Madison Township (part 3 of 6)

WILSON G. BRYANT. M. D., physician, Springfield; is a native of Ohio. a son of Rev. Daniel Bryant, who was a native of New J ersey, born in 1799. He came West in 1815 with his father's family, who located in Indiana. Daniel acquired an education principally by his own unaided efforts and study, his only school advantages being an attendance at Miami University one term; he early became a teacher, and continued to teach many years.' He married, in 1824, Elvira, daughter of Ichabod Corwin, and in the same year was ordained a minister of the Baptist denomination. In his earlier ministerial years, Elder Bryant was in charge of several important churches, the Freeman Street, Cincinnati, being one, but later in life, devoted himself to the work of strengthening the feeble churches in Southern Ohio, thus giving direction to the Baptist cause throughout all this region. His decease occurred at Honey Creek Church, Champaign County, in 1875, he being suddenly stricken with apoplexy while preaching in the pulpit, and expired in a few hours. His widow now resides at Urbana. The subject of this sketch was born in Burlington, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1825, and, during his youth, had more than ordinary educational facilities, having attended " Granville" one term before he was IS years of age, but at this time was thrown upon his own resources and abandoned school and went to farming, and assisted his father in supporting the family until 1548; but his ambition for knowledge, and especially his desire for the study of medicine, would not be satisfied on a farm longer than necessity compelled him to remain. His spare time was spent in study and reading medicine, and, although he married in 1848, yet he pursued his studies and completed his medical education, supporting his family and defraying his educational expenses by his own labor. He began practice in Champaign County in 1852, but soon after removed to Grand Prairie, Ill., where he practiced about two years, then removed to Covington, Miami Co., Ohio, where he practiced until the spring of 1862, whn he entered the United States service as Assistant Surgeon of the 122d O. V. I; having been captured at Winchester, Va.: in 1863, he was placed in charge of the hospital by the Confederate States Medical Director; about two months later, was captured by the Union forces, in connection with the other occupants of the hospital; subsequently, the 6th Corps, to which his regiment was attached, took part in many of the important battles of the Armies of Virginia and of the Potomae, and he was almost constantly on detailed duty, being almost invariably placed in charge of the field hospital for the wounded. In 1565, as an acknowledgment of his meritorious services, he was promoted to the rank of Surgeon and assigned to the 197th O. V. L, and continued in the service until August, 1565. While in charge of the post hospital at Winchester, Va., after the battle in 1564, after caring for all other cases, he became interested in nine men whose wounds were considered fatal, being compound and cominuted fractures of the thigh so near the body as to suggest the necessity of the amputation at the hip joint, which operation, on aecount of its extreme risk, was forbidden by general order from the department at Washington; the Doctor's sympathy for these, thus virtually abandoned to die, led him to attempt to save them; being a natural mechanical genius, he provided the necessary appliances and instituted con servative surgical treatment, and by improvising some * Smith's Anterior Splints," secured requisite extension and counter-extension, and, by otherwise adapting his treatment to each particular case, succeeded in saving with useful limbs seven of the nine thus treated; he also performed the exceptional surgical operation of ligating successfully the femoral artery, and frequently performed operations for the extraction of balls from the cervieal angle of the neck. Feb. 3, 1865, the Surgeons of the corps and division united in a letter to the Surgeon General of the State, complimenting and explaining the services rendered by Dr. Bryant while in charge of the different hospitals A copy of this letter, with other trophies, are now in the Doctor's possession, prized mementoes of achievements of which he has just reason to be proud, especially as his merito- rious operations and surgical treatment were without precedent. After his return from army life to Covington, he removed, in November, 1865, to Springfield, where he has since practiced his profession, and now enjoys a large practice, and is held in high esteem both as a physician and citizen. He has no living children, except an adopted daughter, Frances A., who, with himself and wife, is a member of the First Baptist Church, Mrs. Bryant and Frances being identified with the different departments of church activities.

EBENEZER M. BUCKINGHAM, M. D. physician, Springfield. Dr. Buckingham is a son of Milton and Belinda (Cooley) Buckingham; she was a native of Springfield, Mass., and he of New York State, from which they removed, in the year 1800, to the Northwest Territory, and settled in what is now Athens Co., Ohio; he was a farmer, but removed to Zanesville in 1932 and engaged in merchandising, and came to Springfield in 1843, where he continued in mercantile trade several years, having retired two or three years before his decease, which occurred in 1852; his widow and three children survived him; her decease occurred in Springfield in 1872; the two sons and a daughter still reside here. The subject of this sketch was born in Athens County in 1824; he received a rudimentary and preparatory education in select schools, and graduated from Kenyon College in 1846, after which he read medicine with the late Dr. Robert Rodgers, and began the practice of his profession here in Springfield, his first experience being in 1849, still remembered as the cholera year; in the winter of 1849-50, he attended lectures at and graduated from Jefferson College, Philadelphia, and has since practiced his profession here, having the deserved confidence and liberal patronage of the community. He has been a member of the Clark County Medical Society since its organization; is a member of the Episcopal Church, and has contributed toward the improvement of the city and county, having lately completed a fine three-story block on the southeast corner of Limestone and High streets. He married, in 1550, Miss Mary Berdan, daughter of the late Judge Berdan, of Toledo; her decease occurred in 1965; one son and a daughter survive - John M., now a medical student, and Miss Alice. In 1867, he married Miss Caroline Starring, of La Fayette, Ind.; from this union, four children survive- - Benjamin S., Belinda, William L. and Avery.

MRS. JULIA A. BURNETT, Springfield. She is the widow of Thomas P. Burnett, deceased; her residence, on Woodside Farm, is just east of the city, on the road leading south from the Clifton Pike. Mrs. Burnett was born in Pennsylvania June 22, 1820; came with her parents to Ohio in 1825, and was united in marriage with Mr. Burnett May 10, 1847; four children were born unto them, of whom but two are still living - William D. and Thomas P., Jr.; the former was married, in 1872, to Florence, daughter of Thomas P. and Clara Norton; lives at home with his mother and carries on the farm; and Thomas is engaged in the lumber trade in Springfield, corner Main street and Western avenue, under the firm name of Woliston, Chambers & Burnett. William and Thomas attended the private school of the Hon. C. Robbins some three years, when Thomas ceased going to school, to go into business; but William continued his studies for awhile longer at Wittenberg College. Mr. Burnett was an early settler in this county, and was always highly esteemed by his acquaintances and friends; and Mrs. Burnett is a lady of culture and refinement.

ASA S5. BUSHNELL, manufacturer, Springfield; is à member of the oldest and largest manufacturing establishment of Springfield; he is a natve of New York State, born in Oneida County Sept. 16, 1834; came to Springfield in 1851, and was engaged as a dry goods clerk three years, then became book-keeper for Leffel, Cook & Blakeney, afterward Mason, Cook & Blakeney; in 1857, he entered the office of Warder, Brookaw & Chiid, and, in the fall of the same year, became a partner with Ludlow in the drug trade, in which he continued until

1867, when he became the junior partner of the firm of Warder, Mitchell & Co., now Warder, Bushnell & Glessner. He married, Sept. 17, 1857, Miss Ellen, daughter of John Ludlow. Mr. Bushnells career in Springfield is worthy of note: beginning when a youth as clerk, he gradually worked his way through office work to the confidence and esteem of his employers, and, after ten years' experience as a druggist. was invited to a partnership with one of his former employers, and thus became identified with the leading manufacturing interest of the city: he is an active business man, social and courteous in all relations of life; he is highly esteemed as a citizen, and regarded as a man of rare business qualifications and prospects; his residence is No. - East High street, and compares favorably with the many elegant houses for which this street is noted. He was Captain of Co. E, 156th O. N. G., which company he recruited and accompanied in the 100-days service.

A. W. BUTT, of P. P. Mast & Co., manufacturers, Springtield; is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Erie County in 1835; soon after his birth, his father removed with his family to La Porte, Ind., where he was engaged in milling and mercantile pursuits, which afforded excellent business advantages to the son, who became a partner with his father on arriving at his majority, but a year later they sold out, and Mr. Butt, Jr., went out West prospecting; after astay of about four years, mostly spent in Kansas and Nebraska, he returned to La Porte and engaged in the sale of agricultural implements, in connection with the John H. Manny Reaper Works at Rockport. Ill., in which he continued about seven years; in 1862. he became connected as agent with the Buckeye Agricultural Works, the re-organization of the firm, October, 1871, he became a member of the company, and, in the following January. was elected a Director, and has since been connected with the works; he now has charge of the trade throughout the North and Northwest, where is well and favorably known as a successful salesman. The extent of their business may be judged from the fact that the company do about $1,000.000 of business per annum, the sales department being under the supervision of Mr. Butt. W. C. Downey and C. C. Crane, the territory being divided between them. Mr. Butt married, in 1872, Frances G. Bagley; she was a native of Mercer Co.. Penn.. and, at the time of her marriage, resided with her parents at La Porte; her parents now reside there, both being nearly fourscore years of age. Mr. Butts' residence is at 56 West High street; he is a successful business man, and a social, agreeable gentleman; he was a charter member of Anthony Lodge, F. & A. M., and also of Palestine Commandery, of which he is still an honored member.

JOHN C. BUXTON, deceased: was prominently identified with the interests of Springtield. He was born in New Boston, N. H., where he attended school and afterward became a clerk in a dry goods store in Nashua. In 1848, he eame to Springfield. and was employed as clerk in the office of the general local management of the C.. S. & C. R. R.; subsequently succeeded to the local management, and in 1869 was appointed Assistant Superintendent, and for a number of years filled that position creditably; he was elected Cashier of the Savings Bank, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Newlove, which position he held at the time of his decease, which occurred July 21, 1850. Mr. Buxton left behind him the record of an active, honorable life; keen, active, farseeing and wise in business. and effectionate with friends, he was held in high esteem in the business and social circles in which he moved. and he was not only one of the most active of business men in private affairs, but also connected with publie enterprises. He was twice married; his first wife was a sister of Mr. John Norris whom Mr. Buxton succeeded in the local railroad management, and alse a sister of Charles P. Norris. who was for a long time express agent here: she having deceased in 1860, Mr. Buxton subsequently married Miss Jennie Wiseman, who, with three children, survives him, and now resides on the property No. 394 East High street, which was purchased and improved by Mr. Buxton, and which is a handsome property, which, by its surroundings and furnishings, indicates culture and refined taste. Mrs. Buxton is the daughter of the Rev. John Wiseman, a well-known and prominent minister of the Presbyterian Church, and is an accomplished lady.

ANTHONY BYRD, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Among the pioneers of Clark Co., Ohio, some there are who are recognized as true representatives of that class of men to whom the county owes its present wealth and prosperity, and whose characters, in over half a century of business activity, have never been stained by one act of wrong or injustice in their transactions with their fellow-man; and in this class stands * Squire" Byrd. He was born in Bedford Co.,Va., April 13, 1805, and is the son of Luke and Elizabeth (Huffman) Byrd, who came to Clark Co., Ohio, in December, 1816, locating near Springfield, his father dying Aug. 31, 1823; and his mother in September, 1835. At the age of 24, Anthony was married to Jane Snodgrass, daughter of John and Jane (Steel) Snodgrass, to whom were born three children - two boys and one girl - all of whom are living. In the spring of 1829, Mr. Byrd purchased a portion of the farm he now lives upon, and from time to time has added to it, until he is now the owner of 240 acres of finely improved land. On the 8th of December, 1836, his wife died, and in 1839 he was married to Maria Wallace, daughter of Jonathan and Isabella Wallace, of which union four children were born, two yet living. Mrs. Byrd died Juve 25, 1851, and, in October, 1854, he was married to Mary Cowan, daughter of Jane and David Cowan, who died in April, 1868, leaving him again without a helpmate to cheer and comfort him in his declining years. On the 27th of October, 1863, his son Wallace died from disease contracted in the army, whither he had gone to help preserve the Union. In 1834, Mr. Byrd was elected Justice of the Peace, and was re-elected seventeen years consecutively. Politically, an ardent Republican; he has always kept well informed upon the issues of the political parties, and, when Ft. Sumter was fired upon, he remarked, " That is the beginning of the end of slavery," demonstrating that he was a man of far-seeing mind and keen political sagacity. Since 1837, he has been a consistent member of the United Presbyterian Church, and has ever been kind and charitable to the poor or afflicted, and no one was more prompt in times of sickness in giving aid to those in distress. Upon one occasion, a neighbor of his being sick with typhoid fever, every one refused to go near the house through fear of catching the dread disease, but Mr. Byrd went and sat up with the patient several nights in succession, saying, "A neighbor of mine shall never suffer alone so long as I am able to go to his aid " - words that stamp him as a true follower of Christ, who never fled from the poor or distressed. Mr. Byrd is a plain, practical man, who believes in fulfilling his promises to the letter, and his life has been strongly marked by undeviating, unswerving integrity in all its relations, being one of those rare men whose aim is to be right and do right at all times.

H. W. CALENDAR, photographic artist, Springfield. Mr. H. W. Calendar was ushered on the stage of existence on the 22d of July, 1847, in Union County; came to Springfield first in 1866; he worked with J. E. Smith, photographer here, until January, 1870, and, in December of the same year, he married Miss Jennie Baldwin, at her home in Logan County, locating thereafter in Champaign County. In 1878, he returned to Springfield and opened an elegant photographic studio in the "Commercial Building," with the finest and most modern appliances, and pronounced by some, at the time it was opened, to be the best in Ohio. Mr. Calendar is a man of excellent judgment, nice artistic taste and great particularity, and turns out perfect work. Both of Mr. Calendar's parents are living in Champaign County, and his wife has presented him with one son and two daughters. Our subject is the leader in his profession, and gets, as he deserves, the best patronage of Springfield.

WARREN N. CARTER, dealer in cigars and tobacco, Springfield. Mr. Carter, although a young man yet, is possessor of that happy faculty of knowing how to please his customers and drive business. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1856; is the son of J. L. Carter, an old and respected citizen of Dayton. Warren came to Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, in 1877, and opened the Palace Cigar Store, which he sold in 1880 to Ed C. Leffel, and, in February, 1881, again became its proprietor. He is located at No. 27 Limestone street, Lagonda House Block, where he keeps a full and complete stock of cigars and tobacco, all of the purest and. best quality.

P. M. CARTMELL, Springfield Cracker Works, Springfield. This gentleman is a native of Clark Co., Ohio, born July 8, 1848, and is the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Lafland) Cartmell, also natives of this county; his grandparents, Nathaniel and Rebecca (Van Metre) Cartmell, were natives of Virginia, and came to this county about 1810, settling in Pleasant Township, where his grandfather, about 1822, built a flouring-mill on the South Branch of Buck Creek, to which he afterward added a woolen-mill and distillery. P. M. is the second in a family of seven children, viz., Sarah A., the wife of William A. Sheets, of Marletta, Ohio; P. M.; Ann E., the wife of William Neer, of Catawba; Marietta. the wife of Henry Erter, of Springfield; Henry C., Charles M. and William M., of Springfield. The subject of this sketch grew up on his father's farm in Pleasant Township, and, in 1867, entered Wittenberg College, where he spent three years, and, in 1871, entered the University of Wooster, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1872, being third in his class. He followed teaching six years. the last three of which he was in charge of the high school of Circleville, Ohio. He was married, Aug. 2. 1876, at Bellefontaine, Ohio, to Mary McG. Patterson, a native of Logan County. to whom has been born one child, Edward P. In the fall of 1878, he purchased the old cracker works on Washington street, Springfield, and, the following spring, fitted up the present factory on Center street, where, under the name of Cartmell & Erter, a paving trade has been established. Politically, a Republican. -Mr. Cartmell is one of the live, progressive young men of Springfield.

THOMAS J. CASPER, M. D., druggist, Springfield. Dr. Casper is one of the few druggists who have, by study and applieation, become properly competent to handle drugs. He is a native of New Jersey: his ancestry have been for many years residents of that State. He was born in Salem County in 1835; while a youth, he went to Philadelphia to attend school, and, at 20 years of age, graduated at Union Academy, at that time the best private school in Philadelphia: he then entered upon the study of medicine, and spent the three following winters at the University of Pennsylvania, the oldest and among the best colleges of medicine in the United States, at which he graduated in March, 1561; soon after his graduation, he was offered the position of Assistant Surgeon of the 4th N. J. V., but, having determined to engage in the drug trade, he declined the offer and entered a drug-store, where he had opportunity to obtain praetical knowledge of pharmacy: during the following winter- 1861-62- he attended a course of lectures at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, under the celebrated Prof. William Proctor, and, during the following spring, purchased a drug store at West Chester, Penn., which he conducted for over three years with marked success, but desiring to " go West." sold out and eame to Ohio, and decided to locate in Springfield, and aecordingly commenced in business here in 1868, at his present location, 41 East Main street; his strictly temperate habite, thorough medical knowledge, pharmaceutical skill and business energy, ability and strict integrity, won friends and the confidence of physicians, and thus secured a large and increasing trade. Notwithstanding the jealousy of some physicians on account of his being a graduate of medicine, such is his reputation for keeping none but first-class drugs, and for integrity and care in recommending them, that he has the patronage of two-thirds of the physicians of that county, while his trade in family medicines is unequaled by any other druggist in the city. Thus, while he is just entering the prime of life, he has justly earned and obtained a prominent place among the business men of Springfield, and has enlarging prospects before him. He was a constituent member of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association; was its first Secretary. and is now Chairman of the Executive Committee; he is also a prominent member of the National Pharmaceutical Association, and widely known as a pharmacist of rare skill, and a gentleman of more than ordinary culture.

JAMES S. CHRISTIE, real estate and insurance agent, Springfield. James S. Christie is one of the oldest business men of Springfield; he was born in New Boston, N. H., Sept. 6, 1798; the maiden name of his mother was Rebecca Smith; her marriage with Robert Christie was consummated in 1796; she died in 1804, leaving four children - James S., Mary, Jesse and Rebecca (deceased in 1845). Mr. Christie married his second wife, Mrs. Sarah Ordway, in 1807; she was the mother of Sewell and John Ordway by her first husband; by her union with Mr. Christie, she became the mother of Sarah and Robert Christie, and one other child, that died in infancy. They emigrated to Vermont, and from there to Springfield, Ohio, arriving in October, 1817. Mr. Christie, being a carpenter, and aided by his son James, the subject of this sketch, built a large flat-boat, and launched it at Olean, the head of navigation on the Allegheny River: they were joined by two other families who wished to come West, and their passengers were thus increased to thirty; the river in many places was very rough, and they were forced to employ Indian pilots; Indian wigwams lined the entire west bank of the river, but they treated our voyagers kindly. They arrived safely at Cincinnati in June, 1817, and, in the fall of the same year, came to Springfield, which was at that time only a small hamlet, containing perhaps 400 inhabitants; there is but part of one brick house now standing that was here when Mr. Christie came; the magnificent city of Springtield, with her population of 21,000, and her large manufactories, have all grown since his coming. James was married to Miss Laura Beardsley, Feb. 22, 1824; her parents were natives of Connecticut, and her father, Elijah Beardsley, was a Revolutionary soldier; his wife was Miss Sarah Hubbell; they ¢ame to Ohio in 1811. James and his wife are parents of eleven children, four living - Mary, Edward P., Harlen P. and JamesB.; all are married and living in Springfield except Harlen, who resides in Decatur, Ill. Mr. Christie engaged in contracting and building until 1847, when he established a planing-mill and sash-factory, which he managed for ten years. In 1860, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and served six years, since which time he has engaged in the real estate and insurance business, etc., etc. He furnished three noble sons to do battle for their country during the late civil war, who enlisted at the first call for troops, and gallantly engaged in severalof the hardest-fought battles of the war. One wonderful eircumstance connected with the Christie family is inthe fact of the celebration of the golden wedding of the three children who came to Springfield in 1817, and all of them are as hale as many persons many years younger. Mr. and Mrs. Christie have been members of the Presbyterian Church nearly half a century, forty-seven years of which Mr. Christie has been an officer in the church; would ihat we had many more like them. His father, Robert Christie, died in Sep.

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CHARLES M. CLARK, wool merchant. Springtield: is one of the old residents of Clark County. having resided here from his infancy: he was born in Coshocton Co.. Ohio, in 1808: his parents. James and Martha Clark, were natives of Virginia and removed to this county about 1811. settling in what is now Mooretield Township. The subject of this sketch remained with his parents during his youth: they being poor. could not give him any start in life. but. being ambitious, he started for himself. without means. and soon saved enough to geta horse and saddle, which. with a little money, formed the capital with which he commenced a remarkable career as a stock-dealer and wool-buyer, for, although he began poor in purse. by honest effort he won friends, and, by energy and care in business, had accumulated about $25,000 previous to his marriage, which occurred in 1846. and he continned to enlarge his business operations until the " Foos failure," which involved him and swept away a good fortune; but still he is now in good circumstances, and the firm of which he is a member handled about 125,000 pounds of wool the past season. He owns a handsome residence property on East High street, No. 359. which he purchased in 1869, and which has been his family residence since 1870, his former residence being on a farm of 240 acres in Moorefield Township, which he still owns. and also owns another tract of 200 acres in the same neighborhood. He formerly kept large numbers of cattle, and was the prime mover in forming the company which made the first and only direct importation of fine stock from England to this county; he at one time owned the tinest herd of short-horns in this part of the State, and was prominent in getting up the great stock show here: but of late years, he has turned his attention to sheep. and feeds large numbers each winter for the spring market. In his younger days, Mr. Clark was a very active, public-spirited citizen: he was the largest stockholder residing in this county of the first banking association formed here. and continued to hold his stock until the misfortune before referred to compelled him to sell his stock to maintain his integrity, which was his only capital inthe beginning. He was also active and prominent in forming the agricultural society. and took an active interest in the. society for many years. His wife, Flora. nee Foley. is a daughter of Absalom Foley: her father's family were also among the early settlers of Moorefield Township. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are the parents of ten children: a daughter died in infancy, and one son. William C.. died in his 22d year: four sons and four daughters are living, and all are at home.

ALFRED L. CLARKE. engraver. Springtield. Thomas P. Clarke, the father of our subject. was born in Providence. R. I, on Nov. 15, 1832: came with his parents to Springfield in 1543, when only 11 years old; attended Wittenberg College, then studied law, and in due course was admitted to the bar. Here he met his wife, Miss Sarah A. - - - - . whom he married on the 29th of June, 1856. Mrs. Clarke came to Springfield in 1550. from Lancaster Co., Penn., where she was born May 15. 1835. When the war broke ont, Mr. T. P. Clarke recruited the 110th O. V. C.. in which he enlisted as Captain on Oct. 1, 1861, serving until April 1. 1865. After the war, he became interested in mining interests in Montana. thus continuing until 1868. after which he served successively as City Clerk and Township Clerk for several years, dying April 1, 1872, at Mound City, Ill. Of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke's three children, Alfred Louis was born April 6. 1857: Frank Hawthorne. Jan. 2, 1859: and Nellie Hope, Feb. 28. 1861 - -all in Springfield. aud all live with their mother at their home, No. 70 Clark street: Alfred and Frank are engravers. occupying an office in the new Bookwalter Block. and stand high in their art. as well as in the estimation of ihe community. as vonng men of excellent morals. strict integrity and sterling qualities. The work of the young Clarke brothers is placed in successful competition with that of New York engravers, both as to quality and price. The lato Thomas P. Clarke is too fresh in the minds of his surviving friends to make more extended mention here necessary.

SAMUEL CLARK, retired grocer, Springtield. The venerable and prepossessing form and features of Samuel Clark are like household words - familiar to all. In Mr. Clark is found a fine illustration of a well-rounded, creditable career and an honorable life, prolonged to a ripe old age, still in the full possession of clear and acute faculties. Mr. Clark was born "in the year one" (1801), in Monongalia Co., W.Va., and came to Springfield in the spring of 1849. Miss Hannah May, whom he married in 1825, came from Butler Co., Ohio, but was born in Warren County; their only son, John H. Clark, born in Butler County, married Miss Lottie Dilce, of Piqua, a lovely and accomplished woman, who has borne him one son. Mr. Clark was for many years prominent here in the grocery trade, from which he retired several years ago, having accumulated considerable wealth, and is now enjoying, io quiet ease, the fruits of his efforts of former years. Mr. Clark is a consistent and honored member of the Second Presbyterian Church An incident related by Mr. Clark aptly illustrates the growth of Springfield industries and the thrift that follows continued effort in the right direction. He says Mr. W. N. Whiteley, of the firm of Whiteley, Fassler & Kelly, millionaire manufacturers, little more than a score of years ago came into his (Mr. Clark's) store and asked him to step into his little shop and see a new reaper he had made; complying, Mr. Whiteley pulled it around over the floor of the contracted shop and endeavored to illustrate its excellences, but made no very strong impression on Mr. Clark's mind. But Mr. Whiteley persevered, and lo! now the Charapion works employ hundreds of thousands of capital, thousands of men, and their business is reckoned by millions of dollars. So much for Davy Crockett's maxim!

DR. JOSEPH CLOKEY, D. D., ex-Pastor United Presbyterian Church, Springfield. The Rev. Dr. Clokey came into the theater of existence with the present century, Christmas being his birthday, and, though almost an octogenarian, he is still active, by no means decrepit, in full possession of acute faculties bright, humorous, joyous, the life of the family circle. The Doctor was born Dec. 25, 1801, in Dauphin Co., Penn.: he came to Springfield twenty-six years ago, from St. Clair, Penn., where he had filled a pulpit seven years; being a man of positive nature, great energy and personal magnetism, his influence was widely felt. and he is consequently generally known, respected and beloved. He has been twice married, his first wife being Jane Patterson, of Wheeling, W. Va., whom he married on Oct. 3, 1827, having by this union one son and one daughter, the former of whom they lost, and the latter, Mrs. William G. Henry, now lives in Assumption, Ill. On Feb. ?1, 1838, he led to the altar his present wife, Elizabeth Waddle, who has borne him four sons and two daughters, one of the former having passed away: of the Doctor's three surviving sons, two are ministers- -one in New Albany, Ind., and one here temporarily; and one is practicing law in Decatur. The Doctor's ancestors on his father's side are Irish. He retired from the active ministry six years ago. The Doctor is one of those meu of remarkable elasticity of constitution and spirits, and evenness of disposition. who never appear to grow really old, keeping up with all the questions of the hour and everything new, being fully abreast of the times; whose companionship 1s sought and loved by the young. The early history of his Irish ancestry is intensely interesting; in a time of persecution there, about 1798, his half-brother was beheaded for refusing to reveal the hiding-place of his father, who was a General in the war of that period in Ireland. Of such sturdy stock did he come. He was fifteen years Professor of Pastoral Theology and Sacred

Rhetoric in the Theological Seminary ut Xenia, Ohio; has ever taken an active interest in the temperance movement; was a strong Union man during the war, and it is laughingly said of him that he drew the tirst blood, as, during a few pointed remarks at a prayer-meeting held upon the occasion of the departure for the scene of war of one of the first companies, in making a forcible gesture, he accidentally struck a bystander on the nose, drawing the blood. He thus instituted a series of prayer-meetings, called * Union Prayer Meetings," that were kept up during most of the war period. At 19, the Doctor was Aid-de-Camp to one of the leading Generals in the Irish revolution. His grandfather was 115 years old at death, and his father 86. Such men as the venerable Doctor are few and far between.

ISAAC COBLENTZ, hardware and stoves, Springfield. Isaac Coblentz, the energetic and well-known hardware merchant, was born in Maryland in 1819; came to Ohio in 1835, when quite a youth, and settled in Springfield in 1866, since which time he has done a thriving business, being a man of great energy and sterling integrity. He married in 1844, and has now a family of four interesting children - one boy of 15 (now at Wittenberg College), and two married daughters, one of whom, Mrs. Rev. D. R. Hanna, is widowed. Mr. Coblentz has been in active mercantile life for more than a quarter of a century; he did a drug business from 1866 to 1872, at the stand now occupied by Troupe & Jacobs, corner of Market and Main, and in 1872 changed to hardware, occupying his present store and doing the leading business in stoves, of which he makes rather a specialty, as also of roofing, having just completed the contract for roofing the new opera house Mr. Coblentz is a Freemason, being a worthy member of Clark Lodge, No. 101: he is a man of dignitied bearing, courteous to all, prompt in fulfilling his engagements. and straightforward in his dealings: has been a member of the City Council for two years.

A. P. LINN COCHRAN, attorney, Springfield; is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Cumberland County June 27, 1830. He received his education at Princeton College, from which he graduated in 1856. and, in the following year came to Springfield, where he entered the law office of Rodgers & Cochran, the latter being a brother; subsequently graduated at the Cincinnati Law School, and in 1859 formed a partnership with his brother, David M. Cochran, which partnership existed until the death of David M.. in September, 1870, after which the subject continued practice alone until the present partnership with Robert C. Rodgers was formed, in 1877, since which the firm name has been Cochran & Rodgers; their office is located in the block on the southeast corner of Main and Limestone streets. Mr. Cochran was a member of the 152d O. N. G.; is a Republiean in polities, but has never taken an active part in publie matters, nor sought official distinction, preferring rather to pursue the regular line of his profession, and has established a valuable reputation as a lawyer and citizen. He married, Sept. 17, 1868, Miss Pearle A. B. Wilbur, of Cincinnati; this union has been blessed by four children, three of whom are living - two sons and one daughter; his residence is 301 South Limestone street.

E. G. COFFIN, Mayor, Springtield. Elijah G. Coffin is one of the most noted men of Clark County; his father, Philander Coffin, was a native of Vermont; he came to this county in 1818, the year of its organization. His marriage to Miss Martha Smith was celebrated in 1830; her parents, Jere miah and Martha Smith, were natives of New Jersey, and also settled here in 1818. Mr. and Mrs. Coffin were parents of Elijah G., Elishabe, Caroline, Martin L., William H., Elizabeth, Orlevee and George W.; another daughter, Elmira, died when 7 years of age. Their settlement was made in Harmony Township. In 1835, Mr. Coffin moved to Allen County, from there to Shelby County, and again moved to Stark Co., Ind., where his death occurred in 1871.

The widow and children all live there. with the exception of our subject, and are married and doing well Elijah was born Nov. 27, 1830; at the age of 18, he engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and continued in this business fifteen years. During this time, he was wedded to Miss Mary Haley; she was born in Ireland in 1825, and came alone to America. Three only of their eight children are now living - Olive, Florence and Cora; Olive is the wife of James J. Kinnane, and Cora wedded Charles Hayward. Mr. Coffin volunteered in the United States service during the late war, and was elected 2d Lieutenant of Co. I, 146th O. V. L; after his return from the army, he was a number of times elected to official positions in the township, in all of which he gave satisfaction; during this time, he engaged in the hotel and livery business in South Charleston. He was elected Sheriff of Clark County in 1868: re-elected in 1870; was again elected in 1876, and was re-elected the third time in 1878. He was the most popular Sheriff Clark County ever had, and has given universal satisfaction, as attested by his several terms of office. At the recent city eiection he was chosen Mayor of Springfield by a handsome' majority. In connection with Asa Whitehead, an addition to the city of Springfield was made in 1874. Mr. Coffin also laid out another addition in 1880, which lots were soon disposed of; he has also dealt considerably in real estate, and is numbered among Springfield's substantial citizens. For the past twelve years, he has been Deputy United States Marshal, and Coroner four years. His city residence is a tasty one. He is one of our self-made men, having but 10 cents in his pocket when he first came to Springfield, but, by honesty, industry and economy. has amassed a fortune of $50,000 at least, and will leave a record for his descendants upon which they may look with pride.

PHILIP J. COLE, wholesale and retail grocer. Springfield. P. J. Cole added one to the population of -Clark County on Feb. 11. 1841. being born in this township; he spent his early youth on the paternal farm; at 16, he evinced a disposition to rove, engaging in gold mining in Colorado, which was at that early day a much wilder country even than to-day. Young Cole lived a * roughand-tumble " life in the Far West six years; returning to Springfield, he became engaged in mercantile pursuits. and has been for ten years continuously in his present business (except two years in Pennsylvania in the oil business, and a short trip to Europe) and is now doing a prosperous business. He is a member in excellent standing of the Knights of Pythias; also of the American Legion of Honor. Mr. Cole is still reckoned among Springfield's young business men; he is quick, full of energy and push, frank, straightforward and reliable, a true friend and a generous enemy, and enjoys the good opinion of the community; he is the elder brother of M. Cole, the lawyer.

MILTON COLE, attorney at law, Springfield. Mr. Cole is a native of Clark County, having first seen the light in 1848; his father and mother, who are still living, at the ripe ages of 74 and 72 respectively, were among the early settlers, coming from Virginia to Springfield in 1830. and his father started the first *gig-shop" of which the then village could boast. Mr. Cole worked on a farm until he reached the ageof 16; graduating at Wittenberg College in 1871. he took a term (1871-72) at the law school, Ann Arbor, Mich.; read law in the office of Spence & Arthur until October, 1873, when he was admitted to the bar. In the fall of 1874, he was defeated as Democratic candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, which is not strange, in view of the fact that Springfield is almost solidly Republican; but it was a high tribute to his real worth that he, though a stanch Democrat, was elected to the Mayoralty in 1875, and re-elected in 1877, his second term expiring in 1879, since which he has practiced his profession. During his second term as Mayor, he led to the altar Miss Ella Skidmore, and one fine boy has blessed the union. Mr. Cole is a representative young man. quick.

J. LAMAR COLEMAN, Coroner of Clark County, Springtield; was born in Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1836; his father being an invalid, he sustained himself from the age of 9 years; when 13 years of age, he became connected with a minstrel troupe, now known as the "San Francisco Troupe," with which he remained three years, then went to Chicago to learn the hardware business: remained in Chicago until 1858. when he eame to Springfield and opened a grocery and commission house, which he operated about six years. In August. 1865. he bought the interest of the younger Coles of the firm of Coles & Bro.. undertakers, and has since been engaged in undertaking. In 1861, he was appointed Deputy United States Marshal, and served in that capacity until 1867. when he resigned on account of differing with Johnson's policy; in 1876, he was elected Coroner of Clark County, and re-elected in 1878. He married, in 1860, Miss Virginia Hotsenpiller. by whom he had three children: she having deceased, he married Amanda Hamuett, of St. Louis. Mr. Coleman is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a past officer of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council, and Past Captain of the Grand Councilof Royal and Select Masters of Ohio.

WILBER COLVIN. born in Cedarville Township, Greene Co., Ohio, May 3, 1857: removed with his parents to Madison Township, Clark Co., Ohio, April 2. 1867: graduated at the South Charleston, Ohio. High School, May 15, 1874: taught school in 1875-76; in the summer of 1876, was appointed by the Clark County Commissioners to the scholarship at the Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, the first such appointment ever made in the county; twice represented the university in the State rhetorical contests of the Ohio Inter-Collegiate Association, once taking second honors; during his Senior year in college, he was editor-inchief of the Students' Magazine, the college journal; graduated, at the head of his class, June 23, 1880. He is at the present time studying law in the office of Keifer, White & Rabbitts, Springfield, Ohio.

JOHN L. CONKLIN, grocer, Springfield; is a nativeof New Jersey, a son of William W. Conklin, who married Cornelia Goltra, also a resident of New Jersey; they removed to Ohio and became residents of Clark County in 1861; they had a family of six children, two of whom are residents of this county, Mrs. Granville Winger, a daaghter, having died here recently; Mr. Conklin also died here, his widow now residing with her son, John L., being in her 79th year. John L. remained on the farm with his parents until he reached his majority, after which he learned the trade of mason and brick-layer, at which he worked several years. He came to Springfield in 1870 and engaged in the grocery trade, becoming a member of the firmof Winger & Conklin, and so continued until April 1, 1880, when he purchased Mr. Winger's interest, and has since conducted the business; his store is located on Market street, between Main and High streets, where he is doing a flourishing trade. He married, in 1868, Helen Parcells, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; they have three children. Mr. Conk. lin is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, also of the Masonic fraternity.

CHARLES R. CONVERSE, dentist, Springfield. Charles R. Converse was been Aug. 4, 1847, among the hills of the old Granite State; he came to Ohio twelve years ago, settling in the pretty little village of Urbana; commenced the study of dentistry in New Hampshire, completing his studies in Ohio, where his success has been steady and enduring. Althougth only a resident of Springfield less than a year, his superior skill in bis profession, coupled with his energy and pleasant address, have made for him a fine and growing business. On the 2d of October, 1872, he married Miss Rose E. Russell, of Urbana, and a fine 4-year-old boy. naraed Charley Louis Converse, has blessed their union. Mr. and Mrs. Converse are members of the High Street Methodist Church, and he is also a member of the Royal Arcanum and American Legion of Honor: is universally liked, and a rising young man.

SAMUEL COOPER, retired merchant, Springfield; is a native of Ireland, born in County Antrim Sept. 18, 1877. In March, 1828, he left Belfast in the sail ship James Baily, bound for St. Andre, where his party arrived after a voyage of forty-six days, and, after a short stay, took passage on board a coaling vessel and came to Philadelphia: the following winter was spent in the woods of Cumberland Co., N. J., he being associated with a New Yorker in chopping wood for coaleries, during which they "kept bach" in a cabin hastily constructed by themselves; as soon as spring opened, he returned to Philadelphia; having learned to weave Irish linen in the old country, he soon found an opportunity to take a loom with a family who were weavers; the following year, a gentleman with whom he had boarded, who had relatives in Cincinnati and Dayton, induced him to come to Ohio, and they came to Dayton via Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, where he remained about three years, when he came to Springfield the year made memorable as the year of the " falling stars;" here he opened a clothing store in partnership with Samuel McPherson; in a few years, Mr. Cooper bought his partner's interest and became sole proprietor, and also owner of the building and ground, which he still owns - now occupied as a hardware store by Mr. McCord. He married. in 1839, Minerva Ellen Perrin; she has borne him two daughters, one of whom, now Mrs. Frank J. Grave, is living. Mrs. Cooper is a daughter of John Perrin, an early resident of Springfield Township, his farm being just south of the present city limits. Mr. Cooper is a representative of that thrifty class of Irishmen who had intelligence and principle, and, although he landed in this country a poor man, by his industry and integrity he secured friends and opportunities. and, by economy and judicious management, had in a few years accumulated enough to become a partner in a store in Springfield: like others of his class. he was shrewd enough to early secure real estate, and began housekeeping in his own house, and now owns a handsome residence at the southwest corner of Clifton and Gallagher streets, and owns a considerable amount of city property; the rents from which afford a convenient income, and secures comfort and ease to his declining years He has been active in religious matters, having been a Sunday school teacher from his youth until his age precluded further service. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have been members of the Presbyterian Church from childhood, and are among the oldest and most respected families of the city.

HENRY H. CORY, coal-dealer, Springfield: is a son of Joseph P. and Martha (Fearnside) Cory, and was born near New Carlisle, this county, March 31, 1851: both the Cory and Fearnside families were pioneers of this county. Henry lived with his parents on the farm until 1873, when he moved with them to Springfield. He was married, June 24, 1875, to M. Effie Andrews, daughter of Samuel and Margarete Ramsey Andrews, who were pioneers of Montgomery Co., Ohio. He owns a beautiful residence on South Limestone street. In 1874, he established his present business, with a capital of $1,000. ^ His trade has increased until now it amounte to $20,000 per annum. During the seven years he has been in business here, he has established a reputation for truth and honesty beyond reproach.

PELEG COTES, retired merchant, Springfield. Among the few old residents of this eity now residing here, we find Mr. and Mrs. Cotes. Mr. Cotes is a native of Oneida Co., N. Y.: he was, born in 1803: his father was a farmer, and he remained on the farm assisting his father in his youth, and later farming in connection.with his father, until 1835, when he removed to Springfield and entered into a partnership with Philo Birdseye, and engaged in the manufacture and sale of hats, which he continued until 1861, being about the last one to give up the primitive hat-factory: but continued as dealer until 1869. when, having accumulated a competency. he retired from active pursuits. Mrs. Cotes is also a native of Oneida County: their marriage was celebrated Jan. 13, 1831, and they have shared life's burdens and the enjoyment of much happiness for half a century, during most of this time residing in their present residence, No. 72 East High street. which he built in 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Cotes were formerly members of the Baptist Church. and he was active in the building of their present house of worship: but. for a number of years, both have been members of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Cotes is one of the few remaining of those who came here when Springfield was a village, and is fully entitled to be recorded among the number who, by their energy and enterprise and publie spirit. have developed a city. and he and his amiable wife are among its oldest present residents.

THOMAS VOSS CRABILL. retired farmer. Springfield. This gentleman is one of the few living pioneers who are left to tell the tale of the trials and hardships of pioneer life, and who have helped to convert the wilds of the Mad River country into the beautiful farms to be seen throughout the county. Thomas Voss Crabill was born in Moorefield Township, Clark Co., Ohio, Nov. 2. 1810, and is the son of David and Barbary (Bear) Crabill, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Pennsylvania, who settled on Buck Creek, in Moorefield Township, in 1808: they were married in Virginia, and had born to them the following children: Sarah (deceased), Maria, John (deceased),

. Thomas V., David (deceased), James W.. Mary, Susan (deceased), Joseph (deceased), Pierson S., William H. and Eliza J. The subject of this sketch grew up in his native township, and was there married, Jan. 31, 1833. to Sidney Yeazell, daughter of Abraham and Mary Yeazell, who was born in Moorefield Township Feb. 6, 1815, her family being pioneers of Clark County; of this union, fifteen children have been born, nine of whom are living, viz., William, David, James, John, Thomas, Milton, Joseph F., Levina and Elizabeth. Shortly after marriage, Mr. Crabill moved to his present farm, which he rented from his father, upon whose death he bought the property from the heirs. The parents of Mr. and Mrs. Crabill died in Moorefield Township, his father, David Crabill, having been a soldier in 1812, fighting the Indians, who were leagued with the English against his native land. Mr. Crabill inherited 100 acres of land, and his wife had $1,000 in money, with which they started in life; but, by constant toil and rigid economy, they have accumulated a large estate, owning 700 acres of land surrounding his home in Springfield Township, and 320 in Moorefield Township. Mr. Crabill is recognized as a man of upright, 'honest character, whose word has ever been as good as his bond; politically, he was a Whig, but, upon the formation of the Republican party, he joined its standard, and is a "stalwart" in his political opinions, his whole family being of the same faith. He is now in feeble health, having been paralyzed for some years, but, with his partner through life's joys and sorrows, he patiently awaits the day when he will be called to rest in peace.

DAVID CRABILL, farmer; P. O. Springfield; son of Thomas V. and Sidney Crabill; was born in Champaign Co., Ill, March 14, 1836; has followed farming all his life, and is engaged at present quite extensively in farming and stock-raising, and pays a great deal to the improvement of his stock, and aims to keep none but the best. He was married, Dec. 2, 1862, to Nancy C. Rock, daughter of Thomas and Leah Rock; they have two children - Emma J., born Dec. 6, 1803; and Thomas V., born Aug. 25, 1865. Mrs. Crabill's father was a native of Kentucky, and died in Clark Co., Ohio, May 6, 1880: her mother was in this county, and died here July 7, 1847. Mr. Crabill is one of the prom- inent, rising farmers of this county; he is one of the Directors of his school district, which position he has held for four successive years, he lives in a tine brick house, five miles southeast of Springfield. He and his wife believe in keeping pace with the times, and are making an exertion to so rear their children that they will be an honor to them and useful to the community in which they may live. During the late rebellion. not being able to go himself. he fur. nished a man to serve 1n his place during the war.

JOHN CRABILL, farmer; P. O. Springfield. John Crabill, son of Thomas V. and Sidney Crabill, was born on the home farm July 5, 1847; he lives in a beautiful frame house on the home farm; he, like his brother, takes pride in the improvement of his stock; he has always lived on a farm, and is a young man of excellent character; politically, a stanch Republican. He was married, Dec. 19, 1872, to Barbara E. Zimmerman; they have three promising children - Ada Irene. Clark Rodgers and Pearl Preston. Mrs. Crabill is the daughter of Isaac and Anna Zimmerman; her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and moved to Ohio and to this county in 1849. and located just north of Lagonda, where they lived until their decease. Mrs. Crabill attended schooi two years in the Springfield Female Seminary, and at the death of her father was obliged to quit school before she graduated.

WILLIAM CRABILL, farmer: P. O. Springtield; son of Thomas V. and Sidney Crabill; he was born in this county March 15, 1834. He was united in marriage, Nov. 1, 1850, to Sarah E. Wise, daughter of Jesse and Mariel Wise; seven children have been born unto them, viz., Joseph, June 4, 1862: William Edgar, Aug. 4, 1866; Lizzie, May 5, 1868; John, Oct. 15, 1870; Hattie, Oct. 15, 1872; Alice, Sept. 4, 1876; Elza, Feb. 11, 1879. John died when but 4 years old. Mr. Crabill lived at home, working on the farm, until his marriage, when he moved near Charleston, Clark Co., Ohio, on a rented farm; after remaining on said farm two years, he rented and moved to another farm, in Harmony Township, where he lived twelve years, when he moved to his present home; during the fourteen years he was farming rented land, he saved $10,000, which he invested in the farm upon which he now resides. He is a practical farmer, and his stock is all of the best breed, experience convincing him that * the best pays. the best." Mrs. Crabill was born in this county March 6, 1841, and she and her husband have been active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1874, and have been liberal in the support of that denomination. Politically, Mr. Crabill is a Republican, and is one of the go-ahead, progressive farmers of his township.

ALBERT K. CROSSLAND, farmer; P. O. Springfield. He is the son of Jaecb and Emily (Otstot) Crossland; was born in this county Feb. 1, 1851; he lived with his parents until his marriage, when he moved to where he now lives. He was united in the holy bonds of wedlock, March 24, 1880, to Laura Rice, daughter of William and Matilda Rice. Although lately married. he and his young wife are nicely located, and well prepared to begin life aright. Mr. Crossland is a promising young man, of good moral and religious habits; he has been a members of the First Baptist Church of Springfield since 14 years old. His wife is one of those good, sensible young ladies, well calculated to make home cheerful and assist her husband through life. Politically, he casts his ballot with the Republican party.

J. S. CROWELL, manager of Farm and Fireside, Springfield. John 5. Crowell was born in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 7, 1850; was the seventh child of parents in moderate circumstances, and still living, and members of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of Louisville, of which his father, S. B. Crowell, was one of the founders, and elected a Deacon for life. John attended the publie schools of Louisville; was an apt scholar, and, although generally the youngest in his classes, stood at their head - completing in six years the usual eight-year course. He evinced early an independent and self-reliant disposition, and essayed to earn his own livelihood; at the age of 11 years, upon his parents objecting to furnish him the necessary capital to a start as newsboy, he held a stranger's horse, receiving 5 cents therefor, which was immediately invested in newspapers, and formed his paid-up capital stock; for two years he sold papers in the early morning and attended school during the day; in the short interval between the close of school and his last public examination, he seeured a situation in a small printing office at $2.50 per week; so desirous was his teacher to have him appear at examination that he secured his attention vi ef armis, by the aid of a posse of his larger school-mates, who carried him to the school in his working habiliments; but, even under such untoward circumstances, he acquitted himself with great credit to himself and his teacher. Against parental wishes and advice of teachers, he declined entering college, preferring the avocation of his choice, in which his success was marked and rapid; within six months, he was promoted from $2.50 to $12 per week, then made assistant foreman; but, preferring press-work to type-setting, was, at 16 years of age, made head pressman, and even then his fellow-workmen predicted for him a future large publishing house of his own. While in this office, one of the workmen was eaught by the arm between the ceiling and a pulley making 150 revolutions per minute; others looked on in horror, expecting to see him erushed, but young Crowell grasped a belt with one hand, was instantly hurled to the ceiling, where, securing a footing, he released his companion, who fainted in his arms; thus an arm - perhaps a life - -was saved. He became, early in

1869, when about an inch of his right thumb was mashed off while attending a power paper-cutting machine; he quickly adjusted the severed portion of the thumb, while the man who had caused the accident shut his eyes and called for help. While thus disabled, he invented an " elastic hand-stamp," and the rubber-like material out of which they were made, and, while deeming the invention scarcely worthy a patent, he commenced their manufacture, in which he employed his brothers, and did a very prosperous business for some time, which he discontinued a little before the panic of 1873. He then visited many of the' States and Northern lakes, and, on returning to Louisville, entered the office of Messrs. B. F. Avery & Sons, the well-known plow manufacturers, conducting the publication of their agricultural journal, the Home and Farm, on a trip in the interest of which he first met Mr. P P. Mast, to whom he afterward suggested the idea of publishing a similar journal under the auspices of his manufacturing firm, which eventuated in the present well-known and thriving journal, the Farm and Fireside, of which, as the founder, Mr. Crowell may feel a just and pardonable pride, and of which extended notice will be found in another department of this work. For ten years before leaving Louisville (which he did in the fall of 1877), Mr. Crowell was an active, working member of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of that city, and its Sunday school; and at 17 years of age was elected its Librarian; at 20, Assistant Superintendent of the school, and at 21, its Superintendent; and at 25 years of age, was chosen Deacon for life of that church. On Nov. 20, 1877, he married Miss Ella C. Mangold, of an old Louisville family, whose parents are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Crowell have a daughter 14 years old. They are both members of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, which they joined in November, 1877. Mr. Crowell, although not indigenous to Clark County, is worthy of conspicuous mention among its foremost citizens. FINLEY O. CUMMINGS, traveling salesman, Springfield; was born in native of Virginia, and for a number of years a prominent physician of Xenia. The father having died, the family removed to Springfield in 1849. The mother, whose maiden name was Mary A. Moore, and who was a native of Maryland, now resides here with her son, being in the 69th year of her age. The subject of this sketch was among the first to respond to the President's call for troops in 1861, and participated in the first Bull Run battle, being a member of the 2d O. V. L; at the expiration of his three-months term, he enlisted for one year, and became a member of the 60th O. V. L, of which he was Sergeant Major, and which did service under Gen. Fremont in Virginia, the whole, regiment being takensprisoners when their time was about to expire; after exchange, was discharged. Mr. Cummings, in the meantime, had been promoted to 2d Lieutenant for meritorious conduct, but, having been discharged with his regiment, he re-enlisted as a private in the 44th O. V. L, which served as mounted infantry until January, 1864, when the regiment veteranized, and was organized as the 8th O. V. V. C., with which Mr. Cummings continued until July, 1864, at which time he was commissioned Adjutant of the 176th O. V. L.; after an acceptable service of about one year in this capacity, July 31, 1865, he received a commission from President Johnson as Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, in which capacity he served until November, 1865, when, there being no further need of the volunteer troop, he was honorably and finally discharged, having been in the service a little more than four years, during which he participated in many battles and received marked notice for his bravery and patriotism. After his return to Springfield, he resumed his law studies, broken off by his enlistment, but which he never completed; finding commercial business more to his liking, in 1866 he became traveling salesman for Foos & Mullikin, manufacturers of furniture, and continued with them until January, 1873, when he accepted a traveling position with John Duer & Sons, of Baltimore, manufacturers and importers of cabinet hardware and upholsterers' goods, which position he has continued to fill acceptably, and he is now the Western representative of the firm. Mr. Cummings is a member of the Masonic Lodge and Chapter of Springfield, and a gentleman of social and business culture. He married, in 1867, Miss Clara B. Woodward, of Greene County, who was a graduate of the Springfield Female Seminary; she died Feb. 9, 1868, and he again married, May 5, 1875, his wife being Miss Rachel, second daughter of Judge Littler, of this city; she is also a graduate of the seminary here, and possessed of valuable accomplishments as daughter, wife and mother; the issue of this union is one daughter - Kate Logan.

. Nore. - At Mr. Cumming's request, the personal mention, without which the pen picture of so graceful a character is but an outline, is reluctantly omitted.

GEORGE W. DALIE, Springfield; has for a number of years been a member of the department of justice. He was born in Brunswick, Me., April 18, 1814; his father was a ship carpenter, and resided in Boston and vicinity during George's youth. The subject of this sketch learned the carpenter's trade, and continued to work at his trade until about 1848, when his health would no longer permit it. He came to Ohio in 1831, and made Cincinnati his home, but worked at different points several years, during which he spent a short time in New Orleans. In 1838, he located in Clermont County, and there married his first wife, Miss Abigail Fowler; she bore him three children, two of whom, a son and a daughter, are living; his wife having died, and he broken down in health, Mr. Dalie came to Springfield in 1848, and, after reeruiting his health, engaged in merchandising; subsequently kept a hotel a short time, then became interested in a sash, door and blind factory here. In 1862, he was elected Constable, and has served so acceptably as to be re-elected at each subsequent election period, and still continues in the acceptable discharge of the Constabulary duties. His present wife was a Miss Elizabet] Croft; their marriage was celebrated in Centerville, Ind., in 1855; she was a native of England, and has borne him one child, a daughter - Mrs. John P. Allen. Mr. Dalie is one of the old reliables of Springfield, and respected as a useful citizen.

CHARLES A. DAVIS, decorative painter and dealer in artists' supplies, Springfield. He is a son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Thomas) Davis, and was. born in Cheltenham, England, near the old city of Gloucester, Jan. 1, 1826. At the age of 15, he began the trade of house and decorative painting with his father, at which he worked until 1850, when he embarked for America; on his arrival on this continent, he pushed Westward, arriving in Cincinnati, Ohio, the same year, where he immediately began to ply his trade, carrying on quite extensively; in 1867, he removed to Springfield, this county, and located at his present place of business, No. 142 West Main street, where he still continues trade, and, in connection, keeps a full line of artists' supplies. He was married, Sept. 7, 1850 (just before taking passage for the New World), to Mary A. Taylor, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Jones) Taylor; of their six children, but four are now living - three boys and one girl; Thomas A. is at present a student in the Cincinnati Art School. Mrs. Davis was born May 16, 1823, in Clifford, Herefordshire, England, near Clifford Castle. Mr. Davis, at the age of 18, was initiated into the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows; the law in England was that the son of an Odd Fellew could join the lodge at the age of 18; after locating in Cincinnati, he was instructed in the mysteries of the Independent Order, and is a Past Grand of Springfield Lodge, No. 33, I. O. O. F.; he is also a Master Mason of Clark Lodge, No. 101. He is one of the Vestrymen of Christ's Church, Episcopal, of this city, having held said position for the past ten years; he was one of the Building Committee of said church.

E. G. DIAL, attorney, Springfield; is a native of Clermont Co., Ohio. His parents emigrated from the State of Maryland and settled in Clermont County in the year 1805, and continued to reside there during their lives. He was educated at Miami University, and graduated at that institution in 1843; was teacher and member of the Faculty of the Ohio Wesleyan University, and, after one year, resigned, and came to Springfield, Ohio, in 1845, and taught in the high schoolseveral years, and was afterward President of the Springfield Female College four years; studied law in the meantime, and was admitted to the bar; had an interest in and was editor of a new paper published in Urbana, but continued to reside in Springfield; was chosen Elector on the Presidential Electoral ticket of this State in 1852; was a Democrat in politics up to 1860, when he united heartily with the Union Republican party, and is still conscientiously devoted to the principles of that party. In 1869, he was elected Probate Judge of Clark County, and in 1872 was re-elected without opposition, but declined a candidacy for a third term; in 1879, he was elected a member of the State Legislature, which position he holds at this time; being appointed Chairman of the Committee on Schools and School Lands in the House of State Representatives, he gave himself to a careful study of the school legislation of Ohio, and, on the first day of the adjourned session, introduced a bill to abolish the subdistrict system and to establish the township system, the schools of each township to be managed by a Board of Education elected by the people thereof; also a bill providing for county superintendence. This proposed legislation met with universal approbation by the ieading educators and educated men of the State, and generally by the press, but, encountering decided opposition among the smaller politicians and press, the bills failed to pass. Judge Dial has been thoroughly identified with the educational interests of the city during his entire residence here, and for many years was a member of the Board of Education; he is a quiet, unassuming gentleman, but a popular and highly esteemed citizen.

JOHN DICK, landseape gardener, and Superintendent of Fern Cliff Cemetery, Springfield. John Dick, son of David C. and Jessie (Charles) Dick, was born Jan. 14, 1834, in Ayrshire, Scotland, near the birthplace of Robert Burns; he first attended school in the Kirkcudbright Academy, and received his pro: fessional education, that of landscape gardener, in the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh, Scotland, under the tutorship of Prof. Balfour, Professor of Botany, and Prof. James McNab as Curator. Mr. Dick emigrated to America in 1854, and settled on Long Island, where he remained nine months, following his profession; from there he went to Philadelphia, Penn., and stayed two years, and from there to Cincinnati. In 1863, he was elected to his present position, being the first Superintendent of said cemetery; therefore, the beautiful appearance and convenient arrangement of the grounds are due to the artistic skill and good management of Mr. Dick He was married, in, July, 1863, to Catherine Fitzsimmons; of their four children, but two are now living, viz., James and Jessie; the eldest and youngest, Charles and Mary Ellen, have gone to the spirit land, ana, Oct. 17, 1879, their mother went to meet them in that beautiful home where sin and sorrow never enter. Mr. Dick is a member in good standing of Springfield Lodge, No. 33, also a patriarch of Mad River Encampment. No. 16, I. O. O. F.

ROBERT R. DORY, gardener, Springfield. He was born Nov. 20, 1838, in a log cabin which stood near his present beautiful residence, and is the son of James and Elizabeth M. (Cosway) Dory; they were natives of England, where James learned the culture of vegetables, serving seven years as an apprentice. He emigrated to America in 1834, coming direct to Springfield. In 1836, he began raising vegetables for market, but his sales were quite small in comparison with the market now; the people then depended more on their own gardens than the market. Robert was taught gardening from his youth up. and at present engages quite largely in the production of vegetables, which he sells both at retail and wholesale. He was married, Feb. 15, 1878, to Mary E., daughter of Robert and Mary E. Cole; they have but one child - Mary E., who lightens their home and makes glad the hearts of father and mother. Robert's mother died July 15, 1870, and his father July 14, 1880. Of James and Elizabeth's four children, three - Robert R., Mrs. Jacob Gram and Mrs. George MeClure - still reside in Clark County, and Charles C. in Kansas.

WILLIAM C. DOWNEY, of P. P. Mast & Co., manufacturers, Springfield; is a native of Virginia, born in 1835; came to Ohio when a young man, and became a resident of Springfield in 1855; he connected himself with the firm of Thomas & Mast in 1862, having charge of the outside trade, doing the entire traveling business until the growth required additional help, and he now has general supervision of this department in the South and Southwest trade. Mr. Downey began business for himself as a clothing merchant; subsequently became a traveling salesman, in which capacity he developed those peculiar qualities and acquired the varied business knowledge which enters into the make-up of a successful business man, and thus laid the foundation for the successful career whieh he has thus far had in connection with Thomas & Mast, and also as member of the firm of P. P. Mast & Co., organized in 1871.

JAMES DRISCOL, carriage manufacturer, Springfield. The Driscols are a representative Western family; the converse of the old adage, " Jack of ali trades and good at none," is aptly illustrated by this family, who have through life adhered to one line of business and made a success of it; they have been for over forty years identified with the carriage and wagon trade, doing, up to the present time, the leading business in that line. Elias Driscol was born in 1814, and

James the subject of this sketch, Jan. 9, 1817, in Greene County. In his early infancy, his parents moved to within a few miles of Springtield. | Twoecore years ago, he commenced business as a wagon-maker, and, five years afterward, formed a copartnership with a Mr. Beal, under the firni name of Driscol & Beal, so continuing for two years, the firm then changing to E. & J. Driscol, this copartnership of the two brothers continuing for twenty-two years; ten years ago, E. & J. Driscol sold out their business, Elias retiring and James going West to Kansas to embark in the stock-raising business; after eighteen months' trial, however, he concluded he could do best at the old place and business, and, returning to Springfield, bought out his successors, Whitehead & Cushman, and again opened the Driscol concern, taking in as partners his three sons, George, John and Charles, who are respectively body-maker, painter and boss trimmer; these sons, with Mrs. Miller, the book-keeper of the house, are children of Mr. Driscol's union with Miss Abergast, a native of this county, whom he married in 1842, Feb. 20. Constituted as this firm is, each of its members being an experienced workman in his particular line, its success is not to be wondered at, especially as they have made it their invariable rule to use nothing but firstclass material in every part of their work. Mr. James Driscol thinks he has driven more spokes than any man in Ohie. He has a half-brother, Josiah Driscol, in the iivery business in this city. His first son, George, was a soldier in the Union army, first going out with the 100-day volunteers, then enlisting in Co. E, 58th O. V. I. Mr. Driscol is known in the community as a man of strict and undeviating integrity and business honor, and his sons are *chips of the old block." But, with his ready wit and pleasaut humor, the father, with his 68 years, does not appear greatly the senior of his sons; he says when he came to Springfield, a little frame Methodist Church was the only house of worship in the village. He has the faintest recollection of his mother, and his father died forty-three years ago.

JOHN H. DRISCOL, carriage manufacturer, Springfield. Mr. John H. Driscol is a native of Springfield, and everybody in Clark County knows him and all favorably. He has grown up in the carriage trade - painting being his branch. In 1873, he married Miss Emma Kennedy, of Dayton, three years after his admission to partnership into the reliable and well-known "Driscol" firm, now one of the important institutions of this city and county. Mrs. Driscol is the daughter of the Rev. George H. Kennedy, and is an esteemed and charming woman. The fact that their family consists of four boys puts their patriotism beyond question. Mr. John H. Driscol is too well known to require extended personal notice here, and it need only to be added that he is a member of the Royal Arcanum, one of Springfield's solid young men, and essentially "one of the boys."

JOHN E. DRISCOL, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. D. is the son of Elias and Nancy (Mullholland) Driscol, and was born in Springfield July 23, 1843; he learned the trade of carriage and buggy trimming with his father, at which he worked until his marriage with Emma A. Perrin Nov. 13, 1867, when he moved to the farm where he now lives. She is the only child of Joseph I. and Abigail E. Perrin, and was born Oct. 8, 1847. John and Emma have six children - Julia O., Eddie, Nannie E., Johnie, Elias and Emma. They live in a large brick house (on Yellow Spring Pike), which was built by her father in 1851. Her father died Dec. 30, 1866. Mr. D. is an industrious man, and has an excellent wife.

MRS. E. B. DRUM, widow, Springfield. Mrs. Drum (widow of Capt. Simon H. Drum, deceased), was born in Bellfount, Center Co., Penn., June 27, 1809, and was married to Capt. Drum Dec. 20, 1832.

graduated at West Point, and promoted Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, July 1, 1830; 2d Lieutenant, July 1, 1830; Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics Military Academy, from Aug. 30, 1830, to June 18, 1832; Ist Lieutenant, Aug. 31, 1836, Captain 'staff, June 29, 1846; Captain 4th Artillery, Aug. 18, 1846; vacated staff commission, Aug. 18, 1846; killed Sept. 13, 1847, in the assault of the city of Mexico (within the Belen Gate), while directing the fire of a captured nine-pounder that he had added to the battery of heavy artillery which he commanded throughout the action with consummate skill, indomitable energy and most conspicuous gallantry. Capt. Drum also served in the Seminole war in Florida; his remains rest in Fern Cliff Cemetery, near Springfield.

William F. Drum, son of Capt. Simon H. Drum, 4th Artillery, born in Fort Columbus, New York Harbor; lived in Springfield, Ohio, from 1845 to 1855; served as private in 2d O. V. I., July, 1861; appointed 2d Lieutenant, 2d U. S. L, Aug. 5, 1861; promoted Ist Lieutenant Oct. 9, 1861, and Captain May 1, 1863; breveted Major U. S. Army * for gallant service during the campaign of 1864, before Richmond, Va.," and Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Army, "for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Five Forks, Va." Received leave of absence from the regular army in 1865, to accept command in the volunteer service. Mustered in as Lieutenant Colonel 5th N. Y. V. L, April 1, 1865; and Colonel of the same regimeut May 29, 1865. Mustered out of the volunteer service Aug. 21,1865. During the war of the rebellion, Capt. Drum participated in most of the engagements of his department. Since the war, Capt. Drum has.served in the following States and Territories, viz., Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Idaho, Oregon, Massachusetts and Washington; his present station is Fort Colville, Washington Territory.

Simon Henry Drum, son of Capt. Simon Henry Drum, was born in Fort Gratiot, Michigan, but lived in Springfield, Ohio, from 1846 to 1859. Since the last date he has resided in Minnesota.

Andrew B. Drum, son of Capt. Simon H. Drum, was born at Madison Barracks, New York, but has resided almost continuously in Springfield, Ohio, since 1846. Served three months in 16th O. V. L, in 1861, and fifteen months in the 5th O. V. C., from which regiment he was discharged on account of disease contracted in line of duty. During the war of the rebellion, he participated in the campaigns of West Virginia, 1861, and Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863.

Thomas L. Drum, son of Capt, Simon H. Drum, was born in Fort Maryland, but resided since 1846 in Springfield, Ohio, until recently. Served one year in the 60th O. V. L; three years in the 11th O. V. C. He participated in the battle of Harper's Ferry, where he was taken prisoner, and in a number of skirmishes with the Indians on the plains. He now resides in Minnesota.

Mrs. Agnes Drum Rinehart (widow of Capt. Levi. M. Rinehart, deceased), was born on Governor's Island, New York Harbor, Oct. 7, 1835. She was married to Capt. Rinehart Oct. 7, 1856. Their children are two daughters, viz., Maria E. and Effie R. The following is a copy of the tribute of respect by the officers of the 11th O. V. C., for their late comrade, Levi Monroe Rinehart, presented Feb. 15, 1865, at Fort Laramie, Idaho Territory:

"God in the manifestation of His all-wise providence has taken from our little band Capt. Levi M. Rinehart, and, while we bow in humble submission to His will, we still sincerely feel that the void thus created in our little circle will remain long unfilled. His manly form no longer moves among us; but in the greenest spot of our memory will long live the remembrance of the honorable uprightness of his character, and the frank, open generosity of his society. As a patriot, as a warm loyal Union-loving man, we knew him brave to a fault. His character as an officer and a soldier is best expressed in his last telegram to his commanding officer. This telegram was written upon the eve of his departure upon the expedition which ended in his death, and concluded thus: 'If you have any other duty for me to perform, please command me. And those words, so characteristic of him, were perhaps the last he ever wrote - a noble sentence, emanating from a noble, brave and generous heart."

" Capt. Rinehart was killed in a skirmish with some Cheyenne Indians on the North Platte, near Deer Creek, on the morning of the 13th of February, 1865, meeting his death as becomes a brave soldier in the lead of his party."

Capt. Rinehart was born in Cambridge, Ohio, Aug. 9, 1835. In 1861, he answered his country's first call for men, and enlisted in the 16th O. V. L for three months. In February, 1862, enlisted in the 60th O. V. I. for one year; he was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Va. After being held as a prisoner of war some three months, he was exchanged. In the spring of 1863, he raised a company of cavalry and was assigned to the 11th O. V. C., sent out on the frontier.

WILLIAM H. DUGDALE, attorney, Springfield. Mr. Dugdale is a native of Clark County, and belongs to a line of early residents of Madison Township. His parents, Charles and Mary (Howell) Dugdale, were married in Madison Township, and his mother still resides there, his father having died a number of years since. The subject of this sketch was born in 1843, and remained on the farm with his parents until he entered the army in April, 1861, when he became a member of the 16th O. V. L, in which he served to the expiration of his term (three months); after which he re-enlisted for three years, and became a member of the 44th O. V. L, which afterward veteranized and was transferred to cavalry service, becoming the 8th O. V. C., with which he served for the remainder of his three years, he having been rejected for the veteran service by the Examining Surgeon, on account of disabilities received during his former service. After his return, he farmed on the old homestead about four years, then went West and spent about four years in Southwestern Kansas, during which he was elected Probate Judge of Marion Co., Kan. Subsequently went across the plains into Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, returning to Springfield the spring of 1875. After which he read law in the office of Spence & Arthur; was admitted to the bar in the spring of 1877, and has since, been engaged in active practice here. Mr. Dugdale is a Democrat in politics, and somewhat prominent as a politician; has been Chairman ol the Democratie Central Committee of the county a number of years, and was a delegate from the Eighth Ohio District to the National Convention at Cincinnati, which nominated Gen. Hancock for President. He is thoroughly identified with his party in local and State affairs, and enjoys a good legal business. He married, in 1877, Miss Ellen Carmine, a native of Illinois, at the time of their marriage a resident of Dayton. They have one child - Martha.

ALEXANDER DUNLAP, A. M., M. D., physician and surgeon, Springfield; is a native of Ohio ; a son of William and Mary (Shepherd) Dunlap, both of whom were natives of Virginia. His father was a farmer and one of the pioneers, having removed to Kentucky about 1782, and thence to the Northwest Territory in 1790. His mother's family came from Shepherdstown, Va., of which place they were the founders, and also became pioneers of Kentucky, and, subsequently, of what is now Ohio. The subject of this sketch was born in Brown Co., Ohio, Jan. 12, 1815; he passed the Freshman and Sophomore years of his college life at the university at Athens, and his Junior and Senior years at the Miami University, and graduated in 1836; he began the study of medicine under the direction of his brother at Greenfield, Highland Co., and attended lectures at the old Cincinnati Medical College, where he graduated in 1839 ; he practiced with his brother in Greenfield until 1846, then removed to Ripley, Brown Co., from whence he removed to Springfield in 1856, and has continued here ever since, having established a merited and extensive reputation and practice. In 1848, he came in collision with the fraternity by venturing to remove an ovarian tumor. Although this operation had been performed, in a few cases, as early as 1809 with some success by Ephriam McDowell, of Kentucky, it had been denounced by the profession and characterized as "unjustifiable butchery," and for more than thirty years had been abandoned as an element of medical and surgical art. Clay, of England, had performed the operation in 1842, and Atlee, of Philadelphia, in the summer of 1843. Two months after Atlee's operating, he not then having any knowledge of these two cases. and following only the traditional report of McDowell's case, ventured, at the earnest and repeated request of the patient, who was apprised of the risk, to undertake the operation. Surrounded by a few country physicians, he successfully removed a tumor weighing forty-five pounds. A few weeks later the patient died, and the operation was denounced as altogether unwarrantable on the part of a "country surgeon," while the medical journals refused to report the case. The woman's death had, however, not been the direct result of the operation, and, though frowned upon in many quarters, he persevered in his studies and practice until brilliant, success dispelled the clouds of prejudice. To-day his reputation as an ovariotomist is co-extensive with the circulation of medical literature, while his practice extends throughout the central and western portions of the United States. Down to the present time, he has performed 152 operations, 80 per cent of which were a complete success - a higher estimate than may be awarded to any other man, either in Europe or America, with the one exception of Prof. Keith, of Edinburgh, Scotland. He outlived the denunciation, and, in 1868, received from the Faculty of the State of Ohio the compliment of an election to the Presidency of the Ohio Medical Society. He was twice elected one of the Judicial Council of the American Medical Association, which position he resigned in 1877 to accept the Vice Presidency. He was elected a Fellow of the American Gyneocological Society, of which there can be no more than sixty members, at one time, in the United States. He was, in 1875, appointed to the Professorship of " Surgical Diseases in Women," in the Starling Medical College of Columbus. In Gross' "System of Surgery," Vol. IL, he is reported under the heading "Lithotomy," as "having successfully removed a stone weighing twenty ounces," the largest ever removed from a living person. In the volume of Transactions of the International Medical Congress of 1876, of which Congress he was a member, he is quoted on the subject of * Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus." In the volumes of the Transactions of the American Medical Association of 1876, he is quoted on the subject of " Ovariotomy." Among exceptional cases, he has three times removed the under jaw, once ligated. the common carotid artery, once removed the clavicle, and stands second in the United States in the number of operations in Ovariotomy performed by a living surgeon, and is quoted as authorit on this topic by all modern medical works. He married, March 27, 1839, Miss Maria E. Bell, of Highland County. From this union are two surviving children - Charles W., now associated with his father in practice; and Mary E., now Mrs. William H. Hamilton.

AUSTIN C. EVANS, inventor and manufacturer, Springfield. Among the many inventors of this - the "Champion manufacturing city" of the West - there are none more worthy of mention than the subject of this sketch - - Austin C. Evans. He was born Feb. 1, 1851, in Piqua, Miami Co., Ohio; is a son of

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Jonathan M. and Anna (Muter) Evans. Jonathan M. manufactured threshingmachines, steam engines, etc., for twenty-five years in Piqua, Ohio. Austin spent his boyhood days in school, and, since 20 years old, has spent his time inventing and manufacturing different farming implements. Among his inven tions that are superior to all others of the same class, are the corn drill, corn planter and triple harrow; he is at present engaged in the manufacture of the "Evans' two-horse corn planter," "harrows," etc., under the firm name of "The Evans & Foos Manufacturing Company," West Main street. The business was established in 1876 by Mr. E., and carried on by him until September, 1880, when it assumed its present name. They will make this year about one thousand double planters and one thousand five hundred harrows. They have in their employ forty men. Mr. Evans was married, June 7, 1873, to Miss Kate S. Dibert, daughter of George and Elizabeth Dibert. Mr. Dibert was one of ihe early settlers of Springfield. He at one time owned the land on which the greater portion of the southwestern part now stands, and by him laid off in lots Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Evans are the parents of one child - Pearl C. Mrs. Evans was born in Springfield.

JOHN J. FAWCETT, brass founder, Springfield; is one of the manufacturers of Springfield; he was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, in 1836; served a regular apprenticeship at his trade in England, and came to the United States in 1562, and has since followed the above business; he was engaged in the business in Chicago a number of years, and was one of the unfortunates who were made penniless by the great fire; After which he worked at his trade in different places, and came to Springfield in 1873, and started a brass foundry in connection with J. H. Kelly ; subsequently purchased Mr. Kelly's interest, and has since conducted the business alone. His foundry is located on the alley between Main and High, and Market and Center streets. He is the first man to make a success of this business as a specialty in this city, and has an increasing trade. He is thoroughly acquainted with all the details of his business; is active and respected in business and social circles. He married, March 16, 1876, Miss Mary J. Barry; she is a native of Ireland; was a resident of Indianapolis at the time of her marriage, but was formerly for a number of years a resident of Dayton.