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Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Slavonic cemetery, next north of Park Place cemetery, was dedicated with imposing ceremonies, May 30, 1904, since which many interments have been made therein.
The little burying ground adjoining the county home con- tains a few of the indigent former inhabitants of Uniontown.
At Fort Gaddis, two miles south of town, which was built by Col. Thomas Gaddis in 1770, and in which religious services were held by the Baptists, there was a small burying ground in which some of the early Gaddis family were buried; one stone bearing the date of September 16, 1771.
Many of the pioneer settlers were buried in a private bury- ing ground on their farm.
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CHAPTER XXIX.
SOME OF THE FORMER BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN OF THE TOWN-INDUSTRIES AND UTILITIES-MILLS-IRON WORKS-THE COKE INDUSTRY-GAS-WATER-LIGHTING THE TOWN-FAYETTE COUNTY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Bakers and Confectioners .- Ed. Gavin, Wm. Thorndell, George Ingles, John Ingles, John W. Barr, John Durbin, Ezekiel Shelcutt, Charles A. Shelcutt, Nancy McCahan, Jabez Thorn- dell, E. E. Weniger, Leopold Kuth, William Ebert.
Blacksmiths .- John Howell, John P. Sturgis, John Canon, Henry Nycum, Thomas Haymaker, Jacob Prettyman, Isaac Prettyman, Isaac Sampsel, Charles King, Thomas King, Ander- son Jolliffe, Seth White, John Wilt, Thomas A. Haldeman, George Grant, John Barre, William Wilhelm, George Cropp, Nathaniel Mitchell, Samuel Mitchell, William Coffman, Joseph Fisher, Huston Fisher, Hugh Rogers, William Nycum, James G. Watson, Ed. Cronin.
Boot and Shoe Makers .- David Clark, Cary Stuck, Thomas Wathen, Edward Pence, Benjamin Saint, Simon Sampsel, Isaac Moore, John Carothers, Charles Page, Hugh Gorley, Henry Clark, Henry Wathen, Zed Fleming, Polk Winterbottom, S. K. Brown, Henry Farwell, George Thorndell, Benjamin Paine, Jesse Emery, Dennis Galespie, Thomas M. Fee, Alfred M. Gorley.
Butchers .- Elijah Crossland, Greenberry Crossland, Caleb Crossland, Everhart Bierer, Robert Patterson, Samuel Fisher, William B. McCormick.
Broom Manufacturers .- John Ingles, Leonard Richards, James J. Wood.
Brick Manufacturers .- Isaac Williams, Louis Williams, Zalmon Ludington, Josiah V. Williams, John N. Brownfield, R. I. Patterson, Hugh Burchinal, Edward Snider, Samuel Price, I. W. Miller.
Barbers .- John Cupp was a white barber and was located here in the very early history of the town, as related elsewhere. Other early barbers were Davy Lewis, Bill Blaney, A. G. Ben- son, Wesley Fox, Eph Palmer, Eph Catlin, and Alexander Moxley. Andrew J. Bower, a white barber, located in Union-
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town in the fall of 1883, and established himself in business, since which time the town has been well supplied with white barbers.
Carpenters .- Rev. William Brownfield, Gabriel Getzen- danner, Hugh Graham, Samuel Richards, Adams Richards, Alexander Chisholm, Samuel Clark, Alexander Chisholm, Jr., Andrew B. Bryson, Daniel Sharpnack, Absalom White, William Doran, Leonard Richards, Enos West, John Sembower, John Bryan, John P. Huskins.
Coopers .- Henry Curns, Frederick Byrer, John Byrer, Ellis Holland, William Hunter, Doc. Collins, Joseph Wagner, A. I. Ellis, Absalom Howard, J. M. Howard, Absalom Howard, Jr., Jacob Howard, Jehu Hartzel.
Clothing .- Daniel Huston, John Hagan, Richard Barry, Ferd Laughead, Myers Hollander, M. Amberg, Wm. Prager, Max Baum.
Carriage Makers .- John Gaddis, Eph Douglass, Frank Wilkinson, Monroe Beeson, John Canon, Maurice Lonergan, Thomas Prentice, Thomas Matthews & Son, J. M. Howard & Sons, John N. Lewellen & Son.
Cabinet Makers .- William B. Roberts, William Selden, H. T. Diffenderffer, John Phillips, Miles Tiernan, James P. Hedges, Clark Beeson, A. M. Jolliffe, John Kimberly, Thomas J. Clag- gett, Cornelius Claggett, W. A. Mouck, John C. Wood, John Vankirk, William Redick, William Maquilken, Samuel Smith.
Daguerrian Artists, Ambrotypists and Photographers .- Oscar Lane, Ezra M. Stanton, Mr. Purviance, Mr. McMasters, William K. Cooper, George L. West, Thomas Hare, E. A. Lingo, James Hadden.
Dentists .- E. M. Power, Courtland King, H. S. Young, Jacob Moffitt, James Cope, T. F. Farmer.
Druggists .- David Ewing, Jonathan D. Springer, L. B. Bowie, Fuller and Beggs, Patrick and Canon, Hugh Campbell, William H. Baily, J. A. Modisette, Beall and Breading, Moser and Ritenour, S. Fuller & Co. and the Hustons.
Dry Goods .- Jacob Beeson, Empson Brownfield, Henry W. Beeson, Isaac Beeson, George Ebert, Henry and John Ebert, James McKean, James Boyle, Jacob Downer, Thomas Rankin, James Gibson, Richard Barry, R. L. Barry, George Shallen- berger, Martin and Sowers, Levi D. Stevens, R. M. Modisett, L. M. Kline, C. B. Snyder, W. D. Barclay, Isaac Skiles, Sr.,
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HON. ANDREW STEWART.
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Isaac Skiles, Jr., W. and T. D. Skiles, Robert Skiles, Hugh Espy, Jonathan G. Allen, John Brownfield, Ewing Brownfield, B. Frank Hellen, P. H. Hellen, Norval Hellen, C. E. Swear- ingen, W. A. West, H. H. Beeson, P. U. Hook, Reuben and Ellis Baily.
Dairymen .- Mrs. James Lenox supplied her customers of the town for many years from the two immense buckets of milk and cream which she carried from house to house. Samuel Hatfield introduced the milk wagon in the late 50s and he was soon followed by R. Porter Craig, William C. Dixson, Charles H. Smith, J. S. Bosley, H. T. Jaco, Samuel Price, John Kimberly and others.
Founders .- Richard Miller, Eleazer Robinson, Thomas Jaquette, Jacob D. Moore, Jacob Prettyman, Levingston Bor- ing, George Coughenour, Stewart Starns, Milton Frankenberry.
Grocers .- George W. Rutter, Johnze Dicus, James H. Springer, Thomas Sturgis, Price Beall, L. D. Beall, Ol. Stewart, John McClelland, James T. Gorley, H. L. Rankin, T. H. Lewis, Wesley Brown, W. B. Roberts, Henry R. Beeson, Peter Kremer, Albert Kremer, Stouffer and White.
Gunsmiths .- John White, Jacob F. Brant, William McClel- land, John Crossland, Peter Jacoby.
Glove Makers .- Jonathan Fisher, Isabell Stum, Jane Hol- land, Sallie Love.
Gas Fitters .- John F. Teed, who was employed at the gas works, was the pioneer gas fitter of the town. He was soon followed by others.
Harness and Saddle Makers .- John Strayer, Jonathan Rowland, John Wood, William Wood, Isaac Wood, John W. Wood, Albert Wood, George H. Wood, E. O. Wood, E. B. Wood, Clement Wood, P. Mills Strayer, M. N. Lewis, Arm- strong Hadden, George W. Hubbs, Alexander McClean, Wil- liam McCleary.
Hardware .- Jonathan D. Springer, Daniel Smith, Edmund Beeson, David Baker, Henry White, Zed Springer.
Hatters .- Peter Hook, Benjamin Hellen, Samuel Harah, John S. Harah, Macon W. Rine, John Owings, James L. Bugh, William Ebert, James F. Canon.
Jewelers .- John McCleary, Hardesty Walker, Ellis Baily, William Baily, Benj. Kremer, Henry Rigden, William Hunt, John Heitz.
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Milliners .- Mrs. Becky McClelland, Millie and Rebecca Faucett, Mrs. John L. Means, Catharine McCleary, Miss Mary Jane Shaw, Mrs. P. M. Hochheimer.
Millers .- Henry Beeson, Jr., Nathan Jefferis, John Denny, Jacob Landers, Henry Hawes, Billy McGuinn, Jesse Beeson, Adam Sembower, Isaac Skiles, William Swearingen, Joseph B. Moser, Jacob Mack, Daniel Swearingen, John McCoy, Jesse B. Ramsey, William S. Barnes, Jesse Reed, L. O. Reynolds, Roberts Barton, William Barton.
Physicians .- Robert McCall, Samuel Sackett, Henry Chapese, Adam Simonson, Solomon Drown, Daniel Marchand, Lewis Marchand, Benjamin Stevens, J. B. Phythian, Daniel Sturgeon, Hugh Campbell, Alfred Meason, David Porter, H. F. Roberts, Andrew Patrick, R. M. Walker, Smith Fuller, F. C. Robinson.
Painters .- John Knight, Joshua Speers, William Rutter, Thomas Brownfield, John G. Stevens, William A. Donaldson.
Plasterers .- Edward Hyde, Lewis Vandiver, Aaron Mc- Clure.
Restaurateurs .- Macon W. Rine, Henry Offitt, John Man- away, John Teed, John Durbin, George Ingles, Ezekiel Shel- cutt, James Winterbottom, James Ebert, Robert Knight, Oliver Wells, J. W. Brown, John Holly, John Ryland.
Stone Cutters .- Harry Jack, Philp Crichbaum, John Brad- bury, Joseph White, Kent Combs, James Hagan, John Hagan, Joseph R. Marshall, Joseph H. Marshall, Robert Baird.
School Teachers .- Betsy Hedges, John Donne, Noble Mc- Cormick, John Colestock, Sophia Stevens, William B. McCor- mick, James H. Springer, George H. Leithead, W. Whitton Redick, George L. Osborn, William Patton, Sarah Ann Samp- sel, Polly Canon, Mary Redick, Sarah Swisher, Ruth Dorsey, James Darby, Alf. Sembower, E. P. Oliphant, Levi S. Lewis.
Tavern Keepers .- Harry Gilbert, Hanna Sands, Lydia Huffman, John Collins, Samuel Salter, Jonathan Rowland, Margaret (Granny) Allen, Robert McClure, Thomas Collins, John Slack, William Downerd, James Gregg, Nacca Gregg, William Medkirk, Simeon Houser, Amos Howell, Matthew Allen, Seth Howell, Philip Stentz, Thomas Moxley, Pierson Sayers, Jacob Harbaugh, James Piper, William Merryman, George Manypenny, Harry Gilbert, Zadoc Walker, Ewing Mc- Cleary, William McClelland, Alfred McClelland, Joshua Marsh,
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Aaron Stone, P. U. Hook, Aaron Wyatt, Thomas Brownfield, Nathaniel Brownfield, J. W. Kissinger, Calvin Springer, Zadoc Cracraft, James Seaton, Kim Frey, Thomas Renshaw, Benjamin Miller, William Medkirk, Andrew Byers, Samuel Elder.
Tailors .- John McCuen, D. M. Springer, Moses Shehan, John L. Means, Daniel Huston, Asher Baily, John Carpenter, Absalom Guiler, Peter Heck, James Heck, Elijah Gadd, Samuel Lewis, Henry Lape. .
Veterinary Surgeons .- Drs. Kemp, George Magee, Thomas M. Waldron, C. W. Springer.
Weavers .- Noble McCormick, Peter Crawford, Wil- liam Stroud, Jane Lenom, James Winterbottom, William Kerr.
Industries and Utilities .- The first automobile introduced into the town was owned by Thomas T. Coffin who bought it from the Locomobile Company of America, of New York, for which Mr. Coffin paid $600 or $700. He drove it from Browns- ville on April 8, 1901, through sixteen inches of snow. He kept it six or eight months and sold it to Charles W. Johnson for $250, who ran it backwards into the side of a building. He then opened a shop for the manufacture of cars on East Penn street where he made some six in number, when his factory burned.
Percy D. Hagan introduced the first taxicab service in the town Thursday, October, 19, 1911.
J. Harry Johnston & Son, funeral directors, introduced the first motor hearse to be used in the town, August 26, 1913.
Builders' Supplies .- After several years in business, Wil- liam C. McCormick located on Center street and there estab- lished himself as a contractor and dealer in builders' supplies in which he did a thriving business until the time of his death, August 30, 1911.
The Uniontown Builders' supply company located their plant at Hadden Place in 1909, Edward C. Cornish, president ; Benton Boyd, secretary-treasurer.
The Uniontown Construction company, composed of Charles J. Coates, Orlando Colley and McClelland Leonard, was incorporated March 3, 1905, and conducted an extensive busi- ness as contractors in grading, excavating, street paving, haul- ing and cement work.
Electric Light and Power Introduced .- An electric light and power plant was established in 1889 when the town council
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granted to W. G. Hay and his associates a franchise for the construction and operation of such a system. This plant soon passed into the hands of Samuel E. Ewing and his associates, known as the United Light company who received a franchise August 14, 1890, and furnished electric light and power to the town.
Enameled-ware Plant. See chapter VII.
Foundries .- Richard Miller erected a foundry on Pitts- burgh street which he put in blast July 4, 1846, and which he operated until compelled by advanced age to retire from active business, since which it has been operated by foundrymen and is still known as Miller's foundry.
Eleazer Robinson erected a foundry on Morgantown street which he put in operation in 1840, and which he continued to operate for many years when he sold to Jaquette and Keffer who continued the business for some years until Keffer withdrew and Jaquette continued until compelled by age to retire in favor of his sons, Nathaniel and Andrew J. Jaquette. Nathaniel soon withdrew and Andrew J. continued the business for some time.
The Keystone foundry was established in 1901 by Robert McDowell and C. W. Howell, who erected an office building and a foundry building on the site of the old nut and bolt works. This company employed a force of about ninety men and manu- factured car castings and other foundry articles. It remained in operation two or three years.
The American Brake-shoe foundry, located on the site of the old nut and bolt works, employed over one hundred men in its various departments, and melted forty tons of metal per day. After a shutdown of nearly five years, it resumed operations September 18, 1912, under the superintendence of J. H. Brown.
Glass Works .- The Thompson glass works were established on South Mount Vernon avenue and put into operation in May, 1889, and operated until 1895, when after laying idle for five years, it was sold to George W. Frey & Co., who operated it a short time. The Frey Decorative Glass Plant was operated about one year.
The Warren glass works were moved here from Cumberland where they had been in operation for the past eight years. The plant was located near the foot of Grant street and put in operation in September, 1888. It was a forty pot plant and fur- nished employment to about one hundred and fifty hands.
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After having suspended operation for some time, the plant was overhauled and put in operation as the Flint Glass Works, August 25, 1898, and conducted as such for a few years, and then abandoned.
The Uniontown Flint Glass company was located on East Penn street, and started in business in 1903, and employed about twenty-five hands, and was owned by William R. Gray. This plant was utterly destroyed by fire Monday evening, December 31, 1908, and Peter Phillips, one of the employes of the plant, who was sleeping before the furnace at the time the fire oc- curred, was burned to a crisp.
The Keystone Bottle Manufacturing company, composed of William H. and George W. Smart, began business on the site of the old Uniontown Flint Glass works in 1907, and the company was incorporated in 1908, and furnished employment to about one hundred hands.
The Lily Paper-Weight company, with Charles Zimmer- man and others as proprietors, erected a factory on the site of the old Nut and Bolt works and made paper-weights for about two years.
The Uniontown Gas Works were established on North Beeson avenue in 1869 by John H. Miller of Grafton, West Virginia, who conducted them for a few years when the plant passed into other hands and conducted until superseded by the introduction of natural gas.
Natural gas was introduced into the town in July, 1888, and was used for heating purposes only, in the houses, until the in- vention of the gas mantle, from which time it took the place of manufactured gas as an illuminant.
The Redstone Garbage company erected a furnace at a cost of about $9,000 near Cycle Park out Connellsville street, which was put in operation in March, 1907, by which the rubbish and offensive matter of the town was disposed of. Other parties were previously, and still are engaged in removing the garbage from the town.
A hub and spoke factory was operated at the foot of Pitts- burgh street for a short time by Seneca McCord, Ellis Baily and others. It was started in 1871.
Manufactured Ice Plants .- Hygeia Ice Plant, see Chapter VIII.
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The Crystal Ice plant, with the capacity of forty tons of ice per day, was established by Armor S. Craig & Sons on Wood avenue, and put in operation June 1, 1909.
Isaac N. Hagan erected an ice cream factory, with complete machinery for the manufacturing of ice cream to the amount of 2,000 gallons per twenty-four hours, in the fall of 1906.
Asa Rogers and his associates organized what was known as the Fayette Ice Cream factory May 11, 1911. The plant was located at the east end of Church street, where a superior quality of the delicacy is manufactured.
Leopold Kuth, William Brownfield and others have been extensive manufacturers of ice cream. William Carter was a caterer in ice cream for many years, and his place was a favorite resort for this delicacy in the summer and for cooked dinners in the winter months. He knew how to satisfy the cravings of the inner man.
The Sanitary Paper Bottle and Box company commenced operations on Arch street March 18, 1912. O. W. Ken- nedy, president; R. M. Fry, secretary-treasurer ; James S. Amond, business manager. The plant had a capacity of 18,000 bottles in ten hours, and employed twelve to fourteen hands. This factory was entirely destroyed by fire at 3:30, Thursday morning, March 27, 1913.
M. W. Miller established the first dyeing and scouring establishment in the town, and which he conducted until his death, July 13, 1908, a period of thirty-five years.
John Kuth established a plant for the manufacture of mineral water and pop in 1884, which he operated for several years. He was succeeded in the business by John Stockdale about 1899, who is still in the business with the capacity of manufacturing 500 cases in twenty-four hours. Ewing B. Mar- shall established himself in the business and sold out to Thomas Lowry, who built a new factory in 1908, on South street with a capacity of 500 cases in twenty-four hours. Daniel Sweeney is also a large manufacturer of mineral waters.
The Armour & Co. meat market was established in Union- town in January, 1891, at the foot of Beeson avenue, and here they conducted business until they purchased a lot on North. Gallatin avenue, January 13, 1900, and erected thereon a three- story brick building suitable for their business. This building cost about $30,000, and was opened for inspection by the public
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on January 16, 1901, on which occasion a free lunch was served.
The Schwarzchild and Sulzberger, known as the S. & S. meat market was established in Uniontown in 1896, when they occupied buildings near the Baltimore and Ohio freight station. Here they conducted business until they erected commodious offices and warehouse adapted to their business in 1898 on North Mt. Vernon avenue, where they have continued to con- duct a thriving business, with the capacity of handling 75,000 to 80,000 pounds of meat.
The Uniontown Provision company was established at the foot of Coffee street in 1912, and butchered the first beef on November 14th of that year. The company has a capacity of butchering one car load of cattle or hogs per day.
John Sansone established a wholesale produce market Janu- ary 1, 1897. Marion .McClean soon followed. Armor S. Craig & Sons established a wholesale produce market on South street and later erected a large warehouse on Church street, where they continued the business. Others have also engaged in the business.
William H. Farwell was the pioneer job printer of the town; establishing its first exclusive job printing establishment July 1, 1888, which is still in successful operation. Other job offices have been established.
ยท Uniontown has been able to boast of several good brass bands. The Whig Brass Band was organized at an early day, and among its members were George W. Rutter, the long estab- lished merchant of the town, and Wesley Phillips. Mr. Rutter played a double keyed flageolet upon which he played two parts of the music at a time. This flageolet was burned in the fire that destroyed the exposition buildings in Allegheny.
A rival band at this time was the "Democratic Band; " among its members were: C. B. Snyder, Israel Hogue and James Snyder. These bands were in great demands at political demonstrations.
A brass band was in existence in 1847, under the tutorship of Captain William H. Stowey of Waynesburg. Some of the members of this band were: James T. Gorley, trombone; Hugh Gorley, cornet; George Hubbs, sax-tuba; Orton Frisbie, ophi- cleide. By the request of this band the town council took action on September 24, 1849, by which the " Union Brass Band " was
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granted the use of the town hall "provided they conducted themselves in an orderly manner."
The most noted brass band of the town, and of which her citizens were always justly proud, was the famous Rutter Band which was organized in the summer of 1856. The original roster of this band was as follows: Henry Brown, keyed bugle ; George W. Rutter, the tailor, B flat sax horn; John (Curly) Inghram, alto; Thomas Brownfield and William Rutter, tenors; James J. White, baritone; J. Wesley Means, bass; Stephen Beckett, bass drum.
This band was suspended during the civil war, and several of its members participated in that struggle. After the war the band was reorganized and procured new instruments and new uniforms, and in conjunction with the Connellsville band, at- tended the Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876. In 1892 this band procured new uniforms and accompanied the Randall Club of Pittsburgh to Chicago when Grover Cleveland was nominated for the third time for the presidency, and par- ticipated with the Randall Club to Washington, D. C., at Cleve- land's second inauguration. No other band in this section would compete with the Rutter Band for a premium; consequently when premiums were contested for, Rutter's Band was excluded from the contest. This famous band disbanded in 1909, and Charley Price organized what was known as Price's Band which contained some of the younger blood of the Rutter band. This band held its organization until 1911, when engagements else- where called Mr. Price away from the town.
Lumber Companies and Planing Mills .- The Carroll Lum- ber and Planing Mill company was organized in 1903, with a capital of $30,000. They located on North Mt. Vernon avenue.
The Ohiopyle Lumber and Planing Mill company located on Penn street in 1902, where they conducted business for a few years.
Charles F. Eggers and Samuel M. Graham established a planing mill and lumber yards on East Fayette street in 1901, and did an immense business as contractors and dealers in lumber and builders' supplies. Mr. Graham withdrew from the firm, since which time Mr. Eggers has continued the business. This mill has furnished employment to many mechanics and laborers, and has been a blessing to the town.
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A. A. Taggert & Co. ran a Planing mill on Penn street for a few years.
The South Penn Building company established a planing mill and lumber yard on the lot formerly occupied by the Ohio- pyle Lumber company, on Penn street, May 13, 1907, and carried on extensively as dealers and contractors in building.
The Union Planing Mill was located on East Fayette street by the McFarland brothers in 1887 or 1888 and ran until 1893, when it was sold to Carson, Teggart and Davis and others by whom it was run until 1898, when it went into bankruptcy.
Laundries .- Hill Harold operated a laundry at the eastern bridge in 1891, and sold it to W. A. Gilliland who sold it to F. M. Morss who moved it to Jefferson street, added modern ma- chinery and conducted it successfully.
The Fayette Laundry began operations in July, 1894, in a large brick building erected for the purpose and fitted with modern machinery, on Wood avenue, in July, 1894. Alex J. Mead, manager.
Eli Gaddis and William Frederick, Jr., erected a flouring mill near Redstone creek on North Beeson avenue about 1887, which they operated about one year when they sold to Albert Gaddis and Ami G. Thomas January 1, 1886, who operated it until in July of that year when it was entirely destroyed by fire. Mr. Gaddis and others rebuilt on Mill street where they operated successfully until March, 1906, when they sold to John Hogsett & Co. who have since conducted the business.
Potteries .- Potteries have been conducted in the town by Christian Tarr, Abner Greenland and Norval Greenland as mentioned elsewhere.
Sprinkling of the streets to allay the dust was introduced by Richard A. McClean in 1871. He used a one-horse wagon and obtained the water at the gas works at $4.50 per month and charged from fifteen to fifty cents per week for sprinkling in front of subscribers' property. He enlarged his facilities and continued the business until the introduction of city water.
The sale of the Pittsburgh daily papers was introduced into the town by James Hadden as the first " newsie." He started with ten or a dozen subscribers for the Evening Chronicle at ten cents per week, to which was subsequently added the Dis- patch at six cents per week, and a few copies of the Post. The streets not being lighted in those days, he was compelled, on
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dark nights, to carry his own light, which consisted of a glass paneled lantern in which was a tallow candle. The business now has grown to quite an enterprise, and the daily paper has become a necessity.
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