Zanesville City (part 2 of 5)

Prsesvilee Se Sons News

The first issue of the Sunday .\ cas appeared in July, 1883. with William E. Krebs and John Miller as publishers ; the office was in \laginnis block, and six months latter Miller's interest was purchased by Edward F. Faller. Several changes in proprietorship occurred and \W. A. Hopkins, John F. Tracy, Charles E. Addison and C. R. Long became interested at different times. The latter's interest was as a creditor, and he took possession under a chattel mortgage. and February 8, 1888, sold the paper to Charles U. Shrvock, who moved the publication to his printing office at southwest corner of Fifth street and Fountain alley. Originally the Sunday News was an independent journal, but Shrvock converted it into an independent republican newspaper. and the paper prospered under the energy and ability which backed it. In 1895 Shryock sold the publication to the Times- Recorder Company, which changed the name to The Sunday Times Recorder, but the enterprise did not flourish, and in July, 1898, was sold to Charles E. Barker, who resumed the publication under its former name.

and Calvin D. Myers, of Lodi, succeeded Barker, and the partnership continued until September, 1901, when Myers retired, and Elsperman has since conducted the paper ; under the management of Elsperman and Myers the publication became a valuable property, and since Mr. Elsperman has had possession it has largely increased in value; although a strictly local paper it has a wide circulation outside the city, and agencies are established in thirty-one other towns and cities.

The Zanesviele Penny Press

was the pioneer penny daily of the Muskingum valley, and made its initial appearance April 1, 1891, as a four page evening, independent journal, with W. O. Munson as editor and manager: April 6, 1892, it was enlarged to a seven column, eight page daily, and a weekly edition was begun. January 8, 1897, the Press Publishing Company was incorporated with a capital of $10,000.00, and H. J. Sheppard, MI. D., became president and D. C. Helmick, secretary; W. O. Munson remained as manager, and Ray Dollings, A. W. Evans, W. E. Harris, Harry Leis, C. E. Swingle and others were stockholders. Mr. Munson died during September, 1898, and the paper was conducted by Dollings and Helmick, who converted it into a morning daily called the Morning Journal; Helmick purchased Dollings' interest, and upon retiring from the mavoralty in April, 1899, L. H. Gibson became city editor, but in June of that year publication was suspended, and the plant was sold under decree of the court in December, 1899. WEEKLY VISITOR .\ND HOME MONITOR.

In 1880 Rev. W. A. Acton, pastor of the \lethodist Episcopal church, at Frazevsburg, began the publication of the District Visitor, and in the fall of 1881 was assigned to the charge of the South street church, at Zanesville; his paper was moved to Zanesville, and published from the office of E. R. Sullivan, in south Fourth street. where it was enlarged to a seven column folio, and the name changed to the [Veekly Visitor and Home Monttor. In September, 1882, a substantial increase was secured to the capital of the concern, and the publication moved into its own rooms in the second floor of the Shinnock block, where the form was changed to a five column quarto and the subscription list was more than doubled. Politically, the paper was independent; religiously, it was non-sectarian, but it advocated personal morality. condemned public corruption, and attacked the liquor traffic; it did not demand legislation, but the enforcement of existing statutes. In 1882 cash prizes were offered for temperance stories written by subscribers, and many competitive

Many cherished hopes and much of "other peoples' money" have been lost in the journalistic waters at Zanesville, and scarcely more than a memory remains of them.

The Dial was started during the 'eighties by parties from Wheeling and even their names are forgotten, but it is not possible that the parties have forgotten their experience. The Sunday Herald was issued for a few weeks from an office in Putnam. The Sunday Star was established about 1887, by Harvey J. Abbott and Pius Badgett and survived about four years. The Daily Democrat appeared August 18, 1879, projected by W. V. Cox, W. L. Maginnis and W. C. Crawley, and suspended October 31, of that year. The Daily Era, a democratic journal, published by W. L. Maginnis, W. C. Crawley and George C. Thompson, was issued March 24, 1880; July 28. 'Thompson and Crawley retired and were succeeded by O. K. White, John F. Tracy and T. J. Maginnis, jr.; October 26th, the two Maginnis retired and the paper went into the possession of a receiver, who continued its publication, with White and Tracy in charge, until November 29, 1880, when it suspended.

Labor Journal

The Zanesville Labor Journal was established in January, 1892, by Campbell & Sebaugh, the paper becoming the successor of the Zanesville Sunday Star. In 1894 the paper was sold to Faller Brothers, and the publication continued by them for about a year, when it was discontinued. In 1896 the Journal was revived as a monthly, and about a year later was purchased by Charles H. Sebaugh, who again made it a weekly publication in its present form. Februarv 1, 1903, Neil M. Beckley & Sons became proprietors by purchasing Sebaugh's interest and are the present owners and publishers. Under the management of the present firm the Labor Journal has become firmly established and recognized as one of the standard labor periodicals of the country,

The Weekly Advocate

John T. Shryock began the issue of The Farimer's and Mechanic's Advocate, May 20, 1870, and in 1873 changed the name to The Weekly Advocate, in the interest of the brevity of title, and began the issue of a daily, which continued six months and was suspended during the panic of 1873; the Advocate was begun as an independent paper, designed to inform its readers upon political questions, but in 1872, espoused the cause of the liberal republican ticket, advocated currency reform and protection to American industries. Mr. Shryock had peculiar opinions about newspaper publications, and was accustomed to publish campaign papers in support of principles to which he did not wish to commit his regularly issued paper; one of these, The Greenbacker, in 1876, had an extensive circulation, especially in Perry county, and the practice was followed in other campaigns. The Advocate was published on the west side of Fifth street, near Market, and died with the proprietor, in 1892.

The Zanesville Post The Western Recorder

is tne only German paper published in southeastern Ohio: the first issue appeared March 28, 1272, with Adolph Schneider as editor, and for five years it was published from the Courier building, then in Court alley, opposite the court house. The publication was then removed to the east side of Sixth street, near South, and in 1895 was taken over by a stock company, and since 18¢9 has been printed by C. U. Shrvock. It is strictly nonpartisan in politics, and has a fair subscription list. THE WESTERN RECORDER was first published at Meadow Farm, six miles west of Zanesville, the residence of the editor, Rev. Cornelius Springer: the initial number appeared July 18, 1833. and in 1845 it passed to A. H. Bassett, who removed the publication to Putnam, where it became so prominent and influential as an organ of the Methodist Protestant church that in 1855 it was transferred to Springfield, Ohio, and developed into a powerful religious journal,

A decade or more ago Zanesville acquired an unenviable reputation by the publication of alleged papers under such titles as The Rural Era, The National Shepherd, and similar aliases, not now readily recalled, and of no moment except as records of deceit. In fact the papers were advertising media of the publisher, who carried his own address, under various names, and at different towns, to exploit schemes to fleece the unwary, and the number of such persons was ample to reward him liberally. The National Express Company was conducted as a scheme, the Zanesville office notifying persons at distant points that a package had been deposited for transportation upon which the charges must be prepaid before shipment, and remittance by the alleged addressee closed the incident; a soap powder, for making soft soap instantly was not a swindle, but a deception, and high grade poultry eggs from the commonest stock were among the allurements presented in the flashy advertisements. At last the National authorities "pinched" the operator who

The Dresden Transcript

Dresden has possessed a newspaper since 1838, although the publication has at times been interrupted; July 30, 1838, A. Deffenbaugh began the issue of the Dresden Chronicle, which was published until 1842, when the name was changed to Journal, which was suspended about 1844. John W. Wallace issued one number of the Visitor in 1848, and the field remained uncultivated until 1850, when Wallace and Agnew began the Advocatc, which was continued about two years when the senior partner died, and a Mr. Sygford took an interest, and the name was changed to The Intelligencer, and was issued regularly until 1855, when Bently Gill became owner and in 1877 sold to M. B. Lovett, under whom it suspended. Another interval of inactivity occurred until 1868, when T. W. Peacock and Son established the Dresden Monitor, which was sold a year later to J. A. Jackson, and it passed successively to L. M! Murphy, W.-H. Conklin and J. T. Shryock; the latter gave the paper life and published it two years, and sold to John W. Martin, and was published as the Herald for six months. Meantime the Dresden Doings, a fortnightly quarto, was established in 1874, by James W. Wheeling, and for a short time Dresden possessed two papers; in September, 1878, the Doings was sold to W. E. Smith, who changed it to a weekly and issued it until 1879. The Dresden Transcript succeeded the Doings, and continues to furnish the news to a paying subscription list.

The Good Citizen was established at Dresden, about 1900, as a four page weekly, with G. E. Stubbins as editor, but became extinct soon after for lack of support from the good citizens it professed to champion.

About 1880, Edward Spencer established The Telephone, an educational monthly, at Adamsville, and in 1889 started the Adamsville Register, as a four page, seven column weekly, which was sold in 1892 to E. C. Jordan.

The Federalist was edited at Frazeysburg, about 1875, by C. E. F. Miller, the printing being done at Dresden; it was a small sheet, and was discontinued after a struggle of about three months. The Midland was started at Frazeysburg, August 29, 1889, as a five column, eight page paper, devoted to literature, news and local matter, with Rev. C. B. Downs, as managing editor: A. B. Clark, Newark, as assistant editor ; D. H. Lewis as general business manager, but its existence was brief. About 1890 The Fraseysburg Advertiser made its debut upon the journal-

The Independent, at Roseville, was established about 1888, by George Stull, as an independent weekly newspaper, and subsequent proprietors were Charles Gibson, - - Ryland, Laura B. Poe, W. H. Goodlive and a company which later sold to George Stine, who made it a republican organ; it is an ably edited, handsome paper, in prosperous condition, and possesses a plant of the best character to be found in a rural paper.

The Review at Roseville was established about 1895, by H. C. Williams, who still conducts it as an eight page weekly democratic organ, and like its local cotemporary, is well equipped for newspaper work.

Knights Of Ivanhoe, Harrison Ball, 1840 Primitive Amusements

The early settlers were often required to combine work and play, and they did it so successfully that although the amusement was rough in comparison with modern methods it was none the less enjovable, and was more calculated to produce social pleasures tnan our ready made style of purchasing amusement at so much per plate or seat. There were no ready made suits in those days, cotton and woolen goods were expensive and spinning and weaving were household necessities and accomplishments; sheep and flax were raised and the products were mixed to form the "'linsev-woolsey" which was worn by both sexes; young men and women met to scotch the flax, which consisted in breaking the straw and separating the woody matter from the fibre, after which a dance concluded the labor.

Corn huskings, log raisings, hog killing and sausage making were all occasions for merriment, the neighbors joining to assist each other in the work. Sewing carpet rags for the weaver was another opportunity for an evening's enjoyment ; the men cut the strips and the women sewed them into ribbons; the tongue could wag in time with the scissors and needle, and as many hours were given to dancing and games as were spent in the industry, the latter usually beginning during the afternoon so that the time after a "supper" could be devoted to recreation. Sitting up with the dead was not marked by sport, but served to permit the young people to pass a night together in the enjoyment of each others' society in a manner that no other occasion allowed ; the low tones in which the conversation was conducted afforded the opportunities that were frequently availed of to say eventful words.

Fourth Of July Celebrations

From almost the birth of the county the residents of Muskingum have recognized the day as one to be observed with special festivities and ceremonies, and in the consumption of explosives, the creation of noise, and indulgence in flights of oratory, they have never been restrained by a fear that the inimitable epigram of John Phoenix might be applied to them that they were "invincible in peace and invisible in war.'

The county has too proud and glorious a record to not have the right to celebrate the day with fervor and appreciation, because its sons helped to make the day, and maintain it. Among the pioneers were many impoverished soldiers of the Revolution, ranking from private to brigadier, from the hard contested fields of that prolonged and dispiriting war, whose sufferings and discomforts in the military camp had hardened them to sustain the privations of the frontier, with patience and perseverance. When the call for men for the second contest with the mother country was issued, Muskingum sent some of her best men to the bloody fields of Missinewa and the then northwest. When President Lincoln's first call for troops to defend the flag was made, Muskingum enlisted a company, and on the third day after the call it was on the cars en route to the National capital, as an integral part of the First Ohio cavalry, and during that eventful struggle her quota was never unfilled and her sons lie in every field from the Potomac and the Ohio, to the Gulf, and filled every military position from the musket and sabre to the star. When the recent war with Spain occurred she sent a battery of artillery and a company of infantry among the first to report for service. Therefore, the people of Muskingum can consistently rejoice on the natal day ae the Republic, for which she has done so much.

In selecting the occasions, to be preserved as historical, the first and the centennial have been chosen as the most prominent; the former was attended by nearly every person in the county ; the latter by a large majority of its citizens.

The First 4Th Of July

THE FIRST 4TH OF JULY. was perhaps the most universally attended of anv of the celebrations of the day that have been observed; the county had not yet been formed and the attendance included nearly every person tributary to Zanesville. July 4, 1800, the town contained about half a dozen log cabins: West Zanesville, or Westbourne, was a much more pretentious place, while South Zanesville, or Natchez, excited the envy of its neighbors by its air of greatness. The two larger settlements could not admit the superiority of the rival as the point at which the

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Gen. Green's Tavern was selected as the place, a one and a half story double cabin, with a hall through the middle and a porch across the front. and which stood at the intersection of Main and Silliman streets, in the rear of the present St. Nicholas church.

Lumber was brought by McIntire from Beverly and Waterford in boats tor the construction of tables, which were erected in a bower in front of the house, and seats were provided by logs split from shellbark hickory trees. Mrs. McIntire was an active, moving spirit in the affair, and she and the women of the three.towns furnished pewter cups, tin plates, etc.; the men provided bear meat, wild turkeys, etc. ; Green supplied coffee and flour, and whisky came from several sources; Henry Crooks, the ferryman, sent the roast pig, without which the viands, by the frontier standard, would have been incomplete.

Entire families came from distances of twenty miles, and the program began with the reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Joseph F. Monroe, after which dinner was served; toasts and speeches succeeded, ana the toasts were more numerous than the responses. In the evening dancing was enjoyed until 4 a. m., the tables remaining spread all the time that the dancers might eat and drink at pleasure.

Centenial Celebration

Some time previous to July 4. 1876, a public meeting was called in the Mavor's office, then in the west room of the market building, and now used as Council chamber, where a general committee was selected, and in an article entitled

"We are aware that it is somewhat difficult to bestow praise where it is most deserved, or to estimate in words the service of all who contributed to occasions of this kind, but our readers will agree with us that Capt. Frederick Geiger, more than to any one man are we indebted for the mammoth celebration of the 4th. Capt. Geiger, as president of the general committee, devoted a good part of his time for two weeks proceeding the 4th to working up the matter, and with Mayor

Gibson (C, Ge J. W. McCormick, Frederick Helbig, F. J. Korte and W. R. Hazlett. treasurer of the committee, collected the funds to defray expenses. John R. Stonesipher, secretary of the general committee, J. Hope Sutor and R. S. Mershon, of the committee on processions, rendered valuable aid."

The celebration began the day before with the firing of giant crackers, and the swishing of rockets ; business houses and residences were profusely decorated with evergreens, flags, bunting, pictures and mottoes; the bell from the old court house had been mounted to announce the birth of the second century of National existence, and when its familiar silver tones were heard every bell in the city joined in the glad acclaim, cannon belched their welcome and the body of celebrants, called Filibusters, paraded the streets in nondescript costume, making as much noise as possible.

The morning was showery, and as the streets were then unpaved the marching was difficult and wearing, but not a man hesitated, as all were anxious, not only that the procession should eclipse anything previously attempted, in local annals, but to have the distinction of having been in the parade, and although the line of march was long the procession experienced difficulty in clearing itself, on account of its length, especially on the counter march. The parade formed on Market street, Fifth and Sixth streets, and moved west on Market to Third, to Main, to Seventh, to Market, to Underwood, to Elm, to Seventh, to North, to Fifth, to South, to Seventh, to Marietta, to Eighth, to Main, to Third, countermarched to Seventh, and returned to Fourth to the speakers' stand, erected at Fountain alley, as far as possible from the piles of material collected for the erection of the new court house, which was then under way.

The parade was composed of the following features and bodies: City volice force, Lieut. William Linton, commanding; wagon containing thirteen young ladies, representing the original states; officers and orators of the day, in carriages ; wagon containing thirty-eight voung ladies representing the existing states of the Union; Liberty car, with the Goddess of Liberty on a throne under a canopy; Zanesyille City Guards. 30 men, Capt. Frederick Geiger, commanding; New Concord Silver Cornet band; Cyprus Commandery, No. 10, Knights Templars, 33 men. George Foerster, captain general, commanding: Martial band; McIntire Lodge, No. 38. 'Knights of Pythias. 24 men, J. Hope Sutor, captain, commanding ; Zane Lodge, No. 30, A. O. U. W., 25 men, M. C. Mitchell, marshal; Odd Fellows, 80 men, Harry Shrimpton, marshal; Bauer's band: German Benevolent Society, 15 men, Fred Helbig. president : Order of Druids, 25 men, Chris. Sturtz, marshal; St. Patrick's cornet band; St. Patrick's Benevolent and Literary Society, 20 men, W. T. Mayer, marshal; Zanesville cornet band; St. Nicholas Benevolent Society, 43 men, C. Heihl. marshal ; St. Aloysius Benevolent Societv, 20 men, John Heilman, marshal: Newark Knights of St. George, 23 men, John Gorius, captain; Zanesville Knights of St. George, 20 men, H. L. Korte,

And Present Of Muskingum

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The procession was very compact and reached considerable over a mile in length; everywhere the streets were packed with spectators, and every person seemed to effervesce with patriotic sentiment and to desire to express it in words, action and noise. About 10:30 the head of the column reached the speakers' stand, where an immense crowd had gathered, but few of the marchers remained to hear the addresses as the fatigue was excessive and each man sought a resting place.

Hon. L. P. Marsh presided; the New Concord band opened the exercises with music, after which Rev. A. D. Hawn made an invocation. Hon. T. J. Maginnis read the Declaration of Independence and Col. W. H. Ball delivered one of his eloquent addresses. At noon a salute of 38 guns was fired from Putnam Hill, under the direction of Capt. John W. (Cob) Wallace, and in the afternoon picnics were held at Gibbons' Grove, Gant Park, and the Fair Grounds, at which latter point the Knights of Ivanhoe held a tournament. which is elsewhere described.

No institution of the last generation had more prominence during its brief existence than the Knights of Ivanhoe, an organization of the leading young men of the city, to revive the chivalric amusements of the period of knighthood. The organization was suggested by Mr. W. H. Clarke, and _ skillful horsemanship was essential to the sport.

The tilting course was 150 vards in length; the starting point was 75 vards from the first of a series of four arches, erected twenty-five yards apart, each seven and one-half feet high from the ground to the crown of the arch, from which hung a ring two inches in diameter. The riding knight carried a lance, seven and one-half feet in length. balanced at four feet from the point, and carried at the balance.

At the signal, by bugle. to "charge," the knight rode his horse at its highest speed under the arches. and picked off as many rings as possible, the limit of time from the scoring point to the last arch being thirteen seconds. Each knight was allowed three tilts in succession, and at the end of each he rode to the judges' stand and delivered his rings upon his lance to the judges, who announced the number, and the time as determined by the stop watches of the time keepers.

The rules designated that the knight successful in securing the greatest number of rings should be »rivileged to name the lady who was to reign as "The Queen of Love and Beauty" of the festival, and the three knights securing the next highest number of rings should name three ladies as respectively "The First, Second and Third Maids of Honor" to the Queen.

Twenty-seven knights participated in the five tournaments which were held; of these eight rode in all: five rode in four; two rode in three; eight road in two and four rode in one. The field tittles of the knights were:

The first joust was held at the County Fair Grounds, in commemoration of the Centennial Fourth of July, 1876, when twenty-two knights entered the lists for the honor of naming the lady of his choice for laurels of the day: John J. Ingalls was master of ceremonies; Henry Blandy, James Buckingham and Col. M. Churchill were judges, and A. W. Train and T. J. Barton, M. D.., were timekeepers. Fully 3,500 people witnessed the tests of speed and skill, and enjoyed the dazzling scene of rich and beautiful costumes and trappings, notwithstanding the other attractions and festivities of the day. The rain of the morning had made the track heavy and slippy, but at I p. m. the Knights, heralds. and pages passed down the lists and presented themselves before Hon. M. M. Granger, who delivered the charge; upon the conclusion of this ceremony the knights and attendants repaired to the starting point and awaited the command of the master of ceremonies, "Knight of the Silver Cross, prepare to charge;" the heralds repeated this down the lists and a moment later the order rang out "Charge, Sir Knight!" the bugle sounded, and a horse and rider separated from the assembly of mounted men and dashed down the track. The knights rode in the following order:

Ingalls secured ten rings and the honor of naming the queen; Stewart and Clarke tied each other with nine rings, and in a tilt to break the tie again tied with two rings, but in the succeeding tilt Clarke won four and Stewart two rings and Clarke was privileged to name the first maid and Stewart the second; Kaemmerer having the next highest, or eight rings, named the third maid.

At this point a bugle sounded and an unknown knight, attended by his 'squire, slowly rode down the track and challenged the right of Ingalls to select the queen, and he was obliged to defend his title; each tilted three times which resulted in the unknown, who proved to be Eugene J. Brown, securing ten rings and Ingalls nine. The victors then laid their trophies at the feet of their chosen ladies and gallantly escorted them to the stand for coronation, as follows:

Hon. Frank H. Southard delivered the crowning address and presented the coronets, and upon the conclusion of the ceremony the queen and her maids were escorted to their homes by the knights, heralds and pages. :

A second tourney was held at Zanesville, on the second day of the county fair, October 4, 1876, which was attended by about 7,000 persons. <A street parade was held in the city and at 2:30 p. m. the knights appeared before Rev. A. D. Hawn for the charge. The track was in splendid condition and the knights rode in the

Clarke and Kaemmerer each secured nine rings and tilted again, when Kaemmerer won the first prize and Clarke second; .Applegate, Douthett and Patterson tied each other with eight rings and again tilted and Applegate and Douthett again tied, and again tilted in which Applegate won third prize and Douthett fourth.

At this juncture an unknown knight, attended by his 'squire, appeared and challenged the victor's right to the first prize, and was escorted to the starting point for a trial tilt over the course; he took only one ring and was obliged to raise his visor and was recognized as C. C. Ingalls, the losing victor in the preceding tourney. In the three regular tilts he took twelve rings and the contest came between him and Kaemmerer and they tied: in the next tilt Kaemmerer maintained his privilege and named Miss Cuyler, of Brooklyn, New York, as "Queen of Love and Beauty," and A\lisses Guthrie, Cora Black and Richards were named maids of honor. Allen Miller delivered the coronation address and at the conclusion the cavalcade of knights and attendants escorted the ladies to their homes.

The third joust was held at Zanesville, July 4. 1877. at the County Fair Grounds; the weather was delightful and about 5,000 persons were in attendance. Rev. W. P. Shrom delivered the charge to the knights and J. J. Ingalls was Master of ceremonies; FE, j.-Terry, R. 5. Mershon and W. E. Guthrie were judges and Henry Bimple and T. J. Barton, \I. D., were time keepers. The knights rode in the following order:

Kaemmerer and Waller tied with eleven rings, and a second tilt gave Kaemmerer four and Waller three, when the latter magnanimously waived his privilege in favor of Warner, the onehanded knight. Ingalls, Dennis and Lynn tied with ten rings and Ingalls and Dennis won the honors of naming the second and third maids.

The unknown knight was impersonated by W. H. Clarke and was unsuccessful in wresting from Kaemmerer the honor he had so valiantly won. Miss Zella Allen was named the "Queen of Love and Beauty," and Misses Nellie Hayward, Laura Cornell and Jennie Smith were respectively

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COUNTY, 113 named the first, second and third maids of honor. The ladies were then seated in an open carriage and attended by the knights, esquires and pages, preceded by the New Concord Silver Cornet Band, were escorted to their homes.

The crowning exercises were held in Black's Music Hall, at 8:30 p. m., and a brilliant scene was presented upon raising the curtain; the queen entered upon the arm of her knight, and attended by her maids, and ascended the throne; the other knights were attended by ladies and the tableau was beautiful to perfection. Hon. John O'Neill delivered the crowning address, and he never spoke more eloquently nor with more grace and feeling.

The fame of the knights extended to other points and requests for their attendance were numerous, and only two were complied with. The fourth tourney was held at Lancaster, August 8, 1877, and a hearty welcome and recognition were given the visitors; the trains on both railroads brought in large numbers of people, among whom were many Zanesville citizens who were not only admirers of the sport but proud of the organization and wished to do it honor in the presence of strangers. The streets were decorated and lined with spectators to witness the parade, which started at 10:30 a. m. for the Fair Grounds; the track was circular at every point and the most difficult of any used by the knights at any point, as the body of the rider had to be carried at an inclination at every point of the tilt.

Gen. Newton Schleich delivered the charge to the knights and at 1:40 p. m. the joust began with J. J. Ingalls.as master of. ceremonies. R.-S. \Iershon wore the ermine alone and James Buckingham and W. E. Guthrie counted the fleeting seconds. The knights rode in the following order :

Ingalls, Turner and Hunter tied each other with ten rings and again tilted three times, when Ingalls earned ten rings to three for each of the others, who again tilted and Turner secured three to two for Hunter. Waller, Clarke and Bell tied each other with seven rings, and upon a fourth tilt Waller and Bell again tied with four rings, and on another tilt Waller won four and Bell three rings. Ingalls was, therefore, declared the victor with the right to designate the queen, and Turner, Hunter and Waller as the knights to name the maids of honor, but the latter, as on a former occasion, assigned his privilege to Warner, the one-handed knight. At this point, L. Kaemmerer, as the unknown knight, entered the lists and challenged the victor, and in the seven tilts which followed was unable to defeat his antagonist, securing twenty-two rings to twentythree to the credit of Ingalls. The ladies selected were Miss Maggie Wynkoop, of Hudson, New York, as "Queen of Love and Beauty," and Misses Jennie McNeil, Ella Carlisle and Lizzie Latta, of Lancaster, as respectively the first, second and third maids of honor; the coronation address was delivered by Hon. Charles D. Martin and the procession was reformed and escorted the ladies to their homes in the city.

The Columbus Cadets, headed by their own band, acted as escort to the knights and a parade was had through the principal streets of the East End; the judges were R. S. Mershon, of Zanesville; John G. Thompson, of Columbus, and Captain George N. Stone, of Cincinnati; and the time keepers were M. H. Neil and T. F. West, of Columbus. The charge to the knights was delivered by Hon. DeWitt C. Jones, and was a masterpiece of chivalric expression.

Kaemmerer secured ten rings and the distinction of naming the queen; Hunter and Wells each obtained nine rings and the tie was broken in favor of Wells, and Lynn won eight, but being a benedict relinquished his honors to Warner, the one-handed knight. C. C. Ingalls represented the unknown knight, but in the contest which followed with the successful knight in the regular joust, he secured an aggregate of twelve rings to nineteen by Kaemmerer, who maintained his victory. Miss Mary Case was designated as "(Queen of Love and Beauty," and Misses Belle Gardner, Libbie Holt and Florence Todd as the maids of honor, and the crowning address was delivered by Hon. S. K. Donavon, and the fair ladies were then escorted to their homes.

Many distinguished statesmen and lovers of athletic sports were in attendance and the compliments upon the skill and courteous bearing of the Knights were profuse. In the evening a sumptuous banquet was served to the Knights at Stevenson's dining rooms and the tournaments of the Knights of Ivanhoe became a memory.

The skill required' to secure the rings and the speed attained by the riders, is deserving of consideration. The 150 yards were required to be covered in not more than thirteen seconds, or at a speed of one mile in two and one-half minutes: the average time was ten seconds, or a mile in less than two minutes. Good running horses were necessary, and to secure the animals' best efforts, guide them under the arches and at the same time insert the lance into a ring two inches in diameter, at intervals of two seconds demanded a keen eye and steady hand in addition to the other equestrian accomplishments.

Harrison Ball Of 1840

The political campaign of 1840 is historic, especially in the West, and in the great whig procession of July 4, 1840, at Zanesville, the whigs of Jefferson township brought an immense, hollow ball, built at Dresden, and drawn by four black horses. It was a perfect sphere, thirteen feet in diameter, emblematical of the thirteen original states, covered with painted canvass and revolved in an axle through the center and supported on a frame, constructed for the purpose, and adapted to be placed on an ordinary wagon.

The ground color of the ball was light cream and of the frame, black; a broad, sky-blue band encircling the equator, the space south of it being divided into thirteen parts for the original states and that north into a similar number for the corresponding number of new states; the dividing stripes were red with green lines on each side. On the blue equator in large white letters was the inscription: "Revolutions never go backward, Harrison, Tyler, Corwin, Reform."

Brown bands were also drawn at the arctic and antarctic circles; on the former, in white letters: "The Whigs of Dresden, M. C. O., to the Whigs of the Union, Greeting: Keep the Ball Rolling." Within the arctic circle, in large, black letters, was inscribed: ''Columbus, the capital of Ohio," and in smaller letters: "Out with the spoilers. Down with tyrants. Up with the State House and Corwin, Tip and Tyler."

On the antarctic band, in similar letters was: "Credit and Commerce. No Subterfuges," and within the circle, in large, black letters: "District of Columbia," and within that, in smaller letters : "The Heart of the Republic Throbs High for Liberty. She Sounds the Alarm. Out With the Vandals."

Around each pole a small space was painted black, and the remainder of the ball was devoted to the inscriptions of the state, the old states being thus inscribed : .

After the festivities of the day, the whigs of Jefferson township presented the ball to the Central Tippecanoe Club of Zanesville, with the request that it be kept rolling; the donors were assured that their desire should be complied with, and it was effectually carried out, and the ball sent to all the principal whig meetings throughout the country and finally landed at the home of Henry Clay, at Lexington, Kentucky.

Building Companies, Ohio Safe Deposit Company

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, COMPRISINGS BANKS, MUSKINGUM BANK, FRANKLIN BANK, MUSKINGUM BRANCH BANK, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OLD CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK, UNION NATIONAL BANK, COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK, SECURITY TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, DEPOSIT BANK OF C. C. RUSSELL & CO. PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK, GUARDIAN TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, ZANESVILLE AND AMERICAN BANKS, HOME BUILDING COMPANY AND ANTECEDENT COMPANIES, HOMESTEAD BUILDING AND SAVINGS COMPANY AND ANTECEDENT COMPANIES, EQUITABLE BUILDING COMPANY, MUSKINGUM BUILDING COMPANY, WEST AND SOUTH ZANESVILLE, WORKINGMEN'S, MECHANIC'S, BUCKEYE AND CITY BUILDING COMPANIES, ECONOMY, FARMERS' AND CITIZENS' BUILDING COMPANIES, OHIO SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.

Some practical lessons in finance may be learned by studying the methods practiced in the early davs of Zanesville; they were not peculiar to the town, but arose from the necessities which prevailed in all localities. Money is needed only where business is done and commodities are exchanged in quantities greater than the parties to the exchange require for personal use. Barter was prevalent in the early davs and merchants exchanged their stock for other goods, but small money was required for change, etc., and as coin was scarce, individuals, firms and corporations issued paper money called "'shinplasters." They were issued in denominations of a fip (61-4 cents), a levy (12 1-2 cents), a bit (25 cents), two bits (50 cents) and three bits (75 cents). Rival merchants hoarded the issues of competitors, strung them on a thread and when a sum was obtained that would embarrass the issuer to redeem, they were presented and payment demanded; frequently this unexpected claim worked ruin to the issuer, as bank notes were difficult to secure. Such money was capital to the issuer and he desired the notes to circulate, and their withdrawal was a source of irritation to the solvent issuer, but as they were so universally emitted their value was never known and much was worthless and never was redeemed.

A secret political society, of which Samuel Goff was president, and called the Round Rig Society, issued notes with the emblem of the order, a spade enclosed in a circle, printed on one side. The organization was in affiliation with the French revolutionists, and introduced by Genet, the French minister, who threatened President

"6 1-4 cents. Treasurer of the town of Zanesville, pay the bearer, in current bank notes, six and one-fourth cents on the presentation of orders amounting to five dollars. Zanesville, May 27 O37. "[saxc SPANGLER, President."

Before the days of banks, merchants going East, went in parties for mutual protection, with their money in saddle bags, and sometimes coin was shipped in barrels in which hot beeswax had heen run and the coin imbedded, the barrel being sent by road teams over the mountains as freight.

The early banking interests of Zanesville and Putnam were identical; whatever rivalry may have existed in other lines of business there was none in banking and Zanesville capital was freely subscribed for Putnam men to handle; it is very probable that in this respect the dashing Virginian recognized the superiority of the prudent, methodical Yankee, was the first financial organization of the county and was incorporated by the General Assembly, February 12, 1812, while Zanesville was still the state capital, but nine days later the Legislature adjourned and the city fell from the eminence of a state capital to the common place of a county seat. As the state treasurer's office was vacated the incorporators asked and were granted permission to occupy it as a banking room, but for some reason, not learned, it was not used and about September the bank was opened in the Burnham Tavern in Putnam, with Isaac Van Horne as president, and Ebenezer Granger as cashier, with Ebenezer Buckingham, A. M. Laughlin, John Mathews, Wyllvs Silliman, Robert Fulton, Jeffrey Price, Joseph F. Munro, A. H. Wood, John McIntire, J. Hazlett, M. Dillon and Arius Nye as stockholders.

January 4, 1819, David J. Marple, who had succeeded to the cashiership, disappeared with a large sum of money and on the gth Horace Nve was deputized and given credentials to search for Marple, who was found and returned to Putnam, where he surrendered all his property to benezer Buckingham, president, but the amount was insufficient to make good the deficit and his bondsmen were obliged to pay the remainder. In 1822 Marple constructed a trading boat and freighted it with goods for Texan points and never returned.

\lain and Fifth streets, but no records have been secured to establish the dates; several reverses were sustained, public confidence was impaired and the bank went out of business, but was reorganized about 1829-30, with Ebenezer Buckingham as president and Solomon Sturges as cashier; the degree of solidity it attained is evinced in the fact that during the universal panic of 1837 it and the Bank of Pittsburg, of Dittsburg, were the only two banks in the United States which did not repudiate their paper. In 1845 the bank went out of business, its last officers being Alva Buckingham, president, and B. H. Buckingham, cashier.

Banking rooms were maintained on the site of the Stolzenbach store and Black's Music Hall, in early days, but whether they were locations of the institutions named herein or of other banks, it has been impossible to determine.

The Franklin Bank

The act of the General Assembly of February 24, 1816, "to incorporate the stockholders of the Zanesville Canal and Manufacturing Company" conveyed the power to conduct a bank, but it was never exercised, and the next bank was the Zanesville Bank, which was incorporated by act of the General Assembly, January 13, 1832, and organized with D. W. Rhodes as president and Charles C. Gilbert as cashier: it was succeeded in 1845 by the Franklin Bank, with Daniel Brush as president, John Peters as cashier, and with the following and perhaps others as stockholders: Ebenezer and Alva Buckingham, Solomon and H. Sturges, J. V. Cushing; its rooms were in Fourth street on the site of the present People's Savings Bank, and its business was concluded about 1861-2, before its charter expired, perhaps in consequence of the legislation by the national government respecting state banks.

Muskingum Branch

of the State Bank of Ohio was organized in 1848 with a capital of $100,000.00: H. M. Kearney was president and D. C. Convers, cashier, and when the war occurred it was necessary, to continue the banking business, to organize under the National Banking act, and the Muskingum National Bank was chartered, in 1864, with a capital of $100,000.00, and Daniel Applegate, as president, and D. C. Convers, as cashier : the banking room was in the northwest corner of Main and Fifth streets, familiar for more than 7 seneration as a pharmacy corner: as the stockholders were largely interested in the PirstiNational Bank, the Muskingum National consolidated with its rival and discontinued business January 14, 1871,

Past And Present Of Muskingum First National Bank

A charter was issued October 13, 1863, for the First National Bank of Zanesville, and November 10, 1863, it was formally organized with Peter Black as president, C. C. Russell, cashier, and Joseph Black, John A. Adams, E. E. Fillmore, C. C. Hildreth, M. D., and W.A. Graham, directors. The capital was $100,000.00, but when the Muskingum National consolidated the combined capital of $200,000.00 was continued; the charter was extended in 1883 and again in 1903 and the sterling institution is styled "Zanesville's Grand Old Bank.''

Upon the death of Mr. Black the presidency was given W. A. Graham, July 11, 1878, and he directed the policy of the bank for twenty-five years, survived all his contemporaries and retired from active service January 14, 1903, and was succeeded by Mr. C. Stolzenbach.

Mr. Edward Martin became cashier February 18, 1869, and February 8, 1873, Mr. George H. Stewart was chosen assistant cashier, and January 14, 1874, was made cashier. Upon the retirement of Dr. Graham and the accession of Mr. Stolzenbach, Mr. Stewart was made vice president in addition to cashier, but August 10, 1903, Mr. W. P. Sharer was elected cashier. October 11, 1902, the bank was designated as a United States Depository.

The Old Citizens National Bank

The building in which this strong fiduciary institution is located is the oldest continuous banking room in the citv. The contemplated retirement of the Franklin Bank caused the organization of the Franklin Banking Company, a partnership by Daniel Brush, C. W. Potwin and C. FE. Robins, who opened for business in this building ; in about a vear Robins retired and the firm was Brush and Potwin; later A. V. Smith purchased the Brush interest and the firm was Potwin and Smith. December 13, 1863, the Second National Bank succeeded to the business, with C. W. Potwin as president, and A. V. Smith as cashier, and the voluntary liquidation of the institution, December 15, 1872, has been regarded as a commercial error. The business was continued by A. H. Brown and A. V. Smith, as partners, under the name of the Muskingum Valley Bank, and was discontinued in the panic of 1873, without loss to the creditors; C. W. Potwin and A. V. Smith then associated as C. W. Potwin and Company and conducted a deposit business until July 1, 1881, when the partnership was dissolved, May 11, 1881.

The Citizens National Bank

was organized with a capital of $200,000.00 and the following officers and directors: Joseph T. Gorsuch, president; W. M. Shinnick, vice president; Francis Wedge, Perry Wiles, F. B. Abbott, @harles" His Jones, G. Hy Bauley,a with AjoV. Smith as cashier. January 20, 1885, H. C. Van Voorhis succeeded to the presidency, which he resigned August 2, 1893, upon his election to Congress, but the resignation was not accepted, and as Mr. Shinnick did not desire to be actively engaged in business he resigned the vice-presidency and Willis Bailey was elected in his place, August 4, and acted as president until January 9, 1894, when he was chosen president and Mr. Shinnick again became vice president. June 24, 1895, H. A. Sharpe, who had been assistant cashier, was elected cashier, and September 17, 1808, Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage designated the bank as a United States depository. Upon the expiration of the charter of the Citizens' National Bank succeeded to the business, May 11, 1901, with the following directors: Willis Bailey, president ; Joseph Shaw, vice president; Charles Brendel, Rufus C. Burton, Samuel A. Weller, John B. Owens, W. W. Harper and S. R. Wells, with H. A. Sharpe as cashier. The banking rooms were thoroughly overhauled and refitted in the most modern style, with the latest appliances for safety and convenience, the business, during the remodeling, being conducted in the treasurer's room in the court house. \Ir. Wells retired from the directory and was succeeded by John F. Brown and upon the death of Willis Bailey, his son, Willis A. Bailev, was elected a director. Mr. Bailey's sudden death, in February, 1905, and Mr. Van Voorhis' long Congressional career terminating March 4, the coincidence of the events caused the re-election of Mr. Van Voorhis, February 13, 1g05, to the presidency of the bank.

The Union National Bank

The Union Bank building is also an old banking location, a private bank having been conducted in it in the late sixties or early seventies. The Union Bank, with $60,000.00 capital, was formed, as a partnership, December 16, 1872, with A. M. Huston as president and John J. Ingalls as cashier; about 1878 the capital was reduced to $32,000.00 and F. J. L. Blandy was elected president; at his death, in 1884, James

Herdman became president, and upon the death of Mr. Ingalls, in February, 1890, W. H. Pierpoint was chosen cashier. The business had been very prosperous and had paid an annual dividend of eight per cent., and when the partnership was dissolved in 1890 a dividend of 77 per cent. of accumulated surplus was distributed. The preparation of the papers for the conversion of the institution into a national bank had been completed prior to the death of Mr. Ingalls and was organized, with a capital of $150,000.00 and the following directors: James Herdman, president; Mendall Churchill, vice president; Albert W. Train, John Hoge, Henry C. Werner, Julius Frank, W. M. Shinnick, Jr., with Edward Martin, cashier, and W. H. Pierpoint, assistant cashier. In January, 1895, at the request of President Herdman, John Hoge was chosen as his successor, and in January, 1903, Mr. Hoge retired, in a similar manner, in favor of W. B. Cosgrave. In May, 1897, Mr. Martin's health became so impaired he resigned and W. H. Pierpoint was chosen cashier, and H. J. W. Smith, assistant cashier. The changes in the directory have been: In Julv, 1891, W. B. Cosgrave succeeded A. W. Train, deceased; in January, 1895, W. M. Bateman was chosen in the place of M. Churchill, removed from the city; in January, 1896, T. J. McDermott succeeded H. C. Werner, removed from the city; in January, 1902, George A. Stanbery was selected in place of James Herdman, deceased; in January, 1905, P. D. McCann succeeded T. J. McDermott. THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK.

George Brown, as sole proprietor, opened the Commercial Bank, July 10, 1899, in the rooms of The Equitable Building Company, 508 Main street, and March 22, rgor, obtained a charter for the Commercial National Bank, which was opened for business in the same rooms April ro, IgoI, with a paid-in capital of $100,000.00, and the following directors: J. B. Hunter, president : M. W. Hissey, vice president; George Brown, cashier; H. D. Munson, H. C. Shepherd, A, Alt Sheppard, David Schmid, Samuel E. Perry, Jacob Coplin. In consequence of a change in the control of the stock, on Saturday, January ie 1903, the following directors were chosen: Newton P. Sturtz, president; M. W. Hissey, vice president; C. M. Ludman, Harry Bethel, Harry L. Greiner, Ira L. Sturtz and Arthur J. Sheppard, with John C. Saner, cashier, and Theo. 1D) McCaddon, teller; on the same day the property of the bank was moved to a room in the Times-

Recorder building, in South Fifth street, where business was resumed Monday, January 19; the room at southeast corner of Main and Fifth streets, in former years a well-known banking location, was secured and fitted up in modern style for the bank's occupancy, and in May, 1903, the removal was made.

The Security Trust And Savings Company The Deposit Bank Of C. C. Russell & Company

Charles C. Russell, Thomas L. Jewett and Hugh J. Jewett began business June 15, 1869, as the Deposit Bank of C. C. Russell and Company, at the southeast corner of Main and Fifth streets ; Thomas L. Jewett died and Hugh J. Jewett retired, and March 13, 1880, the firm was C. C. Russell, Thomas Griffith, William Price and Charles M. Gattrell; the death of Mr. Russell did not affect the business, but Mr. Griffith made no provision in his will for a continuance of the enterprise in the interest of his estate, and Wm. Price and C. M. Gattrell, as surviving partners, on August 28, 1894, gave notice that the business would be wound up and that no new business would be received. The liquidation proved tedious and expensive, a receiver was appointed and the courts were engaged fora long time in adjusting the claims which arose by reason of the different periods during which the portners were interested.

The officers were: T. F. Spangle, president ; Willis Bailey, first vice president; C. Stolzenbach, second vice president; William J. Atwell, secretary and cashier.

The history of the bank, as reflected by its annual statements, has been one of constant growth in financial strength and popularity, until it 1s one of the largest savings banks in southeastern Ohio, and one of Zanesville's most substantial institutions. At the close of the fifth vears' business the resources were $263,319.26, and at the last statement $1,069,740.81. It carries accounts with not less than five thousand individuals, and in its fifteen years' history has had no change in its active officers, and only two in its directory.

The present directors are: John Hoge, C. Stolzenbach, T. F. Spangler, Alexander Grant, W. T. Perry, James Buckingham, John C. Harris, George A. Stanbery and William T. Atwell, and the officers are: T. F. Spangler, president; John Hoge, first vice president; C. Stolzenbach, second vice president: William J. Atwell, cashier; Charles T. Atwell, assistant cashier.

The bank began business in one room in the Memorial building, at the corner of Fifth street and Fountain alley, and in 1894 moved to the corner room in the Clarendon building: in 1903 it moved into its own modern five-story brick structure on Fourth street, opposite the court house, and possesses as handsome and well equipped bank and office building as may be found in the state.

was incorporated May 17, 1900, and was formally organized May 29, 1900, at the banking room of the People's Savings Bank, in the Clarendon building, Main and Fourth streets; the paid-in capital was $50,000.00, and the first board of directors were:

John Hoge, president; T. F. Spangler, first vice president and manager; Willis Bailey,,:second vice president; C. Stolzenbach, third vice president; F. A. Durban, general counsel; E. S. Grants S. A. Weller, Us H) Brown, W. W. Harper, W. B. Cosgrave, Joseph Shaw, John C. Harris, George A. Stanley, James Herdman, W. T. Perry. In addition to the officers named William J. Atwell was chosen secretary and treasurer, and Charles T. Atwell, assistant secretary.

Upon the removal of the People's Bank to its modern building, the Trust Company was installed therein, where it acts in all the trust capacities of executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, receiver or assignee.

The only changes which have occurred in the official organization have been occasioned by death: Mr. F. H. Herdman succeeded James Herdman as director, and upon the death of Mr. Bailey, in 1905, the following were made: was opened by John W. King as a personal deposit and discount bank, in 1884, in the room still occupied by the institution, adjoining the People's Savings Bank, in what was formerly the Atheneum building, in Fourth street, opposite the court house. In rg00 Gus Stern and H. M. Eaton purchased the business and have since conduced it as originally started by Mr. King.

The American Bank

was organized January 19, 1903, as a partnership to conduct a deposit and discount bank at No. 508 Main street, in the rooms of the Equitable Building Company; the capital was $15,- 000.00, and the officers were: J. B. Hunter, president: F. C. Dietz, vice president ; George Brown, cashier; H. C. Shepherd, assistant cashier. During the fall of t904 Mr. Brown purchased the interest of his partners and has since conducted the business on personal account.

The Putnam Building, Loan And Savings Association

was incorporated March 2, 1869, and was organized March 17, 1869, with a capital of $200,000.00 in shares of $100.00 each. The first directors were: Henry Jones, president; John Clark, vice president; Perry Wiles, H. Sturges, James Buckingham, J. Randall, J. B. Williams, Caleb D. Caldwell and James C. Gillespie; the other officers were: W. E. Guthrie, secretary, and A. \. Smith, treasurer. The association was of the terminating class and closed business December 1, 1875, and to continue the operations before the dissolution of the Putnam the was organized May 16, 1874, with Henry Jones, president; W. E. Guthrie, secretary, but the remainder of the official list cannot be found, the officers and members were about the same as in the predecessor; this association was of the same class and wound up its affairs in 1880, and the same method of perpetuating the business was followed by organizing the on March 1, 1880, with the following gentlemen as directors: Henry Jones, president; J. B. Allen, vice president; Harvey Darlinton, J. M. Lane, George M. Jewett, W. C. Townsend, J. M. Bonnett, James T. Irvine, John P. Ford. The other officers were: Jefferson Van Horne, secretary ; William Price, treasurer, and John R. Stonesipher, attorney. The business was conducted at (new) number 505 Main street, in the Zane House building, where its successor has remained ; this company was also of the terminating class and closed out its affairs in 1886, and in anticipation thereof another company was formed on the permanent plan and styled the HOME BUILDING AND SAVINGS COMPANY, which was organized June 1, 1886, by the election of the following directors: Henry Jones, president ; Harvey Darlinton, vice president ; John M. Lane, John N. Steiner, John P. Ford, John W. Gates, James H. Alexander, James T. Irvine, William C. Townsend, William M. Bateman and W. S. Drake. The other officers were: Jefferson Van Horne, treasurer, and T. J. McDermott, attorney ; this company is conducting business in the same rooms at present.

The first savings bank in Zanesville was opened under the auspices of the Mutual Building and Savings Association, in 1875; Mr. Jones' health became impaired and he requested the directors to select some one to relieve him, or close the sayings feature, and the latter alternative was preferred, the depositors paid in full and the institution closed during the fall of 1879; Mr. Jones' health having been restored, when the Home Building Company was formed the savings feature was restored.

The Homestead Building And Savings Com

The Zanesville Building Association was organized in 1867, with Frank A. Thompson president; George D. Gibbons, secretary ; Alexander Grant, treasurer; A. W. Train, attorney ; Daniel Applegate, Thomas Griffith, Peter Black and Thomas Durban, directors.

The Muskingum Building Association was organized December 20, 1872, in accordance with a charter issued November 2r, 1872, to succeed the Zanesville Building Association, with a capital of 2,500 shares of $200.00 each: the dues were twenty-five cents per share per week: with- drawals were prohibited and stock could be obtained only by purchasing from some one desiring to sell, or by paying accrued dues to the association, and if the holder of. shares was unable to continue the payments, and could not secure a purchaser the amount paid in was in danger of being forfeited to the association in fines for failure to make payments promptly. The officers were Thomas Durban, president; E. S. Garner, vice president ; Alexander Grant, treasurer; C. T. De- Velling, secretary; Peter Black, Thomas Griffith, George D. Gibbons, D. T. Johnson, W. H. Mcowen, directors; Hon. L. P. Marsh, attorney. As this association matured, to accommodate new members,

The McIntire Building Association was incorporated June 22, 1877, and was organized July 30, 1877, in the rear room now occupied by Judge Granger, as law office; the capital was divided into 2,000 shares of $15.00 each. The officers were: J. J. L. Blandy, president; Charles W. Fletcher, vice president; Alexander Grant, treasurer; Thomas Griffith, Daniel Applegate, Thomas Lindsay, John W. Conrade, R. B. Brown, Henry L. Korte, Directors; T. F. Spangler, secretary.

The Union Building Association was incorporated March 5, 1880, with a capital of 2,500 shares of $100.00 each, with Thomas Griffith, president; W. A. Graham, vice president; Alexander Grant, treasurer; Thomas Lindsay, Francis Wedge, Robert Silvey, Frederick Geiger and Thomas MM. Gattrell, directors; T. F. Spangler, secretary and attorney.

The foregoing companies were all terminating in form and were associated and not competitive organizations; the experience gained persuaded the managers that a permanent form of organization, which would permit members to enter or retire at pleasure, would be not only more profitable but popular, and protect members against losses from inability to sell current stock or meet weekly dues; incorporation papers were issued February 26, 1884, for a permanent company and June ro, 1884,

The Homestead Building and Savings Company was organized in Mr. T. F. Spangler's office, in the Opera Block, and the directors then chosen met on the 13th and organized as follows: Robert Silvey, president; George D. Gibbons, vice president ; Alexander Grant, treasurer; T. W. Gattrel, Robert Fulton, Joseph Shaw, Thomas S. Black, C. Stolzenbach, Thomas Griffith, directors: T. F. Spangler, secretary and attorney. The only changes which have occurred in this harmonious official family have been made by death; Messrs. Griffith, Gattrell, Black and Silvey have died, and the vacancies have been filled by electing John Hoge president, W. E. Guthrie and T. F. Spangler, directors. The new company now occupies handsomely furnished rooms in the People's Bank building in Fourth street opposite the court house.

Equitable Building Company

October 14, 1887, S. F. Edgar, Ferdinand C. Dietz, W. P. Wells, Horace D. Munson, jr.; Addison W. Richards, George Brown, A. V. Smith, N. H. Moore, A. T. Baker, S. W. Clark and William J. Finley executed articles of association which were filed with the Secretary of State, and on the 17th he issued a certificate of incorporation to the Equitable Building Company; October 20 the company was organized by electing the incorporators as directors and the following officers: F. C. Dietz, president ; A. W. Richards, vice president; George Brown, secretary; A. V. Smith, treasurer. ;

The first offices were in the Opera Block, and about 1890 were removed to the Memorial Building; about 1894 a lease was made of a building on Main street, opposite the present rooms, where the business was conducted until April 1, 1899, when the building at 508 Main street was occupied, the structure having been purchased and fitted up to accommodate the large business of the company.

The Citizens' National Bank was depository until. the organization of the Commercial National Bank, and upon the withdrawal of the latter from the Equitable Building the American Bank became depository.

Muskingum Building And Loan Company

Articles of incorporation were issued March tt, 1902, for the formation of the Muskingum Building and Loan Company, and March 12 directors were chosen as follows: C. F. Hearing, one year; John Blankenbuhler and M. Luby, two years: W. W. Harper and J. H. Shipps, three years. March 24 the board organized by electing W. W. Harper. president; \Il. Luby, vice president: C. C. Griffiths, secretary and attorney; W. B. Cosgrave, treasurer. Business room was secured in the Bailey building, in Fourth street, opposite the court house, and no change has been made in the directory, officers or location since organization.

The West and South Zanesville Building Association was organized among the earliest in the city, but no record of its career is extant; David Lee was the first president, and Imri Richards the first secretary, and such men as Austin Berry and Thomas Drake were its directors; W. T. Gray was its last secretary, and as the association was of the terminating class, it passed out of existence with a record of successful operation, and the satisfaction to the officers of having materially contributed to the improvement of the two villages it was formed to advance.

The Workingmen's Building Association was incorporated May 5, 1875, on the terminating plan, but no record of its operations has been obtained.

The Mechanics' Building Company was incorporated October 27, 1883, on the terminating plan, and was successfully closed out in accordance with the computations. Some of the officers and members incorporated

The Buckeye Building and Loan Company, February 20, 1888, on the permanent plan, and organized the company for business July 26, 1888; it was unfortunate in some of its operations and June 12, 1899, its business was entrusted to F. M. Ford, E. M. Ayers and R. L. Holland, as trustees, who have been closing up its affairs and eighty per cent. has been paid to the creditors to date.

The City Building Company was incorporated May 11, 1890, on the permanent plan, and operated largely in South Zanesville, a "boom" project; the investments sustained heavy shrinkage, and the company went out of business and was an unfortunate enterprise for all who had an interest in it.

The Economy Building and Loan Company was incorporated February 18, 1887, to operate on the permanent plan and the following directors and officers were chosen at the organization of the company, February 23, 1887: R. D. Schultz, president: T. J. Barton and John M. Bonnett, vice presidents; Henry R. Stanbery, secretary and attorney: H. A. Sharpe, treasurer; W. M. Shinnick, jr., Charles F. Hatton, E. R. Sullivan, John \. Steiner, William F. Beaumont, Ed F. Dillon and Henry C. Werner.

The Farmers' Building and Loan Company was incorporated on the permanent plan and organized June 18, 1889, and January 7, 1905, consolidated with and merged into the Economy Building and Loan Company.

The Citizens' Building and Savings Company was incorporated September 19, 1887, on the permanent plan, and was organized October 28, 1887, with the following directors: Mendal Churchill, president; Thomas E. Richards and Edgar M. Hatton, vice presidents; Robert D. Schultz, T. J. Barton, M. D.: Henry C. Werner, H. Eugene Printz, Thomas S. Murphy. William F. Beaumont, Julius Frank, John J. Thomas and John N. Steiner. In addition, Henry R. Stanbery was elected secretary and attorney, and George H. Stewart, treasurer. The number of directors was in later years reduced to nine.

The Ohio Safe Deposit and Trust Company was incorporated September 21, 1889, and was organized April 15, 1890, by electing the following directors: Thomas E. Richards, president; T.

J. Barton, first vice president; W. M. Shinnick, jr., second vice president; Henry R. Stanbery, manager and cashier; W. A. Graham, A. H. Bonnett, Wilbur F. McCoy, W. N. Werner, Thomas H. Fogarty, John N. Steiner, I. N. Clossman, Alexander Grant, S. A. Baldwin, T. J. Davis, M. D., and William Kirk. The company acts as a safe deposit company only and does not accept trusts; the number of its directors has been reduced to seven; the banking room is at No, 11 South Fifth street, and the Economy, Farmers' and Citizens' Building companies occupy the same rooms.

Among the early building companies, on the terminating plan, and which successfully closed out their business, were the Pataskala Building Association, incorporated February 6, 1873; People's Building Company, incorporated March 6, 1880, and the Germania Building Association,

The record of the financial institutions of the city is one to which no taint of dishonest practices attaches, and the losses which have been sustained were the results of incompetency, errors of judgment or inattention to conservative banking methods, and not attributable to corrupt practices of the officials, when more strenuous (?) measures indicate a greater measure of success, the inclination to imitate is strong, but the record of nearly a century of happy results ought to admonish the bank officials and the depositors that the lack of ruins along the road of conservatism is a more agreeable prospect than the wrecks which are spread so frequently along the highways of what has been recently so aptly styled "frenzied finance."

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PROMINENT PRIVATE STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS, COMPRISING PUBLIC HALLS, THE ZANE HOUSE, THE ANTHENEUM, THE JOHN MCINTIRE CHILDREN'S HOME, SCHULTZ OPERA HOUSE, WELLER'S THEATER, ZANESVILLE CITY HOSPITAL, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, HELEN PURCELL HOME.

Public Halls

for dramatic performances was in the second story of a three-story brick building, on the east side of Tifth street, north of Main, erected in concert and theatrical purposes, and at the time was reputed to be the largest and finest west of the mountains ; it contained a portable stage and scenes, with benches for an audience, and Miss Julia Dean is said to have made her debut in this room, when five years of age. The building was razed when the opera block was erected.

The antiquated, two-story brick building, still standing on the west side of Potter alley, between Main street and Fountain alley, was erected in 1826, by "Joe" Stacy, proprietor of the Stacy House, and was known as Stacy's saloon, although no liquor was sold in it. A thirst parlor was maintained in a room on Main street, at about the site of Nye's drug store, and from it a large arbor, covered with grape vines, extended to the brick building in the rear, and the fruit was pressed into wine, and sold in the Main street room. 'The brick building had windows on the east or alley side, but they opened upon a hall or narrow entry, and two of the rooms on the ground floor had no windows, and sounds from the interior were not audible upon the outside; these rooms were used for gambling purposes, although public sentiment was not so strong against the practice, and the knights of the pasteboards were not pursued with so much persistence by the officers of the law as in the present day, and the shelter of the arbor was welcomed by many who were attracted to the rooms where "the fool and his money are soon parted." The second floor was fitted as an assembly room, concert hall and theater, and the association below did not detract from its popularity as a reputable place of assembly. In 1854 the structure became the property of L. P. Bailey, and was used in the production of organs, pianos and the fine cabinet work for which he and his son, Howard, were so noted.

During the winter of 1831-2 two traveling theatrical companies occupied the boards in Zanesville for thirty-nine consecutive nights, an engagement which the city could not sustain in its present more metropolitan dimensions, but traditions vary as to which of the above mentioned assembly rooms were occupied.

Other assembly rooms were opened in the present brick building at the southeast corner of Main and Fifth streets, and the "City Hall," in the third story of the brick building still standing at the northwest corner of Main and Fourth streets, but those described became secondary in attractiveness when the second floor of the Odd Fellows' building, and the Nevitt and Dixon hall, in the third story of the building still standing at the northwest corner of Main and Seventh streets, were opened for public uses.

The first room permanently fitted for theatricals was Black's Music Hall, erected in 1862, on the south side of Main street. east of Third, and as it appeared until the Opera Block was erected; the gabled building was a livery stable, which with the three story portion of the Zane gave place to the present Opera Block. The balcony shown was a popular place of assembly for the ladies of the hotel and friends.

now occupied by Zanesville Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, as lodge and club rooms. A balcony was thrown across the width of the room, at the Main street end and the stage occupied the Locust alley end; in the rear of the auditorium the floor was slightly elevated, but the greater portion of the floor was level, and as there was no law at the time requiring the removal of headgear,'a sight of the stage was obtained usually only by continued contortion of the head and shoulders. Upon the opening of Schultz' Opera House, undoubtedly the most popular building ever erected in the city, the Music Hall's occupation, like Othello's, was gone.

Zane House

In 1806 Gen. Van Horne erected a two-story frame hotel building at the northeast corner of Main and Fifth streets, which was opened by Benom Peirce; several landlords succeeded him and in 1818 the proprietor constructed a three-story brick addition, thirty-one by eighty feet, along Fifth street. The owner died in 1825, and his widow removed the original frame and replaced it by a three-story brick to correspond with the addition, and a portion of the frame hotel was moved to the second lot north of the Second Presbyterian church, on Fifth street, and converted into a dwelling, so long known as the N. G. Abbot residence, and still standing and occupied as a residence.

In 1855-6 the fourth story was added to the corner building and this erection of 1825 still remains with its eighty years, a specimen of the substantial handiwork of the craftsmen of that day. When the name of Zane House was applied to the hostelry has not been ascertained, but it was a famous house of entertainment in its day, and was closed as a hotel upon the opening of the Clarendon about 1878.

December 19, 1827, a meeting was held for the purpose of forming a reading society ; Alexander Harper presided, and Alfred Martin acted as secretary: articles of association for the Zanesville Atheneum were adopted, and December 22, 1828, the organization was incorporated by act of the General Assembly, the corporate authority being vested in Alexander Harper, Charles B. Goddard, Richard Stillwell, A. Cadwallader, William A. Adams, Bernard Van Horne, Alfred Martin, James V. Cushing and their associates. The rules were revised February 16, 1829, and the following officers chosen: Alexander Harper, president: Alfred Martin, secretary; James V. Cushing, treasurer ; Seth Adams, librarian; R. Stillwell, A. Cadwallader, C. B. Goddard, B. Van Horne, W. A. Adams, directors.

February 6, 1830, a lease was effected with the County Commissioners for the land on the east end of the court house for a period of one thousand years,and at an annual rental of one cent, and March Io, 1830, a contract was entered into with John Wilson for the erection of a brick building at a cost of $3,500. At the request of John Wilson and Asa R. Cassady, undertakers, and William Blocksom and Charles G. Wilson, building committee, the corner stone was laid April 13, 1830, by Lodge of Amity, No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, with the following officiating officers: David Spangler, Robert Stewart, Joshua C. Hook, William Berkshire, G. Wynkoop, James Caldwell, Adam Peters and William Twaddle. A procession was formed of Masons, citizens and others, marshaled by Daniel Convers and D. W. Rhodes, and conducted to the site, where Rev. Emory opened the exercises with prayer; after the Masonic rites Gen. C. B. Goddard delivered the oration and the services closed with the benediction by Rev. Emory.

When the erection of the present court house was contemplated it was essential to occupy the ground leased to the Atheneum, and the county paid $6,575.00 to recover the ground. With the proceeds the Atheneum purchased the building on Fourth street, opposite the court house, now occupied by the Zanesville Bank, borrowing some money to pay the difference, but in April, 1876, the number of stockholders was so reduced, and the income so inadequate to maintain the institution that the: MicIntirerestate, by sdecrée 'of the Court of Common Pleas, agreed to pay $1,000.00 per year to its support on condition that ''Each member of the senior class of the Putnam Female Seminary; each scholar of the Zanesville High School, each member of the senior schools of the several districts of the city; each member of the senior class of St. Columbia's Academy; each member of the senior class of the St. Nicholas German Catholic School; each member of the senior class of the then colored schools of the city, and forty others who shall be agreed upon by the Atheneum committee of the McIntire Board, shall each year receive a certificate entitling him or her to the privileges of the library and reading room, subject to the rules and regulations governing them." In 1884 the annual contribution was increased to $1,525.00, and at least four of the Atheneum Board were to be members also of the McIntire Board.

In the fall of 1887 the building on Fourth street was sold, and a three-story brick purchased at the northwest corner of Fifth street and Locust alley, and July 1, 1904, the building and library were conveyed to the Board of Education of the city, with the stipulation that the city would assume the mortgage notes for $3,400.00 upon the building, held by the McIntire Board, and maintain a public library, in accordance with the statute of

1902, empowering Boards of Education to create and maintain public libraries; the stipulation was also made that it should be called "The John Mc- Intire Public Library," and that it should be free to school and poor children upon reasonable regulations ; that in case the building was sold and the library not kept public, the property should be returned to the McIntire Board; that the Board of Education was privileged to sell the real estate, but must pay the mortgage note, and use the residue for the purchase of a new site, or if a new site were otherwise provided, such surplus could be applied to the maintenance of the library. If the Board of Education should fail to maintain and keep open for one year the public library, all property conveyed and in possession to be returned to the McIntire Board, and if the real estate had been sold the difference between the mortgage note and the proceeds of the sale to be paid to the McIntire Board; but if the real estate were returned the $3,400.00 should be refunded by the McIntire Board.

During the winter and spring of 1860-1 Mrs. Van Buren had spoken to several ladies about the establishment of a home for children in Zanesville, but the Civil War attracted all attention and the subject was dropped. During June, 1865, Mrs. Van Buren called on Mrs. George James to consult her about her plan, and they conferred with others, and finally a meeting was held in a small class room in the Second street church, and a committee was appointed to canvass each ward and secure subscriptions of five cents or more per week. July 24, 1865, a second meeting was held in the same place to draft regulations, to which Mrs. Van Buren had invited several gentlemen: as the attendance was greater than the capacity of the room the meeting was adjourned to the lecture room, where Rev. Leavitt opened the deliberations with prayer, and Gen. Leggett introduced a gentleman from Cleveland, who made some remarks about a similar home in that city, and was followed by several other of the gentlemen present.

July 31, 1865, an organization was effected by electing Henry Blandy president, Joseph Black and C. W. Potwin, vice presidents; John Taylor, jr., secretary; D. H. Willard, treasurer, and a board of control for the Muskingum County Children's Home was selected by naming Mesdames Van Buren, Hazlett, Brown, Leggett, Brooks, Benjamin Wheeler and T. J. Maginnis; Miss Mary Flood was chosen first matron.

The first inmates were sheltered in a brick building in Market street, east of Blocksom alley, belonging to Miss Flood's mother; the children occupied two upstairs front rooms, one as dor- mitory and the other as school and play room; the family dining room was used for meals. At first only two inmates were cared for, but the number increased until in the ensuing. April there were eight girls and nine boys; more room was required and a one-story frame house, with five acres of land, in the Wheeling road, opposite the Harris brick yard, one mile from the court house, was bought for $2,150.00. Aaron Charlotte and wife were employed April 1, 1866, to take charge, and on that date the Home moved to the new quarters ; but more room was soon needed, and a second story was put on the building, and an annex added. A loan of $2,000.00 was secured from the McIntire estate, and a mortgage given on the premises, and an appeal to the city churches for aid was generously responded to.

May 14, 1866, the Board of Control was increased to sixteen members and the clergy made honorary members; the McIntire estate was appealed to, but the administrators held that its money could not be diverted to the Home as some of the children were non-residents of the city. Messrs. Blandy and Potwin waited on the supreme judges, who decided that the money could be used in the interest of the Home if the children lived within the limits of the city.

April 1, 1867, Mrs. Highfield was appointed matron and resigned September 14, when her daughter, Mrs. Ely, was named and May 16, 1868, the name was changed by the Court of Common Pleas to the McIntire Children's Home. Commencing January, 1869, the McIntire administrators made an annual contribution of $2,000.00 to the Home, and for some time previous had been paying the cost of the teacher. February 27, 1874, the Court of Common Pleas of Muskingum County changed the name to The McIntire Children's Home Association, and in order to introduce the full name of the testator, on September 23, 1880, The John McIntire Children's Home Association was organized, and the old home conveyed its property to the McIntire administrators, in satisfaction of the mortgage, and ceased to exist.

Work on the present beautiful Home was begun May 7, 1879, and the buildings were completed in August, t880. The main building is 90 by 125 feet, the basement of limestone: the central portion is three stories, and the east and west wings two stories; the walls are brick, with stone trimmings, and Mansard roof: the building is heated by steam and cortains thirty-five rooms, and has a capacity of 125 children: the average number of Home children during the period has been forty and only three deaths have occurred.

July 25, 1895, a contract was awarded for the construction of a two-story addition at the northwest corner of the same contour as the original building. The school house is 75 yards east of the Home, and is a handsome two-room building with a capacity for 100 pupils; the attached farm comprises 104 acres upon which are two frame dwellings for the janitor of the Home and the overseer of the farm.

Schultz Opera House

The inferior facilities for dramatic and operatic amusements, which Black's Music Hall afforded, induced Schultz and Company to erect a Temple which would be a credit to the city, and they were so successful that the auditorium became a pride to every citizen, and although it has been "dark" several years, since the more commodious Weller was opened, the popular heart beats for the Schultz, in which the citizens have witnessed nearly all the leading stars of the last twenty years in their principal roles.

The building was designed by Oscar Cobb, of Chicago, and was regarded as his master piece, and no opera house in the west presented so many real excellences; it was rated as-the most perfect and convenient, in all its appointments, in Cleveland, in decoration. Its acoustic properties were perfect, and every sitting was comfortable and satisfactory. The parquette contains 176 chairs, parquette circle, 214, dress circle, 276, and the gallery benches seat 450, making the entire sitting 1,116. The stage is seventy feet wide and thirty-five feet deep ; the drop curtain was painted by Matt. Morgan, of Cincinnati, and represented Apollo standing in a golden chariot, leading out the horses of the sun. Preceding him, on the left, are dancing nymphs and satyrs, on the right, the twin muses, Tragedy and Comedy.

The opening was fixed for January 20, 1880, with the Emma Abbott English Opera Company as the officiating priests in the opera of Romeo and Juliet; a matinee on'the succeeding day, with Chimes of Normandy, and the Daughter of the Regiment, on the second night.

The sale of seats began at Munson's music rooms, Main street, at 9 a. m., January 13; the first purchaser took his stand at the door at 3 a. m., and up to 7 a. m. fourteen had fallen into line, and at g a. m. exactly 129 were counted ; at 10:30 a. m. all of the seats were sold for the opening night.

The audience was the most brilliant and fashionable previously assembled in the city, the majority being in evening costume, and each sought to distinguish the occasion. Governor Foster and family occupied a box, and he was called on for a speech, and the architect, and Miss Abbott were each called before the curtain, and made a brief response to the compliment.

And- Present Of Muskingum County

S. A. Weller, manufacturer of art pottery, decided to erect a theater of greater proportions than Schultz', and purchased the Clements' homestead, on the west side of Third street, north of Main, upon which the present beautiful structure, known as Weller's Theater, was erected. Harry C. Meyer, of Zanesville, and Frederick Elliott, of Columbus, were its architects, and Adams Brothers and C. O. Vinsel, of Zanesville, the contractors. The interior stucco work was designed and executed by Hugo Herbe, an artist at the Weller works, and the mural decorations he produced in the auditorium are equal in artistic design and mechanical finish to those which, in more public places, have earned the highest encomiums for their producers. The stage is forty-two by seventy feet, and the height, from the floor to the gridiron, is sixty-nine feet, while the steel fly gratings will accommodate the scenery carried by any traveling company. To the side and rear of the stage are four dressing rooms, heated by steam, lighted by both gas and electricity, and with outside ventilation; under the stage are four large dressing rooms for choruses, with a room for the orchestra, and in the rear the engine and boiler rooms.

The drop curtain was painted by John Rettig, of Cincinnati, and represents an ancient triumphial procession, which well repavs a detailed study by the waiting spectator. The seating capacity is seventeen hundred, with standing room for eight hundred additional, and six boxes; all seats on the ground floor are heavily upholstered, and the first five rows in the balcony partially so; a special stairway leads to the gallery, and in the rear of its seats is a large lobby and lavatory. In the rear of the balcony is a lobby and on the first floor, in addition to a large lobby is a smoking room on one side, and a ladies' retiring room on the other, in charge of attendants to care for wraps, with manager's and ticket office. Ample exits exist, and crowding is unnecessary to empty the auditorium in a short time.

The opening was set for Monday, April, 27, 1903, and the attraction was "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." The sale of seats began at 7:30 a. m., Thursday, April 23, at Schultz' Opera House, but Tuesday night, twenty-one bovs took places in Fountain alley, working in pairs and relieved each other at intervals; each purchaser was permitted to buy six tickets for each of the four performances, and although it rained continually during Wednesday, the boys held their places, and at 7 a. m., Thursday, two hundred persons were in line, and the sale continued until 5 p. m., and was resumed on Friday. The performances were in every respect suited to the character of the beautiful temple of historionic art, and during its comparatively brief existence has presented some of the most eminent dramatic and operatic stars of the period.

The Zanesville City Hospital Association

On February 19, 1888, C. W. Potwin, James Buckingham, John C. Sullivan, Moses M. Granger, .C.. Stolzenbach, Ty .F, Spangler.andeN. iI. Gant were incorporated as the Zanesville City Hospital Association, but no further action was taken under the authority thus secured; in March, 1890, a few ladies interested in the subject called a meeting in the parlors of the Young Men's Christian Association, which was largely attended, and in April an organization was affected under the incorporation papers of 1888, with twelve trustees, twenty-four managers, all ladies, and an advisory board ot four gentlemen. The trustees were chosen and took the oath of office, May 1, 1890, and fixed the membership fee at $1.00 per annum; a mid-summer festival was held, and in August an aggregate of $9,000.00 was in the treasury or promised. The Peabody homestead, in Underwood street, was purchased for $10,- 000.00, and the building formally opened and dedicated January 22, 1801.

The first trustees were: Mesdames James Herdman, Frank J. Terry, James R. Peabody, James 3uckingham, T. B. Townsend, D. I. Jones, Julius Frank, M. M. Granger, Ellen M. Gattrel, and Miss Mattie A. Taylor; tne last four named resigned, and were succeeded by Mesdames R. G. Silvey, C. C. Goddard, W. W. Harper, and Miss Jennie T. Ball. The first officers were: Mrs. James Herdman, president; Mrs. James Buckingham, first vice-president; Mrs. F. J. Terry, second vice-president; Miss Mattie A. Taylor, secretary, succeeded by Miss Jennie T. Ball; Mrs. Ellen M. Gattrell, treasurer, succeeded by Mr. W. H. Pierpont. The first advisory board was Rev. Frank Richards, F. H. Southard, C. Stolzenbach and M. Churchill.

Good Samaritan Hospital

During 1894 a hospital was opened in south meventh street, by fio 1. Sittton,. M: D,. and placed in charge of Mrs. Vicroy, a professional nurse; the institution was styled the Third Ward Hospital, and when Mrs. Margaret Blue learned of its establishment she made a written tender of financial assistance to Dr. Sutton, with whom she was then unacquainted. Through Dr. J. L. Holden, Mrs. Blue and Dr. Sutton were made acquainted, and the latter was requested to select a lot upon which a suitable building could be erected; he suggested that the one adjoining her home in the Marietta road would be very appropriate, and was told to have plans prepared, which were drawn by the Doctor's sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen Maginnis. During 1895 the Margaret Blue Sanitarium was incorporated as an institution, not for profit, by Hon. T. J. McDermott; H."T. Sutton; M: Dy Ho Ro Geyer, via! J. L. Holden, M. D., and C. L. Crider, M. D., and the building was erected and the first operation performed in it during the week preceding Christmas, 1895. The expense of construction and equipment had exceeded the estimate made to Mrs. Blue, and Drs. Sutton and Holden paid the excess. Dr. Sutton was nominal manager, and the Sanitarium was prosperous from the beginning, its wards being generally occupied, and soon it was more than self-sustaining.

As Mrs. Blue's health was impaired, upon the completion of the building, she took up her residence in the Sanitarium, and died there in 1900. The male trustees then resigned, and in May, 1900, were succeeded by five Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, who continued to operate the institution ; in 1902, its capacity was too limited for its demands, and plans for enlargement were considered ; about this time the E. J. Brush homestead, in Laurel avenue, on McIntire Terrace, was offered for sale, and its ample grounds, and greater accessibility suggested it as a more desirable site for the enlarged institution; the property was purchased, an addition of two brick wings, with stone trimmings, and wide verandas on each floor, for the comfort of convalescents, was made, at a cost of $10,000.00, and the building, with an aggregate of twenty-six rooms, was occupied June 28, 1902, and called The Good Samaritan Hospital. The vacation of the Margaret Blue Sanitarium was regarded by the Sisters as a relinquishment of the bequest, and they resigned in favor ot five gentlemen to take the property in the interest of the heirs of the donor, and with the vacation and surrender they paid their successors $1,800.00 in money.

The hospital was dedicated, Friday, June 27, 1902, with solemn splendor; service began at St. Nicholas church at 9:30 a. m., with high mass, after which carriages were taken by the officiating clergy and Sisters to the Hospital, where Rt. Rey. Bishop Henry Moeller officiated in the local exercises. Three rooms were furnished at private expense, one each by W. D. Schultz and wife, and A. E. Starr, and the children's ward by E. J. Brush and wife. ;

The Good Samaritan Hospital has no medical or surgical staff; any physician or surgeon of the city is admitted to practice in it, although Dr. Sutton is recognized as surgeon in chief; about a dozen Sisters are in attendance at all times, and the building has been much overcrowded for some time. Plans are about completed for an entirely new, modern, three-story brick hospital building, on the present grounds, to contain one hundred rooms in the portion which it is contemplated to erect at once, at a cost of perhaps $60,000.00.

Helen Purcell Home

Helen Purcell was born near Harper's Ferry, Virginia, November 24, 1824, and came to Zanesville with her parents in 1827; she was a delicate girl and unable to attend school continuously, and resided at Zanesville all her life, except from 1854 to 1866, which years she spent at Dayton. She was one of the founders of the Womens' Benevolent Society, and one of its most active and earnest workers, and at its meetings was accustomed to speak of the formation of an "old ladies' home," perhaps prompted thereto by her own loneliness as an unmarried woman. She died Sunday, May 31, 1885, and by will, dated March 26, 1885, named C. Stolzenbach, John M. Bonnett, jr., B. V. H. Schultz, Edgar W. Allen and-Z. C. McElroy, M. D., trustees to form a home for "aged, infirm and indigent widows, and unmarried women," the estate being worth about $7,800.00. The trustees were to have free power to prescribe rules for entrance and were advised to charge fees, as her expressed intention was to shelter the worthy and unfortunate, and not create an asylum for those who had wasted their substance.

November 6, 1885, The Helen Purcell Home was incorporated, and a portion of the estate was consumed in contesting the claims of heirs at law to have the will set aside; the will was sustained, and increments to the fund were made by Mrs. Esther M. Clark, $4,304.00; Mrs. Alexander Johnston, $200.00; Daughters of the American Bar aubens $243.46; W. B. S. Calendar, $140.00;

Girls' Club, $100.00; Children's Fund, $109.31; an unknown friend, $300.00; and others. The Childrens' fund was the development of two pennies; the ladies of the Womens' Benevolent Society had asked the school children to contribute to their work by donations of groceries, and in a bag of beans two pennies were found wrapped in paper; thev were given to a little girl to inaugurate some plan of increasing the contribution and she bought some cloth and made an iron holder which was sold for a dime; this was reinvested in more material for similar devices, and the result of the movement was $109.31, which was dedicated to the Helen Purcell Home. Miss Jennie T. Ball was an earnest friend of the, Home and her zealous labors had large pecuniary value.

In 1904 the beautiful grounds and commodious building of the former "Putnam Seminary were purchased ; the furniture in the building, which had been used by the Brunton Sanitarium, was donated by Mr. James B uckingham and his sis- ters, Mrs. S. S. Cox and Mrs. John A. Hardenbaugh; other benevolent persons made contributions, among whom were Mrs. General Samuel Thomas and Mrs. Mary E. Williams.