Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 36

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Publication date: 1892
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ville, secretary. There was a board of mana-

Among those who gave attention to fruit- gers thus constituted, all the members of which growing, in Muskingum county in earlier days, are long dead: Caleb Hall, of Blue Rock were John McIntire, John Matthews, Isaac Van township, Mathew Gillespie, of Springfield, Horne, John Townsend, William Culbertson, township; Philo Buckingham, of Wayne town- Isaac Dillon, Charles Gilbert, Seth Adams, Rev. ship; Benjamin Wheeler, of Zanesville, and C. Springer and others. Later leading horticul- Isaac Dillon, of Falls township.

turists have been Thomas McLees, C. Hall, The first formal exhibition or fair under the Levi Scott, N. F. Claypool, James Heenan, auspices of this society was held in the fall of Martin Hoosan, John Granger and Henry Gray. 1848, but informal exhibitions of the agricul

Following are Muskingum county's latest tural interests of the county were held in two available agricultural statistics: There were or three previous years. The first exhibition 22,723 acres sown to wheat in 1889, and 275,434 was held in the old market house. The bushels were produced. In 1890, 27,139 acres premium list amounted to $400. The first fair were sown to this crop. In 1889-'90 1,234,465 grounds were situated in Springfield town- bushels of oats were produced. In 1890, 2,008 ship and comprised about twenty acres of land bushels of barley were produced. About since the property of Howard Stanbery. These 28,440 acres were planted to corn that yearand grounds proving too small, a more commodious about 1,000 acres less in 1890. The total pro- tract situated about half a mile south of the duct in corn was 984,999 bushels shelled. In former site, on the old Cooper Mill road, was

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purchased, and necessary buildings were erected have power to call special meetings, when, in thereon. During the war the fairs were not its judgment, it shall be necessary.

held for several years, and the fair grounds

SEC. 8. Any person may become a mem- were turned into a military camp known as ber of the society by the payment of 50 cents. Camp Goddard, in honor of Gen. Charles B. Membership shall be annual and cease with the Goddard. The officers in 1865 were James expiration of the current year for which the Buckingham, president; Valentine Best, fee has been paid.

treasurer, and F. A. Seborn, secretary. De- SEC. 9. All elections of the society shall be cember 23, that year, the board of directors or- by ballot, conducted by two tellers appointed ganized and elected the following officers: by the presiding officer.

Valentine Best, president; W. P. Imlay, vice- SEC. IO. This constitution or any by-law president; James Buckingham, treasurer; F. A. may be altered or amended at any regular Seborn, secretary. The present officers are M. meeting upon a vote of two-thirds of the mem- R. McClelland, president; J. H. Crooks, vice- bers present-notice of such amendments hav- president; J. D. Mercer, secretary; C. A. ing been submitted in writing at the previous Meriam, treasurer. Members of the board: B; regular meeting.

N. Jones, Sonora; J. H. Swart, Zanesville; James Brant, Zanesville; James E. Tanner, Zanesville; T. D. Adams, Dresden; J. H. Crooks,

BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE I. The regular meetings shall Zanesville; J. D. Mercer, Carlwick; J. T. be held at members' residences by invitation; Roberts, White Cottage; Fuller VanVoorhis, in summer, on the second Thursday of each Chandlersville; W. A. Baldwin, Zanesville. month, at I o'clock P. M. The winter meet-

The Muskingum County Horticultural soci- ings shall be held at the convention room in the ety was organized January 15, 1869, and adopt- court house unless otherwise provided for. ed the following

ART. 2. It shall be the duty of all officers CONSTITUTION. to attend every regular meeting of the society, and at the close of their official terms to hand SECTION I. This society shall be known as over all books and papers in their possession the Muskingum County Horticultural Society. to their successors.

SEC. 2. The object for which this society is ART. 3. The committee on fruit shall have organized shall be the advancement of horti- charge of all fruits on exhibition, and at the cultural knowledge. close of each meeting shall return the same to

SEC. 3. The officers of this society shall the exhibitors.

consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, The constituent members and officers were treasurer, and an executive committee of three as follows: William Imlay, president; S. Jacobs members; all of whom shall be elected at each Moore, vice-president; William J. Townsend, annual meeting upon the second Thursday of secretary; W. A. Graham, treasurer. Board: December of each year, and serve until their A. McFarland, James Turner, Silvers Porter successors are elected. and William A. Burroughs; and S. R. Moore, SEC. 4. The president, or in his absence G. C. Townsend, M. Dulty, H. G. Andrews, the vice-president, shall preside at all meetings of the society and the executive committee. In the absence of both, a presiding officer shall be appointed by the meeting. James K. Peabody, A. M. Huston, C. C. Hol- lingsworth, Jeff. Van Horne, H. G. O. Cary, Jacob Mercer, A. K. Culbertson, Charles J. Werner, Dr. H. S. Nye, J. W. Andrews, George SEC. 5. The secretary shall keep a record H. Vroom and Alex. Grant. Officers for 1892: of the proceedings of the society and attend to George C. Townsend, president; P. Cashbaugh, all necessary correspondence; he shall also re- vice-president; S. R. Moore, recording and cor- ceive all moneys due the society and pay over responding secretary; Theo. Dietz, treasurer;

the same to the treasurer.

Johnson Beattie, J. S. Marcellus, G. K. McFar-

Sec. 6. The treasurer shall receive from land, executive committee. Special committees: the secretary all moneys of the society, pay out Fruits-J. Beattie, George Kime, C. B. Sweet- the same upon the order of the secretary, coun- land, Jesse Atwell. Vegetables Theo. Dietz, tersigned by the president; shall keep account Mrs. Carter, A. F. Vest, Charles Galligher. of all receipts and disbursements, and report Flowers A. R. Edwards, Mrs. J. Beattie, Mrs. Marcellus, Miss Lida E. Moore, Miss Julia the condition of the finances annually.

SEC. 7. The executive committee shall Brown. Nomenclature S. R. Moore, George have a general supervision of all matters per- Kime, W. J. Townsend, C. B. Sweetland, J. S. taining to the welfare of the society; it shall Marcellus. Orchards-J. Beattie, George Kime,

HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY.

G. K. McFarland, William M. Wyley, Jos- Dietz. Regular meetings are held on the sec- eph Love. Entomology-B. F. Leslie. Orni- ond Tuesday of each month. All are invited thology -- Dr. H. S. Nyc. Small fruits- to attend. This is a county institution, and you Peter Cashbaugh, G. McFarland. Ornamen- are certainly interested, if you have the inter- tal planting- S. R. Moore. Vineyards-C. ests of your county at heart, whether you be B. Sweetland. Table-Mrs. S. J. Moore, raiser or consumer. Please give your name, Mrs. J. S. Marcellus, Mrs. B. F. Leslie, Mrs. J. influence and encouragement. Beattie, Mrs. Peter Cashbaugh, Mrs. Thco.

Chapter XIU.

POLITICAL HISTORY.

L ISTS of county and court officials, and repre- county 1812-17, prosecuting attorney 1818-20 sentatives in the legislature and in con- and representative in the legislature in 1827. gress contain the names of many Muskin- Thomas Ewing ("Old Tom"), state senator gan county men, who have risen to political in the 29th general assembly, was a member of distinction. Special mention of a few will be the Muskingum county bar, and was a favor- of interest here. The lamented James A. Gar- ite political speaker here in his time. Richard field was once a teacher in Blue Rock town- Stillwell was prosecuting attorney 1820-27, presi- ship, this county. Lewis Cass was prosecuting dent judge of the common pleas court, 1847-51, attorney 1804-12, member of the legislature in judge, 1852-54 and member of the constitu- 1806, governor of the territory of Michigan, tional convention in 1850-51. Corrington W. minister to France, United States senator Searle was president judge of the court of from Michigan, secretary of state and secre- common pleas 1836-47 and in 1851-52, and tary of war. Wyllis Silliman was chosen judge in 1855-56. Joshua Mathiot was mem- president judge of common pleas court in ber of congress 1841-43. Henry Stanbery, who 1803, was register of the general land office in was attorney general of Ohio 1846-52, and at- 1805, helped move the state papers from Chil- torney general of the United States 1866-68, licothe to Zanesville in 1810, was a representa- was a member of the Muskingum bar. The tive in the Ohio legislature in 1828, was ap- same may be said of his elder brother, Wil- pointed solicitor for the United States treas- liam Stanbery, who was attorney general of ury by Andrew Jackson, and performed other the United States, and in 1824-25 a member of important public duties. Samuel Herrick was the Ohio senate from Licking county. So, prosecuting attorney of Guernsey county in also, was Judge Noah H. Swayne, who was 1810, was United States district attorney in representative in the 28th general assembly 1810 and in 1819, succeeded Lewis Cass as from Guernsey county in 1829 and was ap- prosecuting attorney of Muskingum county in pointed associate judge of the United States 1812, was prosecuting attorney for Licking supreme court in 1862. Alexander B. S. Cul- county in 1814, and was member of congress bertson was Ohio representative in 1827. John from this district 1817-21. Alexander Harper H. Keith was representative in the state legis- was representative in the Ohio legislature, 1820- lature 1832-33 and speaker of the house at the 1821, president judge of the court of common 32d session. Charles C. Convers was state pleas 1822-36, and member of congress 1837-39, senator in 1849-50, and speaker in 1850 and 1843-47 and 1851-53. Appleton Downer was judge of the court of common pleas in 1854 member of the legislature in 1831. Charles B. and 1855. Napoleon A. Guille was prosecut- Goddard was representative in the legislature ing attorney 1839-51. Royal T. Sprague be- 1838-39, state senator, 1845-48 and speaker in came chief justice of the supreme court of 1847-48. John C. Stockton was clerk of the sup- California. Philadelphus Van Trump was reme and common pleas courts of Muskingum member of congress from Fairfield county 1867

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-73. James M. Love became United States Blocksom was city solicitor of Zanesville in district judge in Iowa. Arius Nye removed to 1875-79 and mayor in 1879-80. Reuben Mor- Marietta and was president judge of the com- gan was probate judge 1873-75 John R. mon pleas court of Washington county, and rep- Stonesipher was prosecuting attorney 1878-80. resented that county in the legislature and state Herman F. Achauer was member of the legis- senate. Nathan Evans was member of con- lature in 1877-78. Henry L. Korte was pro- gress, Hugh J. Jewett was state senator in 1854 bate judge 1870-73 and 1875-78. Henry R. -55, member of the house of representatives Stanbery was city solicitor 1879-80. William in 1868-69 and in 1873-75. George W. Many- H. Cunningham, Jr., was city solicitor in 1881. penny was clerk of the common

pleas For further valuable information supplement- court 1841-46, member of the board of ing this the reader is referred to the chapters public works 1850 and commissioner of In- detailing the history of the bench and bar of dian affairs in 1880. John O'Neill was prose- Muskingum county, and containing full and cuting attorney 1853-56 and member of con- accurate lists of all officials of Muskingum gress 1863-65. Daniel Convers Goddard was county and of the city of Zanesville.

appointed master commissioner for three Following are accounts of several incidents years in 1845. William H. Ball was a member of a political and semi-political character which of the legislature in 1872 and became judge of cannot but interest every citizen of Muskingum the court of common pleas in 1879. Lucius P. county, regardless of age or political affiliation. Marsh was judge of common pleas 1856-62 and July 4, 1840, occurred the "great Whig bar- from 1874-79. Samuel Sullivan ("Sunset") becue" in Zanesville, the following description Cox, born in Zanesville, October 1, 1824, was of which is extracted from a letter from F. W. appointed deputy clerk of common pleas at Howard (an eye-witness), of Roseville, to his the age of fourteen, and was a member of con- brother in Boston, dated July 5, 1840: " Yes- gress from the Columbus district 1857-65 and terday was the proudest day that old Muskin- later from New York. Moses M. Granger was gum county ever witnessed. A free barbecue city solicitor of Zanesville in 1865 but re- had been prepared by the people of this county, signed in 1866; became prosecuting attorney of and yesterday was selected for the meeting. Muskingum county in 1866 and resigned that * Twelve thousand people assembled *

* year; was appointed judge of common pleas to here. Never before have I seen so much en-

* fill a vacancy in 1866 and in 1867 was elected thusiasm manifested on any occasion. *

* for a full term, but resigned in 1871, and in I arrived in Zanesville on my favorite pony 1872 was made reporter of the supreme court, just as the sun was peering over the horizon. but resigned in 1874. Robert W. P. Muse was The wholetown was wide awake. At Main street probate judge 1864-70. John Haynes was pros- a scene burst upon my sight such as I never ecuting attorney 1861-64. Charles C. Goddard, before witnessed. Banners in great numbers, who has the most extensive law library in with mottoes, were stretched across Main Zanesville, has been called to several impor- street; flags, banners, log cabins, etc., were tant positions. Ezra E. Evans was judge of gaily suspended from nearly every Whig house the court of common pleas 1862-66. John A. on the street. The people had begun to arrive in Blair was member of the legislature in 1856- small squads. At nine o'clock they began to 58. Daniel B. Gary was prosecuting attorney arrive by the hundreds, bearing banners, flags, 1872-74. Daniel B. Linn was state senator eagles, brooms (to swcep thc Augcan stables 1866-70 and a member of the state board of clean), Buckeye log cabins one foot or more equalization in 1871. Edward Ball was sheriff in size, canoes, etc., etc., etc. Brush Creek 1839-43, member of the legislature 1845-9 and (my township) camc in with a large delega- 1868-70, and member of congress 1853-57. Al- tion, and Newton township behind it, thc pro- bert W. Train was prosecuting attorney 1866- cession making a splendid appearance. They 68. Simcon M. Winn is the present prosecut- and other township delegations carried several ing attorney. Milton I. Southard was prose- banners of my own painting. A description of cuting attorney 1868-72 and member of con- some of them will doubtless be interesting to gress 1873-79, and has filled other official po- the reader:

sitions. Frank H. Southard is also prominent BRUSH CREEK, O. K. politically. Fenton Bogley was prosccuting attorney in 1880-81. Edgar W. Allen was Give me a sub-treasury and a standing army clerk of the common pleas court 1870-73. of 200,000 men. The people expect too much James B. Sheppard was a member of the legis- from government. M. VAN BUREN,

lature of the state in 1874-75. William C.

BOYS, DO YOU HEAR THAT?

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MEIGS. came a large. ball, thirteen feet in diameter, Often outnumbercd; never conquered. drawn by four beautiful gray horses and rep- OHIO PRICE CURRENT. resenting the twenty-six states of the Union, with a motto for 'each. It was brilliant in OLD BANK PRICES. BANK REFORM PRICES. colors and reached to the caves of the two- .50 Oats, story houses. As it turned the corner of the .12 street, all the time revolving on its axis, and .25 Butter, 1.00 Labor, .50 .06 its brilliant colors flashing in the sunlight, it resembled some huge meteor. The pro- cession was now formed to march out to Mount OUR SUFFERINGS ARE INTOLERABLE. PERRY. Tyler to partake of refreshments and hear the addresses of Murphy and Tom Corwin, the W. H. Harrison and O. H. Perry; one cap- latter our candidate for governor, the ' wagoner boy,' so called. We were one hour in forming,

Wheat, $1.25 Wheat, .44

Oats,

Butter,

Labor,

tured an army, the other a fleet.

P. S., December, 1840:

enemy, and they are ours.

SALT CREEK.

The Whigs of Salt Creek have no fears of Salt River.

'We have met the and our line of march was through Market street down to Second, and into Main street again. As our part came into Main street, I had a good view of the whole. Every window as far as the eye could see, and the house tops in general were filled with the fair sex and

" The Roseville delegation carried a banner, others waving their handkerchiefs to the thous- a picturesque landscape, to illustrate an inci- ands below. Nine thousand ladies waving dent in the battle of Tippecanoe. The log their white flags inspire enthusiasm. They are school-house stands in the foreground of a new all Whigs. God bless them! In our march we clearing, among the stumps and logs. A small stop in front of a three-story building filled stream of water, spanned by a primitive bridge, with them. Each division stops to give them gives beauty to the scene. The express rider a cheer, and they give us national songs. From from the army, with galloping steed, carrying the time we entered Main street until we leftat news to the settlements, has just passed, ex- the other end, there was one continual cheer claiming: 'Harrison has whipped the British and waving of flags. The old soldiers were there; and Indians!' The old Irish school-master, some of whom fought in the revolution, and with hat in hand, and the larger boys, with the some under Harrison. As some of them were smaller ones following, all rush pell mell out of getting into carriages, a Locofoco said: 'There the door. The master is looking behind, ex- go two more d-d tories!' and it caused quite claiming: 'Boys, do you hear that? Hurrah a row. A small log cabin was carried by our for Harrison! No more school to-day!' * * * delegation, and a little girl at a window cried With these came a large log cabin drawn by out, ' O give me that little log cabin; do give four gray horses, with a blue flag on every one it to me!' The reply was, 'You must get a of them. The men inside were merry fellows, little man first.' It was afterwards given to a singing songs and drinking hard cider. The lady who sent it to friends in New Jersey."

door was wide open and the latch-string out and of a size that could not be pulled in. * * *

In the latter part of August, 1844, during the Henry Clay-Polk campaign, a few enthusi- Then came several township delegations with astic young Whigs of Zanesville conceived the banners and flags and with all kinds of devices idea of erecting on the courthouse square a and mottocs. One delegation had a live fox handsome liberty pole that should excel any- carried on a pall in a canoe. Thc canoe was thing of the kind ever erected in Zanesville or painted black, with oars on each side and a elsewhere. The committee adopted the plan rudder at the stern. The mottoe was 'For of a ship's mast submitted by the latc Capt. Salt River;' the name, 'Little Magician.' * Kearney, a seafaring man. A poplar tree, * We saw the Guernsey county delegation contributed by the late W. B. Culbertson, who and another log cabin, then another township lived a few miles down the river, was cut down delegation, and then another one, and yet one and hauled to a place at the rear of the court- or two more. Then came Tom Corwin's buggy, house, where a number of Zanesville carpen- drawn by thirty-one yoke of oxcn-a grand ters and painters put it in shape. Perry J. sight. It was built on large timber wheels and Moore superintended this labor, as well as the would carry over one hundred persons. raising. Meantime political excitement ran The seats were extended over the wheels and high. The Locofocoes threatened that the were arranged like those of a circus.

Then pole should never be erected, and it was

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guarded by T. F. Baker, who had been a soldier singing. The pole was 175 feet high, in three under Gen. Harrison, who staid by it, rifle in sections, joined like a ship's mast by cross hand, not only while it was being made ready, trees. It was said to be the finest and best but for many nights after it was raised. Sep- finished liberty pole in Ohio, and its cost was tember 9, 1844, there was a big Whig mass several hundred dollars. About ten feet from meeting at Zanesville, and the pole was raised the base was a handsome grand stand accessi- the previous afternoon in the presence of ble by an easy stairway to speakers and singers. several thousand persons, many of whom had The pole stood for several months an object of come from distant parts of the county, some popular admiration and a monument to the en- of them from adjoining counties. The word thusiasm of Zanesvillians in a cause that failed. was given by the late Gen. Charles B. God- The next day a great mass meeting was held at dard, and up went the pole, amid the wildest the old elm tree, North Sixth street. Around cheers. Then a United States flag, made by that old elm cluster many interesting memories. the ladies of Zanesville, and by them presented It was under that tree that Gen. William Henry to the young Whigs, wasproduced and received Harrison delivered, in 1840, his famous speech, with great demonstrations of enthusiasm. It the last political address of his life. There is said this flag was of silk, and the material of too Tom Ewing and Tom Corwin delivered which it was composed cost $125. When it their greatest political speeches in the cam- had been run up about 100 feet the cord be- paign of 1844. came foul and the flag could be neither raised

nor lowered. Some malevolent Locofoco dence of H. C. Howells, in Putnam, June 24, had caused the trouble. Edmund Brush, 1833, which is of considerable interest in this father of Dr. Edmund C. Brush, of Zanesville, connection. Mr. Howells was one of the five. had had some facility in climbing masts, having The four others were Levi Whipple, A. G. Allen, had some seafaring experience, and he soon Thomas Gurney, and M. B. Cushing. They made his way up to the flag and placed the met to "discuss the subject of slavery and op- cord right, amid the huzzas of the crowd. pression, with a view to attempt the organiza- While the flag was being run up, the Whigs tion of a society on the broad principle of total sang the following song, contributed for the emancipation as soon as possible." On the fol- occasion by the late D. J. Culbertson and W. lowing Saturday evening the following named T. Mckibben, members of the Zanesville Clay persons met at Mr. Whipple's office, on (now) Club:

Come raise the flag! Come raise the flag! As brothers let us join the band; We'll raise it high, its folds shall fly, Muskingum's sign to all the land.

Come raise the flag! Come raise the flag! Of history the emblem bright; Its cheering gleams like sunny beams, Shall chase the murky clouds of night.

Come raise the flag! Come raise the flag! And nail it high upon the mast. It ne'er shall fall till every thrall From freedom's heritage is past.

Come raise the flag! Come raise the flag! Free to the winds its stars be given, And freedom's friend shall see them blend In beauty with the stars of heaven!

Come raise the flag! Come raise the flag! By every breeze it shall be blown, Thro' summer's heat, thro' winters' sleet Till Clay as president we own!

Come raise the flag! Come raise the flag! Let cheers salute its glorious form; In mingled glow its colors show A rainbow on the scattered storm.

There was a meeting of five men at the resi-

Muskingum avenue and organized a "Society for the Promotion of Freedom and Universal Rights," Levi Whipple, chairman; John Goshen, Thomas Gurney, Horace Nye, H. C. Howells, M. B. Cushing, John Quigley, Charles Matthews, William Joiner and A. G. Allen. A constitu- tion presented by a previously appointed com- mittee consisting of Messrs. Whipple, Howells and Allen, was signed by every one present ex- cept Messrs. Matthews and Goshen. July 4th, following, a public meeting was held in the Zanesville Presbyterian Church, at which the constitution was amended and the name of the association was changed to "The Muskingum County Emancipation Society to Promote the Abolition of Slavery and Oppressive Laws." Though it was not numerously signed in the city, this constitution was soon endorsed by the signatures of 220 persons in different parts of the county. A monthly concert for prayer for the abolition of slavery was established October 26 following, It was first held in the Stone academy and later for many years in the basement of the Presbyterian church in Put-

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 36

Author: Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 642

Author:
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 642