250 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO leyan University. She was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church, manifesting a helpful interest in its work, was one of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a popular clubwoman. Her parents, John W. and Louisa J. (Bennett) Norris, were also natives of Frazeysburg, where the mother always resided, passing away March 4, 1888. Mr. Norris, who developed one of the valuable farms of that locality, still makes his home in Frazeysburg. He is a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church and an adherent of the democratic party. His parents were Benjamin and Martha (Wimmer) Norris, the former one of the early settlers of Frazeysburg and a prosperous agriculturist. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and he supported the candidates of the democratic party. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Loveless were John Lee and Theresa (Baughman) Bennett, who also became pioneers of the Frazeysburg district and well-to-do farmers. For thirty years Dr. and Mrs. Loveless journeyed together through life, sharing its joys and sorrows, and on September 5, 1927, their union was severed by her death. She had become the mother of a son, Wilbur Forrest, who was born April 5, 1903, completed a course in the Granville high school in 1921, and in 1926 received the B. S. degree from Denison University. He is now connected with the traffic department of the Ohio Bell Telephone Company. On June 10, 1927, he was married in Granville to Miss Harriet Cory Belt, who was graduated from Denison University with the class of 1926 and won the degree of Ph. B. Dr. Loveless gives his political allegiance to the republican party and since 1920 has been health commissioner of Licking county, rendering valuable public service in this connection. He acts as treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal church and contributes liberally toward its maintenance. Along fraternal lines he is identified with Granville Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and Center Star Lodge, No. 11, of the Masonic order. His professional affiliations are with the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association and through practical experience and close study he has constantly progressed in his chosen vocation. Motoring and golfing afford him needed relaxation and diversion. Dr. Loveless is a broad-minded man of marked strength of character and holds a secure place in the esteem of all with whom he has been associated. OREN B. HUGG, M. D. The dean of the medical profession in Rutland, Meigs county, is Dr. Oren B. Hugg, who has been a practicing physician for forty-one years and enjoys a wide reputation for his ability and skill. He was born in 1850 on his father's farm, one mile west of Rutland, and is a son of Leonard and Lucinda (Stedman) Hugg. His father, who was of Irish SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 253 descent, came from Tioga county, New York, to Meigs county in 1813, and was here engaged in farming during the remaining active years of his life. To him and his wife were born two sons and one daughter, Oren B., Charles and Aurilla, the two latter being deceased. Oren B. Hugg attended the graded and high schools and then entered the medical school of Nebraska State University, at Lincoln, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1886. He entered upon the practice of his profession at Trenton, that state, where he remained until 1914, when he was taken ill and returned to Rutland, Ohio. He spent three years in recuperating, part of the time at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1917 again entered the practice of medicine, locating in Rutland, where he has since remained. He specializes in the treatment of the eye and has built up a large and remunerative practice, covering a wide radius of surrounding country. In 1875 the Doctor was united in marriage to Miss Emma E. Powell, now deceased, who was born and reared near Rutland. To them were born four children, Ola, Myrta, Genevieve and Arthur, the last named being now an attorney for the Southern Pacific Railroad in California. Dr. Hugg is a republican in his political views and is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the American Medical Association. He has rendered many years of tireless and unselfish service to suffering humanity and to him there is accorded a due measure of appreciation and esteem by all who know him, for he has proved a man among men and a useful factor in the world's work. ALEXANDER ADDISON TAYLOR Endowed with mental alertness and financial acumen, Alexander A. Taylor long exercised a strong influence in banking circles of Cambridge. He was known to his many friends as Captain Taylor, a title which he won by gallant service in behalf of the Union cause. Born September 18, 1832, near Killbuck, in Holmes county, Ohio, he was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Taylor, who had previously lived in Goshen township, Belmont county. During the infancy of Alexander A. Taylor his parents returned to Belmont county, settling on the National pike three miles west of Fairview and one and a half miles east of Middletown. His early instruction was acquired in the rural schools of Oxford township and in company with his brother Joseph he afterward attended Madison College at Antrim, Ohio. He assisted his father in the operation of the farm and was ambitious to win a place of usefulness among his fellows. The family moved to Cambridge when it was but a hamlet and were prominent in all phases of the town's life. Entering the educational field, Alexander A. Taylor taught in Guernsey, Noble and Belmont counties and at the outbreak of the Civil war 16-VOL. 3 254 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO had charge of a school in Noble county, situated, as he expressed it, "where I could hear the passing trains loaded with Union soldiers for the front on the Potomac and the Cumberland." He said : "The measles broke out in my school and that with the Union yell was too much for me, so I made up my mind to become a soldier." He enlisted May 27, 1862, in Company A., Eighty-fifth Ohio Infantry, for a term of three months and on September 23, 1862, was mustered out at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, with the rank of first lieutenant. The date was delayed as the experienced men were needed to train recruits and on August 23, thirty days previous to that time, Lieutenant Taylor had reenlisted for a period of three years. He was assigned to duty with Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, and served until July 11, 1865. On June 13, 1863', while his regiment was at Winchester, Virginia, with General Milroy's command he was in charge of a picket post far to the front. At nine o'clock on the morning of Saturday, June 18, Elwell's Confederate Corps of fifteen thousand men attacked Milroy, who had about six thousand men, and the story of that gallant fight has often been told. On Sunday night General Milroy decided to withdraw his forces but his pickets could not be notified, so Lieutenant Taylor and his men were captured. He was taken to Libby prison with the late Bishop McCabe, then chaplain of the One Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment of Ohio Infantry, and remained a prisoner until October, 1864, when he managed to escape. He rejoined his regiment and on November 14, 1864, was appointed adjutant, but did not assume the duties assigned him. On March 16, 1865, he was commissioned captain and took command of Company A. When peace was restored he returned to Ohio and for many years was cashier of the Guernsey National Bank. He also served on its board of directors and through conscientious, efficient work contributed toward the success and prestige of the institution. He was likewise a member of the directorate of the Cambridge Roofing Company. On January 18, 1870, Captain Taylor was united in marriage to Miss Ella McCracken and they were the foster-parents of Charles, William and Lida Taylor, the children of his brother, William Taylor, and all of whom are now deceased. In politics Captain Taylor was a stanch republican and in 1886 was the popular choice for auditor of Guernsey county, to which office he was reelected in 1888, discharging his duties with characteristic thoroughness and ability. He aided in establishing the public library of Cambridge and was one of its directors. He was proud of his city and did all in his power to further its advancement. Captain Taylor was an ardent champion of the interests of the "boys in blue" and his activities in connection with the Grand Army of the Republic constituted one of the most important chapters in the record of his life. He was also a member of the Loyal Legion. He was the first commander of Cambridge Post, No. 343, G. A. R., and for several terms served in the national council of administration from Ohio. At one time he was a member of the committee for the granting of national pensions and SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 255 was serving on the executive committee when he passed away on May 10, 1908. Unselfish, broad-minded and public-spirited, Captain Taylor used his talents for worthy ends and measured up to the full stature of American manhood and citizenship. His widow still resides in Cambridge, occupying the home at No. 813 Steubenville avenue, and holds a secure place in the esteem of those who know her. CARL ANDREW WEIANT Through concentrated effort and good management Carl Andrew Weiant has become recognized as one of the leading truck gardeners of Southeastern Ohio, conducting a business which means much to Newark and vicinity, and his achievements have brought additional prestige to a family whose members have influenced the growth and development of this locality for more than a half century. He was born April 27, 1883, and is a son of Warren S. and Sarah Elizabeth (Thumm) Weiant. A sketch of the father appears elsewhere in this publication. Carl A. Weiant attended the public schools of Newark and Doane Academy at Granville, Ohio. His higher education was received in Kenyon College, from which he was graduated in 1905 with the degree of LL. B., and for six months thereafter he was employed as a clerk by a jewelry firm of Chicago. He then returned home and for two years was engaged in the trucking business in partnership with his father at the Kalamazoo Celery Farm, four miles east of Newark. In 1907 the firm became Warren S. Weiant & Son and the present owners of the business are Carl A. and Warren S. Weiant, Jr., and their mother. They have eight acres under glass and raise cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes. The plant is a model of its kind and the business has assumed extensive proportions. At one time the firm shipped its produce to eleven states and the company now has trade relations with six states. The greenhouses are located on the Hanover road four miles east of Newark. In addition to his executive duties in connection with the business Carl A. Weiant is identified with financial affairs as a director of the Newark Trust Company and the R. B. Buxton Finance Company. His knowledge of the greenhouse business is comprehensive and exact and is supplemented by broad vision and keen sagacity—qualities which he inherited from his father. Mr. Weiant was married June 20, 1911, in Hudson, New York, to Miss Mathilde Cadby, a native of that place. She was born November 11, 1885, and in 1904 received a diploma from the Hudson high school. She afterward attended Bradford Academy, an educational institution of Massachusetts, where she received special instruction on the violin. Her parents were Percival and Anna Louisa (Andrews) Cadby, natives respectively of Troy and Livingston, New York. Mr. Cadby was a pros- 256 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO perous merchant and remained in the Empire state until his demise. His widow resides in East Orange, New Jersey. Her father was Judge Robert Andrews, one of the distinguished jurists of New York state. In the maternal line Mrs. Weiant is related to John and Walter Scudder, who .went as missionaries to India, where the latter still continues his activities in that field, but the former is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Weiant have three children : Carl Andrew, Jr., who was born March 13, 1916; Anne Elizabeth, whose natal day was December 16, 1917 ; and Helen Mathilde, born December 8, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Weiant are earnest, helpful members of the Second Presbyterian church and she is also connected with the Monday Talks Club. In politics Mr. Weiant is a republican and conscientiously discharges the duties of citizenship but has never aspired to public office. He belongs to Phi Epsilon, a college fraternity, the Newark Country Club and the Wyantenuck Club of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He is a philatelist and his favorite sports are golf and fishing. His activities and interests are well balanced and his personality is one that inspires respect, confidence and friendship. ARTHUR LESLIE SCHAFER Arthur Leslie Schafer has long been prominent in financial circles of Noble county and now holds the responsible position of cashier of the Citizens National Bank of Caldwell, with which institution he has been connected for a quarter of a century, during which time he has risen in the confidence and esteem of the public. He is regarded as one of his community's leading men. Born in Harrietsville, Noble county, Ohio, in 1877, he is a son of Henry and Ella Schafer, both of whom are deceased. The mother was born in this county in 1855. The father, who was of German descent, was a shoemaker by trade and was a republican in his political views. Of their ten children, three are deceased. Arthur L. Schafer secured his education in the public schools of Harrietsville and in boyhood went to Clinton, Iowa, where he worked in a hotel for some time, going from there to Chicago, Illinois, where he was employed in various hotels until 1894. Returning to Caldwell, Ohio, he opened a restaurant, in the management of which he met with gratifying success, continuing that business until 1902, when he sold out and entered the Citizens National Bank as teller. He filled that position in a very satisfactory manner and in 1917 was made cashier of the institution, which position he still holds. He is a man of sound judgment and has proven an important factor in the prosperity which the bank has enjoyed. He is also a director of the bank. In October, 1927, Mr. Schafer was united in marriage to Miss Orlie Graham. By a former marriage Mr. Schafer is the father of two chil- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 257 dren ; Byron, of Caldwell, and Mrs. Susie Salyer, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, and is a member of the Presbyterian church. Byron Schafer was born in 1899 and was educated in the public schools. On July 27, 1918, he enlisted in the United States Field Artillery, in which he served until May 27, 1919, when he was honorably discharged. In the fall of 1926 he was elected sheriff of Noble county, which office he is now holding. He is a republican in his political views and is a member of Noble Post No. 252, A. L., and the Knights of Pythias. In 1926 he was married to Miss Margaret Isabell King, who was born in 1901, and who is a member of the Church of Christ and active in local club and social life. Arthur L. Schafer gives his political support to the republican party and has long been active in public affairs, having served as a member of the city council, the school board and now on the board of public affairs. He is a member of the nights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Fidelity and diligence have characterized his career and throughout the community in which he lives he commands uniform confidence and good will. NORMAN G. BUXTON As an astute financier and enterprising business man Norman G. Buxton exerts a strong force for progress in Johnstown. He is also numbered among the leading agriculturists of Licking county and in the interests of science he has traveled extensively. His is a picturesque career, replete with adventure. He was born March 6, 1872, in Johnstown, Ohio, of which city his father, Horton Jones Buxton, was a lifelong resident. The great-grandfather, David Buxton, was born May 8, 1769, in Barre, Massachusetts, and served in the War of 1812, holding the rank of captain. He was the founder of the family in Ohio and died at Johnstown, March 5, 1843. His wife, Content (Horton) Buxton, was born March 12, 1772, in Rehobeth, Massachusetts, and passed away in Johnstown, Ohio, June 19, 1851. Their son, Norman Buxton, was born November 5, 1801, in Brandon, Vermont, and for many years engaged in the hotel business at Johnstown, where his demise occurred September 6, 1872. He was a whig but never sought political preferment. His genial, sympathetic nature, won him many friends. His wife, Lovina (Jones) Buxton, was born September 6, 1802, in Brandon and died in Johnstown, November 4, 1882. They were the parents of Horton Jones Buxton, who was born September 29, 1838, and became a druggist, continuing in the business for many years. He was also elected president of the Johnstown Bank, established in 1883, and remained at its head until his death October 5, 1910. 258 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO In the administration of its affairs he followed a policy which safeguarded the interests of depositors and stockholders and at the same time promoted the growth of the institution. During the Civil war he joined an organization known as the "Squirrel Hunters" and rose to the rank of colonel. In politics he was a stanch democrat and as a citizen he was progressive and public-spirited. At the age of twenty-one he was elected justice of the peace, afterward becoming mayor of Johnstown, and for thirty years was township treasurer. A man of strict honesty, he conscientiously and efficiently fulfilled every trust reposed in him. His constructive labors were of direct benefit to Johnstown as well as a source of individual prosperity. His wife, Armenia (Geer) Buxton, was born July 29, 1839, in Newway, Ohio, and died January 13, 1913, in Johnstown, Ohio. Her parents, Albert and Sarah (Scheneck) Geer, were born in the state of New York and died in Johnstown, Ohio. Mr. Geer followed agricultural pursuits and shaped his conduct by the teachings of the Universalist church. His wife's brother, George Scheneck, went to California with the '49ers and in San Francisco joined the Vigilantes. Norman G. Buxton attended the public schools of Johnstown and in 1891 received a diploma from Granville Academy. He then matriculated in the Ohio State University and continued his studies in Leland Stanford, Jr., University, at Palo Alto, California, which awarded him the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He was graduated from that institution in 1895 and Herbert Hoover was one of his classmates. During 1897-98 Mr. Buxton was in Point Barrow, Alaska, gathering natural history specimens for the University of Pennsylvania and also procured osteological specimens for the Wistar Institute of Philadelphia in addition to an ethnological collection for Dr. William Pepper of that city. In 1900 he went to northeastern Siberia and for two years was there engaged in research work for the American Museum of Natural History in New York city. While on this expedition he secured many specimens of birds and mammals which proved to be new to science and a number of these were named for him. The year 1903 he spent in Mexico, making a collection of mammals for the Field Museum of Chicago, and thus contributed his share toward the world's progress along scientific lines: During 1905-6 he leased land for the Ohio Fuel & Supply Company, making his headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in 1907 went to the southwest in search of health. In 1910 he was called home by the death of his father, whom he succeeded as president of the Johnstown Bank, serving in that capacity until 1922 and successfully controlling its activities. At that time the institution was merged with the Citizens Bank and Mr. Buxton has since filled the office of vice president, having a comprehensive understanding of the details of 'modern finance. He is also active in business affairs as manager of the Johnstown Elevator Company, which has likewise profited by his executive force and mature judgment. He owns a valuable farm of four hundred acres, situated a mile from town, on the Croton SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 259 road, and has improved the property with substantial buildings, modern equipment facilitating the work of the fields, while scientific methods enhance the fertility of the soil. Mr. Buxton was married June 22, 1914, in Detroit, Michigan, to Miss Laura Weaver, who was born in Xenia, Ohio, attended the public schools of her native city and in 1905 was graduated from Lasell Seminary at Auburndale, Massachusetts. She is a daughter of V. E. and Arabella (Peterson) Weaver, the former born in New Burlington, Ohio, and the latter near Xenia. During the Civil war Mr. Weaver was one of the "Squirrel Hunters," afterward followed agricultural pursuits, and since his retirement has lived in Xenia. His father, Samuel Weaver, was a native of Virginia and followed the tailor's trade in New Burlington, Ohio, where his death occurred. The mother, Anne (Ellis) Weaver, was born in New Burlington and there passed away. During the World war Mr. Buxton served on the local draft board and worked for the success of the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party and along fraternal lines he is identified with Newark Lodge, No. 391, B. P. 0. E. For diversion he turns to the study of birds and much of his leisure is spent out of doors. His life has been purposeful and resultant and the respect accorded him is well deserved. Mrs. Buxton is one of the Daughters of the American Revolution and her life is guided by the teachings of the Episcopal church. Like her husband, she is deeply interested in projects for civic growth and betterment and enjoys the esteem of many friends. GEORGE W. LAUGHLIN The progress of each individual is in direct proportion to his energy and ability, and liberally endowed with these requisites, George W. Laughlin has advanced far on the highroad which leads to success, occupying an enviable position in financial circles of Barnesville, his native town. He was born in 1899 and is the only son of David A. and Eleanor (Douglas) Laughlin. His mother was born in 1874 and the father's birth occurred on the 22d of February, 1870. He is a foreman in the plant of the Watt Car Wheel Manufacturing Company of Barnesville and owns stock in the corporation. In Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree and his political allegiance is given to the democratic party, He manifests a helpful interest in local affairs and conforms his conduct to the teachings of the Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Laughlin is also a zealous member. George W. Laughlin was educated in Barnesville, comrleting his high school course in 1918, and in 1919 entered the Dollar Savings Bank, of which he was made bookkeeper and teller. His work was performed with 260 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO accuracy and dispatch and in 1921 he was promoted to the position of assistant cashier. He acted in that capacity until May 28, 1927, when he was elected cashier, and he is also a stockholder of the bank, which he has faithfully served for a period of eight years, doing all in his power to safeguard its interests. The institution was established in 1905 by G. E. and C. J. Bradfield, 0. P. Norris, A. E. Kennard and W. F. Smith, who were active in its management until 1924, when a reorganization was effected and the officers were changed. E. P. White is now the president and D. O. Sheppard, the vice president, succeeded 0. M. Wheaton, now deceased, while G. W. Laughlin took the place of A. W. Laughlin as cashier. The bank is capitalized at fifty thousand dollars and has a surplus of three thousand, nine hundred dollars, while its resources amount to two hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars. This is one of the oldest and strongest moneyed institutions in Barnesville and its officers are members of the State Bankers Association. Mr. Laughlin was married at Barnesville in 1924 to Miss Evangeline Wiedmayer, who was born in 1899 in Leetonia, Columbiana county, Ohio, and represents an old and prominent family of this section of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin are now the parents of a daughter, Eleanor Jean, who was born October 1, 1926. Mrs. Laughlin belongs to the Mothers Club and the Tourists Club and both Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin are consistent members of the Presbyterian church. He is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America and the York and Scottish Rite bodies of Masonry. He holds the thirty-second degree in the order and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He casts his ballot for the candidates of the democratic party and lends the weight of his support to all measures for the general good. A young man of exemplary character, judging by what he has already accomplished, the future holds much in store for him. EMMETT AUGUSTUS MOORE, M. D. Studiousness, combined with the habit of thoroughness, has enabled Dr. Emmett Augustus Moore to rise in his profession, and in medical circles of Newark he occupies an enviable position. He was born January 22, 1882, in Athens county, Ohio, and is a son of Cyrus and Mary (Hammond) Moore. His grandparents were Dr. Joseph and Ann Moore, the former a native of Pennsylvania and one of twelve children. Dr. Joseph Moore was a member of the first class graduated from the Starling Medical College and practiced for some time in Athens county. Going to Kansas, he opened an office in Oberlin and soon became recognized as one of its leading physicians. In politics he was a democrat, and his religious views were in harmony with the doctrines of the Presbyterian church. He remained in the Sunflower state until his demise, which occurred in 1896 when he was ninety-four years of age. His wife was born in Pennsyl- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 261 vania and passed away at Oberlin, Kansas, in 1892, when seventy years of age. Their son, Cyrus Moore, was born November 12, 1839, in Jefferson county, Ohio, and in 1861 enlisted in the Union Army, becoming a member of the Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He followed agricultural pursuits for many years and is the owner of a valuable farm near Athens, Ohio, where he makes his home. He is an adherent of the democratic party. He has passed the eighty-eighth milestone on life's journey and from the storehouse of memory relates many interesting incidents of pioneer days in Ohio. His wife was born August 19, 1847, in Athens county, in which she passed away May 20, 1925, when seventy-eight years of age. She was a daughter of John Hammond, a lifelong resident of Athens county and a prosperous farmer, who responded to death's summons in 1890. He voted the republican ticket and was an earnest member of the Presbyterian church. His wife bore the maiden name of Caldwell. Dr. Emmett A. Moore was a pupil in the grammar and high schools of Athens and afterward attended the Ohio Northern University at Ada, winning the B. S. degree from that institution in 1903. He next matriculated in the University of Maryland at Baltimore, receiving his M. D. degree in 1908, and for a year was an interne of the Maryland General Hospital. Locating at Union Furnace in Hocking county, Ohio, he was there engaged in general practice for eleven years and took a postgraduate course in the Chicago Eye & Ear Hospital, from which he received a diploma. On November 1, 1920, he arrived in Newark, locating on East Church street, and since December 1, 1926, has maintained his office at No. 63 North Fourth street, in a modern building of which he is the owner. His attention is given to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, and an extensive practice is indicative of his standing as a specialist. Dr. Moore is a member of the staff of the Newark City Hospital and subordinates all other interests to the demands of his profession. In Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Moore was married August 28, 1908, to Miss Maude Adrain Pierce, who was born March 9, 1884, in Athens, this state, and completed her education in Athens University. Her father, Culbert M. Pierce, was a native of Pennsylvania and during the Civil war was a soldier in the Union Army. He made farming his life work and in politics was a democrat. He attained the age of seventy years, passing away at Athens in 1923. His widow, Mrs. Columbia (Woodruff) Pierce, is a representative of one of the old families of Athens, in which city she still resides. Dr. Moore and his wife are members of the Second Presbyterian church. He votes the republican ticket but has never aspired to public office. He manifests a deep interest in matters touching the welfare and advancement of the city and is one of the enterprising members of the Chamber of Commerce. He belongs to Newark Lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, also to Newark Lodge, No. 97, F. & A. M., 262 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO and Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus. He is likewise a Kiwanian and a member of the Mound Builders Country Club. The Doctor enjoys the social side of life, and hunting and fishing afford him needed relaxation and diversion. He is a member of the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. He has chosen a vocation well suited to his talents and his professional colleagues, as well as the general public, speak of him in terms of high regard. WILLIAM RAY HAYMAN For fifteen years William Ray Hayman, now principal of the grade school at Letart, has been numbered among the capable and successful teachers of Meigs county and has gained a high reputation in local educational circles. He was born at Millwood, Jackson county, West Virginia, in 1895, and is a son of William H. and Lina (Norris) Hayman. His parents were natives of Ohio, where they were married, and later they moved to West Virginia, where they lived until 1903, when they returned to Ohio, and Mr. Hayman is now engaged in farming and blacksmithing. He is a republican in politics, is active in local public affairs and is serving on the board of education. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To him and his wife were born five children, William R., Hobart, Paul, Harold and Ruth. William R. Hayman secured his elementary education in the schools of Letart, graduating from high school, and then prepared for the profession of teaching at the normal school at Rio Grande. He later took postgraduate work at Ohio State University, and also took an extension course. He began teaching in his home township in 1913, later was connected with the schools at Antiquity and Letart, and in 1918 enlisted for service in the World war, becoming a member of Company D, Three Hundred and Ninth Engineers. He was sent overseas in September and remained there until 1919, when he returned home and was honorably discharged. He then resumed his professional work, teaching one year at Mt. Moriah, and in 1924 came to Letart as principal of the grade school. Closely devoted to his life work, he has shown high qualifications as an educator and the people of his community are well pleased with the splendid work which he is doing here. He is also the owner of a small farm, the operation of which he supervises. In 1921 Mr. Hayman was united in marriage to Miss Marie Sayre, who was born at Plants, Ohio, in 1896, and is a daughter of F. A. and Lavinia (Wickline) Sayre. Her father, who is deceased, and who was prominent in local affairs and an active worker in his church, served as postmaster of Plants for fourteen years prior to his death. His widow now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hayman, who has served as postmistress since her father's death. In his political views Mr. Hay- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 263 man is aligned with the republican party, and he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Ohio Teachers' Association. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and may always be counted upon in support of all worthy causes. He and his wife move in the best social circles of their community and are deservedly popular throughout the range of their acquaintance. FRED W. BUSH No name is better known in the journalistic circles of Southeastern Ohio than that of Fred W. Bush, editor and manager of the Athens Daily Messenger, of which he also owns the controlling interest. A man of progressive ideas and marked business ability, he has made the Messenger one of the best and most influential newspapers in his section of the state. Mr. Bush was born at Renrock, Noble conty, Ohio, on the 3d of September, 1867, and is the third in order of birth of the four children born to Walter S. and Catherine (Blazier) Bush. Walter S. Bush was a native of New Jersey, from which state he came to Ohio about 1860 and established a woolen mill, which he operated for a number of years. He then became a minister of the Methodist Protestant church and preached over most of Southeastern Ohio, holding a number of important pastorates. His death occurred in Athens in 1912, while his wife, who was a native of this state, died at Athens, Ohio, in 1911. Fred W. Bush received his elementary education in the schools of the various places in which his father was located, and also took a normal school course, receiving a teacher's certificate in 1887. He taught for seven years, during a part of which period he was principal of the school at New Marshfield. He was graduated from Ohio University in 1892, and during his student years taught school and tutored in the college. On his graduation he became principal of the high school at McConnelsville, Ohio, where he served for three years, and in 1895 he bought a fourth interest in the Athens Messenger, which at that time was published weekly. A year later, on the death of his partner, Mr. Jennings, Mr. Bush became editor and manager of the paper, which relations he has sustained to the present time. In 1905 the Messenger became a daily newspaper, a change which was quickly justified by results and during the subsequent years the Messenger has enjoyed a steady growth in public favor, being now regarded as a district organ, with a circulation of about eleven thousand copies. In 1925 the Messenger moved into a splendid new home, erected and equipped at a cost of one hundred thousand dollars, and is now issued from one of the most complete and progressive newspaper plants in Ohio. Mr. Bush has gained a wide reputation as an alert and enterprising newspaper man, as well as a forceful and convincing editorial writer, while the news columns of his paper are 264 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO attractive and interesting, though devoid of anything of an objectionable nature. On January 1, 1900, Mr. Bush was united in marriage to Miss Georgia Hall Jones, of McConnelsville, Ohio, a daughter of Hiram L, and Cornelia Jones. She is a graduate of Wesleyan College, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and possesses a gracious and tactful manner that has gained for her well merited popularity in the circles in which she moves. Mr. and Mrs. Bush have two children, Marian, who is the wife of Julian Snyder and resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Gordon K., who lives in New York city and is director of research for the United Publishing Company. Mr. Bush has taken an active interest in matters affecting the prosperity and welfare of his community, being a past president of the Chamber of Commerce and now a member of the board of directors, while in other ways he has shown a fine public spirit and a desire to be of real service to the community and county. He is a Knight Templar Mason and is a past presiding officer of all of the York rite bodies. He has membership in the Kiwanis Club and the Athens Country Club, of which he was one of the organizers, was formerly president and is now a director. He is president of the Ohio Select List of Daily Newspapers, and is vice president of the Ohio Associated Dailies and a director of American Newspaper Publishers' Asociation. He is likewise a member of the Delta Tau Delta college fraternity. Loyal and true in every relation of life and possessing a pleasing personality, he holds an enviable place in the confidence and esteem of all who know him and is regarded as one of the representative men of Southeastern Ohio. PHILIP HAMRICK PUCKETT, D. D. S. As a capable dental surgeon Dr. Philip Hamrick. Puckett is well known in professional circles of Newark, his native city, and possesses those qualities which insure success in his chosen line of endeavor. He is a son of William W. and Margaret B. (Maloney) Puckett, natives respectively of Lynchburg, Ohio, and Loveland, this state. Rev. Benjamin Puckett, the great-grandfather of Dr. Philip H. Puckett, was born in Ohio and became a minister of the gospel, also operating a productive farm. In politics he was a republican and lent the weight of his support to all worthy public projects. He married Rebecca Hayes, who was a native of Ohio and a cousin of Rutherford B. Hayes, the nineteenth president of the United States. Rev. Puckett passed away at Lynchburg, Ohio, where his wife's demise also occurred. Their son, Sylvanus Puckett, was a native of Lynchburg and filled the position of a locomotive engineer. Financial affairs also occupied his attention, and in partnership with his brother, Sylvester P. Puckett, he owned a bank at Yellow Springs, Ohio. He was a strong advocate of the Union cause and served in the Civil war. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 267 His political support was given to the republican party and his life was governed by the teachings of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, Sarah (Hamrick) Puckett, died in Lynchburg, her native town, and there he also passed away. They were the parents of William W. Puckett, who also became a locomotive engineer and for thirteen years has been general chairman of the committee which represents the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He is affiliated with the Second Presbyterian church of Newark and casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party. His wife also represents one of the pioneer families of the county and among her relatives was Judge Davidson, the first jurist of Highland county, Ohio. Mrs. Puckett's father, James Maloney, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was also a railroad employe. He adhered to the Roman Catholic faith and gave his political support to the republican party. His wife, Anna (Hale) Maloney, was a native of New Vienna, Ohio, and passed away in Cincinnati, where his demise also occurred. Their daughter, Mrs. William W. Puckett, was reared in the Queen city and attended its grammar and high schools. She is a Presbyterian and a zealous church member. In 1917 Dr. Philip H. Puckett completed a course in the Newark high school and for two and a half years was a student in the Ohio State University at Columbus. He next matriculated in the dental department of the University of Maryland at Baltimore and was graduated June 7, 1924. Returning to Newark, he opened an up-to-date office, pronounced one of the most complete in the state, and in the intervening period has established a large practice owing to his skillful work and devotion to his profession. Dr. Puckett is connected with Alpha Tau Omega, Psi Omega and Phi Sigma Chi, college fraternities. His name also appears on the membership rolls of the Lions Club, the Moundbuilders Country Club and the Granville Inn Club. He is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is likewise a Mason, belonging to Acme Lodge, No. 554, F. & A. M., at Newark, and to the consistory at Columbus, Ohio. He takes a keen interest in the activities of these organizations, and his religious views are indicated by his affiliation with the Second Presbyterian church. His loyalty and public spirit prompt his hearty cooperation in projects for the advancement of his community, and that he is a young man of substantial worth is demonstrated by the place which he occupies in the esteem of Newark's citizens, with whom his life has been spent. THURMAN R: HAZARD The Hazard family, of which Thurman R. Hazard, of Caldwell, is a worthy representative, has been established in Noble county for more than seventy-five years, during which time its various members have taken an active and effective part in the business, political and civic af- 268 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO fairs of the county, always exerting a beneficial influence in the direction of progress and improvement. The family comes of old American stock, having been established in New England at a very early day. Later a branch of the family located in Calvert county, Maryland, where Thomas Hazard, great-grandfather of Thurman R. Hazard, was born. Among his children was John Hazard, who was born in Calvert county in 1825. He was eight years of age when his father died and his mother bound him out to a man by the name of James Poor, so that he had but slight opportunity to secure an education. When eighteen years of age he accompanied John Hance to Belmont county, Ohio, locating near Barnesville, where he entered the employ of Bradshaw & Bowers, who were engaged in buying and packing leaf tobacco. They also had a plant at Mt. Ephraim, Noble county, and in 1850 Mr. Hazard was sent to manage their business at that place. While there he met Miss Sarah Ann Church, who was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, January 17, 1834, and had recently settled in the vicinity of Mt. Ephraim. They were married in 1851 and became the parents of five children : Cornelia, born March 11, 1852 ; John Minor, born April 25, 1854 ; Elizabeth Wheeler, born in October, 1856 ; Thursea Jane, born in 1858 ; and George W., in 1862. All were born in Mt. Ephraim and are yet living, with the exception of Elizabeth, who died in 1917. John Hazard died January 18, 1894, at the age of seventy years, and his wife passed away August 11, 1906, at the age of seventy-two years, both being buried in the Mt. Ephraim cemetery. John Minor Hazard attended the public schools in early life and when sixteen years of age went to work in the general store of I. Q. Morris at Mt. Ephraim, where he was employed to the time of his marriage. Under the influence of his employer he became a strong democrat in his political views and took an active part in local public affairs. A man of strong personality and likable qualities, he enjoyed marked popularity throughout his community and, though living in a strongly republican township, he was frequently called by his fellowmen to fill public office, serving as justice of the peace, township clerk and as a member of the school board, while he frequently served his party as township chairman, as well as secretary of various county committees. When the Australian ballot system was adopted in this state, he was chosen as the first clerk of the Noble county election board, in which capacity he served for two terms, one of his duties being to instruct the voters how to cast their ballots under the new law. Mr. Hazard was appointed postmaster at Mt. Ephraim and served for eight years, giving an efficient and satisfactory administration. In the fall of 1902 he moved to Summerfield and engaged in the produce and general mercantile business, which he there followed for two years and then moved to Belle Valley, which was rapidly becoming an important coal mining town. He opened a grocery store, which he ran for a few years and then sold. Soon afterwards he was elected mayor of the village, which had just previously been incor- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 269 porated and, largely through the votes of its foreign population, had favored open saloons, it being the only place between Marietta and Cambridge where saloons were permitted. This condition made the office of mayor one of more than ordinary importance, and the rapid growth of the town necessitated many public improvements, such as drainage, sidewalks and better streets, of all of which Mr. Hazard was a strong advocate and was instrumental in securing. In the fall of 1911 he and his son, Ralph W., established a general store, which they conducted until 1920, when they sold it and located in Caldwell, where they entered the grocery business, which they carried on for six years, when, Mr. Hazard's health beginning to fail, he turned his interest in the store over to his daughter Margaret and has since been retired from active business. He points with pride to the fact that from time he cast his first vote for Samuel J. Tilden, in 1876, he has never failed to vote at every election, national, state, county or township, and has never relinquished his interest in public affairs. On June 13, 1874, Mr. Hazard was united in marriage to Miss Talitha Cumi Rhodes, who was born at Mt. Ephraim, June 12, 1856, a daughter of George R. and Leah (Van Meter) Rhodes. They became the parents of eight children : Georgetta, born December 30, 1875 ; Gertrude, born August 2, 1877; Thomas Ewing and Thurman Rice, twins, born July 18, 1879; Margaret Wheeler, born February 11, 1882 ; Ralph Waldo, October 3, 1883; and George Rhodes and John Neville, twins, born July 26, 1890. All are living except George R., who was accidentally killed at New Comerstown, Ohio, on December 7, 1911, at the age of twenty-one years, when in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1882 Mr. Hazard entered into the fellowship of the Church of Christ, of which his wife became a member in 1889, and all of their children have become identified with this church. He served as elder of his church for a number of years and he and his family gave liberally to the erection of the new church in Caldwell. Mrs. Hazard died July 10, 1925, after fifty-one years of congenial wedded life, beloved by all who knew her. There are at this time twenty-three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren in the family. Thurman Rice Hazard secured his education in the public schools of Mt. Ephraim, was graduated in March, 1896, and in the following month appeared before the board of county examiners and was licensed to teach school, gaining his first experience as a teacher in the Mt. Ephraim public school. He followed that profession for fourteen years in the schools of Noble and Guernsey counties, gaining a high reputation as an able and efficient teacher, and he served as president of the Noble County Teachers' Institute in 1911. During the later years of his educational work, Mr. Hazard had become interested in mercantile affairs, having had a general store at Summerfield in 1904 and one at Belle Valley from 1905 to 1909. He then established a store at Mt. Ephraim, which he conducted until 1911, when he opened a store at Buffalo, contin- 17-VOL. 3 270 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO uing it for two years. In September, 1912, Mr. Hazard came to Caldwell and engaged in the grocery business, to which he gave his attention until January 1, 1916, when he accepted a position as bookkeeper in the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Caldwell. Later he was promoted to the position of cashier of that bank, which position he held until January 1, 1927, in the meantime becoming a heavy stockholder in the institution. On January 1, 1927, he was elected president of the Noble County National Bank, at Caldwell, and upon accepting that office disposed of his stock in the Farmers & Merchants Bank, being now a large stockholder in the bank of which he is the head. The Noble County National is the oldest bank in the county, and one of the strongest, having resources of over one million dollars. Mr. Hazard is regarded as one of the foremost business men of the county, his judgment in commercial and financial affairs being held in high regard by his associates, while his interest in the city and county has been of a nature that has rendered him an important and influential factor in its prosperity. On October 3, 1899, at Mt. Ephraim, Ohio, Elder Bowman Hostettler officiating, Mr. Hazard was united in marriage to Miss Chloe Pearl Robey, who was born at Quaker City, this state, on February 28, 1881, a daughter of William H. and Nancy (Dilley) Robey. Her parents, who are of Scotch-Irish descent, moved to Mt. Ephraim when she was an infant, and there she was reared and educated, living there to the time of her marriage. She united with the First Christian Church at Mt. Ephraim in 1894, during the ministry of Rev. Moxley. William H. Robey was born at New Gottengen, Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1834, and died at Mt. Ephraim in March, 1920. His wife was born near Senecaville, Guernsey county, July 2, 1835, and is now eighty-three years of age, being remarkably active for one of her years. Mr. and Mrs. Hazard have three children : Herschel Jennings, the eldest, born June 21, 1900, graduated from the Caldwell high school, later attended business colleges in Marietta and Zanesville, Ohio, and is now employed as an accountant by the Associated Gas Company in Columbus, Ohio. On February 16, 1926, he married Miss Marion Phillips, who was born in Columbus, Ohio, August 18, 1905, the only child of Llewellyn 0. and Myrtle Evangeline Phillips, and they have a daughter, Patricia (Patsy) Lou, who was born February 3, 1927. Ancile Bliss, born February 10, 1904, graduated from the Caldwell high school and from the Oberlin Business College, at Oberlin, Ohio, and is a bookkeeper in the First National Bank in Columbus. Beulah Ruth, born October 24, 1906, was graduated from the Caldwell high school, and is correspondent reporter for the Zanesville Signal, and is highly talented. She was married to Slade Freer, Jr., November 16, 1927 at the home of her parents in Caldwell. Rev. Hollis Turley, officiating. Mr. Freer is secretary to the general manager of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company at Louisville, Kentucky. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Slade Freer, Sr., of Canton, Ohio. In his political alignment, Mr. Hazard has always been a democrat, SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 271 active in advancing the interests of his party, of which he is regarded as a leader, though he has never consented to become a candidate for any public office. However, he has rendered valued service as a member of the Noble county supervising board of elections in 1905, as a member of the Caldwell school board in 1926-7 and since 1924 has been treasurer of the Noble County Agricultural Association. He is a member of Noble Lodge, No. 459, F. & A. M., at Caldwell ; Cumberland Chapter, No. 116, R. A. M., at Caldwell ; Guernsey Council, No. 74, R. & S. M., at Cambridge; Cambridge Commandery, No. 47, K. T., at Cambridge; Valley of Cambridge, Orient of Ohio, A. A. S. R., eighteenth degree, at Cambridge ; Scioto Consistory, A. A .S. R., thirty-second degree, at Columbus; and Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Columbus. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, of which he was president in 1925. His religious faith is that of the First Church of Christ, at Caldwell, of which he has served as elder since 1917, and he is teacher of the Men's Bible class in the Sunday school, this being the largest men's Bible class in Noble county. While he has carried on his individual business affairs in such a manner as to gain a comfortable competence for himself, he also belongs to that class of representative men who promote the public welfare while advancing individual success. As a citizen he is public-spirited and enterprising; as a friend and neighbor he combines the qualities of head and heart that win confidence and command respect ; and in his social relations his cordial and friendly manner has gained for him a host of loyal friends throughout the county. He is one of those solid men of brain and substance so essential to the material prosperity of a community and whose influence is willingly extended in behalf of every deserving enterprise having for its object the advancement of the welfare of the locality. WARREN S. WEIANT, JR. Warren S. Weiant, Jr., an outstanding figure in business circles of Licking county, is the son of a distinguished father and his record sustains the high reputation which has ever been borne by the members of this well known pioneer family. He was born in Newark, March 23, 1898, and is a son of Warren S. and Sarah Elizabeth (Thumm) Weiant, mentioned elsewhere in this work. Graduated from the Newark high school in 1916, he next matriculated in Cornell University, which he attended until July 2, 1918, when he enlisted in the United States Navy. He was in training at Ithaca, New York, until December 13, 1918, and was then assigned to duty on the United States Steamship Great Northern, on which he was stationed until April 1, 1919, when he was honorably discharged from the service, being at that time a second class seaman. He was awarded the B. S. degree by Cornell University because of the record which he had previously made in that institution of learning. Returning to Newark, he joined his father and brother in the business controlled by 272 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Warren S. Weiant & Son and after the death of its founder he was admitted to a partnership in the firm. The style remains unchanged and the business ranks with the largest of the kind in Southeastern Ohio. The greenhouses cover eight acres and the firm grows cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes, shipping its produce to six states. Warren S. Weiant, Jr., was married December 23, 1923, in Columbus, Ohio, to Miss Eleanor Smith, who was born July 26, 1903, in Washington, D. C., and received her early instruction in that city. She was a pupil in the public schools of Christobal, Panama, and New York city and after her graduation from the East high school in Columbus attended Ohio State University. Nature endowed Mrs. Weiant with a splendid physique and she and her twin sister, Miss Ruth Smith, are noted short distance swimmers in the free style, back and breast strokes. The American Athletic Union has bestowed upon them many medals, of which Mrs. Weiant has won over one hundred, being nationally known for her prowess in this connection. She is a daughter of E. Arnett and Nellie (Yeoman) Smith, of whom the former was born in London, Ohio, and fought for his country in the Spanish-American war, holding the rank of captain. He is a graduate of the Rose Polytechnic Institute and during the construction of the Panama Canal was an expert electrician in the employ of the government. Mr. Smith is district sales manager for the Richards-Wilcox Company, a wholesale hardware firm, and resides in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Smith was born in Mount Sterling, Ohio, and is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her father, Stephen B. Yeoman, achieved distinction in military affairs, becoming a brigadier general in the Union Army. Mr. and Mrs. Weiant have become the parents of a son, Edmund Taylor, who was born November 12, 1924. Mr. Weiant is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and his wife is a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Both are members of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and in politics Mr. Weiant is a republican. He enjoys aquatic sports, is a musician of ability and a young man of pleasing personality and his genuine worth has established him high in public regard. HARRY N. WATT For a number of years the thriving town of Crooksville, Perry county, has been recognized as one of the leading pottery centers of the country, and among the successful concerns in that line of business is the Watt Pottery Company, of which Harry N. Watt is president and general manager. He has devoted practically his entire life to this business and is considered an expert, the Watt company, under his supervision, attaining a very gratifying measure of success. Mr. Watt was born at McLuney, Perry county, Ohio, in 1880, and is SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 273 a son of William J. and Almeda (Ransbottom) Watt. William J. Watt was born in Perry county in 1857 and died in 1926. For a number of years he devoted his attention to farming, and then turned his attention to the pottery business, organizing the Brilliant Stone Ware Company in Morgan county, which was among the first steam potteries of the district. He was a republican in his political views, a member of the Knights of Pythias and belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church. A man of strong character and great energy, he commanded the respect of all who knew him and was regarded as one of the best citizens of his community. His wife, who was born in 1861, still resides in Roseville. Harry N. Watt attended the public schools of Crooksville, having two years of high school work, and in 1897 went to work for the Diamond Pottery Company, where he learned the trade, remaining with that concern three years. From 1900 to 1903 he was with the Star Pottery Company, and then for seventeen years was in the employ of Mr. Ransbottom. In 1922 he left Roseville and located in Crooksville, where he and his brothers organized the Watt Pottery Company, as the successor of the Globe Pottery Company. He is president and general manager of the company, with Marion Watt as vice president and Thomas F. Watt superintendent of the plant. They manufacture stoneware and stone specialties and have a well-equipped plant, with two kilns, each twenty-five feet in diameter, and one thirty-two foot kiln. They employ thirty-five people and the annual output of the plant is approximately three hundred carloads, distributed to practically every part of the country. In 1902, in Perry county, Mr. Watt was united in marriage to Miss Anna Moore, who was born in Perry county in 1880, and to them have been born three children, Eleanor and Loren, who are in school, and Robert, deceased. Mrs. Watt takes an interest in local, church, civic and social activities and is a popular member of the circles in which she moves. In his political views Mr. Watt is a strong republican and maintains a deep interest in public affairs, particularly of his own community. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, while his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a man of ripe business judgment and enterprising methods and he and his brothers have attained a worthy success in the operation of their pottery, standing high in the business circles of their community. GEORGE NISWANGER BROWN, M. D. As a physician and surgeon of broad experience and proven ability Dr. George Niswanger Brown has long been an outstanding figure in medical circles of Hebron and Licking county, while he also takes a leading part in civic affairs. He was born October 28, 1875, near Kirkersville, Ohio, and is a scion of one of the colonial families of America. He is the fifth in line of descent from Nicholas Brown (I), who fought for his 274 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO country in the Revolutionary war and was at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington. Nicholas Brown's son, Nicholas, Jr., inherited the patriotic spirit of his father and served as an ensign in the War of 1812. In politics he was a whig and his religious views were in accord with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church. His attention was given to agricultural pursuits and for a number of years he lived in Ohio. His wife, Sarah (Whitaker) Brown, was a native of Licking county, Ohio, and both died near Kirkersville, this state, at the home of their son Asa, who became the grandfather of Dr. George N. Brown. Asa Brown was born near Lexington, in Madison county, Kentucky, in 1794 and became one of the prosperous farmers of Licking county, Ohio. He was a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church and gave his political support to the republican party, and lived a useful, upright life. On July 26, 1883, he was called to his final rest. His wife, Hannah (Cornley) Brown, was born May 18, 1806, near New Lexington, Ohio, and died September 10, 1876, on the Brown homestead near Kirkersville. They were the parents of Joshua Milton Brown, who became the father of Dr. George N. Brown. The former was born February 13, 1835, in Union township, Licking county, and also devoted his energies to the cultivation of the soil, developing a productive farm. A stanch republican, he held a number of local offices and was a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church. His last years were spent at the home of his son in Hebron, Ohio, and on April 2, 1915, he responded to the final summons. His wife, Ann Virginia (Niswanger) Brown, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1834 and died at Hebron, January 28, 1917. Her parents, David and Mary (Danner) Niswanger, were born near Hagerstown, Maryland, and the latter was a daughter of Jacob Danner, who made the town clock at Hagerstown. David Niswanger conducted an inn on the old pike near Kirkersville and there both he and his wife passed away. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and supported the candidates of the democratic party. In Union township Dr. George N. Brown obtained his early education and after the completion of his high school course matriculated in Ohio State University, from which he received the A. B. degree in 1895. In 1898 he was graduated from the Starling Medical College and for six months was an interne of St. Francis' Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. In May, 1898, soon after the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, Dr. Brown offered his aid to his country and was commissioned an officer in the United States Medical Corps. After a month's service he returned to Ohio and has since maintained an office in Hebron. His scientific knowledge is supplemented by mature judgment, and a large practice is indicative of the confidence reposed in his skill. Dr. Brown was married June 15, 1905, near Jacksontown, Ohio, to Miss Iva G. Meredith, a daughter of Robert Meredith and a granddaughter of the Colonel Meredith who was a minister of the Primitive Baptist church. Robert Meredith was born in the vicinity of Louisville, Ohio, and died on his farm near Jacksontown in 1926. Like his father, he was a SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 275 democrat and filled the office of township trustee, while his life was guided by the teachings of the Primitive Baptist church. His widow, Mrs. Emma (Roley) Meredith, was born near Jacksontown and still resides in that locality. Her daughter, Mrs. Brown, was born October 22, 1881, near Linnville, Ohio, and attended the public schools of Licking county, afterward becoming a student in Granville Seminary. She was graduated from Athens Academy and previous to her marriage engaged in teaching. Dr. and Mrs. Brown became the parents of a daughter, Jane Meredith, who died at birth. Prompted by the spirit of patriotism, Dr. Brown volunteered for service in the World war but was needed at home and aided in promoting the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. In politics he is a stanch republican and for twelve years has been one of the councilmen of Hebron, working at all times for its best interests. He took a leading part in the organization of the Licking county board of health and was one of its members for six years, also rendering public service of value in that connection. Dr. Brown has held offices in the Methodist Episcopal church and his wife is also an earnest worker in its behalf. Along fraternal lines he is identified with Williams Lodge, No. 363, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Hebron Camp, No. 10976 of the Modern Woodmen of America. A Mason in high standing, he belongs to Hebron Lodge, No. 116, F. & A. M. ; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. ; Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M. ; and St. Luke's Commandery, No. 34, K. T. He is past patron of Egan Chapter, No. 132, Eastern Star at Hebron, and Mrs. Brown holds office in the same chapter. She is also secretary of the Mutual Improvement Club, of which she was formerly president, and during the World war was the executive head of the local Red Cross organization, also furthering the Liberty Loan campaigns and other drives. An adherent of the democratic party, she was the first woman in Licking county to be elected to office by popular vote and her record as a member of the local and county boards of education affords conclusive proof of her qualifications for public service. Dr. Brown belongs to the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. He is actuated by high ideals of service and through study and experience has advanced with his profession. JOSEPH OSCAR SNIDER Joseph Oscar Snider, a well known merchant of Etna and a business man of broad experience and proven ability, has also found time for public service. He is exceptionally alert and vigorous for one of his years. He was born December 27, 1847, in Etna township, Licking county, and his parents, Daniel and Mary (Keefer) Snider, were natives of Belmont county, this state. His mother was born near the Lewis 276 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO mill, on the farm of her father, Jacob Keefer, and died on the Snider homestead in Licking county in March, 1850. After her demise Daniel Snider married Matilda Jones, who was born in 1806 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and passed away in Licking county in 1900. Her husband's father, Daniel Snider, Sr., was also a native of the Keystone state and cast in his lot with the early settlers of Belmont county, Ohio, in which his remaining years were spent. Daniel Snider, Jr., was born November 25, 1808, in the vicinity of the Lewis mill and became well known as one of the pioneer farmers of Etna township. He aided in laying out the cemetery at Etna and championed all worthy public projects. In politics he was a republican and his life was governed by the teachings of the United Brethren church, in which he held every office. He was a man of substantial worth and attained the ripe age of eighty-four years, passing away in January, 1892, on his homestead in Etna township. He was the father of nine children, as follows : William Sylvinus, Barbara Ellen, Mary Jane, John Casper, George Henry, Simon Andrew, Matilda Ann, Joseph Oscar and Grant, all of whom are now deceased except Joseph 0. of this review. Reared on his father's farm, Joseph 0. Snider received his early instruction in the district school of that locality and for three months attended Denison University. He followed agricultural pursuits until 1872 and when a young man of twenty-five embarked in the lumber business in Pataskala, forming a partnership with William S. Snider. The firm of Snider Brothers existed for two years and Joseph O. Snider then resumed the occupation of farming. He was thus engaged until 1908, when he sold his property and went to Monroe, Michigan, becoming associated with Joseph Verhoven in the grocery business. They were partners for three years and at the end of that time Mr. Snider returned to Ohio. For two years he was a hardware merchant of Columbus and then disposed of his stock. In 1912 he came to Etna and formed a partnership with his nephew, Silas M. Snider. They organized the Snider Hardware Company, whose store is conducted in accordance with modern methods and receives a large share of the local trade. Joseph O. Snider also has financial interests, owning stock in the Kirkersville Savings Bank, of which he is a director, and his associates on the board defer to his judgment in all matters of importance. On June 4, 1876, Mr. Snider was married to Miss Margaret Emswiler, a daughter of William and Susan (Goss) Emswiler. Her father was born in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia and devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, in which he achieved success. He owned twelve hundred acres of fertile land in Etna township, Licking county, Ohio, and a valuable ranch of six hundred and forty acres in Kansas. He was a member of the United Brethren church and an adherent of the republican party. His wife was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, and both died on the Emswiler homestead near Etna. Mrs. Snider was born November 25, 1853, in Etna township and received a public school education. She was SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 277 a faithful member of the United Brethren church and for years was a teacher in the Sunday school. Endowed with those qualities which are most admirable in woman, she was highly esteemed by all who were brought within the sphere of her influence, and her death on June 16, 1898, was deeply regretted. Mr. and Mrs. Snider had no family but reared and educated two children, Jessie B. and Cora. Jessie B. Snider was united in marriage to Norman Edgley, who is employed in the Columbus, Ohio, shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They are the parents of eight children : Ruth, Alvis, Naomi, Joseph, Charles, Margaret, Norman and Elizabeth Edgley. Cora Snider became the wife of Joseph Verhoven and resides in Detroit, Michigan. During the World war Mr. Snider was active in the various drives promulgated by the government and aided his country to the extent of his ability. He casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party and has filled the offices of school trustee and township trustee, demonstrating his public spirit by actual achievements for the general good. He is president of the board of trustees of the United Brethren church and is a strong force for moral progress in the community. His life has been rightly lived and constitutes a splendid example of industry, usefulness and uprightness. THOMAS J. BAILEY In the front rank of the progressive and influential citizens of Morgan county stands Thomas J. Bailey, president of the Citizens National Bank, of McConnelsville, one of the strongest and most important financial institutions of this section of the state. A man of forceful individuality and an able financier, his record has gained for him an enviable place among the representative men of his community. Mr. Bailey was born in Wood county, Virginia, in 1860, and received his education in the public schools. In 1892 he settled in Stockport, Morgan county, where he owned and operated a sawmill, and in 1894 moved to Chester Hill, where he engaged in the oil business. In this he met with splendid success, carrying on the business until 1906, when he sold his interests to the Henderson Oil Company, of Marietta, Ohio, and removed to McConnelsville, where he became identified with the Citizens National Bank, of which he was made a director. This institution was organized as a county bank in 1886, and in 1900 was reorganized as a national bank, at which time E. M. Stanbury was president and James Donahey, vice president. In 1905 a state bank was organized for loan purposes, having a capital of fifty thousand dollars, a surplus of fifteen thousand dollars and resources of three hundred and seventy thousand dollars. The Citizens National Bank has enjoyed a steady and substantial growth through the years, being one of the most important factors in the commercial and 278 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO industrial prosperity of this locality. Its present capital is one hundred thousand dollars, its surplus fifty thousand dollars and its total resources eight hundred thousand dollars. The present officers are : Thomas J. Bailey, president, to which office he was chosen in 1919 ; Hugh Donahey, vice president ; Ben Reed, vice president, and J. R. Alderman, cashier. The bank is equipped with the most complete burglar-proof safety deposit vaults, the counting room is handsomely furnished and the bank service is characterized by promptness, courtesy and efficiency. In September, 1894, at Chesterhill, Ohio, Mr. Bailey was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Geddes, who was born in this county, in 1870, and was educated in the public schools. Mr. Bailey is a democrat in his political views and has been active and influential in local public affairs. Fraternally, he is a member of Webb Lodge, No. 252, F. & A. M., at Stockport, Ohio. He has always been deeply interested in whatever has tended to promote the prosperity of his city and county and has contributed in large measure to the material development of his locality. He has used his influence for the advancement of civic interests and fully merits the confidence which is placed in him by his fellow citizens. JOSEPH H. CLOUSE, M. D. Among those whose efforts are directed to conserving the health of the people of Perry county, Dr. Joseph H. Clouse, of Somerset, has gained a wide reputation for his skill and ability, having built up a large and remunerative practice. He was born in the town of Somerset on the 15th of December, 1895, and is a son of Charles E. and Ella (McNally) Clouse, the former of German and the latter of Irish extraction, and they were born respectively in 1867 and 1872. Mr. Clouse has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits, in which he has been successful and he is a man of prominence in his section of the county. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and he and his wife are communicants of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. They are the parents of five children. Joseph H. Clouse secured his elementary education in the public schools of Somerset, graduating from high school in 1915, after which he entered Ohio State University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1919, and from the medical school of that university he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1921. He served as interne in St. Francis Hospital, of Columbus, for one year, and then took a postgraduate course under Dr. D. L. Wagner, at Cleveland, Ohio. In the fall of 1921 he returned to Somerset and engaged in the practice of his profession in partnership with a cousin, Dr. Michael Clouse, with whom he is still associated. He has proven a competent and trustworthy physician and has been more than ordinarily successful in combatting human ailments, thus winning the confidence of the people of his community. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 281 In 1921 Dr. Clouse was united in marriage to Miss Florence Lutz, who was born in Logan, Ohio, in 1899, and they are the parents of two children, Ann, now five years of age, and Joseph Paul, two years old. Dr. Clouse is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and he and his wife are members of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church. He belongs to the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. JOHN P. LAMB, JR. John P. Lamb, Jr., a member of one of the old and prominent families of Licking county, has demonstrated his ability to cope with the strenuous conditions of modern commercial life and through the steps of an orderly progression he has risen to an influential position in business circles of Newark. He was born February 17, 1897, in this city, of which his father, John P. Lamb, Sr., is also a native. The grandparents were Patrick and Mary Lamb. The former, born in County Cork, Ireland, came to the United States in his youth, fought for the Union during the Civil war and afterward became the owner of two packet boats in operation on the old canal. A Roman Catholic in religious faith, he united with the Church of St. Francis de Sales and was an adherent of the democratic party. His wife was born in Norwalk, Ohio, and both died in Newark, this state. Their son, John P. Lamb, Sr., was born October 26, 1859, and for forty years was the proprietor of a retail grocery in Newark, building up a large trade, but is now engaged in farming near the city. He is allied with the democratic party and at one time was a candidate for the office of mayor. As a councilman he worked for the best interests of Newark and for two terms was service director. His wife, Ida May (Coon) Lamb, was born in Hanover, Ohio, and her parents, John and Mary (Hoyt) Coon, were natives of the same place, where both passed away. Mr. Coon owned one of the fine farms of that locality and was a citizen of worth. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and cast his ballot for the candidates of the democratic party. John P. Lamb, Jr., received a public school education and also attended the Newark Business College. After the completion of his course he became a stenographer for the Burke Golf Company, a local firm with which he spent six months. For two years he was stenographer to the train master of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and was then made manager of the Pure Oil Company of Newark. He had charge of the business for seven years, formulating well devised plans which resulted in its growth, and on April 24, 1924, opened a retail coal yard in Newark. The business is operated under the style of the J. P. Lamb Coal Company and under his judicious administration its continued growth and prosperity is insured. Mr. Lamb was married February 19, 1917, to Miss Mabel A. Lynn, 282 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO a daughter of George T. and Maude (Swan) Lynn, of Newark, and they became the parents of a son, John P. Lamb (III), born October 11, 1919. Mr. Lamb's second union was with Mrs. Elfreda R. Blosser, to whom he was married February 28, 1927. She was born January 4, 1901, attended the public schools of Newark and after her graduation from the Columbus Business College, entered the employ of the E. H. Eberett Company of Newark, remaining with that firm until her marriage to Dewey S. Blosser. They were the parents of a daughter, Virginia Rose Blosser, who was born April 16, 1922. Mrs. Lamb is a daughter of John P. and Emma Graff, the latter born in Switzerland, July 22, 1860. Mr. Graff was born December 26, 1857, in Berlin, Germany, and is connected with the Pharis Rubber Tire Company of Newark, Ohio. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the candidates of the democratic party and is affiliated with St. John's Evangelical church. As a young man he was in the military service of his country and had seven nephews who sacrificed their lives for Germany during the World war. Mr. Lamb shapes his conduct by the teachings of the Methodist Episcopal church and his wife is an earnest member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. In politics he is a democrat but has never sought public office, preferring to discharge the duties of citizenship in a private capacity. He is one of the enterprising members of the Merchants Association of Newark and along fraternal lines is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, while for recreation he turns to motoring. He has accomplished much for one of his years and is a young man of strong character and winning personality, esteemed and respected by his fellow citizens. JOHN McCRORY THOMPSON, M. D. High on the roll of Old Washington's honored dead is written the name of Dr. John McCrory Thompson, a beloved physician, whose devotion to his profession cost him his life. He was also a power in constructive development and evolution, leaving the deep impress of his individuality upon the history of the progress of this region, and represented the fifth generation of the family in Guernsey county. The Doctor was born September 9, 1875, in Wills township, and was a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Clippinger) Thompson. His forbears in the paternal line lived in central Pennsylvania and some were blacksmiths who made nails with a hammer and an anvil in the early days. William Thompson, his great-great-grandfather, was a wagoner and hauled supplies from the Alleghany mountains to Baltimore, Maryland, using teams of six and eight horses. His teams were better than those of his competitors, whom he easily outdistanced, thereby obtaining the cream of the business. On one of his trips across the Potomac during the winter he was marooned with his team on a piece of ice about three acres in extent. He floated down the river for two or three miles, when the ice swung around a SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 283 sandbar and he managed to get his horses to a place of safety. He migrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio, casting in his lot with the pioneers of Guernsey county, locating a mile west of Senecaville, and early in the nineteenth century established a tavern on the public square. A genial host, he was widely and favorably known throughout that section of the country, and died during an epidemic of cholera. After his graduation from high school Dr. John McCrory Thompson attended Muskingum College and his education was completed in the medical department of Ohio .State University. He opened an office in Old Washington and for twenty-nine years continuously followed his profession in this community. He utilized the most effective remedial agents and his scientific knowledge was supplemented by keen discernment and mature judgment. Dr. Thompson was physician at the County Home for ten years and enjoyed a large practice. He was also a sagacious, farsighted business man and aided materially in bringing to light the natural resources of his state. He operated extensively in oil lands throughout Southeastern Ohio and it was through his efforts that the natural gas fields were developed in the vicinity of Old Washington. He was secretary of the Skull Fork Syndicate of Belmont county and a dominant figure in industrial circles of this section of the state. Dr. Thompson was married in 1906 to Miss Mamie McKelvey, who died July 1, 1914. She was the mother of two sons, Paul McKelvey and Howard McCrory. On September 2, 1915, he married Miss Gertrude V. Paden, a daughter of Ira Morgan and Nettie (Stevens) Paden and a granddaughter of John Nathan and Susan (Bates) Stevens. There were three children by Dr. Thompson's second union but Dorothy Clara, born September 22, 1916, is deceased. The others are : John McCrory, Jr., who was born July 13, 1919 ; and Charles Alva, born April 9, 1921. In religious faith Dr. Thompson was a Presbyterian and for many years was an elder of his church. When the World war was in progress he joined the Ohio Medical Reserve Corps and his success in promoting the sale of Liberty Bonds won for him a prize. He was the owner of the first automobile in his community. An ardent advocate of the cause of education, he was president of the school board of Old Washington for four years and lent the weight of his support to all worthy public projects. As a young man he manifested a keen interest in athletic sports and was a member of the first football team of Muskingum College. While a student at Ohio State University he was quarterback for four years on the football team and during that period did not miss playing in a single game. This eleven was a noted one at the time, successfully meeting many of the strong teams and one year went through the entire season without defeat. Throughout life Dr. Thompson remained a student, constantly striving to perfect himself in his profession, and became recognized as one of the leading physicians of Guernsey county. He was president of the county board of health for four years, serving in that office at time of his death. Forgetful of self, he was ever ready to minister to those in need of his services and during the winter of 1926 received a call from one of his 284 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO patients at the time of a severe storm. The case was an urgent one and owing to the depth of the snow he was obliged to walk to the home of the sufferer. This trip resulted in an illness from which Dr. Thompson never recovered and his death on April 21, 1926, was mourned throughout the county. Genial, sincere and kind-hearted, he was in close sympathy with those in affliction and distress and his memory is enshrined in the hearts of all who knew him. Honor was the keystone of his character, and judged by the standard of service, his life was notably successful. On July 4, 1927, Mrs. Thompson opened the "Shenandoah Tea Room" in the remodeled homestead at Old Washington, and this establishment has already achieved much popularity, catering to dinner parties as well as transient trade, also furnishing lodgings. Mrs. Thompson was married (second) on February 16, 1928, to Frank P. Willis of Cambridge, Ohio. GEORGE HOMER ZIMMERMAN, M. D. One of the able and highly esteemed physicians of Noble county is Dr. George H. Zimmerman, of Belle Valley, who has gained a large practice, covering five contiguous counties. Widely known as an able and skilled medical practitioner, he is equally well known as a stanch and public-spirited citizen, ever alert to advance the general welfare of his community. Dr. Zimmerman was born at Stoyestown, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1889, a son of C. F. and Eliza (Coleman) Zimmerman, and is descended from German ancestry, his paternal grandfather, who early became an orphan, coming to this country many years ago and settling in Pennsylvania. Both of the Doctor's parents were born in 1859 and the father, who is now retired, followed the occupation of farming for many years. He is a republican in his political views. George H. Zimmerman attended the public schools at Stoyestown and the high school at Ada, Ohio, where he also took some college work. He then matriculated in the medical school of Ohio State University and was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1917. In that same year he came to Belle Valley, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession to the present time, rising in the confidence and good will of the people until today he stands in the front rank of the successful physicians of this section of the state. In 1915, in Belle Valley, Dr. Zimmerman was united in marriage to Miss Mildred McKeever, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, in 1896. To them have been born three children, namely : George, Jr., born in 1916; Gladys, in 1918, and Fred, in 1921. Mrs. Zimmerman takes an active interest in local social and civic affairs and is very popular among her associates. In his political views Dr. Zimmerman is a stanch republican, while fraternally he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging also to the Phi Rho Sigma college fraternity. He maintains professional affiliation with the SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 285 Noble County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church. Courteous and friendly in manner, the Doctor has made a host of warm and loyal friends throughout this section of the country and commands the sincere respect of all. PHILIP HENRY COSNER, M. D. Holding to a high standard in the field of professional service, Dr. Philip Henry Cosner has steadily advanced and Newark has long numbered him among its leading physicians. He was born March 4, 1871, in Fredericktown, Knox county, Ohio, and his parents, David and Henrietta (Kirby) Cosner, were also natives of the Buckeye state. His grandfather, David Cosner, Sr., was a Virginian and when a young man migrated to Ohio. He gave his political support to the republican party ; was a deacon of the Baptist church, and followed the occupation of a miller. His demise occurred in Zanesville, Ohio. His wife, Mary (Drake) Cosner, was born in Maryland and died in Fredericktown, Ohio. Their son, David Cosner, Jr., chose a mercantile career and prospered in his undertakings. He cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party but never entered politics. Of a deeply religious nature, he united with the Baptist church early in life and from the age of sixteen until his death was one of its deacons. He attained the age of forty-seven years, passing away at Brinkhaven in 1888. His wife, Henrietta Kirby, was born in Fredericktown, Ohio, and passed away in Williamsport, this state, in 1909, when fifty-seven years of age. She was a daughter of Nathan and Isabelle (Turbey) Kirby, both of whom were natives of Maryland and died in Fredericktown, Ohio. Mr. Kirby devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits and conformed his life to the teachings of the Baptist church, while in politics he was a republican. Dr. Philip H. Cosner supplemented his public school training by attendance at Oberlin College of Ohio and completed his education in the Baltimore Medical College. He was graduated with the class of 1896 and also received the M. D. degree from the University of Maryland. While an interne of the Maryland General Hospital he obtained practical experience and on returning to Ohio located in Bladensburg, where he followed his profession for eight years. He then opened an office in Newark, and his practice has steadily increased as he has demonstrated his ability to cope with disease. He is a member of the medical staff of the City Hospital and also of the Newark Sanitarium. Dr. Cosner was married September 8, 1892, in Gambier, Ohio, to Miss Olive J. Young, a daughter of James and Minerva (King) Young. Her parents were natives of Ohio and both died in Gambier. Mr. Young, who was a miller, passed away in 1890. He guided his life by the teachings 18-VOL. 3 286 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO of the Episcopal church and was an adherent of the democratic party. He was survived for ten years by his wife, whose demise occurred in 1900. Mrs. Cosner was born October 14, 1871, and after her graduation from the Gambier high school became a teacher, following that profession until her marriage. Dr. and Mrs. Cosner are the parents of a son, William L., who was born May 19, 1895, and married Miss Beatrice Kirk, of Newark. He is a successful poultryman, owning a valuable farm two and a half miles west of the city, where he has a 'flock of eight thousand chickens, and the methods which he employs are based on system and science. Dr. and Mrs. Cosner are affiliated with the Presbyterian church, and she is a member of the State Federation of Women's Clubs. Through his connection with the Chamber of Commerce the Doctor is working for Newark's upbuilding and advancement, and during the World war he served on the local draft board. Along fraternal lines he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, while the sport of fishing affords him needed relaxation and diversion. He is president of the Doctors Club of Newark, a member of the Licking County and Ohio Medical Societies, acting as councillor of the state organization, and also belongs to the American Medical Association. An indefatigable student, he has constantly added to his store of scientific knowledge and is an able, progressive and highly esteemed representative of his profession. BEVERLY O. SKINNER For more than a decade the educational interests of Marietta have been ably directed by Beverly O. Skinner, who enjoys a well merited reputation as one of the leaders in his profession in Southeastern Ohio. Under his wise supervision, the schools here have made steady and substantial progress and today are not excelled in the state in the way of equipment, teaching personnel or effectiveness. Mr. Skinner is the scion of sterling old English stock in the paternal line, the progenitors of the family having first settled in New Jersey, from which state they moved to Virginia. In Loudoun county, of the latter state, was born Lemuel Skinner, who moved to Perry county, Ohio, in 1832, and there engaged in farming. He became the father of Thomas P. Skinner, who was born in Perry county, where he was reared and educated and devoted the major part of his life to agricultural pursuits. He also taught school for a number of years and became active and prominent in local public affairs, having served a number of years as justice of the peace and as member of the school board. He was married to Miss Harriet Brown, whose father, Isaac Brown, was a native of Ireland, from which country he came to Ohio about 1800 and here followed farming. SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 287 Among the children born to Thomas P. and Harriet Skinner is Beverly O. Skinner, who was born near Redfield, Perry county, on the 13th of February, 1875. His brother, E. B. Skinner, Ph. D., is professor of mathematics of the University of Wisconsin, while C. E. Skinner, Sc. D., is assistant director of engineering of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. B. O. Skinner attended the common schools of his home neighborhood and Putnam Military Academy at Zanesville. After attending Ohio University two years, he entered the University of Chicago, where he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in 1905, receiving his diploma from Dr. William Rainey Harper, the first president of that institution, this being the last occasion in which he appeared in public. Subsequently Mr. Skinner did special graduate work at Ohio University, from which he received the degree of Master of Science in 1912. He has since done special work at Ohio State University. His first experience as a teacher was in the rural schools of Perry county, after which he became superintendent of a township school in Pike county. For two years he served as principal of the high school at Waverly, Pike county, followed by one year as instructor at Chillicothe, this state, and four and a half years at Streator, Illinois. Returning to Ohio, he served nine years as superintendent of the city schools at Athens, after which he came to Marietta and for twelve years has been superintendent of the city schools. He has shown fine discrimination in handling the various important problems incident to his position ; is firm, but tactful, as an executive ; and has measured fully up to the requirements of the office which he holds. Mr. Skinner has gained a wide reputation as an authority in educational matters and has done a vast amount of work as instructor in summer schools, having served in that capacity at Ohio University for twelve summers, and six summers at the normal school at Parkersburg, West Virginia, a branch of the Fairmont State Normal. He has also delivered many lectures throughout Ohio and West Virginia, has spoken before many Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and is in great demand as a commencement speaker. The new high school at Marietta is a building of which the community is justifiably proud, the structure, with its equipment and campus of twenty-five acres, representing an investment of about six hundred thousand dollars. Ninety-six teachers are employed, while the enrollment is approximately three thousand. In 1904, at Streator; Illinois, Mr. Skinner was united in marriage to Miss Ada Chalfant, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Chalfant, and they are the parents of three children, namely : Chads O., who was born in 1905, and is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University ; Harriet F., born in 1908, a senior in the same institution ; and Beverly C., born in 1910, a senior in the Marietta high school. Mrs. Skinner received a good education, having attended Knox and Oxford Colleges, and is a member of the Federated Clubs of Marietta and the Drama Literary Club, being active in local, civic and social affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner are earnest 288 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO members of the First Presbyterian church, of which he has served as a trustee. He is a member of the Eastern Ohio Educational Association, the Ohio State Educational Association, serving as a member of its executive and legislative committees, and is a member of the department of superintendence of the National Education Association. He has read a number of interesting papers before the state association and is regarded as an authority on matters relating. to the management of schools and advanced methods of instruction. Mr. Skinner is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Beta Theta Pi college fraternity, as well as the Rotary Club of Marietta, of which he is a past president. He is on the board of trustees of the city library, has served on the city board of health and in every way has shown a commendable interest in the welfare of his community. His record as superintendent of schools has gained for him the confidence and respect of the people of the community and he stands today as one of its representative men. HERMAN GEAR SPENCER Educational progress in Southeastern Ohio has been stimulated by the constructive efforts of Herman Gear Spencer, who has risen rapidly in his chosen profession and is doing valuable work as superintendent of schools of Utica, an office which he has filled for a period of five years. He was born February 9, 1897, in Alexandria, Ohio, is a son of Bunyan and Emily J. (Gear) Spencer and is of the fifth generation in line of descent from Joseph Spencer, who was born in New Jersey and during the Revolutionary war was a captain of the militia. He followed the trades of shoe making and tanning and his demise occurred near Shannon, Ohio, while his wife, Margaret (Foreman) Spencer, passed away in Virginia. Their son, William Spencer, was a native of the Old Dominion and became a Baptist minister. An earnest follower of the faith he preached, he was pastor of the church at Adamsville, Ohio, from the date of its organization until his death, completing a service of twenty years. His wife, Catharine (Prior) Spencer, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, and passed away near Adamsville. They were the parents of Joseph C. Spencer, who was born in Muskingum county in 1813. He followed agricultural pursuits, was also a licensed minister of the Baptist church and gave his political support to the republican party. He married Jane Fitz, who was born October 8, 1816, in Muskingum county, and passed away December 31, 1900, near Johnstown, Ohio, while his death occurred in Adamsville. Their son, Bunyan Spencer, was born July 16, 1854, in Coshocton county and in 1879 received the A. B. degree from Denison University. In 1885 he was graduated from the Baptist Theological Seminary of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 289 Chicago and later the honorary degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by Colgate University. While a resident of California he was pastor of the Hamilton Square church in San Francisco and Emanuel church at San Jose. Dr. Spencer resides in Granville, Ohio, and for two years was acting president of Denison University, of which he has been dean for three years. He is a highminded gentleman of scholarly attainments and his life has been a serviceable factor in the cause of human progress. His wife was born in Granville April 5, 1864, and there passed away May 1, 1912. She was a daughter of Hiram L. and Emily (Van Chief) Gear, the latter a native of Washington county, Ohio. Mr. Gear was also born in the Buckeye state and for several years was a court reporter. Later he was a successful attorney and became well known to the profession as the author of a volume entitled "Landlords and Tenants," and of other law books. He was ordained a minister of the Baptist church and spent the latter part of his life in Oakland, California. His wife was the daughter of a prominent railroad official and died in San Francisco. Herman G. Spencer was graduated from Doane Academy of Granville with the class of 1915 and in 1920 received the degree of Ph. B. from Denison University, later taking a course in education at Ohio State University. During 1920-21 he was principal of the high school at Alexandria, Ohio, and then went to the orient. In 1921-22 he was a teacher of English in Waseda University at Tokio, Japan, and in November of the latter year returned to his native land, becoming instructor in mathematics at the high school of Utica, Ohio. His work soon attracted favorable notice and in 1923 he was chosen superintendent of the public schools of Utica. He has introduced new methods and with the harmonious cooperation of the teachers under his direction has brought the scholarship of the local schools up to a high standard. Mr. Spencer was married May 31, 1923, in Granville, to Miss Dorothy Grace Martin, who was born in India, May 16, 1896, and is a graduate of Doane Academy. She received the A. B. degree from the Kalamazoo College at Kalamazoo, Michigan, and taught history at Sturgis, that state, and also in Alexandria and Utica, Ohio. She is a daughter of Lewis and Nellie (Clough) Martin, the former a native of Michigan, and both are engaged in missionary work in India. Mrs. Martin's father, Dr. John Clough, was a medical missionary in India and the author of interesting books describing conditions in that country. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer have a son, James Martin, who was born January 17, 1926, in Newark, Ohio. During the World war Mr. Spencer was in training at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, Illinois, and at Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louisville, Kentucky. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery and at Camp Taylor was honorably discharged December 12, 1918. He is connected with the Kappa Sigma fraternity and his wife is a member of Sigma Delta Phi, a local sorority. Mr. Spencer is a Mason, belonging to Center Star Lodge, No. 11, F. & A. M., of Granville, is a 290 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO member of the Newark Kiwanis Club and Mt. Vernon Country Club, and is also affiliated with the Baptist church of Granville. Like his father, he is a republican and cooperates in all measures for the general good. His interest centers in his profession and his future is most promising, for nature has endowed him with those qualities which insure success. WILLIAM G. CORNE, D. D. S. For twenty years Dr. William G. Corne was classed with Newark's leading dentists, and in the office of postmaster he is also rendering service of value to the city. He was born October 5, 1868, in Waverly, Ohio. His father, George W. Corne, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1807, and became a general merchant, later following the tailor's trade in Waverly, Ohio. He voted the republican ticket and was a steward in the Methodist Episcopal church. He attained the age of seventy-two years, passing away July 4, 1879, in Leistville, Ohio. His wife, Lucy (Cussins) Coyne, was born April 4, 1826, near Concord, in Muskingum county, Ohio, and died at Newark, May 28, 1920, at the advanced age of ninety-four years. Dr. William G. Corne attended the public schools of Leistville and next took a commercial course at the University of Kentucky, in which he was an instructor for three and a half years. He then enrolled as a student in the Louisville College of Dentistry, from which he was graduated in 1897, and for five years thereafter followed his profession in Circleville, Ohio. On February 1, 1902, he chose Newark as the scene of his activities, and his skill soon won recognition. He equipped his office with the most modern dental appliances and as the years passed his practice steadily increased. On September 1, 1922, he retired from the profession, at which time he was made acting postmaster by the late President Harding, a personal friend of Dr. Coyne, and fifteen months later, in December, 1923, was appointed postmaster by President Coolidge. In the discharge of his duties Dr. Coyne is conscientious and efficient, and his work has been highly satisfactory. Dr. Corne was married June 27, 1906, in Newark, to Miss Mary Baldwin, a daughter of Dr. William M. and Catherine (Stout) Baldwin. Her father was graduated from the Homeopathic School of Medicine at Cleveland, Ohio, and for over forty years practiced successfully in Newark. Dr. Baldwin was one of the city's foremost physicians and a man of unselfish nature and high principles, esteemed and honored by all with whom he was associated. He lent the weight of his support to the movement for prohibition, and his religious views were in accord with the doctrines of the Swedenborgian church. Much of his life was spent in Newark, and his wife, a native of Mount Vernon, Ohio, also passed away SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 291 in this city. Mrs. Corne was born January 25, 1876, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and completed a course in the Newark high school. She was graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and prior to her marriage engaged in teaching music in Newark. Dr. and Mrs. Coyne have two children. Their daughter, Molly B., was born September 29, 1907, and in 1925 was graduated from the Newark high school. She is a junior at Ohio State University and is specializing in journalism. Her brother, William G. Corne, Jr., was born July 30, 1909, and in 1927 completed a course in the Newark high school, and is now a member of the class of 1931 of Ohio Wesleyan University. Mrs. Corne has been president of the Junior Music Club for a number of years, contributing materially toward Newark's advancement along cultural lines, and is a zealous worker in behalf of the Presbyterian church, with which the Doctor is also affiliated. In politics he is a stalwart republican and for ten years served on the local election board. During the World war he promoted the sale of Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps, acting as captain of a team, and devoted much of his time to patriotic work. He belongs to Acme Lodge, No. 97, of the Masonic order and also to the Newark Lodge of Elks. He is a Kiwanian and one of the energetic members of the Newark Chamber of Commerce. For recreation he turns to gardening and grows many varieties of flowers. By nature Dr. Corne is frank, genial and sympathetic, and a wide circle of steadfast friends indicates his personal popularity. A. C. DAVIS, D. D. S. Dr. A. C. Davis, who conducts a modern dental office in Martins Ferry, is regarded in his community as an able and skillful operator in his profession and is building up a large and representative practice. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the 21st of August, 1899, and is the youngest of the seven children of David J. and Elizabeth (Booth) Davis, the former born in Wales and the latter in England. They came to the United States in 1897 and first located in Pittsburgh, where they resided a short time, coming thence to Martins Ferry, where the father was employed in the steel mills for a number of years but is now retired. He still lives in this city but the mother passed away April 23, 1917. David J. Davis is a member of the Welsh Congregational church. To him and his wife were born seven children : Margaret, who is the wife of James Edwards, a traveling salesman for the Fuller Brush Company, residing in Martins Ferry ; Minnie, the wife of Thomas Reese, who is engaged in the insurance business in South Wales, Ammford, England ; Daniel, who is a millworker and resides with his father in Martins Ferry ; Bessie, the wife, of Louis Daubert, who is employed in the steel mills in this city ; Agnes, the wife of Daniel Jones, who is in the employ of 292 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO the W. L. Noble Furniture Company of Martins Ferry ; Albert, who is employed as a shipping clerk at the Yorkville mill of the Wheel Steel Corporation and resides in Martins Ferry ; and A. C. Davis. During the World war Albert served four years in the British army, as a member of the Royal Engineers, and was shell shocked, gassed and wounded. A. C. Davis attended the public schools of Martins Ferry, graduating from high school in 1918, and then studied in Kenyon College, at Gambier, Ohio. He next entered the dental college of the University of Pittsburgh, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1925, and at once entered upon the practice of his profession in Martins Ferry, having a well arranged and nicely equipped office in the Hoge building. In his political views Dr. Davis is a stanch republican and his religious affiliation is with the Welsh Congregational church. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Alpha Pi high school fraternity and the Sigma Pi college fraternity. During the World war he served for three months in the students' army training camp. A man of sterling character and earnest purpose, he commands the respect and confidence of all who have come in contact with him and is a popular member of his social circle. RODGER W. McGIFFIN Rodger W. McGiffin, president of the Marietta Business College, is a man of wide experience in his special line of education and is widely recognized as an able and successful instructor. Since assuming control of this institution he has improved its equipment and facilities and the enrollment is steadily increasing. Mr. McGiffin was born in Coshocton, Ohio, on the 19th of September, 1891, and is a son of John A. and Alice (Noble) McGiffin. His father was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, April 1, 1856, and engaged in farming for a number of years but is now living retired in West Lafayette, Ohio. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees and has served as assessor of Lafayette township, Guernsey county. His wife was born December 7, 1856, in Lafayette township, Guernsey county. To them were born nine children, three sons and six daughters, of whom two daughters are deceased. Rodger W. McGiffin secured his elementary education in the public schools of Coshocton and Plainfield, and then entered Bliss Business College, at Columbus, which he attended two years, completing the teachers' course in 1915. He also attended the Zanerian Art College of Penmanship. He then returned to Bliss College, where he taught for about six months, and later became an instructor in the Lebanon Business College, at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, resigning that position in order to accept the management of the Douglas Business College at Connellsville, Pennsylvania. In SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 295 1917 Mr. McGiffin became a teacher in the Metropolitan Business College, of Chicago, where he remained two years, and then became connected with the Steubenville (Ohio) Business College. A year later he was made head of the commercial department of the Steubenville public schools, and in 1920 he went to Coshocton, where he took charge of the commercial department of the schools. While there he organized the Coshocton Business College, which he recently sold to E. L. Hinds and which is still in successful operation. On May 9, 1924, he resigned from the Coshocton schools and in August, 1925, came to Marietta and bought the Marietta Business College, which had been conducted by J. H. Kutscher and Miss Effie Bishop. Eighty-five students are enrolled in the commercial and shorthand departments, and those who have studied under him are loud in their praise of his teaching ability, as well as of his character and personal qualities. In 1917, in Coshocton, Ohio, Mr. McGiffin was united in marriage to Miss Flora E. Green, who was born November 11, 1892, in Tuscarawas township, Coshocton county, and whose father, William Green, is president of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. and Mrs. McGiffin are the parents of a son, Robert William, who was born July 6, 1918, and is now attending the public schools. Mr. McGiffin is a democrat in his political views and has been active in political affairs, having served two terms as treasurer and two terms as chairman of the democratic county committee of Coshocton county. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and. the Civitan Club, and his religious connection is with the Baptist church. Kindly and courteous in manner, and devoted to his life work, he has gained a high place in public esteem and is numbered among Marietta's progressive and enterprising men. WILLIAM E. SHRONTZ, M. D. Well equipped for his chosen vocation in life, Dr. William E. Shrontz has become firmly established in public regard as one of Newark's leading physicians and ably maintains the professional prestige of the family. He was born December 21, 1882, in Martinsburg, Knox county, Ohio, and is a son of Dr. John F. and Ellen (Leeding) Shrontz. His grandfather, Jacob Shrontz, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1822, and followed the occupation of farming as a life work. He was a faithful member of the Christian church and gave his political support to the republican party. He reached the age of seventy-eight years, passing away at Martinsburg, Ohio, in April, 1900. His wife, Nancy (Cooper) Shrontz, was also a native of Pennsylvania and her demise occurred in Knox county, Ohio. Her nephew, Myers Y. Cooper, of Cincinnati, was the republican nominee for governor of Ohio in 1926. 296 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Dr. John F. Shrontz was born August 10, 1850, in Washington, Pennsylvania, and completed his education in the Cincinnati Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1877. For many years he successfully followed his profession and is now living retired in Martinsburg. He is allied with the republican party and conforms his life to the teachings of the Christian church. His wife was born July 12, 1858, in Licking county, Ohio, and died July 3, 1922, in Martinsburg. Her father, Robert Leeding, was a native of England and came to the United States in his youth, settling in Ohio. He was a capable business man and became a successful realtor. His religious views were in accord with the tenets of the Christian church, and in politics he was a republican. In the fall of 1875 he was the popular choice for county commissioner, being the first republican ever elected to office in Licking county and serving acceptably for two terms. He was a man of high principles, honored and respected by all who knew him, and remained in Licking county until his death. His wife, Amanda (Harris) Leeding, was a native of the county and passed away at St. Louisville, Ohio. In 1900 Dr. William E. Shrontz completed a course in the Martinsburg high school and for two terms he attended Hiram College of Ohio. He next entered Indiana University at Indianapolis, where he pursued his medical studies, and was graduated with the class of 1906. Returning to Martinsburg, he entered the office of his father, with whom he was associated for eight years, and since 1914 Newark has been the scene of his professional labors. His office is at No. 103 Hudson avenue, and his practice makes heavy demands upon his time and energies. He is chief of staff Of the Newark City Hospital and one of the physicians in attendance at the local sanitarium. In diagnosis he is thorough and painstaking and uses his scientific knowledge to good advantage. Dr. Shrontz was married June 20, 1906, in Xenia, Ohio, to Miss Pearl Irene Rouse, who was born August 5, 1886. She attended the public schools of Paintersville and Jamestown, Ohio, and received her higher education in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. Her father, Dr. William L. Roust, was born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1849 and in 1878 was graduated from the State Medical College at Cincinnati. He was a physician of high standing and was elected president of the Greene County Medical Society. He also belonged to the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Dr. Rouse was a stanch republican and a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church, serving at one time as superintendent of its Sunday school. He remained a resident of Greene county until his death, which occurred in October, 1910, when he was sixty-one years of age. He was a son of Sylvester and Isabelle (Lyon) Rouse, the latter of whom was born in Scotland in 1824 and died at Martinsburg, Ohio,. in 1887. Sylvester Rouse was born in Knox county, Ohio, in 1820, and passed away in 1902. He followed the trade of a shoemaker and was an adherent of the democratic party, while in religious faith he was a Presbyterian. He was a son of Smith SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 297 and Joanna (Green) Rouse and a grandson of Daniel Green. The last named was born in 1742, and his father, a prominent minister of the Quaker church, excommunicated him because of his military activities. Daniel Green was one of the distinguished officers of the Continental Army, becoming brigadier general in 1775, major general in 1776 and quartermaster general in 1778. He aided in winning American independence and in recognition of his services to his country congress awarded him a gold medal and a tract of land. Mrs. Ida May (Mercer) Rouse, the mother of Mrs. Shrontz, was born at Bainbridge, Ohio, in May, 1859, and died in Newark, March 17, 1923. She was a daughter of John and Eliza Jane (Benner) Mercer, who were also natives of the Buckeye state. Her father devoted his energies to the cultivation of the soil and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his political views were in accord with the tenets of the republican party. He fought for the preservation of the Union and died at Bainbridge two weeks after his return from the war. His wife was born at Washington Court House and also passed away in Bainbridge. Dr. and Mrs. Shrontz are the parents of a son, John William, who was born March 6, 1916. The Doctor casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party and is affiliated with the Central Church of Christ. Along fraternal lines he is connected with Newark Lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and Buckeye Camp of the Woodmen of the World. He is also a Mason, belonging to Bradenburg Lodge, No. 199, F. & A. M.; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. ; and Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M. The Lions Club of Newark numbers him among its influential members and for recreation he turns to fishing and other outdoor sports. His professional affiliations are with the Licking County Medical Society, of which he was secretary for seven years and president for one year, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Throughout life he has been actuated by a keen sense of duty and honor and merits and receives the respect of his fellowmen. Mrs. Shrontz was active in Red Cross work during the World war and is connected with the Eastern Star and the White Shrine of Newark. She is a member of the Central Church of Christ and a faithful follower of its teachings. EDWARD W. MATHEWS Endowed by nature with varied talents, Edward W. Mathews won prominence as a lawyer and jurist as well as a business man and financier. He also figured conspicuously in public affairs and was one of the most useful and influential citizens of Cambridge, where he spent the greater part of his life. He was born February 7, 1832, on the island of Guernsey, a son of Edward W. and Margaret (Blampied) Mathews. His father was a victim of the cholera epidemic that occurred on the 298 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO island in 1832 and in the following year the mother made the voyage to the United States in company with relatives. She established her home in Cambridge, then a village of about six hundred inhabitants, and Edward W. Mathews received his early education in the local schools. He attended two academies in Guernsey county and lived for a time with his brother-in-law, Thomas McHaffey, under whom he served an apprenticeship to the shoemaker's trade, which he followed for about four years. In 1850, when a young man of eighteen, Mr. Mathews joined a company of gold seekers and went to California by the overland route, undergoing many hardships and privations. Soon after reaching the "diggings" he contracted typhoid fever and after an illness of several weeks resumed his search for the precious metal. He was successful in his quest and returned to the east by way of the Isthmus of Panama. On reaching Cambridge he purchased an interest in the drug business of E. R. Nyce and the partners became the owners of a branch store in Cumberland, Guernsey county, of which Mr. Mathews took charge. For two years he conducted the business and in 1859 began his preparation for a professional career, securing a position in the office of Matthew Gaston, a prominent attorney of Guernsey county. In 1860 Mr. Mathews was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School and then returned to Cambridge. He began practice with Mr. Gaston, afterward forming a partnership with J. W. White, who was elected to congress during their association. He next joined W. S. Head, the latter relation existing for about a quarter of a century, and in 1898 Edward W. Mathews (III) entered the firm. In 1894 Mr. Head retired and the business was then conducted under the style of Mathews & Mathews. They were intrusted with important litigation and won many verdicts favorable to the interests of their clients. Meanwhile the senior member of the firm had been called to public office, becoming judge of the court of common pleas in 1884, through appointment of Governor Hoadley, and completed the unexpired term of Judge Frazier. Always a patient and diligent inquirer after the truth, Judge Mathews carefully ascertained the facts of each case brought before his tribunal and the justice of his rulings proved his moral worth. In cooperation with General A. G. Warner he was instrumental in promoting, building and operating the Cleveland & Marietta Railroad and at the time the company was organized Judge Mathews became its attorney. When the business changed hands he was retained by the new owners and had charge of the legal interests of the road until 1909. He demonstrated his faith in the future of Cambridge by his real estate investments and erected a number of substantial business blocks as well as desirable residences. An astute financier, he aided in reorganizing the business of the Central National Bank, of which he was elected president, and filled that office until his death on February 13, 1911, following a policy which broadened the scope of the institution and increased its prestige. In May, 1862, Judge Mathews married Miss Amelia Haynes, who was SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 299 a daughter of Dr. Vincent and Sarah Haynes and in 1877 was called to her final rest. She had become the mother of two children : Edward W. Mathews (III), a well known attorney of Cambridge ; and Minnie L., who died in infancy. On January 30, 1879, Judge Mathews wedded Miss Anna Means, a daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Akelson) Means, of Washington county, Pennsylvania. The children of the second union are: Margaret Amelia, the wife of Verne Benedict ; and Gertrude Blanpied, now the wife of William M. Hannan. Mrs. Mathews died June 23, 1927. Judge Mathews exercises a strong influence in Ohio politics and was a delegate to the democratic national convention which met at St. Louis in 1888, nominating Grover Cleveland for president. As mayor of Cambridge, he gave to the municipality an administration productive of much good and for two terms he was a member of the school board, doing all in his power to advance the standards of education in this locality. Forceful, resourceful and high-minded, he was a tower of strength in the community and his memory is revered by all who enjoyed the privilege of his friendship. SAMUEL EMERY WOLFE An outstanding weekly newspaper of Ohio is the Weekly Tribune-Telegraph of Pomeroy, one of the largest and most influential journals in the southern part of the state, its success being due in large measure to the energetic methods and sound judgment of its business manager, Samuel Emery Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe is a native of Meigs county and a son of Samuel R. and Sarah A. Wolfe, the former a farmer by occupation. They were the parents of eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom the survivors are : J. Oren, a retired farmer of this county ; Professor Clyde, principal of the Central school at Pomeroy ; Mrs.- W. K. Smart, of Racine ; and Samuel E., of this review. Samuel E. Wolfe attended the public schools, graduating from the Racine high school in 1884, and was then employed as a clerk in stores in Racine until 1888. In that year Mr. Wolfe arrived in Pomeroy and became connected with the newspaper firm of Huntley & Hartley as outside reporter. In 1900 he was transferred to the inside and there he learned every detail of the business, being employed at various times in each department. During the past ten years Mr. Wolfe has served as business manager of the Meigs Publishing Company, and has been more than ordinarily successful. In 1892 the Weekly Tribune and the Weekly Telegraph were consolidated, and the paper was thereafter known as the Tribune-Telegraph. In 1920 the business was incorporated, at which time Mr. Wolfe became a stockholder and director of the company, and was made business manager. The Tribune-Telegraph has enjoyed an enviable record of steady and substantial growth and now has a circulation