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John W. Lemmons, Melvin A. Lisles, Metellus Modd, Frank Madory, James B. Mitchell, Lester Mitchell, Tellie A. Maple, Chas. F. Mulvey, Richard E. Muller, Dale A. McElvy, Guy E. McDonald, Chas. E. McGinnis, Otto F. McCuley, John W. McIntire, Chas. A. Obenour, Otto J. Owens, Horace M. Porter, Freeman Patrick, Albert A. Rollison, Chas. W. Russell, Permetus Routson, Lewis J. Ruehlin, Homer H. Starn, Logan C. Smith, George W. Smith, Robert Stevenson, Leonard L. Sherman, Clarence E. Stokes, W. B. Segner, Frank M. Stevens, Edward G. Taylor, Jr., Frank Wells, Harley R. Williamson, Sam. W. Ward, Carrol H. Wagner, Lewis J. Wagner, Fred Williams, Paul Williams, Chas. J. Wilmarth, John Webber, Chas. Yost, Frank L. Young.
CHAPTER IV.
SUCCESSORS TO THE PIONEERS.
Park, Horton. Clerk of Court of Hardin county. Soldier in Civil war. Died April 6, 1902.
Snodgrass, David. Represented Hardin county in legislature sev- eral years. Died April 4, 1901.
Strong, L. M. Member of bar. Judge. Member of national con- gress two terms. Died April 26, 1903.
Strong, W. A. Was County Surveyor several years. Cashier Kenton Savings Bank many years. Died April 9, 1906.
Melhorn, Chas. M. Prosecuting Attorney of Hardin county. Member of bar. Judge. Died November 1, 1902.
Mentzer, D. J. Kenton merchant and store keeper for many years. Died December 18, 1897.
Ramsey, A. S. Pioneer editor Kenton Democrat. Died December
1, 1872.
Benton, Elias. Prominent resident of Buck township. Grand- father of Dr. Guy Potter Benton of Miami University. Died May 18, 1886.
Millar, Robert D. County Surveyor some years. Civil engineer and farmer. Died August 25, 1888.
Crow, E. B. Prominent physician and surgeon, Ridgeway, Ohio. Sponsler, J. M. Taylor Creek farmer and stock raiser. Died February 4, 1892.
Weesling, A. G. Manager American Farm Products Company. Prominent farmer.
Watts, Paul. President Kenton Carriage Works.
Palucci, Joseph (1850). Organized First National Bank and was its first president. Died March 19, 1904.
Watters, John (1850). Prominent citizen of Dunkirk. Hardin county Coroner for many years. Died November 9, 1908.
Andrews, J. F. Born in Hardin county August 17, 1853. Real estate and loan dealer of Kenton. Also prominent farmer.
Cook, S. H. (1865). Member Board of Charities.
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Rhodes, O. E. (1863). Insurance agent. Has been connected with many business enterprises.
Pearce, J. M. (1856). For many years a prominent citizen of Forest. Real estate dealer in Kenton later. Died February 23, 1899.
Jolison, A. B. (1865). Prominent member of the bar. Ex-Judge. Latham, R. S. (1852). Ex-County Commissioner. Retired farmer, now of Pleasant township.
Hall, William (1854). Blanchard township farmer and stock raiser. Died November 2, 1892.
Spelman, Elias G. Once representative of Hardin county. Died May 1, 1857.
Sloan, Thomas (1833). Farmer and stock raiser of Taylor Creek township. Died February 29, 1880.
Sloan, Robert (1883). Prominent stock raiser of Taylor Creek township. Died March 19, 1870.
Woodruff, John. Proprietor Woodruff's Bank, Dunkirk, Ohio. Wheeler, Amos (1835). Kept the Wheeler tavern many years. Died September 25, 1870.
Draper, Robert. Farmer and stock raiser. Died October 20, 1894. Protzman, Silas. Well known physician and surgeon. Died October 16, 1885.
Phillips, W. H. H. Surgeon in Civil war. Prominent physician. Died September 8, 1888.
Koller, II. C. (1872). Library Trustee. Formerly dry goods merchant. Member of Hardin County Fair Board.
Stewart, Marshall (1860). Prominent stock raiser.
Ahlefeld, Nathan (1859). County Auditor 1870. Member Board of Managers Ohio Penitentiary during Governor Campbell's administra- tion. Real estate owner and dealer. Died July 9, 1902.
Ahlefeld, Albert G. Born in Hardin county January 25, 1859. Postmaster of Kenton 1894 to 1898. Real estate owner and dealer.
Snodgrass, Jesse (1845). Assistant Surgeon Civil war. Assistant Secretary Ohio State Medical Society 1879-81. President Northwestern Ohio Medical Association. Prominent physician and surgeon of Kenton. Seymore, W. H. (1851). Formerly Patterson grain merchant.
Walker, Moses B. (1875). General in Civil war. Judge of District and Supreme Courts of Texas at close of war. Died December 17, 1895. Wilson, I. E. Born in Hardin county in 1842. Superintendent HIardin County Infirmary for many years. Prominent Buck township farmer.
Miller, J. C. (1858). Founder of the oldest shoe store in Kenton ..
Bower, Levi (1870). Manufacturer of tile. Taylor Creek township farmer.
McLean, Ephraim (1842). Justice of the Peace Dudley township for seventeen years. Twice County Commissioner. Died in 1883.
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Porter. Freeman (1860). Township Trustee 1878 of Taylor Creek township. Prominent farmer.
Given, Frank. Born in Hardin county in 1846. Probate Judge two terms. Farmer and stock raiser.
Wish, William (1852). Mexican war veteran.
Smith, William D. (1890). President and manager Ohio Machine Tool Company, Kenton.
Neville, William M. (1845). Postmaster Roundhead. County Sheriff 1889.
McCall, Thomas (1841). Hale township farmer. Township trustee one term. Named the town of Mt. Victory. Died June 30. 1893. Baker, I. S. Born in Hardin county December 25, 1846. Goshen township farmer and breeder of fine sheep.
Schindewolf, H. (1866). Merchant of Ada. Director Ada Build- ing and Loan.
Euline, Benjamin P. Born in Hardin county October 26, 1846. Held numerous township offices in Marion township. Retired farmer now living in Kenton.
Harris, George HI. Prominent grain dealer. Died March 14. 1901 Sorgen, Edward (1855). One of the few survivors of the "Sultana" steamship wreck of the Civil war. Founder of the furniture store of E. Sorgen & Son. Ex-County Treasurer.
Price, A. T. Born in Hardin county September 27, 1858. Jackson township farmer. County Commissioner.
Evans, Thomas P. Prominent Buck township farmer and stock buver; also wool buyer.
Thompson, Madison M. (1861). County Auditor 1890 to 1896. Ex-Postmaster of Mt. Victory. Present Mayor of Kenton.
Sponsler, A. J. (1882). Farmer and stock raiser.
Armstrong, Geo. W. County Recorder. Died November 15. 1908.
Dean, Edward P. (1876). Superintendent Kenton Union Schools for many years. Library Trustee Kenton Public Library. County and City School Examiner. Died September 2, 1908.
Howe, James C. Born in Hardin county October 13, 1854. County Clerk two terms. Editor Kenton Republican several years. President Kenton Lock Works. Assistant Adjutant General of Ohio 1891. Adjutant General of Ohio 1892. under Governor MeKinley. General Agent Department of Justice at the time of his death, November 1, 1897.
Merriman, Lewis (1864). Merchant. Real estate owner. President Home Savings Building and Loan. President Kenton Savings Bank. Died November 23, 1905.
Stewart, Samuel (1860). Taylor Creek farmer and stock dealer. Ex-County Commissioner. Died March 19, 1888.
Hoge, S. L. (1860). Lieutenant in United States Army. Member
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of Congress from South Carolina. Comptroller of South Carolina, and Associate Judge of same state. President First National Bank. Died February 23, 1909.
McCoy, J. N. (1860). Prominent Kenton druggist.
Seney, II. W. (1873). Eminent lawyer and judge. Died Sep- tember 2, 1909.
Siebenfoercher, Rev. A. S. (1871). Founder of St. Anthony's Institute and Antonio Hospital. Priest in Catholic Church.
Callam, Jolm (1874). Founder of Callam lumber yards.
Myer, Morris (1888). President Hardin County Bank, Forest, Ohio. Lemert, C. C. (1885). Prosecuting Attorney. Executive Clerk to Governor of Ohio. Judge. State Insurance Commissioner of Ohio.
Timmons, Joseph (1866). Grain dealer. Merchant. Clerk of Court. Presidential Elector in 1908.
Carter, George J. (1876). President Champion Iron Company.
Iliestand, E. B. (1874). Prominent doctor of Kenton. Member Board of Pension Examiners.
Kaiser, Henry (1859). President Kaiser Carriage Works.
Welsh. Agnew (1875). Editor and proprietor Ada Record.
Dougherty, Frank C. Born in Hardin county September 14, 1851. Attorney-at-law. Ex-Prosecuting Attorney. Trustee State Institution for Blind. Died June 8, 1908.
CHAPTER V.
HISTORIES OF HARDIN COUNTY TOWNS.
FOREST-DUNKIRK-MT. VICTORY-ALGER-MCGUFFEY-RIDGEWAY ROUNDHEAD - DOLA - PATTERSON - GRANT - HEPBURN - FORAKER -HUNTERSVILLE-SILVER CREEK-PFEIFFER-BLOCKTOWN-YELVERTON - -BLANCHARD-JUMBO AND JUMP.
TOWN OF FOREST. John A. Gormley laid out and platted the town of Forest March 13, 1855, on the newly built railroad, now the Penn- sylvania railroad, and the village from the very first has had a steady growth. It is the third largest town in the county, with 1,500 inhab- itants, and is recognized everywhere as an enterprising town. It was incorporated September 6, 1865, and has since been under town gov- ernment. At first it was badly handicapped by the presence, just south, of the flourishing town of Patterson, but since Patterson has dwindled down to a village Forest has grown to a large town. It has two good railroads which bring much business to the place, and in every way it is up-to-date and progressive. Numerous additions have been added to the town and improvements made, until now Forest has a fine public school building, good churches, a substantial city hall, one of the best hotels in this part of Ohio, a beautiful little park, several manufacturing enterprises, good stores, comfortable residences, and best of all, enter- prising citizens.
The City Hall was built about ten years ago at a cost of about $3,000, and is located just west of the Big Four railroad. It is a substantial brick building, and in addition to the various city offices, is used to shelter the equipment of the volunteer fire department, which for a small city is very good. While Forest has had some disastrous fires the prompt work of the department has always saved surrounding buildings from destruction.
The Public School Building, which is situated in West Forest, is a fine structure built of brick, and contains eight rooms, besides the necessary halls and closets. It was built about 1903 and cost $20,000. It is well finished, and furnished with the best school furniture of
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modern design. It is heated by hot air, and is in every way suited to the needs of the school children. The present enrollment is about 300. Professor A. D. Ladd is in charge of the schools, with seven assistants.
Forest has a number of enterprising manufacturing concerns, among which are the Dickleman Manufacturing Company. The Perfect Gate Company, The G. W. Fox & Son Planing Mill and Lumber Yard, The American Farm Products Company, Creamery and the Forest Clay Works.
The largest of these is the Dickleman Manufacturing Company, located between the Big Four and Pennsylvania railroads, consisting of a large factory building, two warehouses and an office building. This company is engaged in the manufacture of metal roofing, ceilings and other metal work. In the output of their goods annually they use 15,000 tons of galvanized tin plate. About fifty men are employed in the factory, and a large office force is needed, together with a number of traveling salesmen to take care of the business.
The Creamery is in charge of Alfred G. Wessling, the manager of the Farm Products Company at Kenton, but George O'Brian is the res- ident manager.
The Forest Clay Works are managed by J. F. Studer.
The Consumers' Electric Company supplies the town with elec- tricity for street lighting, and also has many private customers. F. A. Barr is the manager.
The Forest Milling Company is owned by Douglas and Ash, and J. F. Ash is the manager.
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There are three elevators in the town, owned by William Lindsay, Albert B. Shafer and Sneath and Cunningham.
The leading grocers of Forest are A. N. Mick, P. D. Lehman, Berline and Berline, A. E. Snyder, Jeff Cline and M. A. Shoemaker.
The dry goods merchants are J. C. Campbell, Henry F. Shott and Curtain and Monce (who also have a general store).
The meat markets are owned by Harry Lehman, J. H. Zimmerman, and Horace Nye.
There is one hotel in Forest-the Big Four Hotel, owned and man- aged by Robert T. Shafer. Crumm Brothers conduct a large bakery, restaurant and candy store.
The druggists are H. F. Shields and H. Dale Shields.
Mrs. W. H. Gay has a millinery store, and that class of goods is also handled by other firms. C. S. Simpson has a large and complete Racket Store.
Allyn and Hempy have a hardware store, and W. A. Mapletoft also conducts a hardware store.
Moore and Barlow, and F. A. Grindell have blacksmith shops.
The following people sell clothing: E. D. Fishburn, Ralph Lisles, and J. F. Studer, the last having in connection with his clothing store a tailoring department. Dan Dome and Son sell shoes and furnishing goods.
O. B. Durfee has a photograph gallery, and Jesse Steinman a jew- elry store.
There are three undertaking firms in Forest : S. M. Brown, McKean and Hempy, and Arthur Hall.
There are two livery and feed barns, owned by Cliff Dunham and Simpson and Zimmerman.
L. H. Caughey has a furniture store.
McQuown Brothers have a large poultry establishment.
Forest is exceedingly fortunate in having physicians, who have gained for themselves wide reputations in their profession, having many patients from a distance, as well as extensive work in Hardin county. They are Drs. W. T. Gemmill, W. N. Mundy. L. E. Cook, Floyd Swimley, J. H. Wynn and Dr. Rabberman. The dentists are Dr. Graham and Harper Brothers. Price and Price and Chas. M. Reigle are the attorneys.
For a small city Forest has a number of lodges, among which are the Masons, Modern Woodmen, Odd Fellows, Royal Arcanum, Knights of Pythias, Eastern Star, Rebeccas and Pythian Sisters.
There is quite a large G. A. R. Post in Forest, with forty-four mem- bers in good standing. Thomas Pisel is the Commander.
The ladies of Forest have three clubs-the Progress, with Mrs. Ella Gibson as president; the Search Light and the Friday Club.
Forest has two banks-the Hardin County and the First National. C. Q. Vaughn is the town mayor.
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Among the leading citizens of Forest are: J. S. Campbell, Morris Meyer, A. Il. Crumm, J. L. Dickleman, A. N. Mick, D. C. Garrison, Richard Price, John Hefferman, S. M. Bushong, Willard Gage, John Guyer, Peter Berline, J. F. Studer, W. T. Gemmill, W. N. Mundy, F. P. Allyn, A. D. Ladd, L. E. Cook, Floyd Swimley, C. S. Simpson, C. M. Reigle, D. G. Hall, J. C. Hanna, J. F. Franks, C. Q. Vaughn, R. T. Shafer.
Of the burial grounds the Forest cemetery is the pioneer, and Hueston cemetery lies west of the city about two miles and contains nine acres of land.
The Methodist Protestant church of Forest was organized in March, 1869, by Rev. C. S. Evans, then pastor of the Mount Blanchard church of that denomination. There were about, forty-five charter members. They held services in an old school house until 1870, when they erected the present church, which stands beside the public school building in the town. This church was dedicated January 1, 1871. The society now has a membership of 187 in good standing. The Sunday school has a membership of 150. Rev. J. F. HIenkle is the present pastor. This church had a good revival, under the pastorate of Rev. D. C. Garrison in 1887.
The Presbyterian church of Forest was organized in 1849 by Rev. Clark, and services were held for some time in David Warner's barn about two miles north of the town. At that time the membership was small and very seattered. Religious services were held whenever a minister could be procured, and it was understood that when they built a church it was to be located wherever the Pennsylvania railroad went through the county. However, when Forest was the site chosen, there was some dissatisfaction, and the dissenters withdrew and estab- lished a church in Patterson, which greatly crippled the "Mother Church." It required heroic efforts on the part of the little band at Forest to keep together and hire a minister. At one time they met in the Methodist Episcopal church, then in the Methodist Protestant church until a frame building could be erected, which served them until 1904. In the year 1873 the church had its first resident pastor, Rev. T. J. Cellar, who was in charge until 1887. During this period two staunch elders, David Warner and John Alter, served the church with great eredit.
In 1904 the present church was erected on the old site, and is one of the prettiest village churches in the county. Great credit is due to the church, the minister and the church treasurer, Dr. Mundy, for their zeal and perseverance in erecting such a beautiful monument to Pres- byterianism in Hardin county. During the past year the church has suffered a heavy loss in the deaths of two faithful elders-J. C. Douglas and Martin Van Buren. The present elders are: D. W. Taft, Henry
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Shriver and Frank Lafferty, D. H. Dome, D. A. Gemmill and Dr. W. N. Mundy. At present the church is entirely free from debt. The follow- ing are the resident pastors, from Rev. T. J. Cellar up to the present : C. M. Fraser, John Tenney, W. J. Dempster, C. James Jones, Edwin Craven, L. Twinem and Rev. J. C. Hanna (who is the present pastor).
Although a number of Baptist families lived in Forest and vicinity prior to the Civil war, it was not until about that time that they were gathered into a a formal organization by Rev. Samuel Fasig. Services were held irregularly, but the little band held together, though it was not until 1904 that the present church was erected. It is a substantial structure built of concrete blocks, and has a seating capacity of 300. Regular services have been held in the church since its erection. The present pastor is Rev. J. F. Franks. A Sunday school is also maintained. The present trustees are : W. E. Beagle, J. P. Naus and C. M. Riegle.
The Methodist Episcopal church was organized in the latter part of 1859 on Wyandot Mission, and the first pastor, Lorenzo Dow Rodgers, was the first minister of any denomination to live in Forest. Robert Stevenson and Elijah White were the first class leaders, and William Swearinger, the first steward. Some money was raised at this time and a church begun, but was never finished. A church was finally built during the years 1864-65. During the pastorate of Rev. C. C. Kennedy a church was erected and dedicated, but in June of the same year it was burned to the ground. The trustees decided to rebuild at once, and the present beautiful church was erected. It was dedicated May 31, 1903, by J. W. Bashford, now Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, but then president of Delaware O. W. U., at Delaware.
The present trustees are: J. L. Diekleman, J. L. Shields, W. M. Ekelberry, Ralph Lisles, C. E. Gibson, John Burdett, W. T. Robinson, G. W. Fox and Gabe Spitzer. W. T. Robinson is superintendent of the Sunday school and A. D. Ladd president of the Epworth League. Mrs. C. E. Gibson is president of the Ladies' Aid Society.
Following is the list of pastors who have served this church :
1859, Lorenzo D. Rogers; 1861, H. M. Close; 1863, J. S. Deleal ; 1864, S. M. Briggs ; 1867, J. J. Findlay; 1869, Solomon Lindsay ; 1870, John C. Miller ; 1871, J. S. Blair; 1873, Caleb Hill ; 1874, J. M. Kelley ; 1877, Jesse Carr; 1880, J. H. Cater; 1883, Jos. Wykes; 1884, W. U. Spencer; 1886, J. D. Simms; 1889, I. N. Kalb; 1892, R. H. Balmer ; 1895, C. B. Holding; 1896, Peter Biggs; 1897, C. A. Smucker; 1899, C. C. Kennedy ; 1903, A. E. Harford; 1907. L. E. Carter; 1908, Rev. David G. Hall, the present pastor.
THE TOWN OF DUNKIRK. According to old residents there was a town projected about one-half mile south of the present site of the town of Dunkirk and named Geneva, several years before the Pennsylvania railroad was built through Hardin county, but it came to nothing because
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the village was laid out later on the railroad instead of the cross roads. Robert D. Millar, then county surveyor of Hardin county, laid out the village for Hugh D. Miller, and by the latter it was named Dunkirk, after Dunkirk, New York. In the original plat, which was recorded April 9, 1852, there were twenty-six lots. These lots comprised the center of the town running along Main street and the railroad, and to them have been added numerous additions. The additions with the names of the persons laying them out are given below: Samuel H. Packer, September 6, 1852; Samuel H. Packer, May 26, 1856; Archibald Gardner, September 9, 1857; Hugh D. Miller, June 25, 1867; Seba Wiekwire, May 26, 1868 ; S. B. Smith and J. B. Alexander, April 8, 1868; R. Bruboker, November 30, 1868; M. F. Larkins and S. N. Peck, April 11, 1868; Hugh D. Miller, April 11, 1868; A. D. Jones, January 8, 1870; J. A. Orth, May 12, 1871; Hugh Heuston, May 15, 1871; James Downing, January 20, 1872; Hugh HIeuston, second addition, May 13, 1873; Weigle and Miller, May 15, 1874; Hugh Heuston, third addition, May 5, 1875 ; Jos. Alexander, May 5, 1875; Martin, Haldeman and Jones, June 18, 1875; Seba Wiekwire, second addition, November 29, 1875; Hugh D. Miller, second addition, April 4, 1876; H. Downish, August 30, 1876; J. A. Woods, August 30, 1876; II. D. Miller, April 2, 1876; I. W. Martin, April 23, 1877 ; H. D. Miller, November 3, 1879; D. W. Edgar, October 27, 1880; Elez. Shuee's, April 24, 1883; and J. A. Orth, May 7, 1883.
The Dunkirk Standard at one time published the following interest- ing items concerning the beginning of the now flourishing town in the northern part of Blanchard township. It said: "In the spring of 1852 Renatus Gum opened a small store in Dunkirk where he sold tea, coffee, tobacco and whiskey. He also sold the first dry goods in town. Then he changed his business and opened a hotel called the Green House, where the Old White Corner now is. The first regular store was kept by William Porterfield. The first family to move to Dunkirk was that of George Kinsey; the second, John Watters. The first child born in
Dunkirk was Anderson K. Watters, in 1851. The first justice of the peace was William Brant and the first physician, Dr. Steyer, while Moses Louthen taught the first school. The United Brethren church, the first in town, was built in 1859. The first train of cars ran through the town in April, 1854, and at that time the only inhabitants of the village were R. Gum, D. II. Edgar, H. D. Miller, John Watters, A. Lynch, D. L. Marquis, Sol. Keiper and W. W. Johnson, with their families. In 1857 the White Corner was built and used as a hotel until 1861, when Thomas Mahon and Company changed it into a room for a dry goods store."
The first brick building put up in Dunkirk, and also in Blanchard township, is the store room called "The Red Front." In 1868 the vil- lage was incorporated, and ever since those early days it has been a
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prosperous business center. In 1869 the first union sehool building was erected, and the year before that Mahon Brothers began the manu- facture of cultivators in which they afterward did a large business. In 1875 the Dunkirk Standard was established, and ever since the town has had a newspaper it has grown and prospered. When the town was incorporated it had 350 inhabitants, and in 1876 it had grown to 1,000, while in 1900 the population was 1,222. The first city prison was built in 1861, a second some years later, and in 1886 the present one, which is modern and has four cells in the City building. The City hall also contains the fire engine and equipment, council chamber and mayor's office and other necessary rooms.
Dunkirk has a well organized fire department that has done mueh good work. In the old days the Dunkirk Hook and Ladder boys were the best in the state and won many prizes, notably the one in Cincinnati in 1887, when they astonished the many spectators by winning first. honors in competition with many eraek companies. Among the mem- bers of this famous old company were: h. H. Ramsey, Obe. Harman, Chas. Steinman, Clem. Everhart, Ora Ebert, William Johnson, William Isenbarger, Henry Bame, Julius Warner, Jesse Sigley, Thanny Treece, W. J. Ewing, Jacob Rinehart and Adam Neff. On May 21, 1903, oceurred the most disastrous fire Dunkirk ever had, and but for the work of the fire department and citizens the whole town would doubtless have been destroyed. As it was, the loss reached about $50,000, and though it resulted in many fine new buildings, it was quite a disaster to the merchants whose stores were destroyed.
The first telegraph office was established in 1877, with Isaae Diffen- deifer as operator, and at present the office employs three men. The first agent of the Pennsylvania railroad was D. II. Edgar, who was appointed in 1854, and the first express agent was John Watters, in 1885. In 1890 the T. & O. C. R. R. established an office in the town, with C. M. Jones as agent, and since Dunkirk has had two railroads business has increased wonderfully. The Bell Telephone was estab- lished here in 1881 and the United States Independent in 1900-01.
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