Canton Township (part 35 of 62)

The subject was l)orn in Louisville. Stark county, Ohio, on the i6th of September, 1838. In his vouth his opportunities for obtaining an education were meager, but he faithfull_\- attended the countr)- schools whene\'er possible. and by persistent application and subsequent close observation of men and events has become a well informed man. In his bovhood he was eniplfiyed in \aricius ways abmit his fatlier's hotel until aliout the time of the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. Imbued with a deep spirit of patriotism and love of country. Mr. \'ig-nos watched closely the signs of the impending conflict between the North and the South, and when it became evident that a determined and persistent effort was to be made to shatter the union of states he promptly volunteered his services in JDehalf of the perpetuity and integrity of the nation. In September, i8()i. he enlisted as a private in Company I, Nineteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantr\', and served faith full\- with this command until the following May, having in the meantime taken part in the sanguinary conflict at Shiloh. He was detailed on recruiting duty and succeeded in organizing Company H, One Hundred and Se\^enth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of \vhich he was elected captain. He served in this capacity one year as captain, and with his Command ])articii)atcd in the Ijloodv battle of Chancellorsville, ]vlay 2. 1863. and the terrible and decisive conflict at Gettysburg. During the first da\' of the last named engagement Captain A'ignos had his right arm shot of¥ by a cannon ball and lay in the hospital three days before the wound was properly attended to and the arm amputated. He was then sent home and by the early part of the following October had so far recovered as to rejoin his regiment, which was then stationed at Forty Island, South Carolina. His wound was not entirely healed and on the way to the front he stopped oft' at Washington. District of Columbia, to secure transportation, but the surg'eon there said he ought to give hiiu tran.sportation back home instead of to the front. But the subject insisted on going forward and after much difiicnlty obtained the desired passage. Shortly after reaching the front he was promoted to the rank of major and assigned to his old regiment, the One Hundred and Seventh Ohio. The ci"»lone]c\- and h'eutenant-colonelcv of this regiment were both vacant, and the command thus dev(ilved upon Major Vignos, who faitlifully led the regiment through much actixc service for ten months. During all this time his old wound gave him considerable trouble, and it at length compelled him, in October. 1864. to resign his command and return home. Afajor Vignos participated in some of the most arduous campaigns and hard-fought battles of the Civil war, and at the battle of GettysljurL:' the loss of the regiment was fifty per cent., am! at Chancellorsville the command was in the thickest of the tight and suffered a terrible loss of men.

I'pon his return from military service Alajor Vignos accepted Horace Greeley's advice, "Go west, young man," and invested his saxings in a number of business ^-entures. wdiich. how'e\'er, proved unsuccessful and he lost all he had invested, returning home practically penniless. He was not entirely discouraged, liowever, and was willing to accept anything in the way of honorable employment. He was first employed as a night watchman in a lumlier yard and later took the position of janitor at the court house. He was at this time incumbered with a debt of about two thousand dollars, and his e\'erv energ'v was devoted to the extinguishment nf this debt. He did all kinds of odd jobs, exercising the most rigid economy, and at length was enabled to cancel his obligation. He received the appointment as postmaster of Canton, in which position he served faithfully and efliciently for eight years, under the administrations of Presidents Hayes. Garfield and Arthur, but Avas reinoved from office by President Cleveland. In 1886. in company with one of his former mail carriers, ^lajor Vignos commenced the manufacture of transparent pocket knives under the firm name of the Novelty Cutlery Company. The business was successful from the start, and in 1892 the subject was enabled to purchase the interest of his partner and has since conducted the busi- ness alone. Considering the modest beginning, the business has assumed wonderful proportions. At first Ijut six or eight persons were -employed, but now there is an average of eighty employes. The present main building was erected in the fall of 1887, and to this two additions have been made. By careful management, keen discrimination and sound judgment Major Vignos has been enabled to reach a high position on the ladder of success and has acquired not only a goodly share of material wealth, but has earned for himself a splendid reputation as a careful, conservative and yet progressive and enterprising business man. He owns a beautiful and commodious home on "West Tuscarawas street and also owns much real estate. All in all, the subject's success is most commendable and has been richly earned.

In February, 1866, at Louisville, this county, Major Vignos was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe L. Devinny, a daughter of Henry Devinny. Her father was a native of Ireland and died at Louisville at the age of ninety }-ears. To the subject and his wife have been born eight children, as follows: Henr_\ died at the age of nineteen years; Loretta died when thirteen years old; Charles, who is at present the active manager of his father's business, married Catharine Moek; Blanche is a music teacher and lives at home, having formerly studied music for three years in Liepsic, Germany; Alice is at home; Alfred, who resides in this city, married Clair McGov^'an ; Helen and Frank are at home, all employed in the cutlery works.

Mr. Vignos has been an extensive traveler and made a number of interesting and profitable sight-seeing excursions. Li 1895 ^^ ^'""^^ his wife made a trip to Europe, with the object in view of accompanying their daughter home. While abroad they visited England. Holland. Prussia, Austria, Bohemia. Italy, Switzerland and France. In 1896 they made an extensive trip through the western states.

and in the winter and spring of 1898 he went alone to old Mexico. While at Oxaca they first received news of the destruction of the "Maine," and remember that at that time there was intense excitement among the Spaniards. In January, 1899, Major Vignos sailed again from New "S'ork for a trip through the southern seas. He visited the West Indies and the Leeward islands, stopping at Martinique, the scene of the recent seismic disturbances, and also spending some time at Havana. In 1900 the Major, with his wife and daughter, visited tlie Paris Exposition, where he was honored l)y l}eing made a juror in the awards on cutlery. In 1902 the Major and his wife started on the steamer "Moetk," sailing from New York to the Madeira islands, thence to Gibraltar, then to Granada, Spain, visiting Valgambra, thence to Algeria, Malta, Athens, Greece; Constantinople. .Smyrna, and then to Ilaffia, where they took train for Jerusalem, visiting the Dead sea and Betlilehem. They then came back to Hafifia, where they boarded the steamer for .Mexandria, Egypt, then to Cairo. Returning to Alexandria, they sailed for Naples, visited 1'iimpcii and Rome, and Ijack to Naples. From there they went to Nice, France, then to Paris, and then back to New York, one of the most agreeable and educational trips ever made. They traveled under the direction of the Thomas Cook &- Sons' excursions, going- first-class in all respects.

Politically the subject was originally a Democrat, but from the firing of the first shot on Fort .Sumter he has been a stanch adherent of the Republican party. He keeps alive his old army associations through membership in McKinlev Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic, and is also a member of the Loyal Legion, Ohio Commandery. Religiously he is a Catholic, being a faithful and consistent member of St. John's church. Canton.

and has achieved a most encouraging success. He aims to be progressive in what he does, is always in sympathy with enterprises having for their object the common good, and his influence is ever exerted on the right side of every moral issue. Like all men of positive character and independence of mind, he is outspoken in defense of what he considers right. His private life has been exemplary and because of his genial disposition and genuine lie holds the hig-h regard of all wlio know him.

The Major having come to Canton about the same time as the late President McKinley and soon making his acquaintance, they from that on became fast friends in politics, in society and otherwise, this friendship lasting throughout life. The first appointment Mc- Kinley made after going to the W'liite House was to appoint Major Vignos postmaster of Canton.

GF.ORGE DEUBLE. - The Deuble family is of stanch German lineage, the kingdom of Baden having been the ancestral residence for many generations. The first representatives of th.e name in Canton were Henry Deuble and his sister, who located here about 1830, the father of the subject having been their brother. The sister subsequently became the wife of John Piering, who was a tombstone cutter by trade and who became eventually a promiinent merchant in Canton, in the early days. Henry Deul)le established himself in the meat market business in this place and here passed the residue of his life, a man of integrity and sterling worth. He was born in Germany, as was also his sister, of whom mention has just been made. George M. Deuble, the father of our suljject, was born in Baden, Germany, where he was reared and educated, there learning the trade of watch and clock making. In 1825, when about twenty-five years of age.

he emigrated to America and for a time resideil in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, later locating near Reading, that state, whence he came to Ohio in 1833, taking up his abode in Canton. In Philadelphia he was united in marriage to Miss Susanna Smith, who likewise was a native of Baden, Germany. Upon coming to Canton he established himself in business in a modest way in the work of his trade as a clock maker, and he eventually built up an excellent enterprise as a jeweler and watchmaker. His first shop was located on the east side of Market street, between Second and Third streets, and latei- he secured finely appointed quarters at North Market street, where he continued to conduct a profitable business until 1851, when he turned the enterprise over to his sons, Martin and George, the latter being the subject of this review. The father thereafter lived retired until his death in i860, at the age of sixty-two _\ears, liis wife passing away in 1866 at the age of sixty-six years. They became the parents of four sons and two daughters, of whom one survives at the present time. George M. Deuble and his wife were devoted members of the Reformed church, e\'er retaining- the confidence and esteem of the community in which so many years of their lives were passed.

George Deuble, whose name initiates this article, was Ijorn near the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of October, 1832, and within the following year his parents removed to Canton. Ohio, becoming pioneers of the town, which was scarcely more than a frontier village at that time. The journey of the family of the old Iveystone state was made by means of a one-horse wagon and was a long and weary one. In crossing the mountains they were compelled to tie saplings Ijack of the wagon so that the same might act as a brake and avoid a too precipitous speed in going down the mountain sides. The early educational discipline of our subject was secured in a German school taught in Canton by George

Held, and later he continued his studies in the public schools of the town, the same being still of a prin^itixe order at that time. At the age of fifteen he assumed the practical responsibilities of life by entering his father's establishment for the purpose of learning the jewelr}' and watchmaking trade, and he continued to be tlnis associated with his honored father until he had become an expert workman, taking an act:\c part in the conducting of the business, of which hf became part owner at the time of his father's retirement in 185 1. At that time he associated himself in a partnership with, liis elder brother, Martin, and they removed tlieir establishment to the Wikidal block, where they remained for a period of ten years, at the expiration of wdiich, in 1861, the !)usiness was established in its present location at 130 South Market street, the original building having been replaced by the present attractive structure in 1892. The enterprise was conducted under the Hrm name of Deuble Brothers until the death of Martin Deuble, the senior member, in 1872, at which time our subject i)urcliased his interests and has ever since remained in sole control of the business. He carries a large and select stock, has one of the most finely appointed establishments of the sort in the city and caters to a representative and discriminating patronage, while he holds the unequivocal confidence and esteem of all who know him and is regarded as one of the progressise and public-spirited citizens of Canton, which has been his ln)me from his childhood days. In ])olitics he maintains an independent attitude, ]^referring' to give his support to men and measures ratlier than to follow strict partisan, dictates. He and his wife are both consistent and ]:)rominent meml)ers of Trinity Reformed cluu'rh. Fraternally Mr. Deuble is an appreciative member of the time-honored order of Freemasons, in which he has ach'anced to the Knight Templar degree, holding membership in Canton cdmm.andery No. 60.

In the city of Canton, in 1857, Mr. Deuble was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Herbruck, daughter of Rev. Peter and Sarah Her- Ijruck. the former of whom was a highly revered clergyman of the Reformed church. To the subject and his wife have been born six children, namely: Laura, who is at home: Alice, who also is at home; Norman, who died at the age of twenty-eight years ; Walter H., a jeweler of Canton, and Horace E. and Homer. who are in the store with their father.

CHARLES F. LANG is a native of Stark county, Ohio, Init traces his family history to Alsace, France, now a part of the German empire, wdiich province was for man}" generationthe home of his ancestors. Jacob Lang, the subject's father, was born in SchirrhofYen, Alsace, June 21, 181 8, and there niarried in lis young manhood Miss Madeline Baechel, a nati\'e of the same place. Jacol) Lang received his preliminary education in the land of his birth and afterward became quite a noted scholar, graduating with an honorable record from the University of Strasburg. Shortly after the birth of his first son, which occurred in 1838, Jacob Lang came to the United States and located in Canton, Ohio, where, as soon as circumstances would admit, his wife and family joinetl him. Soon after coming to this city lie opened a private school in a room next door to his dwelling, his scholarship and superior professional attainments soon attracting to him (|uite a number of pupils from the best families, especially those speaking the German language. Among his students were several who afterwards became prominent in local and public affairs, while all who enjoyed the benefit of his instruction attributed to him much, of the success which they snbsequentlv achieved. After teaching a private school for se\-eral years Mr. Lang became teacher of the German languages and literature in the Canton high school, hiter accepting the principalship of St. Peter's pai'ochial school in Canton. He held the latter position until failing health compelled him to forego further educational work, and upon his resignation his son Augustus succeeded to the place. Jacob Lang died on the i(;th day of October, 1861, deeply lamented by all who knew him. He was a man of profound learning and varied culture, deeply read upon all great subjects, and widely informed relative to the leading events of his da_\'. In religion he was a Roman Catholic and throughout his life he made every other consideration subordinate to his iluties to the church and the cause for which it stood. By his first wife, whose name is given ir. a preceding paragraph, he was the father of six children, whose names are as follows: Augustus, who succeeded him as principal of the St. Peter's school, and whose death occurred in Canton in 1896, after twenty-five years of ser\'ice as an able and conscientious educator; John B., a resident of Cleveland; Edward, who lives in Canton; .\emelius J., of Fort \\'ayne, Indiana; Charles ¥.. whose name introduces this article, and Mrs. Rosa C. Klorer, of Canton. The second marriage of Mr. Lang resulted m the birth of one daughter, Emma, who is now the wife of Michael Baechel, of this city.

Charles F. Lang was born on I'liun street, now McKinley street. Canton, and spent the greater ]>art of his }-outh and early manhood in the city of Cleveland, where he remained until his twent}-second year, .\fter acquiring a thorough scholastic training in the schools of that citv, he studied abroad, spending several years in Europe, where he made a specialty of music, recei\-ing instruction fr<;)in some of the greatest master.-, of the art in Germany and other countries. i\.eturning to the L^nited States, he went uixjii the operatic stage and followed that profession for a period of twenty-one years, during which time he was connected with x'arious tmups, traveling extensively over nearly every state of the Union. He achieved honorable distinction as a musician and v^hile on the stage enjoyed the reputation of one of the most skillful artists before the public.

Air. Lang's operatic career terminated in 1896, at which time he retired from the stage and, returning to Canton, accepted, at the suggestion of his friend, Mr. Klorer, a position \\itli the Berger Manufacturing Company. Three years later lie was elected vice-president of this enterprise and has continued in that capacit}- e\-er .since, demonstrating abilit}- of a ler in the discharp"e of his official functions. The Langs have long been noted as a musical family, not a few of the name achieving much more than local distinction, several, including the subject, attaining national repute. Mr. Lang is a gentleman of strong mentality ,111(1 refined tastes, a reader and thinker, and ill his sjiecialty- - music - standing in the front ranks as an artist. Deeply interested in the city's industrial growth and general material prosperity, he encourages all enterprises to these ends, and as a wide-awake, progressi\'e man of the times, he occu])ies a ])roniinent place in the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.

DA\'in B. SHAFFER, of Washington townshi]-), has long enjoyed worthy prestige as a farmer, st(jck raiser and public spirited man and his life presents many lessons that should apjieal with force to the young and rising generation. His ancestral history is alluded to in the biography of Joseph Shafifer, the family of which he is a representative being one of the oldest and most widely known in this -section of the state. William Shaffer, father of the sul)ject. was l)orn in Schuylkill countv, Pennsylvania, in 1808, and when a small box- was brought to Stark county by his parents. William and Sophia Shaffer, who set- tied in Washington township as early as 1816, the father purchasing land from the government. William, Jr., grew up at home with limited educational advantages and after his marriage with Miss Sarah Berger began farming the paternal homestead. A short time afterwards he mo\'ed to an eighty-acre tract which had been entered for him by his father, and on this he erected a small log cabin and addressed himself to the forinidable task of removing the virgin forest with which the land was covered. Subsequently the primitive cabin was replaced by a more comfortable and commodious hewed-log structure and in due season the land was cleared and brought to a successful state of cultivation. As the years went by he added to his possessions and became one of the prosperous farmers of his township, also took an acti\-e interest in the general development of the country, besides using his influence at all times for the moral improvement of the community. Mr. Shaffer was a man of strong personality, honorable and upright in all of his dealings, honest to a fault, and his relations with his fellow men were characterized by a conscientious regard for the principles of rectitude which won him the unbounded friendship and confidence of his fellow citizens. He stood firm for the right under all circumstances and his scruples were so exact that it has been stated he would have suffered martyrdom rather than knowingly commit the slightest wrong or defraud one of his fellows to the value of a penny. In the early days he was one of the leading Whigs in his township, but when that old party fulfilled its mission and ceased to exist he became just as ardent and active in his support of Republican principles. Mrs. Shaffer died in 1848, from which time until his death in June. 1902, at the advanced age of ninety-four years, two months and seven days, ]Mr. Shaffer remained a widower, his daughter Lovina keeping his house and otherwise ministering to his comfort and happiness. In 1882 he left his old home and, with his daughter, moved to another farm in the same neighborhood and it was on the latter that he spent the last twenty years of his long and useful life. Mr. Shaffer grew old gracefully and experienced few of the weaknesses and infirmities incident to advanced age. At the time of his death he was in full possession of his strong mental faculties and until his last illness he retained to a remarkable degree the vigorous physical powers for which he was always noted. To the end of his life he kept in close touch with the times, maintained a lively interest in political issues and public questions and at the advanced age of ninety-three cast his last presidential ballot for his friend and fellow citizen, the late William McKinley. Although not identified with any church, he was a profound believer of the sacred scriptures, the precepts of which he ever made his rule of life. For many years he attended the United Brethren church in his neighborhood, an organization which profited much by his liberal financial support.

Mrs. Sarah Shaft'er was the daughter of Rev. Christian Berger, one of the first ministers of the United Brethren church to proclaim the gospel in eastern Ohio. He was a member of the first general conference held in the United States and appears to have been influential in ecclesiastical circles, as his name is frequently mentioned in the early official records of the church in this and other states. Mrs. Shaffer was born in 181 1 in Pennsylvania, bore her husband six children and died in 1848 in the thirty-seventh year of her age. Her life was a beautiful example of true piety, having been reared by godly parents, and from childhood until death she was a faithful and self-denying member of the United Brethren church. Of the six children who originally constituted the family of William and Sarah Shaffer only two are living at the present time. Lovina, a maiden ladv, residing in Wash- iJavid B. Shaffer was born January 19, 1836, in Washington township, Stark county, anil irom that time to the present day he has lived within a short distance of his birthplace. His early experience on the farm taught him the valuable lesson of self-reliance, and there alsu were fostered and developed the strong trails of character that subsequently rendered him an influential factor in the material affairs and public concerns of his township and county. He was well reared and in the public schools acquired an intellectual training- which, supplemented by several years' attendance at Mt. Union College, made him one of the well educated young men of his community.

When about twenty years old Mr. Shaffer began his labors as an educator, intending to make it his life work, but after teaching two teriiis he decided to withdraw from the profession and devote his attention to husbandry. In 1838 he was united in marriage with Miss Ruth A. Keller, daughter of the late John Keller, for many years a prominent farmer of Washington township, and during the two years following cultivated the home place for a shire of the proceeds. At the expiration of thai time he purchased a small farm of eighteen acres, on which he lived until about 18'^t-l, when he sold the place and lx)ught his present home in Washington township, which orii';inally consisted of twenty-seven and a half acres. By subsequent purchases the farm now embraces an area of fifty -five acres ©f fine tillable land, the improvements on which rank with the best in the township. Mr. Shaffer takes worthy precedence as a farmer and stock raiser and since attaining to the years of manhoi H 1 has been one of the most enterprising and priigressive citizens of Washington. He has been especially active in organized efforts for the promotion of agriculture, being one of the leading members of Fairmount Grange, and his influence in this direction has been largely instrumental in unifying the farming interests in this part of the country. He has labored earnestly with others to eft'ect a systematic cooperation among the agriculturists of the county, and that these efforts have not been altogether fruitless is attested by the rapid strides farming has made since the various organizations W'Cre established. Like all good citizens Mr. Shaft'er is a politician, not in the sense of seeking ol^ce or aspiring to leadership, but to the end that the laws be properly enforced and good local government be maintained. He is an unyielding supporter of the Republican party and ever since old enough to discharge the duties of citizenship has been a power in local politics. He attends the various nominating conventions, and his opinions carry weight and conviction, not only in these bodies, but in the more influential personal work while campaigns are in progress. In 1861 he was elected assessor of his township and subsequentlv held the oftice at various times, besides filling for seven consecutive terms the position of township clerk. These marks of public favor were not self-sought, but were rather thrust upon ^Ir. Shaft'er by reason of his intelligence, judgment and peculiar fitness to discharge their functions. He has shown himself worthy the omlidence reposed in him by attending strictly to his duties in a straightforward, business-like manner, his official record meeting with the unqualified approval of the people of all parties. Personally he is held in high esteem and to say that he is one of the strong-minded, public-spirited, enterprising and influential citizens of the county is to state what all who know him cheerfully testify. Himself and wife move in the best social circles in the community and are alive to all good work for the general welfare of their kind, taking an actix-e part in all moral and social reforms and dispensing their charities with liberal hands.

j\Ir. and iNlrs. Shaffer are the parents of six children, iuur hving, namely: Jesse, a resident of Trumbull county, this state ; Thomas, \\ho li\es in Charleston, West X'irginia; Ira, a farmer of Washington township, and Cora, who married Henry Youtz, of Stark county. Mr. and Airs. Shaffer are earnest and consistent members of the United Brethren church, both becoming members about 1857 ^"^1 have devoted a great deal of time and monev to the cause of tlie cliurch. He has held practically all of the offices of the church, but at the present time is not holding any official positions.

THOMAS POWELL was born on a farm near New Lisbon, Columbiana county, Ohio, on the 2il of November, 1820, being a son of Thomas and Mary M. (Sell) Powell, of whose eleven children he is the elder of the only two sur\-i\ors, the other being his sister Anna, who is the widow of Joseph Wallace, and resides in Washington township, being now sesenty-nine years of age. Thomas Powell, Sr., was a native of tlie state of Maryland, where he was born in the year following that memorable one in which was signed the Declaration of Independence, and thus his childish couch was watched and guarded in the midst of alarms and the stern conflict of grim-visaged war. He was reared and educated in his native state, and there learned the blacksmith trade, but the did not suit him and he there turned his attention to farming. He was married in Maryland and there five of his children \vere Ijorn. In the year 181 1 he emigrated to Ohio, whicli was at tliat time considered as being on the \eritable frontier of civilization, and he located on a tract of land near New Lisbon, Columbiana county, securing the same on an improvement lease, which involved the clearing of the land and placing it under cultivation. There lie continued to reside until 1830, when he came with his family to Stark county and located on the southeast c[uarter of section 13, Washington township, the proj^erty being owned by his older sister, Elizabeth Hahn. He took a life lease of the property, and here continued to make his home until his death, which occurred on the ist of October, 1846, prior to wliich tune he liad effected the reclamation ui a considerable portion of the farm. He was a Democrat in his political proclivities, but had no ambition for public office of any sort. He was in his earl\' life a member of what was commonly designated as the old "blue stocking" Lutheran church, but shortly prior to his demise he Jjecame a member of the Freewill Baptist chmxh, with which his wife also was identified. She was born in ^Maryland in 178J, and her deatli occurred in 1863 at the venerable age of eighty-one years.

William Powell, the paternal grandfather of the subject, was a nati\-e of England, where he was reared and where he learned the trade of cooper, and as a youth he took passage on a sailing ^-essel Ijound for America, being Jiound out in Paltimore to pay his passage., in accordance with a previous agreement. He eventually took u]) his residence in Maryland, where he passed the remainder of Iiis life.

Thomas Powell, whose name introduces this sketch, was ten _\ ears of age at the time of his ])arents' removal to Stark county, and there fell to his portion such limited educational ad- \antages as were afforded in the pioneer schools of Columbiana and Stark counties, and he became familiar with the privations and hardshi])s necessarily incidental to pioneer life, while his \outh was filled with incessant and arduous toil and endea\'or, tor he early l^egan to render material contribution to the work of reclaiming and otherwise improving the home farm. He was twenty-six years of age at the time of his father's death, and his' mother retaining a life lease on the farm, he assumed charge of the same for her, and in 18^8 he became associated with his brother

Levi ill tiie purchase of the place, whereupun lie biult lor himself a separate residence 011 the northern side of the farm, ha\iing- been married in 1847. He continued to be actively eng-aged ill agricultural pursuits for a long- term of years and developed one of the valuable farms of the township. In 1884 his son-inlaw secured the ownership of the half interest formerly held by the subject's brother,- and in 1S95 Mr. Powell disposed of his own interest to the same son-in-law, Hiram Conrad, with whom he has since made his home, and in his \eiierable age he is living retired and in the enjoyment of the comforts and blessings which constitute the titting crown of a well spent life. He is a Democrat in politics and has always taken a lively and intelligent interest in the party cause, though he has never been iml)ued v\itli the slightest desire for official preferment. He has long been a devoted and consistent member of the Evangelical Association, and he is today revered and honored as one of the sterling pioneers of the county, retaining the high esteem of the people of the commun- \{y in which practically his entire life has been passed.

On the yth of March, 1847, Mr. Powell was united in marriage to Miss Elsie A. Wallace, who was born in Butler township, Columbiana Cdunty. being a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Mall) Wallace, concerning whom iiKjre specific mention is made in the sketch of their son, John S. Wallace, appearing ipn another page of this v^olume. She wa^ summoned into eternal rest on the 21st of September, 1862, and of her six children four are still living, namely: Emily, who is the widow of Emainiel Miller and resides at ]Mount Union, this count}- : Elizabeth, who is the wife of Hiram Conrad and with whom her father now Shakes his home; Calvin, who is a successful farmer of Columbiana county: and ]Mar\- A., who is the wife of James Maxwell, of Jefferson county. On the 28th of November, 1867, Mr.

Powell consummated a second marriage, being then united to Miss Lucinda Cameron, who was born in Columbiana county, being a daughter of ^Absalom Cameron, who resided in that county for a number of years but who eventurdly returned to his native state of Pennsylvania, where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Powell have three children, namely : Margie, who is the wife of Jerome Saiior, of Columbiana county; Homer, who is an oil distiller in l-Centuck}-; and Dallas, who remains w-ith his parents.

Hiram Conrad, who is now- the owner of the old homestead farm, was born in Lancaster count}', Pennsylvania, lieing a son of David and Sail}- (Doup) Conrad, pioneers of that section. He w'as born on the ist of October, 184c), and was there reared and educated, growing up under the sturdy discipline of the farm. On the 19th of Eebruary, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Powell, daughter of the subject, and they have ever since lived on the homestead wliich he now owns, and he is known as one of the progressive and reliable farmers of the county and as a man of undebatable integrity in all the relations of life. He is independent in politics, voting for whom he thinks best qualified for office, and he and his wife hold membership in the Evangelical Association. They have eight children, concerning w-hom we offer the following brief record : Ida is the wife of Rankin Wolf, of Washington township; Elsie E. is the wife of Emanuel Roose, of the same to\vnship: Ralph remains at the parental home; (jrace is the wife of George McCannon, of Atw'ater, Portage county ; and Clyde, Craig. Erank and Howard still remain bene:ith the parental roof.

son of George Knoll, a full history of whose life is given on another page of this volume. Wesley Knoll secured a very good common school education at Mount Union, and was later graduated from the commercial department of Mount Union College when about eighteen years of age. At nineteen he began to teach in the district schools and followed the vocation for four winters. In 1882 Mr. Knoll accepted the position of head farmer at the Fairmount Children's Home, of which he retained charge for one year.

February 2, 1883, Mr. Knoll was first joined in marriage with Miss Nora J. Guthrie, and after marriage he immediately purchased his present farm from his mother. To the union of Wesley and Nora J. (Guthrie) Knoll were born two children, the elder of whom, Zella E., is a student in the high school, and the younger, Elsie, is a pupil at the Mount Union grammar school. But little more than a decade had passed when the conjugal bliss of Mr. Knoll was destroyed by the invasion of his household by death, who, on the 30th of March, 1894, bore away the soul of Mrs. Nora Knoll. After a lapse of over a year and a half of loneliness, Mr. Knoll found a second helpmate in the person of Miss Carrie A. Buck, whom he married October 22, 1896. This amiable lady is a native of Alliance, Ohio, and a daughter of the eminent Dr. Henry Buck, who for two or more terms served as mayor of Alliance, where he had enjoyed also a most remunerative practice, but is now residing in Versailles, Missouri, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Robert Buck, father of Dr. Henry Buck, was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, was a pioneer of Ohio and one of the first settlers of Columbiana county, where he entered a farm in Knox township, and had a large share in opening the country to the progress of civilization. The family of Wesley and Carrie A. (Buck) Knoll consists of two children, who are named

George Henry and Charles Merrill. Mr. Knoll carries on miscellaneous farming, raising the crops indigenous to the soil and climate, and also breeds choice or graded live stock. In conjunction with general farming, Mr. Knoll keeps a number of Jersey cows, the product of which he disposes to the creamery of his neighborhood.

In. politics Mr. Knoll is a strong Prohibitionist in his proclivities, but has voted with the Republican party, inasmuch as it is recognized as one of the two general political bodies of the land, and under the auspices of this party he has served as township clerk for seven years. Fraternally Mr. Knoll is a member of Fairmount Grange No. 1459, Patrons of Husbandry. His religion is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he holds the office of steward and the teachings of which he and family implicitly follow.

JOSIAH COR REEL, of Plain township, Stark county, Ohio, the subject of this sketch, 'is not a remarkably aged man either mentally, physically or in the number of years during which he has lived, and yet his father, John Correll, was born a few months previous to the inauguration of Washington as President, Tosiah Correll was born in Stark county, Ohio, November 19, 1836. His father was John Correll, born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, January 5, 1788, and his mother was Elizabeth I.ind. a native of Carroll county, Maryland, born in August, I794- In their native county they grew to maturity, were married and became the parents of children, and in May, 1834, they moved to Stark county, Ohio, and settled in Plain township on a farm. There two other children were born to them, of whom Josiah, the subject, is the youngest. The f^ ther died at his home in Plain township, April 15, 1859, in the seventy-second year of his age, his wife survived him many years, dying

Mr. And Mrs. Josiah Correll

In his native towjiship of Plain, Josiah Correll was reared and educated and there he has resided continuously since, with the exce])tion of about three years which he spent in Canton township. He has always followed agricultural pursuits and at present is the owner of one hundred and se\-enteen acres in three tracts. They are well improved, fenced, ditched, arid the buildings are substantial and commodiously arranged.

On March 20, 1S62, Josiah Correll w'as united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Mentzer, a nati\e of Canton township, Stark county, Ohio, born March 9, 1838. She is a daughter of David and Christena (Hull) Mentzer, her father being a native of (Jhambersburg, Penn- .sylvania, while her mother was a native of Canton township, Stark county. His death occurred in Canton townsliip, hers in the cit}' of Canton. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Correll, viz: Charles (irant, Edwin Sherman, Minnie May, Nettie J. and Lillie. Nettie is dead, having passed into eternity in her twenty-seventh year. Of the ele\-en brothers and sisters of the subject, but three are now living. They are Sarah J., who is the wife of Andrew Pontius, a sketch of whose career will he found in another part of this volume; Jeremiah, who is now a resident of lJuc}'rus, Ohio; ^largaret, who is the wife of William Miller, of Perry township. Stark county. Those who have departed this life are Maria, Jacob N., John, Fanny, Nancy, Catherine F., Samuel and Eliza. Nancy was the wife of Isaac Ruthrautt. Catherine became the wife of Reuben Flohr, and Anna Eliza was the wife of William Essig.

In pohtics, Mr. Correll is a Republican, earnest and energetic in his advocacy of the principles of that ])art}- and a firm believer in the policy of the present admini.stration and that which preceded it. Flott'ever, he has never sought ])olitical preferment at the hands of his party and has only filled such local positions as his friends insisted upon his accepting. He ser\-ed as school director nine years and was a number of times a road supervisor. Fie is a luember of Canton Lodge No. 60, Free and -Vcce])ted Masons, of Canton Chapter and of Canton Connnandery No. 38. Personally, he is genial and comjianionable, unselfish almost .to a fault, kind and sympathetic to the unfortunate and suft'ering and charitable even beyond his means. Idiere is no question that I'lain township and Stark county ha\e been greatly benefited by his residence of sixty-six vears \\-ithin its boundaries.

liENRY STAHL. - The old Keystone state of the Union has contributed to the citizenship of Stark county, Ohio, fromthe early pioneer era when here w'as instituted that ardous labor of subduing the wilderness and ushering in the march of civilization, and among the many who thus crossed o\'er the Ohio river into the newer state where a large number of the sturdy German stock which had played so important a part in the pioneer annals of the okler state. Among this number gained from Pennsylvania by Stark county is the honored subject of this review, who has here made his home since his boyhood days and who is now one of the representative members of the community in Washington township, one of the most prosperous and favored sections of the county. He resides near the village of Homeworth, near the line of Col«mbiana county, and is the owner of a finely improved farm in Washington township. Stark county, and for many years was a leading carpenter and builder in this section, while he is at the present time engaged in the undertaking business. He is one of the prominent and representative citizens of the community and his standing is such as to deiuand for him consistent consideration

Henry Stahl is a native of Adams county, Pennsylvania, having been born in the imme- vicinity of the historic city of Gettysburg, on the 13th of December, 1824, and' being a son of Samuel and Jane (Hurst) Stahl, the former of German and the latter of Irish ancestry. They became the parents of six children and of the numljer the subject of this -sketch is the eldest of the four surviving, the others being as follows: William, who is a resident of Cleveland, this state; Mary A., who is the wife of Zadock Holies, of Alliance, this county, and Sarah, who is the wife <of Jesse Ruff, of Washington township. Samuel Stahl was Ijorn in York county, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and educated and where, as a young man, he learned the tailor's trade. He removed to Adams county, this state, where he maintained his liome a number of years, and on the 3d of May. 1838. he arrived in Salem, Columbiana county, Ohio, where he remained less than a year and then came to Stark county and settled in Washington township, where he continued to work iit his trade during the residue of his active career, his death here occurring on the 2d of March, 1871, at the age of sixty-eight years, iour months and fifteen days. The paternal grandfather of the subject emigrated to the X'nited States from Germany, .while his maternal grandfather came from Ireland. Samuel Stahl was a Republican in his political adlierency, though previously voting with the Democracy, and his religious views Avere those represented in the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his wife also was a ^levoted member. She entered into eternal rest on the 2 1 St of March, 1886, at the age of nearly eighty-two years.

time when his parents removed from Penns)lvania to Ohio, and his early educational discipline was secured in the public schools of the two states, while he soon began to be a distinctive wage-earner after coming to Stark coimty, being a vigorous and sturdy youth and doing much heavy work in the way of clearing land, chopping and log-rolling. At the age of twenty-one jears he entered upon an apprenticeship at the carpenter trade, becoming a thoroughly skilled artisan in the line, and for thirty-three years he continued to follow his trade as a vocation, becoming one of the leading" contractors and builders of this locality, -while there arc still standing many buildings which bear evidence of his ability and careful workmanship. In 1844 he purchased his present home farm, in section twenty-fi\-e, Washington township, the tract at the time being covered \\\x\\ its dense growth of native timber, and the first house erected was a primitive log cal)in. which was put up by his father, with the assistance of his neighbors, for mutual aid was the order of the day in the pioneer days, and practicalh' every man's neighbor - and they were usually far removed - \\2ls his friend : confidence and esteem were freely accorded, and from the doors of the little cabins tlie latch-string hung hospitably out, so that even the "houseless stranger" need not lack for welcome. Though toil was incessant and arduous in the old days, and deprivations and hardships many, there was much in sentiment and association that may well be recalled with pleasure and appreciation by those whose memory touches that epoch and who are no\v living under conditions radically different. In 1872 Mr. Stahl established himself in the undertaking business in Homeworth, and for the past e\venty-se\en years he has devoted his entire attention to this enterprise, having pro- the best of equipments and accessories for the work of a funeral director, while his timely and delicate sympathy in the handling of the same has won to him the high esteem and regard of the people of the community. His son is associated with him in the business, which is conducted under the tirm name of H. Stahl & Son, the junior member of tlie firm being a capable and progressive young business man and proving an able coadjutor to his father. In politics Mr. Stahl is a Republican, but has never» sought office in the gift of the party, though he has e\er manifested a deep interest in all that concerns the welfare of the community. For several years he served as a member of the school board, and for two years he was a member of the directorate of the Home Insurance Compan}- of Washington and Paris townships. He has Ijeen a prominent figure in Washington Grange No. 1167, Patrons of Husbandry, of which he served as master for four years. For an equal period he was president of th.e Western Reserve Undertakers' Association. He is a prominent and valued member of the Presbyterian church, in which he is incumbent of the office of deacon, and his w'ife likewise is an earnest and devoted member of the church.

On the 30th of March, 1848, Mr. Stahl was united in marriage to ^Nliss Serena Burns, who was born in Butler township, Columbiana county, Ohio, being a daughter of Hugh and Sabina (McFall) Burns, her father being «:ine of the sterling pioneers of Columbiana county, and of this union one child has been born, Dennis, who married Miss Amanda J. Ickes. of \\'est township, Columbiana county, Ohio, who has borne him one son, Ross. Hennis Stahl is associated with his father in liusiness, as has been already noted.

ADA^^I SHORB. - The Shorb family has long been established on American soil, and according to w^ell authenticated family tradition the genealogy touches the Hohenzollern line, - that of the present reigning house of the empire of Germany. Concerning the family an article appeared in the Washington Post (D. C), of March 23, 1902, and it will be apropos to reproduce the same in part at this point; "Johann (or Jacob) Shorb, so the family tradition goes, marriecP a daughter of the royal line of the Hohenzollerns and brought her to America, settling in what was then upper Maryland. He was a man of considerable wealth and the owner of a large fleet of trading vessels, all the fittings of which were marked with the royal coat of arms. A few of these belongings are still preserved as heirlooms among the family, as well as a number of pieces of silver plate and china, bearing the same markings. A large tract of land was purchased by this Johann (or Jacob) Shorb, and a comfortable home established, where for years he dw^elt in peace with his royal wife and brought up a good-sized family of children. Of the most of these little record can be found, the aforesaid family tradition dealing with a few of the children onl\-, - the ones probably who took most interest in genealogy. Tw^o sons are mentioned, John and Jacob, and two daug'hters, one of whom probably married a Fink and the other a Sneeringer, these tw'O names being connected with the royal branch in the story."

Andrew' Shorb, grandfather of the subject, was born in the province of Alsace, France^ which is now a portion of the German empire, and he thence emigrated to America when a young man, landing in the city of Baltimore, where he passed the remainder of his life. His son John, father of the subject of this memoir, was born in the city of Baltimore, in 1 760, and there aiiarried Catherine Gross, a sister of the wife of Andrew Meyer, who was another of the prominent and influential pioneer citizens of Stark coiint}^ In the year 1805 John Shorb came to Ohio with his family and located in Steubenville, Jefferson county, while two years later he came to Stark countv and became later associated \\\t\\ a Air. Wells in laying out the original plat of what is now the city of Canton. He entered a crnisiderable tract of government land and recei\ed pjdent to the same in 1809, the document having been signed, in February of that year, by Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, and James Madison, secretary of state. .\Ir. Shorb was an honorable and hard-working pioneer and contributed his quota tijward the upbuilding of Stark county. The ax with which he "blazed" his trail from to Canton is still retained in the possession of the family. In 1S09 he built a homestead on his farm, and a portion of this building is still standing, the same having been remodeled and standing just north of the present Shorb home, at 416 Shorb street, in the city of Canton. John Shorb met his death in the year I.S24. as the result of an accident. He was assisting in tlie erection of the first building of St. John's church, Roman Catholic, and a rafter fell in such a way as to break his back, his death nccurring llie following day. Up to this time the church services had been held in his house. He had been actively engaged in farming up to the time of his death and lived up to the full tension of life on the frontier, with its strenuous though isolated activity. It was a firm and robust epoch and yet it was not lacking in the soft touches of ideahsm, else not ours would be the many tales of romantic interest which have fallen from the lips of those who here established their homes in the midst of the forest primeval. The wife of John Shorb Ixire the maiden name of Catharine Gross, and she survived him i)y many years, passing away in i84r. Of their five children brief record is entered as follows: John, who married !\!iss Harriet Stidger, died in Canton, in 1856, having been a miller and banker and having been concerned in the organization of one of the first banking institutions in Canton, the same having Iieen located at the corner of Cleveland avenue and West Tuscarawas street; Mary became the wife of Dr. Andrew Rappe, one of Canton's pioneer physicians, and she died in this city in 1851 ; Adam, the next in order of birth, is the subject of this memoir; Betsy became the wife of Henry Barnes, and she died in Canton in 1831 ; and Joseph died in Sandusky, Ohio, where he was long engaged in the mercantile business.

Adam Shorb was born in the city of Baltimore. Maryland, in 1796, and was a mere child at the time when his parents came to the wilds of Ohio, though he had attended school in Emmittsburg, Mar}'land, prior to the emigi'ation to Ohio, wliere his further educational advantages were such as were aft'orded in the district schools of Jefferson and Stark counties. He was reared under the environments and influences of pioneer life and contributed his due (|Uota to the reclaiming' and cuUivation of the old homestead farm, where he was reared to maturity. In the city of Canton, on the 20th of February. 18-'/, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Smith, who was i)orn in Hagerstown, Maryland, and who accompanied her parents on tlieir removal to Stark county, Ohio, in 1825. ;\dam Shorb purchased the home farni after the death of his father, and for a time he resided in a house at the corner of Fifth and Wells streets, while later he remo\-ed 10 the old liomestead. where he passed the remainder of his life, his death there occurring on the 4th of October, 1866, at Avhich time he was se\-enty vears of age. His wife survived him hv more than a score of years, parsing away on the 1 2th of November. 1892, at the age of eighty-seven years. Mrs. Shorb was a Lutheran and Mr. Shorb a Catholic, while in politics the latter gave .an unqualified supi^ort to the Democratic party. He was a man of inflexible integrity and was held in the highest conliilencc and esteem by all who knew him. Of his children brief recor.d is incorporated as follows: Mary died at the age of thirty-nine years; Catherine, the wife of James Rider, died ill Canton, in 1864; Eliza1)eth and Juseph died in childhood ; Harriet resides in the old homestead ; Frances, the wife of Peter Barlet, died in Canton, in 1887; Evana died in childhood; Andrew married Harriet Knowling, and his death occurred in Canton, in 1892; and Ella E. was the wife of John A. Moore, of Baltimore, Maryland, and since his decease in 1899 has returned to Canton to reside. Of Miss Harriet Shorli, daughter of this honored pioneer, we may say tiiat she was born in the home <in h'ifth and VV'eJls streets, and in the Union school she secured her early education, her teaclier havivig been Miss Betsey Cowles. She has always resided in Canton, where she has a wide circle of devoted friends. She is a communicant of St. lohn"s church.

^^'ILLIAM D. DAVIS, M. D., is a native of Mayville, Knox county, Tennessee, where he was Irorn on the 19th of October, 1868, being- the youngest of the three children of William T- and Sarah E. (Slaughter) Davis, the others being Samuel T-. of Jellico, Tennessee, and Jacol) \\'., (if Knoxville, that state. The father was likewise a nati\'e of Tennessee, where he was born in the year 1835, being" reared on a farm and continued to follow agricultural pursuits diu"ing his brief life, his death occurring- when he was but thirty-four years of age, as the result of exposures and hardships endured while serving in the Union army during the war of the Rebellion, his father likewise having been a Union soldier, while one of his brothers, Avho bore the name of George Washington, was a lieutenant in the Confederate service, these family divisions signifying one of the most pitiable features of that gTeatest internecine war in the annals of historv. AVilliani J- Da^"is entered into eternal rest in J869. ha\'ing been a stanch Republican in his political proclivities, while his religious faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal cliurch, of

\\ hich he was a consistent member. His wife had been pre\'iously married to George Snyder, and nf this union four children were born, of whom three survive, namel}- : Rev. George L., who is a clergyman of the Methodist church and a resident of the state of Washington; Mary, who is the wife of William R. Morgan, of Robbinsville, North Carolina, and Josephine, who is the wife of John Blair, of Blunt county, Tennessee. i\fter the death of her second husband Mrs. Davis consummated a third marriage, l)eing tlien united to Joel H. Cathran, who is yet living-, one child having been born of this union, Andrew Jackson, who is a resident of Jellico, Tennessee. The mother of the Doctor passed away on the 20th of June, 1902, and the memory of her gracious and gentle character remains as a benediction to her children.

Dr. Davis was reared in the parental home, receiving his preliminary educational discipline in the public schools and supplementing the same by a course of study in Mary\-ille College, at Marj-ville, Tennessee, after which he put his scholastic acquirements to practical test by engaging in pedagogic work, being successfully engaged in teaching in the public schools of his native state for a period of two years, after which, in 1890, he was matriculated in the Tennessee Medical College, at Knoxville, where he was graduated in tlie spring of 1893, recei\ing the degree of Doctor of jMedicine, and recei\'ing the fourth honors in a class of thirty-five members. A\'ithin his last year in college, on the loth of November, 1892, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Rosa \'ernier, widow of George Vernier, of Canton. Ohio, wliere she was born, being a (Laughter of (Jeorge Fultz, and in the spring following his graduation the Doctor and his wife came to .Stark county, locating in the village of Osnaburg, where he entered upon the jjractice of his profession, his novitiate being of lirief duration, for his abilitv soon became rec(^gnized, Avhile In's personality is such as to readily attract strong friendships. He has succeeded in building up a large and representative practice in this locality, his services being in requisition throughout a wide radius of country. Mrs. Davis has one child by her previous marriage, Miss Hazel Vernier, no children having been born of the present marriage.

In politics Dr. Davis is one of the leading members of the Republican party in this township, being at the present time incumbent of the office of township clerk, while lor the past three years he has been a member of the Republican central committee of the county and a zealous worker in the party cause. He is identified with the Cantun ^ledical Society; with Osnaburg Lodge Xo. 507, Knights of Pythias; Lilierty Council No. 70, Junior Order of Ifnited American ^Mechanics, and Mollie Pitcher Council Xo. 10, Daughters of ^Vmerica. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which both he and Mrs. Davis are devoted members, while he is at the present time serving as a member of the Ijoard of trustees of the church in Osnaburg.

JOHX I.. SIEIN. - The subject's father, John Stein, was born near Berlin, Germany, and upon reaching the years of maturity chose farming for his occupation. However, in accordance Avith the national custom of that country, he served a term of three years in the army. He married Christina Rupp, also a native of Berlin. In 1870 John Stein came to the United States with his family and located at once at Canton, Ohio. He obtained employment at the moulding trade, principally with C. Aultman & Company, and for about twentyseven years has been thus employed. He is a faithful member of St. Peter's Catholic church and enjoys a splendid reputation among those who know him. To him and his wife have been born the following children : Lizzie has been twice married, first to Al. Baxter and, second, to Rudolph W'itter, of Cleveland ; John L. is the subject; Katy is the wife of L. A\'. Brown, of Cleveland; Fred is a cigar maker and lives in Canton; Amelia is unmarried; Joseph, of Canton ; August is employed at the Dueber-LIampden works at Canton; Henry; Jacob, of Cleveland; William, of Canton, and Alosius.

John L. Stein first saw the light of day near Berlin, Germany, on the 14th of April, 1867. At the age of three years he was brought to America by his parents and as soon as old enough began attendance at the Catholic parochial schools and later attended the public schools of tiie city. Upon completing the common schools he spent two years in the high school, but not being in very good financial circumstances, was compelled, at the age of fifteen years, to c[uit school. His first occupation was as clerk in the store of Henry Piero. after which for nearly three }ears he was in the emplo}- of Elbel Gillam Company. Leaving this firm, he learned the trade of a bai'ber with Phil Heidrick and remained with him for eight years. He then conducted a shop at the Yohe hotel for one year and afterward ran a shop of his own at 430 East Tuscarawas street for six years. ]Mr. Simmonds Avas at that time running the Hotel Barnet and offered the subject inducements to open up and run a barber shop in the hotel. He accepted the offer, refitted the shop and opened it up for business on the 7th of January, 1900, and on October I, 1902, opened a shop in the McKinley Hotel. Of genial disposition and courteous manners, he has won for himself a host of warm personal friends and is the recipient of a full share of the public patronage.

Mr. Stein has all his life taken a keen interest in political affairs, but his first active participation aside from the casting of his ballot was in 1899, when, in response to the wish of his friends, he ran for the nomination for city council. He was defeated, but the following year was nominated for the office by acclamation and at the ensuing election was elected to represent the fourth ward, receiving a majority of thirty-seven. His political principles are embodied in the platform of the Democratic party, of which he is a firm and uncompromising adherent. Religiously he is a faithful member of St. Peter's Catholic church, while in his social relations he is affiliated with the C. M. B. A., the C. O. F. and the P. H. C.

Mr. Stein has been twice married. liis first wife, wliom he married in Canton, was in her maidenhood Miss Lizzie Grosenklaus, and to this union came one child, Robert. Mrs Stein was removed by the hand of death five years after tlieir marriage, and for his second wife Mr. Stein chose Miss Hattie Huffman, of Peoria, Illinois. To this marriage have been born two chiklren, Ethel and ]\Iillard.

MISS GRACE POYSER. - Miss Poyser is a representative of two of the early families of Stark county, both widely and favorably knoAvn by reason of their respectable social standing and wholesome moral influence. The name she bears has long been s}-nonymous for all that constitutes sterling womanhood and not the less so is the name of her ancestors on the maternal side. William F. Poyser, the subject's father, Avas born February 16, 1828, in Sugar Creek township, Stark county, and grew to maturity on a farm, attending at intervals during his minority the district school near the family homestead. When a young man, he came to Canton with his brother and took up the carpenter's trade, at which he soon became a very efficient workman. For some years he was in the employ of the Russell Machine Company, of this city, as traveling salesman, but after resigning that position he resumed mechanical pursuits, de\-oting special attention to cabinetmaking, in which he acqiaired great efficiency and skill. IMr. Poyser ran a shop of his own and in addition to general cabinetmaking frequently worked for John Danner, manufacturing the hitter's celebrated revolving book-cases. He was an honest, industrious man, provided well for those dependent upon him and lived an honorable life in the sight of men and in the reverent fear of his maker. On the 9th day of June, 1853, in the city of Canton, was solemnized the ceremonvr hy which Mr. Poyser and Miss Catherine A_ i^ittle were united in the bonds of wedlock- Mrs. Poyser's father was Elias Little, a member of one of Stark county's oldest and most highly esteemed families, his antecedents having moved to this part of the state when the country was little more than an untrodden wilderness. The birth of Mrs. Poyser occurred in Canton and her education was suclx as the public schools could impart. Among; her teachers was the late Mr. McGreggor, one of the oldest school men in the county, whose death in Canton was of recent occurrence.

The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Poyser covered a period of a little over twenty-six years, when it was terminated by the death ot the husband, which event occurred on the nth tlav of October, 1879. Their union was blessed with four children, namely : Helen I., wife of F. H. Smith, of Akron; Alary F., deceased; Charles W., who married a Miss Likes, of Caml)ridge, this state : Miss Grace, whose name furnishes the caption of this review, and who lives in Canton. Mr. Poyser was a zealous Christian whose daily life harmonized with the precepts of the religion he professed. He was. an active member of the First Baptist churcli! of Canton and for many years labored earnestly in the Sunday school, having held various official positions in that organization. In politics he was a pronounced Republican and as such did much in a quiet way to promote the interests of his party. He had profound convictions on many things, was honorable and just in all his dealings and endeavored to realize in himself his high ideal of manhood and citizenship. l\Trs. Poyser survives her husband and still lives in Canton, where she is popular with a large circle of friends. She is a lady of excellent character and respectable social status, a sincere Christian, and to her in a very large measure is due the success which her children have thus far achieved.

^liss (irace Poyser was born at her present home in Ihe city of Canton on the 27th of November. 1870. Blessed with godly parents and i)rii]>c'r Iiduic training", her nn'nd earlv responded to these influences and while still a mere child she de\-eloi)ed an aptness for study and a taste for the true and beautiful, whicli portended well for her future course of life. Her admission to the pulilic schools at the age of six years marked the beginning of an educational career which as a pupil terminated witli her graduation in i8go; but which as a teacher is still in progress. Miss Poyser made not only a creditalile but a brilliant record as a student, as is evident from lier having' comjileted the high school course when Init little past eighteen years of age. Two years after her graduation she accepted a position in the citv sch(tiils. taking charge of the second and third grades in the Lijjerty street building, where she demonstrated abilities which soon brought her to tlie favorable notice nf her superiors and to her patnms. During the ensuing four year^; she tauglit in the liuilding on East Fourth street and at the e\])iration of that period was promoted to her present position in the North Cherry street school, where she has charge of the sixth grade, which is considered one of the most im]iortant year's work in the entire course. As a teacher Miss Povser is exceedingly careful and painstaking and possesses not only the .-ibib'ty to instruct well, but also that nameless and iindefinablc tact which enable-:, one to direct and control pupils with little appreciable effort. Indeed, she is a born teacher, and the apparent ease with which she manages those under her charge, while leading them along the devious pathways of knowledge, at the same time bringing out the better elements of their natures, demonstrates a peculiar fitness for the work which the majority of instructors do not possess. Thus far her labors ha\'e been eminently satisfactory to all concerned, and the firm hold w hicli she has on the affections of her ]")upils and the high esteein in which she is helil by the superintendent and official board is pn.iof that her tenure of service is destined to continue as long as she deems fit to remain in tlie educational field. !Miss P(iyser is as pi>pular socially as she is professionally, and few ladies in Canton are more widely and fax'oralily Ivuown. ^\'hile tlioroughly devoted to the no])le work in which she is engaged, she does mit permit it to d\\ arf or narrow her nature, as too manv teachers do, finding rest and recreation from its exactions in the societ\' of kindred s])irits. whose com])anionship is mutualh' lielpful in arousing' that peculiar intellectual and social ;uiimation which gi\es to life so much of its charm. In every relation of life her work has been well done and judging b\- what she has already accomplished her many friends are justilied in predicting lor lier a future of distinguished usefulness.

DANIEL BOUGHM.XN is a native of Pennsvlvania. which state has conlrilnited so \-aluable an element to the citizenshi]i of Stark county, having l)een born on a farm in Cumberland county, on the T4th of August. 1826, and being a son of Josepli and P.arbara (Walters) Roughman. the former of whom was lik-ewise a nati\-e of the Keystone state, while the latter was born in A'irginia, both fan.iilies having been founded in America in the colonial davs. The paternal grandfather of the subject likewise bore tlie name of Jose])]i. and he passed his entire life in Cumberland county, T'ennsvlvania, where he flied at the adxanccd age of eighty-five years, while his wife, wliose maiden name was Catherine Cleaver, passed I away at the age of eighty years. John and }v'Iary Walters, the maternal grandparents of the subject of this re\-iew, both died in Cumberland county. Pennsylvania, the former having' reached the patriarchal ag'e of ninety-five years, while his wife was ninety years of age at the time of her death. From these simple statements it is e\'ident that the subject comes of stanch and long-lived stock in hotli the paternal and maternal lines, and in his own person he exemplified the sturdy vigor which e\'er implies longevity.

In iS,;^3 die father of the subject removed \\ith his family from Pennsylvania to Stark county. C)hio. locating on a tract of land in Sugar Creek township, and it is interesting to ad^-ert to the fact that this pioneer homestead has e\Tr since remained in the possession of the family, being now in charge of the two sons of the lionored subject of this sketch. Joseph Boughman ]i\-ed only a few years after coming to Ohio, his death occurring- in 1839, as the result of an accident, while he was but fifty-seven years of age when his life was thus summarily closed. His devoted wife ever remained faithful to his memory and her widowhood continued f<)r the long period of thirtv-seven vears, lier death occurring on the old homestead in 1866. at which time she was seventy-eight \-ears of age. P)Oth were de\'oted members of the K\-angelical or Albright church, and the fatb.er was a stanch supporter of the Democratic ]jarty. taking an active and intelligent. interest in the questions of the day and being known as a man of high principles and strong intellect. He became the owner of three Inuidred and twenty acres of land in Stark county and would have undoubtedly one of the wealthy men of this section liad his life been spared, as the propert}' became valuable through its reclamation and improvement and enaliled his family to li\e in comfort and independence.

though hard work was the portion of all its members in the early days. The father of the subject owned forty acres of land in Cinnberland county, Pennsylvania, and there started out his married life under the most modest circumstances, having to depend entirely on his own resources for a livelihood. In the family were six sons and six daughters, and of the number one of the sons and one of the daughters are living at the present time, the subject of this review having been the tenth in order of birth.

Daniel Boughman. to whom this sketch is dedicated, was about .se\-en years of age at the time of the family reniowil to Stark county. and he was reared to maturity on the old homestead, to the work of which he early began to contribute his due quota, his father being not long- spared to supervise the reclaiming of the land, so that each of the sons assun-ied his proper share of the work. Daniel received his early educational discipline in the district schools, and he gained mi httle prestige in mathematics, while it is ex'ident that he duly profited bv the privileges afforded him. since he became eligible for pedagogic work, and successfully taught one term of district school. He however did not find, it expedient to continue in this field of endea\-or. and as a young m;m he learned the trade of carpenter, and for many years he devoted his attention to work along this line, becoming- one of the prominent contractors and builders of this .section of the counts', and having erected manv hi->uses and barns, as well as a number of church edifices. lie Ijecame the owner of two hundred and twenty acres of land, and one hundred and sixty acres of this he has given to his two sons, who are enterprising and honored farn-iers of Sugar Creek township, their l;md being a portion of the old homestead secured by their paternal grandfather upon coming to the county. The subject still retains the sixty acres. He has se- cured the property through his own efforts, having inherited from the estate only fortyseven acres, while the remainder has been secured b}- purchase. Not only did he to a large extent reclaim his land from the virgin forest, but as the years passed and prosperity attended his well directed efforts he continued to make the best of improvements on the same, and the farm which he thus owned became one of tire valuable properties of the sort in the county. He has a commodious and pleasant home and there he has since lived practically retired. _ In politics Air. Boughman formerly gave his .support to the Democratic party, but so zealous an advocate has he been of the cause of temperance that in 1883 he decided to exercise his franchise in harmony with his convictions, and has since been stanchly arrayed in support of the I'rohiliition party. For the past thirty-six years he has been a zealous and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and within this time he has held all the important ottices in the same, his tirst wife having likewise ]ieen a devoted member of the church, as is also the present Mrs. Boughman.

On the 3d of Octol)er, 1S50, Mr. Boughman was united in marriage to jNIiss Charlotte Gallatin, who was born in Lancaster county. Pennsylvania, in 1827, being a daughter of Jacob Gallatin, and she died on the iQth of September, 1875. ^t llie age of forty-eight years. Of this union were born tln-ee sons, namely: Franklin A., who died at the age of seven \\eeks, and IMelancthon A. and Homer I.. M'ho are prominent farmers of Stark county, as h;is been previously intimated in this context. On the 7th of March, 1878, Mr. Boughman consummated a second marriage, Ijeing then united to Mrs. Jane E. (Galehouse) Blocker, widow of Samuel Blocker. She was born in Wayne county, Ohio, and is a daughter of Daniel and Mary Galehouse. both of whom died in Wayne county. Ohio. Of this second union no children have been born.

REV. E. E. ESSELBURNE is a native of the state of Wisconsin, having been born in the city of Appleton, on the 29th of November, 1869. His elementary educational training was inaugurated in his native town, but he was a lad only seven years old at the time of his parents' removal to Cleveland, where he continued his studies in the public schools, attending the high school for two years, at the expiration of which he entered the academic department of the Western Reserve University, at Hudson, Ohio, where he completed his preparatory course, after which he was duly matriculated in the collegiate department. Shurtl\- afterwards he enterred Williams College, at Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he was graduated as a member of the class of 1888, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Art^. Finally he was led to the determination of consecrating" his life to the work of the Divine Master, and with this end in view he entered Bexley Hall, the divinity school of Kenyon College, that magnificent old institution so long conducted under church auspices, in Gambler, Ohio, and there he completed a thorough course of technical study and was graduated in 1896. In June of that year he received deacon's orders, and in Alay of the following year, in Trinity cathedral, in the city of Cleveland, he was ordained to the priesthood, under the a|)ostolic offices of Rt. Re\-. AV. A. Leonard. l)ishop of the diocese of Ohio. The subject initiated the work of his ministry as rector of -St. Paul's chtn"ch. in East Cleveland, where he remained in pastoral charge for four years. In March, 1901, he was appointed to his present position as rector of St. Paul's church, in Canton, where he has labored with devoted zeal.

zens, and among the number is the subject of this review, who has here maintained his home for more tlian three decades. The name which he bears is one that has been identified with the annals of American history from the early colonial epoch, the original ancestors in the new world having immigrated thither from England and taken up their abode in New England, ilr. Reynolds rendered honorable service in defense of the L'nion when its integrity was menaced by armed rebellion, and in all the relations of life he has ever been found true to duty and has pursued the even tenor of his way with a due sense of responsibility and with a wholesome appreciation of the dignity of honest tiiil. in whatexer sphere of action.

The Reynolds family was established in Xew Haven, Connecticut, al^out the year 1880, and there Benjamin Reynolds, father of the subject, passed practically his entire life, his death there occurring, as did also that of his wife, whose maiden name was Moore. There they reared their children, one of whom was Benjamin Reynolds, the present subject.

Benjamin F. Revnolds was born in the city of New Haven. Connecticut, on the 5th of September, 1830. and there his early educational training was seciu'ed in the public schools. He was there residing at the time when the dark clouds of civil war obscured the national horizon, and. the loyalty and patriotism of his nature led him to tender his aid in behalf of the I 'nion. In t86i he enlisted as a private in the First Connecticut Fleavy Artillery, Avitli which he was in active service for three years, his command haA'ing been attached to the Army of the Potomac for the greater portion of this period and ha\ing ]iarticipated in many of the notable battles of the great internecine conflict, while the subject endured his full quota of the hardships which are invariablv the fortunes of warfare.

after which he returned to New Haven, where he resumed the work of learning the trade of machinist, to which he had given his attention prior to going forth as a soldier of the republic. In that city, in 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Lancaster, a native of New Haven, where she was born on the 6th of May, 1850, being a daughter of Henry and Sarah (Kimball) Lancaster, the former of whom was born in the state of Vermont, where his ancestors were numbered among the lirst settlers, the family being of English lineage. Henry f.ancaster eventually removed to New Haven, being- then a young man, and there he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives.

In September, 1871, Mr. Reynolds came from New Haven to Canton, being accompanied by his wife and their one child, then about a }ear old. Mr. Reynolds came to this city to enter the employ of P. P. Bush, who was here engaged in the manufacture of no\- elty iron goods, and he continued to hold the position of foreman in this establishment until the enterprise ceased tu exist, after which he Avorked for various concerns until 1888, Avhen he took a position in the great works of the Aultman Company, and has here been employed as a maciiinist from that time to the present, being known as a skilled artisan and as one ever faithful to the duties devolving upon him. In politics Mr. Reynolds has ever given a stalwart allegiance to the Republican party. Mr. Reynolds' religious faith is that of the Protestant Episcopal church, of which he and the daughters are communicants. Fraternally Mr. Reynolds is identified with George D. Harter Post No. 555, Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have two children. Jessie Edith was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was a mere infant at the time of her parents' removal from that city to Canton. Here in due course of time she entered the public schools, and when seventeen years of age she \Yas graduated in the Canton high school, and in the foUowing year entered upon a peculiarh- successful career as a teacher in the city schools, first becoming the instructor in the third grade of the Deuber school, and later being ])romoted to the fifth and finally to the sixth grade, in \\liich she is now teaching. She is known as one of the popular, enthusiastic and progressive teachers of the city and state, being a dexoted student and ever keeping abreast of the advances made in her profession. She holds membership in both the Stark County and the lii-County Teachers' Associations, and at all times takes a deep interest in the same. The younger daughter, Ruth b^hillips, was born in Cantou, and here completed her education in the high school, where she was graduated as a member of the class of 1897. In October of the following year she began her pedagogic 'career as teacher of the second grade in the North Cherry Street school, and she is now teaching the fifth grade, wliile slie is a member of the same professional associations as is her elder sister and for the past year she has been a teacher in the Sunday school of St. Paul's I'rotestant Episcopal church, of which the familv are members. Both daughters are prominent in the best social life of the city and are young ladies of distinctive culture and refinementsl

PROF. FR.\NK JONES. - The paternal ancestry of Prof. Jones is traced back to his great-great-grandfather, who was a native of Wales. liis son, David Jones, the subject's great-grandfather, was born in the same country in 1781, his mother giving up her life at the birth of her son. Being thus bereft of a mother's care, he was taken in charge by two aunts, by he was reared. In 1798, when about eighteen years old, he emigrated to America and for a time located in Chester county, PennsN'lvania. where he met and married

Sarah Mace. She was a native of Chester county, though of Irish descent, her father, Robert Mace, ha\"ing l:)een biirn on the Emerald Isle. After his marriage David Jones resided for a time in Chester county, but in 1835 came to Ohio, locating in Columbiana count}'. The long and tiresome jijurney was made in "Conestoga" wagons, and during the trip all of their children were sick. Reaching his destination Mr. Jones purchased a tract of land in West townslii]!. which he proceeded to clear up and impro\-e. 'i'heir first home was built of rough round logs and consisted of but one room, twentv li}- twenty feet in size, one end of tlie room l)eing occupied bv an old-fashioned fire ])lace, in which enoruKius fire logs were burned. Witli the assistance of his sons, Mr. Jones brought his farm up to a splendid condition, and he resided upon this place until his death, in July, 1846. His widow survived him several years, dying in 1862, at the age of seventy-six years. Politically Mr. Jones was an old-line Whig, and he and his wife were both members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They were the parents of the following children : (i) John, who was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, remained there upon the old home farm and there died. For a life companion he chose Miss Sydney Seeds. ( 2) Joseph was tlie grandfather of the subject. (3) Sarah, who became the wife of Wesley Craig, died in Alinerva, Stark county, Ohio. (4) Anna, Mrs. Jereniiali Ilasslcr, makes her home with a son in Hamlin township, Eaton county, ]\licliigan. (5) ^Margaret, who married Daniel I*". Hassler, died on the home farm in ^^'est township, (^'oluml>iana count}'. (6) Theophilus died in 1845 in Columbiana county. (7) Mary, born in Pennsylvania, died in that state in infancy. (8) Daniel died in infancy. Tl-.e subject's grandfather, Joseph Jones, was born on the home farm. in Chester county, Pennsvlvania. on the 16th of NovembeT. t8o6, and in 1835 accompanied his parents up<:in their removal to Ohiii. lie recei\ec.l a fair education ill his native state, in riiiladelphia, Penns}-!\ania, iMay i8, 1828, he was united in marriage witli Miss Ann Robinson, a native of Briilgetop, Cumberland count}-, New Jersey, horn March 1, 1807. Her father was William R()):)inson and the maiden name of- her mother was Xancy Aloncrieff. The latter was born in l'~rance but accompanietl her parents to .America where they became e.xiles from their native land because of their identification with the Bonapartes. .\ member of this noted royal faniil}- married Miss Tatterson, of Baltimore. Maryland, and the Moncrieffs lived with them for a time at Bordentown, New Jersey, later remii\-ing to Bridgeton, that state. Upon his arrnal in Ohio Joseph Jones settled on sixty acres of land in West township, Columbiana county, and made this his home during the remainder of his life. His death occurred there in 1890 and his wife died September 7, 1874. In politics he was first a Whig, and later a Republican ;md A\ as elected and served for many years as trustee of his township. He and his wife were members i:>f the Disciples church. Mr. Jones had but one law suit during his entire life, and in that instance the jury accepted his own evidence as sufficient without the necessity of corroborating- witnesses. To Joseph Jones and his wife were bom children \\ho accompanied their parents upon their migratiini to Ohio and four cliildren were born in the latter state. Their names are as follows : John, father of the subject; Thomas, who died in February, igoj, in Missouri, married Miss Julia Trilligarl. He plastered the house at St. Joe. Missouri, in which Jesse James was shot, and he afterwards picked out a bullet which had Ijeen inilieddecl in the wall : Sarah became the wife of John Myers, but died in West township. Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1866; Elizabeth was born in ^\^est township in August, 184T. She received her primary education in the district schools, supplementing this by attendance for two terms at Mount Union College. Subsecjuently she engaged ni teaching, which occupation she followed five years. She married John Foulks, of Columbiana county, who was l)orn in West township, that coun- [y. June 5, 1840. At the outbreak of the \var of the Rebellion, Air. Foulks enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Regiment (Jhio A'olunteer Infantry, as a pri- \-ate and ser\'ed for eleven months as such. He was then made a special orderly to the general commanding and was in \\'ashington, D. C, until l'"ebruar}' ij. 1865, when he went back to Newbern, North Carolina, and was engaged in the fight with Bragg at Kingston. He received an honorable discharge at Charlotte, North (.'ar(jlina. June jy, 1865, and returned home. He remained upon his farm in West township until the spring of 1901, and then removed to' New Franklin, Stark county. Mr. and Mrs. I'oulks have one child. Anna, who is the wife of D. W. Bates, of West tow^nship. The si.Kth child of Joseph Jones is Hosea R., a contractor of Canton, wdio married Sarah Walters. Margaret is the wife of Calvin I'oulks. of Springport, Michigan. Theo]jhilus died in infancy.

John Jones, father of the sulijcct, was born March i, 1829, at Valley Forge, Pennsyh-ania, Fie was about six years old at the time of his parents" remo\-al to this .state and he was reared to manhood on the home farm in West township, Columbiana county. He acquired his education in the old log school house of that day. but, flespite the disadvantages and drawbacks, he became possessed of a good knowledge of the common branches. Upon reaching manhood's years he learned the trade of a stone mason and followed that occupation until his removal to Misoin-i in 1880. On the 27th of April, 1856, in ^^'est township, Columbiana county, Ohio, he was united in marriage with Miss Matilda Geisleman. She was born April 23. 1837. the daughter of Jacob and Nancy

(Pancake) Geislenian, both born near Beaver, Pennsylvania. From the latter place they came to Ohio, locating near New London, Stark countv, where l\lr. Geisleman followed the pottery business. He subsequently purchased a farm just over the line in Columbiana county and lived there until Irs death in 1S79. He was twice married, his second wife having been ]\Irs. Ann Crowl.

After his marriage John Jones lived the greater part of his time until 1880 in Paris township. Stark county. In the years mentioned he removed to Gait, Grundy county, Missouri, where lie purchased a farm and followed agriculture for some time, but is now retired. Politically he is a Republican, while religiously he and his wife are both consistent members of the Disciples church. They are the parents of the following children : Winfield S., born April 12, 1857, married Ellen McLaughlin and resides at West Liberty, Logan county, Ohio; Mary, born May 8, 1858, married Lewis Edwards and lives in Iowa; Frank, the subject, is the next in order of birth; Lawson, born October 6, i860, married Ethelinda Snowden and resides at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania: Olive, born February 15, 1865; William, born April 25, 1863, married Alverta Myers, and now resides at Mjnerva, Ohio; John, l)orn October 30, 1864, married Effie W'ebstcr and resides at Gait, Missouri ; Emma, l)orn November 25, t86S, liecame the wife of Isaac Vandegrift, of New Franklin, this state; Joseph, born January 13, 1871, died October 4, 1876; Nancy, born March 7, 1873, married W^illiam Seamon, and died at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, September 29, 1901; Warren, born May 3, 1875, unmarried; Webster G., born March 31, 1877, unmarried, and David, who died in infancy.

Frank Jones was born on the parental homestead in Paris township, Stark county, Ohio, on the ist day of June, 1859. At the age of five years he commenced attending the district schools, his first teacher being James Huston. As a boy Mr. Jones was fond of hunting and trapping, acquiring this fondness from association witli his father, who was an expert hunter. He continued his attendance at school until his eighteenth year, though during the summer ^-acations he and his brothers were employed in the work of the farm, and were also hired out to neighboring farmers. In 1877 Ml". Jones, having decided upon teaching as a life work, attended the normal department of Ada University, and the following summer taught a term of school in what was known as the Fox district, Washington township. The following summer he taught at Paris and the next three years in the town schools of New Franklin. Having a desire to further improve himself in scholastic knowledge, he then entered Ada Uni^-ersity and ^^'as graduated therefrom in 1885. During his entire college period his expenses were paid for through his own efforts. After leaving the university Mr. Jones taught one term of select school at Moultrie, Ohio, after which he taught one winter term in his old home school. In 1886 he was employed as a teacher in the grammar school of Louisville, holding that position two years, and was then elected and served as superintendent of the same school for four years. In 18S0 he attended a meeting of the state board of school examiners and was granted a teacher's life certificate. In November, 1892, Mr. Jones resigned his position in the schools of Louisville and accepted that of bookkeeper and man - ager for the Beatty Fire Plate Company. He shortly afterward gave up this position in order that he might take a course in chemistry, in pursuance of this plan attending Mt. Union College. Two months later he was ofifered the principalship of the South Market Street school at Canton, which he accepted and efficiently filled this post for six years. At the end of that time he went to Charlotte, Michigan, and engaged in the newspaper business, but shortly afterward went to St. Marys, Ohio, where for eighteen months he was engaged in the same hne of work. He was then offered and accepted the principalship of tlie Fourth Street schools, Canton, and is stiU serving in that capacity.