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FIRST GERMAN TARGET CLUB OF COLUMBUS .- Incorporated December 29, 1854. Object-to promote and cultivate scientific- ally the art of target shooting. Capital stock $1,000, divided into shares of $5 each. First board of trustees under the incor- poration : Chr. Siebert, V. Hettesheimer, George Kammacher ; clerk, Charles Klie.
The club procured about three acres of ground east of the garden now called the Columbus Nursery, and about one mile and a half south of the State-house. The lot was hand- somely laid off with graveled walks, and planted with choice flowers and shrubbery. The targets were placed against an embankment, whose construction cost $250. Annual target shooting-matches are held usually in September, at which off- hand and rest shooting are practiced, and prizes distributed. These matches are attended by the best shots from other Ohio cities.
The present officers of the club are: Christian Siebert, presi- dent; Nicholaus Schlee, secretary; Ferdinand A. Lesquereux, treasurer; 1st shooting master, Charles Cullman ; 2d shooting master, Ferdinand A. Lesquereux.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
ST. CLAIR & SCOTT, DEALERS IN HARDWARE & CUTLERY,
Manufacturers of Galvanized Iron Cornices, Tinware, Etc., COLUMBUS, O.
Landreth's Garden Seeds. A full line kept constantly on hand.
C. SEIBERT,
Manufacturer and Importer of GUNS, RIFLES, BREECH-LOADING SHOT-GUNS, REVOLVERS, PISTOLS, ETC. ; Also, Fishing Tackle, and Everything Pertaining to the Sporting Circle. 217 South High Street,
Columbus, Ohio.
Repairing done in the Best Manner. All work warranted.
N. E. LOVEJOY, MANUFACTURER OF Wood Eave Troughs & Pipes, Doors, Sash, and Blinds,
Moldings, Siding and Flooring,
And Dealer in
LUMBER, SHINGLES, & LATH,
CORNER OF DEPOT AND MAPLE STREETS.
Columbus BUSINESS COLLEGE,
NO. 10 NORTH HIGH STREET.
E. K. Bryan, - - - Principal.
STUDENTS RECEIVED AT ANY TIME.
E. K. Bryan & Co.
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MISCELLANEOUS SOCIETIES.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES.
GOLDEN LIGHT LODGE, No. 559, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS, was instituted January 21, 1870, by J. B. King, G. W. S. The object of the Good Templars is very well ex- pressed in their platform, as follows :
1. Total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage.
2. No license in any form, or under any circumstances, for the sale of liquors to be used as a beverage.
This lodge has a membership numbering one hundred and five, and their meetings are held every Friday evening in Ses sions' Hall.
Officers for 1873: J. J. Davis, W. C. T .; Hannah Barnett, W. V. T .; A. Johnston, W. R. S .; Wm. Evans, W. A. S .; Thomas W. Grant, W. F. S .; Hugh Earl, W. T .; George W. Fisk, W. M .; Annie White, W. D. M .; Zados Griffith, W. Chaplain; Lucy Hames, W. J. G. ; Thomas Earl, W. O. T .; Addie Hames, W. R. H. S .; Mattie Powell, W. L. H. S .; John A. Dunn, past W. C. T .; John Chamberlain, lodge deputy.
BABBLING BROOK LODGE, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEM- PLARS, was organized August 12, 1872, in Sessions' Hall, twenty-seven persons becoming members. The object of the organization is to discourage the manufacture and use of intox- icating liquors; to help save the fallen, and to prevent others from entering the vice of intemperance. The order extends over the whole of the United States and parts of Europe.
The next session of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars of the United States will meet in this city, in October, 1873.
The meetings of the lodge are now held at the Odd Fellows' Temple every Wednesday evening. The society has a member- ship numbering 125.
Officers for 1873 : Wm. D. Barker, L. D .; Wm. Davis, W. C. T .; James Bibby, W. C. T .; Emma C. Cook, W. V. T .; Prof. John Loyd, R. S .; Bell Barker, W. R. S .; J. H. Green, W. F. S .; Edwin Cook, W. T .; Thomas Hames, W. M .; Albert Wal- rath, W. I. G .; Joseph Cook, W. O. G .; and W. D. Barker, W. C. Trustees : William D. Barker, J. H. Green, and Joseph Cook.
EUREKA DEGREE TEMPLE, No. 1 .- This is a higher order of Good Templars, with the same object as the Golden Light and Babbling Brook Lodges. It was instituted by John A. Dunn, G. W. M., December 30, 1872. It is as yet in its infancy. The meetings of the degree are held at Sessions' Hall.
Officers for 1873 : Hugh Earl, W. D. T .; Annie M. White, W. D. V. T .; Mattie Powell, W. D. R. S .; Emma Cook, W. D. A. S .; Wm. D. Barker, W. D. F. S .; Lewis Fink, W. C .; Belle
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
CASH PAID for WOOL
No SHODDY
TRADE MARK
New Factory Store.
EVERY VARIETY OF
HOME MADE
Stocking Yarn, Flannels, Jeans, Blankets, Satinets, Cassimeres, Linseys, Waterproofs, etc., at WHOLESALE and RETAIL. Also,
FOREIGN CLOTHS, CHINCHILLAS, ETC. FOR CASH OR IN EXCHANGE FOR WOOL.
Special attention paid to Roll-carding, Spinning, and all kinds of Custom Work.
EAST FRIEND STREET, 3 Doors from High. C. L. CLARK.
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Barker, W. D. J. G .; Thomas Hames, W. D. S. : Edwin Cook, W. D. M .; Lucy Hames, W. D. A. M .; Hannah Barnett, W. D. R. H. S .; Mary J. Barker, W. D. L. H. S.
PURE FOUNT TEMPLE OF HONOR, NO. 3 .- This society was or- ganized March 22, 1869, in Franklinton, now part of this city, under a dispensation granted by John F. Spencer, S. W. T.
Charter members : Sylvester Condon, John A. Romosier, John D. Dean, John Cloud, Presley Charles, Read Crain, Franklin Flaming, Middleton Poole, George Deardurff, and Henry Linni- mann.
The society has a membership numbering twenty-five. Its meetings are held at Temple Hall, every Tuesday evening.
Officers for 1873 : Middleton Poole, W. C. T .; David O. Mull, W. V. T .; Read Crain, W. R .; George Wilcox, W. A. R .; Thos. Fleming, W. F. R .; George Sinclair, W. T .; Frederick Mull, W. U .; John Wilcox, W. D. U .; Joseph Davidson, W. G .; John Sinclair, W. S., and Sylvester Condon, P. W. C. T.
ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETY .- This society was organized July 29, 1867. Its object is twofold-the suppression of intemperance, and the mutual benefit of the members. It has about forty members, who meet every Sunday after vespers, in school-room No. 1 of St. Pat- rick's school-house. Its officers are : Michael Fahey, president; John Scanlan, vice-president; H. J. McMahon, recording secre- tary ; William J. Scanlan, corresponding secretary ; John Irwin, financial secretary ; Felix Sheridan, treasurer; Right Rev. S. H. Rosecrans, spiritual director.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE COLUMBUS RAILROADS.
So important, complicated, and extensive have become the business and interests of the railroads centering in this city, that but little attention can be paid to their early history, beyond the facts stated in noticing their present condition and connec- tions. Space can be given to a few interesting items only in our early railroad history.
The Columbus and Xenia was the first railroad built leading out of Columbus. The company was chartered by a special act passed March 12, 1844; but the road was not constructed till 1848 and 1849. The first passenger train passed over it Febru- ary 20, 1850. Shortly after this date, the legislature, then in
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D. H. ROYCE, Supt.
J. G. PULLING, Treas.
FRANKLIN MACHINE COMPANY
Manufacturers of
DROP HANGER
POST HANGER.
FLOOR HANGER .
Riches ENGR Col. O.
Engines, Shaftings, Pulleys, and Hangers,
MALLEABLE IRON CLAMPS,
Brush Trimmers, AND
ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY, BRASS FOUNDERS, ETC. AGENTS FOR STURTEVANT'S BLOWERS, ARMSTRONG'S PATENT HEATER, HOLLAND & CODY'S GLASS OILERS, KNOWLES' STEAM PUMPS,
202 Water St., Columbus, 0.
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session, on invitation, took an excursion over the road and the Little Miami to Cincinnati and back.
The second Columbus railroad put in operation was the road from Columbus to Cleveland, called the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad. The company's original charter was dated March 14, 1836, but fifteen years elapsed before the road was built. A grand excursion train passed over it from Columbus to Cleveland on the 21st of February, 1851, conveying thither the State legislature, the city authorities of Columbus and Cin- cinnati, and many other citizens, and returning them to this city after a day's visit to Cleveland.
The Central Ohio was the third railroad opened out from Co- lumbus. The company's special charter bears date February 8, 1847, but the road was not ready for the passage of trains be- tween Columbus and Zanesville till January 18, 1853. The legis- lature, the city authorities of Columbus, and other citizens en- joyed an excursion to Zanesville and back on the same day.
Our first era of railroad enterprise was closed by the opening up of the Columbus, Piqua and Indiana road. The charter of the company for building this road is dated February 23, 1849. The first train passed over the road from Columbus to Urbana, July 4, 1853, and in the fall of that year trains ran from Colum- bus to Piqua.
These roads, with the Hocking Valley and the Columbus and Springfield, all form trunk lines, having branches and forming connections that enable them to penetrate every considerable por- tion of the country, and bring our city into direct and immediate communication with every important town, port, and city in the United States and British America. These facilities of trans- portation and intercourse, joined to those that will be afforded by the coal, mineral, and other roads in prospect and certain to be speedily constructed, will make Columbus a railroad center unsurpassed by few, if by any, in the West.
THE CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD.
[This road is leased to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany, and is known as the "Central Ohio Division of the Balti- more and Ohio Railroad." The Central road is all in Ohio.]
The building of this road was a project originating at Zanes- ville. The company was formed under a special law passed February 8, 1847, for building a railroad from the city of Co- lumbus, through Newark and Zanesville, "to such point on the Ohio river as the directors may select."
The company was organized at Zanesville, August 24, 1847, by the election of directors and other officers-Solomon Sturges
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. E. IDE.
L. C. BAILEY. N. SCHLEE. CENTRAL BANK,
ODD FELLOWS' BUILDING. BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
Drafts for sale, on principal cities of the United States, payable in currency ; and on California and four hundred different cities in Europe, payable in gold.
European Passage Tickets for sale at same prices as at Company's office in New York. Letters of Credit furnished European Travelers.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS.
L. C. BAILEY, Cashier.
JOHN SCHNEIDER, No. 155 South High Street,
Would inform the public that he always keeps on hand a large and fine selection of WATCHES, CLOCKS, AND JEWELRY, Which he will sell at lowest prices. Special attention is called to his assortment of SPECTACLES.
Any one needing spectacles may be assured to find a pair, perfectly suited to his eyes, at most rea onable prices. He also keeps on hand, and sells as low as the lowest, a fine selection of
Silver-Plated Ware, Cutlery, etc. Watches and Spectacles repaired on short notice. Don't forget the place. JOHN SCHNEIDER.
GEORGE VANDEUSON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Hocking and Straitsville Coal,
No. 129 North High Street,
COLUMBUS, O.
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president. In September, 1848, John H. Sullivan was elected president; and in May, 1850, the road was put under contract from Zanesville to Newark, and in November following, the re- mainder of the line from Newark to Columbus was contracted for. Delays incident to such work occurred, so that the road from Zanesville to Newark was not opened for the passage of trains till the 26th of January, 1852, and from Newark to Co- lumbus not until the 18th of January, 1853.
Although the country from Zanesville to Columbus is gen- erally of a favorable character for a railroad, there was some quite heavy work. Section 13, near Claypool's Mills, in Mus- kingum county, had about 60,000 yards of embankment; sec- tion 17, at Black Hand, a solid rock excavation 700 feet long and 64 feet deep at the deepest place; section 52, at Walnut creek, in Franklin county, some 300,000 yards of embankment, besides a large amount of trestle-work, and section 56, at Alum creek, near Columbus, required a deep cutting, embankment, and a bridge over the creek. With the above exceptions and the necessary bridging, including an iron bridge over the Mus- kingum river at Zanesville, nothing very formidable was en- countered.
While the work on the line west of Zanesville was being for- warded, surveys of different routes were made east to the Ohio river. In 1852, thirty-one sections east of Zanesville were let, upon which work commenced immediately, and during that year the remaining portion of the road to the river was con- tracted for. The first thirty-one miles were so far advanced in May, 1854, that the road was opened to Cambridge, and the re- mainder of the line to the river in November, 1854, so that trains passed over it.
Some very heavy work had to be done on this part of the road. Section 16, cast of Zanesville, required a deep cutting, in which continual slips occurred, and it has not yet been brought down to grade. The tunnel at Cambridge was another trouble- some affair, being composed of such material as to decompose and fall by the action of the atmosphere. About one-half of its length had to be made an open cut before it could be arched, so as to be permanent.
From Cambridge to the Ohio river considerable heavy work became a necessity. The Barnesville trestle, so called, was a difficult. affair, and was not completed till October, 1872. The foundation for the embankment, being of such material as to be subject to continual slides, was a very expensive job. Some parts of the Barnesville grade have been attended with much labor and expense in keeping them up, owing to the tendency of the earth to slip and slide. The grade there, for some five
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
ROCKEY, TWIGG & LINK, PUMP MAKERS
- AND -
TWIGG
PUMP AKERS ANDSUN
K. R WELL DRIVERS, COLUMBUS, O.
RICHES
Well Drivers,
225 EAST FRIEND STREET,
(Near Sixth.)
COLUMBUS, O.
Every Well guaranteed to furnish an abundance of water, and every Pump warranted to work. Particular attention given to Repairs. Orders through the Post-office, addressed to Lock Box 1053, will receive prompt attention.
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miles, averages about eighty feet to the mile. From Barnes- ville east there are deep cuts and rocky points, and in the val- ley of McMahon's creek, in eighteen miles, some sixteen bridges were built; besides, there was the usual amount of bridging re- quired to be done, and three or four more tunnels.
Much was expected by the officers of the company and the people along the road at its opening ; but owing to the fact that the road was new, unfinished, unballasted, and without the nec- essary side-tracks and turn-outs to facilitate the passage of trains, it soon became in such condition, and the damage to ma- chinery so great, that it could not accommodate the business of- fering, and it got into disrepute. More than this, the amount of capital stock subscribed, with the mortgage bonds issued, was only about half enough to pay the cost of construction and equipment, and, in consequence, a large floating debt was con- tracted. Failure to pay its obligations at maturity caused much complaint; and want of confidence by the public rendered it difficult for the company to put the road in condition to do busi- ness. It worked on till the fall of 1855, having to depend en- tirely upon its earnings, which were inadequate for the purpose, to pay debts and improve the road.
In August, 1855, Elias Fassett was elected president, but did not take charge till March, 1856. About that time it was de- termined that the earnings of the road should, for the present, be applied to the expenses of operating and putting it in proper order, delaying any attempt to pay the floating debt from that source. This change of policy operated somewhat favorably, enabling the company to give satisfaction by prompt payment for supplies and labor, and the road began to improve.
Arrangements were soon made, by advice of a meeting of the floating-debt creditors, two-thirds or more of the debt being represented, to issue a fourth mortgage, the bonds of which should be applied to funding the debt of the company. The bonds were issued, and about two-thirds of the floating debt re- tired in this way; but some of the creditors refused to accept them, and commenced legal proceedings to collect their claims.
During Mr. Fassett's administration, with all the drawbacks, the earnings of the road increased and the road improved. The interest on the first and second-mortgage bonds was paid till the latter part of 1857, when it was found that the interest could not be longer paid unless the company ran behind in its daily expenses for labor and material.
On the 1st of November, 1857, Mr. Fassett resigned the pres- idency, and H. J. Jewett was elected president, and assumed the management of the road. In the years 1857-58 and 1858-59, the earnings declined. Interest on the bonds could not
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ohio Furniture Co.
PEFED
FEED
FEFF
OHIO FURNITURE CO.
RICHES
Manufacturers of and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
FURNITURE, CANE AND WOOD SEAT CHAIRS,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Salesroom, 119 S. High St.
FACTORY, WEST MOUND ST. COLUMBUS, OHIO.
We have the exclusive sale here for the celebrated
United States Spring Bed, Peters' Improved Wire Mattress, and the Tucker Spring Bed Bottom, With a general assortment of Husk, and Husk and Cotton Top, Palm Leaf, Spring and Hair Mattresses ;
And would respectfully invite an inspection of our full and complete Stock of
Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room, and Library Sets.
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be paid, and the bondholders becoming dissatisfied, instituted proceedings in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, for foreclosure of the first and second mortgages. The road was placed, May 1, 1857, in the hands of H. J. Jewett, as receiver. It remained in this condition till De- cember 1, 1865, during which time the business of the road in- creased ; much of the increase, no doubt, was in consequence of the large amount of transportation required for the government on account of the war from 1861 to 1865. The receiver was en- abled to discharge a considerable amount of the company's lia- bilities of a preferred character. In this time, also, the com- pany perfected a plan for compromising their old debts. The road was sold at judicial sale, and a new organization was ef- fected, the creditors and stockholders assenting to receive stock in the reorganized company at such rates as were agreed upon. The new company took the name of the Central Ohio Railroad Company as Reorganized, with an authorized capital stock of $3,000,000, and first mortgage bonds, $2,500,000. A board of directors was elected November 1, 1865, with H. J. Jewett, pres- ident; and on the 1st of December following, the road passed into the hands of the new organization.
In November, 1866, a contract was entered into between the company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the latter company leasing the road, its property, and equipment, and agreeing to operate it for a term of years, and to pay the company 35 per cent. of its gross earnings. This contract went into effect on the 1st of December, 1866, the Baltimore and Ohio Company taking possession of the road, which, as a matter of convenience for that company, is called the Central Ohio Divis- ion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This agreement en- ables the company to pay the interest upon its bonds, provide for the sinking fund, expenses of its corporate organization, and for dividends to its stockholders.
Since the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company took charge of the road, it has steadily improved in its road-bed and equip- ment, and a large amount of rolling-stock has been added. A splendid bridge has been built over the Ohio river at Bellaire and Benwood, West Virginia, which cost about $1,250,000. This bridge is an imposing structure. The following description is taken from the Forty-fifth Annual Report of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for 1871 :
" The bridge constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company over the Ohio river at Benwood, West Virginia, was first opened for the passage of trains on the 21st day of June, 1871. The first stone of Ohio shore Pier No. 1, was laid May 2,
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J. G. FLETCHER, (FORMERLY OF BOSTON AND NEW YORK,) Portrait Painter.
Portraits painted in Oil, from Life or from Photographs. Old Paintings cleaned, repaired, and varnished.
STUDIO, No. 109 South High Street, ROOM 9 (Over Randall, Aston & Co.) COLUMBUS, O.
J. F. BARTLIT. B. E. SMITH.
SMITH & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF
Cast Gas and Water Pipe of All Sizes, BRANCH CASTINGS, ETC.
COLUMBUS, O.
S. E. SAMUEL,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, fils, Proprietary Preparations, PERFUMERY AND FANCY ARTICLES, ETC. Pure Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. Prescriptions Carefully Prepared at all Hours.
Having had nearly thirty years' practical experience in the general Drug Business, and a business acquaintance with most of the leading importing and jobbing hou es of the East, I feel confident that I can offer special inducements to merchants and others visiting the city with a view to purchasing stock.
Thanking the public for the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, I earnestly solicit a continuance of the same.
No. 115 N. High Street, Columbus, O.
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1868, and from that date to the final opening the work was pros- ecuted without intermission.
"Approaches .- The West Virginia approach is by a line diverg- ing from the main stem of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near Benwood station, and extending with cuts and fills 2,400 feet to the West Virginia abutment. The Ohio approach is by a line diverging from the Central Ohio Division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at the company's stock-grounds, and extending by cuts and fills 2,250 feet to the first Ohio abutment. The ap- proach is then continued across the company's grounds and through the city of Bellaire, along First street, by a solid and ornamental arcade work of first-class masonry, extending by 43 arched spans of 33 feet 4 inches each, from center to center of piers, a distance of 1,433 feet 4 inches, and of an average height of 45 feet, to the second Ohio abutment in the city of Bellaire.
"Masonry .- The masonry consists of solid ashler, and the work- manship is first-class in every respect. The material employed is sandstone, obtained from the Ohio quarries.
"The Grafton stone is used for the pier-facing where exposed to the action of the ice. The masonry of the Benwood bridge piers ranges from 40 to 110 feet in height, and of an average height of 77 feet, are fourteen in number, and with the Ohio and West Virginia abutments contain 25,374 cubic yards of ma- sonry; the arcade work contains 14,854 cubic yards ; total quan- tity of masonry, 40,228 cubic yards.
" Superstructure .- The spans beginning at the West Virginia abutment are of the following lengths from center to center of masonry : Span No. 1 is 121 feet; Nos. 2 and 3, each 106 feet 6 inches ; Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7, each 107 feet 6 inches. These spans, from 1 to 7 inclusive, are deck 'Bollman' spans, and were built at the company's shops, Mount Clare. Span No. 8 is 211 feet ; No. 9, 212 feet; No. 10, 213 feet ; No. 11, 348 feet ; No. 12, 241 feet 6 inches; No. 13, 210 feet in length. These spans, from 8 to 13 inclusive, constitute the river or water-way spans, and are of a total length of 1,435 feet 6 inches. Spans Nos. 11 and 12 are the channel spans. These spans are of the Linville and Piper' truss, and were built by the Keystone Bridge Com- pany, of Pittsburg, Pa. Span No. 14 is 107 feet ; No. 15 is 105 feet in length. These spans are deck 'Bollman,' and were built at the company's shops at Mount Clare.
"The total length of open work is 2,411 feet 6 inches. The total length of bridge, from end to end of masonry, is 3,916 feet 10 inches.
" The total length of bridge and approaches is 8,566 feet 10 inches."
The road is now a first-class road, and is managed with much
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
-
E. B. Armstrong & Co.
No. 21 East Town Street,
STILLMAN & ADAMS.CIN.
DEALERS IN
STOVES,
Ranges, Furnaces,
AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Galvanized Iron Cornices, Window Caps,
ETC., AND
TIN, COPPER, AND SHEET IRON WARE,
COLUMBUS, O.
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ability. Its trains have been run with great regularity, and it has been remarkably exempt from accidents causing loss of life to passengers. The road is 137 miles in length from Columbus .. to Bellaire, passing through the east part of Franklin county, and through Licking, Muskingum, Guernsey, and Belmont coun- ties; also, through Newark, Zanesville, and Cambridge, the county-seats of Licking, Muskingum, and Guernsey "counties ; and the town of Barnesville, in Belmont county, to Bellaire, a city of about 5,000 inhabitants. Besides the places named, there are some forty stations, of more or less importance, for the accommodation of the business of the company, and to receive and deliver passengers, produce, and merchandise.
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