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Mason's Pharmacy .- J. L. Mason who graduated from the Ohio Medical College in 1883, located in practice at Marietta some four years ago and now holds office in his new store recently opened at No. 6 Tiber Wav, shown on page 121, where the doctor keeps a nice line of drugs, medicines and . druggists sundries.
Professional Interests.
As so much of our space has been tak- en with manufacturing, petroleum and oth- er interests, we shall necessarily give but brief notes on professional matters Dr. True was a member of the Ohio Company and came with the first colony of 48 to this place. Dr. Thos. Farley was here shortly afterward and 1790 3 Dr. Nathan W. H. STYER. McIntosh practiced here and again for ten years from 1795 when he retired and in 1806 commenced brick-making in Marietta which he followed until his death in 1823. Dr Wm Pitt Putnam located here in 1795, dying in 1800; Dr. Josiah Hart a year later and died in 1812. Dr. R. Wallace practiced medicine here 1800-9; Dr. W. B. Leonard 1801, died '6. J. B. Requier. a French physician, located near Marietta
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in 183. moved to town '08 and died '21. Dr Samuel P. Hildreth, who was born in New England 1783, when 23 years of age spent a month coming through on horse- back and commenced practice here in 1806, shortly afterwards changing to Belpre, about the time Blennerhassett was embarking on the treasonable Burr expedition Dr. H. returned to Marietta in 1808 wrote a history of Onio settlement in the for- ties and died here July 24. 1863 Dr. John Cotton located in Harmar 1815 and died '47: Dr. worris German practiced in Harmar 1823 35 Dr. Felix Requier was in practice 1833 66: Dr Hugh Trevor 1834 58; Dc. Shubel 1835-57; Dr. Geo O. Hildreth 1835 until recently excepting four years of absence. Dr. Franklin Hart commenced in 1844. Dr. Seth D Hart born here in 1827, practiced 1847-69 and Dr. Samuel Hart commenced in 1853.
Geo. O. Hildreth. - The oldest native practitioner here is doubtless Dr. G. O. Hildreth, who holds an office at 215 Putnam st in the residence shown on page 18. Although practically retired the doctor's lithe form may be seen every day on our streets. He was born Nov. 17, 1812, and is still hale both mentally and physically.
J. D. Cotton who was born here May 1822, graduated from the Medical de- partment of the Louisville University in 1845, and two years later took his father's practice in Marietta. He served as surgeon of the 92d O. Vols. for three years and has since continued in regular practice here. Dr. Cotton owns a fine residence at 412, Fifth st.
Hart & McClure .- Seth Hart, father to Samuel Hart, was in practice here to his death in 1885 Sa nuel was born in 183 , graduated from the Ohio Med cal in '52 and has practiced here ever since, excepting four years three of which were spent in the army. Jas. McClure is a native of Meig's Co. graduated from the Starting Medical in 1864 and was in practice at Athens prior to locating here in 1871. Two years later the above firm was formed.
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Wm. R. Dabney graduated from the Medical College of Obio at Cincinnati in 1893 and three years later located in Marietta He is a member of several medi- cal associations, and limits his practice to the eye. ear, nose and throat. Office at. 280 Front St.
A. H. Swinburne is a native of Iowa and graduated from that State Univer- sity, 1891. practicing at Earlville in his native s ate until coming to Marietia, Sept. 1900 'I he doctor has opened a general practice and makes a special study of obscure cases. He holds rooms 8 8} in the St. Clair building.
C, W. Eddy, office 304 Front sts res. 518 Fourth, has been in practice here for 20 years. Formerly physician at the Athens hospital for the Insane.
Legal Profession. Among the early attorneys of this place were Paul Fear. ing. R. J. Meigs, Jacob Burnet, Chas. Hammond, Philemon Beecher, Thos. Ewing. A. L. Nye and others of note of which our space will not permit personal mention.
Nye & Follett - This firm continues a legal business which has long been prominent in Marietta. R L. Nye, the senior partner was admitted to the bar in 1860, after several years of service in the civil war commenced practice here. He wa- for many years associated with F. F. Oldham. A. D Follett, born in 1858, graduated from Marietta College in '76 and four vears ater commenced practice with his father, Judge M. D. Follett. In 1888 Mr. Follett took Mr. Oldham's place and the firm became Nye & Follett. Offices at 208 Putnam st.
J. A. Gallaher graduated from Marietta College in 1869. He taught in the public schools here for three years, reading la w in the mean time with Oidham & Way. He took a course at the incinnati law school and was admitted to the bar in 1873. He lived in Bellaire, Ohio, and practiced law in Belmont County, for over 27 years. He has lately returned to Marietta and expects t, continue the prac- tice of law here. His offices are in the St. Clair Building.
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HARMAR HILL SIDE .- From Pattins Foundry.
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WASHINGTON CO. COURT HOUSE.
The movement for erection of the handsome courthouse, shown herewith was lead by the Marietta Board of Trade in 1898, and a vigorous canvass brought a majority of the votes to favor the retirement of the old court- house, see page 16, 19 and the county commissioners began to provide for the expense. The contract for the new structure was awarded, Aug. 1900, to W. H. Ellis & Co. and H C. Kennedy, doing business as W H. Ellis & Co., Cincinnati contractors, who have had large experience in the erec- tion of public buildings and are a thoroughly reliable firm. Their bid was $147,0 0. which with extras will doubtless exceed $150,000 before its completion which is to be by Apr. 1902, when Washington Co. will have the most superb structure in Southeastern Ohio. The architects are Samuel Hannaford & Sons of Cincinnati and the work is under supervision of W. L Hadley, Henry Strecker and D. R. Shaw, commissioners. The building will be faced all
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'round with Bedford stone and require over two millions of bricks in its walls. It will front 114 ft. on Putnam and 141 ft. along Second st. The comb of the roof will be 68 ft. hight, top of the tower 158 ft. above the ground and the build- ing'will make an elegant home for the courts and county offices. It will be made fire proof and the third floor will be a sudstantial steel jail.
S. J. Hathaway graduated from Marietta College in 1869 and was admitted to the bar in '71. He is a pension attorney and general practitioner. Mr. Hatha- way has served as city solicitor, president of council and is president of the Board of Trade and a trustee of the Children's Home.
Corrections & Additions -In speaking of Am. Union Chapter, page 48, our readers might infer that it was a separate society, but it was conducted as side de- grees of Am. Union Lodge No. 1, until about the time it received a separate chart- er in 1816.
The Torpedo C)., illustrated on the Register Building, is at 110 Front st., see page 68, and C. R. Richardson broker occupies the windows marked Marietta Tor- pedo Co.
For Gilmore ave M. E. Church, page 41, read Gilman ave.
In B. & O. S. W., page 94, Mr. A. H. Snider has succeeded J. H. Brown as local agent. We should have named O. P. McCarty, G. P. A., and I. G. Rawn Gen. Supt. of Cincinnati, as well as W. H. Brimson of Chillicothe who is Supt. of the Ohio Division.
In connection with early R. R. history we should have said that Marietta was among the first towns in the U. S. to encourage railroad building. At a meeting
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called July 19, 1827, to take action regarding the projected B. & O. the following letter was written, original of which is in possession of E. M. Booth, of Citizens Natl. Bk .:
"Col J. Mills-Sir, the railroad committee, at a meeting held this day, made choice of yourself. Col. A. Stone, and Jos. Holden as agents, for the purpose of col- lecting funds by subscription, to defray the expense of surveying a route for the railroad between Marietta and Clarksburg. S. P. Hildreth, Sec."
Attached to this is the subscription list of 95 citizens and receipt of Jas. M. Booth as treasurer for $192. The survey was made but for reasons political and pro-slavery the western termini were made at Wheeling and Parkersburg within the bounds of the old state of Virginia.
In Secret Societies we overlooked the A. O. U. W. which was organized back in the seventies and has 16 members, with L. P. Hill M. W. and W. H. Styer, Re- corder and Financier; meeting at the call of the Master Workman.
Marietta Council No. 32, United Commercial Travelers, was orgaized in 1893 and has 85 members. C. L. Flanders, P. C .; J. M. Gibson, S. C .; E. C. Weis, J. C .; C. R. Harper, Sec .- Treas.
Among other matters which we have not been able to reach in detail are 5 Bakeries, 20 Barber Shops, 2 Bicycle and Gun Shops. 3 Billiard Rooms, 8 Black- smith Shops; The Findlay Brewing Co. opp. Union Depot; Broom Works; Hutchins Cigar Manf, making 400,000 stogies per month. employing 36 men. and 2 other fac- tories; 20 Clothiers, Furnishers, and Tailors; 3 Crockery stores, 10 Druggists 4 Feed Stores, 5 Florists, 6 Fruit Stands. 1 Artificial s'one and 1 Grind Stone manf .; 55 Gro- ceries; Schafer's Harness Shop at 140 Front st. and 4 others.
There are more than 20 other Physicians. 12 Dentists, 4 Veterinary Surgeons, 20 Attorneys. 15 Real Estate and Insurance Offices, 5 Architects and other profes- sional matters that we have not time and space to give.
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NORTH MARIETTA FROM FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS.
Hamilton & Heydrick .- This firm started the merchant tailoring trade in 1884, and have continued to increase from year to year until they now have a large trade. On the first floor, at No. 150 Front st., the firm carries a very full line of cloths and suitings in all desirable grades, making to order any thing demanded, of good and fine lines, and numbering among their customers the elite of the city. The second floor is occupied by the tailors and machines, the firm in all giving em- ployment to some 20 persons and adding to both the commercial and industrial ag- gregate of Marietta's output
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NORWOOD POWER PLANT.
There are 7 Jewelry Stores, 4 Justices, 4 Laundries employing an aggregate of 50 hands, 12 Liveries, 8 Meat Markets, 12 Millinery Stores, 4 Music Stores; 6 Photograph Galleries, the last and not least of which is Fowler's 290 Front st .; 5 Plumbing Shops, 9 Restaurants, Saloons in super-abundance, 4 Variety Stores, and perhaps many other things of like importance which have escaped the compiler's notice.
Photo' by Fowler, 290 Front St. .
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INDEX.
Additions, Corrections, etc.
129-30
66
Ice Co. 90-1
Am. Wood-Rim Co.
112
66
Named
13
Banks, B. & L.
104-8
Becker's Planing Mill
83
$6 Sanitarium
31-3, 121
Beer, & Bottling Works
91-3
Mercantile Matters
108-12, 119-130
Board of Trade Report
3-7
Milling Interests
86
Boats, Rivers, etc.
84, 95 9
Mound Cemetery
8
Brick Yards
80-2
Muskingum Park
2
Bridges
95, 97
Cemetery Mound
8
Newspaper & Ptg.
37-9
Children's Home
23-4, 26
North Marietta
122
Churches
39 46, 113, 126
Norwood
78-81
City Buildings
27-9, 126
Ohio Company
11-12
Clothing, Furnishing, etc.
123-5
Ohio Valley Wagon Co.
79-80
Coal Companies
72, 98-9
Oil Field
14, 56-70
Contractors
116 17
Oil Supply Cos.
66-8
County Infirmary
22.3
Old Court House
16, 19
County Officials
19-21
Orchard Place
59
Court Houses, etc.
16, 19, 128 9
Parochial School
36
Diamond Pants & Notion Co.
88-9
Dry Goods, Notions, etc.
109-11, 119
Drugs, Med. etc.
88, 125
Police Department
29, 126
Elks Home
52
Post Office
101
Express Companies
100
Pre Historic
9
Fairview Heights
114
Professional Interests
124 30
Fire Department
29,115
Public Schools
35, 38, 51, 53, 55, 70
Foundries
73-4
Railroads
5, 93-5
Ft. Harmar
13
Real Estate, Ins. etc.
114-15, 125
Furniture & Undertaking,
90, 120-2
Rivers
7,98
Gas Companies
71, 112
Royal Glass Co.
89-90
Grace Hospital
32
Societies
46-55
Hardware, etc.
120
St. Clair Building
110-11
Harmar Hillside
124
Stevens Organ & Piano Co.
77
Harmar I. O O. F. Hall
49
Strecker Bros. & Co.
87
Hotels. etc.
101-4
Telegraph & Telephones
101, 115
Iron Interests
69-76
Tiber Way
121
Jewelry Stores
122-3
Torpedo Companies
68-9
Lock No. 1
6, 16
Transfer Cos.
99-100
Manufacturing
69-93
Wagons, Carriages, etc.
79, 84-5
Marble & Granite Wks.
86
Washington County
15-23
Marietta
3-4, 13, 25, 31
Webster Refinery
62-3
Band
28, 55
West-Side Reading Room
54
Chair Company
12, 77
Wholesale Stores
108-9
66 College
10, 34
Wilson & Young
111
Commercial Col.
Woman's Home
32-4
Distillery Co.
2 92 93
Ovoa Working
77, 82 5, 99
6 6 Electric Co.
132
Fuel & Plaster Co. 72
Guards 55-6
Paint & Color Co. 87-8
River
98
Petroleum Interests 5, 14, 56-70, 111-12 Pipe Lines 63
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