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Knoch I'.radshaw was born at Hanley. Staffordshire. England, in 1S1S. and as he was bereft of Ins parents in early youth, he was reared in the home <>f relatives. When but <igln years old the burden of his own support fell upon bis shoulders and be became a worker in a local pottery. When older he moved to Tunstall. in the same district, and continued to work as a potter in his native laud until J4 years of age. becoming an expert artisan. While living at Tunstall. he studied for the ministry and preached at intervals. He continue 1 the good work after coming to das country, officiating at funerals and marriages but never having any permanent charge. In 1N4.? be came to America and made Ins way to the potteries of Hast Liverpool. Ohio, working during the lir-t vear for John (ioodwin with whom, with short interruptions, he continued until He then practically riband, .ned pottery work, buying a tract of land with a view tit engaging in tanning. Very soon alter licguiniug its cultivation, lie discovered tliat it was underlaid with a deposit of tine potters' clay and lie then opened up a clay kink, which supplied all the local potteries, with material for some time. Although this was a very profitable venture, he was led to sec that on account of the rapid growth of the city the land would lie more valuable for building purposes, hence the farm was later placed in condition for sale.

Mr. Bradshaw was a man of exceptional business talent, and was also enterprising and progressive. In 1X50 he established a newspaper, the Democrat, a weekly journal, which he ably edited for some seven years. It was mainly devoted to local interests and did much to bring attention to East Liverpool and the contiguous section. In 186(1 he sold the paper to his son Theodore and J. If. Simms. His political sentiments made hiin a Democrat but he was opposed to slavery and even was closely allied w ith the promoters of the "Underground Railroad," a scheme he assisted l>y money and influence. A man of his sterling character naturally comes to the front in any community and he was called upon to serve in local office, on many occasions. Old settlers recall his sessions- of court, w hile he w as justice of the peace which were held in Bradshaw Hall, which is 1 -tie of the historic landmarks of the city. During the Civil W ar it was the meeting place for the Unionists Mr. Bradshaw lieing a very loyal man. 1 le served three months in the Ohio National Guard and did guard duty at Fort Delaware. After the war Bradshaw Hall, as the old building is still called, was turned into a priming establishment and from it were issued the Mercury, the Local and the Dcaxhrot . About 1878 the old ball was transformed into an opera house, the first in the town, and then it hccaive a dancing hall, being lei for miscellaneous meetings. From this poor estate it w is rescued by a rel'gious body, the Free Metb. id 1 -is. who leaded it to hoM their mis-inn Sunday-schools, and subsequently it was b. by the Christian Church, by which org iir ,"ni' m it is now ow:te '.

of the Church of England and a close follow er of its observances, but in his later years his views on many subjects changed. As his outlook broadened be came to depend less upon form and ceremony and more upon the literal following of the 0<>i<icn Rule, l ew men. in this regard, lived more closely to what be professed, although a somewhat gruff and forbidding manner deceived many as to the warm, kind heart beneath, the honest intention and the sincere regard. He was not charitable as the world views chanty, with great flourish of sounding drum and oratory, but truly so. in providing silently ami unostentatiously for the widow and orphan, the sick, weary and discouraged. From the close of the war until his death, many years later, on January _M, 180,1. he was not actively engaged in business, although his many investments continued to require and claim his attention during the remaiuder of his life, hi his passing. East Liverpool lost a man of many virtues, one of great business abilities and executive capacity and , one. who. through life, stood for commercial integrity and honest manhood.

Mr. Bradshaw was married in 1846 to Mrs. Synthia i Riley ) Logan, and they became the parents of these children: I *ri-cil ht J.. Ambrose C, Theodore IC Laura M.. wife of Louis Barth. a capitalist of East Liverpool; Eugene B.. Ida O. and I.illie M.

Mrs. Bradsh.aw was horn September 1N18, on what is known as the Mcl'licrsoit farm, w hich is situated about three miles northwest of Last Liverpool. She was a daughter of die 'ate well-known Matthew and Xancv Rilev. the latter of whom lived to the age of 102 and all of whose 10 children, of whom Mrs. Br.nl- -Ii.-uv was the youngest, lived to be more than 75 years of age. The ancestors of Mrs. Bradshaw emigrated from Ireland to America about the middle of the 17th century. Her parents came as pioneers to this section of Ohio early iti the njlh century. Her father served as a soldier in the War of i8u and her maternal grandfather. Joseph McKitnion, served as a so, .-at under the Revolutionary patriot. "Mail" Anthony Wayne. He was prcscrt at the killing of Big Font, the Indian warrior.

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young girl of but 16 years, was united in marriage with James Logan, and they went West, locating at Jefferson City. Missouri. They resided there until 1838 and then returned to Ohio, where Mr. Logan died soon after. In 1845 she married Enoch Bradshaw. For over 50 years they resided in the old homestead on the corner of Fourth street and Broadway, where the Carnegie Library now stands. This was a portion of the original farm owned by Mrs. Bradshaw \s father.

After a life of more than usual usefulness, domestic happiness and social prominence. Mrs. Bradshaw passed away on February 2_\ 1897, a woman beloved and admired by all who had ever been admitted to close acquaintance. She was a woman of strong character, one who impressed all with her individuality. For manv vcars she bad been a Ixdiever in the Universalist doctrine and all her life had been a Christian in all that the term implies. On the sad occasion when all had gathered to pay a last tribute of respect to one who deserved respect and esteem, a most touching funeral sermon was preached, or, as it was termed, an address was given, by Hon. George P. Ikirt. M. 1).. who, for more than 20 years had been her physician. It was by her request that he presided and no one was better fitted for the task. In the course of these remarks. Dr. Ikirt said, in part :

"Xone knew Mrs. Bradshaw but to respect and honor her. Her intellect was above the average. I lor mind was broad and liberal and her friendship true, warm and elevating. * * * While a firm believer in Divinity, she never joined any church, giving as a reason that there was something in each creed < r discipline tg which she felt she could not conscientiously sul>scribc. * * * Her li?>cral mind and loving nature could see nothing in religion hut the universal salvation of the whole human race.

"Mother Bradshaw :s gone, but not so the good influence of her life's work. That is left behind as a fragrant memory to her friends ami a valued legacy to her children and as a monument more abiding than granite more enduring than tempered bronze or the pyramid of Cheops, for the reason that chords set in motion by a good and ambitious mother will not only transmit good iutluences through the lives of several generations of her descendants, but will, as 1 believe, set in motion chords that will vibrate for good throughout ceaseless ages of eternity."

-ANIEL THOMAS LAWSON. It 1 I would be impossible to tell the IJI story of Wellsville without interweaving with it the histories of a few earnest, public-spirited men, who, from its early years of advancement to the present have l>een intimately associated with its growth. One of these we find in Daniel Thomas Lawson. who also has claims to distinction in connection with his successful discoveries in the field of science.

Mr. Liwson was l»orn in Pennsylvania and comes of Revolutionary slock and honorable lineage. His parents were Thomas and Esther ( Moore) Law son. On the father's side the grandfather. James Liwson. was born in Ireland, and emigrated to the I'nited States soon after the Revolutionary War, settling in Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania, where lie lived to the age of yj years. The maternal grandfather. Daniel Moore, was lx>rn in New Jersey and served in the Revolutionary War. In 1876 he settled in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where he lived, a man of affairs, until the age of 86 years. Thomas I.awsou was l>orn in Westmoreland County, and his wife in Xcw Jersey.

Daniel Thomas Law son w as afforded but few educational opportunities in his lioyhood, not because of his parents' lack of interest in his welfare, but more on account of the few -chills and the indifferent teachers of his day. When he had reached the age of 10 years, he vent to work for Daniel Wevand. pr- .]»rict-"rr <tf the Somerset Whig, whu aNo did a general i"b priming business. For the "first tw> years he worked for his Fi.ard and clothes, hut his employer was n kind, inst man and afforded him a goo. I home. By the end nf two years

5<X> HISTORY Obhe hail l«"inc ex[K?rt in all branches of the business ami then was given journeyman waives, according t" the rule prevailing at that time.

When he hail reached the age oi" u, years, he secureil his mother's consent to go t" Pittsburg, in search oi fame anil fortune, ami he reached that city in August, l^o, lie Soon secured a position in the office of the Daiiea'af mill ll'i>rl:i)i^iiint\< . Llvociitr, and showed such i su|K-rior skill >n netting type, making up the forms and in press work, that in the -pace of three weeks he w as made foreman of the office by the editor and proprietor. Wilson h. Stewart, lie had been reared to habits of strict frugality and during his position here, with a foreman's wages, he soon accumulated enough capital to enable him to indulge the long cherished desire of improving his education. He spent the following summer at Allegheny | College and became interested in geology, chemistry and physics, which he continued to study under IW. X. R. Smith in the Pennsylvania Lyceum,

This was a turning point in his life, for it was during one of the demonstrations of Professor Smith Ik? fore his class, as to the biding point of water, it being ~j degrees in a vacuum and J I degrees under atmospheric pressure, that Mr. Caw son developed 1 lie ideas which ultimately led him to the discovery that hot water is explosive, although at that tune he knew nothing concerning boiler explosions. In lS^S several merchants in Allegheny, with public-spirited intent, communicated with him. They had learned of his newspaper proficiency, j both ni a mechanical ami literary way. for by this time interesting articles from his pen had i found t heir way into prim, and they judged that in him they had found just the right man to start a newspaper in Allegheny. Sufficient pre-sure was brought to bear, support and assist-mee were proffered him and lie consented to put aside Ins scientific -tmhes for a tune and accede to their wishes. Thus the Weston; f-'in- [><>riii:it e-mie into being, a weekly publication and the first newspaper published m the city of Alleghetiv. This venture w.a> a success from , the strut and to make it pros|ier, Mr. I.awson worked early and late, to such an extent that his eyes gave out and he was obliged to close out his interests there. Hence five months from its initial number, he sold the properlv, clearing S550.

Acting up.. -u the advice of his physician, he joined his hrother who was a contractor 0:1 the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, at Cumberland. Mary land, where the out-door life and relief froin eye si rain greatly l-cncfitcd his health. After about a year of this life, he went to Somerset d-unty to visit his mother and later arrived in Pittsburg. Among the old friends he met there was A. C. (Attlett. who prevailed upon him to undertake to dispose of a six-horse w ag. 11 load of ( Hiio butter and as this was outdoor work he consented and made a good deal. In the following spring he left Pittsburg and started down the river with the intention of visiting several (mints, but upon arriving at Wellsville. he entered the employ of Hamilton. Aten & Company, with whom he continued as Ixiokkeepcr. collector and general assistant until |S .40. when he embarked in the cash retail grocery business. Three months later he entered int.. partnership with Rev. Mahlon Martin under the linn name of Martin & I.awson. and in the summer of 1S41. w hen they took account of stork, they found they had cleared J 5 4. 1 per cent on their investment. Shortly afterward. Jacob Cov. de. a brother-in-law <>f Mr I.awson. purchased Martin's interest, the linn became I.awson \- Covode ar.d during the next nine years the linn did an immense wholesale grocerv. storage and forwarding business. Then Mr. Caw s. .11 bought his partner's interest .i-id after a short time s.dd out to Applegate & Company, for whom he became manager, with a fine salary.

When this firm failed. Mr. I -aw son took over the business, paid the creditors and then formed a partnership with William R. Wells, under the firm name of I.awson & Wells, which continued until iS(«>. Mr. I.awson continued the business alone until 1870. when he was succeeded by his sons.

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had written many articles giving his views nn the subject ami explaining the principles of the non-explosive steam holers which he later patenteil. This subject bad long been one of general interest and in i ^"4 a lioard of experts appointed by the I 'resident and the Secretary of the Cnited States Treasury, began cxperi merits to determine the cause of boiler explosions. For i!iis work Congress had appropriated the sinii of Skxuxx) .and alter laboring several months in earnest efforts to expb »k- a boiler upon old theories, the effort was abandoned. Wii'e these tests «erc in progress Mr. I .aw son was a close observer and later made his own experiments at his own expense and proved that in accordance with the formula which he had discovered, he could explode any toiler at will. In February, iSSj, Secretary bolder ap|x>inte< I a coir.ntitiec of experts m witness n test made bv Mr. Law sou and in the report under date of May o. iN8_>. they .aid: "As to the merits of the claims made for Mr. Law son's theory of steam boiler explosions, in our opinion its validity was fully established."

In everv public measure of importance to Weilsville. Mr, I.aw son has always been a leading organizer. I le w as the In - 1 man to suggest the advisability of a railroad line ktween Cleveland and Weilsville and he. A. C. Catlett and llenrv Cope were appointed by a meeting of citizens a committee to visit Cleveland and urge the building of the mad. They drove over the projected line of the road from Weilsville to Cleveland in three days and -pent three days in the latter city. On the second day a meeting was called in the Court House, which was addressed by Thomas Kolton. a leading attorney. A. C Catlett and Mr. Law son. The next morning the parlor of the hotel was filled with leading citizens, among them king the il editor of the /'Can {\\tisr, who suggested that if they would draw up a charter, he would print it ami hav e it ready tor them to take hack w ith them and distribute in the towns along the wav. The result of their efforts was that the charter v,\- s granted in the spring of 1S44. More detail, of this important work, in which Mr. Law- .,,11 \a -. s, . prominent, w il! k found in another pa-; of ;h:s volume.

Pohically, Mr. I.awson has adjusted his v iews as. according to public affairs, the times demanded, king a Whig. Greenbacker and Democrat. In 1808 and again in 1 S70 he was nominated for Congress, but the district was too largely Republican to give him success. He has served the city of Weilsville in various capacities and is always ready to promote the town's welfare, lie has been an Odd 1 ''el lowsince 1848.

On April 29, 1841, Mr. I.awson was married to Frances Ann Wc!k a daughter of James and Sarah (Morgan) Wells, a sketch of this leading family being found in another part of this work. Their children were: James W.. Thomas Clifford. Charles C, William 1C. Sarah Esther. Frances Ann and Mary Caroline. Mrs. Lnwson was horn June to, 18.ro, and died March 2, 190-. lioth Sir. Lawson and wife were reared in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Lawson is a most interesting gentleman, a gi««l story-teller and has a fund of interesting reminiscences of earlyexperiences which are well worth hearing. He remains vigorous in mind and body and is still a factor in the city's life.

fjpTI iSEPII L. IIAIIX was born in 1839 If II on the farm south of h;s present well- EE |, 1 of ,-,cres, w hich is situlH^J ated in section j;. Knox township, and is a son of William and Marv ("Sent/) Halm, and a grandson of Adam Halm, the founder of the family in Ohio.

Ad 1111 Ilabn came 1o Columbiana County from Maryland in 1801. He was accompanied bv his familv and John Whitelc at'ier and family, and in 1810 together they entered the whole of section Knox township. The old

William Ilabn. the lather of Joseph. I... was l»>rn near 15 aitimore. Mankind, in 171)6 and was about five years old when his father came to Ohio. He grew up 0:1 his father's bind and worked mainly in the hitler's sawmill until the age of _>t> years, when he and his brother. Frederick Ilabn, went on the section that Adam Ilahn had entered, each taking: a quarter-sect ion, in dimensions a quarter of a mile wide and one mile long. W illiam Halm's land lying- south of that of Ins brother. At one time our subject owned the quarter-section taken by his father hut subsequently sold it. The mother died March 25. 1848. and the father in 1803. They had nine children, namely: Catherine, who died in infancy; Rachel, deceased, formerly wrfe of Peter Bennett, also deceased ; Mary, deceased, formerly wife of John Dennett, deceased; Elias, who died in his 77th year in November, 1904. leaving a widow and two children. - Mary and Edna: William, who is a minister of the United Brethren Church, residing in Florida : John, who is a bachelor and resides in Ionia County, Michigan; Joseph L.. of this sketch; Sarah, who married Michael Wagner and reared six sons and two daughters : Adam, a minister of the United Brethren Church, w ho has a family of seven children; and Henry, a farmer in Knox township, who married Lydia M Shiveley and lias live children.

Joseph L. Hahn was educated in Knox township and at Mount Union College and worked on Ins fatfier's farm until he was prepared to start out for himself. After disposing of his part of the homestead farm, he went to Tennessee for a time and upon his return purchased his present farm in section 25. This he operated himself for a number of years and still oversees it. although be is not so actively engaged as in former years. It is a valuable property, well improved and finely cultivated.

Mr. ilahn was married in 18(11 to Ucbccca 1 faas, who died OcccmlKT 13. loot, in her <>">th \ear. She was a daughter of Mathias Haas a farmer of Springfield township. Mahoning County. Ohio, who died at the age of 07 years, leaving 15 children. Horn in ( lermanv. he c.inic to America a poor man. worked for a lime at shocmaking i:i Philadelphia and then removed to Mahoning County, where by industry and eo momy be accumulated 304 acres of land. Mr. 1 lahn and, w 1 1 c had live sons and one daughter Kirn ti> them, nanielv : Mathias, :y\ ordained minister in the German I'.apti«| ('lunch, in Stark County. OHo. who married Alice I'ugale and has lour children, - Waldo, Charles. Lucy Rebecca and an in fain, son: Joan, who married ];.dvvin G. Saflle ami has three sons, - Byron. Frank and Harold; Curtis, who married Clara Summers, reside^ at Canton and has two children (twins). Lester and Lcroy; Thurman, who married Mattie Lewis, resides in Stark County and has one 1 child, - Joseph L. ; Owen C. who married Yinine Stroup: and Frank, who remains on the farm, his father's right-hand man.

Mr. Ilahn is a leading nieml>er of the German Baptist Church at Reading, two miles west of North Georgetown, lie has in his IK.ssession a German Bible which was published in 1700, which his father bought at Canton in 185(1. paying a Sjo gold piece for it. Politically he is a Democrat. A picture of the Halm family accompanies this sketch.

one of the city's old and respected business men. Mr. Pattou was born in Fayette County. Pennsylvania. April 13, 1836. and is a son of Joseph and Anna ( Galloway > Pattou.

Fayette County. Pennsylvania. is largely settled by memlicrs and kindred of the Patton family who own large bodies of rich farming land there. There John Patton. the grandfather of our subject, was liorn. of Scotch Irish parentage. The Galloways came originally from Ireland and the father of our sub iect's mother was a miller in Payette County, where she was Ix.rn, She lived to the age >>>. «>3 vcars. Joseph Patton was born in Fayetit Countv, Pennsylvania, and removed in 1842 tr> ] larrtson Countv. Ohio, where be spenl h:> active years as a farmer, dying at the age of 85 years, lie left to his descendants a wekimproved farm of it>j acres, lie was a mem her of the Presbvteriau ("hurch. His children were: John, deceased: Robert T.. a farmer - -f Berghoh, Jefferson County, Ohio; Mary.

Samuel G. Patton was reined on his father's farm, where lie remained engaged in agricultural pursuits until lie was _'.S years old. In the fall of 1804 lie left home and soon after established himself in the milling business at Richmond. Jefferson County. Ohio, beginning with the operating of a sawmill and finally going into tfic steam flouring mill business. He continued this until 1875 and then sold his mill and worked for three years at the carpenter's trade, having skill as a millwright. In 1S78 he built a steam flouring mill at Scio, Harrison County, where he lived for 12 years and then Ixnight a farm, lie did not operate ; the farm himself, merely overseeing the work, as during this time he was head miller and manager of the City Mill at Chrichsville, Ohio, which was destroyed by lire in August, 1S91. In 1901 Mr. Patton entered into the furniture and undertaking business at Salem with his son-in-law, W illiam S. Arliaugl?, under the linn name of Patton & Arhaugh.

In i.Soj Mr. Patton was married to Mary Smith, who was txirn in Carroll County. Ohio, and is a daughter of Jacob Smith. They have one daughter, Eva M . who is the wife of William S. Arbaugh. junior member of the linn of Patton \ Arlnaugh.

Mr. Patton has Ixrn a member of the Presbyterian Church since boyhood, lie be- ; !..ngs to the Masonic fraternity, having k-en '. made a Master Mason in 1866.

B^OSEPH HARLOW, a director of The £JI I Colonial Company. ;» leading pottery |32 1 manufacturing concern of Past Liver- SSal pool, and manager of its dipping de- 1 partment. kiln shed ami w avel:on-c department, wa-s born at Smallllir.nl. Staffordshire. England, Decernl er 8. 1S5J. and is a 'on - f Samuel an<! I.ucy (Bath I Barlow. His grandfather was Samuel Barlow, a native of Chendle. Ivigland, where he engaged in fanning at Cheadlc in 1819 and worked in the potteries there, rising to the position of kiln foreman. Alxntt i860 he came to America and for three years worked at his trade in Trenton, New Jersey, then returned to England where he worked until his death, w hich occurred in 1884. lie married Lucy Bath, whose father was Thomas Bath, oi Burslem. England. Of the 14 children horn to them, nine reached maturity, viz. : Ellen, widow- of Edward Mount ford, of Smallthorn, England ; Sarah, widow of Elijah Bennett, of llanley. England; Joseph; Matthew, of East Liverpool; Mark, of Longion. England; Samuel, who died in East Liverpool; Luke, of East Liverpool; and John, of Fenton. England. Mrs. Barlow was bom in 1 8 1 9 and died m 1891. Both parents were memhers of the Church of England, and the father was for many years teacher of the Bible class in the Sunday-school.

Joseph Barlow has been a resident of East Liverpool since October 15. 1873. His opportunity of securing an education was very limited as he entered a pottery at the age of 10 years. He mastered the various details of the work and became manager before he was well out of his "teens." Coming to East Liverpool. Ohio, he at once entered the employ of Knowles, Taylor & Knowles. remaining with them until the great lockout of 18S2 and working in the dipping department. I le next became identified with the Potters' Co-Operative Company, of which he was a stockholder and director for eight years. Jn July. 1890. he ltegan work for Chetwyn & Wallace and has continued in that pottery through all the changes of ownership since. When the prc-- ent owners of the pottery. The Colonial Company, organized, he was one of the chief promoters of the scheme and is a director of the company at the present time. He is manager of the dipping department, kiln shed and warehouse department.

Mr. Barlow married Elizabeth Massey, who is a daughter of William Masses' and was born in Bursalem. England, in 1854 Their family coti-ists lsf Wrlinm ].. Jethro M.. Mantle E. and two children w ho died in childhood. They are members of the Protestant Episcopal

Church. Air. Barlow is past sachem of IriHjuois Tribe. X'i, .jo. I. O. K. .M.; past noble chief of Hope Castle. No. 33. Knights of the Colden Kagle; was Powhatan of I'. .chahontas Osceola Council, No. ,X. Independent Order of Red Men; a member of Josiah Wcdgewood Lodge. No J35. Sons of St. (Jcorge: ami a member of the Mystic Circle. He has a hobby which he cultivates and which affords him a pleasant relaxation from business cares. This hobbv is his great love of dowers: his garden is a source of beauty and pleasure, not only to him and his immediate family but to scores of his friends and neighbors. He ha- a greenhouse i - by jo feet in dimensions which is tilled with blooms when cold weather prevents outdoor culture. lie has 73 distinct varieties of roses. His chrysanthemums are equal in size and beauty of coloring to the product of the most finished florist, while his haster lilies, which are his specialty, always reach perfection of blossom. 1 hese dowers are given away freely to his friends, to the poor, especially in their times of trouble and affliction, and to the children who will always bear a kindly remembrance of "Uncle Joe Harlow" and his many beautiful (lowers.

Mr. Barlow has been a member of the City Council of Last Liverpool for the past live years ami is at present a mender, being one of the O'tmcdmcn at large.

te^flLHKkT CLOW one ,,f Liverpool's H I 1 leading i nsiness men. senior member |H Jj B "'- the firm of (icon Brothers, it».y»ra| grocers, of this citv. was born September 10/ lo_;0. at Last Liverpool, Ohio. His |:;irc:<1s were Nicholas and Kli.'.abeth { Heckler i (.eon.

Nicholas < '.v >r. was horn in AN ce. when it was a French province. :i:uj died ai Las; Userpool. ( iliio, in July. I'.mi. aged **-' years. In boyhood he learned the trade of glass blowing and after lie came to the 1 'nil* '1 Slate-, at the age oi iS rear*. w orkc ' in glass houses in Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, as I. .tig as the nature of the bn- iicss jiennitted. lie was ah ait 22 o"ir- old whet: lie wen; inlo Hi-rmctt Brothers' ]iottery in that city ami worked there until

1S54 when he came to Hast Liverpool as an employee of the Bennett pottery here. He con- ; tinned work in this and other potteries until ! 1872 when he engaged in the grocery business, opening a store in his home on Third street, the site of the grocery business of the present I firm of (ieon Hrothers. He conducted this ! business under the name of N. (ieon until i.SSj, w hen he retired and w as succeeded by our subject, l-'rom this time he gave his entire attention to pushing the sale of "Leon's Cough Syrup." a remedy which he compounded from a recipe winch he had brought from Cermany. It is now one of the best selling cough medicines in all this seel ion. possessing undoubted curative powers. In politics he was a Democrat. He married Klizahelh Beckler. of Pittsbnrg. and they had 14 children, 11 of whom grew to maturity, namely : Albert ; Joseph, of Last Liverpool: Caroline, deceased, who was a Sister in a Pittsburg convent; Mary, who married C. A. Smith, of Chester. West Virginia: Laura, of Chicago; Edmund A., junior member of (icon Hrothers; Annie, of San Francisco; Klizabeth, of Allegheny: Margaret, who married Charles Pittingcr. of Chester. West Virginia; and Frank, of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The mother still survives, having reached her 70th year. The entire family belong to St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church. Our subject's grandfather spelled bis name "Gion." but when the father took out his naturalization papers he changed the spelling to conform phonetically with the prouunria- The eldest of a large family, our subject had few educational opportunities and when many lather lads were at school. Albert (ieon, even as a child of six years, hail tasks appointed. A place was found for him in the potteries w here be could earn a small wage and he could only go to school during the few weeks when the potteries were closed. These early deprivations made him, perhaps, attend all the more closely to his books m the short time allotted, to their study, and. a long and active business life with ils varied experiences has put Mr. (icon in touch with all tha: is necessary in the general C ilirsp 1 if life.

in the clay department. When tin- famous strike occurred in iXKj, a matter of important Ideal history, Mr, Geon left the pottery trade never to reenter it. He then entered the employ of the "Industrial Cooperative Store" ;n Hast Liverpool, and remained connected with it for two years and tlu-n assumed charge of his father's grocery store, which he managed about six months under the name of Albert Geon, Then his brotlier Edmund A. became a partner and the firm name was changed to its present style of Geon Brothers.

Politically Mr. Geon is a Republican but he has not been able to entertain the suggestions of his many friends that he should run for office, the demands made ii|khi him by his business absording his time and energies. lie is a citizen who has the welfare of the community at heart and is a liberal contributor in support of laudable civic enterprises.

Mr. (io>n married Mary Ann O'Malley, who is a daughter of Timothy O'Malley. She was born in England but came to America with her parents, who were old residents of Wolverhampton, when 17 years of age. Of Mr. ami Mrs. (.icon's 10 children, seven reached maturity, namely : Walter I .. a rising young business man. who has charge of the (icon Brother-' store on Third street; Edmund, employed at the Sixth street store; and Margaret, Camilla, Caroline. Gertrude ami Marcella. all at home.

His fraternal relations are of years duration. He belongs to the Emeralds in which he has held all the official positions ; was the first president of the C. M. B. A. and for a long term of years was treasurer: and he is the father of the Knights of Columbus organization in East Liverpool, being chancellor of Council. No. 509. at the present time.

jgjl NILS J. WAGGONER, manager of § the Ceramic Bottling Company, of gfi II Bist Liverpool, the oldest business in KShI its line in the city, is one of the city's 1 well-known and respected citizens. \ He was Ixirn at Manchester. Allegheny County. Pennsylvania. November 30, 1.S51. and is a son of Robert and Sarah (Bradley ) Waggoner.

Robert Waggoner, father of James J., was b>rn in ilkxj in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and died in I07S at the home of our subject, w here he had lived retired for some years. Ilis business was that of a stationary engineer. Eor 15 years prior to 1870. when he came to East Liverpool, he had been actively engaged in his profession at Allegheny. In politics he was a supporter 'if the Democratic party. In religious views he was a Presbyterian, while his wife adhered to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of their three children, the two survivors are our subject ami h:s brother, Martin, a resident of Rochester. Pennsylvania.

lames |. Waggoner was educated in the public school-, of Allegheny and there served an apprenticeship in a printing office and became a skilled job pressman. He has not followed his trade to any extent, however, his tastes seeming to incline, in manhood, more to a mercantile life. His first store he opened at Ercedom. Beaver County. Pennsylvania, which he conducted for a year and a half, going then to Hutchinson. Kansas, where he was engaged about the same length of time in a second mercantile enterprise. .After selling his business there, he moved to Pratt County, Kansas, where he took up a quarter-section of land, on which he continued to reside and farm for the next 1 41.. years.

In 1 Ki>3 Mr. Waggoner sold his Kansas farm and returned to Ohio, and shortly afterward entered into partnership with his brother Martin, at Rochester, where the firm of Waggoner Brothers opened up a retail store for the sale of china and notions; a few months later, however, our subject sold his interest and came to East Liverpool. Here he first engaged in a restaurant business which he continued for five and a halt years, and then, in 1S07. sold on account of ill health Later he entered the employ of E. W . Thompson, w ho was then the proprietor of the business which Mr. Waggoner now conducts. In ior>.} i,c Injught an interest in the business, at that time changing the name of the concern to the Ceramic Bottling Company, the business being the manufacture of carbonated drinks. This is the original pioneer business of its kind here, and was started by Dav id Boyd, who was succeeded in

1896 by Thompson & Company and in 1904 by the Ceramic Bottling Company, with Mr. Waggoner as manager. It is a prospering industry and under its present head has ltccomc a very important one here. Mr. Waggoner gives his time to it and keeps three men constantly employed.

Mr. Waggoner married Wilhelmia Wolfe, who was birn at Bolivar. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, of German parentage. Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner have three children, viz. : Charles Walter. Harry and Clara M.

All of the family have church connections, although circumstances have led them in different directions. Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner are members of the First Presbyterian Church. Clara M.. of the Christian Church, and Charles Walter, of the Salvation Army.

1PFRT 1RWIX, a retired merchant of Fast Liverpool, now residing in his well-appointed home at No. 556 Calcutta street, was born in 1831 in Cincinnati, Ohio, ami is a son of lames and Ann (Bailey) Irwin.

The parents of Mr. Irwin were both horn in dainty Perry, Ireland, and were married at Cincinnati. Ohio. James Irwin arrived in Pittsburg, in 1825. a well-educated young man. and entered into the practice of the law in thai city where his uncle. James Gray, had ]irevionsly located. In 1833 he removed to Jackson township, Monroe County, Ohio, and there opened a general store near the present town of L<>di. which he conducted until 1845. when he moved to Sistersville, Virginia (now W est Virginia). There he operated a wharfh .at and remained there until 1852, when he rented a large farm in Ohio one mile abavc Sistersvillc. which he conducted until 1800. Then he removed to the town of Snrdis. Ohio. 1. living a good property there, but subsequently vent to Putnam County, Virginia, where he died in 1870, his wife having passed away previously at Sanhs. They had five ch'ldren, 'lie subject of tins sketch being the el. lest. The -urvivors of the familv exclusive of himself

Robert Irwin attended the local schools wherever the family lived during his boyhood, and had also the advantage of an educated lather, who took a deep interest in the welfare of his children. In 1864 Mr. Irwin started in the grocery business at Fast Liverpool and this he carried on until 1877. For 13 years he also was engaged here in the livery business 1*- ing succeeded in the same by Isaac Walter. Since 1877 he has been practically retired, although he still handles real estate occasionally, having control of a large body of land. lie has always l>een looked upon as one of the representative business men of the city and during his active years was held in high esteem by his business associates and competitors.

Mr. Irwin married Flizabcth II. Buchheit, who was a daughter of George Buchheit. a well-known merchant tailor of Past Liverpool, who settled here in 1836. While Mr. and Mrs. Irw in hav e no children of their own. they have 1 brought six children into their home and educated them and now all have homes of their own except Orma Buchheit. who still resides with our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin are devoted memliersof St. Alovsius Roman Catholic Church.

XDRFW A. WATSON, one of the leading business men of Fast Liverpool, proprietor of the "'Watson Cash Hardware Store." of this city, was l>..rn here. October 30. ]8do, and is a son ,,i Rohert P. and Mar;. Watson.

The father of Mr. Watson was lxrn in Glasgow. Scoiland, in 1837. In boyhood he learned the tinner's trade and followed it in his native land until lie came to \merica in 1S71. when he resumed it after locating in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1877 he came to Fas'. Liverpool. ( )hio. and lure opened .1 slore wlrch was the nucleus of the present large establishment owned f,y his sou. In 1883 the present commodious budding at \.. 104 Sixth si reel, was erected and here Mr. Watson con-

The parents of Andrew A. Watson lived for several years at Salem before locating in East Liverpool and lie had excellent school advantages there and completed his education in East Liverpool, in the meantime assisting his father more and more in the store, gradually becoming acquainted with all its methods and succeeding to full ownership in 1800. A general line of hardware and stoves is carried, the -lock being modern and complete enough to satisfy the most exacting customers. Both father and son hear the reputation of being honorable and upright men of business, have similar tastes and the same political convictions, both being stanch Republicans, but neither being otlice-seekers.

Andrew A. Watson was married in Ohio to Tamar Robinson, daughter of William Kohinsoti. who resided near Williamsport. Ohio. They have three children : Allen Robnison, Edith and Robert James. Mrs. W atson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

and one of the town's self-made men. 1 was born in Middleton township. Columbiana County. Ohio. November 5. 1870, and is a son of Marcena and Hannah Jane I Lewis ) Lyon.

The paternal grandparents of Mr. Lyon were Henry and Elizabeth (Thomas) Lyon. When the grandfather came to Ohio from Pennsylvania, he settled in Middleton town -liip. Columbiana Comity, where his life was spent as an agriculturist, lie was survived by three children, viz'.: Mrs. Josephine I la-tings, of Middleton township: Marcena. father of our subject: and O-Imhti. win* married Mary Rhodes and reside* near Lisbon.

and died June 11, 1894. In his younger years he followed the tanning business but in later life was a carpenter and builder. On October 14. 186.). he was married at Lisbon to Hannah Jane Lewis, who was b_>m in St. Clair township, Columbiana County. Ohio, ami is a daugb-

: live children, as follows: 'Everett Lewis, of this sketch Harry O., assistant superintendent of the Metropolitan Insurance Company; Arthur Marcena. a druggist, at Struthers. Ohio; John Henry Chahner, a law student; and Waller I., also a student, now in Mount Union College. Harry O. Lyon married Mary Elorence Rowe of East Palestine, and they have one son, - Lavell Lewis. Arthur Marcena

' Lyon married ( J race Moore of East Fairfield, ami they have one son - Arthur Marcena, Jr. Marcena Lynn came to Watcrfoni in 1S73 and he was one of the skilled workmen who did much of the building in New Water ford. He was school director there for a long time. He belonged to the Maccabees.

Everett Lewis Lyon was mainly educated in the vicinity of New Water ford and he was teaching school by the time he was 17 years old. He taught in many districts of Columbiana County, during which period of teaching he made many friends. His period of teaching was extended until he had accumulated sufficient means with which to pursue his law studies, which he finally did. with C. P. Rothwell, with whom he remained for three years. I le was admitted to the I Kir on Octolser 4. 1S94, and in May. 1S95. settled at New W.tterford, moving in the following October to East Palestine.

In iXv>ii the voting attorney was elected rtv s,.]'citor of East Palestine, and was in iVcc during the period that saw the installing f the electric light plant .'.'.id extension of the water works system, in he was elected the municipality made long strides forward in the matter of cleaning out "the gambling dens and the places where liquor was illegally sold. In addition to his legal duties in this city, lie is the senior member of die law linn of I .yon & Moore, of Alliance, Ohio; Mr. Moore, the junior member of the firm, read law with him and was admitted to the bar from his office.

Mr. Lyon lias been identified with some very important litigation before the higher courts, and two cases as notable as any, were: the Abraham Hartley will case and the Solomon C. Gross case. In the former he was one of the mam attorneys for o.e heirs, his efforts resulted in a pronounced success when the case was carried to the higher courts. In the other famous case he won it for bis clients after they had previously had long and expensive litigation. As another duty of a busy life, he controls one of the largest lire insurance agencies in Last Palestine, lie is also attorney for the First National Hank of Last Palestine, of which he was one oi the original incorporators, lie was also one of the incorporators of the Uniiv Township Telephone Company.

In iHVjs Mr. Lyon was married to Louta Ditzcl. who was born in Fairfield township. Columbiana County. Ohio, and they have two children, viz.: Jay Marcena and Virginia.

Politically, Mr. Lyon has always been affiliated w ith the Republican party and is one of the active workers in his section. His fraternal connections include the Flks, the Odd bellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Maccabees and the Modern Woodmen of America.

jgH dlN M. MANOR, a most suceess- I ful business man, is manager of The H I Golding Sons' Company, of l\ast ^*^J Liverpool. He was born in this city fulv 4. i860, and is a son of Samuel and Samanlha ( Lathcm > Manor. He traces bis ancestry in this country back to Samuel Manor, who was born in America inst after his parent^ arrived from Ireland. He located at Tomlinson's Pun in what is now Hancock County, West Virginia, and cleared a farm.

William Manor, son of Samuel and grandfather of our subject, was Inirn in Western I'enusv Kania in 1X04. and while yet a young man was taken by his parents to Tomlinson's Run, Hancock County. Virginia (now West 1 Virginia ). where he followed farming throughout life, dying in 1X5X. lie was a Democrat m ! politics. lie was united in marriage with Rachel Henderson, a daughter of Samuel Henderson, of Hancock County, and they had live children, of whoin Samuel is the only one nonliving. Religiously, the family belonged to the denomination known as the Scccders. one of the two sects which by uniting formed the Cnitcd Presbyterian Church.

Samuel Manor was bom at Tonihnson's Run. Hancock County. Virginia t now We-t Virginia). July _'o. 1 When a small boy, he removed with his parents to Carroll County, Ohio, where be attended school until be was hi years of age. He then returned to Hancock c ounty to learn the trade of a cooper, which he followed for many years. In iSow he came t<> Fast Liverpool. Ohio, and entere:'. the employ of Knowles & Harvey, taking charge of their cask factory. He continue. I with them four sears. ;md w ith W. S. George, who purchased the cooper shop, five years. About 1X75 be opened a general stoic at the northwest corner of Washington and Fifth streets and conducted that for three \ears. when his health failed. He then took up drilling for ! oil as a vocation, sometimes prospecting on his own account and sometimes drilling for other-'. These ventures met with only indifferent success. In j, xx 5 he took charge of the bisque warehouse ol Knowles, Taylor & Knowles and ; ha> hclil the position ever since. He is a Re- : publican in politics, but has always steadfastly refused to run for office. He married Saman tha l.nthem. a daughter of William La them, of Hookstow-n. Pennsylvania, and they had nine children, of whom the following grew to maturity: Alda Pell : Jennie R. : Fmtna 1... wite of Charles Ward, of Ingrahams, Pennsylvania; Joseph F.. of Huntington. West Virginia : John M.. subject "' ''lis s'setcii : James \\ .. of Fast Liverpool; Flizalicth ( Taggart * ; ami I lareiRc S.. a Presbyterian minister now stationed at

Harry J. Buxton

John M. Manor received bis educational training in the common schools anil at Moore's Business College. In 1S89 he entered the employ of The Guiding Sons' Company as bookkeeper, and soon demonstrated an aptitude for the business. Greater responsibilities were - ]>laced upon him from time to time and in 1808 he was made manager of the Trenton, Xew Jersey, department of this linn's business. A few 1 years later he was sent to the company's office at Wilmington. Delaware, to perform a similar service. After several years in charge of that - plant, in 1901 he was put in charge of the Kast Liverpool department. This is the oldest and largest concern of the kind in the United States, and its plant in East Liverpool was the first of the kind bere. In addition to those already mentioned, the company has works at Hockessin, Delaware, ami Cain, Pennsylvania. They grind and prepare for use in the manufacture of pottery - rlint, spar and china clay and Cornwall stone, making all kinds of combinations as they may be called for by the various manufacturing potters. The crude materials used ' come from all parts of the United States and ; Canada and the manufactured product finds sale over just as wide an area. In 1S94 Mr. Manor became president of the Specialty Glass Company, manufacturers of table ware and glass specialties. The company employed 125 men in the plant, which was located at the west end of Fourth street. In 1898 the Ohio River overflowed into the plant, causing an explosion and i fire which wrecked it. At that time the general outlook f<#r the glass business in the near future was not promising in this country and Mr. Manor was appointed one of the committee of three to close up the affairs of the concern. He is a great believer in modern business methods, sucb as are comprehended under the term "system." Systematic methods of keeping track of things give a maximum of information ! witb a minimum of work and expense.

John M. Manor was united in marriage w ith Adella Stewart, a daughter cd Robert F. Stewart, of Kast Liverpool, and they have a daughter, Ruth. Religiously they are members of the hirst United Presbyterian Church. Fraternally, our subject is a meml>cr of Kiddle Lodge, Xo. 315, F. & A. M.: Fast Liverpool Chapter. Xo. 100, R. A. M. He also belongs to the Kast Liverpool Driving Association and the Phoenix Club.

Hgfll tine, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, was Ix.m December 30, 1 S64, at Longton. Staffordshire. Finland, and is a son of Henry and Julia 1 1 leech ) fluxion.

Henry Huxton brought his family to America, August 7. 1S74. P.y trade a brick-mason, he built the first enamel kiln ever constructed in Ohio, in the works of the Knowles. Taylor & Knowlcs |Kittery at Kast I.i\ei"|>ool. There were seven children in his family, of whom five survive, as follows: Mrs. Ceorgiana Pickal. of Kast l.iver|KMi! ; Mrs. Mattie McClure, of Fast Livcr- ])ool ; Alfred (i. A., a Methodist minister with charge at Mayville, Xew York; Mrs. Julia Thompson. of Kast Liverpool: and Harry J., our subject. Henry I'uxton is deceased but bis widow survives and lives in Kast Liverpool. The grandmother of our subject also still survives and makes her home with Mrs. Julia Thompson. f,f Kast Liverpool.

Our subject was never able to take advantage of many educational opportunities as he went to work in a pottery when a child of eight years. He has continued to be associated w ith this line of work until the present time, gradually lieing promoted from one department to another as he l»eeame proficient. His first work was in the clay shop, running moulds thence to the dipping house, taking off for the dipper and thence to the warehouse. When he was hut 17 vears old he was made foreman of the warehouse, a pretty fair indication of capacity and reliability, and two years later was promoted to l>e foreman ) the decorating department, lie he'd this p>sit:on two years and then accepted the p.-sitio-i of decorator and )*' >remati for Charles Reizcnsteen. at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, uhere lie remained two years. Me then became foreman in the West Fnd pottery ami kept this position also two years and then look up work at the heueh as a gilder. Mr. Buxton continual in this line for aPmt three years and then aecepted his present responsible position with the Ohio China Company, as foreman of the decorating department. The line of work here is the general den rating of tea. dinner and toilet ware, with specialties of different styles. Jt will thus he seen that Mr. Buxton is a practical potter and thoroughly understands every department of the work from the hit of moist clay to its exhibition in the sample room as a completed work of art and a thing of beauty aud utility.

Mr. Buxton was married at Beaver. Pennsylvania, on January 2. 1884. to Sadie Harnett, of ( ireenville. Pennsylvania, and thev have two sons and two daughters, viz.: Harry S.. Ccorge I... Ada Jcanette and Lela Mac. Mr. Buxton and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church.

In his view s on public questions, and political parties. Mr. Buxton is a Prohibitionist His fraternal relations are pleasantly sustained with Past I.ivcqxxd Lodge. No. 37.). I. O. O. P.; Pealmdy Lodge. No. ig, K. of P.. (,f Past Liverpool, in which he is past chancellor: Past Palestine Lodge, P. & A. M.. in which he is senior warden: and Lisbon Chapter. K. A. M.. at Lisbon. He is one of the self-made men of Past Palestine and one who commands ihe respect and enjoys the esteem of all who kaiow him.

LMORI-. P. S1TI.FR. of Finding & Siller, leading butcher- and meat dealers of Leetotiia, is a product of Columbiana County, having been born within two miles of Lcctonia. Ill's b'Vth occnrreil July jj. iSi>_], and he i- a -on "f Samuel and Sarah t I lalverstadt i Sitler. He can trace his genealogy back to 1755 t > two brothers, IVidrich rind Matthew Sitter. who settled in Pennsylvania and were the founders cif the Sitler family in America.

It was in Berks County, Pennsylvania, that Martin Sitler, the great-grandfather of our subject, was born and it was there he engaged in farming until 1803 when he came to Columbiana County, Ohio. He was a soldier in the W ar of 1812, with rank of captain. Among the children l>orn to him was Solomon Sitler. who was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1S00 and was a child of three years w hen the family moved to Ohio. He was a fanner and continued in that occupation until his death at the age of 71 years. He was married to Flizalieth Hoke, who was also a native of Pennsylvania. Of the four sons and seven , daughters born to this marriage, two sons and four daughters survive, one of them !>eing Samuel Sitler. who was born in Salem tovvn-

: dent of the township. In early youth he learned the turner's trade and followed that calling for seven years, when he turned his attention to farming and stockraisiug. This he continued until i8qo when he disposed of his farm and

moved to the village of Leetonia where he is liv ing in easy retirement. He was married in 1 85 j to Sarah I lalverstadt, daughter of Jacob j I lalverstadt, one of the pioneers of Colum- ! hiana County. Five children have blessed this I union, namely: Plmira. wife of C. XV. Sen- I nings, who is a boot and shoe dealer of Leetonia: Rebecca, wife of Samuel Schweitzer, of

Macon County. Illinois; Clara, wife of William Mellinger. who is employed in the internal revenue office at Cleveland, Ohio; Arvilla. wife of William N'old, of Akron, Ohio; and Flmore P..

LImore p. Sitler was an industrious and enterprising lad and as soon as his school days were over he secured a position as clerk in a «r.>cery store. Tin's gave him jnst the practi- | cal ex|ierience needed to develop him into a 1 shrewd business man. He remained in that situati- 'ii until August jo. 189;. when he became associated with John A. Ploding in the retail treat business. The market is one of the finest in the State and modern in till its appointments as is also the slaughter home.

Hoding and sister of John A. Kloding, whose bi< 'graph y appears elsewhere in this work. One child was horn of this union, Samuel Russell. They are memhers of -the English Lutheran Church.

^VIJB panv, of East Liverpool, has lieen IWM^i a resident of this city almost continuously since boyhood and has I een closely identified w ith its development, in- -dusiriouslv, socially and morally. He is a veteran of the Civil War. having- served in the I'liion Army with honor and credit, and 1 ears the distinction of having l)een one of the guards of Jefferson Davis. President of the Confederacy, when the latter was taken pris. >ner.

William T. Burton was born in Staffordshire. England, December n, 1842. and is a son of William and Mary (Lloyd) Burton, and grandson of Samuel Burton, whose wife was a Jones. Samuel Burton was bom at Stoke-on- Trent. Staffordshire, England, and there followed the trade of a potter all his life, dying in the year 18.17. Being a sagacious business man of frugal nature, he became owner of considerable property.

William Burton, father of our subject, was I tii in Staffordshire. England. April 1. i8i<;. the youngest of two sons. He was but eight years old when his father died, and he was obliged to go to work at an early age. He learned the trade of a dipper, which he followed in the lotteries of his native place until 184N. when be moved with his family to the Tinted States. I'or four years be was employed in the potteries of Jersey City, New Jersey, then went to Baltimore and worked in Hcnnctt I'.rothers' lotteries one year. In 1853 he moved to Last Liverpool. Ohio, and was employed in various jx until 1870, w hen he engaged in business for himself in partnership with his son. William T. Burton, Patrick McNicol. Mitchell McClure, Adolph I'ritz and John Dover. Forming a stock company, thev purchased the original Joint <;<«>dwin pottery on

Broadway and conducted it successfully under the firm name of McNicol, Burton & Company until 1873. when William Burton retired from the firm. Thereafter he lived in retirement from business activities until his death in February, 1890. He was a man of ability and was considered one of the substantial men of the city. Politically, he was an unswerving Kepublican after the organization of the party. He was joined in marriage in 1838 w ith Mary Lloyd, who was lx>rn in Wellington, Shropshire. England, in 1808, and w as a daughter of William Lloyd. She was seven years of age when the battle of Waterloo was fought and remembered the occasion well, her father having served in the British Army 111 that memorable conflict. Her death occurred November 8, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Burton were charter members of the Methodist Church at East Liverpool, and he served as trustee, class leader ami superintendent of the Sunday-school. Their union was blessed by the birth of eight children, only two of whom grew to maturity, i namely: William T. ; and Mary Ann, wife of : Yolney E. Ball, of East Liverpool.

William T. Burton was alxmt five years of age when brought to this country by his parents. He received his educational training in the public schools of Jersey City. Baltimore and ! East Liverpool, after which he went to work : in the potteries, When the Civil War broke 1 out, be res|x>nded to President Lincoln's first ! call to arms by enlisting 011 April [4. 1801, as i a member of Company K.. Third Keg.. Ohio [ Vol. Int.. for three months, being sworn in two days later at Columbus. Ohio, lie served [ live and a half months IxMrtrc receiving his disj charge, ami then reenlisted in Company A,. I 143rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.. as fifth duty serj geaut. He received his second honorable discharge in the latter part of 1K63. and went to Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, where he reenlisted as a member of the Third Pennsylvania Heavy ! Artillery, with which he thereafter served until the close of the war. He was discharged at portress Monroe, November 14. 1865. and reached home just two days later, eight days i after his mother's death.

hardest fought battles of tlic war, and alter the capture of Jefferson Davis served as one of his inside guards, while he was o utlined at Fortress Monroe. In view of the public discussion given this episode in recent issues of the press, it will not lie amiss to here state the facts as stated In an active participant in it. Gen. Nelson A. Miles was at the time in command of Fortress Monroe, and F. Y. Thompson, a man named Green and William T. Burton were inside guards under Captain Tidlow. The last named ordered our subject to have shackles made for use on Jefferson Davis, and shortly after sent him to the blacksmith shop, some 200 yardaway, to see if they were made. The blacksmith, who had just placed them in water to cool took them out and accompanied Mr. Burton to where Captain Tidlow was standing with Mr. Davis, the former at the lime being in the midst of an explanation that the order had come from the government to put him in chains. When Davis saw the men approaching with the shackles, he stepped inside the room and turned very pale, asserting that he would not submit to having tlvem put on. He talked with great vehemence, saying he had dined with the crowned heads of Europe, had been Secretary of War and an officer in the Mexican War. and that he would not submit to this indignity. Captain Tidlow told the guard to lav hold of Davis and shackle him. and as they advanced to comply with the order Davis struck one of the guards. Mr. Thompson. Mr. Burton and Mr. (irecn overcame him and laid him upon a cot, and the former, assisted by the blacksmith, put upon him the shackles, which were light in weight. Mr. Burton is the sole survivor of those who were active participants in this affair, and is therefore l>est qualified to Sjieak of what actually happened and to put to rest the accusations that Jefferson Davis was treated with undue harshness.

Upon returning home after the war. William T. Burton again followed his trade in the potteries until 1870. when with his lather ami Patrick McNicol. Mitchell McClure. Adolph Fritz and John Dover, he formed a stock company, as aliove related. Later, in 1873, John McNicol. Patrick McNicol and our subject became sole owners and conducted the business most successfully until i8yj, m which year Mr. Burton disj>oscd of his interest to W. L. Smith. In i8yo. in partnership with John Garner and Edwin Devon, he embarked in the manufacture of stills, and later in the manufacture of door knobs. After a time Harry Williams purchased the interests of Messrs. Gamer and Devon, and the linn of Bui tun & Williams continued until I094, when Mr. Burton sold out to Allien Corns. Our subject was one of the organizers of the New Grand Opera House Company, which was incorporated in 1893, with William T. Burton as president: Dr. W. N. Bailey, secretary; S. J. Cripps, treasurer: and J. M. Norris. manager. They creeled 011 Sixth street what was at that time ihe finest theatre in Eastern Ohio, the building being yj by jy feet in dimensions, three stories high and with a ca|Kicitv for accommodating 1.000 [>eople. Mr. Burton has taken a leading part in the development of real estate in East Liverpool and at the present time is owner of a large number of residences. W hen he came out of the Civil War he did not own live cents, and what he now possesses is the result of his own energy and business acumen.

In 1X66 Mr. Burton married Eliza Jane Kinney, a daughter of Capt. Dorsey P. Kinney, and they have five children living: Mary Eli/.abelh, wife of Edmund A. Gcon : Florence Belle, wife of Charles Scott: Anna, deceased, who was the wife of Edward 1-nighlin: Nellie; and Kate. Mrs. Burton died March 27. 10.01, aged 55 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Politically, our subject is a Republican, and twice served in the City C< .uncil.

)KNELICS C RON IN, secretary and treasurer of The Standard Pottery Company, of Fast Liverpool, was born in the parish of Millstreet. County Cork, Ireland, December 13. ind is a son of John and Johanna ( Mickey > Cronin. His grandfather, also named John Cronin, w as a fanner in Mill - street parish and it was there the father was-

In 1803 John Cronin. "iir subject's father, embarked with liis family for America, the voyage Iseing made on the steamship "< ircat Eastern." which was the only trip made by that vessel, carrying passengers. They arrived here in August, 18O3. In June. iS(>4. Mr. Cronin enlisted in Company (', _>3rd Keg.. Ohio \ o|. Inf.. and served during the remainder of the war. He then secured work on a railroad and continued in that employment until his death in li S 70. He was a Democrat m politics. Jlis wife was a native of the same parish as he and daughter of John T. 1 lickcy. She was lv>rn in 1836 and is now residing in Last Liverpool. Six of their children grew to adult years, namely: Daniel ]'., vice-presiflent of The Salem China Company, of Salem; Honora. wife of Daniel K. McNicol. president of The D. E. McNicol Pottery Company, of East Liverpool; Cornelius; Johanna, deceased; Ellen, who married Joseph Luthringer and lives with her mother; and .Mary, deceased.

Cornelius Cronin was a little more than a ha he when his parents Wrought him to Last Liverpool. Until his i.Mh year he was a student in the puhlic schools. Me then went to workin a pottery and has worked his way up through every branch of the business, gaining a practical knowledge without which it would have lieen impossible to achieve the position he has reached. In 1882 he became a stockholder in the Potters" ( 'o-Operative Company and was with that ojicern until i8qo. when he was largely instrumental in organizing The Standard Pottery Company. He was made secretary ami treasurer of this company and has held that position since, lie was an organizer and is a director of the Union Building Loan & Trust Company, of Last Liverpool, and is a business man of more than ordinary acumen.

Mr. Cronin married Mary A. Stephen and a family of six children have blessed their union, namely: John, who died at the age of six months: Daniel M.. John S. William Kress, Cornelius, Jr.. and Harold. Mr. Cronin is a Republican but does not take an active part in politics as the time not devoted to bust itess is spent in the bosom of his family. He is a man whose industry and integrity have placed him in a prominent position and he has t lis esteem and confidence of both business and s< icial acquaintances.

Mrs. Cronin was born March 10. 1863. in a house which stood on land now serving as the Cronin lawn. She is a daughter of Jacob Mathias ami Mary (Myers) Stephen. Her great-grandfather, Christian Stephan, married Eva Elizabeth Schmetz and resided in Cross Brcitent>ach, Ilessen, Germany, where Mathias Stephen, her grandfather, was born in April. 17N6. He was twice married and had a family of 15 children.

Jacob Mathias Stephen (as the family name came to be spelled ) w as the eldest child of the second marriage and was born December 8. 1831. at Carlisle. Pennsylvania. He was brought up on the farm and then engaged in mining. On June 10, i8(>.>. he married Mary Myers and two children were horn to them: Mary A. ami Jacob, who died in infancy. Mr. Stephen enlisted in Company D. 123rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Jnf.. ami died in June. 1864. at Portress Monroe from sickness contracted in the service.

>HN A. DELLEXBAUGH, who resides in section 25. Knox township, is a well-known resident of Columbiana County, as for 35 years he was proprietor and mine host of Dcllenbaugh's American Hotel at Salem. He was |j<«ni at North Georgetown. Columbiana County. Ohio, September it. 1834, and is a son of John and Sarah (Sheets) Dellenbaugh

Christian Dellenbaugh. grandfather of our subject, was born in the Canton of Pern. Switzerland, as was his wife. Ann Larnncy. In 1818 he came to America with only his one son, Samuel, then a vouth of 10 years, and located in section 13. Knox township, where he Knight H>o acres. He built the first sawmill in the township on bus land, where he had water power. Our subject still preserves the old crank of his grandfather's mill. In i8_*i Christian Dellenbaugh returned to Switzerland, where his wife and other children had remained. During his absence in the United States, his sun. John, had Itccnme crippled through accident and had had his leg amputated. The blow was a heavy one to the good father, but lie was a man of resource and he immediately placed bis sou with his uncle. Dr. Alexander Farney, to study medicine. In 1822 he came kick to, Ohio with ajl the family except John, who followed as far as New York in the following year.

John Dellenbaugh. our subject's father, remained in New York State for a while and in three months practice of his profession sav ed the sum of jfyoo. The village of North Georgctown was then in great need of a physician, and its residents were very urgent in asking him to locate in the village, so he came to Columbiana County, Ohio, and settled at North Georgetown, where he became one of the leading practitioners in this part of the State. Dr. Dellenbaugh continued in active practice for 28 years and it has been computed that in that time he prescribed 268.000 times. He had four or rive students with him continuously and a number of eminent physicians graduated from his office. He died in 1853. universally mourned. His widow died in 1881 in her 73rd year. Their children were: Christian \V.. born iti 1821;, a practicing physician, a graduate of Baltimore University and of Bellevue Hospital Medicaf College, of New York: Kliza, who married Dr. Fh Sturgeon, a graduate of Jefferson Medical College and of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New York; John A., our subject: Harriet Lima, who died in infancy: Lewis Franklin, deceased at the age of 1 2 years, who was a musical genius: Henry Harrison, deceased at the age of to years: Frances Henrietta, the wife of John Sturgeon, who is connected with the Santa Fe Railroad offices at l-'ort Madison. Iowa: Margaret Justina. the wife of Charles Marlin. who was formerly editor of a newspaper at l-'ort Madison but who is now engage I in iarming : and Zachariah Taylor, a graduate <<\ Jefferson Medird College, who is in practice at «. ave land. < )hio.

associate judge, although he was not a lawyer. His popularity was so great and he was held in such esteem that the appointment was con- | sidered just ami proper.

John A. Dellenbaugh when a young man I studied medicine under his father. As noted ! alxne. he was for 35 years engaged in the hotel business at Salem. When Mr. Delicti - buigh took charge of Dcllcnbaugh's American Hotel, at Salem, he paid Si 0.000 in gold for it. l'erhaps he did not make a fortune out of it. but he did make a host of warm friends. For some year* past he has been engaged in o|Krrating his farm in Knox township. He married Sarah A. Harman. who is a daughter of Adam and Mary ( McCartna) Harman. and they have three children, viz: Jesse. Kliza Ann and Sarah Frances.

Ol IN A. FKODING. member of the linn of Floding iS: Siller, of Leetonia. w one of the most enterprising and successful citizens of Salem township and rightly classed among its representative men. 1 le was lnirn in Salem township Columbiana County, Ohio, March 16. 18.68. and was educated and received his business training here.

William Floding, the father of our subject, was born in Saxony. Germany. December 8. 1830. and came to tins country at the age of 12 years. Arriving in Fittshurg. he secured employment in a glass factory, where he remained two years. Another year was s[>cnt at work in a spring factory and then he went to the neighboring city of Allegheny, and entered a butcher shop, remaining there four years in order to master the business thoroughly. He then accepted a position wjth William Taylor, of Salem. Ohio, lor whom he worked eight mouth*, until the tall of i8;<). when he decided to begin business for him-df and began look ing alioin for a desirable location. He established Irs slaughter hou-c about one mile south of I .ret' 'ilia ami killed his first beef on March 3. [S<>;>. l!is success was assured t'ro'ii the first and the business has continued to flourish with each succeeding year. In 1863 he purchased property near Leetonia and located his butcher shop in the village. Ten years later lie erected a line slaughter house, which is operated by steam and is a model of convenience. In 1893 the new meat market in leetonia was built. This building is brick and frame and is 30 by 64 feet on the ground and two and onehalt stories high, modem in all its appointments. S1x.n1 after this, Mr. Floding retired from the business, turning it over to his son, while his own attention was given to his farming interests.

William Finding was married in 1863 to Barbara Kipp, by whom he has four children now living, viz: Mary, wife of Elmore E. Sitlcr. of the firm of Kloding & Siller ; John A., our subject; Ida. wife of Lester Redfoot. a farmer of Salem township; ami Fred, who lives at home. Mr. Kloding is a devout member of the German Lutheran hurch. He has been closely identified with the growth and pros[terity of Salem township dining his 45 years residence in it. He was one of the organizers of the Kirst National Hank, of Leetonia, in 1886. and is now vice-president of the institution.

John A. Kloding entered the First National Piank as clerk immediately after leaving school but after some six months he left it for the butcher six.]), forming a partnership with his father in Kloding & Son continued for several years ; a portion of the time a Mr. Longanecker was also a member of the firm. W hen the senior Kloding retired, about 180.4. our subject continued the business alone until August. 1895. The business was now so extended that one man could scarcely do it justice .111*1 K.hnore K. Sitlcr. a brother-in-law. was taken into the firm, which 1ms since been conducted tuiiler the name of Finding <!v Sitlcr.

Mr. Floding was marred in April. 1.^)5. to Anna Wolfgang, of this county, a daughter of Xo;di I. Wolfgang. Thev h ue two datigh ters. - Carrie M. and Helen' IV Mr. bidding is a stockholder in the First Xata>n;d Jcmk ar.d has keen a member of tin Leetonia School Hoard for the past eight years. 1 1(- j< n member of the b.uglidt Lutheran t lun cli and a prominent Mason.

< )IiX H. HARRIS, trustee of Liverpool township and one of the most influential and substantial citizens of Fast Liverpool, is a native of the "Empire" State, having been born in Saugerties tow nship, Ulster County, New York, December 1. 1834. His parents were John and Catherine (Lewis) Harris, both natives of Wales. His grandfather was David Harris, a master mechanic of Wales, who was a strong, vigorous man when past his 8oth birthday and superintendent of two rolling-mills. These mills were the property of John and Josiah Cutest and were situated at LWlais. Wales. One cold morning in the fall of the year, David Harris was going over the mountains from one mill to the other and, becoming chilled, stopped at a lime kiln to get warm and was smothered, his body being found lying over the kiln.

John Harris, the father of onr subject, was , born May N. 1800. in Clainorganshire, Wales, I and entered the rolling-mills, where he became a puddlcr when the puddling process was first introduced in the manufacture of iron. He I came to America and worked as a puddler at ! Saugerties, Xew York, until 1848, when he ' removed to Pittsburg and worked in the mills j there. Later he was manager of the rollingi mills of Fversou Preston & Company, ami remained with them until his death in 1881. Originally be was a Whig in politics. Later he became an Abolitionist and strong anti -slavery man. whose age only prevented him from taking up arms to uphold his principles but who sent four noble sons into the army to tight in his stead. His wife was Catherine Lewis, a native of Monmouthshire, formerly a part ot Wales. She was a daughter of Lewis and Jane Lewis. Her father brought his family to Xew York where he was etupioved in the iron mills of Saugerties until his death in 183J To John Harris and wife were horn 13 children, of whom 10 grew to maturity, vi/, : John lb: David, deceased, who was a resident ot I'iltsburg and the 1 rgani/er a;:d first president ot the Amalgamated Association: Thomas, n member of Company F. .pith Reg.. Pennsylvania Vol. Inf.. who died April 7. iS'f>_\ from exhaustion brought on by a forced march after

John 11. Harris was reared in manln iod in Pittsburg and hecame a brick-mason, finishing his apprenticeship in 185^. He was but go years of age when he began o '^trading and building on liis . .wn account and lu\s Iieen remarkably successful. In 1850 he moved to Stculietn ille. Ohio, and lived there until 187X when he brought his family t<> Last Liverpool, where he was already busy at work, having himself come here the previous year. He built more brick buildings here than any man of In- time ami was a thorough, conscientious workman. In iooo he was compelled to relire from the business on account of trouble with his eyes Calaracls had grown over l-ith eyes and he was unable to soc until one of the cataracts was removed when his sight was partially restored,

In iSoj Mr. Harris enlisted in the ,V>th Regiment. Ohio National duard. aiut was made 2nd lieutenant of Ins company. On May 12. 1S114. he i-eenhsicd. joining Compru 1 y- A. 157th Reg.. Ohio \'o|. Inf., and was mtisleied out September 10. 1804. Returning home, he recruited s. . I, hers for (.en. Anson ( i. McCook's regiment.

Mr. Hams has l>een twice married, his lirsi wife being Ann Jane Hamilton, daughter «.f James ;md jane Hamilton, of Pittsburg. Two children were reared from this union: Ellsworth Alexander and John W'.. a contractor <>f l-'.ast F.iverpo. ,1. Ellsworth Alexander Harris <s a successful contractor of piu>bnrg an<l was superintendent of construction <«f many of the largest brick buildings in that citv. including the Carnegie Library, banners' Bank now being constructed. Mrs. Harris died Hecentber 20. :,<S.<, in her 47th year. Site was a member of the .Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Harris married as his second wife. Cornelia Ann limit, daughter of William Hunt, of Steulienvilfc. Ohio. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Chinch. - if which Mr. l ianas has been steward for more than 30 years. He has been closely identified with the Sunday-school for almost that length of time and has been class leader for almost 40 years, lie is a member of (icneral Lyons Post, No. 44. d. A. R., of East Liverpool, and was formerly pftiliatcd with the Masons. Red Men and the Odd bellows and was at one time district deputy grand master in the last named order. He is a stalwart Republican and has always taken a lively interest in the success of the party. He was a member of the Steul>c:>- ville Council for six years and served two years in the Council of Last Liverpool, being the first president of that body when the village l^came a city. He was a trustee of the waterworks nine years, eight years of that time being president of the board. For two and a half years, from 1897 to 1899. he was city inspector of public improvements. In all these various duties he has ever striven to give to the public his best and most conscientious efforts. He is a gentleman whose honor and integrity are beyond reproach and all who know him are proud t<> call him friend.

1 'HI \" K. RKI I, a wide-awake and pros- ]i;'!*ous stock raiser and farmer of Unity township, was born in Pennsvl- 3 vauia, October S, 1851. and is a son of Ceorge and Nancy i Knight) Rich, and a grandson of Peter and Elizabeth (Mason) Rich. His maternal great-grandfather. John Mason, entered section 27. Unity township, in the early days of the county, and it was on 120 acres of this land that Ivis grandfather. Peter Rich, settled in 1802 when he crime here from Fayette County. Pennsylvania. Here he lived the remainder of bis life, dying in his 70th year, in 1853. His wife, Kli/abeth survived him two years, dying in 1X55. Of tlic eight children born to this couple. :tl) grew To adult years hut only one. Catherine Rich, is now alive, l'eter Rich and his family. ex cept (ieorge and John, are sleeping in the |<ich burying ground.

i ieorgc Rich was horn mi 1S14 in I'uity township. Columbiana County. ( )hio, He was married in 1X45 to Nancy knight of Pennsylvania and they resided in that Slate until 1X56 when he returned to his native township. In 1 S 5« > he moved hack to Pennsylvania, lived there 10 years and then once more look up his resilience m Ohio. W hen he bought his farm in section $3. upon which our subject now lives, ho received a <|tiit claim deed from Abram Scott. !t consisted <>f So acres, eight acres of it being line woodland with excellent L.rro\\ th of white oak and other valuahlc tituher. .Mr. Uich died March 7. 1X04. ami his wife followed him to rest just jo day- later. They were the parents of f. mr children, one <if whom died in infancy. Of those living, our subject is the eldest, Allen married Kate Snyder and ir es at Heaver Kails. Pennsylvania; and Byrou married Manta Ragcr and lives at Hlairsville, Indiana.

John K. Rich was l>orn and reared on a farm, has always followed that i>ccupation and lias resided on the present homestead for a j>eriod of 33 years, His education was obtained in Pennsylvania, where he attended school four jit 'iiths each year, walking- one and a half miles i<> the schoolhouse. lie assisted his father in charing the farm and rememhers the lirst mowers put on the market as they w ere mowers and reapers combined. Mr. Rich has been giving considerable attention to dairying and has a tine herd of 1; Jerseys fr on which he makes from 40 to fio pounds of butter per week. In 1 > he etected a line, large barn for the accommodation of his herd. He has well improved his farm with good buildings and his house is arranged on the ground iioor for the better c itnenicnee of his family.

have two children, namely: Bertie, who was married March _>/, 1905. to Krviu .Moody, a farmer of Trumbull County. Ohio, and Altie, w ho is at- home.

LBF.RT BRIAN", of the firm of Brian Brothers, has the distinctim of being one of the oldest merchants in I Salem, and proprietor of one of the largest drv goods houses, lie was born in Burlington County. New Jersey. November iX, 1845, and is a son of Samuel and Hester II. ( Borden) Brian.

The aged parents of Mr. Brian spent the greater part of their lives in the village of Jacobstown. New Jersey, and died at the home of a daughter, the father aged 83 years and the mother aged 81 years, having celebrated their , <k«Ii wedding anniversary. The father's occupation was merchant tailoring, TUey had six children, namely: James T., deceased: Oscar (i.. of Putnam County. New York: Albert, of this sketch: T.ydia P.. deceased: C. Walter, deceased: and Mary H.. of Blackwood. New- Jersey, with whom the parents spent the closing years of their lives. They were good and worthy people who were respecter' hv all who knew them.

Our subject was reared in the villai"* of Jacobstown, where he attended school until 16 years old. when he began clerking in a general store in the village and later in a en ckery house in Philadelphia, having three years experience in this line before he came »o Salem, in Dcccmlter, iS<>6. por two mouths he made his home with Alfred Wright, a well-known resident, pioneer and merchant, and hv February. 1867. he was established in the dry goods house of J. & I.. Schilling. He continued to clerk for this firm until it was diss oh <- 1 and then he entered into a partnership with T.. Schilling, one of his former employers, the firm being Schilling \- Brian from 187! until April 1. 1876. Then C. Walter Brian was admitted to partnership a-H the lir-u n ent name was adopted, although C. Walter Brian died September 14, i8i;g. Tlrs old house has an enviable reputation tor reliability. Mr. Brian continues as its manager and is assisted by bis son.

The building on the corner of Main and Ellsworth streets was the carlv location of this business house, removal being made to Bro'dway when C. W aller Brian came into the house: then tlie business was carried oti for three years immediately across the street, alter which the firm was located On East Main street for \%\ years and then took possession of the present building at No. 33 Broadway. Very commodious quarters are utilized here, the store room being 30, by 105 feet in dimensions.

In 187O Mr. I Irian was married to Rnsha E. Cooke, who was liorn in Trumbull County. Ohio, and is a daughter of Joseph and I.ydia Cooke, both natives of Ohio. The one son of this union. T. Keith, was horn at Snlem. November lO, 1884, and a vcrv capable young man. Mr. Brian is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Sdem and " as its treasurer for many years. He takes only a good citizen's interest i-i p. .Iit:e>. v. .ti-ig judgment directs. Ids fraternal i'"";vifnn is with the Royal Arcanum. Mr. Brian stands as one of the representative men oi Salem, a leader in business, a good citizen and one whose life and character reflect credit upon his community. 1 lis portrait accompanies this sketch.

1CTER CALVIN HARTFORD. M. D.. the leading physician of East Palestine, is a well-known citizen of the community and is held in the highest esteem by every one. l ie was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1 86 j. and comes of a pioneer family of that section, lie is a s(Jn of David and Margaret (Calvin) Hartford, grandson of Thomas and Esther ( Fatten ) Hartford, and great-grandson of James and Nancy ( Armour i Hart font.

Scotch parentage. They settled in Beaver County. Pennsylvania, when it was a wilderness and helped in developing it into a rich and settled community. Among their children was Thomas Hartford, who was I torn in Beaver County, and who served in the W ar of i8ij. He married Esther Fatten and they reared five children, of whom David was the third in order of birth.

David Hartford was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in i8jj. and early in life was liouiui out to learn the trade of a carj>enter and cabinet-maker. This trade he followed for many years and then settled on the old homestead where he spent his last years, dying in 1 88 j. He was married in 1859 to Margaret Calvin, who was liorn in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of William and Rachel (Young) Calvin, her maternal grandfather being Baltzer Young, one of the pioneers of Columbiana County. She was bom in 1836 and is now in her 70th year residing on the old homestead in Beaver County. Ten children blessed this union and all are now living but one son. who died of typhoid fever after reaching maturity. Our subject was the second in order of birth, and has a brother. I). Burton Hartford, who has attained prominence as a lawyer at Beaver. Pennsylvania.

Peter Calvin Hartford was reared on the home farm and in his youth learned the trade of a cai]>eiiter. He received his education: 1 training in the district schools, and later taught four years, one year of this period in the grade i schools of his native county. He then began reading medicine under the precept orship of Dr. C. S. Strouss, of Beaver County, and in [885 entered the medical department of West era Reserve University at Cleveland. Oh:.-, from which ho was graduated March <>. 18S7 lie was later graduated fi'otu Jefferson Me I' cat College. Philadelphia, in 181*4. ami is ' - iof the hot educated men oi his profess;on i-i Cohtmbir.nn County. He U-gan practice ;.' Negly. Ohio, in 1N87. and continued suece. - fully until he removed t" East Palestine rt l8-/». where he has since been engaged 111 gt - era I practice. He been a Constant studc t of liis profession and has met with great w-

In 1807 I Jr. Hartford was married to Carrie j E. Dawson, a daughter of James D. and Mary 1 Ann (Smith) Dawson, both natives of Smith's. Kerry. Pennsylvania. Her father is at the present time mayor of the city of Heaver Kails. j Pennsylvania. Dr. and Mrs. Hartford bad a daughter. Sue. tx>rn to them, but she lived only four months. Our subject was also called upon to mourn the death of bis beloved wife on March 4. KJ04. Kraternallv. the Doctor is a ! nienilier of the lllue Lodge. No. 417. K. & A. M.

\MCK.L STEVENSON", president of The Stevenson Company, founders and machinists of Wcllsvillc. was born in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. December 25. 182S. and is a son of James and Hannah J. < Cirviu ) Stevenson.

The parents of Mr. Stevenson were both born in Comity Armagh, Ireland, and came to ' the United States in 1SJ5. settling in Philadelphia, where they lived until 1838. James Stevenson engaged in business as a paving and grading contractor. In 1838 the family removed t'< Pittsburg, but soon after went to Hanctrck County, Virginia (now West Virginia 1. across the river from Wcllsvillc. Some time in 1830, another removal was made, to a farm in Yellow Creek township, Columbiana County. Ohio, but in i84_>, they left the farm and moved ini'< Wellsville. There James ; Stevenson died m i*7<». aged 71 years, and his wile in 1 872. aged 73 years. Of their 10 child- ; ren. eight grew to matur ity, viz : Hannah, wife of Stephen Kawcctt. of Wc!N\ illc. 1*>th decease'I : Samuel, of this sketch; K.lizabeth. de- : censed, formerly wife of John Stokes, of Wollsville; Martha, whose lint husband was James Parker and her second. S. K. Pinggs. <>f Weils- , \illc: Kinily S. deceased, wife of Andrew : llalev. now of Connecticut: Thomas I... of : Wellsville: Susan, wife of Albert Maple of Oil : City. Pemisvl vanra : Isabel, wife of David 1 Nichols. .11, <>f Iowa: and Man 1*. and Sarah

Samuel Stevenson was 10 years old when his parents moved into Wcllsvillc and here be attended school until he was between 14 and 15 years of age. He then entered the machine shop of Philip K. Ceisse to learn the trade of machinist ami served an apprenticeship of live years, thereafter working as a journeyman until he was of age. At»out this time he secured a position as assistant engineer on a river steamer and within six months was promoted to the position of second engineer. It was not long before he successfully passed the examination for first engineer and he served in that capacity until i86_>. a period of 20 years.

It was in the above mentioned year that his former employer testified to the high appreciation in which he held his former apprentice, by offering him the foremaitsbip and superintendence of bis shop and Mr. Stevenson held the position until 1806 when he liought the business from Mr. Ceisse. and went into partnership with his brother. Thomas B.. under the firm name of S. T. 1'. Stevenson. A short time later Alexander Denham was received into the linn and the name then became The Stevenson Company. In the course of time Mr. Stevenson, our subject, became sole owner for a time and then Mr. Denham reentered the business and this partnership continued for six years. In 18S8 our subject I nought Mr. Denliatn's interest and gave it to his two sons. William and Charles. In hjoo the business was incorporated and Mr. Stevenson became president of the company. The plant is an excellent one. well and conveniently located for business and is equipped with modern machinery. It continues in a vcrv prosperous condition.

In 1S.p1 Mr. Stevenson was married to Mary l.ucretia Starr, who is a daughter of Thomas arid Susan < K'amsey \ Starr, of Wellsville. They had four children, of whom Charles is the onlv survivor. He was born \ugi;st 21. 1857. learned the trade of machinist with his father and has always lieen identified with the business. I fc married Annie Askew, of Wheeling. West Virginia, ami they have two children : KHa ami Mary. Our sub ject was married, second, to Mary A. Ramsey, who is a daughter of John and Ke/iah ( Ham iltnii ) Ramsey. Ten children were Ixirn to this union, viz: John C. killed in the "Scioto" disaster. July 4, 1 S85 : Mary S.. wife of Ross S. McKinu; William C. of Mast Liverpool; Lnln. wife of Thomas Rogers, of Indiana: Susan, who attended Oberlin College, married Ralph Sweet/er and resides at Sank Ste. Marie. Michigan; Nancy Myers, who lives ;it home: Jennie. aU>> at home: Irene, wife of Leonard Anghinbaugh, of W'ellsville : Helen I!., a graduate in 1905 of the Woman's College at I'. dtimore: and Ixna. a bright stndem at Oberlin. in the class of icy**. Mr. Stevenson and family belong to the United I Ycsbytcrian Church.