Steubenville Township (part 1 of 4)
Part 1 of 4 of the account of this township in Genealogical Selections from the Steubenville Weekly Gazette, 1891: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, published in 1891. 15,938 words, covering 21 settlements. The chapter predates the incorporation of Steubenville Township and Steubenville City, so it covers both.
What happened here
One passage from this chapter, in the words of 1891.
Friday, January 9, 1891
AWFUL ACCIDENT---One of the most horrible accidents on the Panhandle R.R. for some years occurred near Coshocton Tuesday evening. . . in which WHEELER BURGESS was fatally injured, JOHN CURN and ROBERT DAVIS of THOS. FRITH's crew of stone bridge builders from this city were killed. . . (men were riding on a hand car, overtaken by train, these three had no time to jump from car).
A Bad Wreck
: . A bad accident west of Dennison. . . occurred Thursday noon and was a collision between the limited mail No. 7, west, which leaves here at 10 a.m., and passenger No. 10, east, due here at 2 p.m. DANIEL LONGNECKER of Columbus, baggage master at No. 10, was instantly killed. . . The dead and injured were taken to Dennison , where madical aid was furnished.
The Mysterious Death Of Homer House
=O 5 MRS. HOMER HOUSE has identified the body found in the river at Brown's as that of her husband. HOUSE, who lived at Irondale, was seen to take a skiff with a companion at Yellow Creek bound for East Liverpool. His body was found. . . Friday, and at first murder was suspected, but no marks could be found on his body that indicated violence, THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF HOMER HOUSE The Toronto Tribune gives the following: Homer House.
Killed By The Cars
The wife of GEORGE S. THOMAS died at her home on West Market Street Monday morning of cholera morbus, aged sixty-four years. She was in her usual health up to Friday evening when she took suddenly ill. She was a native of Steubenville and a . . . member of Hamline Church. She had no children. She leaves a husband and two brothers, JOHN FUGETT of Missouri and WILLIAM FUGETT of Jackson County, W.
Contents
40 sectionsThe section headings the book prints inside this chapter, on this part. Each one jumps to where it begins.
- Closson Press
- Personal Gossip
- Mr. & Mrs. John Martin
- Obituary
- Saturday
- Monday
- Personal
- Local Jottings
- Thursday
- Friday, January 9, 1891
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Our Near Neighbors
- Friday, January 16, 1891
- Mt. Pleasant
- Old Steubenvillians
- Osage
- Old Steubenvil Lians
- Peoria, I11
- Friday
- Brilliant
- Mingo Junction
- Holiday'S Cove
- Friday, February 6, 1891
- Kidnapped His Child Old Jeffersonians
- Old Jeffersonians ---Where They Are
- Old Jeffersonians
- Burn, George Goulburn
- Judge Miller
- Married
- Court Of Common Pleas Steward Miller
- East Springfield Hammondsv Ille
- Oak Grove
- Friday, March 6, 1891
- New Somerset
- Fatr Play
- Friday, March 13, 1891
- Shot In The Back 7
- Two Bullets
- The Grim Reaper
Parts
4 pagesThe source prints this as one continuous account. It is split here so no single page grows too heavy to load; the text runs straight on across the parts and nothing is omitted.
The people it describes
9 namedEveryone the 1891 history stops to write about in this chapter. Each name opens the passage itself.
The modern record here
21 settlementsWhat the federal record holds for each settlement inside this township: wildfires and storm reports since the 1950s, mineral workings, and museum specimens collected nearby. These are counted within a few miles of each settlement, so neighbours share them and the columns are deliberately not added up. Every row links to the settlement's own page, where each figure is broken out.
| Settlement | Fires | Storm reports | Mines and quarries | Specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont | 5 | - | 5 | 507 |
| Becker Highlands | 7 | - | 2 | 539 |
| Beverly Hills | 5 | - | 3 | 496 |
| Brady Estates | 5 | - | 3 | 484 |
| Buena Vista Heights | 8 | - | 2 | 549 |
| Deandale | 9 | - | 5 | 568 |
| East View | 7 | - | 5 | 517 |
| Fishersville | 6 | - | 4 | 512 |
| Georges Run | 14 | - | 5 | 581 |
| Glendwell | 6 | - | 3 | 521 |
| Hillsboro | 7 | - | 5 | 509 |
| Hollywood Addition | 5 | - | 3 | 485 |
| Jacksonville | 3 | - | 3 | 477 |
| Jefferson Heights | 7 | - | 5 | 515 |
| Jeffersonville (historical) | 6 | - | 4 | 500 |
| La Belle View | 5 | - | 3 | 479 |
| Lincoln Heights | 6 | - | 3 | 516 |
| Mingo Junction | 8 | - | 5 | 516 |
| Pleasant Heights | 5 | - | 3 | 498 |
| Spahns Addition | 5 | - | 3 | 505 |
| Steubenville | 5 | 62 | 3 | 498 |
Settlements in this township
21 placesEvery populated place the Geographic Names Information System records inside this township's Census boundary. 0 of the 21 are named in the chapter; the rest were founded later or were never more than a post office.
- Altamont not in 1881
- Becker Highlands not in 1881
- Beverly Hills not in 1881
- Brady Estates not in 1881
- Buena Vista Heights not in 1881
- Deandale not in 1881
- East View not in 1881
- Fishersville not in 1881
- Georges Run not in 1881
- Glendwell not in 1881
- Hillsboro not in 1881
- Hollywood Addition not in 1881
- Jacksonville not in 1881
- Jefferson Heights not in 1881
- Jeffersonville (historical) not in 1881
- La Belle View not in 1881
- Lincoln Heights not in 1881
- Mingo Junction not in 1881
- Pleasant Heights not in 1881
- Spahns Addition not in 1881
- Steubenville not in 1881
The chapter
15,938 wordsReproduced complete and unedited. The text is machine-read from a scan of the 1891 printing, so expect the errors a machine makes reading a century-old page: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters. Nothing has been corrected, because correcting a proper name invents one. The headings below are the book's own.
Closson Press
MR. & MRS. S. M. WOOSTER and Miss Grace of Boone, Iowa, arrived last week to spend the Hollidays with the parents of Mrs. Wooster, MR. & MRS. JOHN McCORMICK.
MR. & MRS. WM. GRIFFITH are spending a few days with her parents, MR. & MRS. JOHN McDONALD of Irondale, and friends here before they leave for their new home at Duluth.
MRS. WINNIE ALLISON of East Liverpool, who is visiting her parents, MR. & MRS. D. L. MAPLE, we are sorry to learn is very ill with nervous fever.
Personal Gossip
W. R. PETERS and wife will leave Wednesday for Sea Home, State of Washington, where they will spend two months with their daughter, MRS. WILL McKEE.
Mr. & Mrs. John Martin
DIED--At her home on North Fourth Street, Tuesday morning of typhoid pneumonia, Mrs. MELISANDRA RABE, wife of DR. MORRISON, aged sixty-seven years. DIED--Dec. 29, 1890, JOIIN B. GOODMAN, in his 85th year. TORONTO MRS. WM. WILSON of Sharon, Pa. is the guest of her parents, MR. & MRS. JOHN MARTIN
Obituary
MRS. SARAH A. SWEARINGEN, wife of GEORGE D. SWEARINGEN, departed this life August 20th, 1890, at her home in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, after a lingering illness of some weeks. She was born June 8th, 1818, in Belmont County, near Scotch Ridge, daughter of MALCOLM STRINGER. She was the eldest of six children; three brothers and one sister survive her, WM. H. STRINGER of Cross Creek, GEORGE W. STRINGER of Wayne Township, B. F. STRINGER and sister SUBINAH J. STRINGER occupying the old homestead in Wayne Township, and MRS. JACOB MANSFIELD, deceased, her father having removed to Jefferson County in 1836. She was married in Wayne 'township to MR. SWEARINGEN Jan. 19th 1841, and with her husband settled and lived most of her married life near to the place where she died. She united with the Presbyterian Church of Bloomfield field in the 18th year of her age. . . Husband, brothers, wht | friends and neighbors mourn deeply the loss of one so dear.
LOCAL JOTTINGS ~ perp, ae The funerat of LAVINE (Levin)JACKSON, who was crushed to death in a clay mill at Nicholson's brick works Wednesday afternoon, took place today at two o'clock.
The accidental killing of SMITH in the clay shaft at Irondale is to be investigated. He was standing just below the mouth of the shaft when the cable by which the cage was being drawn to the surface broke, precipitating the car upon the man, crushing the life out of him in an instant. He leaves a wife and five small children.
Saturday
The widow of the late ROBERT AIKEN died at her home in Mingo Friday evening, aged seventy years. Her remains will be taken to Allegheny for inter= ment. She was a native of Scotland and thoroughly respected by the neighbors.
Monday
NELLIE, daughter of THOMAS COBURN and sister of JOHN R. COBURN, died this morning, aged 28 years. The funeral will take place from the Holy Name Church.
TOM MOSSGROVE of Guyandott, W. Va. is a guest of his nephew J. ROSS MOSSGROVE. he is a brother of WILLIAM MOSSGROVE, the founder of the MOSSGROVE U. S. HOtel, and this is his first trip to Steubenville in twenty years.
Personal
MRS. MITCHELL of Martin's Ferry, MRS. DR. CLEAVER of Keokuk, Iowa and MRS. DR. CLEAVER of Mt. Pleasant are guests of their sisters, MRS. CAPT. COPE and MISS EMMA BRACKEN.,
C. B. REID, Esq., who is a prominent and prosperous attorney of New York, is visiting his father, DR. A. M. REID. Charley has grown so tall and stout and has changed in appearance by a full beard that his old friends had difficulty in recognizing him.
OTT CADIGAN, son of E. M. CADIGAN of this city, who is a student in the College of Pharmacy in Baltimore, is a close student and is determined to master his chosen profession.
D. J. RICHARDS of The Zanesville Times Recorder was in the bias. Tuesday morning on his way home from Alikanna, where he was visiting his father, WM. RICHARDS, who will be one hundred years old next October. . .
At 8 o! 'clock last night, despite the snow storm, our young friend CLIFFORD S. SMITH of the C & P baggage office, and Miss ALICE FIZELL were united in marriage at he home of the bride on South Sixth Street. . .
MR. & MRS. ROBERT KELLY and MR. & MRS. COLLINS SINCLAIR, formerly of this city, but now of Indianapolis, are in the city, called here by the death of DANIEL BLACK, the father or Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Sinclair, who have very warm friends in this city.
Local Jottings
W. L. LEWIS, who will be remembered as a clerk in W. A. LONG's drud store several years ago, is now a prominent physician in Baltimore. . . LOCAL JOTTINGS
Thursday
MR. T. F. RABE desires to express his sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness during the illness of his wife and their sympathy for his sore bereavement at her loss.
MRS. BARKHURST, who resided alone at Adena, was found dead on her hearth Wednesday morning by her son, who had called to see her. She was 86 years of age, and was in her usual health the day before her death.
Friday, January 9, 1891
AWFUL ACCIDENT---One of the most horrible accidents on the Panhandle R.R. for some years occurred near Coshocton Tuesday evening. . . in which WHEELER BURGESS was fatally injured, JOHN CURN and ROBERT DAVIS of THOS. FRITH's crew of stone bridge builders from this city were killed. . . (men were riding on a hand car, overtaken by train, these three had no time to jump from car). The three bodies arrived in Steubenville Wednesday morning. Davis' body was taken t6 the residence of THOMAS ROBERTS on Eighth Street. Curn's body was taken to his late residence at the corner of Eighth and Adams Streets. The body of Burgess was taken to his late residence, a new house just completed last summer on South Fourth Street.
JOHN CURN was a native of Ireland, but has lived here most of his life. He was a skilled stone cutter, and had been long in the employ of the Panhandle. . . He worked also at GEORGE SWORD's marble works. He was forty-six years of age and leaves a wife and three children, one son and two daughters; one daughter at home and one the wife of MRS. RASH MASSIE of this city. The son, William is an employe of ALLEN McLANE's grocery. . . He was a member of CoOs.Gs OFVals
WHEELER BURGESS was one of the best known men in the city, being one of the pioneers in the iron business, coming here as a puddler when the old Jefferson first started about 35 years ago. He worked in this mill up to two years ago. . . Recently he took a job tending the stone masons on Panhandle bridge work. . . He was sixty-three years of age and was a man of powerful physical strength. He was Captain of Co. A. 157th Regiment. He served one term in Council very intelligently and satisfactorily. . . He leaves a wife and two daughters, ANNA at home and MRS. ALBERT McCONKEY, of New Cumberland. . . Two sons and one daughter are dead, MRS. CHARLES ORR and her husband dying several years ago within a short time of each other. One of the boys was drowned in the Ohio River at the Water-works about ten years ago.
: DAVIS came to America from England three or four years ago. He was a skilled mason. . .His wife came to America about five weeks ago. . . and is now with friends in Allegheny. Davis was the father of thirteen children, ten of whom are living, but only a portion of them came to America with their Mother. Two sons and two daughters are married. He was fifty-one years of age. DIED---At the home of his parents on North Fourth Street, Sunday morning of typhoid fever, RICHARD, second son of ANDREW and AMANDA WATKINS, aged 19 years. PERSONAL GOSSIP
TOM BURKE, the contractor. . . is now a grandpa. His daughter, MRS. THOMAS DONAHIE of Chicago presented her husband with a ten pound girl Wednesday.
We are grieved to announce today the death of M. JENNIE, wife of FREDERICK FRIDE, which occurred this morning at her home on West Market Street, of inflammation of the bowels, aged 25 years. She was a daughter of GEORGE and ELIZABETH SHARLETT, and was born in Steubenville. She had been married less than a year. . . Her remains will be laid to rest in the Union Cemetery Sunday afternoon.
RICHARD WATKINS, second son of ANDREW and AMANDA WATKINS, died at his home in the North School building Sunday morning of typhoid fever, aged nineteen years. . . His heartbroken father and mother have the sympathy of their many friends. . . His remains will be interred in the Union Cemetery Tuesday.
Tuesday
ALBERT BREITINGAN died Sunday morning at Clarington, Monroe County of typhoid fever, aged twenty-five years. He was a nephew of GEORGE TRAUT and brother of MISS EMILIE BREITINGAN, clerk of Capt. Oliver's book store.
Wednesday
P. KARL, the man injured by a C. & P. freight near the Jefferson Iron Works a couple of weeks ago, died at the Infirmary Monday night and was buried at Mt. Calvary yesterday.
JOHN H. GEISINGER died last night at the residence of his son D. W. GEISINGER, No. 233 South Fifth Street in the 84th year of his age. The deceased was a native of Lancaster, Pa., and the son of a minister of the German United Brethern Church. He was an old time stage driver, having driven over the stage route between Philadelphia and Columbus, Ohio, before the era of railroads. In his prime he was a man of iron nerve and constitution, and a fine horseman. His funeral will take place Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
The funeral of JOHN CURNS, one of the victims of the Panhandle accident at Coshocton, took place this afternoon. WHEELER BURGESS will be buried Friday afternoon and the Odd Fellows will have charge of the funeral.
MRS. PORTER of this city and MRS. PEOPLES of Port Homer, a sister of MRS. JACOB AULT who disappeared from her home the morning of Nov. 9th, went down to Rodefer's Landing, below Bellaire,yesterday and had the body of the woman found in the river there on January lst, exhumed and identified it as that of Mrs. Ault.The body was reinterred and will not be brought to Steubenville for burial as was contemplated.
Our Near Neighbors
On New Year's day at the residence of her mother, MISS ADA DICKEY was united in marriage to H. W. BEACOM now Principal of the Richmond Public Schools. ' HAMMONDSVILLE MRS. J. J. McCORMICK and daughter CLARA of Cleveland, arrived today to spend a few days with her sister, MRS. S. N. WOOSTER, before the latter returns to her home in Boone, Iowa.
Those of our people who live abroad and came home to spend the Holidays are: HERBERT HARRISON and EMMET RALSTON of Steubenville; MISS KATE MATHER of Wellsville; JOSEPH SHANE and MISS MAGGIE SHANNON Of New Cumberland; GEORGE BURRISS of Wheeling; A. J. HASTINGS of Columbus; CHARLEY SHANNON of Dennison; and FRANK PURVIANCE of Ada, Ohio who is going to College.
Friday, January 16, 1891
ADA, daughter of Alex and SARAH HULL, died at her home on Adams Street this morning after a brief illness of pneumonia. She was the idol of the household and her death is a sad blow to her fond parents. She was a member of St. Peter's church and the funeral will take place from thAt sanctuary Monday afternoon.
HARRY HARDY, the four year old son of WM. HARDY, who lives at the corner of Third and Slack Streets, died this morning while on a visit to friends in Toronto of croup.
GEORGE OXFORD died at the residence of JOHN SNYDER yesterday, aged 65 years. He was a native of England and for many years was a blacksmith. Until recently he lived at Alikanna.
The widow of the late JOSEPHY HERVEY died at her home in Bloomfield on Friday morning, aged about seventy years. She was well and hearty the day before, and her sudden death was a great shock to the community. She was the mother of MARK HERVEY, REV. JOSEPH HERVEY, a United Presbyterian minister in Kansas, of WARNOCK HERVEY of Kansas, MRS. OLIVER WELDAY and MRS. NATHEN PORTER. She was a good woman in every respect, and her death is mourned by a large circle of friends.
SARAH SMITH, the grand-daughter of the founder of Smithfield, died at the residence of her sister, MRS. SAMUEL JOHNSON, on North Sixth Street Monday night, aged seventy-five years. She was the daughter of SAMUEL and SARAH SMITH and was born and reared in Smithfield, living there up to five years ago, when she came to this city to make her home with her sister. For forty years she waS a member of the Protestant Methodist Church. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
O.P. DUNBAR has received intelligence from his sister MRS. MARY McFARLAND, Missionary at Hoonah, Alaska, that her three year old son HARRY died of diphtheria the first of December and the oldest daughter also had a attack of the same disease, but was recovering.
The Columbus Post says GEORGE DEMPSEY of Jefferson County, has escaped from the Central Insane Asylum. Dempsey is from Mingo and has been at the Asylum but a few weeks.
Further particulars as to the death of JOSEPH BALL, son of JASPER BALL of Empire, are as follows: He was riding Or ayGale& Ps freight between Freeman's and Toronto, and attempted to jump off while the train was in motion. He lost his balance and fell under the wheels which passed over his neck.
PETER HOUSEHOLDER, a venerable citizen of Empire, is in town today, circulating a petition praying for the Board of Pardons to parole his son, ED. HOUSEHOLDER, who was convicted in April, 1887 of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. There always has been a great deal of sympathy felt for his aged parents and family, who are worthy and respectable people, and the public have signed the petition readily---everyone in Empire who was asked having signed it except one. A great many Toronto people attached their signature to the paper today, and hope the old gentleman will be successful in his efforts.---Toronto Tribune OUR NEAR NEIGHBORS
MRS. JOHN LEECH, OF Bridgeport, died Sunday; the remains were brought here and interred in the Tiltonville Cemetery. . . The deceased leaves a family of five small children. MRS. ELLA MEARS OF Steubenville, is at the residence of her parents on account of the illness of her mother, MRS. THOMAS MOORE.
Mt. Pleasant
Word was received here of the death of HELEN, little daughter of MR. & MR. JOHN HEBERLING, of Rochester, New YOrk; she was ill but a short time with diphtheria.
REV. S. W. PRINGLE left last week for New Concord, where the body of his sister MRS. MAGGIE HUTCHINSON, will be brought for interment. Mrs. Hutchinson, whose home was a Broken Bow, Nebraska, died of malarial fever, leaving her husband and two little children to mourn the loss of a beloved wife and mother.
Married at the home of the bride, ROSS FRANCIS and MISS IDA BATES in the presence of a few invited guests on last Wednesday evening, Jan. lst. REV. WEIR of the Friends Church pronounced the words which made them one.
WARRENTON One of the oldest residents of Warren Township was buried on Tuesday, JAS. IRVINE, who died after a brief illness on Monday evening. . . GEORGE
W. W. HOLMES of Smithfield was in to see us today. He informs was that his father, ASA HOLMES, who recently died, aged 84 years, was born and always lived on the farm where he died, in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, which farm was entered by his grandfather, JOSEPH HOLMES in 1802, the patent of which is still in existence bearing the autograph signatures of THOMAS JEFFERSON, President, and JAMES MADISON, Secretary of State. Asa Holmes was one of the best and most respected citizens of Harrison County. His other sons are: COL. J. T. HOLMES of Columbus, CAPT. A. R. HOLMES, Post-office Inspector, vand REV. DR. O. W. HOLMES of the M. E. Church.
spinal meningitis at its home on Henry Street. Interment will take place Friday in the Toronto Cemetery. DIED---At his home on Clinton Street, Monday, January 19, 1891, THOMAS PURCELL, aged 80 years. Funeral from St. Peter's Catholic Church, Friday morning. . . PERSONAL GOSSIP
Old Steubenvillians
SAM PEARCE is in the furniture business in Wichita, Kans. M. S. STOKELY is now in the government service at Duluth. THOMAS J. MILLER is at Robey, Aurora County, South Dakota. S. B, CAMPBELL is Chief Clerk in the State Treasurer's office. REV. ROBERT HALLOCK is a Presbyterian minister on Long Island. GIRARD HALLOCK is a Presbyterian minister at Rochester, New York. NEWION FERREE is in the Treasurer's Department at Washington. R. O. ADAMS is prosecuting attorney of Hickcock County, Nebraska. CAPT. WALDEN is a lawyer and realestate dealer in Columbus. J. C. CAMPBELL is in the wholesale cigar trade in Wichita, Kans. DR. SILAS HALLOCK is a prominent and prosperous New York physician. O. M. EVANS and CLARENCE TURNER are the Evans and Turner of Columbus. CHARLEY COOPER IS A P.R.R. stenographer and is located in Pittsburg. CHARLEY CAMPBELL is a lawyer and stenographer at Little Washington. GEN. ANSON G. McCOOK of New York is the Secretary of the U. S. Senate. CHARLEY McFEELEY, now of Pittsburg, is a prosperous life insurance agent. DAVE DONALDSON and JAMES PORTER are prosperous Pittsburg merchants. JONN CAMPBELL is manager of the Postal Telegraph Lines iin Pittsburg. W. W. CARD is Treas. of the Air Brake Co. in Pittsburg. JAMES MEANS, Division Freight Ag't of the Panhandle, lives at Sewickley. PROF. A. M. ROWE is at the head of the Public Schools in Huron, S. D. JOHN HENRY SHARPE is a Presbyterian minister of W. Philadelphia. JAMES DOUGHERTY is a rich manufacturer of electric supplies at Cleveland. R. J. BEATTY and GEORGE BEATTY are prosperous glass manufacturers in; Titfans JAMES MEIKLE and EDWARD ORR are employed by the Panhandle of Columbus. D. McCONVILLE and JAMES McCONVILLE are prospering in Washington real estate. JOHN FOLEY is in the wholesale cigar business in Chicago and is making money. EUGENE ATKINSON is a cashier of a big bank in Helena, Mont. and is making money. LIEUT. FERDINAND GILMORE of the U. S. Navy is on his way home from Japan to San Francisco.
JUDGE WILSON is one of the most prominent lawyers and the leading Democrat of California. WILL McKEE and wife, nee PETERS, are in the real estate business at New Home, Washington. WALTER C. ONG is a lawyer in Cleveland and will be the Republican Candidate for Judge next Spring. GEN. ALEX McD. McCOOK, Commander of the Arizona Department of the .U.S. Army is in Los Angeles, Cal. JO KEANE travels for a New York house, and is with ED HULL in the manufacture of crackers of Auburn, N.Y. THE DUNBAR girls, MRS. JOHN McFARLAND is at Hoonyah, Alaska; MRS. MARY HOWELL, Tacoma , Wash. , and JANE, _ the wife of WILL McFARLAND § at ~ Sumner, Wash. REV. EDWARD CLARK, is the pastor of the Monterey, Cal. Presbyterian Church and REV. CHARLES A. CLARK is pastor of the McCandless Avenue Presbyterian Church in Pittsburg.
WILLIAM BLACK is General Superintendent of the Louisville, « Madison and Chicago R.R. and lives in Indianapolis. ED BLACK is General Passenger Agent of the same road and lives in Louisville.
MRS. BELLE SHARP SHERRARD, wife of CAPT. SHERRARD of the U. Ss Navy, is at home in Washington, but her husband has gone on a trip to Germany. MRS. CHAMBERS, her mother, is living with her in Washington.
JOHN GOSSETT, an old resident and one of the best known citizens of Steubenville, died at his home in Jacksonville Friday night, after a lingering illness of bronchitis, aged 67 years. Mr. Gossett was born in Upper Alsace in the Rhine Country, but came to the United States when four years old with his father's family, settling in Columbiana County. In his early manhood John came to Steubenville where he has resided most of the time since, or almost fifty years. He was married in 1850 to MARTHA J. LIBLIN who bore him eight children, three of whom, with the mother, preceded him to the grave. He was a wagon maker by trade and industriously followed his chosen vocation throughouthis life. Having seen service in both the Mexican War and during the ReL«llion, he was conspicuously entitled to the name "veteran", his service being respectively in the 3rd and 157th Ohio, both under command of COL.GEO. W. McCOOK. . . He leaves five children: JOHN of Dennison; JENNIE and JOSEPH of Waynesburg; GEORGE and DANIEL AT HOME. . .
JAMES K. POLK OWENS will go to the Soldier's Home at Sandusky Monday, Judge Love having secured letters of admission for him. Owens was a brave soldier. . .
BIRDIE, wife of WM ALBAN, died at her home on Dock Street Sunday morning aged twenty-two years. Her remains were taken to DeRoy, Carroll County, for interment. She leaves one child.
THOMAS PURCELL, an old citizen of Steubenville, died at his home on Clinton Street last night, aged about seventy years. He was an old resident and for many years conducted a general store in this city. He was,the father of ROBERT PURCELL, a train dispatcher in Nebraska, GEORGE E., an engineer on the P. W. & Ky. R.R. and THOMAS F., WITH F. A. HARE, and LIZZIE, MARY and ELLA at home. He was also the father of MRS. MARTIN FOLEY, whose husband, an engineer, was killed in a railroad accident near Lima several weeks ago. His wife survives him. He was respected by a large circle of friends. The funeral will take place from St. Peter's Churdh. . .
PATRICK KELLEY died at his residence on West Market Street this morning aged sixty-four years. He was an old citizen, a pioneer miner and the father of ten children. His wife survives him.
The funeral of JOHN GODFREY took place this morning from the C.& P. depot. . . Services were held in St. Agnes Church of Mingo and the Ancient Order of Hiberniana of which the deceased was an honorary member, turned out in body. He was a member of the Mingo Board of Education and the schools were closed for the day. His remains were interred at Mt. Calvary.
MRS. MARY PERMAR, the mother of SCOTT PERMER, the Panhandle conductor, died Tuesday from the effects of a burn, an account of which was published Tuesday. Her remains will arrive here this evening,and the funeral will take place from the GEORGE MAHAN residence Thursday afternoon. Her age was sixty-eight years. She was a resident of Steubenville for many years but went to Columbus with her son about seventeen years ago.
S. J. HOOPER, formerly a merchant of East Springfield, will with his family move to Allegheny this week. He had built a fine residence in that city.
Osage
JACOB MAPLE, aged 88 years, died at his lAte home in Salem Township January 8th, and was interred January 10th in the Bowling Green Necropolis. Mr. Maple was formerly a resident of Knox Township; he was well respected by all who knew him.
NANCY McCUMIS of Bacon Ridge died January 17th in her 85th year. She has lived most of the time alone for the past 30 years, or since her father's death. At the time of his death he provided her with a good farm and by economy and honest dealing she had accumulated quite a fortune. She never married. The only heirs to her property are three nephews , ALFRED PHILLIPS and brother and JAMES LYONS.
Old Steubenvil Lians
During the past week two notable weddings took place. CRAWFORD COLE was married to MISS MARIE KNEE, at St. Peter's Catholic Church. LOUIS FOWLER gave the Alikanna ladies the "shake" by uniting himself to one of Pittsburg's fairest daughters. OLD STEUBENVIL LIANS---
GIB. OWENS is traveling for a Pittsburg cigar house. ; BODE DOUGHERTY is growing grapes at Tampa, Fla. THOMAS, JAMES and DAVID MELLOR are at Dennison. : ED DENMEAD is with the Columbus Transfer Co.
W. A. WEISER, the old photographer, is at Sanford, Flotida. ROBERT PURCELL is a train dispatcher on a Nebraska railroad. W. H. McDONALD is a member of the Houston Ideal Opera Co. CHARLEY HAMILTON, WITH THE Renwick, Alban Co., Pittsburg.
A. M. FOSTER with the Pleasant Valley Traction Co., Pittsburg. MIKE J. MALONE, bookkeeper for Riter & Connelly, Pittsburg. JAMES EZRA MYERS, clerk in the Allegheny County Court House. TOM WEBSTER is in the wholesale dry goods business in St. Louis. LIEUI. JOHN WEBSTER, recruiting officer of the U.S.A., Chicago. SAM McDONALD is a clerk in the Third Auditor's Office, Washington. REV. MR. BLACKMAN is a congregational minister in Naugatuck, Conn. REV. STEWART MEANS is an Episcopal minister in New Haven, Conn.
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PEORIA, I11. ENOCH JOHNSON is one of the bosses of the Westinghouse works in Pittsburg. HARRY and BURT EVANS and W. J. EWING are with EvAns & Turner in Columbus. L. H. BLACK, route agent of the Southern Express Co., lives at Montgomery, Alabama. CHARLEY MANDEL is in rate department, ChicAgo, Minneapolis and St Paul, RoR. coieaco.
Postoffice Department. CARL and STEWART ERWIN are in Philadelphia. Carl, a shipping clerk and Stewart in the Postoffice. JOHN NICHOLSON, cashier of the Boulder (Col.) bank.GEORGE BLACKBURN - is in the grocery business in the same place.
MR. REUBEN WAIT, of Mt. Pleasant, the Wheeling Intelligencer says, claims to be the youngest man who enlisted and served until the close of the late Civil War. He was born September 13, 1847, and was mustered into service September 28, 1861, with the First Virginia Volunteer Infantry, being at that time only fourteen years and ten days old. He received his discharge Jan. 24, 1864. On the next day, however, he re-enlisted for three years with the Second West Virginia Infantry, and was honorably discharged July 16, 1865 at the time the war ended.
Friday
Thursday evening ANDY MURPHY, who (was) engaged in roofing the Jefferson Iron Works building, slipped from his high perch and fell to the ground a distance of 45 feet, lighting on his head. . . very little hope for his rocovery.
ANDREW MURPHY died at the St. Charles Hotel Saturday morning. . . His home in Middlebury, New Jersey and he came here with the party engaged in roofing the miil about a month ago.
WALTER CODY, familiarly known as "Judge" died Saturday evening at his home on Upper Market Street after a short illness of stomach disease. He was an employee of the High Shaft for many years, recently as watchman. He was buried today, theWO rkmen of the shaft attending the funeral in a body.
MRS. MARY KELLY died at one o'clock this morning at the home of her son WILLIAM on North Seventh Street, aged seventy-two years. She had been a resident of Steubenville the greater part of her life and was the widow -f the late JAMES KELLY, a former well known cabinet maker and temperance orator. She leaves three children, WILLIAM, Mary, wife of ROBERT SPENCER, and JENNIE AT HOME. The remains will be interred Tuesday morning. . .
THOS. B. ROGERS, for years the Panhandle watchman at the Market Street Crossing and late at Adams Street, died at his home on South Sixth Street Sunday morning. . . The deceased had been in the employ of the Panhandle 25 years and about five years ago he was stricken with paralysis from which he never recovered. . . He was born in South Wales in 1830 and was married in Steubenville 18 years ago, his wife and five children surviving him. TUESDAY
Brilliant
In writing from San Jacinto, California, our old friend JOE R. STEWART says: DAVID ATEN of Toronto is visiting his son, who has been here for his health for several months. BRILLIANT
Mingo Junction
MRS. IDA, wife of HAMILTON SKEGGS, died Friday in her thirtieth year. She leaves a husband, three children to mourn her demise. . . Interment was held at Smithfield Sunday, January 25th. MINGO JUNCTION
FRANK O. C. MOORE, son of DAVIS B. MOORE, a former stove manufacturer of this city, using the present Wagner saw mill for this purpose, died on the 24th at Ouray, Colorado, aged 45 years. His comrades will remember him \ as a member of Co. C. 15/th 0.V.I. and also of Co. H. 195th 0.V.I. under Capt. Prentiss. A sister is the wife of EZRA MYERS.
LENA, wife of SAMUEL MOODY, died at Mingo this morning of consumption. aged 32 years. She leaves one child of her own and two children of Mr. Moody by a former wife, to whom she was a mother. Her remains were taken to Canton for interment.
LAMBERT WATKINS, a native of Mt. Pleasant and an uncle of the Gill Bros. of this city, died at Martin's Ferry of which city he had been an honored resident, Wednesday. He was the father of Rev. Mr. Watkins, formerly of Wheeling, Mrs. Hill of Valley Grove, W. Va. and AMELIA WATKINS at home.
The Cadiz Sentinel in speaking of the death of JAMES HOWARD, at one time a citizen OF Steubenville, which occurred Tuesday, says:. . . He was born at Winchester, Va. August 17th 1814 and was in his 77th year. He leaves a wife who was of the GRIEVES family of Steubenville and three children, JOHN C., at present at home, BELLE, wife of JOHN SMITH, formerly of this city, and MARY, wife of DR. A. W. SCHOOLEY, of Braddock, Pa. His oldest son George, who for a long time resident at Washington City, died about two years ago.
Holiday'S Cove
DR. J. B. McCULLOUGH received a telegram today from his nephew, REV. J. ROSS LEE, of Rockwell City, Iowa, announcing the sudden and unexpected death of MRS. LEE, who two days before was in excellent health. REV. LEE is well known in this region, being a native of Harrison County, and previous to entering the ministry was Professor of Law in the college at Ada, Ohio.
DR. BOSWELL of York, Nebraska, arrived in the village last week, the guest of friends, it is rumored that one of our fair sex will accompany him to his Western home. .
MR. & MRS. S. M. WOOSTER and MISS GRACE left Monday for Boone, Iowa, where he has made his home for several years. Sam is a passenger conductor on the C. & N. W. Railroad.
Friday, February 6, 1891
home of his father on North Fourth Street. ; MR. J. BOYLE of East End, Pittsburg, has been visiting her sister, MRS. J. HAGAN at her home on Highland Avenue.
A report reached town this morning that HARRY BRIERLY, a young resident of Empire, while intoxicated Monday evening, had shot himself. The report proved to be true and the chances for his recovery are against him.
Kidnapped His Child Old Jeffersonians
_ JOHN BROWN, of near Hickory, Pa. was Arrested Monday morning on the charge of kidnapping. Three years ago Brown's wife died. She left a boy babe two or three hours old, and the sister of the deceased mother, MRS. HENRY BOUGHER, took the babe and took care of him, as if he were her own. Brown recently remarried, his wife being the sister of of the child's mother. That he desired the child was only natural, but his aunt refused to restore him to the father. (The father came and took him and was arrested.) The mayor investigated the case and found that as the child was Brown's , the Boughers had no legal claim. OLD JEFFERSONIANS
T. G. ATKINSON is with Bierman and Hiedelberg, wholesale clothiers, New York. The widow of CAPT. NORTON, the old steamboatman, MRS. CROSSAN, is at McKeesport. DORAN THOMAS, Superintendent of the City Division of the Allegheny Rek. GLSsdee Oi Chey. JAMES McGEE, former master car-builder in the Steubenville shops, is at Houston, Texas. FRANK H. COCHRAN resides at Atchison, Kansas and is a fireman on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. ROBERT E. PURCELL is train dispatcher on the Northern Pacific at Brainerd, Minn. instead of Nebraska.
The following is an additional list of former Steubenvillians in Pittsburg: CAPT. CHARLES BATCHELOR, CAPT. JAMES BATCHELOR, LEVI MATTHEWS, SAMUEL LINDSEY, J. W. RENNER, CAPT. C. C. CABLE, DR. WM. W. CABLE, Chief Fire Department, SAM EVANS, JOHN ARMSTRONG, JOHN CLIFTON,
Steubenville colony in East Liverpool: PHILIP DIGNAN, foreman Industrial Foundry; WM. NATH, baker and confectioner;JNO. HODSON, shoemaker, retired; JOSHUA CURFMAN, engineer steam fire-engine "Protection"; JONATHAN GRIFFITH, marble cutter with Noble; WILLIAM H. SURLES, coal,
WM. McKINNEY, jeweler; WILLIAM B. McCORD, proprietor Review; DR. J. J. JOHNSON: JOSEPH KISSINGER: MRS. M. HILBERT, prop'r Hotel Grant; JAKE THOMPSON, day clerk Hotel Grant; BENJAMIN R. LITTLE, ice dealer; THAD McGOVERN, carpenter; L. CONANT, grocer--formerly music dealer in Steubenville; GEORGE KELL, bricklayer and contractor; JOSEPH HUGHES, stone contractor; ROBERT SHEVILS: JOHN CAMPBELL, printer; BENJAMIN CURFMAN, teamster; PHILO and GEO. DEBEE, stone contractors and quarrymen; ED SURLES, bricklayer; ROBERT E. HILL, bracklayer and contractor; JAMES HILL, laundryman; MRS. AMBROSE CARTWRIGHT, nee FORBES; MRS. JAS. MERCKTON, nee Teaff; MRS. JEREMIAH JENNINGS: WILLIAM JENNINGS, potter; ANDREW VANDINE: FRED WILSON, speculator ; DAVID T. BURCHARD, city editor of The Crisis.
The following is a list of Richmond people who have located elsewhere: CHARLES CAMERON, druggist, Storm Lake, Iowa; FRANK WALKER, druggist McKeesport,Pa.; DR. W. E. WALKER, McKeesport; HON. 5S. C. COLE, Bowling Green; Geo. B. Riley, Attorney-at-law, Cleveland; DR. J. A. RILEY, PHYSICIAN IN Cleveland Hospital for the Insane; ROBERT L. McNIECE, merchant, Cleveland; S. S. FORD, attorney, Cleveland; MATTHEW SIMPSON, attorney, McPherson, Kansas; Dr. W. P. McGRAIL, Wheeling;
OBITUARY . It is a sad duty to record the death of REBECCA, wife of DR. J. W. COLLINS of Toronto, which occurred shortly after 8 o'clock this morning after a lingering illness of typhoid fever, for a pure woman known and loved for her many virtues has gone from a circle where she was a great influence for good, leaving a vacancy that cannot well be filled. Mrs. Collins was the daughter of JOHN and NANCY STONE of Cross Creek Township, and was married November 11, 1867 to Dr. Collins, who survives her, along with four children: BEN F., attending medical college at Columbus; EDNA, NANNIE and MARY at home. That she has gone, and with her departure the pleasant home-life of the Collins household can never again be what it has been brings with the realization deep and poignant grief, yet to the afflicted ones what a consolation to know that with her it is but a change to that higher, better and ever-enduring life of the redeemed Christian---that in the home prepared for the people of God she already is radiant with the glories of the infinite and has entered upon the joys of the eternal. . .
friends in this community in their grief over the death of their babe, JOHNNY MAY, who died Thursday night, aged seven months and twenty days. . .
CHARLES HOUT died last night at his home on North Street, of pneumonia, aged 69 years. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and cAme to this country about 50 years ago. He was a farmer by occupation and has lived in Steubenville 22 years. His wife and four children survive him; MRS. EMMA ROUSE, MRS. CLARA CLIFTON, JOHN and JOSEPH. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and was a man respected wherever he was known.
WM. PAUL died Saturday night at the home of his mother-in-law MRS. HOTTEL on the Hill. He was 38 years of age and a plasterer by trade but has been unable to work for the last four years. His wife and one child, Emma, 3 years of age, survive him.
The wife of HON. JOHN A. BINGHAM died at her home in Cadiz Friday evening after a long illness. Mr. Bingham and two daughters survive her, MISS EMMA and MRS. MYRA WESSON. A deceased daughter was the wife of Rev. Dr. S. G. FRAZIER of Youngstown. Mrs. Bingham was a daughter of JUDGE THOMAS BINGHAM one of the prominent citizens of Cadiz in the first half of the century.
On Thursday, January 29, at half past eleven o'clock, MISS MARY-E. BROWNING, daughter ©f C. J. BROWNING, of Wayne Township, was married to James
SAMUEL SMITH, aged 20 years, son of J. W. SMITH of Knoxville, died at the house of his sister on North Street Tuesday evening after a lingering illness of consumption. He was a native of Harrison County and his remains will be taken there for interment.
MRS. WM. NAYLOR, who hAs been sick for sometime, died at her home south of town Monday morning, Feb. 2nd, and the funeral took place from the M.P. Church Tuesday, services being conducted by her pastor, Rev. Quillen, irterment in the Northern Cemetery.
JAY TROBRIDGE of Columbus and MISS CLARA MATHER of this place were quietly married at the home of the bride on Tuesday, February 3rd by REV. FORBES of Toronto in the presence of their friends and a few invited guests.
MISS SADIE ORTH and MR. EDWARD ANDREWS were married recently in San Francisco. After an extensive trip trip through California, MR. & MRS. Andrews will make their home in Olympia, Washington.
THOS. REA, the Pittsburg bridge contractor who has been here to see his wife and infant son, was called away Thursday by a dispatch from Alabama where he is building a bridge over the Coosa River. Mr. Rea is a son-inlaw of HARRY FULLEN with whom his wife is sojourning.
ED. C. BROWNE, SOME YEARS AGO A SCHOOL BOY IN Steubenville, but now a prosperous merchant of New Philadelphia, was in the city Thursday the guest of his sister, Mrs. W. H. Hunter. He is also associated with his father, W. C. BROWNE, President of the City Bank, New Philadelphia.
Old Jeffersonians ---Where They Are
WM. RAY, railroad shops, Allegheny. WM. LANNING, merchant, Gallipolis. MARK WHITAKEN, Dennison, car shops. J. M. WESTLING, jeweler in Wheeling. ROSS DOYLE in railroad service in Chicago. JAMES WILKIN, steamboating, New Orleans. CHARLES STANNARD, wood machinist, Columubs. WILL HINDS, fancy confectioner in Cincinnati. - HOMER SEAMON, jeweler, Washington, Pa. JOHN DOYLE, Jr., clerking at Bradford, Indiana. GEORGE RHOMBOLD and family ar at Marietta. THOMAS MOORE IS Mayor of New Comerstown. 'GEORGE SUNDERLAND and family are in Pittsburg. JAMES TAGGART, San Diego, Southern California. ROBERT HARPER, molder, McComb City, Miss. FRANK THOMPSON, contractor, River Forest, Ill. GEORGE DOYLE in marble business, New York. WILL McFEELY, blacksmithing at Tombstone, Ariz. HON. ROBERT MARTIN, furniture business, Kansas. GEORGE Mcfeely, jr., blacksmithing at Chico, Cal. SAM KANE, glass manufacturer in Rochester, Pa. H. L. POWELL, railroad telegraph operator, Pittsburg. ANDY HUTTERLY, in jewelry business in Washington City. " HARRY ECCLES, Ft. Wayne railroad shops, Allegheny. FRANK STOUFFER, cashier, with Joseph Horne, Pittsburg. JAMES RODGERS, mine boss, Newburg, Preston County, Pa. WM. McLISH, foreman in railroad shops, Evansville, Ind. CHARLEY ZIMMERMAN, Allegheny, conductor on C. &. P. R.R. J. H. MAXWELL, office of Civil Engineer, Lake View, I11. JOHN McLISH, <oreman in railroad shops, Jersey City, N. J. STERL CARSON with Crumrine, Bain, Bassett & Co., Pittsburg. HAM. MAXWELL and JOHN McFEELY, Jr., blacksmiths, Chico, California. STEPHEN S. SMITH is in the livery business at McDonald's Station, Pa. JAS. TIMMONS, HARRY MELLOR and JAS. MELLOR, railroad shops, Dennison. WM. TAGGART, JOHN GILMORE and ARCH GILMORE, Sanfrancisco, Cal. F, M. BUSHONG, General Passenger Agent Penn'a Railroad Co. at Detroit, Michigan. EDGAR F. CHAPMAN, General Foreman of Construction, Cleveland Construction Co. CHARLES H. CHAPMAN, telegraph operator city office, Western Union Telegraph Co. Cleveland. JOHN CHAPMAN, general bookkeeper for Weaever-Bardale-Humphrey Manufacturering Co., whip, fly-net and broom makers, Moundsville, W. Va. Following is a list of old Steubenvillians in the Panhandle car shops at Columbus: RICHARD EDIE, JAMES PAUL, SAMUEL AMMON, AUGUST KOOK, JOHN SHAHAN, WM. PEASE, JOHN NELSON, SAMUEL DUNLAP, JOHN LAVER, ROBERT RAY, HUGH CALDWELL, THOMAS LAUGHRIDGE, J. I. ECCLES, A. J. REYNOLDS, THOS. CRAWFORD, J. MILTON COPELAND, J. C. COPELAND, ANDREW BYERS, LOUIS REXER, HARRY COPELAND, JOS. JOHNSON, CHARLES STANNARD, SR., JOHN KIRKPATRICK, JAMES KIRKPATRICK, K. KIRKPATRICK, JOEL FERREE, JOHN HINEMAN, GEO. HINEMAN, CHAS. McCLOSKEY, H. G. PRICE, JOHN PRICE, ISA4c BUTTERWORTH.
First Vice President J. N. McCULLOUGH of the Pennsylvania Co., died at his home in Allegheny Sunday morning. Hisdeath was due to a general decline of his whole system. He was born at Yellow Creek, in this county, on Sept. 5, 1821. His father was of Scotch Irish parentage and settled at Yellow Creek when a young man. He manufactures salt and was also in the boating business. He was a man of extraordinary ability and he accumulated a lArge fortune, leaving his children independent. He was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. He married a daughter of JACOB NESSLEY, whose father was a pioneer of this county and owned all the land in the vicinity of Yellow Creek.
J. N. McCULLOUGH was educated at a country school and assisted his father in his various enterprises. At the age of twenty-one he engaged in the wholesale business in Wellsville, following it successfully for fifteen years. In 1856 with JOHN McINIOSH, he enagaged in banking in the same place. In 1858 he was elected President of the C.& P. Railroad Co. The following year he was appointed Receiver of the road, also retaining the Presidency, holding this office at the time of his death. Under his careful management this road emerged from its difficulties and within five years became one of the best paying roads in the country. In 1863 he became General Manager of the Fort Wayne Road, and his skill and training soon led him to see that the road needed business more than equipment contrary to the notion of his predecessor, and that equipment should soon follow as a necessity.
He reached out in every direction for traffic, and succeeded in pouring an immense amount of business in on the road, so that within a few years the Fort Wayne became known as a great trunk line. . . He was married in 1852 to MISS REBECCA T. ANDREWS who survives him. They had two children, one of whom died young, and the other is the wife of HARRY DARLINGTON Of Allegheny. The body was taken to Wellsville Tuesday for interment.
THOMAS GILMORE, one of the oldest citizens of Jefferson County, died at his home on South Fifth Street Sunday night, aged ninety-one years, and thus passed out of a long life usefully spent, a good man gone into eternal rest. The deceased was born near Belfast, Ireland, May 10th, 1899, his father's people being among the Ulster Plantations from Scotland, and he was therefore of the Scotch-Irish blood. He was married in 1824 fo JANE O'NEILL, who preceded him to the grave seven years ago. They came to America in 182/living in Philadelphia and Moundsville, W. Va., before coming to Steubenville in 1840. For many years Mr. Gilmore was superintendent of the weaving department of Beatty Bros. woolen factory, but after the railroad shops were opened here he became the engineer, which position he held up to twenty years ago, when he retired from active business. He was a Covenanter, but forty years ago united with the Presbyterian Church, of which religious organization he was a faithful and consistent member. His long years were due to his temperate habits and careful living, as well as native rugged constitution. Of six brothers one lived to be ninety-four, one ninety-five, one ninety, and he died at the age of ninety-one. He was the father of twelve children, nine of whom are living: Archibald and John in San Francisco, Mrs. Walter Stark, Downs, Kans. ; Thomas, Dennison; Mrs. Elizabeth Robb, New Decatur , Ala.; Mrs. Harvey Martin, East Liverpool; Mrs. Robert Martin, Guthrie, Oklahoma; Miss Annie of the Steubenville Public Schools, and Jane at home. The funeral will take place at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The community was shocked by the announcement of the death of ROBERT S. BUSTARD, which sad event occurred at the home of his father, JOHN BUSTARD, monday morning. Although it was known that he had been dangerously ill for three weeks with typhoid fever, contracted at East Palestine, where he was engaged in business, still his friends hoped against hope that this sad glow might be averted. Rob was a young man of high honor and sterling principle. . . His family will lose a member whose highest aim was for their comfort; his friends a true heart it will be hard to replace.
JOHN McKEOWN, the millionaire oil producer, and largely interested in the Island Creek and Turkey Foot oil region, died at his home in Washington, Pa. Sunday morning, aged fifty-three. He had been troubled for months with a difficulty in breathing attributed to asthma. This morning he fell into a stupor from which he never revived. He came to this country a poor man twentysix years ago, and engaged as driller in the upper oil field. Later he took an interest in an oil well that proved a gusher, and at the time of his death his wealth was estimated at $5,000,000.
JOSEPH HAMILTON, SR. an old citizen of Steubenville, died' oe his home on High Street this morning, aged sixty-seven years. He was born in Ireland and came to this country twenty-seven years ago. He was a glassware packer, and worked for the Beattys up to the time they moved to Tiffin. He leaves five children: ALICIA, JOHN, WILLIAM, THOMAS and JOSEPH.
MARY KATE, youngest daughter of CAPTAIN T. K. McCANN, died this morning shortly after twelve o'clock, at her home on Logan Street, at the age of 19 years. Although ill for some time, her death was hardly expected so soon. She is the second to break the happy circle of the McCANN family and the grief of her parents and brother and sisters is hard to assuage. . . Her parents, one brother HARRY, and two sisters, AGNES and JENNIE, survive her. Funeral from Ste Peter 'sxChurch. :
WILLIAM WARD, for forty-five years a resident of Steubenville, died at his home on South Street Monday evening from the effects of a stroke of paralysis received about two weeks ago. He was a native of North Ireland and was sixty-five years of age. For a number of years he was employed at the Jefferson Iron Works as a shearman, but later he engaged in the milk business which he followed up to about a year ago. He was married in 1852 to JENNIE WILCOXEN who survives him.
AUGUSTINE OWENS, died at his home on Church Steet Tuesday night aged 72 years. Mr. Owens was a native of Jefferson County and for many years a resident of Steubenville, his occupAtion being farming and teaming. He was married to BARBARA THOMAS, who has been dead about four years. Seven children survive: MARGARET, wife of WM. PRITCHARD OF Greensburg, Pa.; MARTHA, wife of GEO. W. MYERS, Toronto; and ELIZA, wife of JAMES PYLES, BEN F., JOHN, JAMES, and DAVID OF Steubenville.
It is with grief that we record the death of HARRY SHELDON, which occurred at his home at the corner of South and Fifth Streets, Thursday morning, the cause being potter's consumption which is superinduced by inhalation of grit from clays which inflame the lungs. Last Winter the grippe attAcked the organs Already weakened, resulting in congestion from which he never recovered, but he was hopeful, and was At work Wednesday. Mr. Sheldon was born in Staffordshire, England, and was about forty-two years of age. In this great pottery centre he learned that art of potting of which he was a master. After coming to America he worked in Trenton and Baltimore, coming to Steubenville in 1882 when he became a faithful employe of the pottery company, holding his position up to the day of his death. . . Until broken by disease, he had a robust constitution, he was rugged in build and was a fine looking man. . . He leaves a wife And one son, the latter being a resident of Baltimore,to which city the remains will be taken for interment.
After the death of Mr. Sheldon a dispatch was received from Philadelphia announcing that his sister-in-law was expected to die at any moment.
MRS. ALICE MARKLE, wife of JACOB MARKLE, President of the Board of County Commissioners, died suddenly at her home at Markle, just below Toronto, at noon Wednesday, aged fifty-seven years. She had not been in good health for some time, she being a victim to a severe attack of la grippe, which developed into pneumonia, which caused her death. She had been married twice, her first husband being DR. TIFFANY of Wellsville, who died leaving two sons, who are located in Chicago. She was mArried to Mr. Markle about twelve years ago.
She was of a happy disposition, and her home was one wherein hospitality was recognized as a high virtue. To Mr. Markle we extend out heartfelt sympathy. MT. PLEASANT
Feb. lst, after a severe illness from la grippe. Funeral services the following afternoon at the Presbyterian Church. Interment in the Highland Cemetery.
HAMMONDSVILLE C. M.-CROFT. . . died Tuesday morning and was buried at New Somerset Wednesday. The funeral was in charge of the Odd Fellows of which order he has been an honored member for many years. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn their loss and to whom we extend our sympAthis. TILTONVILLE MISS ANNIE WEST of Main Street and GEORGE MILLER of Beech Bottom
PERSONAL GOSSIP : Cards are out for the wedding of MR. CLARK W. CROMLY and MISS LILLIE, daughter of W. R. BURGOYNE, which will be all the home of the bride on Adams street Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Monday being the sixty-first anniversary of the marriage of JAMES BLAIR and his wife, quite a number of their friends called on them in the afternoon at their home on the corner of North and Fourth. . . LOCAL JOTTINGS SATURDAY The remains of Lillie Gorsuch, the only daughter of JOHN GORSUCH, WHO DIED AT HER HOME IN Richmond of pneumonia Thursday, were interred Friday. She was twenty-two years of age. JACOB HUBUCK, formerly of this city, died in Allegheny Saturday aged twenty-nine years. The remains were brought here for interment Sunday. TUESDAY MRS. CASSANDRA, widow of the late BEALL CULLUM! of Yellow Creek and sister of JOHNSTON MOONEY of this city, died on Friday, Feb. 13th (1891) and was buried on Monday at Wellsville. Mrs. Cullum leaves three daughters: MRS. ELLA COOPER of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and ANNA and ALICE at home. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years and died in that faith. She was 7/7 years of age. : OLD JEFFERSONIANS---WHERE THEY ARE LIVING AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING. JOHN O'NEAL, carpenter, Dennison. FRANK McKINNEY, a jeweler in Pittsburg. JACOB SHULL and family at Uhrichsville. DANIEL BROWNLEE and family are at Tiffin. DENNIS LINEHAN is a shoe dealer in Newark. JOHN SNYDER is a printer at Cheyenne, Wyoming. THOMAS CARNAHAN is a printer in Wheeling. JOHN ANDREWS, JR. is a CincinnAti journalist. JOHN O'NEAL in the P. R. R. office at Pittsburg. JAMES BUCHANAN, butcher in San Francisco, Cal. GEORGE B. GLASENER, telegraph operator, Union Depot, Cleveland. ROBERT CARNAHAN is in the glass business in Philadelphia, Pa. WM. H. CONNELLY, with the Kansas Furniture Co., Wichita, Kansas. THOS. B. BUCHANAN, stock dealer, New Chicago, Deer Lodge Co, Mont. The following is a list of Western Knox Township people who have moved away: Frank Smith, Bucklin, Linn Co., Mo., farmer; DAVID DOWNEY, Kearney Junction, Nebraska, sheep ranch; JOE STEPHENSON, California; WILL SWICKARD, California, farmer; GEORGE STEPHENSON, Normal, I11., cabinet maker; S. W. CULP, Kansas City, real estate agent; JAMES DOWNEY, Muskingum County, farmer; JAMES LEGGETT, Muskingum County, farmer; FRED RINEHART, Alliance, bookkeeper; JAMES CLARK, Iowa, farmer; GEORGE ALBAUGH, Cleveland, railroAd shops; ALBERT ALBAUGH, Pittsburg, clerk for R.R.R. Co.; WILLIAM and JOHN WEARIS, Demains City, Iowa, marble cutters; JACOB ALBAUGH, Lafayette, Ind., butcher; LEVI ALBAUGH, Lafayette, Ind., farmer; ISAAC ALBAUGH, Hot Springs, Arkansas, County Treasurer; MATHIAS SWICKARD, Iowa, farmer; THOMAs HAMILTON, Wellsville, druggist. This list comes to us from Pleasantville, Ind. In 1865, about April lst, Dr. Mcdowell, TIMERMAN and LOUDON, SINGERS, CUPPS, T. E. HUNTERS, came to this place, and in July 1866, DR. WM. A. FLEMING. Dr. Fleming is actively engaged in practice of medicene, farming and stock raising. Dr. JAMES McDOWELL, SR., HAS QUIT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND IS GIVING HIS ENTIRE TIME TO FARMING AND STOCK. DR. M. M. McDOWELL, after practicing medicine for 18 years, was appointed Sheriff at Vincennes, Knox County, to fill a vacancy, and has been elected twice since. He hanged Sylvester Grubb, the last man hung out of the pen in Indiana. DR. JAMES McDOWELL, Jr. has a good practice at Bruceville, Knox County, Ind. DR. LOU A. McDOWELL has a good practice at Freelandville, Knox County, Ind.; NIMROD TIMERMAN, shoemaker, Pleasantville, Ind.; JAMES TIMERMAN, successful harness and saddle maker, Pleasantville, Ind.; SAMUELand WM. TIMERMAN, successful farmers, own farms at Pleasantville, Ind.; D. S. HUNTER. clerk in store, SANBORN, Knox County, Ind.; JOSEPH E. HUNTER'S family live at Clay City, T1l.
MARY ANN, widow of WM. O'NEAL, an old resident of Steubenville, died Tuesday evening, aged seventy-two years. She leaves two sons and a daughter, JAMES, GEORGE and ELLA.
KATE, wife of PATRICK FLANNAGAN, died this morning at her home on North Ninth Street. She was the mother of five children, who with her husband survive her. ° OBITUARY
MRS. NANCY EKEY died on the morning of February 9th, at the residence of her son-in-law JAmes STARK, in Cross Creek Township, at the age of 63 years. She was a daughter of ALAN HANLON, one of the pioneer settlers of Jefferson County, and the wife of the late ROBERT E. EKEY, whose death occurred in Steubenville March 7th, 1883. She leaves a son, EDWIN H. , and one daughter, MRS. JAMES STARK, both of Cross Creek Township. Of her father's family three survives her:one. brother WILLIAM of Coshocton County and two sisters, MRS. JANE FRAZIER of Washington, Pa., and SARAH at home, by whose loving care the last years of her life were brightened. At he age of eighteen she made a public profession of her faith, and for forty-five years has been a consistent member of Cross Creek Presbyterian Church. . . For 22 years preceding her death Mrs. Ekey has been an invalid, often near to death's door, yet she submitted to her cross, bearing it nobly. .
DR. W. H. PYLE is dead. 'This announcement carried sadness and sorrow into the houses of all Kaufman Tuesday morning. Over a year ago death set his seal upon this distinguished man, and slowly but surely bore him down to the grave. Monday night, the 9th inst., . . . his spirit passed away as he lisped a prayer to the God of all. . . By the death of this man and that of CAPT. Z. T. ADAMS, Kaufman has lost her truest and most steadfast friends. . . Coming to Kaufman in his early manhood from Ohio, his native state, he began the practice of medicine. . . After the war he was sent to the Texas Senate, where his ability was recognized among the ablest men of the State. . . As a Senator he had no Superior and but few peers. . . As a friend he was true, loyal and zealous, as a father generous, hind and gentle; as a husband devoted, tender and true; aad as a 'Christian consecrated, God-fearing and faithful. ---Kaufman Texas Sun
The subject of the foregoing sketch was born in Richmond, Jefferson County, on the 9th of June 1833. He was the eldest son of the late DR. E, M. PYLE and SARAH M. PYLE, who still survives at the advanced age of 85 years. He graduated at Richmond College in the year of 1850, and one year later was graduated from Washington College at Washington, Pa. During the War of the Rebellion he served as Brigade Surgeon of General Custer's Texas Cavalry Brigade (C.S.A.) his two younger brothers, namely THOMAS H. and SAM M.: being respectively members of the 8th and 52nd 0.V.I. SMITHFIELD
DR. T. H. PURVIANCE, father of DR. JOSEPH F. PURVIANCE, died at his home on North Eighth Street Friday night, February 20th, aged seventy-six years. He was ill but a few days and endured his suffering as the end approached with remarkable patience, passing away. . . aS though in natural sleep. He was for many years a successful practitioner but lately had not been engaged in his profession. He leaves a wife, five sons, and one daughter to mourn his loss.
* HENRY RINE, one of Brilliant's oldest, best known and highly respected citizens, departed this life on the 13th inst. He was born in Wells Township on the 19th of April, 1808 and therefore had lived to the ripe old age of 84 years. . . The whole of his life he spent in Jefferson County, and with the exception of a very short time in his native township. At the age of 27 years he was married to ELIZABETH OLIVER, by whom he had four children,
OLIVER H., deceased; ELLA, wife of FRANK TARR, alsodeceased; WASHINGTON G., one of the proprietors of the Harvey paper mill of WELLSBURG, and J. F., baggage master on the C.& P. R.R. Happy was this family until called upon to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and mother. In 1853 MR. RINE again marriéd, this time to the widow of JOSEPH JOHNSON, a sister of his first wife. To this marriage there were born: Alice, wife of SMITH HUNTER: MI 3S EMMA, at home;. FLETCHER V., deceased; and ELIZABETH, wife of JOHN LONGBOTTOM. Thus five children and his widow are left to mourn the loss of a firm yet indulgent parent and a kind and loving husband. . . Until 1857 he was a prosperous farmer near New Alexandria, at which time he left the farm, moving to Brilliant, then Lagrange, and took chArge of the ferry boat, selling out to the Waddle brothers some years ago, he retired from active service. . . The remains were followed to the cemetery at New Alexandria, where he sleeps in peace.
Old Jeffersonians
The community was shocked Friday evening by the announcement of the death of JOHN ORR, an old and one of the most prominent citizens of Steubenville. . . The cause of death was jaundice and he had been confined to his house but a few days. Mr. Orr was born at Ballyhalbert, near Belfast, Ireland, November 29th, 1827, and came to America in 1846, first locating in Pittsburg. He remained in that city only a short time coming to Steubenville where he entered the grocery store of his uncle, JOHN ORR, at the corner of Third and Washington streets. In 1851 he opened a retail grocery on the Opposite corner, which business he continued up to 1860, when at the death of his uncle he returned to the old store. He remained in the retail grocery business up to 1867, when he engAged in oil refining, building a plant below the Jefferson iron works. In 1877 he also engated in oil refining in Pittsburg, but two years later he sold the two plants to the Standard Oil "Co., resuming the retail grocery trAde at the "Old Orr Corner". In 1882 he erected the large block at the corner of Market and Fifth and taking his son Robert into partnership, engaged in the wholesale grocery trAde, in which he was very prosperous, his house at his death having a solid standing, the result of business sagacity and honest dealing. In 1855 he was married to MARY JANE ORR, the issue being five children: ROBERT, JOHN, WILL, MARY and ANNIE, who with his wife survive him. He was a public spirited citizen. . . (was) interred in the Union Cemetery. OLD JEFFERSONIANS
A list of Jefferson Co. people who have gone away and are located in other places---They are numerous and cover a large expanse of Territory.
visiting his old friends in Jefferson County. The Ohio Patriot, New Lisbon informs us that GEORGE B. CORBETT, assistant editor of THE OHIO PATRIOT, is an old resident of Steubenville, having learned the printing trade with JAMES and R. C. WILSON in The Herald office. These names are from Wayne: DAVID REED, State Center, Iowa; ED. L. B. SUTHERLAND, with Swift, Armour & Co., Chicago; DR. J. E. THOMPSON is in St. Louis, a partner of Dr. Copeland; DR. WAYBLE, at Columbus, a partner of DR. COPELAND.
McKEOWN, Jr., a drug clerk in that city, is from Steubenville, having left here in 1880. He is a grandson of ARTHUR McKEOWN with the Mears'. The father's people live in Dennison.
Burn, George Goulburn
' Below is an addition to the list of names of men who left Steubenville and are now in the Dennison car shops: J. S. GOSSETT, WM. COLLINS, JAMES McELFRESH, WILLIS ROBINSON, ELSIE McCULLOUGH, EDWARD FERGUSON, T. W. FERGUSON, JOHN JARVIS, WM. PURVIANCE, JOHN O'NEAL, GEORGE RENNICKS , ROBERT RENNICKS, DICK RENNICKS, JOHN ROWEN, JEFF WRIGHT, SAM WRIGHT, MICHAEL GOU'- BURN, GEORGE GOULBURN.
. . I am in my eighty-sixth year and my wife is in her eightyfirst year. We are the oldest couple living in this community. I am in fAir health. My son, DR. SYLVESTER CRAVENS, a former resident of East Springfield, has been practicing medicine in Rochester, Illinois and is very successful. My son SAMUEL H. CRAVENS is a very successful minister of the M. E. Church and is a member of the Pittsburg Conference. . . x
BERNARD, INFANT SON OF Patrick and MARY McGEARY, died- at the residence of his grandfather this morning of croup. The family was compelled to move from their home during the flood, and the child took cold which caused croup.
The marriage of MISS LILY BURGOYNE to CLARK W. CRUMLEY was celebrated at the home of the bride's father, W. R. BURGOYNE Thursday evening; REV. L. H. STEWART officiating. . . The attendants were MISS KATE HARDEN and JESSIE McKEE and W. S. McCAUSLIN and JOHN BURGOYNE, brother of the bride. . .
THE DROWNING OF DR. BEAUMONT of New Cumberland at an early stAge of the flood has the mysterious feature that when he was found dead in his office the water had only risen to one foot above the floor. It is thought: he may have taken a fit or had a sudden attack of heart disease and fell into the water.
The remains of MRS. MARY COCHRAN, aged ninety-five years, who died at Wellsville Saturday were brought to this city, this morning on the C & P. and were transferred to the Panhandle for Colliers where the funeral was held this afternoon.
THOMAS DONOVAN of Brooke County, W. Va. celebrated his 88th birthday on the 14th inst.,. . . Mr. Donovan was a native of Maryland but came with his father's family to the neighborhood where he now resides when only nine years old, and has been a resident there ever since. PERSONAL GOSSIP
Judge Miller
J. L. GRIER of Mitchell's Salt Works was in. . . He was accompanied by G. M. BOWERS the miller at Tunnel Mill and his brother JNO. T. GRIER from Colorado.
The remains of MRS. COCHRAN, mother-in-law of WM. CABLE were brought home from Wellsville on Monday and interred in the Three Springs Cemetery Tuesday.
Married
In this city, at the bride's residence February 25, 1891, by Rev. E. D. LEDYARD, THOMAS B. LINDSAY to MISS CLARA R. SHARPE, both of Steubenville.
Court Of Common Pleas Steward Miller
The case of SARAH D. MILLER against ALEXANDER MILLER for alimony is being tried in the court today. . . They are an aged couple who have been married thirty-seven years, Mrs. Sarah being the third wife of Alexander. about four months ago she left him and went to live with her daughter, MRS. STEWARD MILLER .
SAMUEL SHOEMAKER of Montgomery County, I1ll., up to twenty-five years apo a resident of Wayne Township, is visiting his brother-in-law, J. F. BROWNING near Annapolis.
A little four year old son of MR. FREDERICK LEE of Long Run, died last week from injuries received a few weeks before by falling in a bucket of boiling water.
MR. GEORGE WALKER and MISS NELLY McMILLAN were married last Thursday evening at the home of the bride in Emerson. The following evening a reception was given by MR. HICKS WALKER, father of the groom. MR. & MRS. ADBERT. (nee EMMA WALKER) are visiting her parents and attending the wedding of her brother, Mr. George Walker.
East Springfield Hammondsv Ille
GEORGE CROOK, R. G. WALLACE and MRS. T. J. LAWRENCE were called to Kensington Saturday to attend the funeral of their aunt, MRS. JOSEPH HUDD. She was the last of three sisters who came from Bradford, England about fifty-three years ago and settled in Columbiana County. She was in her seventy-third year
WM. DOYLE who moved here about a year ago with his father, mother and sister, from Carlisle, Ky., and who had an attack of la grippe last Spring from which he never recovered, died Wednesday and was buried at Wellsville Thursday.
Oak Grove
The Angel of Death visited this vicinity on Wednesday the 18th and took away MR. JAMES MAXWELL; his death was due to the general decline of the whole system. Mr. Maxwell was an old man to be remembered by all who knew him. BLOOMFIELD
Friday, March 6, 1891
MISS MAGGIE DONALDSON of the Hotel Goucher, while coming downstairs from DR. MILLER'S OFFICE, CARRYING ONE OF MRS. WALLACE'S children, missed her footing and fell a distance of fourteen feet. The Jady fainted, but DRS. FRANCY and BORDEN appeared on the scene and she was soon resuscitated and able to walk home. The child was uninjured.
The body of Richard Knight, the Cleveland drummer, who fell through the B.&.0. depot into the creek at Wheeling some time ago, has been found at Mound City, Illinois.
CATHERINE, wife of Dennis Linehan, Sr., died at her home on the corner of Third and Dock streets, this morning after an illness of:several months, the cause being la grippe which disease was contracted over a year ago. The dpteaced was born in County Clare, Ireland, where she was married to Mr. Linehan about fifty years ago. . . She was the mother of thirteen children, twelve of whom with her husband survive her. She was a strong adherent to the Catholic faith and died in conmunion with her Saviour. The children living are MARY, wife of JOHN SWAN of Kansas; ELLEN, wife of MICHAEL BOLTON: JOHANNA, JAMES anid DENNIS, Newark; KATE, wife of FRANK GOULD, Pittsburg; HANNAH, wife of FRANK GAFFNEY, NORAH, MARGARET, C. E. and PATRICK of thisy cits, PERSONAL
Another old and respected citizen, HENRY KELLY, SR., died at his home on North Fifth street, Sunday morning, March lst, after an illness of several months duration. Mr. Kelly was born Aug. 15th, 1812, and was consequently in his 79th year, and fifty-four years of that long span he was resident of Steubenville, few men in the city having a more extended acquaintance with our people. He was a native of Bainbridge, County Down, Ireland, but left with his bride on their wedding day in 1834 to begin life together in the New World. The lived about a year in Rochester, N. Y. and for a short time in Pittsburg, before settling in Steubenville, where the family has lived ever since on the property where they first located, though the house is not the same, Mr. Kelly having replaced the old frame with a brick residence a good many years ago. He was a weaver by trade, and in those days it was a profitable occupation.Mr. Kelly adding to his gains, however by employing several assistants and running an establishment of his own, the product being flannels. This continues about twenty years, when dull times in the textile industries of Steubenville ensued, and he gave up the business and embarked in the trade of peddling by wagon, which he pursued until the outbreak of the war. In 1862 he went into the army aS a wagon master, but instead carried a gun most of the time, serving to the end of the war. Subsequently he was watchman at the Panhandle bridge and then served one term as Street Commissioner and up to his death was a Township Trustee. For a long time he was connected with the U. P. Church, but of recent years has been a member of the First Presbyterian. His wife died Dec. 3, 1888 and of eleven children only four survive: ABNER of Matoon, I11.,MRS. WILLIAM CARNAHAN, Empire., MRS. W. A. HANLIN and HENRY J. at home. He was an Odd Fellow and a member of the Grand Army.
CHARLES BROWN, a well known citizen, died at his home in the Sixth Ward, Monday morning from the stroke of paralysis last week. . . He was aged 79 years. Mr. Brown was born at Pittsburg where he spent his youthful days, subsequently removing in turn to Washington, Pa. and to Bethany, W. Va. and from thence to Steubenville about forty-one years and has lived there ever since. He was married forty-two years ago, and his wife survives him along with three children: MRS. R. B. LANDERS and MRS. WM. FISHER of Steubenville and EDWARD of Canton.
The many warm friends of MISS MARY JANE BUSTARD will be deeply grieved to learn of her death which occurred Sunday evening. . . Ever since she succumbed to the strain attendant upon her nephew's sickness and death she has gradually been growing weaker. . . and three weeks later she has followed him to the grave. Mary Jane was the oldest child of ANDREW BUSTARD and was born in Jacksonville in 1826 near where the Brady residence now stands, which property at that time belonged to Mr. Bustard. Later, however, he removed farther North to what has long been known as the Bustard farm, where the family remained until 1861, when upon the death of her father, Mary Jane removed with her mother to the city, staying here until called back to the homestead by the death of MRS. JOHN BUSTARD in 1875. Since then she hAs been the directing head and leading spirit in the household of her brother, to whose motherless children she filled the place of the absent one as it is seldom filled. . . For many years she has been a member of St. Paul's P. E. Church, and the funeral services were heod there Tuesday. By her death John Bustard is the only one left of their immediate family, the mother and the other sister, MRS. MULLINS of Pittsburg, having died in recent years. . .
HAMILTON MAXWELL, of Chicago, is visiting his brother, GEORGE A MAXWELL. Ham's hair is as pray as a rat, the result of a severe electric shock sustained during a storm last Summer which confined him to his house eighteen weeks,
MR. & MRS. ALEX SWAN will remove their household effects to Dennison about the 16th. They will make their future home with their son JAMES. UNIONPORT
Death has agin entered our midst and taken our little friend HARRY CLINTON MAXWELL to his final home. He was the son of EDWARD L. and ANNIE E. MAXWELL, his mother having died in 1888 and his father in 1889; since when he has resided in our village. . . Though Harry was only 8 years and 5 months old at the time of his death he had endeared himself to us all by his manly conduct and winning ways. He leaves three sisters to mourn his loss.
New Somerset
MRS. HARRY BURNETT an aged citizen of Wellsville formerly of New Somerset was buried at the M. E. Cemetery last Saturday. He leaves a wife and two children; MRS. MARY ROBERTS of near Empire and GEORGE BURNETT of near this place... <;
REV. WRIGHT was called to Hopewell last Saturday at attend the funeral of MRS. JOHN KAMINSKY and also the funeral of MRS. EVEREST on Sunday; remains interred at Hopewell.
BENJAMIN FOSTER of York and MRS. ANNIE CRAMER of Smithfield were quietly married on Sabbath Feb. 23rd by Rev. Walter Moore of the M.P. Church.
WILLIAM DUNLAP who has been in poor health for some time, died at his home Monday morning, March 2nd; funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, interment in our Northern Cemetery.
Fatr Play
The marriage of MARY J. DAY to EDWARD WALLACE and EMMA E. DAY to W. H. LATTA were solemnized at the residence of the mother of the brides, at Fair Play on Wednesday, February 25th, REV. PARKS of Hopedale officiating. . .
Friday, March 13, 1891
ELIAS LEE, son of GEORGE and JANE LEE, was born Dec. 10, 1813, near Baltimore, Md., and died March 5th, 1891. He was the eldest of ten children of whom but two survive him, GEO. W. and ANN, who both reside in Smithfieid, when he was about one year old, his parents resided in the city of
Baltimore, and it being feared by the citizens that the city might be captured by General Ross, his mother, with her effects fled with him about seven miles into the country to his grandfather Lee's as a place of safety, his father having enlisted in the army to aid in the defense of the city. And while the mother and her young babe were being thuscared for by his grandparents, Francis S. Key, a prisoner on board one of the British vessels composed the famous song of the Star Spangled Banner.
He was married twice; the name of the first wife was Elizabeth GORSUCH; the second, who still survives him, ELEANOR O'DONNELL. By the first wife there were three children, two of whom are still living, OLIVER G., living in New Cumberland, W. Va. and WILLIAM H. in Jacksonville, Florida.
Ei lias Lee was a man not easily to be forgotten, a man of honesty, virtue and integrity, a Christian man, a member of the M. E. Church for 55 years, and loved and respected by all who knew him. . .
DR. W. D. McGREGOR died at the Merchant's Hotel in this city this morning, the cause of death being general debility. He had not been in robust health for some years, and two weeks ago in treating himself took an overdose of opium, from the effects of which he did not recover. Some years ago he was engaged in the drug business, but sold out and removed from the city, living in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, returning to the city some months ago. He resumed the practice of medicine devoting his attention to special diseases. His age was fiftyfive years. J. R. HECKMAN, the clerk of the hotel, sent a telegram to his brother, REV. MR. McGREGOR of Platka, Florida several days ago and he will arrive here this afternoon; he also telegraphed to a brother in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The doctor made the request during his lifetime that he be buried at Mt. Pleasant and arrangements will be made to this end after the arrival of his brother.
SAMUEL CRAIG an old citizen of Cambridge and brother of GEORGE CRAIG, formerly of this city, died at his home in Cambridge Sunday afternoon after an illness of several months. His age was seventy-seven years. He was formerly a merchant of Cadiz. . . He leaves a wife, the sister of the late H. S. McFADDEN and MRS. J. R. HUNTER of Cadiz and Mrs. W. L. SHARP of this city and four children, LYDIA, the wife of JUDGE WOOD of Columbus; MARTHA, the wife of HON. D. D. TAYLOR, and CYRUS and ARTHUR CRAIG of Cambridge.
JUDGE LOVE married MICHAEL HALLORAN, a steamboatman from Cincinnati to KATIE DONAHUE of New Alexandria at noon today; also married JAMES L. LOWRY of Greenville, Ohio to MISS LUCY OWENS of Steubenville, yesterday. . .
CHAS. REX, aged 45, died Monday morning after a week's illness of typhoid fever. Mr. Rex had been employed by the Great Western Clay Co. for the past year and was a trustworthy engineer. Besides his heart-broken wife he leaves four children to mourn their loss. The interment will take place on Wednesday in the Toronto cemetery.
NANCY A., wife of JAMES MINDER, died Sunday evening of consumption, aged 32 years. The remains were taken to Matamoras Saturday morning for interment. | ; R. M. FRANCY and W. B. DAWSON deny the report that they will come out for mayor.
OLD JEFFERSONIANS --WHERE THEY ARE LIVING AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING JOHN HEROL). San Francisco; 'Cal..-: . J. W. CLARK, lawyer, Wellsville, Ohio ANDREW HEROLD, butcher, Hueneme, Cal. GEORGE DALLY, farmer, La Salle, Illinois O. H. REESE, drug clerk, Seattle, Wash. W. H. WILKIN, bank cashier, Olathe, Kansas JOHN DALLY, merchant, Washington City, D. C. _JAMES WILSON, railroad service, New York City JAMES DAVIS, wholesale grocer, St. Paul, Minn. Ly Bo De REBSE, 9 lawyer, Pittsburg,' Pa. WILL JEWETT lives across the river from Sewickley. ED. MAXWELL, of Bloomfield, farmer, Richmond, Kansas. WM. K. ROBINSON and son, WM. JR.; Hulton Station, 'Pa. MISS ELIZA McCRACKEN has a large school in Allegheny. GEORGE HERVEY, of Unionport, editor at Omaha, Nebraska. WILLIAM F. SEMPLE is a successful dentist at Mt. Vernon, O. JAMES ROBINSON, engaged in silver mining, Leadville, Col. ED HAGAN, bookkeeper, Washington Investment Co., Seattle. WILLIAM MANSFIELD, Sr. of Unionport, farmer, Hopedale, Ohio. S. E. HAMMOND, Panhandle engineer, lives at Colliers, W. Va. WILL TAPPAN is Professor in a school in Tivola-on-the-Hudson. DR. J. B. CONWAY, of Smithfield, physician at York, Nebraska. ANDREW ROBINSON, Superintendent of Natural Gas Co., Pittsburg. N. B. BUCKINGHAM, of New Alexandria, farmer, Hopedale, Ohio. J. J. HAMMOND, Panhandle Conductor; home at Columbus, Ohio. REV. JOSEPH HERVEY, of Blois) veld, minister, Tacoma, Washington. J. M. HAMMiI, Principal, Second Ward School, Wheeling, W. Va. JOHN B. GILLESPIE, of Portland Station, agent at Martin's Ferry. DAVID DONAVAN, Congregational preacher, Little Falls, Minnesota. C. H. HAGEN, book-keeper, Seattle, Wash., loan and Trust Company. MRS. MARY BYNON REESE, Nathional Organizer, W. C. T. U., Seattle, Wash. WILLIAM MILLER of Fernqood, farmer at Peabody, Marion Co. Kansas. ERNEST DUVALL of Fernwood, farmer at Peabody, Marion Co., -Kanisae: W. C. MAGEE, of Toronto, Manager of Coke Works, Pittshurg, Pa. WILLIAM A. ROBERTS, Of Richmond, tea merchant, Pittsburg, Pa. Ex-SHERIFF A. U. MOORE, of Smithfield Twp., Auctioneer, Hopedale, 0. CHARLIE SEMPLE is milling and in stock business, Caddo, Indian Terr. MARY HOTCHKISS(nee SEMPLE) is a missionary among the Indians in the Chickasaw Nation. JOHN B, McCAULEY is now in San Francisco, where he represents a Boston fish house. EDWARD BYNON REESE is Superintendent of Indian Schools at Neat Bay Reservation, Washington TOD HAMMOND, head of Ireight Department, Panhandle Railway, Washington, Pa. SAMUEL SHOEMAKER, formerly of Wayne, is now a prosperous fruit grower in Montgomery County, Ill. WILLIAM SHOEMAKER is a farmer in the same county. The following list of Jeffersonians comes to us from Canada, Kansas: WILLIAM MILLER, Peabody, farmer JOSHUA JOHNSON,Marion, farmer GEORGE JOHNSON, Marion, farmer VIRGINIUS DUVALL, Superintendent of poor farm, Marion W. H. MANSFIELD, produce, Canada
THOMAS MANSFIELD, retired bachelor and Democratic political speaker, Larned ROSS MANSFIELD, Colorado Springs, real estate CYRUS MANSFIELD, carpenter, Colorado Springs DR. T. B. MANSFIELD, Sac City, Iowa The following list comes from Bergholz. G. H. TAYLOR, farmer in DeKalb, Mo. J. W. F. TAylor was a farmer, died in DeKalb Co., Mo., 5 yrs. ago. _D. K. ERSKINE, Wellsburg, W. Va. MATHEW ERSKINE, FARMER, Kansas JAMES ALLEN, DRUGGIST, Maysville, Mo. LIVINGSTON ALLEN, practicing medicine, Cleveland, Ohio S. M. ALLEN, merchant, Pennsylvania D. KEAN, farmer, Colorado W. KEAN, a farmer in the new state of Washington. HENRY CALHOUN, farmer, Montana WILLIAM CALHOUN, physician, East Liverpool, O. FRANK CALHOUN, physician, Salineville, O. WILLIAM KIRK, farmer, Clinton Co., Mo., died four years ago. REV. JOHN DORRANCE, preacher at Puget Sound WILL DENNIS and WILL ALTMON, Cleveland, Ohio The McConahey brothers, California stock raisers The following is a list from Wayne Township: DANIEL REED, farmer, at Creston, Iowa ROBERT FERGUSON, farmer, State Centre, Iowa. JOHN ADAMS, farmer, Richmond, Kansas THOMAS MANSFIELD, broker, Kansas City, Kansas ~ CYRUS MANSFIELD, Contractor, ColorAdo Springs, Colorado CAPT. H. O. MANSFIELD, wool merchant, Scio, Ohio E. P. MANSFIELD, wool merchant, Cadiz, Ohio WILLIAM MANSFIELD, general agent for Champion Machine Works, Cincinnats, OG1o STANTON MANSFIELD, merchant, York, Nob. W. M. MANSFIELD, farmer, York, Neb. ROSS J. MANSFIELD, real estate dealer, Colorado Springs, Colorado. ISAAC R. MANSFIELD, real estate dealer, Chicago, Illinois. REV. GEORGE WOOD, minister, Chicago, Illinois DALLAS SCOTT, County Judge, Dallas, Texas DOSS JOHNSTON, County Judge, Dallas Texas MARTIN L. MANSFIELD, with First National Bank of Marion, Marion County, Kansas WILLIAM H. MANSFIELD, Commission business, Marion, Marion Co., Kan. JAMES MOORES, liveryman, Wellsville, Ohio LOCAL JOTTINGS SATURDAY ROBERT HICKS who was injured by a fall from the Jefferson furnace several weeks ago, died in the hospital in Pittsburg. MONDAY MR. TURNER, a roll turner at the Junction Iron Works, died at the Ke house of GEORGE L. INGLER at Mingo Sunday night, th4 cause of death being rheumatism. His age was sixty years. His home was in Ironton, Ohio where he has a family. His remains will be taken there for interment.
OBITUARY ° JOHN McCULLOUGH, son of HUGH McCULLOUGH, a pioneer of Jefferson County, died at his home near Fernwood, Cross Creek Township, Sunday morning of paralysis, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. He was born on a farm near where he died, July 2d, 1807. His father, HUGH McCULLOUGH,WHO WAS A Scotch- Irishman, and was born in North Ireland, coming to America late in the 18th century, settled in Fayette county, Pa., but subsequently cAme to Ohio, taking up land in Cross Creek Township, where he resided up to 1853, when he died at the age of eighty years. In 1802 he was married to ISABEL CUNNINGHAM, also a native of Ireland, by whom he had eight children, one being the subject of this sketch. John McCULLOUGH was reared amid the scenes and troubles and hardships of the pioneer days, which developed in him wonderful energy, self-reliance and firmness of purpose so characteristic of the pioneers of this county. He was an industrious farmer throughout his long life.. . .a faithful and consistent member of the M.E. church, his church being Long's Church, in which society he served as trustee, steward and class leader. . . He was married to JANE, daughter of JOSEPH HANLIN, December 26th, 1833, the fruit of the union being five children, four of whom survive him: W. A. of Wayne Township, JOSEPH on the home farm, ISABELLA HAMILTON of Leesville, and ELIZABETH DUVALL of Marion County, Kansas. The mother of these children died March 19th, 1866, and Mr. McCullough was subsequently married to JANE WHITE, who has been dead some years. The funeral (of Mr. McCullough) will take place Tuesday March 10th at 10 a.m. Interment at Long's Church. zi OBITUARY '5 The people of Steubenville were startled this morning by the announcement of the death of CAPT. W. A. WALDEN at Philadelphia, Monday night, March 9th. The sad intelligence was received by D. J. SINCLAIR through a telegram from MRS. WALDEN. The cause of death was typhoid fever, superinduced by overwork, in a case undertaken by him for the Ohio State University.
Capt. Walden was born in Jackson County, Ohio in 1835. He read law there and was admitted to the bar. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Co. K., 36th 0O.V.I., General Crook's regiment. He was promoted to the captaincy of this company.
In 1862 he resigned. He had been associated in business in Jackson County with R. C. HOFFMAN who removed to Steubenville, and after Capt. Walden.left the army, he was induced to locate here. . . In a year Capt. Walden organized a company in the 15th (Col. McCook's regiment). After his return to this city, he was in partnership with ISAAC WRIGHT. . . During his legal career here he had at different times been in partnership with A. H. BATTIN, J. J. GILL, JAMES
ELLIOTT and JUDGE MANSFIELD... . . Capt. Walden removed from Steubenville to Columbus in 1856, where he engaged in real estate speculation as well as in the practice of law. . . He married in Jackson County, the maiden name of his wife, who survives him, being MARY TRAGE. They had but one child, a daughter, who died in childhood, in 1877. In religious belief he was a Swedenborgian. . While here he attended St. Paul's Church with his wife who was a member of that communion. | PERSONAL GOSSIP
Shot In The Back 7
MRS. SMYTH, who has been the guest of her sister, MRS. CHAS. FREEMAN, returned home on Thursday. MRS. A. KLEINHAUS, nee STEPHENS, who has been visiting her friends here the past two weeks, returned to her home at Winnemucca, Nevada, Monday. ELIZABETH, wife of VIRGINIUS DUVALL of Marion County, Kansas, daughter of the late JOHN McCULLOUGH, -who died at Fernwood Sunday morning reached her father's home Sunday evening. JOHN McCULLOOUGH of near Fernwood has had a stroke of paralusis. He is eighty-four years of age, and is the son of HUGH McCULLOUGH, an old pioneer , John having been born in Cross Creek Township in 1807. OBITUARY Claudia, wife of ASA TRAVIS, died at her home on North Fourth Street Friday night at 9:30. The death was very sudden, she having taken Slightly ill on Monday of last week, but was not confined to bed. . . She was able to attend the funeral of her daughter MARY EVERSON at Riddle Run last Sunday. The cause of her death was paralysis. She was a daughter of JOHN HARTER of Smithfield, and her age was fifty-six years. She was united in marriage with Mr.Travis on October 17th, 1883, and since that time was a resident of Steubenville. She was a member of the Hamline M. E. Church. To Mr. Travis we extend our sympathy. . . The funeral will take place Monday afternoon at three o'clock. LOCAL JOTTINGS WEDNESDAY J. R. POLEN and family were in the city today en route to their new home at Unionport to which they remove from near Mahan's Landing, Hancock County, W. Va. _ JOHN KUNZE died Tuesday evening at the residence of his daughter, MRS. MICHAEL CARR on North Seventh street. The deceased was born in Saxon State, Leipsic, Germany and was 55 years of age. He came to this country 17 years ago and was a shoemaker by occupation. THURSDAY A glass worker named JOHN McKAY, reported killed by falling off a B.&0. bridge at Tiffin, is thought by some to be REDDY McKAY, who went to Tiffin early this week. The remains of DR. McGREGOR were embalmed today and will be sent to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. A telegram was received from his brother, REV. J. M. McGREGOR, who is at Chattanooga, Tenn. SHOT IN THE BACK 7 Two Knox Township farmers quarrel over a bill, which results in a battle with revolvers---one of them shot in the back and the other in jail. ISAAC N. SWICKARD of Knox Township was brought to the city Wednesday and placed in jail, charged with the shooting of RINALDO RUNYON Tuesday at New Somerset. The ball from Swickard's revolver lodged in Runyon's back, near the spine and just above the hips. The shooting was the outgrowth of hot words about a small bill due Swickard from Runyan. . . Runyan, who it seems was armed, pulled a revolver and discharged a shot at Swickard, but without effect. The fire was returned by Swickard, which also missed the mark. Runyan again discharged, this shot also missing. Up to this time the two men were facing each other, but just as Runyan fired his second his horse whirled and Swickard's second shot took effect in Runyan's back. . . He was hauled in a sled to his home a short distance from the scene of the shooting, where DR. GREGG was called. Swickard was not arrested until Wednesday. . . The wound is an ugly one, but not necessarily fatal. . . The quarrel about (the) bill ammounting to a little over $11. died not justify.
JACK GILL, aged 37 years, died at his home on Market street Wednesday evening, stomach trouble being the cause. Mr. Gill had a great many friends about town who will be grieved to hear of his death. He leaves a wife and daughter aged five years.
The funeral of CHAS. REX Wednesday afternoon was largely at tended by the citizens of Toronto and the different societies of which he was a member. Rev. Slutz conducted the funeral services which were very impressive. Revs. THRAPP and McMURRAY and Rev. ALLEN of Empire also took part in the ceremony. . .-
SHETTER & CO., the New Cumberland machinists had the oil supplies belonging to Scott Mills attached this morning for an account due the above Ee LIS ot des SMITHFIELD
ELIAS M. LEE after an illness of several months, departed this life Thursday March 5th 1891 at the age of 77 years, and was buried Saturday March 7, from his home on Main street. . . He leaves a wife, two sons, adopted daughter, brother and sister, besides other friends to mourn the loss of one who is now ab lLest.
R. J. McCLAIN of Fiat, Jay County, Ind. is visiting friends*'in this vicinity. He was formerly a citizen of this county, but moved to Indiana during the war.
GUS ELBERTS, a young man whose parents formerly resided here, but now of Martin's Ferry, died of typhoid fever on Monday and was buried at that place on Wednesday. He was a clerk in MR. KUCKERCK's shoe store. . .
MR. & MRS. WILL DILWORTH have returned from a visit to Connellsville, Pa., where they were attending the wedding of Mr. Dilworth's sister,Miss ELLA, to MR. MONTGOMERY of Washington, Pa.
MRS. ELLEN SHARON received the sad news of the death of her son GRAFTON who, for a number of years has resided at Virginia City, Nevada. His death was not unexpected as he has been ill for some time with REE ic HAMMONDSVILLE
MRS. R. C. WALLACE and MISS CLARA attended the funeral of Prof. A.R. MARTIN who was found dead in his chair at the Neil Hotel in New Cumberland last Saturday. His remains were taken to his home near Bethel Churc!y, Columbiana County. . . He leaves a wife and six children.
HENRY DOLBY, a well known citizen of Steubenville, died at his home on Fisher's Hill Wednesday after a short illness. He was born in Stark County in 1824, coming to Steubenville early in life, where he lived ever since, with the exception of a short time spent in California to which State he went during the gold excitementof 1849. While there he partially lost his sight from which he never recovered, but the affliction grew worse as age approached until before his death he was almost blind, but could get about the city without much difficulty. He was a blacksmith and engineer, and was employed in the latter capacity in the McDEVITT jeans factory. He was married to SARAH MORRIS in 1855, she dying in 1862, leaving two children, WILLIAM and DAVID of Chicago, both OF whom were set at the deathbed of their father. He was again married in 1864 to MISS CLEMENTINE McMILLEN, by whom he had one child, HARRY A. of South Norwalk, Conn., who is also here. Mr. Dolby lived on Fisher's Hill for twenty years and was a familiar figure in Steubenville, where he was respected and admired for consistent adherence to principle. . . He was honest and upright and no one ever spoke evil of him. . OBITUARY home at the corner of Ross and Fifth streets, Tuesday evening aged sixty-three years the 2nd of last December. le was born on Short Creek near Mt. Pleasant and was the son of ABRAHAM CUPPY, whose father and uncle were pioneers of the Short Creek Valley, both beiny Indian Scouts, coming to Ohio from Pennsylvania. Their service as Indian tighters is recognized in istory, their expioits and adventures making interesting, and thrilling chaptecs. The subject of this sketch wis always in delicate health and did not take active partticipation in the farm work, but looked after it, and taught school, which occupation he followed most of his life, having been one of the best teachers ever in the valley. He was noted for his erudition ans well as possessing the faculty of conveying his own Learning to his pupils. After the death of his father and mother four years apo, he removed to Steubenville, and opened a notion and book store at the corner of Fifth and Ross streets, which business he conducted up to his death. Hc was always a religious man. . . He was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church of this city. « . On December 26, 1870 he was mArried to HARRIET ATKINSON, who survives him, 'the remains will be taken to Mt. Pleasant for interment Friday morning at 10 o'clock. |
Two Bullets
TWO BULLETS A shooting affray occurred two and a half miles east of Cadiz Fricay afternoon which resulted in the death of WM. WEST, son of the late
TEEN WEST, an old resident of that neighborhood. From what can be learned West and a man named NATHAN RUBY who has been employed at the West homestead for several years, had some words in the barn, and when West started for the house he ordered Ruby not to come in, but the latter paid no attention to the order and followed West into the dining room, both men keeping up the war of words. One report is that West took down a shot gun and fired first, while another account says Ruby pulled a revolver and shot twice both shots taking effect in Wests's head and killing him instantly. The murder occurred in the presence of West's family...
The Grim Reaper
DAISY daughter of J. J. and ELIZABETH LISLE, died at her home in Mingo Saturday evening of spinal disease, aged eleven years. The interment was at New Alexandria Monday morning.
MISS LIZZIE KOHNLEIN died at the residence of her mother in the Sixth Ward Saturday evening of inflammation of the stomach, aged 26 years. She leaves an aged mother, one brother and one sister to mourn her sudden demise.
KATE MORGAN, wife of FREDERICK HQFFMAN, foreman of the Ohio Foundry, died at her home on South Third Street Sunday night after a protracted illness. She was taken sick with la grippe about a year ago and never recovered from the attack.She was born in Steubenville and was forty-nine years of age. Husband and three sons survive her: Edward, Derry, and James. She was a member a the Second Presbyterian Church, a kind and faithful wife and mother.
Provenance
Text from Genealogical Selections from the Steubenville Weekly Gazette, 1891: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, by Leila S. Francy, published 1891 and in the public domain in the United States. Digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.