History of Seneca County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, school, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; history of Ohio; statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc, Part 58

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1088

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Knights of St. George, Branch No. 200, C. K. of A., was organized Decem- ber 23, 1881, by John Mossony, special deputy, with the following named members: C. J. M. Sullivan, John T. King, Terrence O'Niel, William Steltzer, Jeremiah L. King, Cornelius O'Conner, Cornelius Sugro, Maurice Leahy, John E. King and James Hennessy. The presidents of the branch, since organization, have been John Mossony, Charles J. M. Sullivan, James O'Brien and Joseph L. Ranker, with William Steltzer, secretary. S. J. Kintz is the present secre- tary. The Knights numbered thirty-three in January, 1884.

Ancient Order of Hibernians, District No. 1, Tiffin, Ohio, was incorporated in June, 1876, with the following incorporating officers: J. K. Bresnin, C. D .; John Lyons, president; T. T. Collins, V. P .; William Burke, R. S. ; James Blake, F. S .; William Colthurst, treasurer. This organization, owing to the removal of members and new divisions coming into existence, may be said to have suspended.

Ohio Council Catholic Benevolent Legion was instituted at Tiffin, October 26. 1884, with the following members : James V. Magers, S. C. King, S. J. Kintz, King Albert Baumgardner, Patrick N. Cotter, John Hummer, James Hennessy, E. C. Keyes, John E. Williams, J. Kuder, Anthony Halter, Nicholas C. Werling. S. J. Kintz has served as president since organization, and is also Deputy Supreme Chancellor for Ohio. Patrick N. Cotter is secre- tary.

Tiffin Turn-Verein, Lake Erie Turner District, was organized September 20, 1858, with seventeen members, viz .: Hugo Hasselkus, Leopold Yaeger, Nicolas Noel. Albert Barthel, Henry Weber, Joseph Baumgardner, William Hasselkus, J. Rauch, Martin Wagner, Carl Miller, Victor J. Zahm, Joseph Harter, Charles L. Zahm, Max Miller, Henry Grummel, Lorenz Keiffer, Fred Amende. The presidents since 1858, are named as follows : Carl Miller, Jacob Wolf, Louis Selle, F. Burkhardt, M. Becker, Charles Sauers, Sr.,

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Charles Leiner, Sr., Julius Kiessling, Joseph Unser, V. J. Zahm, Chris- tian Limbach, Joseph Harter and John Dumont. The following have served as secretaries : Hugo Hasselkus, Albert Barthel, George Brendle, M. L. Albrecht, H. Guggenheim, L. W Zimmer, Adam Schauss, H. Weid- ling and F. Herbig. The society was incorporated October 19, 1864.

St. John's Benevolent Society was organized March 28, 1868, at a meeting of German citizens called by Michael Kirchner, John Houck and Paul Vall- mer. M. Kirchner was elected president; George Spies, secretary; A. Kuebler, treasurer, and A. J. Brickner, vice-president.

Druids. - Humboldt Grove No. 15, United Ancient Order of Druids, may be said to have its origin in the organization of April 29, 1859, when Jacob Zim- mer, Leopold Rose, J. C. Spindler, William Wolf, Philip Scheib, G. A. Lau- termilch, Guenther Herzer and Benjamin Schimmes established a branch of the order at Tiffin. Its membership is composed almost solely of German citizens.

Knights of Honor .- Tiffin Lodge, Knights of Honor No. 82. was organized under charter, February 15, 1875, with the following named officers : J. W. Chamberlin, P. D .; Charles Martin, Dictator; Fred K. Halderman, V. D ..; B. G. Atkins, A. D .; G. K. Brown, Rep .; P. Scheib, treasurer, D. Y. Chap- man, G .; C. C. Parks, S. The four first named charter officers were elected successively to preside over the lodge, previous to the election of W. H. Hall, as Dictator.

Temperance Societies .- The Seneca County Union Temperance Society was formally organized December 28, 1841, and permanently organized January 4, 1842, with W. S. Green, president; R. Sneath, vice-president; J. H. Brown, secretary; John Andrews, treasurer.

Tiffin Division No. 171, Sons of Temperance, was reorganized December 10, 1847. under the law of March 11, 1845, with James K. Owen, Holly Lightcap and James Sumner, trustees; J. W. Patterson, P. W. P .; Joel W. Wilson, W. P. and J. Sumner, R. S. The resolution to incorporate was offered by W. H. Gibson.

A new lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars, was organized April 7, 1885, when the following officers were elected, and are named in order of seniority, from W. C. T. to W. Lodge Dept. : W. A. Dallas, Cannie Van Pelt, Emma Huss, E. E. Weller, H. J. B. Ford, G. J. Humbert, H. G. Day, L. Montague, Miss L. Woodman, E. Stanton Gregg, Mrs. Humphrey, Miss Mary Morrison, Miss Onie Biller, E. E. Weller.

In 1874 the Woman's Temperance movement attained the climax. Saloons were visited, prayers offered up, sermons preached. Great numbers of ladies were engaged in this crusade. Lewis Bang who kept a saloon at Tiffin since 1848, promised to surrender to the crusaders, while Nicholas Bartell surren- dered to a corps of 183 ladies. His saloon equipment realized $117.73 at the crusader's sale in 1874, and his reformation gave great satisfaction.

Musical Associations .- The Bruderbund was formerly organized in 1853, when a number of German musicians formed a singing class under the leader- ship of Christian Kunold. The actual organization of the Bruderbund dates back to February 24, 1854. when Christian Mueller was elected president, Philip Emich, secretary, and William Berger, treasurer, and twenty-eight other members then formed the society. In 1856 it joined the North American Saengerbund, and participated in the great meetings at Cincinnati, 1856: De- troit, 1857; Pittsburgh, 1858; Cleveland, 1859; Buffalo, 1860; Columbus, 1865; Louisville. 1866; Indianapolis, 1867; Chicago, 1868; Cincinnati, 1870; St. Louis, 1872; with the N. W. Saengerbund; Cleveland, 1876; Columbus, 1878;

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Toledo, (P. S. A.) 1879; Akron, 1880, O. S .; Dayton, 1882; Buffalo, 1883; Springfield, 1884. The directors have been C. Kunold, 1853; Charles Boos, 1855; George Spies, 1857-85. The society now comprises eighteen members, named as follows : Christian Weiney, Julius Weiney, John B. Meyers and George Bolender, first tenors: William Berger, F. W. Berger, Philip Grummel, Henry Hubach, second tenors; John Merkelbak, Martin L. Albright, Henry Gross, Joseph Miller, first bassos: George Homan, Francis Ball, Julius Kies- sling, Joseph Unser, John Dutt, Peter Pfeiffer, second bassos.

The Philharmonic Society was formally organized at the house of Henry Gross, May 19, 1876, and completed organization May 25, that year. Louis Ulrich was elected president. The members were C. H. Miller, Dr. Williard, Michael Scannell, Mary Ebbert. Homer Bricker, Isabella Wagner. Pauline Wagner, Mollie Wagner, Francis Wagner, Henry Gross, Robert Fisher, Cora Pugh, J. M. Bach (director), Peter Pfeiffer, Harry Buskirk, C. Lohr, Mrs. Barnes and Jennie Ford. This society has presented many of the choicest musical compositions to the people.

The Choral Union was organized October 13, 1885, with the object of fos- tering the practice and study of high-class music. The officers then elected are president. Prof. A. B. Lowe; vice-president, Miss Emma Huss; secre- tary, Dr. H. L. Wenner: treasurer, Mrs. D. K. Myers; committee on music, Prof. B. F. Griffith, Col. C. D. Sprague, Prof. Charles Goetz : committee on constitution, etc., Messrs. Miller and Beam and Miss Huss.

The Washington Band was organized at Tiffin in 1839, and gave a concert at the court house in May of that year. This pioneer band drummed up the militia, and was generally useful. Boos' Band dates back before the war.

Miscellaneous Societies .- The Seneca County Bible Society was organized in 1831. The thirty-first annual meeting was held at Tiffin, February 9, 1862, with the late Henry Ebbert, presiding. This society was reorganized May 11, 1885. when the following officers were elected: Dr. L. H. Kefauver, president; C. J. Yingling. secretary; J. F. Marquardt, treasurer, and Robert Lysle, and- itor. G. R. Huss was re-elected depository.

The objects of the society are the diffusion of Biblical knowledge by the free distribution of books of Scripture, and the Scripture as well as religious tracts.

Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of Tiffin, was organized by Dr. Douglass, agent of the State Society, September, 1885. The object of the organization is to co-operate with the parent society in carrying out its work in enforcing the laws against cruelty, and in creating a more humane pub- lic sentiment. The following officers were chosen: Dr. E. J. Mccollum, pres- ident; J. S. Morris and C. J. Yingling, vice-presidents; Fred L. Wenner, treasurer; John L. Lott, secretary; Kora F. Briggs, agent. The officers, with W. P. Noble, Michael Scannell, H. E. Simons, of the Tribune, and J. M. Naylor, are the original members of the association.

The Tiffin Legislative Club was organized in 1841.

The Union League was organized April 1, 1863, with John K. Hord, presi- dent; G. J. Keen and William L. Myers, secretaries; John Robbins, correspond- ing secretary, and Lewis Baltzell, treasurer:

The Tiffin Prohibition Club was organized August, 1885, with the following officers: President, Rev. R. B. Moore; vice-president, Rev. N. Shupp; secre- tary, Harry Cromwell; treasurer, William Treenary.

The W. H. Gibson Club, a reorganization of the Young Republican Club, was effected October 5, 1885, with George B. Stone, president; William H. Good, J. F. Kerr and E. W. Currigan, vice-presidents; Fred L. Wenner, sec- retary; W. J. Daywalt, treasurer.

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The German Reading Club, or Deutsche Lesererein, was the first German non- religious society organized at Tiffin. The readings, however, began to obtain a religious character, and the society merged into a controversial club, which argued it out of existence. It dated back to 1845 or 1846.

The German Dramatic Company, or Die Deutsche Theater-gesellschaft, was organized about 1849, and gave several entertainments in the old Methodist Episcopal Church near Market Street bridge.

The Tiffin Literary Institute was in existence in 1842.

LIBRARIES.

Prescott Library, of Tiffin, was organized February 7, 1848, with William Toll, chairman, and Leander Stem, clerk. R. G. Pennington, Dr. A. Hep- burn and Henry Ebbert were chosen trustees. This library was the pioneer collection of books for the use of the citizens.

Young Mens' Christian and Library Association, of Tiffin, was organized May 30, 1868, with S. K. Kirkwood, president; J. G. Gross, vice-president; N. L. Brewer, D. P. Dildine and Robert Lysle, secretaries; George R. Huss, treasurer.

The Library Association of Tiffin was organized April 25, 1866, with A. H. Byers, president; Dr. Kagy, vice-president; Dr. S. T. Weirick, recording sec- retary; Dr. G. S. Yingling, corresponding secretary; T. B. Tomb, treasurer; A. Kaga, D. K. Myers, John M. Myers, A. R. Keiffer and H. E. Thompson. directors. A committee was appointed to collect funds toward founding a library. The association was incorporated in 1880, with R. W. Shawhan, president; Mrs. Warren P. Noble and Mrs. John D. Loomis, vice-presidents; C. H. Cramer, secretary; J. W. Chamberlin, treasurer; Mrs. Laura G. Bunn. Mrs. Sneath, Miss Florence Cronise, Francis Wagner, G. G. Harriman and W. P. Noble, trustees. The officers elected in December, 1884, are president, Robert Lysle; first vice-president, Mrs. E. W. Sullivan; second vice-president, Mrs. R. G. Pennington; secretary, W. S. Cramer; treasurer, J. W. Chamber- lin; managers, J. H. Ridgely, Florence Cronise, P. J. Wilson, W. S. Cramer, Mrs. A. A. Cunningham and Mrs. R. W. Shawhan; librarian, Miss Anna M. Gibson. The librarian's report showed the number of volumes in circulation since January 19, 2,447; number of persons visiting the library, 3,129. The amount taken in in dues and fines was more than sufficient to pay the librarian's salary. During the year donations of valuable volumes have been received from R. G. Sneath, of San Francisco, Cal.

There are many private collections of books in the city, extensive and val- uable, while the law libraries tell us that the history of bibliolatry should be added to that of the church, since such a worship is in existence here.

BANKS, INSURANCE, ETC.

The first notice of a bank at Tiffin appeared in March, 1843, under the head- ing "Farmer's Bank of Seneca County." This, however, was nothing more than the "Bank of Terra Firma," referred to in Chapter X.

The Labor Insurance Company was partially organized in May, 1847. John Keller, G. Bernard, Daniel Gettinger, Elisha Mustead, Levi Davis, Sid- ney Sea, William Stanley, Lloyd Norris and Benjamin Tomb were among the active members of the Seneca Farmers and Mechanics Society, of that time.

The Seneca County Bank, as told in Chapter XII, was opened No- vember 13, 1847, with $100,000 capital. Its first advertisement, December 15, 1847, was signed by W. E. Chittenden, cashier. In May, 1857, he was elected cashier rice Charles L. Johnson, who resigned to accept the superintendency

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of the Tiffin & Fort Wayne Railroad. The suits against this company were pending so late as April, 1861. In 1864 Judge Lang's bill, providing for the redemption of certificates issued by Receiver Claypole, of this concern, was passed by the Legislature and approved.

James I. Claypole, receiver of Seneca County Bank, received notice Novem- ber 1, 1861, that Mr. Pittinger, of Tiffin, was appointed receiver. He refused to recognize the authority of the Auditor and Secretary of State in the matter, and continued issuing certificates. Under the act of 1864, holders of the Seneca County Bank, circulating notes and receiver's certificates, were ordered to pre- . sent such to the State treasurer for redemption before July 1, 1865; but great numbers were never offered for redemption.

Ohio Savings Institute was a bank organized at Tiffin September, 1880, on the "Individual Liability" principle. Josiah Hedges was president, and Luther A. Hall, cashier.

Arnold & Tomb established their bank in 1852, and in 1854 the banking firm of Tomb, Huss & Co. was organized.

The Bank of Tiffin was organized in September, 1858, with Evan Dorsey and A. G. Sneath, proprietors. In 1859 Mr. Dorsey was succeeded by R. W. Shawhan, who, with Mr. Sneath, conducted the bank until 1865, when it was consolidated, so to speak, with the National Exchange Bank, in March of that year.

First National Bank of Tiffin (successor to Tomb, Huss & Co.) was char- tered March 16, 1865, with Benjamin Tomb, president; John T. Huss, cashier; Benjamin Tomb, George E. Seney, John T. Huss, Thomas B. Tomb and George R. Huss, directors. The other stockholders were L. F. Singer, E. L. Hamilton, John G. Gross, Robert Nelson, James S. Yerk, Charles M. Yerk, George W. Cunningham, I. L. St. John, Henry Ebbert, Stephen Dorsey, H. H. Souder, John L. Osborne, Samuel Herrin, Michael Sullivan, William Gal- lup and Henry Zahm. This banking house continued in existence until October 16, 1875, when Huss shot himself. On the true condition of the finances becoming known a receiver was appointed in the person of Warren P. Noble, who paid the creditors 60 per cent of the amounts claimed by them.

Tiffin National Bank, formerly the National Exchange Bank (successor to the Tiffin Bank), was chartered March 17, 1865, and the office opened April 1 in the Tiffin Bank office .* J. D. Loomis was president; A. G. Sneath, cashier; E. B. Searles, assistant cashier. The directors were R. W. Shawhan, J. M. Naylor, A. B. Hovey, G. M. Ogden, Abel Rawson, Robert Smith, H. A. Bus- kirk and E. T. Stickney. The other stockholders were J. H. Pittinger, John Swigert, J. H. Good, S. B. Sneath, W. M. Naylor, Levi Davis, J. A. McFar- land. This bank ended its corporate existence February 28, 1885, and was succeeded by the Tiffin National Bank, with the same capital and officers. J. D. Loomis is president and J. W. Chamberlin, cashier. The directors are A. Buskirk, J. D. Loomis, J. M. Naylor, George D. Loomis and R. W. Shawhan.

Tiffin Saving and Building Loan Association was incorporated December 18, 1867, with the following named members: John T. Huss, A. H. Byres, Robert Lysle, William Kline and Luther A. Hall. The capital was $300, 000.

Seneca Building Association of Tiffin was incorporated December 22, 1869, with Samuel J. Kirkwood, O. C. Zeller, John Van Dorn, O. T. Locke and N. F. Cramer, members. The capital was $200,000.

Mechanics' Building Loan Association was organized January 19, 1871, with the following members: John H. Ridgely, William G. Blymeyn, O. T. Locke,

* April 23, 1878, it was discovered that the cashier, Oliver Cromwell Zeller, had left Tiffin, taking with him $45,782.47 of the bank's money.

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John Neligh, Josiah B. Frost, Thomas K. Williams and G. J. Keen, incorpor- ators. The capital stock was placed at $150,000.

Tiffin Savings Loan Association. - A building association was organized February 12, 1873, at Tiffin, with the following members: Warren P. Noble, C. Geyer, John G. Gross, J. Neligh, J. A. Blair, Edward Jones and Jacob F. Marquardt, incorporators. The capital stock was $200,000.

Tiffin Savings Bank Association was organized March 1, 1873, with the fol- lowing members: John G. Gross, John Neligh. Jacob F. Marquardt, Edward Jones and George W. Bachman. The capital stock was $100,000. This com- pany organized with John G. Gross, president, and D. D. Dildine, cashier, who conducted it for four years. when it merged into the Commercial Bank.

Home Building Association of Tiffin was incorporated January 30, 1874. with the following members: D. P. Dildine, J. A. McFarland, A. C. Baldwin, N. G. Hayward and George Gassman.

Clinton Building and Loan Association was organized May 5, 1874, with E. H. Swander, John H. Foulk, W. T. Knouse, Edward Knouse and Thomas Swander. members.

Commercial Bank of Tiffin was incorporated May 12, 1876, with Warren P. Noble, S. B. Sneath, J. M. Kaull, Herman Rust, J. G. Gross, J. A. Blair, Edward Jones, Charles Geyer. John A. McFarland, A. G. Sneath, I. L. St. John and Christian Mueller, members. The capital stock was $100,000. The officers are W. P. Noble, president; S. B. Sneath, cashier; John B. Runyan, assistant cashier: and the directors: W. P. Noble, Charles Geyer, R. R. Titus, I. L. St. John. J. M. Kaull and S. B. Sneath.

PIONEER NOTES.

The first business established within the county was Erastus Bowe's tavern in 1817. on the north bank of the river, in the center of what is now Wash- ington Street. The locality was called Pan Yan.

The first frame house erected at Tiffin was that of 1822 by Josiah Hedges, which was used as a store the ensuing year. Here courts were held until 1828, and here was the old Masonic Hall in 1847. This building, which stood where the Advertiser office now is, was purchased by P. H. Ryan about 1856, and moved to a point near the mouth of Rock Creek, where it was used as a pork packing house for some time; was then used as a carpenter shop, and later converted into a box factory. Spink, of Wooster, opened a store at Tiffin in 1822. Milton McNeal opened a general store at Fort Ball, and was followed by Edar & Bowe, butchers. In December, 1825, John and Benjamin Pittin- ger opened their store: two years later Henry Cronise opened a stock of dry goods opposite the present store of J. M. Naylor: Julius Feldnagel opened his tavern subsequently. Among the advertisements in the Patriot, in 1832, were the following business notices: Moses D. Cadwallader carried on tailoring in the building erected by Richard Sneath, known as the Mechanics' Hall. C. Brad- ley advertised his meat market at the new market, front of the ice house. Joseph Biggs, was a hat manufacturer; John Searles and James C. Murrey, ap- praisers, and Thomas McMillen, justice of the peace, advertised a stray horse. Drs. E. Dresbach and R. C. J. Carey established a branch of their Fort Ball office in Mechanics' Hall, August 3. 1832. Dr. James Fisher opened a drug store; Jacob Shoemaker advertised Jacob Koontz as an absconding debtor; Mercer & Ebbert advertised their hat store. Keller, Grose and Cronise adver- tised their patent gumming and cutting machine; Calvin Bradley leased the Washington Hotel from Richard Sneath, August 9, 1832. George W. Gist, administrator of Dablah Litt, advertised personal property for sale. Sheriff

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David Bishop advertised for sale the one-third part of Section 20, Town 3 north, Range 15, in Delaware Land District, formerly owned by Alex Nutt, and surveyed by David Risdon.

In March, 1832, one William Brish opened a tavern at Fort Ball without a license. He was brought to trial in October, 1832, but the indictment was quashed. In December, 1832, Hezekiah Graff and Eli Stem entered into partnership for the purpose of carrying on a saddle and harness business at Tiffin. This partnership was dissolved in June, 1834, but in 1836 Mr. Graff sued his friend for one-half the value of working stock. In 1833 a number of mercantile houses were opened at Tiffin, and many mechanics' shops estab- lished. In October, 1835, Thomas J. McCleary and Jonathan Whitehead brought a $5, 000 stock of goods from New York to Tiffin, and carried on busi- ness as J. Whitehead & Co., in a house adjoining Joel Stone's tavern, and the back room and cellar of the tavern, the rent of all being $100 per year. In 1837 this partnership was brought into the courts. Abel Rawson was appointed receiver.

The business circle of Tiffin in 1847-48, was made up as follows: R. W. Shawhan, northwest corner of Washington and Market; Rufus W. Reid, where Grummel's store is; Cronise Bros., where Seewald's store is; Rummell & Snyder, near Seewald's store; Robert Crum, Baldwin & Pride, Commercial Row; Andrew Glenn, near alley; Jesse Shriver, in the Empire Block; Rolla Johnson, northwest corner of Perry and Washington; W. D. Scott, south of Hubbard's store, in Seney's building; George Taylor, Einstein & Hobbs, Howard & Nay- lor, present stand; E. Ayres & Co., where the Gross Block is, and Ebbert & Seney. Sidney Sea, Jr., and M. D. Scott are now in business on State Street, Chicago.

The medical circle, in 1847-48, comprised Drs. Ely Dresbach, Henry Kuhn, J. A. McFarland, Andrew Hepburn, James Fisher, B. Raymond, Jacob Staub and S. W. Bricker.

The bar of Tiffin comprised Abel Rawson, Warren P. Noble, William H. Gibson, R. G. Pennington, William Lang, William C. Hedges, Sidney Sea, J. P. Pillars, Luther A. Hall, Jesse Stem, Richard Williams, Joel W. Wilson.

Joseph Walker completed the Fort Ball warehouse in February, 1848.

In 1847 the hotels were Smith's Clinton House, at Fort Ball; the Ameri- can, the Ohio, the National and the Washington House, at Tiffin. At this time, Fort Ball boasted of three dry goods stores, two groceries and one harness- maker.

Pioneer Manufactures .- In this part of the history of Tiffin, the names of traders, professional men and manufacturers, identified with the city during its earlier years, are given, and where it was found possible to base a sketch of an industry on something authentic, a history of such industry is given.

Paul D. Butler erected a saw-mill on the Sandusky, between Tiffin and New Fort Ball in 1819, which was the first manufacturing industry in the county. Previous to 1821 this very primitive mill was discontinued, and part of its timbers carried away by the great flood of that year. In January, 1847, a still greater flood carried away many relics of pioneer settlement.

The Rock Creek Saw-mill was erected in 1822 by Josiah Hedges, about one-quarter mile east of the original town of Tiffin, twenty-seven rods south- east of the intersection of East Market and Circular Streets.

The Hedges Grist-mill, on the Sandusky River, was constructed in 1822, about one-half mile north of the original town. This was conducted by William Hunter for a number of years. From 1847 to 1852 it was operated by George W. Cunningham, in connection with the Lugenbeel Mill, south of Tiffin.

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In 1825 Jesse Spencer erected a saw-mill in the old town of Oakley, and constructed a dam. His entire property was sold to Josiah Hedges, June 16, 1825. A reference to the case of Spencer vs. Hedges will give many particulars relating to this old mill.

The Rock Creek Saw-mill was erected in 1826 by Josiah Hedges, at the in- tersection of Circular road and East Market Street, on the site of the old mill. This was rented shortly after to Joseph Janey, and was subsequently operated by Uriah P. Coonrad and Chris. Y. Pierson, from August 3, 1832, until its destruction by fire in 1833. The mill-dam was subsequently used for supply- ing the water-power of the city mills. About 1836 Mr. Hedges constructed another mill opposite William Hunter's.

The Reuben Williams Mill, on what is known as the "Coe lands," was erected in 1824.

The Hoagland Lime-kiln was established and a quarry opened by him about 1828.

The Lugenbeel Flouring-mill, built by Andrew Lugenbeel in 1835, was oper- ated by George W. Cunningham from 1847 to 1852. This is still standing near the Tiffin Water-works, and the ancient mill-dam still gives evidences of its solidity.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1088

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1088