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At the last mentioned place young Grover commenced going to school in the "good, old-fashioned way," and presumably distinguished himself after the manner of all village boys, in doing the things he ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the capacity of the village school and expressed a most emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this his father decidedly objected. Academies in those days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to become self-supporting by the quickest possible means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed to be a position in a country store, where his father and the large family on his hands had considerable influence. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to receive $100 the second year. Here the lad commenced his career as salesman, and in two years he had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness that his employers desired to retain him for an indefinite length of time. Otherwise he did not exhibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayetteville, he went with the family in their removal to Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a high school. Here he industriously pursued his studies until the family removed with him to a point on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two years, and although he obtained a good reputation in this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not his calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, lie left the city tc seek his fortune. inst=^rl o^ cni.ng to a city. He tirsc mougnt ot Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some charm in that name for him; but before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to jisk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not speak enthusiastically. " What is it you want to do, my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study law," was the reply, "Good gracious!" remarked ili« old gentleman ; " do you, indeed ? What ever put that into your head? How much money have you got?" '"Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got any."

After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a year, while lie could "look around." One day soon afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Ihem what he wanted. A number of young men were already engaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and he was finally permitted to come as an office boy and liave the use of the law library, for the nominal sum of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for his board and washing. The walk to and from his uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although the first winter was a memorably severe one, his shoes were out of repair and his overcoat - he had none - yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. On the first day of his service here, his senior employer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's where they all begin." A titter ran around the little circle of clerks and students, as they thought that was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; Dut in due time he mastered that cumbersome volume. Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland exhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for chasing principles through all their metaphysical possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do ;t," was practically his motto.

The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was eiected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in which Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital pi'''.Ishment upon two caiminals. In 1S81 he was elected Mayor of the City of Buffalo, on tlie Democratic ticket, with especial reference to the bringing about certain reforms in the administration of the municipal affairs of that c-'t" Tn this ofiFice. a? well as that of Sheriff, his periormance of duty has generally been considered fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were ferreted out and magnified during the last Presidential campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniaui tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time fo\ plain speech, and my objection to your action shall be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme to betray the interests of the people and to worsa than squander the people's money." The New York Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleveland's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and thereupon recommended him for Governor of the Empire State. To the latter ofifice he was elected i:i 1882, and his administration of the affairs of State was generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if any, were made very public throughout the nation after he was nominated for President of the United States. For this high office he was nominated July II, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention sf Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.: and he was elected by the people, by a majority of about a thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Republican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleveland resigned his office as Governor of New York in January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as the Chief Executive of ihe United States, in which capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th ot March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected the following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York ; Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts ; Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New York; Secretary of the Literior, L. Q. C. Lamar, cf Mississippi; Postmaster-General, William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of Arkansas.

The silver question precipitated a controversy between those who were in favor of the continuance of silver coinage and those who were opp^osed, Mr. CleveLii.d answering for the latter, even before his inauguration.

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'uwenty-third President, is the descendant of one of the historical families of this country. The head of the family was a Major (leneral Harrison, one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted followers and fighters. In the aenith of Cromwell's power it became the duty of this Harrison to participate m ttie trial of Charles I, and afterward to sign the death warrant of the king. He subsequently paid for this with his life, being hung Oct. 13, 16G0. His descendants came to America, and the next of the family that appears in history is BenjarrJn Harrison, of Virginia, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, and after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Continental Congress during the years 1 774-5-6, and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He wa three times elected Governor of Virginia. Gea William Henry Harrison, the son of the distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a suo. cessful career as a soldier durmg the War of 1812, and with -a clean record as Governor of the Northwestern Territory, was elected President of the United States in 1840. His earser was cut short by death within one month rafter ais inr.uguration. President Harrison wa-: born at North Bond, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. 20, 1853 His life up to the time of his graduation by the MiamiUniversity, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a country lad of a family of small means. His father was able to give him a good education, and nothing more. He became engaged while at college to tho daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo at Oxford. After graduating he determined to enter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin cinnati and then read law for two years. At the expiration of that time young Harrison received th'; only inheritance of his life ; his aunt dying left hiit a lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as a fortune, and decided to get married at once, tak3 this money and go to some Eastern town an ' begin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with the money in his pocket, he started out witu his young wife to fight for a place in the world. Me decided to go to Indianapolis, which was even at that time a town of promise. He met with slight encouragement at first, making scarcely anything the first year. He worked diligently, applying himself closely to his calling, built up an extensive practice and took a leading rank in the legal prozession. He is the father of two children.

In 186C Mr. Harrison was nominated for the position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then began his experience as a stump speakei He canvassed the State thoi'oughly, and was elected by a handsome majority. In 1862 he raised the 17th Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His regiment was composed of ^he rawest of material, out Col. Harrison employed all his time at first mastering military tactics and drilling his men, when he therefore came to move toward the East with Sherman his I'egiment was one of the best slrilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery at Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier General, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most complimentary terms.

During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field he Supreme Court declared the ofl3ce of the Supreme Court Reporter vacant, and another person was elected to the position. From the time of leaving Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 1864 he had taken no leave of absence, but having been nominated that year for the same office, he got a thirty-day leave of absence, and during that time made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected for another term. He then started to rejoin Sherman, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet lever, and after a most trying siege made his way to the front in time to participate in the closing incidents of the war..

In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined ". re-election as reporter, and resumed the practice of laWo In 1876 Ue was a candidate for Governor, Although debated, the brilliant campaign he made won Tor him a National reputation, and he was much sought, especially in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, as usual, he took an active part In the campaign, and wiis elected to the United States Senate. Here uc set-ved six years, and u^as known as one of the iblest men, best lawyer"" t*nd strongest debaters in that body. With the expiration of his Senatorial term he returned to the practice of his profession, becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in the State.

The political campaign of 1888 was one of the most memorable in the history of our country. The convention which assembled in Chicago in June and named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer of the Republican party, was great in every particular, and on this account, and the attitude it as. sumed upon the vital questions of the day, chief among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interest in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly after the nomination delegations began to visit Mr. Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This movement became popular, and from all sections of the country societies, clubs and delegations journeyed thither to pay their respects to the distinguished statesman. The popularity of these was greatly increased on account of the remarkable speeches made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through the summer and autumn to these visiting delegations, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were his speeches that they at once placed him in the foremost rank of American orators and statesmen.

On account of his eloquence as a speaker and his power as a debater, he was called upon at an uncommonly early age to take part in the discussion of the great questions that then began to agitate the country. He was an uncompromising anti slavery man, and was matched against some of the most eminent Democratic speakers of his State» No man who felt the touch of his blade desired to be pitted with him again. With all his eloquence as an orator he never spoke for oratorical effect, but his words always went like bullets to the mark He is purely American in his ideas and is a splec did tj'pe of the American statesman. Gifted witii quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, he is one of the most distinguished impromptu speakers in the Nation. Many of these speeches sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse statements have alreadj' become aphorisms. Original in thought, precise in logic, terse in statement, yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as the sound statesman and bri:i;.an orator c tj^. day

SHE time has arrived when it becomes the duty of the people of this county to perpetuate the names of their pioneers, to furnish a record of their early settlement, and relate the story of their progress. The civilization of our day, the enlightenment of the age and the duty that men of the present time owe to their ancestors, to themselves and to their posterity, demand that a record of their lives and deeds should be made. In biographical history is found a power .^ ^ _ to instruct man by precedent, to safe vessel in which the names and actions of the people who contributed to raise this country from its primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly the great and aged men, who in their prime entered the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their heritage, are passing to their graves. The number remaining who can relate the incidents of the first days of settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an actual necessity exists for tlie collection and preservation of events without delay, before all the early settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time.

To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, in spite of their best works and the most earnest efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion and to perpetuate their memory has been in proportion to the amount of intelligence they possessed. Th-i pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhumations made by the archeologists of Egypt from buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people to perpetuate the memory of their achievements. The erection of the great obelisks w^ere for the same purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monuments, and carving out statues to chronicle their great achievements and carry them down the ages. It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea - to leave something to show that they had lived. All these works, though many of them costly in the extreme, give but a faint idea of the lives and characters of those whose memory they were intended to perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of the people that then lived. The great pyramids and some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity ; the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crumbling into dust.

It was left to modern ages to establish an intelligent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating a full history - immutable in that it is almost unlimited in extent and perpetual in its action; and this is through the art of printing.

To the present generation, however, we are indebted for the introduction of the admirable system of local biography. By this system every man, thougl he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, through the coming ages.

The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the physical man is left. The monument which his children or friends may erect to his memory in the cemetery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated by a record of this kind.

To preserve the lineaments of our companions we engrave their portraits, for the same reason we collect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to wait until they are dead, or until those who know them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to publish to the world the history of those wh()se live? are unwc-thy of public record.

^^^ develops character. There is perhaps no position in life in which difficulties are not to be met and conquered before success can be attained. As the skillful mariner gains his best experience amid storms, so on the ocean of life it is adversity which develops self-reliance, courage and the highest discipline.

The experiences of many men go to prove the fact that obstacles in the path of progress may usually be overcome by perseverance, honest, zeal and energy, and above all by a determination to succeed in the face of every obstacle. These elements in the character of Mr, Sears furnish us with the key to his success. Among the citizens of Circleville, few attained the prosperity which rewarded his unconquerable perseverance, and a brief review of his life will be both interesting and profitable. Death has closed his labors on earth, but his character still lives as a model for others, furnishing an example which posterity may well study, admire and imitate.

The Sears family traces its ancestry to p]ngland, whence the great-grandfather of our subject came to America with two brothers, and settled in Connecticut. Daniel Sears, grandfather of our subject, was a native of the Nutmeg State, whence he removed to Lewis County. N. Y., and settled in

Leyden Township, engaging in lumbering and farming in the section of country known as the Black River. Mis death occurred at Port Leyden, where he was buried. He came of Quaker ancestry.

The father of our subject, Chaunce}' Sears, was born in Connecticut, and was there married to Miss Emily IloUister, a native of Vermont. He pursued farming operations in Connecticut, and removed from that State to Port Le_yden, N. Y., residing there for several years, but finally moving to Columbia County, N. Y., where he sojourned until his death. His principal occupation tlirough life was that of agriculture, and he accumulated a competency. In politics, he was a Republican, and through life he adhered to the ])rinciples and teachings of the Quakers, in which faith he was reared.

The 3^oungest son in a famil}- of eight children, three sons and five daughters, Chauncey Edward Sears was born in Leyden, Lewis County, N. Y. His boyhood and early manhood were passed in Lewis and Columbia Counties, N. Y., where he attended the common school, worked as a mechanic, and also became familiar with the duties of farm labor. When twent^^-eight years of age, he went to Livingston County, N. Y,, and, settling near Mt. Morris, engaged in general farming. He was especially interested in raising broom corn, from which he manufactured brooms, and also in raising

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In Livingston County Mr. .Sears met and married Miss Annie Smith, M. D., a graduate of the Woman's Medical College of New York City. In the spring of 1873, he and his wife removed to Circleville, and during the same year built a factory for drying sweet corn, and a few jears later erected the canning establishment which is now the largest and one of the most successful enterprises of the kind in the State, and one of the three largest in the United States. Two engines are in constant use from June to November, and between three and four hundred employes are given work. All the modern improvements and machinery are to be found in this establishment, and ever3^thing is conducted with system and dispatch. The dr3'ing house is 60x150 feet in dimensions; the packing house is large, two stories in height, and all the other buildings for storage are commodious and conveniently arranged. The details of all this business were superintended by our subject. In 1882, Mr. and Mrs. Sears erected a canning factory in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich., which the}' have operated since that time.

A man of great energy, promptness and reliability, whose word was always considered as good as his bond, Mr. Sears was a splendid addition to the citizenship of Circleville. lie possessed great versatility of talent, was an able writer and a prompt and eloquent speaker. lie was a public-spirited, upright citizen, and a humanitarian, using his talents and means freel}' for the uplifting of society and humanity in general. A thorough temperance advocate, he did much for the advancement of that cause, and was an active member of the Independent Order of Good Templars. In politics, he was a stanch Republican. In religious matters, he was educated in the Quaker principles, but was no stickler for creeds, forms or ceremonies, believing firmly in a practical daily Christian life as taught and lived by Jesus. He died February 7, 1892, greatly lamented by the entire community where he resided.

was a native of Greenock, Scotland, and died when she was an infant; her mother passed away when forty-four 3'ears old. The latter was the fourth daughter in a family of twelve children, seven daughters and five sons. Her parents were by name Abram and Poll}' Gillitt, and were natives of Vermont. Mrs. Gillitt was a sister of President Fillmore's mother. Mrs. Scars is sole proprietor of the business of C. E. Sears & Co., manufacturers of canned goods, and is a lady whose business acumen is well known, and one who is thoroughly capable of superintending her own affairs. She is a graduate of medicine, eclectic in principle, and very successful in practice when she gave her time thereto.

In later years, it was the choice of Mrs. Sears and her husband that she should assist in the business instead of following her profession. Wide-awake and enterprising, she has conducted the entire business successfully since the death of her husband, and is a woman of independent turn of mind, always doing her own thinking. All the progressive and reform movements of the day find in her a faithful friend, and she is identified with the Western Packers' Canned C4oods Association. She is a member of the Grand Lodge of Ohio of Good Templars, and at present serves as Chief Templar of her own district. In i-eligion,she was reared in the (Quaker doctrine, but is no sectarian, believing that Christ's people should all be one, and that without a daily practical Christian life, theories and doctrines are of no avail. In politics, she is a Republican, bilt believes in the equal rights and privileges of all men and women as being Godgiven.

ylLLIAM CROMWELL ROW, ex-County Surveyor and Civil Engineer for the State Canal Commission, is a man of education and learning, and well posted in all that pertains to his business. Like many of the most active and enterprising residents of Circleville, he is a native of Pickaway County, born one mile southeast of Circleville, in Washington Township, on the 25th

His father, Samuel Row, was born in this county (see sketch of Dr. George Row) and followed the occupation of a farmer in Washington Township. On this farm our subject passed his yonthful days, and in addition to the common-school education he received in the home district, he attended the High School in Circleville for one year, lieing possessed of more than tlie ordinary degree of learning and good sense, he began teaching school in Washington Township when eighteen 3^ears of age, and, meeting witJi mucli success in this occupation, he continued it for nine years, teaching during the winter months for the most part. After this, he attended school for three j^ears, during 18G9. 1870 and 1871, taking a miscellaneous course. He studied engineering, and worked at this, and also taught school in his native State until 1876. He then became Deputy County Treasurer under John L. Seall, for eighteen months, or until he was elected to the position of County Surveyor, when he resigned.

In the year 1877, he was nominated and elected to the last-mentioned office on the Democratic ticket, and so ably did he discharge the duties of this position, and so w^ell did he meet the requirements of the people, that he was re-elected in 1880, and again in 1883, and held the oHice until the 1st of January, 1887. During this time, he was actively' engaged in county surveying. In 1890, he was appointed by the Canal Commission as Civil I^ngineer; has held this position for two years, and during eighteen months of that time he was on the road and traveled all over the State. He does his office work here, and finds time outside of his regular duties to interest himself in, and extend a helping hand to, all worthy enterprises.

He chose for his life companion Miss Olive Bennett, a native of Pickaway County, born in Circleville, and their union was celebrated in the year 1879. She is the daughter of A. J. and Sarah Bennett, of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Row's union has been blessed by tlie birth of five interesting children: Edith, Fayne S., William C. Jr., Leslie, and Helen. Mr. Row has done a great deal of work for the city since he has held his present position. He laid out a cemetery in Walnut Township, this county, and also one in Fairfield County; also an addition to Circleville, and numerous other equally important duties. He assisted in organizing the State Association of Surveyors and Engineers, and was an active member until 1888, when he withdrew. He is a Democrat in politics, and socially is a Kniglit of Pythias.

^^^ Democratic Daily and Weekly Het'ald, at Circleville, was born in Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio, August 20, 1846. His father, .John V,. Murph}^, was also a native of that county, while his grandfather, John C. Murphy, hailed from Kentucky, and early in life located near Bellbrook. He later went to Cincinnati, where he was engaged in pork-packing from 1830 to 1840, at the end of which time he returned to Greene Count}- and became an agriculturist. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and died in 1872, after having been successfully engaged for a number of j'ears in cultivating the soil.

The father of our subject was engaged in the drug business in Xenia from 1857 to 1866, when he disposed of his business and removed to Mankato, Minn., and became a banker and real-estate dealer. He was the resident manager and menibei- of the Board erecting the State Normal School Building of Mankato, j)eing one of the earliest settlers in that place, locating there before the railroad was built, and was active in all public improvements. In 1872, he returned to his native State, and departed this life at Xenia. His good wife, who was known m her maidenhood as Miss Rebecca Clark, was horn in New York State, and was the daughter of Harry Clnrk, who later removed to Mansfield in the northern part of this State, where he was engaged as a wheelwright and surve^'or. Mrs. Muiphy is still living and makes her home in the city of Chicago.

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children born to his parents, and received his education in the public schools at Xenia and the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. In 1870, he entered the law department of the University' of Michigan, from which institution he was graduated two years later with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He tlien removed to Iowa, where he was engaged in the practice of his profession at Hamburg. After being thus engaged for two years, he became publisher of the Sidney (Iowa) Union, a weekly paper which he conducted very successfully for six 3'ears, during three j^ears of that time being Postmaster in that city.

In 1881, on account of ill-health, the original of tills sketch spent eighteen months in Colorado and 2sew Mexico, then in the fall of 1882 returned to Circleville, formed a partnership with Mr. Darst, and published the weekly Herald. A year later, the}' started the daily, which now has one of the largest circulations in the count}'. In 1863, Mr. Murphy enlisted in the Fifth Independent Battallion Ohio Cavalry, and later became a member of the One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry, serving his country for a period of eighteen months and being mustered out as Corporal.

Miss Margaret B. Darst became tlie wife of our subject June 8, 1876. She was born in Circleville, and by her union with Mr. Murphy has become the mother of two children, viz: Clark D. and Kenneth. In their clnu'ch relations, they are Episcopalians.

^ ^ILLIAM FLEMING. Amid the mutations \/y// ^^^^'' which the years in their llight en- W^ compass the changing experiences of mankind, it becomes the happ}' fate of but few to pass a long and successful life upon the homestead where first their eyes opened to the light of day. Such has been the fortunate experience of Mr. Fleming, who was born January 31, 1809 upon the farm where he still lives, in Wa^ne Township, Pickaway County, and who has, during his useful existence of four-score and more years, been closely connected with the development of the county.

Among the soldiers who during the Revolution fought for liberty, was Capt. Fleming, whose son John was the father of our subject. John Fleming was born in Berkeley Count}', Ya., whence he emigrated to Ohio about 1802, and settled in Wayne Township. Some six years after his arrival here, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Moore, who was born in Bourbon County, Ky. Her father, Fergus Moore, emigrated from Ireland when a young man, and served five years in the Revolutionary AVar, and, after his marriage in Pennsylvania, emigrated to Kentucky, and thence to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he remained for a time. He was one of its earliest settlers, and put the first shingles on any building in the village. At that early day two or three families occupied one rude cabin, and kept corn under the bed in order to secrete it from the Indians.

Subsequently, Mr. Moore removed to Wayne Township, Pickaway County, where he purchased a tract of land, and was one of the first settlers. His useful and honorable life was brought to a close i.n 1806, when he passed from earth to his final rest. He is spoken of to this day as a brave soldier during the Revolutionary War, a kind neighbor and industrious man. The parents of our subject, after their marriage, made their home in a rude log cabin, surrounded by a dense wilderness, and containing only the absolute necessities of existence. There the father cleared and improved a farm, leaving it only to serve during the War of 1812, and when he reached the age of sixty four years, in 1844, he was called hence by death. His widow survived until 18G6, when she died at the age of seventy-five. They were worthy peojile, sincere Christians, and interested in measures of public importance, he having served as one of the first Trustees of the township, and being in other ways identified with its progress.

The parental family consisted of eleven children, three of whom are still living, and tlie eldest of this large family is William. He was born in a cabin constructed of round logs, and in that primitive structure his boyhood days were passed. His education was limited to the old-fashioned schools of that time, with rude benches and few text-books, and he also aided in the clearing of the farm.

July 22, 1832, Mr. Fleming was united in marriage to Miss f^lizabeth Sullivan, who was born in Pickaway County, January 11, 1812, and was the daughter of Aaron and Sarah (Atchison) Sullivan, natives, respectively, of Delaware and Virginia. After his marriage, Mr. Fleming continued to reside on the old homestead, when lie purchased a part of his Grandfather Moore's old homestead, which belonged at the time to his uncle, and there engaged in farming and stock-raising on an extensive scale. The original log cabin was replaced with a small brick residence, and that was vacated in 1869, when the family were domiciled in the present commodious brick structure. The estate of one hundred and fifty-six acres is in good cultivation, and is still managed by its owner, who, however, no longer engages in the tilling of the soil. At an early day, he bought and sold cattle, owning some of the best grades ever brought into the county, and was accustomed to drive them to Philadelphia, where the}" were sold.

Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, namely: Sarah, wife of James H. Anderson, a pioneer of Wayne Township; John S., who is married, and lives near the old homestead; Mary, who married John Neff, and resides in Jackson Townsliip; AVilliam, whose home is in San Francisco; and Samuel, who died when eighteen j-ears old. For sixty years, some of it in sunshine and some in shadow, Mr. Pleming and his estimable wife have lived in happy wedded life, and now side by side are passing through that dim and twilight path, beyond whose lengthening shadows gleams the In'ightness of eternity.

For a half-century or more, Mr. Fleming has been connected with the public affairs of Wayne Township, and now has in his possession the book kept by the first Treasurer of the township. A stanch Democrat, he cast his first vote for Gen. Jackson, and has served in positions of honor and trust. During war times, he was County Commissioner, serving six years. When he shall have served his present term, he will complete his fiftieth year as Treasurer of Wayne Township. He has served as Justice of the Peace for thirty-three 3ears, and during his administration, has performed many mairiage ceremonies, tried a great many suits, and transacted a large amount of Jiusiness. In all cases brought before him, he endeavors to effect an amicable settlement, rather than encourasre a suit.

ERCIVAL S. COLLINS. It is not "luck" that makes one fail and another succeed. It is not "fickle fortune" that brings clouds of adversity and difficulty upon one, while another has smooth and easy sailing; but it is careful, conscientious, thoughtful purpose, business tact, and command of resources that enable one to advance where another can make but little headwa}-. Mr. Collins is endowed with these fortunate qualifications, besides possessing more than ordinary public spirit and enterprise, and enjo3"S to an eminent degree the confidence of social and commercial circles.

The citizens of Washington C. H. are well acquainted with Mr. Collins, whose drug store has been located on the corner of Fa_\ette and Court Streets since 1847, with the exception of one year. He is one of the pioneer druggists of the citj' and, with two exceptions, liis drug store is the oldest in the place. Throughout the long period in whicli he has been thus engaged, he lias maintained the esteem of his fellow-citizens, who have always found him reliable in his dealings and courteous in manner. In addition to the drug business, he devotes considerable attention to veterinary' surger}', in which he has been successful.

Born in Cabell Countv, W. Va., November 28, 1829, our subject is the son of Patrick and Hannah (Griffith) Collins, natives of Christiansburgh, Va. He was about eight years old when he accompanied his parents to Jamestown, Ohio, where his father resided on a farm until his death, when about ninety-one years old. Our subject was reared on the old homestead, and in his youth learned the trade of a tailor, although he never followed it. For two years, he read materia niPfJica, after which he studied veterinary medicine. He began to practice with Dr. Winans, of Jamestown, but soon after, in 1847, removed to Washington C. H., where he has since carried on his profession and also engaged in the drug business.

Ever maintaining a close interest in the public affairs of the community, Mr. C!ollins has served as Deputy Sheriff for two years, was City Marshal for four years and a member of the Cit}' Council for seven and one-half years. He is probably as well known as any citizen of Washington C. H., and is one of the most successful auctioneers in the vState, having made some of the largest horse sales ever made in Ohio, Indiana and adjoining States. At a commission of one per cent, he has made as much as $156 in one day. ' Mr. Collins erected a commodious residence on East Market Street, where he has resided for many years. Within this pleasant home he and his wife are wont to entertain their friends with a charming hospitality which endears them to their guests. Mrs. Collins was, formerly, Miss Eliza P. Grubbs, and became the wife of our subject, Februarj^ 10, 1850. She is a cultured lady and is highly esteemed in the social circles of Washington C. H. Socially, Mr. Collins is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows as one of its most prominent members.

TEPHEN WATSON, President of the Madison National Bank of London, and Vicepresident of the London Exchange Bank, and one of the largest land-holders of the county, has long been prominent in the business world of this section of the State as a financier and capitalist of exceptional ability, whose liberal and progressive spirit has been potent in advancing the material welfare of cit}^ and county, and his influence being felt in all that pertains to the higher interests of the community-.

A native of Madison Count}', Mr. Watson was born in Paint Township, June 4, 1827. His parents were David and Mary (Helpshenstine) Watson, who were natives respectively of Mar3'land and Virginia. They were married in this count}' in 1807, and their wedding was an occasion of merry-making among the pioneers, who were, however, few in number, only twelve persons being present, although invitations had been sent throughout the county, but there were only a few inhabitants in all this region at that earl>' dav. Mr. and Mrs. Watson had to begin their married life as pioneers, sacrificing many comforts, braving many hardships and even dangers to upbuild a home, but working together with a hearty goodwill to accomplish their purpose, and their labors were crowned with a rich reward. Mr. AYatson obtained land in that part of Union Township since known as Paint Township, and in time he became one of its most important farmers and most extensive stock dealers, and was well known all over this part of the county. He and his good wife had a family of twelve children, of whom only two are now living.

Our subject was reared on the home farm, and received his education in a log schoolhouse that stood Ihereon. When he was twent3'-two years old, he and his brother Samuel purchased two hundred and fifty-eight acres of land, which they sold three years later, receiving a fine margin on the cost price. With liis share of the money made by the sale, Mr. Watson bought one hundred and forty-five acres of land, and has often since invested in realt}', until he has become one of the large land-owners of Madison County. He was engaged in farming and stock-raising until 1870. In 1868, he purchased a fine residence in London, and with Charles R. Cover entered into the business of broker, November 9, 1869. July 1, 1870, a stock compan}' was formed, which bought the Madison County Bank, and Mr. AVatson was appointed Vice-president, the name of the bank being changed to Exchange Bank. In June, 1880, he was further honored by being elected President of the IMadison National Bank.

In the management of the above responsible offices, Mr. Watson brings to bear a wide experience in business affairs, a keen insight into money matters, and personal integrity that is beyond question, all of which have contributed to raise the standard of the banks with which he is connected to the first rank among the monetary institutions of the State. In their management, our subject and his fellow-oHicers pursue a wise, liberal and safe policy that has increased the businesss of the banks, and while greatly benefiting the stockholders, gives them tlie reputation of being perfectly sound and stable. It is to such men as Mr. Watson and his associates in business circles that Madison County owes its steady rise and higlily prosperous condition. His name is also associated with many good works that have contrilmted to its moi'al and religious advancement, and in him the Methodist Episcopal Churcli finds an exemplary member.

Mr. Watson was married in 1852 to Miss Palmira, daughter of John Dungan, who is a woman of rare character, and in iter devotion to her husband's interests has helped him to make life a success.

y^ILSON ASBURY KOONTZ, a prominent and infiuential citizen of Madison Count}', now living a retired life in Midway, was born on the 13th of November, 1821, in Rockingham County, Va., and is one of two children born unto Philip and Mary (Crumley) Koontz. His father was a native of Virginia and the grandfather, Peter Koontz, w\as of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. The former was a prominent man. He served as Judge, Surveyor, and Justice of the Peace and represented his district in the Legislature. He was twice married, and by the second union two children were born. AVith the exception of our subject and his cousin John, of Washington C. H., all have changed the spelling of their names to Counts.

Wilson lost his father when he was only four years old. He continued to reside in Virginia until eighteen years of age, when he emigrated to Gallia County, Ohio. The next year, he came to Madison County and engaged in teaching the district school near Danville. For ten years, he followed that profession with good success. He married, April 5, 1848, Miss Louisa C. Counts, who was born in Range Townshii), May 28, 1822, and is a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (AValker) Counts. Her father, D. Counts, came from Rockingliam County, Va., and her mother was of English birth. Mr. Koontz continued to engage in teaching for a few years after his marriage and then l)egan clerking in a store in Danville, where he was employed for two and a half years. Attlie expiration of tliat time, lie inherited some property ,which he added to that he had earned, and began to loan money and change notes. In 18.53, he came to Midway and soon bought the farm on which he now resides, turning his attention to agricultural pursuits. In 1866, his present residence was erected. ItVas built of brick burned on his place in the first kiln erected in the vicinity of Midway.

I'nto Mr. and IMrs. Koontz were liorn two children. The elder, Philip D., was born in Danville, Af)]'il 21, 1849. He acquired his education in the Ohio Wesleyau University of Delaware and in Yellow Springs, and began teaching at tlie age of twenty-three. He afterward went as a teaclier to Texas, where he married Emmen ]\Iarrs, December 24, 1872. Two children graced their union: Osa W., born in Midway, January 30, 1874, and Enola Glenn, born in Midwaj', May 2, 1875. Their mother died October 18, 1876, and Philip Koontz was again married. May 2, 1881, his second union being with Miss Fannie L. Orebaugh, of Washington C. H., a native of Greenfield, Ohio. They have three children, all born in Texas: Texie Belle, born in Williamson County, March 23, 1882; Carla Serena, born February 14, 1884, and Ernest Samuel, born January 16, 1886. Philip Koontz is a stock-dealer and farmer, having eighteen hundred acres of land which was given him by his father. He is a prominent citizen of this community and favorably known. Alice Virginia, the only daughter of our subject, was born in Danville, September 8, 1851, acquired a good education in the Female Seminary of Ilillsboroand engaged in teaching one term. She is now the wife of John M. Stroupe, a merchant of Midway; they have one son, Ogan K., born February 5, 1882.

served as Township Clerk for a number of years, was Justice of the Peace for nine consecutive years, and of the cases which he tried none of his decisions were ever reversed. Mr. Koontz is now living retired, resting in the enjoyment of the fruits of his toil. His life has been very successful, and as the result of his industry he has acquired a handsome property.

E. HAINES. The subject of this sketch is the senior member of the iirm of Haines & Pinkerton, who do an immense business in retailing stai)le and fancy groceries at Washington C. H. He is the son of Samuel Haines, who was horn in Perry Township, Payette County, in 1823. His paternal grandfather, Ebenezer Haines, came from the Willamette Valley, Va., to the above-named township, locating here when the land was mostly in its primitive condition, making this locality his home until his death, when sixty-five jears of age.

The father of our subject was the j'oungest of the paternal family, and was reared to man's estate amid the pioneer scenes of l^erry Township, attending the log schoolhouse and aiding his father in the duties upon the farm. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Maria Smith, the daughter of Frank and Charlotte Smith, early settlers in this county. By her union with Mr. Haines were born nine children, all of whom grew to mature years and of whom eight are living. The^^ are Albert, who is a farmer in Perry Township, Fayette Count}^; Ella, Avho is engaged in teaching school in this county; Lewis, who isa w^ell-known apiarist of this section; Frank, who cultivates a farm in Perry Township; our subject, who is the next in order of birth; William, who is deceased; Belle, Mrs. Henry Todhunter; Charles, also a farmer in the above-named township, and I^va. Mr. Haines votes the Repulilican ticket and is very prominent in liis locality. Both the parents are still living.

James E. Haines of this sketch was born June 20, 1860, in Perry Township, Fayette County. He was educated in the public schools of his native place, and when choosing an occupation in life began farming. He was married August 10, 1882, to Nannie Worthington, the daughter of E. T. Worthington, who was a prominent farmer of Green Township, Fayette County. Mr. Haines abandoned farming and embarked in business in September, 1888, at Moons, this State, doing a general mercantile business. He also held the position of Postmaster there for about a twelvemonth, when he resigned, preferring to devote his time and attention to his private interests.

February 15, 1891, he of whom we write purchased a grocery of H. M. Roach, of Washington C. IL, and, removing hither, formed a partnership with Mr. Pinkerton. By their courteous and gentlemanly treatment of customers, they have succeeded in building up a lucrative trade and now rank among the leading grocers in the city. They carry a full line of staple and fancy goods, keeping on liand a fine assortment of goods suited either for the country or city household.

In his political relations, Mr. Haines votes the Republican ticket. He is identified with Lodge No. 165, K. P., and is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Ciiurch at Moons.

"if OHN MILTON HAISLEY. This gentleman, who is engaged in the business of ^_. , hotel-keeping in New Holland, Perry Town- ^^^' ship, Pickaway Count}', is a native of Wa3'ne County, Ind., where he was born April 7, 1842. His parents bore the names of Ezekiel and Mary (Mendenhall) Haisley, the father a native of North Carolina and the mother a native of Virginia. Mr. Haisle}', Sr., moved to Indiana about the beginning of the present century, and there spent the remainder of his days on a farm. He was of German descent.

Our subject's parents both died when he was but a small lad, leaving a family of nine children, of whom John Milton was next to the youngest. Three of his elder brothers were married and lie went to live with one of them. He remained with this brother until reaching his twenty-second year, when he commenced for himself in trading and speculating in Richland and Cincinnati, Ohio. He traveled for a numljer of years, and in the year 1882 engaged in the manufacture of drain tile. In this business, Mr. Ilaisley continued for six consecutive years, when he sold out and engaged in the meat l)usiness at New Holland, giving this up in 1891. In the last year mentioned, the original of this biography engaged in the hotel business, in which he has been ver}^ successful and lias made himself respected and well-liked by all his customers and friends.

The worthy gentleman of whom we Avrite was united in the happy bonds of wedlock in October, 1872, to Miss Lorena Crosby. Mrs. Ilaisley is a daughter of Isaac and Clara Crosby, both natives of Ohio, in which State she herself was born. Our subject votes the Democratic ticket in politics, and socially he is one of the leading members of the Knights of Pythias.

AMUEL WARD. No man with any pretensions to wisdom fails to insure his property against loss by fire. A name which renders the business of insuring one of the most popular in Circle vi lie is that of Samuel Ward, who has been associated with the business for some time. He is noted for his straightforward methods of conducting his affairs and is doing a heavy business in the city and surrounding country. The number of fire insurance companies doing business in Ohio is a large one, but the solidity of an insurance company and its promptness in paying claims are most important points. In this respect, the companies represented by Mr. Ward are entitled to due prominence and recognition, from the high character and reputation they enjoy. He represents twelve companies, viz: Phoenix, of Brooklyn ; Eire Association, of Philadelphia; Milwaukee Mechanics', Ohio Earmers', and many others.

his father, Richard Ward, was also born there, as was also the grandfather, William Ward. The latter was a tradesman and died in his native country. Richard AVard was a hoop-iron roller in the early part of his life and later was Superintendent of coal mines. He first came to this country in 1822, and afterward he returned, but came again in 1847 with his wife and children, settling in Connecticut, near New Britain, Hartford County, and was engaged in farming until his death, four years later. In politics, he was a Free-soil Whig, and in religion was a Regular Baptist. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah t^lwell, was a native of England. She was first married to a Mr. Brooks, hy whom she had one child, who is still living. Her subsequent marriage to Mr. Ward resulted in the birth of six children, only four now living, two in P^ngland and two in this country. After the death of Mr. Ward, his widow continued to reside in Connecticut for some time and then returned to her native country, where she passed her last days.

Samuel Ward, the original of this notice, was the youngest of the above-mentioned children, and he remained in his native country until ten years of age. In December, 1847, he left Liverpool, England, on the sailing-vessel "Andrew Eoster," and after a nine-weeks' vo3'age landed with his parents in New York. Erom there, he subsequently moved with them to Connecticut and worked on a farm until sixteen years of age, in the meantime acquiring a very limited education in the common schools, for he was obliged to spend most of his time in youth in labor on the farm. In 1853 or 1854, he went to Harrisburgh, Pa., and clerked for some time for the State Mutual Insurance Compan}^, in which his brother was Secretary. In 1855, he came to Ohio, staying in Pickaway and Eairfield Counties about one year. He then went to Champaign County, 111., where, with his brother John, he bought three hundred and twenty acres of land, and on this raw land they commenced making improvements. There our subject remained until the breaking out of hostilities between the North and South. Eor the first few years on the farm, crops were very poor and they were obliged to pay eighty cents ])er bushel for corn to feed their stock In 1881, they raised the fast good crop, but the freight in sliipping it was so great that they realized but little from it. During that winter, Mr. AVard burned corn for fuel as he had to haul wood fourteen miles.

In December, 1861, our subject enlisted in the Tenth Illinois Volunteers, and was mustered in at Camp Butler. He was appointed Commissary Sergeant of the Second Battalion and was sent to Quincy, 111. He remained there one month and then went to Benton Barracks and then to renew tlie forces of Curtis at Pea Ridge. From there, he went to Missouri, but was injured in the left leg by a kick from a horse and went home on a furlough. He later took part in the battle of Pine Bluff and afterward was at Fayetteville until the spring of 1863. General Order No. 126 from the War Department changed the organization from Battalion to Regimental and mustered out the supernumerary offlccrs, botli commissioned and non-commissioned. Our subject was mustered out in April, 1863, and returned to Champaign County, 111., staying Ijut a short time. The same year, he went to Chillicothe, Ohio, and was foreman for Emmett Bros, until the summer of 1864, when he came to Circleville and clerked for Emmett Bros, in the grain house for five months. While in Chillicothe, he learned telegraphy on the private line owned by Emmett Bros, and in the fall of 1864 he was employed by the Western Union Telegrapli Company at AVashington C. II. office. In the spring of 1865, he was appointed to the Lancaster city office, but, being offered better pay in Circleville, Ohio, he went there in the fall of that year, and was manager of the same for nineteen years. In 1884, he quit this business and opened an insurance office in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows' building.

Mr. Ward organized the I^dison Electric Light Compaii}' and was its Secretary for three years. He was married in Champaign County, 111., on the 3d of Jauuaiy, 1860, to Miss Ellen Post, a native of Dane County, AVis., and they are the parents of six children, four living: Abbie, Mrs. F. A. Barr; Nellie, Mrs. T. A. Boyle; Lillie, Mrs. II. M. Rife. Samuel died at the age of three years; Charles died at the age of twent3^-two months, and Ruby is at home. INIr. AVard is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Groce Post No. 156, G. A. R. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and is Trustee in the same. He has been Superintendent of the Sunda3'-school until recently. In politics, he is a true-blue Republican.

ETER HALL, a wealthy and representative citizen of Madison Township, Pickaway Count^^, is a native of this county, as he was born in AA^alnut Township, January 24, 1832. His respected parents were David and Elizabeth Hall, both of whom were natives of the Keystone State.

David Hall when a young man emigrated with his father, John H. Hall, from his father's home to Pickaway County, Ohio, settling in INIadison Township, becoming early pioneers of the county. Tlie}'^ made their home in the dense woods and encountered the ordinaiy difficulties of frontier life. David Hall became the father of seven children, of whom the following survive: John H., who makes his home in Kansas; Peter; Salina, now the wife of Henry Runkle; and Lydia, who married Levi Runkle. The father lived to reach the good old age of seventy-five years.

Peter Hall was reared to man's estate in Pickaway County and has seen and marked the development of this section of country, and has done his full share in clianging it from a wilderness to a rich and cultivated community. His early recollections go back to a time when little was to be seen except dense forests and rough attempts at civilization. His first schooling was received in a log cabin, furnished with slab seats, and where the writing-desks were merely boards resting upon wooden pegs which projected from the wall. His opportunities were so scant that he has found it necessary to supplement them largely by subsequent reading, but the drill which he received was so thorough as to stimulate his ambition and he has ever sought for self-improvement.

8olt, by whom he has twelve children, eight of whom are living: IMary A., wife of Jackson Stein; Barbara J., now Mrs. Snider; David, William, Emma, Ella, John, and Ora B. The fine i)roi)erty which is owned and carried on by our subject is a large tract of land and all of it is in fine condition. He and his wife have together wrought out tlieir own fortune, for this property is largely the result of their industry and economy.

Mr. Hall is a Democrat in his political views, although he is in no sense prominent in party matters. Religiously, he is attaclied to the doctrines and policy of the Lutheran Church, of which he is a member. His interest in educational matters and general intelligence fit him abundantly for the position of School Director in which he has served. His efforts are always given cheerfully toward promoting the best welfare of the county and towards the elevation of the community.

greater credit than the subject of our sketch, who is in possession of a comfortable amount of this world's goods, obtained by hard labor and good management. At the beginning, when starting out in life for himself, he made it a rule to live within his income, and this resolve, closel}" followed, has given him an independence, than which there is no more pleasant thing in the world. He is at present residing on his farm in Jasper Township, Fayette County.

Our subject is the son of George and Catherine (Feagins) Cline, the father born in 1809, in Pennsylvania, and the mother in this county, in 1813. The elder Mr. Cline was the son of Philip and Mary Jane (Turner) Cline, natives of the Old Dominion, who came to Ohio in 1813, and made settlement on a raw tract of land in Clinton County. Mrs. Cline was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Bush) Feagins, natives, respectively, of Kentucky and Virginia. Her parents were married in this count^^ over eighty years ago, at which time they located on Rattlesnake Creek, Concord Township, where Mr. Feagins cleared up a farm, lie was a soldier in tiie War of 1812, and, with his good wife, was highly esteemed in the county. Tliey were the i)arents of eight children, four of whom are living.

]Mr. and Mrs. George Cline, on making this county their permanent home, located ui)on a tract of unimproved land, where the mother is still a resident, being the oldest settler now living in this section. She is hale and hearty, and has under cultivation three hundred and forty-five acres of valuable land. The father of our subject was School Director and Road Supervisor, during the incumbency of which latter ofHce he rendered great service to the traveling public. He was a Democrat in politics, casting his first vote for Andrew Jackson, and his last for Grover Cleveland. Four of their children are still living. Edward makes his home in Clinton County. During the late war he was Orderly Sergeant of Company F, One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and has been one of the Commissioners of Clinton County for six years. William S. Cline resides in Jasper Township; Mary K. is the wife of Simon Jamison, has three children, and resides in Livingston Count}^, 111.; and Andrew J., of this sketch, was the youngest in order of birth. Mr. Cline died January 28, 1888.

He of whom we write was born July 4, 1841, in this township, growing to manhood on the old homestead. He was permitted to attend the common schools but a few months during the winter season, but at such times acquired sufficient knowledge to give him an impetus to gain more. He remained under the parental roof until reaching his majority, when he started out empty-handed to earn a name and fortune for himself.

In 1864, Elizabeth II. Nelson became the wife of our subject. She was the daughter of Samuel Nelson, of Ross Count}'. Her parents dying when she was very young, she was then taken into the home and heart of her aunt, Hannah Shelton. Mrs. Cline was born July 3, 1843, in Ross County. Twelve j^ears ago Mr. Cline located upon his present farm, which contains ninety acres. His estate is improved with substantial buildings, the most attractive among which is his comfortable residence, which was erected three years ago. His large barn was built in the fall of 1891, and affords ample room for the storage of grain and shelter of stock.

Mr, and Mrs. Cline have been granted a family of three children: Mar\' Catherine, now Mrs. PI Weaver, has one child, and resides in Jasper Township; Samuel N. and Philip P. They have all been given every advantage for obtaining good educations, and Mary, previous to her marriage, taught school. Mrs. Cline is a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is active in all good works. Our subject is Director of his school district, and in politics, is a believer in Democratic principles. He has been the incumbent of the positions of Township Trustee and Supervisor, and is accorded the respect of all who know him.

ORACE B. McCORD. Among the old residents and prominent farmers of Scioto Township, Pickaway County, we are pleased to mention the esteemed citizen whose name appears at the head of this sketch. He was born in Albemarle County, Va., July 16, 1825, and his father, James McCord, was born in the same county, June 10, 1802. The grandfather, William McCord, was American-born, but his father was a native of the Green Isle of Erin, who became a true and loyal citizen of America, and served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War before he was eighteen years old, continuing in service through most of the war, and being in the battle of Brandywine. He was still living when the father of our subject was in his thirteenth year.

James McCord was both a farmer and carpenter, and when he came to Ohio in the fall of 1834, he sold his farm of forty-eight acres in Virginia, and made iiis way across the mountains with team and wagon, a journey of six hundred miles, being three weeks on the way. He settled first in this township, but a year later moved to Franklin County, where he remained for four years, and then returned to settle in the woods in Scioto Township, and made his home in a log cabin. He first bought one hundred and fifteen acres, and at his death owned an estate of four hundred and fourteen acres. He was a hard worker and a good business man, and did an immense amount of clearing. He was a Methodist in his religious views, and a Democrat in politics. His wife, whose maiden name was Sydney Brown, was born in Albemarle County, Va., in March, 1807. Her seven children were: Horace, Isabel, William (who died at the age of eight), John, Andrew (who died in his second year), Mary (Mrs. Brown), and James A. The father of this household died in February, 1875, and the mother lived until Jul}^, 1884. They were Methodists in their religious belief.

The subject of this sketch was nine years old when he came to Ohio, and well recollects the long and tedious journey. He had attended school only some six months while in Virginia, and here he entered the log schoolhouse, and out of school worked on the farm, remaining with his parents until he was twenty-one years of age. He then engaged to work for a neighboring farmer, and earned his first money by cutting corn at two cents a shock, a shock comprising an area twelve hills square. After this, he worked for five seasons, at llO a month, for his father, and was married March 26, 1857, to Mary Callahan, who was born in this township, and who died March 8, 1867, leaving no children.

Mr. McCord was again married, January 21, 1871, this time to Elizabeth (Wade) Denheen, who was born in Knox County, Ohio, Januar}^ 13, 1839. Their five children are Harry L., Laura, Chauncy, Miner and Daisey. Harry died when eleven months old. Laura is now from home stud3ang at the Central Academy. The parents of Mrs. McCord were Abner and Anna (Terrell) Wade, who were natives of Knox Count}', Ohio, and Greene County, Pa., respectively, and who came to Ohio in their early childhood. The father was a fai'mer and still lives with his children on the farm in Franklin County, where he settled during the days of the Civil War. He is now seventy-eight years old, and in early times was noted as a great hunter as well as a worker, and be did much to clear up the country. He reared fourteen children: Elzy, Joseph, Elizabetli, Mary, James, p]meline Tillie, Antliony, AVilliani, Josephine and Josepli; three died in infanc}'.

Our subject first bought fifty acres of land north of his preseut farm in 1850, and, having Ijought and sold several times, finally purchased one hundred and twenty-four acres across tlie line in Franklin County, in 18(34. After living there for three years, he sold that property in 1871, and bought two hundred and seven acres, after which he sold fifty acres of that land and bought his present farm. He has two hundred and fifteen and a half acres of vvell-iniproved land, and carries on mixed farming, raising grain and stock, and fattening some cattle and a large numl)er of hogs. He built his commodious and comfortable brick residence in 1883, moving into it in August, 1884, and his large frame barn was erected in 1883, Mrs. McCoid is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and JMr. McCord is, in his political views, a Democrat, although he pa3'S little attention to politics, and has never aspired to otiice. He has seen most of the development of this country, and has been remarkably successful in his business.

ONRAD RICHARDS. Among the standard and leading establishments of Circleville, Ohio, the Cooperage Manufactory, conducted by Conrad Richards, stands among the foremost. This is the largest enterprise of the kind in the Scioto Valley, and an immense amount of business is done, 'i'went}^ skilled emi^loyes are ke[)t at work and turn out first-class articles. The machinery is of the finest and most modern make and no works are fitted with more modern appliances. The goods are all guaranteed and are standard with the trade, and those dealing with Mr. Richards will get advantages not obtainable elsewhere.

tailor by trade, and conducted a shop in his native city. He also owned a vineyard and manufactured wine there. About 1853, he became desirous of settling in the "land of the free," and he emigrated to America, locating in Circleville, Ohio, where he carried on his trade for three j'ears, or until IHoC. He then returned to his native country, and in 1859 came back to America with his family. lie settled in Circleville again, followed his trade, but in addition was engaged in the real-estate business. He died in October, 1891. In religion, he was a Catholic, and in politics affiliated with the Democratic party. His wife, who was formerly Eliza Brungs, was also a native of (Jerinan}^ and the daughter of Conrad Brungs, who was a carpenter in that country. Mrs. Richards died at the age of seventy-six years. Six of their eight children came to America and five are now living. One son, Henry, was a soldier in the Civil War and first enlisted for three months. After his term had expired, he re-enlisted in the Forty-third Ohio Regiment and was in active duty until cessation of hostilities. After the war, he returned to the Bucke3'e State and died in Cincinnati shortly afterwards. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias. Another son. John, was in the Morgan raid, was captured at Petersburgh, Va., and was in Anderson ville Prison for a year. He suffered untold horrors and after being released, came home more dead than alive. He is now the owner of a steamboat on the Ohio River. Conrad Richards was born near Cologne, Germany, on the 27th of INIarch, 1836, and was reared near Lenz, on the River Rhine. He attendcul tlie common schools from the age of six until fourteen, and when fifteen years of age he began working in the coi)per mines, and was also in the silver mines in AVest Phalen for about three years. He became a practical miner, driller and blaster. In June, 1856, he left Antwerj), Belgium, and as he could not get a passport, he and his brother were smuggled aboard. They were on the ocean fortyseven days, and after landing in New York City went up the Hudson River to Albany, thence b}' rail to Columbus and from there by packet to Circleville, Ohio. He has picked up the P>nglish language since coming to this countrj' and is quite a fluent speaker. After reaching the Buckeye State, he worked on a farm for a year but did not like it, and then embarked in gardening, which he continued until the fall of 1862. when he began serving as ap[)rentice at the cooper trade. A year later, he began business here and in Chillicothe, but in 1874 he started liis present business on the Scioto Valley Railroad l)etween Maine and Mound Streets. His building is two stories in height and is 80x60 feet in dimensions. The capacity of his manufactory is three hundred barrels, and JMr. Richards superintends the business himself.

Our subject chose for his life companion Miss Theressa Kelhofer, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and their marriage was solemnized in Chillicothe in 1865. Their union has been blessed by the birth of six children who are as follows: Lizzie, married John Ryan; Henry, a cooper by trade, married Mary Schweizer; Annie married Frank Stein; Maggie, Mary, and Birdie, all at home. Mr. Richards is a Democrat in politics, but is not radical in his views. He is a clever, shrewd business man, has been unusually successful, and by his pleasant, genial disposition has won many friends.

THOMAS HORN, whose home is in Fairfield Township, Madison Countj^, is an intelligent and })rogressive farmer and a man of unbounded energy and zeal in whatever project he undertakes. He is the sou of John M. Horn, who was born in Berkeley County, W. Va., while his mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Recob, was a native either of Pennsylvania or Maryland.

After their marriage, the parents of our subject located in Ross County, this State, where they resided until 1 85 1 , and then came to Madison County, where the father's decease occurred March 4, 1861, in Fairfield Township. The mother, who survived him many years, departed this life at the home of her daughter in McLean County, 111., in the fall of 1872.

Our subject was the youngest child in the parental family of seven children, his birth occurring in Ross County January 26, 1836, He was a lad of fifteen years at the time of his parents' removal to this county, and on the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in March, 1 862, becoming a member of Company II, Second Battalion, P^ighteenth United States Infantry. He participated in many of the important engagements in this struggle, among which were Mumfordsville, Ky., Hoover's Gap, and Chickamauga. In the first-named battle, Mr. Horu was taken prisoner, but was paroled the following da}^ and exchanged. He was mustered out of service at the close of the war at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. AVhile in the army, he met with a serious accident by being run over by a horse and for six months was unfit for duty.

Returning home when his services were no longer needed on the field of battle, oiu- subject engaged in the mercantile Inisiness in Georgesville until 1872, when he disi)Osed of his interest in that line, and coming to Lill}" Chapel, this county, purchased a farm which he operated, and at the same time conducted a good mercantile trade. He had the honor of building the first house in Lilly Chapel after the town was laid out, and continued in business there until 1878, since which time he has given his entire time to farming pursuits. His estate, which includes eighty-six acres, is pleasantly located just north of the village, and by being properly cultivated, brings its owner handsome returns.

June 6, 1867, ]\Ir. Horn and INIiss Sarah J. Courtright were united in marriage. The lady was the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary (Brown) Courtright, natives of Franklin County, where the fatlier held the office of County Surveyor, and at his death, in April, 1874, was one of the prominent citizens of his community. Mrs. Horn was born July 1, 1839, and was the eldest in a family of ten children. She has taken an active and prominent part in church work, holding membership with the Methodist I-Cpiscopal denomination, and has been Class-leader and President of the Women's Foreign Missionarj' Society of the auxiliary at Lilly Chapel. She is a lady of culture and education, and prior to her marriage taught school for seven years.

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Mary find Emma. Our subject has occupied a veryhigh position in local affairs, and while residing in Georgesville was Postmaster for seven years. In politics, he votes with the Republican part>', and by his good works has secured the unlxninded confidence of his fellow-citizens.

((( n t'ii"cleville, was born in Fairfield County, ^^^ seven miles from this city, where he now makes his home, the date of his birth being August 15, 1859. lie belongs to an old Pennsylvania family of Saxon descent. IIis grandfather, Jonathan Dresbach, was born in Berks County, Pa., and removed to Ohio in his young manhood, setthng in Fairfield County, where he improved a large tract of (iovernment land.

The father of our subject, Benjamin Dresbach, followed agricultural pursuits on the old homestead, where he was born and where his entire life was passed. His marriage united him with Miss Emil}^ Roby, a native of Pickaway County, Ohio, who died in Circleville in 1889. Her father, who was])Orn in Maryland, was a pioneer of Tarlton, this State, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Later, he moved to Bainbridge, Ross County, where he followed merchandising until he retired from active business life. Benjamin Dresbach and his estimable wife became the parents of seven children, all of whom still survive. The father died at the old homestead in 1883, when fifty-seven years old.

The fourth in the family is the subject of this sketch, and commenced his literar}' education in the district schools, and afterward entered the Normal University of Lebanon, Ohio, from which he graduated in both the Business and Classical departments. In 1884, he was graduated from the scientific department of the Universit}', receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science, witli the honor of being the Valedictorian and Commencement Orator of his class. In the fall of the same year, he entered the department of law in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and was graduated in 1886, when the degree of Bachelor of Laws was conferred upon him. During his University life, he was a member of, and filled all the oflices in, the Phi Delta Phi, the only exclusively legal fraternity in the United States. He was also a prominent member of the Webster Literary Societ\', in which he was honored with various olficcs, including that of President.

Mr. Dresbach was admitted to practice at the Bar of the State of jMichigan soon after going to Ann Arbor, and, while in that city, besides carrying on his university studies, spent three months in the office of Judge Thomas M. Cooley, who was at that time revising his work on "Taxation." While in the University of Michigan, he was actively identified with the School of Political Science, and also devoted consideraljle attention to the studies of the regular medical department. In 1885, he was admitted to the Ohio Bar, and in June of the following year, opened an ollice in Circleville, where he has since carried on an extensive ])ractice.

In his social relations, Mr. Dresbach is a Royal Arch Mason and a Knight Templar, and also a Thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, belonging to the Ohio Consistory at Cincinnati. He is also a member of Syrian Temple of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Cincinnati, Ohio. He is Past Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and one of the founders of the Elk Lodge of Circleville. Politically, he is an active member of the Republican party, the principles of which he considers best calculated to advance the interests of the people. He is conceded to be the best-i)OSted and best-read man in Circleville, his knowledge covering a broad range of ancient, raediieval and modern history, and classical and general literature. To the wisdom accjuired from books, Mr. Dresbach has added the culture imparted by travel and observation of tiie customs of various })eoples and nations. In 1891, he made a tour of Europe, visiting the principal points of interest in England, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland and Italy, spending five months abroad. Having previously gained a thorough knowledge of the history of Great Britain and the Continent, he studied every object of interest with the eye of the student and the scholar, rather than the superficial glance of the ordinary tourist. His fine library is not onl}^ large, but contains man}' rare and valuable books upon a wide range of subjects, and in this he constantly keeps up his classic and literary studies.

As an orator, Mr. Dresbach ranks among the most brilliant and ready speakers of this part of the State. As a lawyer, he has met with phenomenal success, and, in a few years after commencing practice, he had acquired not only a large and lucrative probate practice, but had obtained the reputation of being one of the best trial law^yers in the cit}'. The friends of ]\Ir. Dresbach know him to be more than a successful lawyer ; they know him to be one who is earnestly striving in all honorable ways to advance the material and social interests of the community in which he lives, and to conduct the practice of the law according to the strictest code of professional ethics.

There is probably no one of the public-spirited citizens of Circleville who is more in touch with that principle which has advanced the city along the lines of general culture than Charles Dresbach, and as such, he is honored wlierever known.

AMES WARD, a prominent resident of Walnut Township, Pickaway Count}', is a member of the well-known grain firm of Ward tV: Miller, who carry on an extensive business at Ashville. He is a native of Fairfield County, this State, his birth occurring October 16, 1844. His parents, Peter and Mary A. (Greek) AVard, were natives of Ohio; the father is now deceased. Great-grandfather William Ward emigrated from England to tlie United States previous to the Revolutionar}' War, settling in Virginia. The famih' came to Ohio in I8(J2, and located in what is now known as Walnut Township, Pickaway County. Four years later, a log cabin was erected on the farm which is the property" of our

Of the seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ward six survive, namely: Catherine, Mrs. Sidney J. Ward; Jacob; Eliza, Mrs. Wood; James, David, and Mary E., Mrs. Milton Morral. The father of our subject was killed by a runaway team in Allen County, this State. The mother still survives and makes her home at Carey, this State.

James Ward was only four years of age when his parents came to Allen County, and had reached the age of twelve when he made this county his home. After the death of his father, our subject was taken into the home of his married sister, Mrs. S. J. Ward, with whom he resided until reaching his majority. His primary studies were conducted in the comnK>n schools of his district, and were later supplemented by an attendance of two terms at the Normal School at Lebanon. He fitted himself to become a teacher, and followed that occupation for some sixteen winters and two summers, conducting the district school with signal success.

March 9, 1876, INIr. Ward was united in marriage with Harriet Cromley, who was a native of Walnut Township, this county. She was a daughter of Stephen Cromle}', an early settler of the abovenamed township, where he was a highly respected citizen. They have been granted a family of two children, Mettie and Myrtie, both of whom are deceased. Mrs. Harriet Ward died December 6, 1882, sincerely mourned b}^ all her friends and neighbors.

The original of this sketch is the proprietor of two hundred and fifty-eight acres of valuable land, located on section 17 and which bears all the improvements in the way of buildings and machinery which are known to modern agriculture. Mr. Ward is veiy prominent in his community and was candidate two different times for Director of the Infirmary. His defeat was owing to the large Democratic majority in the county, he being a stanch Republican. Socially, our subject is a Mason, and is also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the (irange. During the late Civil War, he was a soldier in the one hundred days' service, joining Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry. His regiment operated with Grant in Virginia, and at the expiration of his term of service, our hero was honorably discharged, having earned the appellation of Corporal. Mr. Ward is public-spirited and enterprising and possesses tliose personal cliaraeteristics whlcli make him warm friends and stanch adherents.

jyJj^^ON. TOLAND .TONES, M. D., of London, is not only distinguished in his profession as a physician and surgeon of more than ordinary skill, but he has acquired a high reputation as a business man and as a pul»lic-spirited citizen, whose name is inseparably linked with much that has contributed to advance the material interests of village and count}^ and to promote their welfare in a higher sense.

Dr. -Jones is a representative of a well-known pioneer family of Madison County, and he was born in one of its early homes, January 10, 1820, a son of Thomas and Mary P. (Truitt) .lones, who were natives of Worcester County, IMd. They came to Ohio in 1816, and after a year's residence in Ross County, removed to this count}' and township, and took their' ]5lace among its prominent pioneers who were most active in laying the foundation of its future prosperity and substantantial growth. Mr. Jones entered \\\)on his work of redeeming the soil from tlie wilderness with characteristic energy, first building a small log liouse to shelter his family. He brought a colony of twenty young men with him, the most of whom settled here and became useful citizens. He purchased a thousand acres of land, developed a fine farm, and continued to reside here until death closed his career. He was one of the foremost men of the county while he lived. He was Associate Judge of the Bench quite a number of terms, and was often Commissioner of the county. Though not a regular lawyer, he was well read in law, and was often called upon to do legal business for the people, such as drawing up mortgages.

deeds and wills. In politics, he was a Whig. The paternal grandparents of our subject were William and Sarali (Cropi)er) Jones. I lis grandmother was a daughter of Dr. Edward Cropi)er, of INIaryland, of which State both she and her husband were natives, the latter a planter, who lived in Maryland all his life. Both the Jones and the Croppers came from England originally.

Our subject is one of eight children, tlie names of the others being James J., William (i., Edward A., Eliza J., John E., Kendall P. and Edison S. In his 3^ounger days, the Doctor passed liis life on a farm and in attendance at tlie common schools, where he laid the foundation of a liljeral education. He later attended school at London and Springfield, and was subsequently a student at Orandville College. Deciding to lit himself for a physican, he read medicine witli Dr. Aquila Toland, of London, and afterward attended lectures at the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati. Having thus become thoroughl}' familiar Avith the principles of his chosen profession, lie entered upon its practice in London with bright promises for a Itrilliant career, as he had shown in his studies a special aptitude for his vocation. He soon acquired local fame as a sensible, practical physician, of ])rogressive methods, and his successful amputation of a ])atient's limb at the hii) joint brought him into wider notice, as up to that time there had been Init one other case of the kind successfully treated, and he received an honorary diploma in acknowledgment of his surgical skill.

The Doctor continued busih' engaged in his profession in London until 1862, when he laid aside his hopes and ambitions for a while to throw his energies into the great contest that was raging between the North and the South, and during the remainder of the Mar did invaluable service in defense of the Union. He took a company of soldiers to the front, was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel, and was placed in command of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, and was in command as Colonel until he retired from the army at the close of the war. He displayed admirable qualities as a leader, was always at his post, and his unfaltering patriotism, unflinching courage, and bold, resolute front in time of danger inspired his men to do their best in every situation. He was first with Gen. Rosecrans, and later fouglit under Gen. Grant at Missionary Ridge. From Chattanooga, he went with Gen. Sherman on his famous march to the sea, and made a good record as a fighter in the various battles of that campaign. At Jonesboro, he was taken off Ins feet by a ball from the enemy's works, but he luckily escaped unhurt from various other dangers that lie encountered in the heat of battle, and returned home to his friends unscathed.

Our subject's military life extended over a period of two 3^ears and eleven months, and he then quietly resumed the practice of his profession, in which he reaped new honors. He was Surgeon-General of Ohio during ex-Gov. Foraker's administration, and he was foi'merly Surgeon for the Little Miami Railway. The Doctor has been exceedingly fortunate in monej^ matters and is numl)ered among the wealthy men of the county. He has handled his finances with coolness and caution, and at the same time, with farseeing enterprise, has invested his funds so as to secure good returns. He owns the Toland Block, in the village of London, which contains a public hall, a bank, stores and offices, and Toland 's Opera House. He has other valual)le property at this point, and he laid out .lones' Addition and Toland's Addition to the village, and has given an impetus to its growth in various ways. He wields considerable influence in local polities as one of the foremost Republicans of this vicinity, who assisted in organizing the party, and in 1866 and 1867 he represented this district in the State Senate, showing the same versatile talent as a statesman as in other departments of life. Mr. Jones was the Presidential Elector for his district nnd was chosen to make the report of the State Electors of the State, at AVashington, in favor of Benjamin Harrison. He belongs to the Loyal Legion of the ITnited States, is a JMason and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Dr. .Jones and Miss Frances A. Toland, of this city, were married in 1846. Mrs. Jones is a daughter of Dr. Toland. who was one of the prominent and wealthv men of London. He was conspicuous in business circles as one of the organizers of the Madison County National Bank, of which he was President and one of the largest stockholders of the institution. The Doctor and his wife have had four children, three daughters and one son. Their son William P., who was a bright and promising young man, a graduate of Dartmouth College, died while attending lectures at the Medical University of Pennsylvania. Their daughters are Imogene, now Mrs. E. K. Stewart, who has five children: Frank, Handford, Margaret, Alice and Edward; Eva, Mrs. Graham, who has one son, Toland; and Bessie, Mrs. Riley, who has one son, Stewart.

,^^RTON A. SPERRY,attornc.y-at-lawand Not- I )j) ary Public of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, has the '^^^ honor of being a native of the Buckeye State, He was born in Wayne Township, Fayette Count3'^, December 27, 1861, and is the son of John and Sarah J. (Harper) Sperry, the former a native of Ross County, and the latter of P\a3'ette County. When OTU- subject was an infant, his parents removed to Shelby Count}', 111., where his father died in 1864. The mother, with her two sons, then returned to the home of her father, Robert Harper. Our subject's brother John and himself spent their boyhood daj'S in the home of their grandfather.

Orton Sperry worked at farm labor during the summer months, and attended the village school of Good Hope in the winter season. Thus his time was passed until nineteen years of age, when his grandfather began paying him for his services. He saved his money, and in the fall of 1882 went to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and took a course of study in Eastman's Business College, from wdiich he was graduated in March, 1883. It had long been his desire to read law, but his grandfather opposed this plan and compromised on a business course. After graduating, IVIr. Sperr}' found it dilficult to secure a position, and so returned to the farm, where he remained until the spring of

1885. He then embarked in merchandising for himself, buying a half-interest in a country store in Good Hope, but after eighteen moiiths he sold out and returned to the farm for his grandfather needed his help He remained on the old homestead until the spring of 1887.

In that year, Mr. Sperry saw his long-cLerished desire in the way of fulfillment. He entered the law office of AVorthington & Marchant, of Washington C. H., and in October, 3 888, became a student in the Cincinnati Law School, Entering the senior class, he was graduated in May, 1889, and then returned to Washington C. IL, where he was engaged in the practice of his chosen profession for one year. He came to Mt. Sterling in May, 1890. He had no influential friends or money to give him a start, and during the first six weeks his fees amounted to only twenty-five cents, but since that time a constantly increasing patronage has rewarded his efforts, and he is now doing a good business, his practice l)uilding up rapidly.

Mr. Sperry was married September 16, 1891, the lad}^ of his choice being Miss May Vance, of Washington C. H. She was born in Fayette County, Ohio, Mav 17, 1871, and is a daughter of I. J. and Mollie (Gibson) Vance. They have a pleasant home in Mt. Sterling and rank high in social circles. He was reared in the ranks of the Republican party, and is still a stanch advocate of its principles. His success is all due to his own efforts and he possesses the energy, determination and skill to win a jn-ominent place at the Bar.

physician of marked talent and abilitv, has been brought into close and kindly relation with his patients in and about West Jefferson, in which place he resides. He is the son of the late Uri Beach, who was born in Vermont, December 7, 1789. He tliere spent his early years, and in 1812 came to Ohio, and for a short time worked in Marietta, whence he removed to Worthington, and there, in September 1816, was married to Mrs. Hannah Noble Gorham. The couple then located in what is now known as Canaan Township, Madison County, where they made their home. Here the elder Mr. Beach erected a sawmill, which was tlie first in that locality, and which proved a great convenience to the early settlers.

The father of our subject was a man of great push and energy, who had a faculty of carrying out his plans, and putting them in operation. Seeing the great need of a Avoolen mill in iiis community, he erected a building, and was engaged in the manufacture of woolen articles for several years. In company with his brother, Lorenzo, Mr. Beach purchased a tract of land in Canaan Township, this county, and laid out the village of Amity, where his decease occurred January 1 1, 1832. His good wife, who survived him a number of years, died November 17, 1854, firm in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which denomination her liusband was also a member.