched with the New Jersey re.-enforcements to den Washington, in front of Boston.

Upon the organization of Schuyler's expedition against Canada, the cow pany was assigned to Gen. Arnold's Division. The history of that ill equipped expedition is familiar to all; its successes and reverses, final repuls at Quebec, and retreat down the river to winter quarters, and withdrawal in th spring, leaving the British in undisputed possession of Canada.

In Gen. Horatio Gates' command, C&pt. Phillips and his company wer in the defensive campaign around Lake Champlain, at Crown Point and Ticor deroga. Later in the fall they marched with re-enforcements to Gen. Was! ington, south of the Delaware. Christmas night, Washington recrossed the De aware, captured Trenton, and on the 3d of January had a sharp tight whic1 resulted in the capture of Princeton, and gave him possession of New Jersey

Capt. Phillips, with his company, was in these movements that drove th British from the territory that included his native town and 'county. In Junt he marched with the re-enforcements sent to Schuyler at Fort Edward, on th Hudson, and in Gen. Gates' army was in the battle and victory over Burgoyn at Behmus' Heights, September 19. The Americans repulsed the tierce an desperate attack of the British October 7, and on the 17th Burgoyne surrender 01

The Captain was in the battle at Monmouth in June, 1778, and for.tl next two years his division was on duty along the Hudson River. He was ; the trial of Maj. Andre, and saw him hanged as a spy October 2, 1780.

The troops were in winter quarters at Morristown, N. J. , and in Augu following, marched south under Gen. Washington to Yorktown, and the su render of Cornwallis.

Capt. Phillips, with the shattered remnant of his company, returned to 1) Rome, after seven years' service amid the hardships and dangers of militajjj life. He had served through the war; he was a veteran of the Revolution, ai with an honorable discharge, returned to the little farm that he had inhorite near Lawrenceville. j

The officers of the army, before final separation, organized a "Society Friends," under the name of the " Society of the Cincinnati," for the perpetu -tion of friendships formed, and memories of the perils they had shared, "to ejj dure as long as they shall endure, or any of their male posterity." The orga ization was effected at the quarters of Baron Steuben, in New York, and the co stitution of the society was drawn by Gen. Knox. Capt. Jonathan Philli] certificate of membership is held by his descendants as one of the most inte esting and valuable family relics, and as a memento of the service of thej brave old Revolutionary ancestor.

In August, 1782, Capt. Phillips married Mary Formen. who was horn or near Lawrenceville, and had lived there all her life. Their only child, Hoi; tio Gates Phillips, named in honor of his father's old commander, Gen. Gatj was born -December 21, 1783.

December 15, 1788, the Capt. married Elizabeth Smith. Their only child, mrchill Phillips, came to Clark County, Ohio, and died at New Carlisle in 1840.

H. G. Phillips came West with a party of friends in 1803. and from Pittsrgh descended the river to New Orleans, his friends intending to settle > ne where in the South, and did locate at Natchez, Miss. Mr\ Phillips, how- 9r, yielded to the objections of Miss Houston, to whom he was to be married,

; going so far away from the old home in New Jersey. He therefore came ck as far as Cincinnati, and stopped there to look after a tract of land in imilton County, but now in Butler County, that his father had entered under jk law of Congress granting to officers and m -n of the Revolutionary army tffi a certain amount of land in the Northwestern Territory. At Cincinnati, -. Phillips met many New Jerseyans that he knew. Among them were D. C. Coper and others, who induced him to come up the valley as far as Dayton rd see for himself what business prospects there were. His first trip to Dayi i was probably made in 1804, certainly by the spring of 1805, for, when he c ne, there were but one or two cabins on Main street, south of First, and the i lly crossing Main street at Third had not yet been filled up. The post office us kept in Mr. Van Cleve's cabin at the corner of First and St. Clair. Mr. oper's house, at First and Ludlow, was about completed. The principal part f the town was the cluster of rough log cabins around Newcomb s tavern up i the river. Sutherland & Brown's store was the only one here. Main street vs only cleared of underbrush as far south as Third street. The road through t } village was up Main street and out First to the Mad River ford. There vre no sidewalks, and but little ditching had been done. The lot at Second lid Main had been cleared up for McCollum's tavern. The court house was i be built, and other improvements were talked of. Mr. Phillips, finding so borable a business opportunity, determined to locate in Dayton. He remained 1 re through the year 1805, then, in the winter, made the trip overland on irseback to buy goods at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, returning to his old 1 me in New Jersey to bring with him his bride, who -was to accompany him to t sir log cabin home in the wilderness of the Northwest. He often told of 1 it long, lonely ride through the woods on his first trip from Dayton. In

I iny places, the narrow trace could only be followed by the blazed trees, and f feral nights he bivouacked by the way. He followed the bridle-path over

I I hills to the Indian trail on the Little Miami, near Xenia. That trace led i the old Indian towns near the Pickaway plains on the Scioto. Fi'oin a fordy on Darby Creek, a trail led to the forks of the Muskingum (Coshocton), and om there followed the larger trace to the forks of the Ohio River (Pittsburgh).

Eliza Smith Houston, daughter of William C. Houston, was born in Tren- ! i, N. J., September 19. 1783. For several years, she. with her parents,

1 ed at Lawrenceville. where, on the 10th of April, 1806, she was married to G. Phillips. Their bridal trip was across the mountains to Pittsburgh,

< wn the river in a flat-boat to Cincinnati, and from there by wagon to their fckwoods home in Dayton. At that time, there was very pleasant society Ire - the families of D. C. Cooper, Col. Patterson, Isaac Spinning, Squire llliams. Rev. James Welsh, Col. Newcom. Benjamin Van Cleve. Maj. Reid.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillips' first home was in a two-story log house, southwest -rner of First and Jefferson streets. He had his store in the same -building,

- d in that house their first three children were born. The other children were (rn at the southeast corner of Second and Main streets. The children who ed to majority were Elizabeth Smith. Jonathan Dickinson and Marianna misa. ' *

Elizabeth S., born June 9, 1809, married John G. Worthington, of Cincinnati. June 29. 1830, and is now living in Georgetown. D. C. Mr. Worth ington died several years ago.

Marianna Louisa, born March 30. 1814, married Robert A. Thruston Sep tember 29, 1832. Jle died August 16, 1839. Col. John G. Lowe and Mrs Thruston were married May 9. 1843.

Mr. Phillips opened his store in 1806, and was prosperous from the start Several other firms began business here in that year, and trade came to Daytoi from all parts of the valley. Merchants would go East twice a year for goods and on one of these trips, in September, 1809. with their only child, Eliza beth, then only three months old, Mrs. Phillips accompanied her husband tc New Jersey. The trip was made on horseback, and their baggage was earriec by pack-horse.

Indians being yet located in large numbers at the head-waters of Mac River and over on the Scioto, and their hunting parties roaming through tin woods of Central Ohio made such a journey through the wilderness dangerous Parties were usually made up of merchants and others who were going Eas about the same time, and all would carry rifles. On this trip, John Schenck of Franklin, Charles Greene, and one or t.wo others, were in the party.

Taverns were by this time located at convenient distances along the narrow roads. They were generally double log houses, with covered way or porch be tween. An important feature was the swinging signs, upon which wer> painted a portrait or picture, which would give the inn a name. Portraits o Washington, Wayne, Wolfe and Marion were the most frequently used, wkil pictures of lions, bears, bucks, tigers, horses and birds were painted in tin brightest colors and life size. The signs were framed and hung on creakm; hinges on top of a large post at the road in front of the tavern, that served a a liitching-post as well.

Coming from their own cabin home at Dayton, and being used to Westers life and ways, Mr. Phillips and his friends could, as travelers often did, afte a hearty supper, spread their blankets and bearskins on the puncheon floor an sleep with their feet to the fire. For these taverns were popular, profitabi places, where met. on common footing, travelers, emigrants, pack-horse me: and wagoners. When a party was belated, or at other times, finding sleeping apartments, as well as bar and barns packed for the night, it would be neces sarv to go on to the half-way house, or camp by the roadside.

Mr. Phillips, leaving his wife and child in New Jersey, went to Phikj delphia, bought his goods, then returned to Lawrenceville for a visit, and the: I home with his family to Dayton.

He built a two-story brick storeroom at the southeast corner of Main an Eecond streets, and a residence immediately adjoining, on Main street, anc in 1812 moved his family and store. His business rapidly increased. Daytoi! during the war, was the center of trade for the valley, and the town was fall o people all the time. In the winter of 1812-13, he sent his brother-in-lav George S. Houston, to Philadelphia to buy goods. Mr. Houston exceeded hi instructions and bought a very large stock, so much more than Mr. Phillip thought advisable that he feared that he would be ruined. He opened a stor at Troy and placed Mr. Houston in charge.

The line of forts from New Lexington, Preble County, across the couatr to Urbana, had been strongly garrisoned by militia as a protection for Gen Har rison's line of communication, as well as the safety of the people of the valley As soon as contractors and Government agents came into the valley to buy sup plies for the army, Mr. Phillips began the exchange of goods for pork, whisk' j ir and grain, and accumulated large quantities at Troy and Dayton, which a found ready sale for; and thus, instead of being embarrassed with the large Jjgk 0f goods, his management brought him handsome profit.

In 1815, he sent Eastin Morris with a stock of goods to open a store in , jenville, and, for a number of years, was thus actively engaged in the mana meat of his business, and, by energy, industry and economy, accumulated a iidsome fortune.

Mrs. Phillips was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and, altj ugh of delicate health, was a leader in all Christian work, a teacher in the jiday school and prominent in local charitable work, ever among the first in mistering relief to the sick and needy. She, with other Dayton ladies, gj'e all possible time in the preparation of hospital supplies for sick and t raded soldiers at Camp Meigs, and cared for many at their own homes, and, tor the close of the war, was one of the twelve ladies, who, on the 10th of Akil. 1815, organized the Dayton Female Bible and Chai'itable Association.

Active as she was in all home enterprises of the early days, giving liber - - to the poor and distressed, and, by her example, leading others on in good ,vks, her sudden death, December 3, 1831, was a severe shock to the commuojy. In her death, society lost one of its most hospitable and gifted members, tij church an earnest, unselfish worker, a devoted Christian wife and mother.

Mi'. Phillips bought property in Darke, Miami and Montgomery Counties. h was one of the organizers of the Dayton Manufacturing Company, the first buk in the county. He was interested in the woolen mills down on Hole's ( iek In 1830, he with Alexander Grimes and Moses Smith, platted the tin of Alexandersville. December 16, 1836, he married Mrs. C. P. Irwin, mo survived him.

John Kneisly, in 1843 or 1844, sold to H. G. Phillips, Daniel Beckel, J. D. i Hips. and S. D. Edgar, under the firm name of Phillips, Beckel & Co., the \ ;er-power that is now owned by the Dayton Hydraulic Company. This piper was taken from Mad River in Section 23, above the mouth of McConn i's Creek, and in 1819 Henry Leatherman bought the right of way through ijyton Hamer's land, and dug the race around at the foot of the hill to his u 1 at the southwest corner of Section 29. In 1825, Kneisly bought sixty a es of land of Dayton Hamer and this water-power. He built a saw-mill, i n a "corn-cracker," which he soon converted into a Hour-mill; he then built a 'oil mill, and a small distillery. These mills were located near the center of the D'theast quarter of Section 29, Mad River Township, between ''Hamer's Hill" a l Mad River. A paper-mill was afterward built there. November 3, 1841, t grist and sawmills burned, but were rebuilt two years later. Kneisly sold tii; water-power and right of way to Phillips, Beckel & Co., who purchased r ;ht. of way to continue the race from the old Leatherman Mill to its present bisection with the canal near East First street. The contracts for digging t race were let in the fall of 1844. March 1, 1845, the Dayton Hydraulic »-npany was incorporated, H. G. Phillips, D. Beckel. J. D. Phillips, S. D. Igar, J. G. Lowe, corporators. The water-power now known as the Upper 1 draulic was first used in 1846, and has always been a source of great revenue ' :he Phillips estate.

Mr. Phillips strongly urged the building of turnpikes through the canty, and. in later years, was influential in bringing railroads into Dayton.

At length, after a long, active and useful life, fifty years in business in 1 yton, and all that time one of the most prominent and influential citizens vthe county where he had accumulated a large estate, Mr. Phillips died No- \nber 10, 1859.