Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century, Vol. II, Part 110

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 1094

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a director and the attorney of the Bank of Syracuse since its organization, was long the attorney for the Salt Springs National Bank, and is now a trustee of the Adamant Manufacturing Company and a trustee of Plymouth church ; lecturer upon medical jurisprudence in the law school of Syracuse University. A large part of his legal business has been confined to corporation litigation. Mr. Wilson married, in Feb., 1887, Bertha, daughter of E. F. Holden, of Syracuse, and their children are Marian, James Holden, Robert, and Isabel.

Hogan, Thomas, Syracuse, son of Thomas, sr., who came to Syracuse from Ireland about 1854 and still lives here, was born in this city Jan. 7, 1858. He received his rudimentary education in the public schools and read law in the offices of Sedg wicks, Kennedy & Tracy, and Hiscock, Gifford & Doheny, and was admitted to the bar at Utica in Jan., 1879, beginning practice immediately afterward in Syracuse alone, but soon associating himself with his brother, Patrick W. Thomas Hogan, after the death of the latter, continued practice alone until May 1, 1887, when he formed a partnership with Samuel R. Stern, which terminated May 1, 1891. His next partnership and the present one was formed with Edward C. Wright as Hogan & Wright. Mr. Hogan has been unusually successful as a lawyer. His large clientage has been acquired through recognized and legitimate principles of practice. April 2:, 1886, he was married to Miss Nellie Elizabeth, danghter of the late John R. Whitlock, long a prosperous and respected merchant of Syracuse. They have two children : Allen Whitlock and Thomas Leo.

Patrick W. Hogan was born July 5, 1861, was admitted at Utica in 1882, and prac- ticed his profession as junior member of the firm of T. & P. W. Hogan until his untimely death in May, 1886. He was a talented lawyer and a brilliant future was within his grasp. Popular, witty, and genial, possessing the faculty of making strong friendships, he was a general favorite. In politics he was very active, and for some time served as secretary of the Republican City Committee. His prema- ture death cut short a promising career.

Ormsbee, James A., Syracuse, son of Stephen D., who was born in Pompey, is a native of Syracuse, born Feb. 4, 1845, being one of a family of seven children, of whom two besides himself, Mrs. Thomas Clune and Mrs. W. B. Mathews, are living. The father died June 30, 1893, aged 74. Educated in the public schools and a local business college he became a clerk and later a commercial traveler, which vocation he followed several years. In 1875 he engaged in the retail liquor business, and afterwards was for three years local agent for a Rochester brewery. In 1888 he formed a partnership with Edward C. Smith, as Ormsbee & Smith, and engaged in the wholesale liquor trade, which he still continues. He was married in 1873 to Anna W., daughter of James Durston, of Syracuse, and they have three children : Stephen Clifford, Nina Belle, and Willis Durston.

Page, J. Will, is a native of Jackson, Susquehanna Co., Pa., born March 2, 1844, and was educated at the seminary in Binghamton, N. Y. Between the ages of 17 and 22 he taught school winters and worked on the farm summers. He then spent one year in a grocery store, and in 1867 came to Syracuse, where he has since re- sided. In 1867 he engaged in business as a commercial traveler, and continued in that occupation until 1877, when he was elected secretary and treasurer of the Com- mercial Travelers' Association, an office he held until Jan., 1893, with headquarters

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in Syracuse. Mr. Page was one of the original five to organize and incorporate this association in 1872, and served as a member of its executive committee until Jan. 1, 1876. In Jan., 1893, he formed a partnership with George W. Wyatt, as Wyatt & Page, and bought out the fire, employers' liability, and plate glass insurance busi- ness of Truair & Wyatt, which they have successfully continued. Mr. Page is a member of Central City Lodge, F. & A. M., and of Central City Chapter and Com- mandery, in all of which he has held important offices. He is a prominent Mason, has been representative to the Supreme Lodge of the Royal Arcanum for six years, and is a member and trustee of of the University Avenue M. E. church. In 1871 he married a daughter of the late George Bassett, of Oswego, and has two children: Laura T., and Jessie M.

Miller, Aaron B., M.D., Syracuse, is a native of Steuben. Oneida Co., N. Y. Re- ceiving a preliminary education in the public and high schools of an adjoining town and at Whitestown Seminary he tock a classical course under Prof. A. C. Benedict, of Rome, N. Y., and then entered the University of Maryland at Baltimore, from which he graduated as an M. D. in 1882. He remained in the hospitals of that city one year and in 1883 located permanently in Syracuse, where he married, the same year, Miss Clara, daughter of Dr. W. W. Porter, to whose practice he succeeded besides having a large business of his own. He is professor of gynecology in the Medical Department of Syracuse University and gynecologist to the House of the Good Shepherd and St. Joseph's Hospital. He is also a fellow of the American As- sociation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a member of the American Medical Association, and a frequent contributor to the leading medical journals.

Sherlock, Michael F., Syracuse, born in the First ward of Syracuse, July 17, 1858, is a son of Patrick Sherlock, who came from Ireland, as did also his wife, Mary Ryan. They were married here. He had charge of the salt business of J. P. Haskins for many years, and died in Jan., 1859. M. F. was educated in the common schools and in Bridgeman's Classical School of Syracuse, was graduated from Manhattan College in New York city in 1876, studied law with D. B. Keeler, and later with Fuller & Vann, and was admitted to the bar in 1878. His practice has been in Syracuse. May 6, 1887, he married Gladys Coakley, daughter of Michael Coakley, and has two children, Genevieve and W. Sherman.

Barnum, William L., Syracuse, son of Willis S., was born in Syracuse on Jan. 3, 1866. After reading law in the office of Hoyt, Hine & Hoyt and their successors he entered Columbia Law School, from which he was graduated in June, 1889, having been admitted to the bar in May of that year. He became a clerk in the law office of Carter, Hughes & Cravath in New York city for two years, when he returned to Syracuse and formed a partnership with George F. Hine as Hine & Barnum. In 1893 he associated himself with Henry Danziger, jr., under the present firm name of Barnum & Danziger.

Olcott, Eugene C., Syracuse, was born in Syracuse, June 16, 1863, obtained his education in the public and high schools of the city, and was graduated from Syra- cuse University as B. P., June 18, 1886. He was director of a military school in North Carolina two years, director and instructor in the trade school at the Elmira Reformatory, and in 1890 returned to Syracuse, where he has since been connected

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with the water board, with the exception of about one year when he was an em- ployee of Pierce, Butler & Pierce. Christmas day, 1884, he married Florence A., daughter of John North, of Syracuse. They have four children: Florence E., John N., Eugene C., and Ruth N.

Gifford, Genucius C., Syracuse, was born in the town of Lafayette, Feb. 11, 1850. Daniel Gifford, his father, came from Dutchess Co., N. Y., and settled in Dewitt in 1826. He subsequently removed to Lafayette, returned to Dewitt, went thence to the town of Salina, and finally settled in Clay, where he died. He followed the occupation of a farmer, and had born to him three children: Emmett D., and Genu- cius C., of Syracuse, and Valentine, who died in Troy. Genucius C. Gifford, after receiving a common English education in the public schools, became a clerk in a large clothing house in Buffalo, whence he returned to Syracuse two years later, where he has ever since been identified with the same business. In 1881 he formed a partnership with F. Von Frankenburg and L. T. Robinson, under the name of Von Frankenburg & Co., and conducted the old Famous Opera Clothing House for five years. Since then he has been connected with the clothing firm of Kent & Miller. He is commander of the local body and quartermaster-general of the State Lodge of Select Knights and a member of the A. O. U. W. In April, 1878, he married Miss Ida M., daughter of Dwight Hitchcock, of Syracuse, and they have one son, Harold William.

Doyle, Gregory, M.D., Syracuse, one of the most prominent physicians and sur- geons in Syracuse, was born in Killena, County Wexford, Ireland, March 28, 1840 and came with his parents to America when he was one year old. He was educated at St. James Academy in Binghamton and in the classical course of Niagara Uni- versity, and pursued his studies in medicine and surgery at Bellevue and University Medical Colleges in New York city, graduating from the latter in 1865. During his professional studies and long afterward he was a valued assistant to that eminent surgeon, Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, of New York, under whose guidance he developed natural adaptabilities for surgical work. After practicing a short time in Binghanı- ton and in Albany, N. Y., he settled permanently in Syracuse, where he enjoys an extensive and lucrative surgical practice. He has contributed numerous articles on orthopedic surgery and other subjects to various journals. On Nov. 16, 1880, he read a paper before the New York Central Medical Association in which he recom- mended the dressing of Colle's fracture and fractures of the leg with plaster of paris splints made in sections, and it was soon afterward published in the International Journal of Medicine and Surgery. About two years later an English surgeon pub- lished an article on the same subject as something new in dressings. He invented the spiral spring rotator for the automatic eversion or inversion of talipes and illus- trated its use before the American Medical Association in 1880. Many other orthopedic appliances were originated by Dr. Doyle. He is a permanent member of the American Medical Association, the Central New York Medical Association, the Onondaga County Medical Society, and was president of the old Syracuse Medical Society. He was appointed president of the U. S. Examining Board of Surgeons at Syracuse and held that position during Cleveland's first administration. He was the official surgeon of the West Shore Railroad from its inception until about 1893, and gratuituously served as surgeon to the House of Providence and St. Vincent de

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Paul's Orphan Asylum for many years. He has visited Europe three times, making extended tours through the continent and studying a number of the leading institu- tions of learning. For several years Dr. Doyle has confined his practice largely to surgical operations, and it is safe to say that he ranks high among the foremost sur- geons of the country. In 1868 he married Urania, the accomplished daughter of Justin Morel, a leading merchant of St. Louis, Mo.

Rosenthal, Gates L., Syracuse, a native of Prussia, Germany, born in 1855, came to America in 1870, settling in Syracuse and engaging in business as a commercial traveler. Eighteen months later he moved to Adams, Jefferson Co., and followed general merchandising. In 1874 he went to South America. where he embarked in the business of exchanging money, traveling through the republics there for seven years. Returning to Syracuse in 1881, where he has since resided, he engaged in the clothing trade, having two stores, one being in Muskegon, Mich., which he sold in 1890. In April, 1883, he established his present brokerage business, and in April, 1895, formed a partnership with M. J. Rubinstein under the firm name of G. L. Rosenthal & Co. and engaged in the wholesale jewelry trade. Mr. Rosenthal was a charter member, and is the present treasurer, of the Standard Club. Jan. 25, 1893, he married Belle, daughter of Moses G. Rosenthal, for eight years a teacher in Clinton School, and they have one child, B. Frances.

Kearney, William, Syracuse, born in County Derry, Ireland, Feb. 11, 1827, came to America at the age of 18, landing in New York city June 12, 1845. He went direct to Albany and became an apprentice in a cooper shop, and after thoroughly mastering his trade he established a cooperage business for himself there in 1849, which he successfully conducted until 1861, when he started a brewery. He operated the two concerns with marked success until 1868, when he sold out and removed to Syracuse, where he died Dec. 15, 1895. In 1869 he established the present Kearney brewery and malt house on the corner of North Salina and Wolf streets. His first building was 40 by 90 feet in size and the business gave employment to nine men. The plant has gradually increased in dimensions and capacity until now the main structure is 140 by 127 feet, four stories high, with a two-story building in the rear 30 by 90 feet. and a malt house 121 by 36 feet, four stories high, the whole having a capacity of 150 barrels per day and employing about thirty men. The product com- prises present-use, stock, and India pale ale and porter, and is sold throughout the city and State and Northern Pennsylvania. The capacity of the malt house is 50,- 000 bushels. Mr. Kearney was a practical man, and was prominent not only among the leading brewers and maltsters of the State but foremost in all movements benefiting the city of his residence. He was married in Albany on Jan. 3, 1863, to Maria Anna, daughter of Robert Kelley, and had three sons: William, jr., Joseph F., and Charles B., all engaged in business under the firm name of William Kearney's Sons.

Hofmann, Leo J., Syracuse, son of Joseph A., since 1858 the well-known editor of the Central Demokrat, was born in Syracuse, where he has always resided, March 23, 1866. Educated in the public schools and Meads's Business College, he was grad- uated from the High School in 1885, and immediately entered his father's printing office, in which he began his practical education. He was also a bookkeeper for two years and foreman of the Demokrat under his brother, Louis C., until the latter's

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death on November 16, 1890, when he assumed the business management. continu- ing in that capacity until April 16, 1895, when he took the job printing, steamship ticket business, and insurance departments and started alone for himself. Besides these he was appointed. by Postmaster Northrup, assistant clerk in the money order department, but after eight months' service resigned because his clerical duties inter- fered with his other interests. He is a member of the Elks, Branch 36, C. M. B. A., Syracuse Lieder Kranz, Turn Verein, Dehin Council No. 172, C. B. L., St. Bonafacia Society, Pastime Athletic Club, Capitol Club, and treasurer of the Syracuse Press Club. He was married May ?, 1889, to Theresa M., daughter of Joseph Kuntz, of Syracuse, and has two children: Joseph A., and Eunice M.

Eddy, Emerson J., Syracuse, son of George W. and Betsey (Crane) Eddy, was born in Pharsalia, Chenango Co .. N. Y., April 1, 1848, and spent his early life on a farm. He was educated in the common schools of his native town and at the Cincinnatus Academy in Cortland Co., graduating from the latter institution in 1868, and in the fall of the same year came to Syracuse as a clerk in the dry goods store of Bennett Brothers. In the spring of 1869 he entered the employ of J. R. Billings, manufac- turer of and dealer in tinware, etc., where he learned his trade. After two years Mr. Billings was succeeded by Smith & Ayers, and one year later Mr. Eddy and and Charles Hyden purchased Mr. Smith's interest under the name of Ayers & Co. One year afterward the firm dissolved and the business was closed out. In 1871 Mr. Eddy established his present hardware store in the First ward and has since continued business alone, dealing in hardware, stoves, tinware, etc., and car- rying on a general jobbing trade. He commenced in a small building which is still standing and occupied by him, and erected his present large brick block ad- joining in 1889. He was supervisor of the First ward in 1885 and 1886, being chairman of the committee on villages the first year and chairman of the supervisors' committee the second year. He is a member of Central City Lodge No. 305, F. & A. M., of Central City Chapter No. 70, R. A. M., and of Central City Com- mandery No. 25, K. T., being the present commander of the latter body after having passed through nearly all of its chairs. He is also a member of all the Scottish Rite bodies and is now deputy master of the Lodge of Perfection. Mr. Eddy has taken an active interest in Masonry throughout the State and is distinguished by having had conferred upon him the 32d degree. He was one of the originators and a vice-president of the North Side Business Men's Association and prominently identified with the growth and prosperity of that section of the city. Dec. 20, 1871, he married Miss Aveline, daughter of William Beers, of Syracuse, and their chil- dren are: George W., Edith May, Gordon C. (deceased), Roba, Lucian C., and Basil.

Devoe, Stephen D., Syracuse, is a son of George W. and Cordelia (Williams) Devoe, and was born in the town of Salina on November 14, 1860. His grand- father, Henry Devoe, born in 1793, was a very early settler of this county, was a justice of the peace, and died in 1893, aged 100 years and two months. George W., son of Henry, was a farmer, and died in April, 1873, at the age of 55. He had children, of whom five are living. Stephen W. Devoe was educated in the common schools of Salina and Camillus, whither his parents moved in 1868, and was reared on a farm. Leaving school he went to New York city as an entry clerk in a large

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dry goods house, where he remained about two years. Returning to Syracuse he soon went to California on a visit and after one year returned to this city and accepted a position as clerk in the drug store of C. H. Cushney in the First ward, with whom he remained until 1883, when he started his present drug store on the corner of North Salina and Wolf streets. He conducted both the retail establish - ment and a pharmaceutical manufactory alone until Feb. 1, 1891, when W. C. Smith was admitted to partnership under the name of Devoe & Smith and took charge of the latter business. Mr. Devoe is a member of the Syracuse Druggists' Association and also of the New York State Pharmaceutical Association. He was married June 19, 1888, to Lida L., daughter of Eli Near, of Wampsville, Madison Co.

Smith, Cornelius W., Syracuse, was born in Trumansburg, Tompkins Co., N. Y., May 19, 1845, and was educated in the public schools of Syracuse, in Cortland Academy, and in Hamilton College. He read law in Syracuse and was admitted to the bar in 1869, and since then has successfully practiced his profession in this city, being successively a member of the firms of Smith, Markham & Smith, and Mark- ham, Hoyt & Smith, then alone for ten years, and latterly in partnership with Howard P. Denison as Smith & Denison. They practice patent law exclusively, and hold a foremost rank in that specialty.

Hyde, Salem, Syracuse, son of Elisha H. and Ellen M. (Botsford) Hyde, both living at Onondaga Valley, was born near Westbury, Cayuga Co., N. Y., June 22, 1846, and came to Syracuse in the spring of 1864. He soon acquired a practical ex- perience in the dry goods business, and on June 1. 1879, became a member of the wholesale jobbing firm of Sperry, Neal & Hyde, which, upon Mr. Sperry's death in 1890, became Neal & Hyde, which still continues. Mr. Hyde is a trustee of the Onondaga County Savings Bank, vice-president of the Onondaga County His- torical Association, and a member of the local board of the Cortland State Normal School. He is also a member of the Citizens' Club and prominently identified with the Bureau of Labor and Charities. He has long taken an active interest in municipal and benevolent affairs, in matters of local history, and in the welfare and advancement of the city. As a public speaker he has acquired an enviable reputa- tion. He is public spirited and enterprising, and in business as well as socially he has been uniformly successful. Aug. 23, 1871, he married Miss Ann P., daughter of Timothy Cheney, the well-known pioneer, contractor, and author of "Cheney's Reminiscences," who died in 1871. Their children are Henty Neal, who was grad- uated from Yale College, class of 1895; Mary Frances, a graduate of Ogontz School near Philadelphia, Pa., class of 1894; Charles S., a student at Phillips Exeter Acad- emy at Andover, Mass ; and Dana C., Florence May, Nelson C., and Dorothy C.

Crouse, Charles Edward, Syracuse, senior member of the wholesale grocery firm of C. E. Crouse & Co., of Syracuse, is a son of James and Laura M. Crouse, and was born in Chittenango, Madison Co., N. Y., Jan. 31, 1850. He received a good practical education at Walnut Hill School in Geneva, N. Y., and in 1871 engaged in the tea, coffee, and spice business in Syracuse under the firm name of Crouse. Walrath & Co. Their trade increased from year to year until it spread over a wide territory, mainly in Central New York. They were followed by the firms of C. E. Crouse & Co., and Crouse & Walrath again. In 1884 Daniel Ackerman became the partner of the subject of this sketch under the present name of C. E. Crouse &

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Co. Their business, consisting of groceries, teas, coffees, spices, etc., is exclusively wholesale and extends throughout this and adjoining States. Mr. Crouse is vice- president of the Syracuse Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, which was in- corporated April 25, 1895, and is also interested in various other enterprises and corporations, He has been for many years prominently identified with society life in Syracuse, officiating as president of several charity balls, leader of the German, etc. His prominence and ability have been universally recognized, and his good judgment and rare skill referred to on all social occasions. At Saratoga he has also for many years been the social leader, a distinction he merits and still retains. His mercantile and other interests command his chief attention, but he has proven con- clusively that a successful business man may also be a correspondingly successful social leader. Dec. 20, 1887, Mr. Crouse was married to Miss Alta Pease, of Boston, Mass.

Kent & Miller, Syracuse .- This firm is composed of George B. Kent and Riley V. Miller, two prominent citizens and business men, and was formed in Feb., 1872, with headquarters in the old Bastable block. Three months later they removed to their present location in South Salina street and in 1876 the adjoining store was added to meet the constantly increasing demands of the business. The capacity and work- ing force of the establishment has been more than doubled since the first year, when five clerks and four cutters were employed. They are manufacturers of and whole- sale and retail dealers in men's and boys' clothing, largely of the finer grades, and enjoy a trade extending over many of the eastern States. Mr. Kent is a trustee of the Onondaga County Savings Bank, while Mr. Miller was for some time chairman of the board of trustees of the Commercial Travelers' Association.

Gooley, Philip E., Syracuse, a native of the Ninth ward of Syracuse, born July 8, 1860, is a son of Malachi Gooley, who came here from Ireland in 1846 and died Aug. 20, 1888; he married Mary Brown, a native of Ireland, and their children were Will- iam M., Sarah, Philip E., Mary, Ella V., Malachi, jr., Catherine, and Winifred. Philip E. Gooley was educated in Porter school and in the school of the Christian Brothers in Syracuse, and entered the employ of E. F. Holden, with whom he re- mained ten years, having charge of the work of shipping coal at the yards. In 1884 he established his present grocery and provision store on West Genesee street and in 1892 he opened another store on the corner of Ulster street and Milton avenue. He has been prominent in Democratic politics, has frequently served as delegate to district, county, and State conventions, and was the last president of the village of Geddes (in 1886) before it became a part of the city of Syracuse. He was also a trustee of that village in 1884-85. In the fall of 1894 he was the Democratic candi- date for county clerk and was defeated by only a very small majority. He was a charter member and one of the first vice-presidents of the West End Business Men's Association, and is also a member of the C. M. B. A., the A. O. H., and other organ- izations. In Sept., 1891, he married Johanna C., daughter of Michael Ryan, of Syr- acuse, by whom he has one child, Catherine.

Schwarz, Jacob, Syracuse, born in Frankfort-on-Main, Germany, May 20, 1840, son of John and Elizabeth, came to this country with his parents in 1848 and settled in Syracuse, where the latter died, the father in 1882 and the mother in 1888. Edu- cated in the public schools, he learned the mason's trade and followed it with his

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Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century, Vol. II, Part 110

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908 Publication date: 1896 Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company Number of Pages: 1094

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 1094