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 40

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Publication date: 1892
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Third and Market streets. Among the original

As late as 1802 burial cases were made of shareholders were Isaac Van Horne, Samuel bark lined with leaves and dry grass and Sullivan, Samuel Herrick, Rees Cadwallader, fastened together with withes. In that year, David J. Marple, John Hamm and Ebenezer the first coffin was made here of boards, in Buckingham. Samuel Sullivan was president which to bury the first wife of Increase Mathews. of the company and John Hamm, secretary. The second was made a little later for Gracie, Edmond Jones was acting superintendent. daughter of Andrew Crooks. Both were made Elijah Ross made the blow pipes. In 1816 by Richard McBride. Early carpenters were James Taylor and Alexander Culbertson built Messrs. Lewis and Smith, who came in 1801. a window-glass house opposite the site of the John Van Horne, William Craig, Thomas More- first canal locks, a little south of Slager run. head, David J. Marple, N. Stone, Daniel and Mr. Culbertson operated there until 1823, when Allen McLain, John A. Cochran, Samuel Chap- he died, after which Arnold Lippet, Thomas man, Richard Brookover, Gilbert Blue, Joseph Murdock and Joseph Cassel operated the es- Hocking, James Hampson, William Blocksom, tablishment one after the other.

a Mr. Fracker and James Millis. Carpet

Among early hatters were David Herron, weaving was first done here in 1812. In 1818 James Culbertson, James Jennings and a Mr. James Covington was doing carpet weaving a Malesburg. In Culbertson's shop was made mile and a half west of Putnam. In the same the first silk hat ever manufactured in Zanes- year Moses Dillon erected woolen mills at the ville. Among the first to engage extensively mouth of the Licking, and put in a patent loom in the manufacture of felt hats was Richard for making all-wool ingrain carpets of a style Gallagher, who had a shop at the southwest known as the "rose and thistle" pattern. As corner of Fifth street and Locust alley. He early as 1809 Richard and George Reeve, Sr., carried on the business here until 1832. He were engaged in clockmaking on Third street. died that year in Louisville, Ky., while return- They made the old time tall case clocks,-one ing from a trading trip down the river. Walter for Dr. Increase Mathews one for John McGuire, Mckinney opened a hat store at 171 Main and one for L. P. Bailey. About 1815 the firm street in 1817. At 202 Main street James removed to 92 Main street, and they were sub- Dutro opened a hat and fur store in 1820. sequently succeeded by Harry Safford and Mathew Ferguson and J. B. Allen began busi- Charles Dickinson. During that year Francis ness here in 1820 and 1827 respectively. Rev. Cleveland and John Bliss were in the business on Joseph Shepherd was making tombstones in Main street opposite the court house. Charles 1812 on North Fifth street near Market. Early Hall was in their employ and subsequently stone masons were David Bean, 1799; Ebenezer formed a partnership with A. C. Ross in the Buckingham, Sr., ISoo; Samuel Goff, a few jewelry and watchmaking business. They years later; and Jacob Houck, Thomas Goff, were also expert copperplate engravers and "Billy" Goff, Daniel Hatton, Elijah H. Church made many of the old "shin-plaster" plates. and John P. Coulton.

The first distillery was built on Mill run, by Brick was first made in 1802 by James Her- Spencer Lahew, in 1808. In 1813 Barton & ron. Later Brazilla Rice was in the business. McGowan had a distillery on the site of Power Joseph Whitney burned brick in 1803. John House No. 3. In 1815 Valentine Best paid a Lee had a brickyard near North Underwood

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street and there burned the brick used in the in 1835 was converted into a flour mill and run "Old 1809" court house. From about 1810 and as such for two years, when it stood idle until later on, Capt. James Parkinson was an ex- 1842. At that time William Beaumont rented tensive brickmaker, on his farm on the Mari- it for one year. About 1845, it was converted etta, road, two miles and a half southeast of into a white lead works, which was short lived. Zanesville. The pioneer floating mill of John The building was burned in the spring of 1853." Mathews has been referred to. According to E. Mr. Church says: "The first man in Zanes- H. Church, "In the fall of 1801 the Springfield ville to make a business of manufacturing nails company built a wing dam on the second falls, was John Hough, who opened his shop at the leaving the Zanesville shore open for boats to foot of Main street in 1814." The Zanesville pass, and then built a grist and saw-mill. The Express and Republican of December 8, 1819, contract was let December 9th, that year to contained the following: "R. & G. Reeve John Sharp, for $200 cash and three gills of inform the public that their rolling mill and whiskey daily until the job was completed." nail factory are in operation (located at the The first large grist mill in this part of the east end of the upper bridge), and that they country was the Moxahala mill, completed in have an assortment of rolled iron and nails, 1803 or 1804 by John Mathews. It was located which they will sell as low and on as good at the falls of Jonathan's creek, *

* and peo- terms as they can be purchased in the Western ple came from twenty-five and thirty miles country." Of this enterprise, Mr. Church around to this mill. In 1806 John McIntire wrote thus: "Richard Reeve and George built a mill race (north of Hatcher & Co.'s cof- Reeve, Sr., constructed a rude machine for the fin factory) and a saw-mill. Daniel McLain manufacture of cut nails, which was operated and David Urie dug the race, which filled with by horsepower. This establishment was sand every time the river was up, so that the located on the south side of Main, near Sixth mill was not a success. *

* * During 1816, street, until 1819, when the machinery was re- a company was formed, composed of Col. moved to the corner of Main and River streets, Andrew Jackson, Nathan Finley, Jeremiah where water power was used. The machine Dare, Daniel Convers, Jeffrey Price, James was similar to those now in use, but was not Taylor, Thomas L. Pierce, Samuel Thompson, adapted to heading, which was done by hand. Christian Spangler, Isaac Hazlett and Alexan- The iron used proved too brittle to work to der Adair, under the firm name of Jackson & advantage, and the business was abandoned Co., to build a mill. This company, in 1817, in 1825-26.

completed a mill on the west side of the Mus- Samuel Sullivan, of Philadelphia, early came kingum, just north of the mouth of Licking. here and, building a moderate-sized kiln, made It contained two runs of stones for grinding red-ware, including cups and saucers and other wheat and one for making corn meal. A saw- household articles. October 9, 1811, James mill and a linseed oil mill were subsequently Keller engaged in the manufacture of cordage, attached. The oil mill was operated by Rich- rope and twine. In the Zanesville Express of ard Fairlamb. Jackson operated the principal January 13, 1819, appeared the following mill until near the time of his death, 1836. It notice: "Rope Factory .- The subscriber has was a three story frame building, and the build- commenced the manufacture of cordage of all ers were Robert Fulton, Isaac Hazlettand Daniel kinds, and will keep constantly on hand cables, Convers. It was torn down in 1840-41. In well-ropes, bedcords, ploughlines, clothes- 1818-19 the Granger mill was built by James lines, sacking lacings, twines, carpet chain, Granger, father of Hon. M. M. Granger, on a fishing, chalk and trout lines. N. B .- Highest site near the head of the canal and the old dam, price paid for hemp delivered at my place, next just north of the Cassel mill. The building door to J. S. Dungan's hotel, Main street." A. was 80x50, three stories, and had four runs of P. Westbroad was the advertiser. Mr. Church stones and a capacity of 100 barrels per day. says: " In 1817 Capt. James Hampson had An addition of 99x30 and two stories was added a salt well and furnace at the mouth of Mill in 1822 and two more runs of stones. Many run. The well was bored during that year; farmers came 60 and 70 miles to mill, and sold Samuel Clark, an energetic boy, helped to bore their wheat for 25 cents per bushel to get the well. Captain Hampson operated the fur- money to pay for their land. This was the nace in 1820, and for five or six years later."

only market in southeastern Ohio. The December .5, 1817, Thomas L. Pierce advertised Granger mill burned down August 9, 1829, and as follows: "Salt .- The subscriber will sell was not rebuilt. *

* * The Ballantine & monopoly salt, of the very best quality, at a less Clark mill was built in 1817 for a brewery, and price than E. Buckingham & Co., the apple and

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goosequill merchants of Putnam." Here was tannery near the town in 1806. In 1814 Mr. C. Rob- competition carried into the realm of personal ertson sold his interest to his partner. James detraction. In 1818, Pierce and G. A. Hall Culbertson (hatter), in 1809, started a tannery sunk a salt well on the edge of the McIntire and did and extensive business until his death, saw-mill race, near the south end of Second about 1822, when the concern, located at the street, but the water was too weak to yield northeast corner of Fifth and Market streets, profitably. A salt well was put down in 1819 passed into the hands of his sons Alexander by Alexander Culbertson, at the site of the and Samuel.

lower canal locks. This well was 300 feet deep,

Green's tavern was built during the winter of and a hollow tree three feet in diameter and ten 1799, Cordery's tavern was early kept in the old feet long was used for a reservoir. The kettles Slager house at the northwest corner of Sixth used in boiling were made at the foundry of and Main streets. Harvey's tavern, at the Thomas L. Pierce, who obtained the iron from southeast corner of Third and Main streets, Dillon's falls. Mr. Culbertson did not make a was opened in the fall of 1800, and was a very large quantity of salt any one year, but kept famous hostelry in its time. Robert Taylor the works in operation until his death. The price opened a tavern at the southwest corner of of salt at the works ranged from $1.32 to $1.35 Ninth and Main streets in 1805. Two years per bushel. The Express of January 13, 1819, later he removed to a frame house on a portion contains the following advertisement: "Salt of the ground now occupied by the Clarendon at $1.50 per bushel at Ayres' salt works, eight hotel, where he made the " Orange Tree" sign miles below Zanesville, on the Muskingum famous. Paul Hahn opened a tavern in a new river. We are now making thirty bushels a day log cabin at the corner of Fourth and Canal and when our kettles are in operation (which streets, in 1805. In 1806 Nathaniel Roberts we are now putting in) we shall make eighty opened a public house in a frame building that bushels per day. All persons that have to cross had been built by William Montgomery the the river for salt at our works shall be ferried previous year, on the northeast corner of Sixth free of expense." Signed, "Jacob Ayres & Co." and Main streets. His sign was the " Rising

The following were early shoemakers here: Sun." It passed into the hands of C. Pratt, in 1808, One Smith came in 1800. John Cain came in and he named it the "Red Lion."

In 1816 it was known as the " General Wash- 1802. In those days shoemakers worked from house to house. Joseph Church came from ington house," and was kept by Thomas Flood. Bucks county, Pa., in 1807, and in the spring The first court ever held in the county convened of 1808 opened the first boot and shoe shop in in Harvey's tavern, as is elsewhere related. town. Solomon Deffenbaugh opened the second The legislature made the "Orange Tree" its in 1808, and that year Timothy Gaylord came. headquarters in 1810-12. The " General Wash- In 1816 William and Aaron Kirk came, ington "was a favorite resort of Virginians and and about the same time William Luck and " democratic-republicans." The house erected John Burwell. James Martin came in 1817, and on the northeast corner of Main and Fifth later came Henry Ford, Peter Greaves, William streets by Gen. Isaac Van Horne became known Love, William Twaddle, James Milton, Jacob as the "Wickham hotel," and it continued to Walters, Henry Vincell, John Thompson, be so known even after it had been removed to Thomas Hillier, Zacharias and Elijah Taylor, the southwest corner of Main and Fourth Jacob Stout, Elias Pike, William Forgraves, streets. John S. Dugan, in 1818, built a three- George Mancely and S. S. Mann. Daniel story brick house near the southwest corner of Prouty began the manufacture of soap and Fifth and Main streets, and there established a candles in 1811, on the river bank, between hotel which, under his administration, was called Fifth and Sixth streets. In 1815 the works the "Green Tree," and under the name of the were sold to N. & C. Wilson. Eber Merriam "National hotel," was later kept by Harry was engaged in making soap in 1815. Three Orndorff, of whom John Greiner has rhyme- years later the Muskingum Manufacturing fully written:

Company, a stock company, was organized with Mr. Merriam, Ephraim Abbott and Nathaniel Wilson as stockholders. The concern made soap and pearlash, first at the foot of Market street, and later at the foot of Fifth street. In 1802 Reuben Jennings started the first tanyard, and two years later sold it to Levi Chapman. Moses Morehead and Joseph Robertson opened a

" His face was fair to look upon; It never wore a scowl. He loved to slice the juicy roast, And carve the tender fowl. His sausages from llagerstown, With cream and apple-stew, Proved he knew how to keep the best Hotel in O-hi-o."

Robert 1. Gilman and John Levins built a

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three-story brick hotel in 1806, on the site of Judge Sullivan, in Zanesville." In 1819 William the C. E. Munson residence, Putnam. It had a McCurdy was making augers, edge-tools, hoes, dancing hall and concert room. The first land- etc., at the corner of Fountain alley and Fifth lord was William Burnham, who, in 1811, re- street. Later he sold out to William Langley. moved to the southwest corner of Second and In June, 1810, the Putnam Manufacturing Main streets, where, in a building owned by Company put in operation three wool-carding Gen. Van Horne, he kept the tavern designated machines at their factory in Putnam. Two of by the sign of the " Merino Ram." Benoni these were for carding common and one for Pierce, in 1806, kept the hotel built by Gen. carding Merino wool. Jeremiah Dare was in Van Horne on the Zane house site, and in that charge. Mr. Dare and his family were later year was succeeded by James Reeve, who kept connected with this interest and will be referred it as the " Western Star," until 1814. At the to in a subsequent chapter. In October, 1817, "Green Tree," kept by John S. Dugan, on the George Brooke called the attention of the pub- southeast corner of Fourth and Main streets, lic, through the Zanesville Express, to the fact numerous distinguished guests were entertained, that he had "taken the clothing works at the among them President Monroe, accompanied mouth of Licking creek, West Zanesville, the by Hon. Lewis Cass, and Gen. Brown, com- property of Isaac Dillon to full, dye and dress mander-in-chief of the United States army; and woolen goods." William Johnson leased the Gen. McComb, with two men in livery, were wool-carding machine of Mr. Dillon in 1819, as once quartered there. In that house in 1820, also appears from the Express.

was given an entertainment for the benefit of Isaac Zane built the first dam at Zanesville the Greeks, who were in rebellion against the about 1810, across the Licking, under advice of Turks, and there, too, Julia Dean, the after- Jonathan Zane, his father, who, when it was com- ward popular actress, made her debut. In 1807 pleted, sold it to Moses Dillon & Sons, depriv- Peter Speck, Benoni Pearce, Jacob Good, An- ing the young man of his interest in the enter- drew Moon, John Gardner, Charles Williams, prise, it is said, and leaving him $2,000 in debt. Paul Hahn, Michael Hoffman, Thomas Knowles, The next dam was provided for in a charter George Heap and Thomas Ward were rec- granted February 21, 1812, to John McIntire ommended as "fit and proper persons to keep and his associates. The site designated was public houses of entertainment at their re- "above the Licking, at a point nearly opposite spective places in Zanesville and Muskingum Market street."

county." About 1803, Peter Miser opened a black- George Dulty began business as a tin-and smith shop in Springfield. Philip Munch and copper-smith in 1809, and his first, or about his John Balthis came during the next two years. first, job was making the ball that ornamented In 1805, I. Newell established the first tannery the top of the cupola of the "Old 1809" court in that part of the city. Horace Nye had his house. In 1811 he was succeeded by his brother tannery on the side hill, about the southwest end John, and went to Wheeling. Soon John fol- of Adams street, and obtained water from a lowed him, and did not return until after the spring near by. Levi Chapman's tannery was close of the war of 1812-14, when he came back about where the bridge abutments were built, to Zanesville and resumed business. J. L. in "Chap's run," and near by was his bark- Cochran engaged in business as a tobacconist on house about 1820. Muskingum bank was char- Main street, between Sixth and Sewer alley, in tered in 1813 and was located on the southwest the spring of 1817. During that year, Thomas corner of Muskingum and Putnam avenues. Adams, James Crosby and Thomas L. Pierce Its first president was Gen. Isaac Van Horne, began to make scythes, sickles, axes, etc., in its first cashier D. J. Marple. It did business West Zanesville. Their wares were as good as until about 1846, and at that time Alvah Buck- the best, but there was a local prejudice against ingham was president and B. H. Buckingham them, which the wily manufacturers ignored by cashier. The Putnam Manufacturing Company shipping their products to Pittsburg and was organized in 1815 for the manufacture of having them branded "Pittsburg Manufac- cotton, under a charter that fixed its capital turing Company" and thence shipped back to stock at $5,000, with authority to increase it to Zanesville and other Western towns, where they $100,000. The factory was between the Whip- found a remunerative market. This business ple mill and the west end of the lower was abandoned, however, after a time. In 1818 bridge. After it had been in operation a few John Mackey announced in the Muskingum years it was sold to Joseph R. Thomas. Another Messenger that he had established himself as an concern which passed into the possession of auger manufacturer, "opposite the pottery of Thomas was the woolen mill started in 1815 by

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Whipple & Putnam and also known as the name was given to the settlement as a well- "clothing works." For two years it was under deserved compliment, and the prominent citi- the superintendency of Samuel H. Raymonton, zens met at Gen. Putnam's residence to pub- and in October, 1817, was leased to George E. licly confer upon him this mark of appreciation. *Clapp, who referred to it as a "cloth dressing This chapter brings the history of Zanesville in and dyeing works." a general way down to about 1820. In succeed-

By his generous activity in all things relat- ing chapters, special matters will be taken up, ing to the welfare of the community, Gen. and in others the general history of the city as Rufus Putnam had greatly endeared himself to a whole will be brought down to the present the people, so that in 1814, when it became ad- year. visable to change the name of Springfield, his

Chapter XVII.

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS OF ZANESVILLE.

A N act to incorporate the town of Zanesville bond was designated ; appeals were allowed to was passed January 21, 1814, and its first sec- court ; imprisonments were regulated. This tion reads as follows: " Be it enacted by the act was signed by John Pollock, speaker of the general assembly of the state of Ohio, that all house of representatives, and Othniel Looker, that part of the town of Zanesville, in the speaker of the senate. " An act defining the county of Muskingum, included in the original limits of the corporation of Zanesville" was plat thereof, now on record in the county of passed January 26, 1818 ; an act to amend the Washington, together with all the additional act last mentioned was passed February 5, lots since added thereto on the east side of the 1825; an act to enlarge the corporate limits of river Muskingum, and now on record in the the town of Zanesville was passed March 18, county of Muskingum, be, and the same is 1839. All of these acts were repealed by the hereby, erected into a town corporate, and shall act creating the city of Zanesville, which now henceforth be known and distinguished by the demands space here.

name of the Borough of Zanesville, subject,

By an act passed by the forty-eighth gen- however, to such alterations and regulations eral assembly of the state of Ohio, March 19, as the legislature may from time to time think 1850, so much of the county of Muskingum as proper to make." The remaining twelve sec- was comprised within the limits of and desig- tions of this act provide for the election of nated on the records of said county as Zanes- officers ; the judges of election were to be ville township, according to the recognized elected viva voce ; the oath and manner of con- boundaries thereof, was declared to be a city, ducting the election were defined ; the corpor- and the inhabitants thereof were created a body ation might sue and be sued ; might have a corporate and politic with perpetual succession, common seal ; the trustees might fill vacancies by the name and style of the city of Zanesville. and make by-laws ; provided no laws should The act divided the city into four wards, as fol- ever be made by them "subjecting cattle or lows: "Commencing in the center of the Na- hogs not belonging to the inhabitants of said tional road at the intersection of said road with borough to be taken up and sold for coming the castern boundary of said township, and ex- within the bounds of said corporation" ; the tending westwardly with the center of the same trustees were authorized to lay a tax, provided road to its intersection with Fountain alley; the tax so laid in any one year should "not thence westwardly with the center of said alley exceed one-half per cent. of the value thereof"; to the middle of the Muskingum river; all that it was provided that the town marshal should part of the said township of Zanesville lying be the collector ; the manner of collecting tax south of the above described line and west of was prescribed ; the amount of the treasurer's the center of Cypress alley and of the line of

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the center of said alley, extending south to the shall be provided for by ordinance, and all city middle of the Muskingum river, shall comprise officers whose term of service is not prescribed the First ward. All that part of the said town- and whose powers and duties are not defined in ship lying north of the first described line and and by this act, shall perform such duties, exer- west of the center of Cypress alley and of the cise such powers and continue in office for such line of the center of said alley, extending north term of time, not exceeding one year, as shall to the middle of the Muskingum river, shall be prescribed by ordinance." Other necessary comprise the Second ward. All that part of provisions of no historical interest were made. the said township lying south of the first de- It was signed by Benjamin F. Leiter, speaker scribed line and east of the center of Cypress of the house of representatives, and Charles C. alley and of the line thereof, extending south Convers, speaker of the senate.

to the middle of the Muskingum river, shall The village of Putnam was incorporated in comprise the Third ward. All that part of the 1835, and the first meeting of the council was said township lying north of the first described held July 4, that year. The first mayor was line and east of the center of Cypress alley and William H. Moore. Joseph R. Thomas was of the line thereof, extending north to the mid- first recorder. In 1871, the last year preceding dle of the Muskingum river, shall comprise the the annexation to the city of Zanesville, Dr. J. Fourth ward." The act provided that the Erwin was elected mayor and W. E. Guthrie, mayor of the city of Zanesville should be recorder. The village of West Zanesville was elected on the third Monday of the following incorporated in 1869, and Henry Peters was April and on the first Monday in April annually elected mayor, and Imri Richards, recorder. thereafter, and should hold office for the term October 11, 1870, a special election was held in of one year. It was further provided that "the Zanesville, which resulted as follows: For an- qualified electors of each ward in the city shall, nexation of Putnam to Zanesville-"Yes," on the third Monday in April next, and annu- 1,818 votes; " No," 49 votes, and for annexa- ally thereafter on the first Monday in April, tion of West Zanesville to Zanesville-" Yes,"

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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 40

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