History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 102

Author: McCord, William B., b. 1844
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 912

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In 1897 Mr. Matthews married Dorothy Jordan, who was State secretary of the Daugh- ters of Veterans, of Nebraska, and is a daugh- ter of Capt. D. C. Jordan. They have one son, Loran. Their home is situated at No. 253 McKinley avenue, Salem.

Mr. Matthews is politically a Republican, and his friends are suggesting him for member- ship in the City Council. His fraternal connec- tion is with the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

B ERNHARD XANDER deceased, was born in Germany, February 15, 1825, and there grew to manhood. At the age of 29 years he came to America and took up his residence in Colum- biana County, Ohio, where he continued to live until death claimed him. His first stopping place was near the village of Columbiana, where he engaged in farming on rented property for a number of years. Later he rented a farm in the vicinity of Petersburg and remained there until 1871. By this time industry and frugality had enabled him to save sufficient means to pur-

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chase a home of his own and he now bought 100 acres of land in section 14, Unity township. This property is owned and occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Lemley. It was under cultiva- tion at the time of its purchase and was a fine piece of farm land, its value being still further increased in the years succeeding its purchase by Mr. Xander by his care and labor, for he was a practical farmer and understood tilling his fields to insure the best returns. He farmed here until his death, which occurred October 31, 1904.

Mr. Xander married Christiana Lutz, who is also now deceased. They had two children, -Mary and Charlotte. Mary became the wife' of Solomon Estinger, of Unity village, and at her death left one child,-Minnie, who married John Lewis, of East Palestine, in 1905. Char- lotte was married in 1892 to Charles Lemley. The parents of Mr. Lemley are Jacob and Melinda (Graham) Lemley, residents of Mich- igan, and of the five children born to them, Charles is the only one residing in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lemley are the parents of three children, namely : Helen, a bright young blossom transplanted to the heavenly gardens ; Virgil and Otto. Mr. Lemley is a wide-awake, energetic agriculturist and he and his estimable wife occupy a prominent place in the com- munity. Mrs. Lemley was reared in the Lu- theran faith, her parents having been members and zealous workers of Koch Lutheran Church.

HARLES T. HARD, a leading factor in the commercial world of East Liverpool, who is president of The Hard Furniture & Carpet Company of this city, was born in Ontario, Canada, and is a son of Edwin and Susanna (Garnett) Hard.

Both parents of Mr. Hard were born in England, the father, April 12, 1824. When a lad of eight or nine years, his father, the grand- father of our subject, started for America, in company with other members of his family, bringing his son Edwin along. On the voyage the child was made fatherless and was taken

charge of by the widow of his maternal uncle, who later married and settled in Canada, where Edwin Hard's boyhood and young manhood were spent. He learned the trade of mill- wright and, being a natural mechanic, he found in the varied requirements of this occupation ample and agreeable opportunities for the exer- cise of his talent. In following this trade he came to the United States, going to Lockport, New York, during the time of the Civil War, called there to erect flax mills. The raising of flax received considerable impetus at that time and grave fears were entertained in the South for the future of the cotton industry. Later his work brought him to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and he was engaged for a time in erecting mills through this section.

At a later date Mr. Hard turned his atten- tion to the manufacture of furniture on his own account and continued in that industry until his plant was destroyed by fire in 1886. Then he came to East Liverpool and in partner- ship with his son, our subject, began the manu- facture of upholstered furniture and mattresses. The business was commenced in a small way in a room 18 by 40 feet in dimensions, located at the corner of Broadway and Railroad street. About 18 months later J. H. Dawson became interested and the firm name became Hard & Dawson, and at the same time a general line of furniture was added and the salesrooms removed to a more suitable location. The busi- ness has steadily increased in volume and from time to time its location has been changed in order to meet necessary requirements. In 1892 the company completed the present commod- ious building at No. 105 Fifth street. This building was erected for their use and is a sub- stantial brick structure 46 by 130 feet, having four floors besides storage rooms.

In 1901 the business was incorporated as the S. G. Hard Company and our subject has been president and manager from the date of incor- poration. Employment is given 14 skilled workmen and the enterprise takes a prominent place among East Liverpool's successful indus- tries. The company at the present time has the largest furniture warerooms in Eastern Ohio.

The five children of Edwin Hard and wife,

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who reached maturity were: Thomas H., of Cleveland ; Mrs. Laura E. Weibel, a resident of Canton, Ohio; Emma, deceased, wife of Philip Knapenberger of Cleveland ; Charles T., of this sketch and Garnett E., deceased. Both Mr. Hard and wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Charles T. Hard passed his childhood in Ontario, but was educated in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He learned upholstering and wood carving in his father's factory and later served a full apprenticeship to the carriage painting trade, in order that he might have a thorough understanding of the art of produc- ing the finest polish and finish. This knowledge has proved of the greatest advantage in the fur- niture manufacturing business and still stands him in good stead, although the destruction of his father's plant necessarily brought about changes in the line of work. No practical knowledge is thrown away and Mr. Hard is all the better equipped to direct and oversee on account of his own complete knowledge of details.

Mr. Hard married Nettie M. Minter, who is a daughter of Rev. E. Minter, a German Lutheran clergyman, who is now stationed at North Baltimore, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Hard are members of the First Presbyterian Church, of East Liverpool.

In political affiliation both Mr. Hard and his father are Republicans. He is prominent in the Odd Fellows organization in Ohio, being past grand of East Liverpool Lodge, No. 379, and past patriarch of Canton Rhodes, No. 73, Patriarchs Militant.

A VDREW GALM, confectioner and baker, at East Liverpool, stands very high in the estimation of his fellow citizens as an honest, upright, enter- prising and reliable man. He was horn at Brensbach, Germany, June 2, 1852, and is a son of Philip and Maria Barbara (Dorn- berger) Galm.

The parents of Mr. Galm were quiet, indus- trious people, whose whole lives were passed in their native locality,-Brensbach, Germany,- where the father died in 1872, aged 47 years

and the mother in 1883, aged 62 years. Our subject was the only one of their five children. to reach maturity.

Andrew Galm learned the shoemaking trade: in Germany,,after he had completed his school- ing, but did not follow it for a livelihood as its. pursuit interfered with his health. When he was 17 years of age, he reached New York and. there commenced to learn the baking trade and followed it there until 1873, when he came to- Ohio and worked for a time as a baker at Steu- benville, but subsequently became a glass- worker and remained there so employed until 1876. Then he removed to Wellsville and worked as a baker until 1880, when he became a resident of East Liverpool. Selecting a site on Broadway, he opened a bakery which he re- moved a few months later to Third street and carried on a good business there for a year and a half.

During this time Mr. Galm's reputation as. a baker had extended and his trade had grown to large proportions and he then bought his present property on Fifth street. On the rear of this lot there was a cottage and this Mr. Galm' remodeled and turned into a bakery, making it a modern building for his purpose and having here plenty of light and air. He has put in a modern bread-making machine and all his sur- roundings are clean and sanitary. He says that his bakery is far superior to the close, stuffy basements in New York where he learned" his trade. Many of the local grocery stores handle his goods and his business is one of the largest in his line in the city, he being the oldest baker here.

Mr. Galm married Louisa Bicksi, a native of Germany, and they have three children, the' two oldest being employed by their father in the. business. They are as follows : Helena M. J., William A. and Andrew L. Both Mr. and Mrs. Galm are members of the German Lutheran Church.

Mr. Galm uses his own judgment in the' support of candidates for office. He has always supported good and wholesome laws and puts the man before the party in every campaign. He belongs to Iroquois Tribe, No. 40, I. O. R. M., the Mystic Circle and the East Liver -. pool Turnverein.

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L. TRUESDALE, a representative citizen of Leetonia, has been identified with the railroad business at this place since the close of the Civil War and is at the present time serving as freight agent for the Pennsylvania Company and agent for the Adams Express Company.

Mr. Truesdale was born in Mahoning County, Ohio. February 10, 1843, and is a son of James Truesdale, of Canfield, Ohio, who was there engaged in the manufacture of edge tools until his death in 1845. The native state of James Truesdale was Connecticut. The subject of this sketch received his educational training in the public schools of Canfield, Ohio. and at the age of 18 years joined the army. He enlisted in the Second Regiment. Ohio Vol. Cav., and was mustered into service at Cleve-

land. He went with his regiment to Missouri where it fought against the bushwhackers. and continued with it until he was discharged be- cause of physical disability after a year and a half of service. He returned to Canfield and then located at Meadville, but for one year the condition of his health was such he could do no work. Upon his recovery he clerked in a store one year, then in the spring of 1865 he came to Leetonia and engaged as civil engineer in the construction of the Niles & New Lisbon Rail- road. He also helped to lay out the first town lots of Leetonia. In 1866 he was appointed joint agent of the Pennsylvania and Erie Rail- road companies and also represented the Adams and Wells-Fargo express companies at that place. He continued as joint agent for a period of 35 years. Since 1901, when the railroads abandoned the joint station he has served as freight agent for the Pennsylvania road and agent for the Adams Express Company. He has been prominently identified with the business interests of Leetonia, having been a director in the First National Bank since its organization. He possesses ability as a business man and has well merited the success with which he has met.

Mr. Truesdale was first married in 1867 to Mary E. Porter, who was born at New Castle. Pennsylvania, and died in 1892. leaving four children : Minnie O .. of Pittsburg, who has charge of the music department of Horn's

store: Fred P., special agent of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad: Carrie H., who lives at home; and Clyde H., of Pittsburg, who is the west- bound billing clerk of the Allegheny Val- ley Railroad. Mr. Truesdale formed a sec- ond marital union, in 1804, with Sarah E. Roberts, of Wellsville. Ohio. Religiously, they are members of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject is a 32nd degree Mason, being past master of Leetonia Lodge, F. & A. M .: past eminent commander of the Commandery at Salem: a member of the Consistory at Pitts- burg and Alcoran Temple. A. A. O. N. M. S, at Cleveland. He is past commander of Born- side Post. No. 137. G. A. R., and is at the pres- ent time quartermaster.

A A. FINK, one of the prominent farm- ers of Center township, who resides on his well-tilled farm of 206 acres, located in sections 32 and 33, was born at Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, January 8, 1834, and is a son of John and Katherine ( Sprinkle) Fink.

John Fink was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and was six months old when his parents came to Mahoning County. He was a son of Daniel Fink, also a native of Lehigh County, who was an early pioneer in Mahoning County. where he entered a large body of land. The Fink family was established in the United States by three brothers of the name, who came from Germany some 320 years ago.

The mother of our subject was born at Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio, and was a daughter of George and Kate Sprinkle, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. She spent all her married life at Canfield. where her husband was in the stock buying business. They had eight children, our subject being the third in order of birth.

A. A. Fink was reared on his father's farm and obtained his education in the local schools. When about 22 years old, he went to Berlin. Ohio, and there engaged for six years in farm- ing and operating a sawmill and then bonghi a farm in Ashtabula County, where he farmed

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and engaged in lumbering for it years. It was while he lived in Mahoning County that he en- listed for service in the Civil war, entering on . R., of Salem. May 2, 1864. Company G. 155th Reg .. Ohio \'ol. Inf., for the three-months service. During his term of service he did a full soldier's duty and returned home safely without being called to participate in any battle. The regiment was sent first to Martinsburg. then to Washington and to City Point, where his company was put en detached duty and was sent to do guard service at Fortress Monroe.

.After his return from the army, Mr. Fink lived at Ashtabula until 1873 when he moved to Salem, where he carried on a music store for one year and a grocery business for two years and then went back to Ashtabula for two more years, lumbering during the winters and selling goods on the road during the summers. Then he returned to the vicinity of Salem where he farmed for six years and then purchased his present farm in Center township which he has occupied for the past 16 years. This farm is distinguished for being situated on one of the highest points in the county and is operated as a stock farm, for which it is well adapted and finely equipped. Mr. Fink raises Shorthorn cattle and Merino sheep and his fine stock has a reputation for excellence all over the county. ,

Mr. Fink was marred on March 29. 1854. to Annie Flick, who was born at Canfield, Ma- honing County, Ohio, December 10, 1836, and is a daughter of Andrew and Barbara ( Hahn) Flick, natives of Pennsylvania and the North of England. respectively. The children of this marriage were: Goburn M .. of Salem, who married Georgiana Heckler; Minnie, wife of Jacob Duck, of Salem: Robert, of Salem, who married Maggie Henry: Panl. who married Maud Faroff ; and Carl M., who married Pearl Newhouse and lives on the farm of our sub- ject. On March 29, 1904, Mr. and Mrs. Fink

enjoyed the celebration of their "Golden Wed- ding" anniversary, which was a happy occa- sion for family and friends. Together they have borne the storms and enjoyed the sunshine of over 50 years and are now surrounded in the evening of life with all to make them happy.

Mr. Fink has been a Republican all his life. He is a member of Trescott Post No. 10, G. . A.

He belongs to the Christian Church at Lisbon.

ILLIAM WARD BAGLEY, presi- dient and secretary of The Bagley Company, of East Liverpool, deal- ers in groceries and confectionery. was born at Salem, Ohio, July 24. 1868, and is a son of Francis Marion and Eliza J. (English) Bagley.

Abijah Bagley, the grandfather of our sub- ject. was born in Canada, whither his father, a Lombard preacher, had come after persecution in England. Abijah Bagley settled in Cleve- land. Ohio, at an early day and engaged there in a mercantile business for a time and then re- moved to East Liverpool where he opened one of the first hotels of the city. This enterprise he continued until 1860. when he returned to merchandising and so continued until within a few years of his death, at the age of 87 years.

Francis Marion Bagley, father of our sub- ject, was born at Gilford, Ohio, in May, 1845. and was reared to the pottery trade, one which he followed for some years. Later he became interested in mining and for a number of years followed the business of mining contractor in Columbiana County. In 1878 he came to East Liverpool and embarked in a grocery business in the West End. He was a man of good busi- ness faculty and prospered until he fell a tem- porary victim to the prevailing epidemic of smallpox. During his enforced inactivity his business was neglected and practically ruined. He again engaged in merchandising and so con- tinued until his death in September, 1902. In politics he was a Democrat but was never an ac- tive politician. He married Eliza J. English. who still survives and is associated with our subject, her only child, in his business concerns. She is a valued member of the Christian church as was the late Francis M. Bagley.

William Ward Bagley completed the com- mon school course at East Liverpool and en- tered into business while still a youth, his first

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work being as a newsboy, from which he gradu- ated into the position of a reporter for the Pittsburg daily papers, more especially for the Evening Tribune, a political publication of East Liverpool. For a time he was interested in The Crisis Publishing Company and occupied the position of president.

On October 4, 1888, he entered into partner- ship with his mother under the firm name of The Bagley Company. Business was started in a small way, the whole amount of capital not exceeding $40, but industry, careful manage- ment and upright business methods have de- veloped this into one of the leading concerns of its kind in Columbiana County. In every es- sential Mr. Bagley is a self-made man and is one who is justly held in esteem in his city.

Mr. Bagley was married to Allveretta Os- wald, daughter of a Baptist clergyman, of Alli- ance, Ohio, and they have one daughter, Nellie Pauline, aged 10 years. Mrs. Bagley is a member of the Christian Church, while Mr. Bagley belongs to the First Presbyterian Church.

In political affiliation Mr. Bagley is a Re- publican. He takes a very decided interest in public matters and at all times works as a good citizen to promote the welfare of the city. His fraternal associations are with the Elks, the Heptosophs and the Order of United American Mechanics.

ILLIAM H. SCHEETS, inspector for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at its shops in Wellsville, is the oldest employe in point of service residing here, and with but few exceptions is one of the oldest of all the company's thousands of employes. This car- ries its own distinction without further com- ment, for it could not be a fact without Mr. Scheets having shown untiring industry, capac- ity, good judgment and strict fidelity to the in- terests of this great corporation over a period of years which covers the whole life of many an individual. . Mr. Scheets was born in Montgom- ery County, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1839, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Zimmerman) Scheetz.

The original spelling of the family name was Scheetz, and the father of our subject ad- hered to it. The family is an old Pennsylvania German one.

Henry Scheetz was born and reared in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, dying in 1872, aged 80 years. He learned the business of paper manufacturing with his father and, whent the latter died, fell heir to the mill which he continued to operate until the financial panic of 1837 ruined his business. In the course of a few years he came to Ohio and located at Steu- benville, where he continued in business until 1867, when he retired and in 1869 became a member of our subject's family, where he re- sided until his death. He served in the War of 1812 with his father, Brig .- Gen. Henry Scheetz. He married the estimable daughter of a neighbor, Mary Zimmerman, who died in 1877, aged 79 years. They had four children, the two to arrive at maturity being : Amanda, now deceased, formerly the wife of George Henry, of Bellaire, Ohio; and William H., of this sketch. The parents were members of the Presbyterian Church.

Our subject was reared at Steubenville and there was educated. In 1857 he began to learn the trade of machinist in the shops of the Steu- benville & Indiana Railroad, now a part of the. Pennsylvania system, and worked in the shops there until 1865. In the summer of that year he was transferred to Wellsville and in the fall of the year was made foreman of the round- house, a very exacting position. This he filled most satisfactorily until 1902, when he was pro- moted to his present position. Every duty per- taining to it is carefully filled according to the custom of years. He is very highly regarded by the corporation which he has so faithfully served.

Mr. Scheets was married, first, to Sarah Armstrong, who was a daughter of James Armstrong, of Steubenville, Ohio. Their one child, Mary, is the wife of O. W. Walkup, of Galesburg, Illinois. The mother died in March, 1864, aged 23 years. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Scheets married, second, Ella Abrahams, who is a daughter of Jefferson Abrahams, of Wellsville, and of their seven children four grew to iua-

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turity, viz: Anna, wife of .A. K. Riley, of Pittsburg; William, of Pittsburg; and Ruby and Thomas, living at home. Mrs. Scheets is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wellsville.

Politically the subject of this sketch is a Republican. Although not a politician, he has been elected to several very responsible posi- tions, which he filled with characteristic ef- ficiency. For six years he was a member of the Board of Equalization and for six years was a member of the cemetery board.

HE WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEM- PERANCE UNION, of Salineville, was organized September 12, 1891, in Masonic Hall, at a mass meeting addressed by the noted temperance evangelist, Major Hilton. The first officers were: President, Mrs. J. C. McClain; record- ing secretary, Sarah Lindsay; corresponding secretary, Anna W. Orr; treasurer, Mrs. John Grove. The following ladies have served one or more terms as president : Mrs. P. S. Hart. Mrs. Alice Bunn, Mrs. C. H. Johnston, Mrs. Maria Lindsay, Mrs. Ida L. P. Blazer, Mrs. Margaret Wilhelm and Mrs. Augusta McBane.

Owing to the existence of saloons in Salineville from its earliest history, temperance sentiment was at very low ebb at the time this organization was effected. Ignoring the difficulties of their work, this band of brave women determined to create sentiment and nourish its growth until it would be strong enough to rid the village of the legalized liquor traffic.

Immediately upon its organization, the W. C. T. C. took up the department of work among children. called the "Loyal Temperance Legion." The L. T. I. was organized with Miss Grace Hunter as superintendent. The meetings were held for a time in the school building, and temperance principles were in- stilled into the minds of the children. Medal contest work was carried on successfully for a number of years. During the first years the W. C. T. U. filled half a column, weekly, in

the local newspaper. the Salineville Banner. Mass meetings and Gospel temperance meetings were frequently held. Ministers were con- tinnally reminded of their duty to preach tem- perance sermons, and were invited to address temperance mass meetings. Temperance and prohibition literature was purchased and dis- tributed, and wall pockets put up in public places and kept supplied. School superin- tendents and teachers in the village and town- ship schools were interviewed and enlisted on the side of scientific temperance instruction in the public schools. In 1897 the W. C. T. U. established and supported a reading room for the young. Many prominent lecturers were brought before the people from time to time.

Finally in the spring of 1900, in connection with a committee of men, the W. C. T. U. cir- culated a petition, asking the Council to enact an ordinance prohibiting the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors in Salineville. After a hard fought campaign, the temperance forces were defeated by 75 votes. The "White Ribboners" were dis- couraged but not despairing, and immediately went to work along the old lines, as well as tak- ing up new work. A special effort was made to induce Sunday-school superintendents and teachers to emphasize temperance teaching in the Sunday-schools, and pledge cards were in- troduced into them and many signatures ob- tained. This Union with many others peti- tioned the Ohio Legislature for a better scientific temperance instruction law. When it was secured. the ladies were watchful re- garding its enforcement in the village schools. The "School Physiology Journal" was sent to the teachers, and special efforts were made to interest them in the work for the youth, to which effort they responded nobly. Many per- sons were reached through their social natures, at the numerous parlor and social meetings. at which temperance principles were always proclaimed.

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History of Columbiana County, Ohio and representative citizens, Part 102

Author: McCord, William B., b. 1844 Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 912

Author: McCord, William B., b. 1844
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 912