400 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO In the acquirement of an education Miss E. Florence Stir attended the public schools of Pike county and a normal training school at Lebanon, Ohio. For seven years she engaged in teaching in her native county and in June, 1901, was graduated from the Laura Memorial Woman's Medical College and Presbyterian Hospital at Cincinnati. In the same year she took the state medical examination of West Virginia with a record second to none, and located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, but in 1902 moved her office to Pennsboro, that state, where she spent one and a half years. Returning to Cincinnati, she entered the Eclectic Medical College and on completing the full term of nine months was also awarded the M. D. degree by that institution. In April, 1904, she chose Newark as the scene of her professional activities and in the intervening period has established a large practice, specializing in women's diseases, of which she has made an intensive study. Her office at No. 37 North Fifth street is completely equipped and success has attended her ministrations. On July 19, 1902, Miss Stir was married in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Dr. George W. Smith, also a graduate of the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati. A niece, Dorothy Gertrude Stir, born January 9, 1910, makes her home with her aunt and is attending the Newark high school. In religious faith the Doctor is a Roman Catholic, and her political allegiance is given to the democratic party. She manifests a keen interest in matters of public moment and heartily indorses those projects which are destined to prove of benefit to the community, but is not interested in club life or social activities. She is a member of the White Carnation Review, the Business and Professional Women's Club, and the Ohio State and National Eclectic Medical Associations. An indefatigable student, she is constantly striving to broaden her field of usefulness, and her pronounced success indicates that she has chosen the vocation for which nature intended her. JAY H. STALEY Diligent and efficient, Jay H. Staley has steadily advanced and one of the important business institutions of Cambridge is the visible result of his well directed labors. Born July 29, 1896, in Clark county, Ohio, he is a son of Joseph and Sarah Staley. He received his early instruction in his native county and completed his studies in Toledo, Ohio, where he became connected with the Warner Transmission Company. He remained with the firm for a year and a half and in 1918 came to Cambridge, entering the employ of the McFarland Baking Company. He spent six years with the corporation, acquiring valuable experience, and in 1924 ventured in business for himself. He has since been the proprietor of the Staley Bakery, which is housed in a two-story brick build- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 401 ing and equipped with the most improved machinery. His plant is a model of cleanliness and efficiency, and a large and rapidly increasing patronage denotes the high quality of its products. Mr. Staley was married May 10, 1923, in Cambridge to Miss Ethel McConaha, a daughter of Corbin and Mary McConaha and a member of one of the old and prominent families of Guernsey county. About 1812 Mrs. Staley's paternal grandfather left Washington county, Pennsylvania, and made the overland journey to Ohio in typical pioneer fashion, settling in the midst of a forest in what is now Center township before the building of the National pike, which passed near the home of the family. LESLIE EDGAR SHARP, D. D. S. An able and skilled dentist, Dr. Leslie Edgar Sharp commands not only a large and lucrative practice in McConnelsville, Morgan county, but also stands high in public esteem, being regarded as one of the representative professional men and public spirited citizens of the community. He was born in this city in 1881 and is a son of Edgar and Matilda (Burkholter) Sharp, of whom the latter was born in 1846 and died in 1909. The father was born in Morgan county in 1843, was long engaged in manufacturing here and is now retired. He is a democrat in his political views and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To him and his wife were born two sons, Harry B. and Leslie Edgar. Leslie E. Sharp attended the public and high schools of McConnelsville and then entered the dental school of Ohio State University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1903. He entered upon the practice of his profession in Zanesville, Ohio, where he remained two years, and for the same length of time was in New Lexington, Perry county, while in 1907 he located in McConnelsville, where he has practiced to the present. He maintains a nicely furnished and well equipped office in the Durbin building and has won a reputation as one of the most competent dentists in this part of the state. He is attending dentist at the Rocky Glen Sanitarium at McConnelsville; is a member of the Muskingum Valley Dental Association, the Ohio State Dental Association and the American Dental Association. Dr. Sharp was married in 1907, at Stockport, Ohio, to Miss Maye Milliken, who was born in Olean, New York, and to them have been born three children, namely : Landon, who was born in 1909 and is a graduate of the McConnelsville high school ; Kathryn, born in 1911; and Gale, born in 1913. Mrs. Sharp is a member of the New Era Club, the Civic Club and the Order of the Eastern Star and is a popular member of the circles in which she moves. Dr. Sharp is a democrat in his political alignment. A member of the Free and Accepted Masons, belongs to the chapter and council, and he is also identified with the Modern Woodmen of America. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. The Doctor 402 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO gives his support willingly in behalf of every deserving enterprise having for its object the advancement and moral welfare of the community and in his own career has set a good example in citizenship, so that he is worthy of the confidence and respect which are accorded him by his fellowmen. CHARLES SUMNER MARSH With broad experience as a civil engineer, Charles Sumner Marsh is well qualified for the office of surveyor of Guernsey county, in which capacity he has served for a period of six years, maintaining his home in Cambridge, where he was born March 12, 1881, a son of Thomas Milton and Alice (Wallace) Marsh. The father has always resided in Cambridge and is one of the trustees of the Methodist Protestant church, with which the mother is also affiliated. Abraham Marsh, the father of Thomas Milton Marsh, was a native of Belmont county, Ohio, and a son of Jonathan and Levina (Jones) Marsh, the latter of Welsh lineage. The paternal grandfather of Jonathan Marsh had extensive land holdings near Dublin, Ireland, and employed a large number of men, one of whom proved untrustworthy. In the altercation which ensued Mr. Marsh feared that the man was fatally injured and fled to the United States but afterward learned of the recovery of the employe, much to his relief. He found conditions in the new world greatly to his liking and remained in this country until his demise. Abraham Marsh was a shoemaker and acquired marked skill in his work. in 1860 he moved to Cambridge, where he spent the remainder of his life, establishing a large trade. On May 13, 1847, Abraham Marsh married Miss Mary A. V. Bichard, who was reared on the homestead in Guernsey county. His death occurred March 26, 1893, and his widow long survived him, passing away February 25, 1910, when eighty years of age, at the home of her daughter, Margaret, the wife of George Sarchet, of Byesville. Mrs. Marsh was a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Ferbrache) Bichard, the former born on the isle of Guernsey in 1798. He was left an orphan when about six years of age and was brought to the United States by the Sarchet family, crossing the Atlantic in the same vessel which bore Daniel and Judith (Sarchet) Ferbrache, whose daughter Mary was four years old at that time. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ferbrache on the isle of Guernsey, which they left about 1806. They were also natives of the island and of French Huguenot descent. After they established their home in America they became the parents of three children, one of whom was Dr. David Ferbrache. Daniel Bichard was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sarchet and became an agriculturist. He was the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of fertile land, which he purchased from the government for a dollar and SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 403 twenty-five cents per acre, and developed a fine farm, situated four miles north of Cambridge. He cultivated the homestead until his death on May 4, 1872. He attained the age of seventy-four years and his the passed away February 9, 1879. Mr. Bichard served as justice of the peace for a number of years and took a deep interest in religious matters, being a class leader in the Methodist church. His wife was an excellent cook and theirs was one of the most hospitable homes in this part of the county. Charles Sumner Marsh attended the public schools of Cambridge and during his boyhood spent much of his time at the home of his maternal grandparents. He decided to become a civil engineer, studying under his uncle for four years, and then secured a position with the Perry DeVore Mining Company, with which he remained until the fall of 1905. For about three years he was connected with the Skagit Mining Company of New York and in 1912 returned to Cambridge. Mr. Marsh was in the employ of the Ohio Service Company until the fall of 1917 and for three years thereafter was associated with Dwight Moorehead. Since 1921 he has been county surveyor, performing his duties with conscientiousness and ability, and time has amply justified the wisdom of the appointment. On January 4, 1922, Mr. Marsh was married in Cambridge to Miss Catherine Jackson, a daughter of William and Ida Jackson. Mr. Marsh is a past exalted ruler of Cambridge Lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal Order of Moose. He enjoys the esteem of many friends, and what he has accomplished represents the fit utilization of his innate powers and talents. VERNON WELLINGTON BARNES. Vernon W. Barnes is regarded as one of the most efficient instructors in Washington county. Well educated and keeping in close touch with advanced methods, he has given splendid service to the public schools of Newport, which, under his wise supervision, have ranked among the best schools of this section of the state. Born in Noble county, Ohio, on the 2d of June, 1893, Mr. Barnes received his early educational training in the public and high schools of Summerfield and Caldwell, Ohio. Subsequently he spent two and a half years at Ohio University, in Athens, and one and a half years in Muskingum College, at New Concord, from which he was graduated in 1923. He taught school for fourteen years in Knox, Noble and Washington counties, and in 1894 came to Newport as superintendent of schools. The first charter for these schools was taken out in 1915, and a new and modern high school building was erected, containing the latest equipment and the best facilities for the proper education of the pupils. Five school busses are operated and there is an enrollment of 404 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO two hundred and sixty-five pupils. The county curriculum as to visual and physical education is followed and the personnel of the teaching force is as follows : High school—science and athletics, John A. Donaldson ; English and commercial, Freda Faust ; Latin and music, Colene Norviel ; mathematics, Vernon W. Barnes ; Grades—first year, Ruth Hale; second year, Lulu Miracle ; third year, Elizabeth Green ; fourth and fifth years, Mrs. Cleo Barnes ; sixth year, Mrs. Lilian Kerr, and seventh and eighth years, Grace Reckard. In 1923, in Noble county, Mr.marriage was united in mariage to Miss Cleo Hannhas, who was born in Summerfield, Ohio, in 1902. Mrs. Barnes teaches the fourth and fifth grades in the Newport school, is a lady of fine attainments and is greatly liked by all who know her. Mr. Barnes is a strong supporter of the republican party, and his religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in July, 1918, in Company H, Three Hundred and Thirty-sixth United States Infantry, with which he served until November, 1918, when he was honorably discharged. During the summer of 1919 he was employed in the war risk insurance department at Washington, D. C. He is now a member of Summerfield Post of the American Legion. He has been loyal and true in every relation of life and his record has been such as has gained for him an enviable place in public confidence and esteem. MARY ELIZABETH DOWNEY Among the notable women of Ohio is numbered Mary Elizabeth Downey, recognized as one of the foremost librarians of the country, and for four years Denison University has had the benefit of her wide experience and expert services. A native of Sarahsville, Noble county, Ohio, she is a daughter of Dr. Hiram James and Martha (Ball) Downey, also natives of the Buckeye state. Her great-grandfather, Thomas Downey, was born in Frederick, Maryland, and became the founder of the family in Ohio. He was an agriculturist and passed away in Perry county. His wife, Chloe (Tracey) Downey, was born in Noble county, Ohio, and died at Hiramsburg, this state. Their son, Dr. Downey, a native of Frederick, Maryland, who also engaged in farming, spent the latter part of his life in Franklin, Indiana, and served as county commissioner, also filling other public offices. His political allegiance was given to the democratic party and his religious views were in harmony with the doctrines of the Primitive Baptist church, of which his father was also a member. Dr. Downey married Miss Elizabeth Hillyer, who was born in Noble county and died in Caldwell, Ohio. They were the parents of Dr. Hiram James Downey, who was a native of Rochester, Ohio, and attended the Starling Medical School of Co- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 407 lumbus. After his graduation from a medical college at Indianapolis, Indiana, he returned to Ohio and followed his profession in Noble county for several years. A physician of high standing, he established a large practice and was elected to the office of coroner. In religious faith he was a Baptist and cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party. His demise occurred in Hartford City, Indiana, and his wife passed away in Sarahsville, her native town. She was a daughter of James and Anna (Sallaay) Ball, natives respectively of Noble county and Pleasant City, Ohio. Mrs. Downey's great-grandfather, Matthew Ball, was one of three brothers who made the voyage from Wales to America. They were early settlers of Massachusetts and related to the family of Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington. Jonas, a son of Matthew Ball, was born in Washington county, Maryland, and served in the War of 1812. He married Miss Amy Archer, who was born in East Union, Ohio, and both died on the homestead near Sarahsville. They were the parents of James Ball, who developed one of the productive farms of Noble county and always resided there. He was affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian church and in politics was a stanch republican. For a number of years he was a member of the board of county commissioners and also furthered the progress of his district along educational lines. His demise occurred on his farm near Sarahsville and there his wife also passed away. Dr. Hiram J. Downey had a son, John T., who died at the age of eleven years. The surviving son, Howard Luther, is living retired and makes his home in Granville. He married Miss Emma Allar, of Bethesda, Ohio, and they have a son, Duane, who is attending Denison University. Mary E. Downey attended the public schools of Sarahsville and in 1895 was graduated from the Shepardson College for Women. In 1899 she received the A. B. degree from Denison University and in 1901 completed a course in library science at the University of Chicago, while in 1924 Denison University conferred upon her the degree of A. M. In 1890 she entered the educational field and for three years was a teacher in the Noble county schools. During 1901-2 she was assistant librarian of Field Museum in Chicago and then went to Iowa. From 1902 until 1908 she had charge of the public library at Ottumwa, Iowa, and in the latter year became library organizer of Ohio. She was thus engaged for four years and from 1914 until 1921 was library secretary and organizer of Utah. From 1921 until 1923 she was librarian, secretary and a director of the North Dakota State Library Commission and has since been at the head of the library of Denison University, a position for which she possesses exceptional qualifications. In 1906 Miss Downey was chosen a director of the Chautauqua (N. Y.) School for Librarians and is still acting in that capacity. For two years she was president of the Ohio Library Association and was the first person ever reelected to the office. At one time she was president of the Utah Library Association and was also selected as the executive head of the North Dakota Library Association. She was secretary of the Iowa 408 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Library Association and also of the Ohio Library Association. Miss Downey has served on important committees of the American Library Association and is now a member of its council. Formerly she was chairman of the midwest section of college libraries of the American Library Association, including ten states, and is at present chairman of the college reference section of the Ohio Library Association. During the World war she had charge of library work at Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah, and thrice reorganized the library to suit the various purposes it was to serve. Miss Downey has been active in women's clubs in the various cities to which her work has taken her and was a member of the library extension committee of the State Federations of Ohio, Utah and North Dakota. A recognized authority on the line of activity in which she specializes, she has contributed many valuable articles to professional periodicals and her addresses have been reported in the proceedings of the American Library Association and the M. E. Association. In politics she maintains an independent course, voting according to the dictates of her judgment. The Baptist church of Granville numbers her among its earnest, helpful members and she is also connected with the Eastern Star. For diversion Miss Downey turns to cooking, reading and the collecting of book plates. Through intensive study and tireless effort she has attained the pinnacle of success and her influence for good has been strong and far-reaching. WILLIAM LAVERCOMBE PROUT Newark is a monument to the aggregate labors of many energetic, far sighted business wen of the type of William Lavercombe Prout, an honored pioneer, who spent the greater part of his life in this city. As a merchant and banker he stimulated the development of the community and was also a leader in civic and religious affairs, ever manifesting an unselfish spirit of devotion to the general good. He was born September 9, 1834, in Devonshire, England, and was a son of William and Elizabeth (Lavercombe) Prout, who settled in Licking county, Ohio, in 1841. The father taught school in early life and afterward engaged in the manufacture of rope. He was a member of the Church of England and gave his political support to the republican party. His demise occurred in Alexandria, Ohio, where his wife also passed away. Their sons, John, Robert and William, were born in England and the younger children, Richard and Helen, were natives of Licking county. In the acquirement of an education William L. Prout attended the public schools of Licking county and in 1851, when a youth of seventeen, came to Newark. For some time he was a hat and shoe salesman for Nathan King and later was employed in that capacity by 0. G. King. After the latter's death his widow formed a partnership with Mr. Prout SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 409 and for several years the business was controlled by the firm of Prout & King. On retiring from mercantile affairs Mr. Prout entered the field of finance, in which he was equally successful, serving as president of the Peoples Bank until it was merged with the Franklin National Bank, of which he was elected vice president. A capable executive, he influenced the growth and prosperity of both institutions and his advice in regard to financial matters was always sound and practical. For relaxation he turned to agricultural pursuits and was the owner of a valuable farm situated eight miles east of Newark. Mr. Prout's first wife was Hattie Woodbridge, a daughter of Christopher Woodbridge, of Newark. Following her death Mr. Prout was married, July 20, 1896, to Ida Louise Woodbridge, a cousin of his first wife. The parents of Mrs. Prout were William and Martha (Houston) Woodbridge. The former was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, a son of Howell and Mary (Hollister) Woodbridge. Howell Woodbridge was a native of Connecticut, and died in Glastonburg, that state, at the age of thirty-six years. His family later migrated to Ohio and in 1858 William Woodbridge purchased the Little home, situated at No. 118 East Main street in Newark. This brick building was constructed with thick walls and good material throughout. Erected in 1832, it is the oldest residence in Newark and still in good condition. This property is now occupied by Frederick L. Woodbridge. William Woodbridge, was a prosperous merchant who engaged in business at Htbron and later in Newark, where he passed away in 1881. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian and he cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party. His wife was born in Licking county and died at the Woodbridge home in Newark. She was a daughter of John and Rebecca (Black) Houston, natives of Pennsylvania, her father having been born in Lancaster county in 1777. He became one of the prominent business men of Newark and for many years he was the proprietor of the Houston House, which stood on the site now occupied by the Warden Hotel. He attained the age of sixty-two years, passing away at Newark in 1839. His wife was born in Mercersburg and in 1861 was called to her final rest. Mr. and Mrs. William Woodbridge are survived by two children, Ida Louise and Frederick L., both of Newark. The daughter, Mrs. Prout, resides at No. 59 North Fifth street and has long been prominent in the social and cultural life of Newark. She is a past regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution and also belongs to the Monday Talks Club. In politics she is a republican and her religious views are indicated by her affiliation with the Second Presbyterian church. Mr. Prout adhered to the same faith and for thirty-five years was president of the church board of trustees, manifesting a deep interest in its work. A stanch republican, he was active in local politics but never sought office as a reward for party fealty. His civic spirit prompted his participation in all movements for Newark's growth and betterment and for a number of years he was president of the board of trustees of the 410 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO sinking fund. When the City Hospital was erected Mr. Prout acted as its treasurer and at one time he was president of the Newark Chamber of Commerce. During the World war he promoted the sale of Liberty bonds and also aided the Red Cross Society. A lover of good books, he devoted much of his leisure time to reading and was well informed on many subjects. His was an admirable character, worthy of all praise. His death occurred July 16, 1924. VALISSO E. HARKINS Among the able and successful bankers of Southeastern Ohio is numbered Valisso E. Harkins, president of the Citizens National Bank of Caldwell, Noble county, with which institution he has been identified for twenty-five years. During this eventful period he has so directed the affairs of the institution as to make it one of the strongest and most influential banks of his section of the state and he is today regarded as a man of outstanding ability in his special field of effort. Mr. Harkins was born near Caldwell in 1856 and was reared on a farm, receiving his educational training in the common schools of Noble township. From early boyhood he was ambitious for a business career and as soon as old enough he embarked in a mercantile business at Belle Valley, in which, by progressive methods and careful management, he realized a very gratifying success. He devoted himself closely to that enterprise until 1902, when he sold a half interest in the business to Fred Combs, who has managed the store continuously to the present time and it is still one of the most substantial and prosperous concerns of that locality. Mr. Harkins removed to Caldwell in 1902 and became identified with the Citizens National Bank, buying the interests of Dr. O. O. McKee, who was at that time president of the institution. He served as cashier until 1906, when he became president and has retained that office to the present. From the time he acquired the controlling interest in the bank it began to grow and prosper, and under his direction very important improvements have been made, including the erection of the present splendid building in 1903-4, and the recent installing of a new and modern type vault, at a cost of thirteen thousand dollars. The banking room is splendidly furnished and is attractive in appearance, while the service rendered the patrons of the institution is marked by courtesy, promptness and efficiency, so that there has been a steady growth in popularity and patronage. The capital of the Citizens National Bank is sixty thousand dollars, the surplus is one hundred and ten thousand dollars and the total resources amount to one million dollars. Mr. Harkins has been married twice, first in 1881, in Belle Valley, Ohio, to Miss Emmaline Ginn, who died in 1913, leaving three children, namely : Mrs. Louise Terrill, who lives in Detroit, Michigan ; Donald L., SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 411 who is assistant cashier of the Citizens National Bank, and Lillian, who is at home. Mrs. Harkins was a member of the Methodist Protestant church and was a woman of splendid character, well liked by all who knew her. In 1918, at Caldwell, Mr. Harkins married Miss Garrie Karns, who was born in this county in 1880, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which she is greately interested, as she is also in the civic and social affairs of the community. In his political views Mr. Harkins is a democrat, while, fraternally, he is a member of Noble Lodge, No. 459, F. & A. M. Cumberland Chapter, No. 116, R. A. M., Caldwell Council, No. 121, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 47, K. T. He has at all times given his earnest support to every interest for the advancement of the community along material, civic or moral lines and stands as one of its most dependable and substantial business men and public-spirited citizens. FREDERICK L. WOODBRIDGE Industrious, efficient and dependable, Frederick L. Woodbridge has steadily progressed and occupies an influential position in business circles of Newark, his native city. He was born in the old home at No. 118 East Main street and is one of the two surviving children of William and Martha (Houston) Woodbridge. His sister, Ida Louise, is the widow of William L. Prout and also lives in Newark. More extended mention of the family is made elsewhere in this publication. In the public schools of Newark, Frederick L. Woodbridge obtained his education and his first commercial experience was acquired in the O. G. King shoe store, in which he was a salesman for twenty-five years. Locating in Columbus, Ohio, he opened a retail confectionery store and successfully conducted the business for several years. Since disposing of the stock he has been connected with the production department of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, and serves the corporation with the zeal and ability which he displayed in the conduct of his own business affairs. Mr. Woodbridge was married October 11, 1899 to Miss Irene Prichard, who was born in Newark, a daughter of Reese and Ann (Thomas) Prichard, who were natives of Wales, their marriage being solemnized in Newark, where both passed away. Reese Prichard was a plasterer contractor whose work was much in demand. His political support was given to the republican party and in religious faith he was a Congregationalist. His father was a physician and on coming to the United States settled among the Welsh hills in St. Albans township, Licking county. Mr. and Mrs. Woodbridge have three sons. The eldest, Frederick L., Jr., was born November 20, 1900, and after his graduation from the Newark high school matriculated in Wooster College, from which he 412 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO received the degrees of B. A. and M. A. For three years he taught school at Wadsworth, Ohio, and is now connected with the Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company at Akron. On September 2, 1927, he married Miss Mary Belle Fisher, a native of Wooster, Ohio, and a daughter of Joseph Fisher. John Prichard, born January 11, 1903, completed a course in the Newark high school and for a year was a student at Denison University. In 1926 he was graduated from the West Point Military Academy with the rank of second lieutenant and is now stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. William P., the youngest son, was born September 10, 1907. He received a diploma from the local high school and is a member of the class of 1929, at Wooster College. The parents are earnest members of the Second Presbyterian church and Mrs. Woodbridge teaches a class in the Sunday school. She exercises her right of franchise in support of the candidates of the republican party and is active in a number of women's organizations in Newark. Along fraternal lines Mr. Woodbridge is connected with the Masonic order, belonging to Acme Lodge, No. 554, F. & A. M. ; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. ; and Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M., all of Newark. A progressive business man as well as a good citizen, he sustains the high reputation which has ever been borne by the family, and his wide circle of steadfast friends is indicative of his personal popularity. DAVID W. ARMSTRONG David W. Armstrong began to make history in this community in 1912 when as a Zanesville postoffice clerk he was promoted to be superintendent of mails, and as assistant postmaster, secretary of the Muskingum Motor Club, secretary of the Muskingum County Good Roads Association, president of the Chamber of Commerce and all-around promoter of local good causes he has continued to make history from that day to this. Born at Pleasant Valley, Muskingum county, Ohio, September 12, 1876, he is a son of Wilbur F. and Josephine (Sidle) Armstrong, the former a native of Monroe and the latter of Muskingum county. The father, who was in the mail service for years, with an excellent record to his credit, died August 11, 1926. Mrs. Armstrong was the daughter of David Sidle and Harriet Thrapp, her father being a pioneer miller in Muskingum county. Her grandfather, Rev. Joseph Thrapp, was the first Methodist minister to preach a sermon west of the Alleghany mountains. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Armstrong became the parents of four children: David W.; Frances, wife of Arthur Nosker of Zanesville ; Harriet, wife of Raymond Ford of Richmond, Virginia ; and Ada, wife of G. L. Speed of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. David W. Armstrong absorbed knowledge rapidly and to good purpose in the country schools of the Pleasant Valley neighborhood and was SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 413 one of the first of the students graduated from the Boxwell high school. He next attended the Zanesville high school and was graduated in the class of 1896. Having already decided to adopt a business career he went to the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and spent a fruitful year in its business department. Entering the mail service at Zanesville, May 25, 1899, he proceeded to make a close study of mail-handling details and results were so much to his credit that on July 1, 1912, he was appointed superintendent of the mails. Here again there was an excellent record of application and ability, so that another and a most important promotion came four years later when, on April 1, 1916, he was appointed assistant postmaster, the position which he now holds. It is a significant fact that this favor came to this republican while Woodrow Wilson's democratic administration was in power. Mr. Armstrong was married to Miss Blanche G. Beatty, June 15, 1907, and they now have three children : Verna Frances, a student in the Ohio Wesleyan Conservatory of Music ; Donald W. ; and Betty Blanche. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Armstrong is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Modern Woodman. When the Muskingum Motor Club was organized he promoted the enterprise with such vigor that he was called upon to be its secretary and the members of the club were so well pleased with his conduct of that office as to have reelected him every time his term expired. He is the club's secretary today. When the Muskingum County Good Roads Association was formed he was elected secretary of that body and is serving as such at this time. As assistant postmaster, secretary of the Motor Club, secretary of the Good Roads Association and president of the Chamber of Commerce he has made a profound and exhaustive study of road improvement and his present activity in that behalf acquires especial force from the fact that he is now incumbent of all the offices named. As such he has had unequaled opportunity to measure the necessity not only for paved highways but for graded and surfaced minor roadways, and Muskingum county is certain to profit still further from David W. Armstrong's unceasing adherence to the cause of good roads. FRED H. VOGELMEIER As a merchant, manufacturer and road builder Fred H. Vogelmeier has left the impress of his individuality upon the history of the development of Newark and the surrounding district ; has also done valuable work in the field of public service, and is now enjoying the fruits of his years of well directed industry. He was born August 22, 1865, in this city, but his parents, William and Wilhelmina (Oster) Vogelmeier, were natives of Germany. His father was born in the kingdom of Prussia and became one of the pioneer brick manufacturers of Newark, Ohio. He was a mem- 414 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO ber of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church and contributed liberally toward its support. His wife was born in the kingdom of Wurtemberg and passed away in Newark, in which city his demise also occurred. Christopher Oster, the father of Mrs. Vogelmeier, was also a native of Wurtemberg and sought the opportunities of the United States. He devoted his attention to the occupation of gardening and met an accidental death, being killed by a yard engine in Newark. Mr. Oster was affiliated with St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church and gave his political support to the democratic party. Fred H. Vogelmeier is one of a family of nine children. His sister Caroline is the widow of William Treftzer of Newark and the mother of two children, William and Minnie Treftzer. William Vogelmeier married Elizabeth Miller, of Springfield, Ohio, and both passed away, leaving two children, Clara and Harry. Henry Vogelmeier, a well known brick manufacturer of Newark, married Emmy Abele of this city, and their family numbers three children, Edward, Henry and Mary. John Vogelmeier is a well-to-do farmer and resides in the vicinity of Newark. After the death of his first wife, Clementine Jeffries, he married her sister, Olive, and has a son, Ray, by the first marriage but Olive, the only child of the second union, is deceased. Charles Vogelmeier is a bachelor and one of the progressive agriculturists of Licking county. His sister Amelia became the wife of Theodore Simross, by whom she has three children : Fred, deputy sheriff of Licking county ; Theodore, who is connected with the Newark fire department ; and Florence. Philip Vogelmeier, who is engaged in the transfer business in Newark, married Mary O'Brien of this city, and they are the parents of two children, Philip, Jr., and Helen. Otto Vogelmeier, who completes the family, is following the occupation of farming and lives near Newark. Fred H. Vogelmeier received a public school education and learned the trade of pattern making in the Newark shops of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, serving a four years' apprenticeship. For six years thereafter he was employed by the road in that capacity and then entered the service of the Lane Brothers Bridge & Construction Company, with which he spent a year. In partnership with his brother, .William Vogelmeier, he established a retail grocery in Newark and for eight years was one of the proprietors of the store. He was then elected marshal of Newark and served for two terms, or four years. On the expiration of that period he opened a brickyard in association with Henry and Charles Vogelmeier, who organized the firm of Vogelmeier Brothers, and the business is now conducted by Henry Vogelmeier. Soon after the establishment of the brick plant Vogelmeier Brothers entered the field of construction and built the Jackstown road, extending from Newark to the Perry county line. They are acknowledged leaders in this line of activity and have completed about twenty-five miles of new roads. In 1923 Fred H. Vogelmeier withdrew from the business and entered upon the duties of sheriff, which he discharged for four years, making SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 415 a fine record in the office. Since the expiration of his term he has lived practically retired, looking after his farm holdings and other interests. In politics he is a democrat, and his religious views are indicated by his affiliation with St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church. He belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles and is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Liberal, broad-minded and public-spirited, he lends the weight of his support to all worthy civic projects and is highly esteemed in the community in which his life has been passed. HENLEY J. HARMER The little town of Pennsville is one of the best platted towns in Southeastern Ohio, a fact which has frequently been commented upon by visitors to the community, and to the foresightedness and sound judgment of Henley J. Harmer this is mainly due. He has been one of the leading figures in the development and growth of this place and no man in the entire community stands higher in public esteem. He has lived here practically all his life, having been born here in 1868, a son of Amos and Mary Jane (Mitchell) Harmer. His paternal grandfather, who was of German descent, came to Ohio from Pennsylvania and was one of the early pioneers of Morgan county. Amos Harmer was born in 1837 and came to Pennsville in 1865. Soon afterwards he engaged in the manufacture of furniture and in the undertaking business, carried on both lines until his death, which occurred in 1882. He was active in county affairs, supported the republican party and was a member of the Methodist Protestant church. His wife was born in 1839 and died in 1925, at the age of eighty-six years. They were the parents of three children. Henley J. Harmer secured his education in the public schools of Pennsville and learned the art of embalming under his father and Dr. L. S. Holcomb. In his boyhood he assisted his father in the furniture factory and in his undertaking business, conducting his first funeral on April 26, 1882, when but fourteen years of age. He continued in the undertaking business after his father's death, and later engaged in contracting and building, in which he was very successful. Among the important structures erected by him are the First National Bank building at Stockport and the Masonic temple at Chesterhill. He built one hundred and twenty-five homes in the village of Pennsville. He also has a furniture store at Pennsville, under the name of H. J. Harmer & Son, and his son, A. A. Fred, runs the establishment at Chesterhill. In 1889, at Pennsville, Mr. Harmer was married to Miss Cora A. Shuster, who was born in Malta township, Morgan county, in 1871, and they are the parents of five children, as follows : A. A. Fred, of Chesterhill ; Mrs. Hazel Lindsey, of Arlington, Vermont ; Mrs. Freda Wilson, of Delaware, Ohio ; and Carlos A. and Olive, both of whom are deceased: 26-VOL. 3 416 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Mrs. Harmer has shown an effective interest in local social and church affairs, being a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of Rebekah, while she and her husband are active members of the Methodist Protestant church. The republican party has always claimed Mr. Harmer's allegiance and he is treasurer of the Embree Park Association. He is a member of Webb Lodge, No. 252, F. & A. M., at Stockport, and Columbus Consistory, A. A. S. R., and also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. No worthy object for the betterment or advancement of the community has ever appealed to him in vain and he is regarded as one of Pennsville's most progressive and wide-awake citizens. ASBERRY GARLINGER In the financial circles of New Lexington, Asberry Garlinger has occupied a prominent position as the president of the Citizens National Bank, which office he resigned on May 1, 1927, retiring to private life. Through his capable and efficient management of this institution he contributed in no small measure to the business stability and progress of the city. He has always lived in Perry county, where his birth occurred in 1856, his parents being Joseph and Jane (Slatzer) Garlinger, both of whom passed away in the year 1863, the father's death occurring while he was serving as a defender of the Union cause in the Civil war. The family comes of German ancestry. Asberry Garlinger after acquiring a common school education, which he has since supplemented by broad knowledge gained in the school of experience, started out to earn his own, living and eagerly embraced every opportunity that would enable him to provide for his own support. He was only seven years of age at the time he was left an orphan and from his youth has been dependent upon his own resources. That he made good use of his time and opportunities is shown in the fact that in 1879 he was able to establish a pottery shop of his own in Crooksville, there conducting the business until 1881. He afterward owned a general store at Hemlock, Ohio, from 1882 until 1894, building up a good trade and winning a substantial measure of success in that undertaking. His connection with banking in New Lexington covers the period from 1902 to the present time, for in the former year he organized the Citizens National Bank, of which he was president until May 1, 1927. Throughout this period he was a close student of all problems relating to the banking business, carefully safeguarded the interests of depositors and at the same time instituted a progressive policy that brought desired results, making the Citizens National one of the strong and reliable banking institutions in Southeastern Ohio. He also has other important financial holdings and in all of his business affairs has manifested sound judgment and keen SOUTHEASTERN OHIO – 417 discrimination. The Citizens National Bank, which ranks as the second oldest and now the largest in Perry county, was organized with a capital stock of twenty-five thousand dollars, and something of its growth and success is indicated in the fact that its capitalization is now seventy-five thousand dollars, while its surplus amounts to fifty thousand dollars. In 1887, in New Lexington, Mr. Garlinger was married to Miss Dora Brown, who was born in Perry county in 1858, and they have become parents of two sons and a daughter : James W., now deceased ; George E., who is engaged in business at Oakland City, Indiana ; and Mrs. Ruby Hazlette, of Newark, Ohio. In his political views Mr. Garlinger has always been a stalwart republican and has taken an active interest in the party. On coming to New Lexington in 1894 he was elected county treasurer and discharged his duties so capably and faithfully that he was reelected for a second term of two years, continuing as the incumbent in the office until 1908. He belongs to the Ohio State Bankers Association and has wide acquaintance among the financiers of the state, who have high respect for his opinion and judgment. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, having worked his way steadily upward from a humble position to one of affluence, but never has he concentrated his efforts so entirely upon business affairs as to exclude his participation in those activities which rank him as a loyal citizen. THOMAS A. POWELL Thomas A. Powell, head of the Powell Electric Company at Newark, his native city, was born October 16, 1894, and is a son of Arthur H. and Eliza S. (Reid) Powell. The great-grandfather, Henry Powell, was a well-to-do planter and a lifelong resident of Virginia. His son, Jarrett Powell, was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1824 and fought in the Civil war, being twice wounded while in the service of the Confederacy. Market gardening constituted his life work, and his demise occurred in Rockingham county in 1905. His wife, Sarah Jane (Lamb) Powell, was a native of the same county and passed away in Newark, Ohio. They were the parents of Arthur H. Powell, who was born July 9, 1861, in Rockingham county, Virginia, and also became a market gardener. Success attended his labors, and he is now living retired in Newark. While a resident of Rockingham county he was a steward of the Methodist Episcopal church and also served on the school board. His wife was born August 21, 1866, in Illinois, a daughter of Epaminondas and Virginia Jane (Bounds) Reid. Her father was born in Madison township and followed agricultural pursuits in Licking county until his death. His wife was also a native of Licking county and attained 418 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO the advanced age of eighty-six years, passing away in Newark May 24, 1925. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Powell have a family of ten children: Howard, Arlo, Wilford, Eugene, Thomas A. and Bertha Powell ; and Mrs. Pearl Nutter, Mrs. Cora Cogle, Mrs. Frances Rikus and Mrs. Ethel Monahan, all of whom are living in Newark. Thomas A. Powell was educated in the public schools of the city and also attended the Newark Business College. For seven years he was an electrician for the Avery Loab Electric Company, located at No. 46 Hudson avenue in Newark, and in 1920 he purchased the business, changing the style to the Delco Light Products Company at that time. In April, 1926, Mr. Powell moved to his present address, No. 18 North Park place, and has since conducted the business under the name of the Powell Electric Company, of which he is the manager and proprietor. He is an electrical contractor and carries a full line of fixtures. An expert electrician, his services are constantly in demand, and his business has assumed large proportions. Mr. Powell was married in Newark October 30, 1915, to Miss Marie Emma Glaunsinger, who was born March 25, 1898, in Grafton, West Virginia, a daughter of Fred and Anna (Wood) Glaunsinger, the former born in Newark, Ohio, and the latter in Grafton, West Virginia. Mr. Glaunsinger is a tailor and one of the well known business men of Newark. Mr. and Mrs. Powell have five children : Eileen Marie, who was born February 11, 1917 ; Juanita Irene, born April 12, 1918; Thomas A., Jr., April 29, 1920 ; Donald Richard, August 7, 1923 ; and Robert Howard, November 19, 1925. Mr. Powell shapes his conduct by the teachings of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his wife is a Seventh Day Adventist. In politics he is non-partisan and supports those candidates whom he considers best qualified for office. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club he is working for Newark's best interests, and his wife is connected with the women's auxiliary of the latter organization. Mr. Powell's fraternal affiliations are with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Newark Lodge of Masons. He brings to his work the zeal and enthusiasm of youth and is deserving of much credit for what he has accomplished. Mr. Powell holds a high place in the esteem of his fellow citizens. HARRY FILMORE GROVES Harry Filmore Groves is one of the self-made men and valuable citizens of Cambridge and for three years has acceptably filled the office of county recorder. He was born May 12, 1882, in Oxford township, sixteen miles east of Cambridge, his parents being Isaac and Jane (Newland) Groves, of whom the former died in 1884, while the latter has SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 419 also passed away. In the acquirement of an education Harry F. Groves attended the rural schools of Adams and Madison townships and the public schools of Cambridge. At the age of fifteen he became a farm hand and for three years followed that line of work. He then went to Byesville, Ohio, and was in the employ of a glass manufacturing company for a year. In 1901 he obtained work in the coal mines of that locality and for twenty-three years was connected with the industry. He started as mule boy and his ability soon won recognition. He was promoted to an executive position of importance and his fellow workers recognized in him the qualifications of a leader. For eight months Mr. Groves was overseer of the Guernsey County Infirmary and in 1924 was elected recorder of Guernsey county, being reelected to that office in 1926. He performs his duties with characteristic thoroughness and efficiency and has demonstrated that he is the right man for the position. Mr. Groves was married July 3, 1902, in Derwent, Ohio, to Miss Hattie Belle Hackney, a daughter of James W. and Margaret Hackney, and they now have a family of four children : John D., Clayton B., Ronald J. and Harvey Edra, all of whom were born in Derwent. Mr. Groves is connected with the Loyal Order of Moose and gives his political support to the republican party, while his religious views are in harmony with the doctrines of the Methodist church. He resides at No. 702 Oakland boulevard, in Cambridge, and has a host of friends in the county, possessing those qualities which make for popularity. JOSEPH JOHN JEFFRIES Joseph John Jeffries, an influential member of Newark's Latin-American colony, has demonstrated the value of industry, determination and initiative as factors in the attainment of success and is classed with the city's leading business men. A native of Italy, he was born in the province of Lucca, September 25, 1877, and his parents were John and Louisa (Baccicalupi) Jeffries. His father was a native of Genoa and lived opposite the house in which the birth of Christopher Columbus occurred. He had five children : Andrew, John, James and Joseph Jeffries; and Minnie, the wife of Joseph R. Stoup, all residents of Newark. Joseph J. Jeffries had practically no educational advantages. He left Italy in his youth, coming to Newark, Ohio, with his stepfather, Joseph Georgetti, now a well known candy manufacturer of the city. In 1898 he enlisted in the United States Army, becoming a member of the First Field Artillery Regiment, and served throughout the Spanish-American war. The members of the family are loyal to the country of their adoption and four of his nephews went to France with the American Expeditionary Force, participating in many important battles. Under his stepfather Joseph J. Jeffries received thorough training 420 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO in candy making and since 1916 has engaged in business for himself. He is a dealer in fruit and confectionery, conducting a large store at No. 23 South Third street, and his brothers are the proprietors of establishments of a similar nature. All are enterprising merchants and business men of high standing. Thoroughly alive to the possibilities of this country, Joseph J. Jeffries has made judicious investments in real estate and recently secured a large tract of land east of Newark. On this he is planting trees and shrubs and has made a pond which covers eight acres. Here he will begin the breeding of native fish for the purpose of restocking the local streams and is not engaged in this venture for profit, being actuated only by altruistic motives. Mr. Jeffries was married August 28, 1906, to Miss Justina Frizza and they have one child, Angeline M., who was born in 1907. The par( ents are faithful communicants of the Roman Catholic church, and in politics Mr. Jeffries maintains an independent course, voting for the candidate whom he considers best qualified for office. He heartily endorses every project destined to prove of benefit to the community and combines in his character all of the qualities of a useful and desirable citizen. MATTHEW THOMPSON MOOREHEAD, M. D. To anyone familiar with the history of Coshocton county, Dr. Matthew T. Moorehead needs no introduction, for over a period of nearly forty years, he has tirelessly and unselfishly devoted his talents and skill to the alleviation of suffering and the prolongation of human life. A man of keen mentality, thorough education and broad experience, he has been more than ordinarily successful in practice and stands in the front rank of his profession in this section of the state. Dr. Moorehead was born in Highland township, Muskingum county, Ohio, on the 14th of December, 1860, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Graham) Moorehead. His paternal grandfather, James Moorehead, was born in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and died on his farm near Concord, Ohio. He was a republican in politics and was an active member of the United Presbyterian church. He took great interest in the moral and religious welfare of his community and erected the first church in Highland township, Muskingum county, it being constructed of logs. He married Miss Ann McWhirter, who was a native of Ohio and died on the Moorehead homestead. Their son, Samuel Moorehead, was born in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, and died at Plainfield, Coschocton county, Ohio, in 1893, at the age of eighty-four years. He accompanied his parents on their removal to Muskingum county, Ohio, when eight years of age, and, after completing his education, learned the carpenter trade, which he followed for many years and he also operated the first gristmill in Muskingum county. He SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 423 was a veteran of the Civil war, gave his political support to the republican party and was a member of the United Presbyterian church. His wife, Elizabeth (Graham) Moorehead, was a native of Maryland but was reared and educated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in which city her marriage occurred. Matthew T. Moorehead attended the common schools and McCorkle College. at Bloomfield, Ohio, and then matriculated in the Medical College of Ohio at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1889. He at once located at Plainfield, Coshocton county, where he was successfully engaged in the practice of his profession for twenty-three years, or until 1911, when he moved to West Lafayette, where he has practiced to the present time. A man of broad human sympathies and possessing the happy faculty of inspiring confidence on the part of his patients, his services have been of a character that has gained for him the respect and gratitude of hundreds who have benefited by his ministrations. On June 1, 1895, in Coshocton, Rev. W. E. Hunt performed the ceremony which united Dr. Moorehead and Miss Mary Sophia Talmage, a daughter of Henry and Mary McCoy (Williams) Talmage. Her father was born February 10, 1832, on the old Talmage homestead in Jackson township, Coshocton county, which is still in possession of the family. He was a farmer and at the time of his death, which occurred in Coshocton, August 19, 1887, was the owner of what is now the Gray Hardware Company. In politics he was a republican and served as township trustee. He was a member of the Masonic order and belonged to Grace Methodist Episcopal church in Coshocton. His parents were Joseph and Fannie (Parks) Talmage, of whom the former was born near Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Jackson township, Coshocton county, Ohio. He was a pioneer of that locality, to which he came in a wagon with his wife and their oldest child. He paid three dollars an acre for land which he bought near Roscoe and there developed a good farm. He also taught school and served as county school examiner and was prominent and influential in the early development of his locality. He was a member of the Baptist church and voted the republican ticket. His wife was born in Dutchess county, New York, and died at her home in Jackson township, at the age of seventy years. Nathaniel Talmage, great-grandfather of Mrs. Moorehead, was a native of Poughkeepsie, New York, represented Dutchess county in the New York state legislature at one time, and died in Wisconsin. His father, James Talmage, was an officer in the war of the Revolution. Mary McCoy (Williams) Talmage, mother of Mrs. Moorehead, was born in Jackson township, Coshocton county, April 10, 1837, and died in Coshocton June 10, 1913. She was a daughter of Lewis and Rebecca Williams, the former a lifelong resident of Jackson township, where he followed farming. He was a veteran of the Civil war, a republican in politics and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Moorehead graduated from the Coshocton high school in 1888 and then entered Michigan College on a scholarship, attending that institution 424 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO two years. She taught school at Plainfield and West Lafayette for five years prior to her marriage. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and its societies, the Twentieth Century Club, the Home Makers Club, the Kappa Gamma college fraternity and the Order of the Eastern Star, and gives her political support to the republican party. Dr. and Mrs. Moorehead are the parents of four children, as follows : Laura Lenora, born February 20, 1897, a graduate of the West Lafayette high school and the Kent Normal School, now holds a teacher's life certificate, and she is the wife of Lester Eppard, of Cleveland, Ohio. Matthew Talmage, born December 27, 1898, graduated from the West Lafayette high school, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Delaware College, and the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the medical school of Western Reserve University, and is now a practicing physician in San Francisco, California. James R., born March 27, 1901, graduated from the West Lafayette high school, and from Delaware College, with the degree of Bachelor of Science, and is now a student in the medical school of Western Reserve University. He married Miss Geneva Rehard, of West Lafayette, who is now deceased, and to them was born a son, James Rehard, on January 27, 1923. Helen Rose, born November 14, 1907, graduated from the West Lafayette high school and is now a student in Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware. Dr. Moorehead has always supported the republican party as did his forefathers and has maintained a deep interest in public affairs, though never seeking public office. He has been active in matters affecting the welfare of his community, was one of the organizers of the People's Bank of Coshocton, and a director from its organization until 1927, and for a number of years was president of the American Breeders and Importers Percheron Company. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Plainfield, and his religious connection is with the United Presbyterian church at Bloomfield. As a diversion, the Doctor has long been interested in the collecting of Indian relics, of which he now has many fine specimens. In him are embodied all the requirements of his profession, together with the personal qualities which are so much esteemed in men—loyalty to friendship, tenderness of heart, fidelity to principle and sincerity of character—and throughout Coshocton county he commands the confidence and good will of all who know him. JAMES GARFIELD SMAILES, M. D. Ability and skill, together with an unselfish devotion to his calling, have contributed to the excellent standing which Dr. James G. Smailes enjoys in the ranks of the medical fraternity in Coshocton. He was born in Virginia township, Coshocton county, on the 25th of November, 1880, and is a son of John and Rachael (Bradfield) Smailes. His paternal SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 425 grandparents, George and Ann (Brotherton) Smailes, were natives of England, where the grandmother died. Mr. Smailes afterwards married Miss Ann Richardson, who also was a native of that country, and they emigrated to the United States, settling in Coshocton, Ohio, where he engaged in farming and was also a well known musician. He was a republican in politics and a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. He and his wife died in Coshocton. John Smailes was born in England, December 1, 1830, accompanied his father to Coshocton, and here spent his remaining years, his death occurring May 15, 1906. He devoted his life to agricultural pursuits, supported the republican party, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and commanded the respect of all who knew him. He proved a loyal defender of his adopted country during the Civil war, serving from 1861 to 1865 as a member of Company F, Fifty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His wife was born in Coshocton county, May 5, 1849, and is now residing in New Moscow, this state. Her father, William Bradfield, was a native of Pennsylvania and died in Indiana. He devoted his active years to farming pursuits, was a republican in politics and an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal church. James G. Smailes attended the public schools of New Moscow, Ohio, and the high school at Roscoe, Coshocton county, after which he took the teachers' training course at Roscoe. For ten years he taught in the public schools of Coshocton county, after which he attended the Ohio Northern University, at Ada, and Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware. He then matriculated in the medical school of Ohio State University, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1913. After serving as externe at the White Cross hospital in Columbus, he located at Coshocton and has since been actively engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery, in both of which branches he has shown ability of a high order, and has built up a large and lucrative practice. On August 10, 1904, in Apollo, Pennsylvania, Dr. Smailes was united in marriage to Miss Martha E. Ferguson, who was born July 15, 1881, and is a daughter of Oliver H. and Amanda (Dible) Ferguson, the former born at Export, Pennsylvania, and the latter at Spring Church, that state. Mr. Ferguson, who still lives at Apolla, has followed farming and surveying. He is a stanch prohibitionist in his political views and is a member of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Smailes graduated from Markle Academy, at Markle, Pennsylvania, and then attended Ohio Northern University prior to her marriage. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Auxiliary of the American Legion, the Adelphian Club of Coshocton and the Women's Club of this city. Dr. and Mrs. Smailes have had four children : John Garfield, who was born and died January 4, 1909 ; Estella Grace, born March 15, 1911; Edith Avanelle, born May 25, 1914 ; and James Gladstone, born October 20, 1918. In his political views Dr. Smailes is a republican and has always 426 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO shown a deep interest in public affairs. He was elected coroner of Coshocton and served in that capacity until he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the United States Army at the officers training camp at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia. After serving there two months, he went to the army medical school at Washington, D. C., where he took training for ship surgeon. On the completion of this course he was stationed at Ellis Island, New York, where he served until May 5, 1919, when he was honorably discharged, with the rank of first lieutenant in the Medical Corps. He is president of the Coshocton County Medical Society, belonging also to the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and is a member of the medical staff of the Coshocton City Hospital. The Doctor is a member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M. ; Samaritan Chapter, No. 50, R. A. M. ; Coshocton Council, No. 110, R. & S. M. ; Coshocton Commandery, No. 63, K. T.; Columbus Consistory, A. A. S. R. ; Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Columbus ; the Improved Order of Red Men, the P. H. C., the American Legion and the Kiwanis Club. He is a member of the official bard of the First Methodist Episcopal church and has ever supported all worthy measures for the advancement of the general welfare. A constant student of his profession and a man of wide and accurate information, he is regarded as one of Coshocton's most substantial men, an honor to any circle which he chooses to enter. CARL AUSTIN SCOTT Carl Austin Scott, a veteran of the World war, has converted his opportunities into tangible assets and is numbered among the successful business men of Cambridge. He was born March 14, 1889, in Valley township, Guernsey county, and is a son of Charles Welbert and Luella (Secrest) Scott. His father was born May 2, 1856, and owns and operates one of the valuable farms of Valley township. The mother was born March 1, 1860, and passed away in October, 1915. She was a daughter of William and Mary (Buckley) Secrest and also a member of one of the old families of this district. Carl A. Scott was reared on his father's farm and acquired a public school education. He remained on the homestead until April, 1917, when he responded to the call of his country, and was sent overseas with Company D, attached to the Three Hundred and Eighth Engineers. He spent thirteen months in France and participated in the Chateau Thierry, Meuse-Argonne and Aisne-Argonne offensives. He went to Germany with the Army of Occupation and in July, 1919, was honorably discharged. In 1919 he was appointed assistant cashier of the Pleasant City Bank, one of the substantial moneyed institutions of Guernsey county, and was thus employed until 1922. Two years were spent in mastering the work of undertaking and embalming and he has since been one of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 427 the owners of the McMillan-Scott Funeral Home, located at No. 912 Wheeling avenue. Theirs is one of the finest establishments of the kind in Cambridge and its service is adapted to every need. The business is efficiently managed and has enjoyed a steady growth. In religious faith Mr. Scott is a Lutheran and attends services at the church in Buffalo, Ohio. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and during 1921-22 was township clerk of Valley township, performing his duties with customary thoroughness and fidelity. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the Scioto Consistory at Columbus. He belongs to Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus and is a past chancellor of Pleasant City Council of the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Scott has accomplished much for one of his years and is a young man of strong character and substantial worth, esteemed and respected by all with whom he has been associated. ALPHONS LOUIS THOMAS Alert, energetic and capable, Alphons Louis Thomas has steadily advanced toward the goal of success and is the senior member of one of the well known printing firms of Newark. He was born March 29, 1886, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and his parents, Joseph and Marie (Lehr) Thomas, were natives of England. His father was a son of John Thomas and was born in 1851. In England he learned how to make watch cases and there followed his trade for some time. He sought the opportunities of the United States and attained success as a manufacturer of watch cases, maintaining a high standard of production. His life was guided by the teachings of the Lutheran church and his political support was given to the republican party. The latter part of his life was spent in Mansfield, Ohio, and death terminated his labors February 4, 1919, when he was sixty-eight years of age. His wife was born in February, 1858, and also passed away in Mansfield. Alphons L. Thomas received his early instruction in Canton, Ohio, and Newport, Kentucky, afterward attending the high school at Elgin, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1903. He served an apprenticeship under his father and was employed in succession by the Illinois Watch Case Company at Elgin, the Elgin National Watch Company, the Keystone Watch Case Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the North American Watch Company of Mansfield, Ohio, doing engraving, designing and die-cutting. In 1913 he became a traveling salesman for the Howard-Gorrie-Webb Company, a Cleveland house which he represented in that capacity for two years, and then came to Newark as manager for the Postal Printing Company. For six years he filled the position, thoroughly demonstrating his worth to the company, and in 1921 he entered the field of job printing as an independent operator. In 1922 he was joined by J. J. 428 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Schneider and they have since been associated under the firm style of Thomas & Schneider Company, commercial printers. Their plant at No. 52 South Second street has every facility essential to the production of high class work and the rapid growth of the business is indicative of the status of the firm. Mr. Thomas was married in Newark, August 22, 1905, to Miss La Von Kerr, who was born November 9, 1888, in this city and is a graduate of the Mansfield high school. She is a daughter of William Ellsworth and Louise (Ledrick) Kerr, natives of Nevada, Ohio. Her grandfather Kerr enlisted in the Union Army, was captured by the Confederates and was one of thirteen men who escaped from Andersonville prison. After the war he followed the carpenter's trade. His son, William E. Kerr, is cashier for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and resides in Zanesville. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have a son, Louis William, who was born November 15, 1909, and is a student at the Newark high school. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are Lutherans in religious faith and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. During the World war he aided the Red Cross Society and was also active in the local Victory Loan drive. Along fraternal lines Mr. Thomas is connected with Olive Branch Lodge, No. 34, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Mount Olive Encampment, No. 12 ; Canton Olive Patriarch Militant, No. 90, and his wife is a member of Licking Lodge, No. 143, of the Rebekahs, the woman's auxiliary of that organization. Mr. Thomas takes a leading part in the activities of the order and is past grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment of Ohio. He also belongs to Newark Council, No. 274, of the United Commercial Travelers ; and Newark Lodge, No. 191, of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. As a business man he enjoys an enviable reputation and his public spirit prompts his hearty cooperation in all movements destined to prove of benefit to the city with which he has allied his interests. LAWRENCE R. CHAPMAN The Dexter high school at Dexter, Meigs county, is making excellent progress under the able supervision of Lawrence R. Chapman, who is serving his second year as principal and has proven well qualified in every way for the position. Mr. Chapman was born at Dexter in 1900 and is a son of Gilbert R. and Anna (Magoon) Chapman. His father, who was a farmer by occupation, was a veteran of the Civil war and a republican in his political views. To him and his wife were born six children, two sons and four daughters, one of whom, C. 0. Chapman, is superintendent of the schools at Rutland, Ohio. L. R. Chapman attended the public schools, graduating from high school in 1921, and then entered Ohio University, where he pursued th SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 429 educational course for three years. He began teaching school in 1922 at Salem Center, Salem township, Meigs county, and has taught continuously since, coming to the Dexter high school as principal in 1926. He is sincerely devoted to his profession, with a full appreciation of its responsibilities, as well as its opportunities for helpful service, and his efforts in maintaining the school at the highest standard of efficiency have been highly praised by the people of the community. Mr. Chapman in a republican in politics and a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. A gentleman in the fullest sense of the term, he is esteemed throughout this section of the county, where he was reared and is well known, and he stands as one of the representative young men of the community. JOHN D. ERWIN John D. Erwin is connected with important business enterprises in McConnelsville as president of the Riverside Telephone Company and the Muskingum Valley Grocery Company. Mr. Erwin has shown an initiative spirit in his business operations and his progressive and enterprising methods have gained for him high standing in financial and commercial circles. Born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1875, after coming to McConnelsville he attended the public and high schools, and supplemented his early training with a commercial course in the Zanesville Business College. He was first employed as bookkeeper in the First National Bank of McConnelsville, where his ability and faithful attention to duty won him promotion to the position of cashier, in which capacity he served for fifteen years, resigning in order to be able to devote his entire attention to the organization of the Riverside Telephone Company, in which he was associated with George M. Scott. They incorporated in 1905 and together operated the plant until 1912, when Mr. Erwin bought his partner's interest and is now the majority stockholder in the enterprise. This is the oldest telephone company in Morgan county and has had a very successful career. Mr. Erwin has devoted his efforts closely to the operation of the plant, in which he takes a justifiable pride. He is also a stockholder in the First National Bank of Stockport, in which he serves as assistant to the president, and is a large stockholder in the Muskingum Valley Grocery Company, of which he is the head. He has won the reputation of doing well whatever he undertakes and his fellow citizens regard him as one of the most substantial and reliable men of this community. In 1903, in McConnelsville, Mr. Erwin was united in marriage to Miss Etha Pletcher, who was born in Morgan county in 1885, and to them have been born one daughter, Sarah Eleanor, now Mrs. C. Edgar, and a son, Northrup Erwin. Both are attending the Ohio State University, the son as a medical student and the daughter as a student of music 430 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO and she is also a student in the Morrey School of Violin. Mrs. Erwin is president of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church and belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star, of which she is a past worthy matron. Mr. Erwin has always supported the republican party and has taken an active interest in public affairs. Fraternally he is a member of Corinthian Lodge, No. 111, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master ; McConnelsville Chapter, No. 182, R. A. M., of which he is a past high priest; McConnelsville Council, No. 106, R. & S. M., of which he is a past thrice illustrious master ; McConnelsville Commandery, K. T. ; Scioto Consistory, A. A. S. R., at Columbus, and Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Columbus, and is president of the Past Masters' Association of the Seventeenth Masonic District, composed of Washington, Athens and Morgan counties. He also belongs to the Rotary Club and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, giving their support to all worthy benevolent causes and standing consistently for all that is best in life. HUGH GLEN CAMPBELL Enterprising, farsighted and efficient, Hugh Glen Campbell has long been classed with the leading realtors of Cambridge, which has directly profited by his constructive efforts. He was born June 16, 1875, in Senecaville, a son of Alexander and Armintha (Cook) Campbell, and in both the paternal and maternal lines represents pioneer families of Guernsey county. The father operated a mill on the banks of the old creek at Senecaville, and the property is now owned by his son, James A. The mother was born at Norwich, Ohio, in 1840 and has reached the venerable age of eighty-eight years. She is a daughter of John Cook, who became provost marshal of Guernsey county and was shot by the notorious deserters, Oliver and Hartup, who were attempting to escape from military service in the Civil war. His father, Thomas Cook, fought for American independence as a captain in the Continental army and was buried in the pioneer cemetery at Cambridge. Hugh G. Campbell obtained a public school education but left school at the age of fourteen, when he lost his father. In 1889 he entered the general store of his brother, John W., a merchant of Senecaville, and became an equal partner in the business. For eighteen years he successfully managed the store, disposing of the stock in 1907, and then came to Cambridge. He joined Edward Shivley in the real estate business and they were associated until 1923, when Mr. Shivley disposed of his interest to Claude D. Powell and withdrew from the firm. Under the name of the Campbell-Powell Realty Company, they have constantly broadened the scope of their activities and are well informed in regard SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 431 to the value of realty in this locality. Mr. Campbell has made a close study of the business and his word is always to be relied upon. Mr. Campbell was married in Cambridge, April 6, 1898, to Miss Wilmetta Dilley, a daughter of Henry A. and Laura Elizabeth (Morrison) Dilley, and they became the parents of one child, Laura Lucille, who was born October 12, 1900, and died September 5, 1921, while a student at the Ohio State University. Mr. Campbell is a Mason and is a past master of Guernsey Council, No. 74, R. & S. M. He also has membership relations with the Commandery, the Consistory and the Shrine. He belongs to the local Rotary Club and for four years has been its treasurer. He is a member of the First Presbyterian church, of which he has been an elder for four years, and he manifests a deep and helpful interest in matters touching the moral and material advancement of his city, in which he is highly esteemed. ERNEST ARTHUR GUTLIPH In commercial circles of Newark, Ernest Arthur Gutliph is an influential factor and brings to the discharge of his duties as a mortician the knowledge and ability acquired by nearly thirty years of practical experience in the undertaking business. Born December 6, 1879, in Oswego county, New York, he is a son of John Gutliph, a native of Baden Baden, Germany, who in his youth sought the opportunities of the United States and was employed as a carpenter and pattern maker. His religious views were in accord with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church and his political support was given to the republican party. For some time he made his home in Phoenix, New York, and there passed away January 5, 1901, at the age of sixty-three years. His wife, Elizabeth (Carpenter) Gutliph, was a native of the Empire state and her demise occurred near Morrisville, New York, May 26, 1925, when she was seventy-eight years of age. The public schools of Phoenix, New York, afforded Ernest A. Gutliph his educational opportunities and as a youth he followed the occupation of farming in that state. Returning to Phoenix, he obtained a position' as clerk in a retail grocery and afterward was a salesman in a general store. Twelve months later he entered the employ of F. W. Hakes, a well known funeral director of Phoenix, and remained with him four years. During that time Mr. Gutliph was a student at the Massachusetts College of Embalming in New York city, from which he received a diploma, and in 1903 he passed an examination before the state board. In 1904 he opened undertaking parlors in McLean, New York, also dealing in furniture, and there spent three years. Coming to Ohio in the spring of 1907, he located in Logan and for eight years was embalmer and funeral director for J. F. Harden & Company. After the death of Mr. 27-VOL. 3 432 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Harden he purchased a half interest in the business and the style was then changed to The Harden Company. Mr. Gutliph assumed the duties of manager at that time and filled the office until the spring of 1922, when he disposed of his stock in the company. He spent a few months in New York state and in October, 1922, returned to Ohio. Locating in Newark, he took over the L. N. Bradley Funeral Home at Nos. 27-29 North Fourth street and in January, 1925, moved to the old homestead of the Hibbard, and later the Heisey families, at No. 90 East Main street, changing the style at that time from The Bradley Company to the present form of the E. A. Gutliph Mortuary. He has installed modern equipment and the service is adapted to every need. His scientific knowledge of the business is supplemented by the requisite executive capacity, and an extensive patronage is indicative of the prestige enjoyed by the house. At McLean, New York, Mr. Gutliph was married July 3, 1907, to Miss Mabel Baldwin, who was born November 2, 1880, and attended the public schools of that town. She was graduated from the Cortland State Normal School and taught school prior to her marriage. Her father, Newton Baldwin, was born August 5, 1842, near Peruville, in Tompkins county, New York, and was reared on the farm of his parents, Herman and Lucinda (Brown) Baldwin. When a young man he enlisted in the Union Army and for eleven months was confined in Andersonville prison, enduring many hardships and privations. He was a member of the Universalist church and an adherent of the republican party. For twenty-six years he was postmaster of McLean, New York, establishing an enviable record as a public servant, and there resided until his death February 18, 1912. His wife, Mary (Hanchett) Baldwin, was born June 13, 1846, in Groton, New York, and passed away in Newark, Ohio, January 5, 1894. She was a daughter of Vincent and Hannah (Brown) Hanchett and was reared on her father's farm in Tompkins county. Mr. Hanchett was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and gave his political support to the republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Gutliph have a son, Errol Baldwin, who was born December 23, 1921, in Logan, Ohio. Mr. Gutliph is a republican but not a strong partisan and regards the qualification of a candidate as a matter of prime importance. He lends the weight of his support to all worthy public projects and during the World war was active in promoting the drives at Logan, Ohio. The Newark Chamber of Commerce numbers him among its enterprising members and his name appears on the directorate of the Newark Automobile Club. He is a Mason, belonging to Mingo. Lodge, No. 171, F. & A. M., at Logan, Ohio ; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. ; Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M. ; St. Luke's Commandery, No. 34, K. T. ; and Scioto Consistery and Aladdin Temple, both at Columbus ; and Teheran Grotto at Newark. Mr. Gutliph is president of the Licking County Shrine, an office which he is now filling, and also has membership relations with the Eastern Star, the Order of Amaranth of which he is royal patron and the Knights of Pythias, and Newark Lodge, No. 34, I. O. O. F. His wife is SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 433 a past worthy matron of the chapter of the Eastern Star at Logan, Ohio, and is likewise identified with the Order of Amaranth of which she is royal matron and the White Shrine of Jerusalem. Her ancestors came to this country in colonial times and she is one of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a member of the Episcopal church and an earnest worker in its behalf. Mr. Gutliph shapes his conduct by the teachings of the Methodist Episcopal church and is a member of the Men's Bible Class. He is a disciple of Izaak Walton and enjoys outdoor life. Devotion to duty is one of his salient characteristics and each step in his career has been an upward one, bringing him a broader outlook and wider opportunities. His prosperity has been worthily earned and his fellow citizens entertain for him high regard. FRANK SMITH DOLLISON No sphere of public service is more exacting in its demands than that of newspaper editing, for in these days the people are discriminating in their judgment and are satisfied with nothing less than a certain standard of efficiency in the purveying of news, particularly in relation to local happenings. Frank Smith Dollison, who has been connected with the Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian for thirty-six years, is rendering appreciated service as city editor and his splendid work has contributed in large measure to the popularity which the Jeffersonian enjoys throughout the county. Mr. Dollison was born at Montpelier, Blackford county, Indiana, on the 24th of February, 1872, and is a son of William T. and Jennie (Smith) Dollison. His father died in 1915, at the age of seventy-two years, and his mother, who was born in Perry county, Ohio, passed away in 1885. When Frank S. Dollison was a year old, the family moved to Russell, Russell county, Kansas, where he obtained his early education, and later they settled in Washington, D. C., where they remained twelve years, during which time he completed his public school course. In 1892 Mr. Dollison came to Cambridge and entered the employ of the Daily Jeffersonian, which was then in its infancy. He has remained with this paper continuously to the present time, his long employment standing in marked evidence of his faithfulness and efficiency. With the born newspaper man's instinct for news, he combines an interesting and easy style of expression, and the local news columns of the Daily Jeffersonian are all that could be desired. On July 7, 1908, in Cambridge, Mr. Dollison was united in marriage to Miss N. Estella McConnell, a daughter of John and Minerva McConnell, and they are the parents of a son, Arthur McC., who was born on October 19, 1909. In his political views Mr. Dollison is aligned with the republican party, while his religious connection is with the Methodist 434 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Episcopal church. He is a member of Cambridge Lodge, No. 632, F. & A. M. ; Guernsey Chapter, No. 53, R. A. M. ; Guernsey Council, No. 74, R. & S. M.; Cambridge Commandery, No. 47, K. T. ; and Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Columbus. He also belongs to the Cambridge Lions Club. He has always shown a deep interest in the welfare of Cambridge and Guernsey county and in every possible way has contributed to the advancement of the public along material, civic and moral lines. His sterling qualities and pleasing personality have gained for him the sincere admiration of his fellowmen and he stands among the dependable and public spirited citizens of his community. CHARLES EBERSBACH Charles Ebersbach has been an important factor in the commercial and industrial progress and prosperity of Pomeroy through his connection with various important enterprises of this locality. A lifelong resident here, born on the 15th of October, 1870, he is a son of Martin and Sophia (Wildermuth) Ebersbach, natives of Germany. His father, who was born in 1836 and died in June, 1919, was brought to Pomeroy in 1846, at the age of nine years, and went to work in the Dabney mine, being employed in that and other mines until 1879. He was then at the head of the House Coal Company and in 1884 took charge of the Peacock mine. He became one of the leading developers of the coal interests of this section of the state, and in 1913 leased the Charter. Oak mine from A. W. Voorhees, while later he opened the Forest Run mine and in 1916 the Dark Hollow and Syracuse mines. In his later years and after his death, the business was managed by his son Frederick until the latter's demise in July, 1924, since which time Charles Ebersbach has had charge of the properties. Charles Ebersbach attended the public schools, completing his education in the Pomeroy high school, and then went to work for a steamboat company. In 1890 he entered the employ of the Ohio Machine Company at Middleport and later was with the Davies Machine Company. A few months later he and his brother Frederick bought out the latter company, then employing but seven men. They carried on the business until 1920, when they sold it to John M. Crawford, at which time they were employing five hundred men. In 1920 Charles Ebersbach sold all of his mines but three small ones and engaged in the construction business, to which he is still devoting his attention with very satisfactory success. He is also interested in other local enterprises, being general manager of the Meigs Publishing Company, which publishes the Pomeroy Daily Tribune and the Tribune-Telegraph, rated as the third largest weekly newspaper in the United States. He is president of the Morton-Ebersbach Company ; treasurer of the Peacock Coal Company ; secretary of SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 435 the Pomeroy Dock Company ; and general manager of the Ebersbach Construction Company. In 1897, at Pomeroy, Mr. Ebersbach was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Kraft, who was born in Marion county, this state, and who is prominent in the social, club and civic affairs of Pomeroy. They are the parents of two children : Esther, born in 1900 ; and Dorothy, born in 1914. Mr. Ebersbach has long been an active supporter of the republican party and served six years as a member of the city council. His religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church, and he gives liberal support to all benevolent and charitable causes. He has never been found wanting in his advocacy of measures or enterprises calculated to advance the interests of his community or county and has been an influential factor in local affairs of importance. He stands as a man among men and commands to a marked degree the respect and confidence of his business associates and the esteem of all who know him. MILO CLARK ELY Among the members of the bar of Coshocton county, Judge Milo Clark Ely is highly regarded, both for his legal acumen and ability and for the high type of service which he has rendered in official positions, while among his fellow citizens he is regarded as one of his community's representative men. Judge Ely was born in Crawford township, Coshocton county, in 1887, and is a son of Jonathan and Emma (Bixler) Ely. His father, who taught school for many years, is now engaged in agricultural pursuits on a splendid farm in the northern part of the county, of which locality he was a pioneer settler. He is a democrat in his political affiliation and has long been active in township affairs, having held a number of local offices. To him and his wife were born three sons and two daughters. Milo C. Ely secured his early education in the public schools of his home neighborhood and then entered Ohio Northern University, at Ada, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1909, and in the following year was graduated from the law school of that institution, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar in December, 1910, and on the 1st of February, 1911, entered upon the practice of his profession in Coshocton, where he has remained to the present time. He quickly demonstrated his ability as a lawyer and during the subsequent years has commanded his full share of the business in his line, being numbered among the most successful lawyers of the local bar. In 1914 Judge Ely became city solicitor, which position he held until 1916, when he was elected to the bench of the probate court. So highly satisfactory was his service in that capacity that he was reelected and served eight years, resuming private practice in 1924. In 436 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO January, 1926, he was again elected city solicitor and now holds that position. Well grounded in the law and keeping in close touch with the latest decisions of the courts, he is also a keen and resourceful trial lawyer, while as an office counselor he is reliable and sound. In 1915, in Coshocton, July Ely was united in marriage to Miss Esther Link, who was born in 1893, and they are the parents of two children, Virginia, born in 1916, and Jean, born in 1921. Mrs. Ely is active and prominent in the church, civic and social affairs of Coshocton and is popular among her associates. The Judge has always supported the democratic party and has shown an active interest in public affairs. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rotary Club, while his religious connection is with the Presbyterian church. He has been highly successful in his professional labors, is greatly respected in social life and as a neighbor has discharged his duties in a manner becoming a liberal-minded and loyal citizen of a community in which the essential qualities of manhood are rated at their true value. FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH One of the oldest and most influential religious organizations in Southeastern Ohio is the Fairmount Presbyterian church, at Jacksontown, Licking county, which lacks but five years of being one hundred years old and during all the years of its existence has stood as one of the bulwarks of the spiritual and moral life of the people of this section of the state. The church was organized March 14, 1833, by the Rev. Jonathan Cable, Rev. William Wylie, of Newark, and Rev. Jacob Little, of Granville. The original members of the church were Harvey R. Gillmore, Joseph Matthews, Samuel S. Dobbins, Charles Wallace, Orlena Wallace, James Hamilton, Frances Hamilton, Sarah Smith, Harriet Smith, Miriam Bounds, Rebecca Cunningham, all of whom are deceased. Rev. Charles W. Wallace was the first child baptized in this church, and Anna Gillmore was the first person interred in the cemetery. Charles Wallace, Sr., was elected and ordained elder in June, 1833, Jackson Bounds and James Clark on March 13, 1859, R. J. Smith and Robert Wylie on March 19, 1864, Craven Fulk and John Smith on December 11, 1881, and William E. Wallace and Oliver Boring on June 11, 1885. William Campbell and William Smith were ordained deacons on March 19, 1864, Owen Brown on March 10, 1874, and Allen Franks and John Dusthimer on June 27, 1891. At the time of its organization the Fairmount society was the only Presbyterian church outside of Newark in Licking county and its membership extended over Fairfield, Perry and Licking counties. The church edifice was rebuilt in 1883, under the supervision of Rev. Charles B. Taylor, pastor of the church (who is still living) , and Andrew Beard, Owen Brown, Allen Franks, George Bounds and W. F. Davidson, who constituted SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 439 the building committee. The present pastor is Rev. Emanuel Breeze ; the elders are W. E. Wallace, J. W. Dusthimer, Craven Fulk, J. H. Orr, M. C. Harter, Floyd Orr and Orville Kreager ; the deacons are Homer Orr, Clyde Fulk and William Edwards ; the trustees are E. V. Beard, Austin Orr and Pearl Shartle ; treasurer, E. V. Beard ; clerk of the session, W. E. Wallace ; and superintendent of the Sabbath school, W. E. Wallace. HENRY DENNIS BEACH There are men who are content to follow in the paths that others have marked out and who by reason of close application and industry may attain a certain measure of success, but there are others whose initiative, whose progressive spirit and whose broad vision carry them into untried fields where opportunity is unlimited. Such was the record of Henry Dennis Beach and through the development of his interests he contributed in notable measure to the material upbuilding of Coshocton, where for many years he directed his efforts, promoting three of the city's most important business enterprises. His plans were always well defined and promptly executed and he had the ability to coordinate seemingly diverse interests into a unified and harmonious whole. He had attained the age of seventy-seven years when he passed away in Coshocton, April 1, 1927, his birth having occurred at Fredericktown, Ohio, September 9, 1850. His parents were Daniel C. and Eliza (Amadon) Beach, natives of New York and of Vermont, respectively. In early life the father learned the tailor's trade in Fredericktown and in 1860 established his home in Mount Vernon, where he opened a clothing store, conducting business for about two years as a merchant tailor and clothier. In 1862 he removed to Coshocton and was again in the same line of business to the time of his demise, building up a trade of substantial proportions and winning a gratifying measure of success. He also found time to aid in public affairs and was keenly interested in the success of the democratic party. In 1860 he was the democratic nominee for sheriff of Knox county and he served as a member of the town council of Coshocton, while at all times he gave his allegiance and support to every measure for the general good. Henry D. Beach was a lad of twelve summers when the family home was established in Coshocton, where he continued his education in the public schools until he reached the age of seventeen, when he entered upon an apprenticeship to the printer's trade in the office of the Democrat. Subsequently he spent three years as an employe in the state printing office in Columbus and previous to this time he established the Saturday Visitor, which he issued from the Democrat office as a weekly paper. After a time his brother-in-law, L. L. Cantwell, joined him in a partnership relation and they purchased a printing plant, conducting the paper 440 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO for two years. On the expiration of that period Mr. Cantwell sold his interest to Allen Johns and Dr. Beers and the paper was then removed to New Comerstown, Ohio, being the first paper there published. Six months later Mr. Beach disposed of his interest in that journal and leased the Eaton Democrat, removing to Eaton, Preble county, but in less than a year he had returned to Coshocton, where he established a job printing office. In 1876 he went to Columbus and through the succeeding three years was connected with the state printing office, but 1879 again found him in Coshocton, where he began the publication of a newspaper which he called the Democratic Standard. A decade was devoted to that work and during the latter part of the period W. H. McCabe was associated with him as a partner. They afterward purchased the Commonwealth, which was merged with the Democratic Standard, the latter name being retained for the enlarged journal. Mr. Beach became widely known in newspaper circles but in 1890 sold his interest to his partner and turned his attention to another field. In the meantime, from 1885 until 1889, he had served as postmaster of Coshocton through appointment of President Cleveland. On disposing of his newspaper interests he organized the Standard Advertising Company, which was the nucleus of the present extensive business. Their equipment at the outset consisted of two small job presses, but soon the growth of their patronage led the company to seek larger quarters and a three-story brick building on Chestnut street, between Second and Third streets, was leased. Two years later, a further removal being necessitated by the continuous development of the business, Mr. Beach removed his interests to the old Hay building on Second and Main streets and subsequently leased the adjoining building. Further removals were occasioned by the continued expansion of their trade and at length in 1901 the Standard Advertising Company consolidated with the Tuscarora Advertising Company under the name of the Meek & Beach Company, with Henry D. Beach as the first president of the new corporation. He disposed of his interest in that business in November, 1901, and in January, 1902, purchased a lithographic sign plant in New York and organized the H. D. Beach Company. After operating in the eastern metropolis for six months, during which time he was erecting an extensive plant in Coshocton, he returned to this city in July, 1902. Such has been the development of the business that the buildings now cover a block and a half and a large force of workmen is employed. It was characteristic of Mr. Beach that he always closely studied the trend of the times and he came to a realization that the advertising business would become specialized just as other lines had done. Because of this he ultimately withdrew from the great institution of which he was a co-founder and established a new enterprise under the name of the H. D. Beach Company for the manufacture of "art metal advertising goods of quality." Again he developed a mammoth plant, supplied with every modern facility and device for the development and conduct of the SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 441 business. In writing of this a contemporary biographer said : "The factory consists of five parallel buildings, each about three hundred feet long, with every department housed under its own roof and all so placed as to handle each product with greatest possible economical advantage. There is no loss of energy, time or space with any needless handling of products. Raw material comes into the plant on the west side, passes due east through one department after another until it is shipped out of the east side of the factory as art advertising goods of the highest quality. Mr. Beach has introduced many new and improved methods in manufacture and a visit to the plant cannot but awaken the keenest admiration, not only for the work done but for the genius which has instituted and carried forward to successful completion such an important mammoth enterprise. Sheet steel is received in building No. 1 and when it leaves building No. 5 it has been transformed through various processes of cutting, rolling, painting, drying and lithographing into the highest forms of art as seen on metal. Copies of many of the world-famous paintings in a splendid reproduction of the original colors constitute a feature that makes the product of this house a most attractive advertising specialty. While this is a gigantic concern of greatest importance to Coshocton in that it keeps a large amount of money constantly in circulation, there is another feature of the business that is indeed worthy of mention. The Novelty News, in writing of the H. D. Beach Company, said : ‘Labor conditions are probably as nearly ideal in Coshocton as they are to be found anywhere. The utmost degree of confidence, good will, cooperation and sympathy have always been manifest between employer and employe. To an eminently satisfactory degree both sides feel that their interests are one. Not only are good wage schedules adhered to, but individual rewards in the way of increased pay for particular efficiency are frequent. The wage earners here in Coshocton are not a floating population, but constitute a community of home builders and home owners. New recruits to this colony of workers in the advertising specialty trade who come from larger cities soon find that home life, local identity and neighborhood friends are certain features of residence here and these are not often possible to the workmen of more densely populated centers. Not only do the workmen and their families find this situation an eminently pleasant and helpful one, but other substantial advantages exist in a business way that grow out of these wholesome conditions. An employe is frequently assisted by his employer in a financial way to acquire property and build a home, or to maintain life insurance. Indeed, there is a local improvement association, of which Mr. H. D. Beach is president, which exists for just the purpose of assisting employes of the city factories to become owners of their own homes. The competent and faithful employe who happens to be prostrated by sickness before his home has been paid for never has to sacrifice it, I am told, nor even to lose out on his life insurance, because of the ready assistance that he is able to get from his employer.' " 442 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO Mr. Beach was also the organizer of the Beach Leather Company, manufacturing novelty leather goods for advertising purposes. This was established in January, 1907, and, like his other interests, became one of the successful productive industries of the city. He was likewise a stockholder in the Times Publishing Company and the Cantwell Shoe Company, serving on the directorate of each. In 1913 he organized the Beach Enameling Company and thus the H. D. Beach Company, manufacturing art metal advertising goods, the Beach Leather Company, manufacturing novelty leather goods for advertising, and the Beach Enameling Company, an equally successful enterprise, came to be the measure of the splendid business ability and initiative of their founder, who remained at the head of the three organizations until his demise, although in his later years he left their management and direction largely to his son, Harry L. Beach, who was then vice president and who succeeded his father to the presidency of these corporations. In 1871 was celebrated the marriage of Henry D. Beach and Miss Camilla S. Cantwell, of Coshocton. They became the parents of seven children, six of whom grew to mature years, namely : Harry L., who was born at Richmond, Indiana, March 20, 1872, and who in 1894 married Elizabeth Clendenning ; Edwin C., deceased ; Daniel C., deceased; Louis K. ; Alice, the wife of Hervey R. Speckman, of Coshocton ; and Bessie. Fraternally Mr. Beach was connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, while his religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church. The principles that actuated him throughout his entire life were such as would bear the closest investigation and scrutiny. He was a man of marked ability and of sterling worth as a citizen and as a friend. At all times he commanded the respect, confidence and good will of those with whom he was associated and they acknowledged him one of the foremost citizens of Coshocton inasmuch as he had made most valuable contribution to the city's growth and material achievement. HARRY D. FAIRES One of the leading commercial establishments in Stockport, Morgan county, is that of Walker & Faires, of which Harry D. Faires is the junior partner. A man of persistent industry and good business qualities, he is numbered among those whose individual efforts have contributed to the general prosperity of the community. He was born in Wrightown, Morgan county, in 1882, and is a son of Cyrus and Cordelia Faires, both of whom are deceased. The father was a republican and a good citizen and upright man. To him and his wife were born nine children. Harry D. Faires was educated in the public school at Joy, Ohio, and when eighteen years of age went to work for the Midland Oil Company, with which he remained about twelve years, after which he entered the SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 443 employ of Mr. Glass, who conducted a mercantile establishment in Joy. In 1915 Mr. Faires came to Stockport and bought an interest in the grocery and meat business owned by his father-in-law, M. C. Walker, the firm style being changed to that of Walker & Faires, and to the conduct of this business he has since given his close attention. They carry a large and well selected stock of groceries and general household supplies, as well as a full line of fresh and smoked meats, and command a large trade throughout the community. In 1914 Mr. Faires was united in marriage to Miss Etha Lucile Walker, who was born in 1890, and they are the parents of three children, namely : Frank, born in 1916 ; Helen Blanche, in 1919, and Winford Lee, in 1923. Mrs. Faires is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and belongs to the Methodist Protestant church, in the work of which she takes an active interest. Mr. Faires is a republican in his political views and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Courteous and friendly in manner, and giving close attention to the wants of the trade, he is well adapted to the commercial business and all who have come into contact with him hold him in high esteem. ORVILLE EDWARD DUSTHIMER Alert, energetic and determined, Orville Edward Dusthimer has made the most of his opportunities and is now numbered among the substantial business men of Newark. He was born April 16, 1885, in Franklin township, Licking county, and is a son of Frank and Levi (Sheckard) Dusthimer and a grandson of Harvey Dusthimer. Frank Dusthimer was born in Franklin township, in which he has always resided, and is the owner of a productive farm, supplied with modern improvements. He is one of the influential men of his district and has filled a number of local offices. His political support is given to the democratic party and in religious faith he is a Presbyterian. His wife was born in Brownsville, Ohio, and they became the parents of five children : Marion Grant, who married Miss Verna Morrison, of Franklin township, and makes his home in Newark, being well known as an automobile mechanic ; Russell State, who married Miss Laura Mumaw of Licking county and owns and operates a valuable farm in Franklin township ; Bessie Alice, who resides with her parents ; Harriet R., the wife of Howard Gaub, who teaches printing in the public schools of Cleveland ; and Orville Edward. The last named received a public school education and for ten years was engaged in farming in Franklin township. In 1919 he entered commercial circles of Newark, opening the Dusthimer Garage at No. 41 South Fifth street, and has since been its proprietor. The business is capably conducted and has enjoyed a steady growth. Mr. Dusthimer was married August 27, 1919, in Newark to Miss Nellie Hartsough, who was born December 28, 1895, in Bowling Green 444 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO township, Licking county, and received her education in the public schools of that locality. She is a daughter of Andrew and Elmy Hart-sough, who have always resided in Ohio. Her father was born in Hocking county, won success as a carpenter and builder, is an officer of the Maple Avenue Christian Union church of Newark and an adherent of the Democratic party. Mr. and Mrs. Dusthimer are the parents of a daughter, Bonnie June, who was born November 29, 1921, in Newark. Along fraternal lines Mr. Dusthimer is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, belonging to Cedar Camp, No. 499. For diversion he turns to hunting and other outdoor sports. Mr. and Mrs. Dusthimer give their political support to the democratic party and the latter is affiliated with the Parent-Teacher Association. Both are members of the Maple Avenue Christian Union church and earnest workers in its behalf. They cooperate in all movements destined to prove of benefit to the community and enjoy the esteem of many friends. WILLIAM E. STEPHENS, M. D. Dr. William E. Stephens, one of Barnesville's native sons and valued citizens, has found in the medical profession a vocation well suited to his talents and now enjoys an enviable reputation as a proctologist. The Doctor was born October 13, 1875, and is a son of John W. Stephens, of German lineage, who was born in 1851 and won success in the hotel business, in which he engaged until 1912, when he retired. In politics he was a democrat and took a keen interest in civic affairs. He was highly esteemed in his community and passed away in 1919, when sixty-eight years of age. His wife, Martha Ellen (Campbell) Stephens, was born in 1855 and died in 1919 at the age of sixty-four years. Dr. Stephens attended the public schools of Barnesville and during 1897-98 was a student at the University of Ohio, becoming a registered pharmacist. He next entered the Cincinnati Medical College and afterward went to Chicago for postgraduate work, studying diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat and also of the rectum. For two years he was associated with Dr. Thomas Haskins in a Wheeling, West Virginia, Hospital and since 1903 has followed his profession in Barnesville. He enjoys a large practice and is frequently called in consultation by other physicians. His work is marked by thoroughness, precision and skill and he has successfully performed many delicate operations. In 1919 Dr. Stephens was united in marriage to Miss Anna Reed, who was born in Beallsville, Monroe county, Ohio, in 1889. She is an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a leader in the social life of the community. Dr. Stephens gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is a Presbyterian in religious faith. Along fraternal lines he is connected with the Eagles, the Masons, the Knights of Pythias SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 445 and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. While in college he joined the Delta Tau Delta and Omega Upsilon Phi, Greek letter societies, and is also a member of the Belmont County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. In the exercise of his beneficent calling he has rendered service of value to the community and the respect accorded him is well deserved, for his life has been upright and useful. GEORGE W. SAPP, M. D. Stable in character and studious and energetic by nature, Dr. George W. Sapp has steadily advanced toward the goal fixed by his ambition and is regarded as one of Newark's leading physicians. He was born October 16, 1887, in Knox county, Ohio, a son of John M. Sapp, and in both the paternal and maternal lines represents old and highly respected families of the Buckeye state. This branch of the Sapp family traces its ancestry to John Sapp, who, according to tradition, came from England about 1650 with the second company of settlers brought by Lord Calvert to settle Maryland. Among his children was a son John (II) who was the father of George Sapp, who was a resident of Maryland. Frederick Sapp, son of George, moved to Kentucky from Maryland, and four of his sons settled in Brown township, Knox county, Ohio, about 1820. His son, Adam. Sapp, was the great-grandfather of Dr. Sapp of Newark. In company with three brothers, Frederick, George and Joseph, he came to Knox county, Ohio, as previously stated. He married Mary M. Lybarger, and among their children was a son Charles. Charles Sapp developed a fine farm and was also successful in business affairs. He voted the democratic ticket and was a Roman Catholic in religious faith. His wife, whose maiden name was Winifred Porter, was born in Danville, Ohio, and both died in Gambier, Ohio. John M. Sapp was a native of Danville, and was a dealer in shoes and a prosperous merchant. His political support was given to the democratic party and the teachings of the Roman Catholic church constituted his guide throughout life. He attained the age of fifty-four years, passing away at Gambier, June 12, 1908. His wife, Gertrude M. (Young) Sapp, was also a native of Knox county and died at Newark, Ohio, September 17, 1912, when fifty-six years of age. Her parents, James and Minerva (King) Young, always resided in Ohio and the father was a miller. His demise occurred at Gambier in 1890 and his widow passed away in that city in 1900. In 1903 Dr. George W. Sapp completed a course in the Gambier high school and in 1907 he received the B. S. degree from Kenyon College. In 1911 he was graduated from the medical department of Ohio State University and for a year was an interne in the Protestant Hospital, now known as the White Cross Hospital. He then located in Newark and for a year was associated with Dr. Philip H. Cosner, his uncle. 446 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO In 1913 Dr. Sapp opened an office at No. 53 Union street and his professional services are now in constant demand. He is devoted to his patients and treats both medical and surgical cases with skill. Dr. Sapp was married November 15, 1911, in Columbus, Ohio, to Miss Cleo Irmal Curl, who was born in Kenton, Ohio, October 20, 1889. She was graduated from the Columbus high school and continued her studies in Denison University. She is a daughter of Raymond and Marie (Bayliss) Curl, natives of Ohio, and her grandparents, Charles and Sarah (Conklin) Curl, were also natives of this state. Charles Curl was an officer in the Union Army and in later life became a sawmill operator and also conducted a real estate business. He adhered to the Quaker faith and cast his ballot for the candidates of the republican party. His death occurred at Kenton in 1922, when he was seventy-four years of age, and his wife passed away at Belle Center, Ohio. Their son, Raymond Curl, resides in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a mechanical engineer, is prominently identified with construction work in that city. His wife's parents were Cyrus and Susan (James) Bayliss. Dr. Sapp attends services at the Episcopal church, in behalf of which his wife is an untiring worker. She belongs to the Delphian Society and both are connected with the Mound Builders Country Club. The Doctor is a democrat with independent tendencies, placing the qualifications of a candidate before party ties. His fraternal affiliations are with the Elks and the Masons. He belongs to Newark Lodge, No. 97, F. & A. M.; Warren Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. ; Bigelow Council, No. 7, R. & S. M.; St. Luke's Commandery, No. 34, K. T. ; Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus, and Teheran Grotto. During the World war he joined the Reserve Officers Medical Corps of the United States Army and served on one of the examining boards. Dr. Sapp has progressed with the advancement of his profession and is a member of the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. He owns a cottage at Buckeye Lake, where much of his leisure is spent, and he enjoys fishing, hunting, golf and other outdoor sports essential to the maintenance of physical and mental vigor. To all movements for Newark's development he is quick to respond, and an earnest, purposeful life of rightly directed endeavor has established him high in public esteem. WINDSOR TOWNSHIP RURAL HIGH SCHOOL One of the best rural high schools in Southeastern Ohio is that of Windsor township, Morgan county. The first school building here was erected in 1867, and the first regular graded program of instruction was adopted in 1890. Eventually the school board, following modern educational methods, constructed the present substantial and attractive build- SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 447 ing in 1924, which is in every way well equipped for its purposes, and of which the people of the township are deservedly proud. Nine teachers are employed and the building accommodates approximately four hundred pupils. Frank Davidson is the present principal of the school, having this year succeeded Sol Evan in that position. The school board is composed of the following well known gentlemen : K. W. Barnes, president, H. A. Morris, A. D. Blind, E. R. Graham and C. M. Newberry, all of whom have shown a commendable interest in local educational affairs and keep abreast of the times in their ideas and administration of the school. JOHN M. AMOS Along the path of opportunity, which is open to all, John M. Amos arrived at the goal of success, never fearing that laborious effort which must precede ascendancy in every line of endeavor, and his work as an educator, a lawyer and a journalist was of value to his state. A man of forceful personality and progressive spirit, he strongly influenced the development of Cambridge and combined in his character all of the qualities of a useful and desirable citizen. Mr. Amos was born five miles north of St. Clairsville, in Belmont county, Ohio, August 20, 1839, and was one of the four sons of James J. and Jane (Gillespie) Amos, who moved to Monroe county, now known as Noble county, in April, 1848. They settled near Summerfield and there John M. Amos grew to manhood, working on the homestead and attending the district school. The winter of 1856 was spent in Belmont county with his uncle, John Major, for whom he was named, and during that time he received instruction from Alex Wilson, a graduate of Franklin College and a prominent educator. At the age of eighteen Mr. Amos began teaching in the common schools and thus acquired the funds necessary for his higher education. He took a course under Joseph C. Clarlland and among his classmates was John Hamilton, who won distinction as a bishop of the Methodist church. Mr. Amos next went to Meadville, Pennsylvania, matriculating in Allegheny College, of which the Rev. Dr. Loomis was then president, but owing to the outbreak of the Civil war his regular course of study was interrupted. For a year he attended Ontario Academy, having the benefit of instruction under Professor Boyd, and afterward engaged in farming and teaching. His leisure hours were devoted to private study and occasional recitations to tutors, among whom were J. S. Foreman and D. S. Spriggs. Eventually Mr. Amos mastered the principles of jurisprudence and was admitted to the bar, qualifying for practice first in the state courts and later in the federal courts. Meanwhile the degree of M. A. had been conferred upon him by Allegheny College and the Ohio state board of school examiners awarded him a life certificate as a high school teacher. He was princi- 28-VOL. 3 448 - SOUTHEASTERN OHIO pal of the schools of Batesville and Caldwell, demonstrating his qualifications as an educator, and at the same time reviewed his legal studies, For about two years he practiced alone and in 1872 was joined by Fred W. Moore, also an able attorney. They purchased the Caldwell Press and soon afterward the death of his partner left Mr. Amos with the burden of managing the newspaper and attending to the law business, He withdrew from the legal profession and devoted his attention to journalism, for which he had special talent. He remained the owner of the Caldwell Press until 1884 and in 1886 purchased the Cambridge Jeffersonian, published weekly, from the late John Kirkpatrick. In 1892 he established the Daily Jeffersonian. A capable executive, Mr. Amos thoroughly systematized the business, and made the Jeffersonian a paper of high standing, affording the best facilities for the dissemination of news and the display of advertising. Under his management it became both the leader and the mirror of public opinion and his sons are now conducting the paper, which is constantly gaining in circulation and prestige. The plant is located at No. 835 Wheeling avenue and well equipped. In 1862 Mr. Amos married Elizabeth Franklin McClintock, who was a daughter of James McClintock, of Noble county, Ohio, and her death occurred in 1873. They were the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters. In 1875 Mr. Amos was married to Mary E. Waller, who was born in Jackson township, Guernsey county, Ohio, and passed away September 11, 1904. She had become the mother of two sons. John M. Amos sought no public office but through the columns of his paper championed all movements for the advancement of Cambridge along moral, material and civic lines. He had a facile pen and a keen wit and stirred his fellow citizens to greater achievements. His genial nature, innate courtesy, breadth of mind and strong sense of honor endeared him to all with whom he was associated and his death on July 30, 1919, was deeply mourned. HAROLD WILFRED LEAR, M. D. Among the various branches of the healing art, the eclectic system, because of its distinctive methods, has been successful to a marked degree in the cure of human ailments and the alleviation of suffering. One of the leading exponents of the eclectic school in Southeastern Ohio is Dr. Harold Wilfred Lear, of Coshocton, who is building up a large practice and gaining recognition as a reliable and trustworthy physician. Dr. Lear was born at Wills Creek, Ohio, on the 25th of October, 1898, and is a son of Dr. Thomas Wilfred and Lula Ivy (Trovinger) Lear. The father was born at Coshocton, February 12, 1871, a son of Henry and Sarah Louise (Marshall) Lear. Henry Lear was born in England SOUTHEASTERN OHIO - 449 and on coming to the United States located in Coshocton county, where he became a successful coal operator and a prominent business man. He was a republican in politics and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died in 1925 and his wife, who was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, died at Coshocton in 1922. Their son, Thomas W. Lear, graduated from the Cincinnati Eclectic College in 1894, after which he practiced his profession in Warsaw and at Wills Creek, Ohio. About twenty-eight years ago he located in Coshocton and has practiced here continuously, with marked success. He supports the republican party and he served as coroner of Coshocton county from 1910 to 1912. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife, Lula Ivy Trovinger, was born near Coshocton, January 2, 1877, a daughter of Absolum and Rosanna (Brewer) Trovinger, both of whom were born and reared in Lafayette township, this county, and are now living in Coshocton, the father being a retired farmer. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Trovinger is a republican in his political views. Harold W. Lear graduated from the Coshocton high school in 1916, and then entered Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1920. Having determined to devote his life to the practice of medicine, he matriculated in the Eclectic Medical College, at Cincinnati, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1924. He served as interne in Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati and then returned to Coshocton, where he has since been engaged in practice. He is a member of the medical staff of the Coshocton City Hospital and commands the respect of his professional colleagues, as well as the confidence of the public. On February 23, 1925, in Maryville, Tennessee, Dr. Lear was united in marriage to Miss Frank Margaret Summers, who was born at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 23, 1901, and is a daughter of James Andrew and Nancy Lacosca (Malcolm) Summers, the former born at Maryville, Tennessee, and the latter at Eucebia, that state. They are now living in Knoxville, where Mr. Summers follows electrical engineering. He is a democrat in politics and a member of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Lear's maternal grandparents were Samuel and Ruth (Hale) Malcolm, both natives of Tennessee. Mr. Malcolm, who devoted his life to farming, served in the Confederate army during the Civil war. He gave his political support to the democratic party and he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church. The father passed away at Eucebia and the mother at Middlesboro, Kentucky. Mrs. Lear is a graduate of the Middlesboro high school of the class of 1920, is a member of the Presbyterian church and a popular member of the circles in which she moves. Dr. and Mrs. Lear are the parents of two sons, Malcolm Trovinger, who was born on December 23, 1925, and Thomas Andrew, born November 7, 1927. Dr. Lear is a republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal