History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 147

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1216

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This enterprising firm manufactured marble and granite monuments and headstones, cemetery fences, etc., beautiful in design and most artistically finished. Motive power is derived from an engine of twenty- five horse-power, and from seven to fifteen skilled workmen are employed. They also own and operate a valuable sandstone quarry, situated about one mile from the town, where, during the summer season, about twenty-five men are employed. The stone here obtained is of most excellent quality, and in the construction of buildings, stoops, canal- and river- locks, etc., it meets every requirement. This firm stands ready to contract for and execute work in stone of whatever kind or nature, and doubtless all those in need of their skill and great experience will find, after trial, that their work has been performed with promptness and the greatest care.

The Monongahela City Steam Docks, owned by William H. Barr, were established by the Monon- gahela City Dock Company (composed of Joseph Tu- man, Shadrick Heyser, George Grove, Cyrus Linn, and others) in 1865. After several changes in pro- prietorship, Mr. Barr leased the property in 1871, and From sixteen to twenty men are here employed dur- ing the busy seasons. Barges, flats, and boats are built, and all kinds of river craft repaired.

Graham's Foundry, situated in the upper part of the town near Pigeon Creek, was established by its present proprietor, E. T. Graham, in 1879. Stoves, farm-bells, and coal-mining cars are manufactured, besides which a large amount of jobbing and repairing is done. The works furnish employment to eight men.

2 J. L. Gee died in 1877.

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Coal-Mining .- The mining of a superior quality of bituminous coal is and has been for many years an important feature as regards the business interests of the town. A six-foot vein underlies all the surface | in the vicinity, and thus the people are afforded ample and cheap fuel, while hundreds of miners are furnished steady and remunerative employment.

The mines now operated within the city limits are those of the Harlem Coal Company and James Jones', the latter operating the mine opened by Hiram A. Warne, Robert Coulter, and Jonas Carothers in 1859. About four hundred men are employed by the opera- tors here mentioned.

Gas Company .- The "Monongahela City Gas Company" was incorporated by an act of the State Legislature, approved Feb. 20, 1872, William Smith, Samuel Bridge, Jr., S. H. Goldthrop, B. W. Flack, R. C. Loomis, William Collingwood, J. B. Flack, M. Naylor, and J. H. Connelly being named in the act as commissioners to organize the company. The act further specified that the capital stock should consist of $20,000, "to be increased to any amount not ex- ceeding $100,000 by a vote of the stockholders of said company," and that the stock be divided into shares of $50 each.

In accordance with the provisions of the before- mentioned act, and of a notice published in the Mo- nongahela Republican of date June 27, 1872, M. Naylor and J. H. Connelly attended at the office of Thomas H. Baird, Esq., in Monongahela City, at 2 o'clock P.M., July 8, 1872, and then and there proceeded to open books and receive subscriptions to the capital stock of the company. Twenty per cent. of the capital stock having been subscribed Aug. 11, 1873, on the 22d day of September following a meeting was held | to organize the company. W. L. S. Wilson acted as chairman, and D. C. Shaw acted as secretary of this meeting, and the officers then elected were William J. Alexander, president ; J. H. Connelly, vice-presi- dent; D. C. Shaw, treasurer and secretary ; J. B. Finley, John L. George, William M. Devore, M. Naylor, and George V. Lawrence, directors. At the same meeting also the president and treasurer were made ex-officio members of the board. On the fol- lowing day (Sept. 23, 1873) a contract was made with Messrs. Connelly, Naylor & Co., of Pittsburgh, for the construction of the works.

Under the superintendency of Mr. Fulmer the work of construction began at once, and during the holiday week of 1873 a supply of gas was awaiting the use of consumers. Originally the works cost $32,000. At the beginning Connelly, Naylor & Co. took stock to ' the amount of $23,000, but soon after completing the works they sold out their shares to Messrs .. William J. Alexander, John L. George, George V. Lawrence, and J. B. Finley, and thus the stock is all held by residents of Monongahela City.

The present officers are William J. Alexander, president; J. B. Finley, secretary and treasurer ;

James Stockdale, George V. Lawrence, John L. George, B. F. Bentley, and J. B. Finley directors.

Company A, Tenth Regiment, N. G .- With the close of the late civil strife the American people gen- erally deemed themselves as having had an ample sufficiency of the pomp and circumstance of real war, and for four or five years thereafter such a feeling pre- vailed everywhere. But the Americans are a military people naturally, and no sooner had a brief period of quietness been passed, and the silent mounds become green over the graves of our heroes who fell on Southern fields, than this latent military spirit again asserted itself. Independent military companies were organized here and there, and veterans of the war stepped forward as commanders and drill-masters. Therefore, when in July, 1869, the Hazzard Zouaves, an independent company under the command of Capt. J. De V. Hazzard, First Lieut. Christopher Galloway, and Second Lieut. William Oliver, was organized, it was but in consonance with a movement quite general throughout the victorious, prosperous North.

This company kept up its organization until August, 1872, when from it the Light Guards, or Company A, of the Tenth Regiment, National Guards of Pennsyl- vania, was organized, with Capt. J. De V. Hazzard,1 First Lieut. John Bowman, and Second Lieut. George A. Gregg as its officers. In 1878, A. M. Walker be- came captain of the company, John Bowman re- mained its first lieutenant, and John J. Hazzard was commissioned second lieutenant. The next change occurred Sept. 6, 1880, when Samuel D. Culbertson was commissioned second lieutenant. On the 8th of August, 1881, the present officers, viz .: Capt. John Bowman,2 First Lieut. Samuel D. Culbertson, and Second Lieut. William J. Scott, were commissioned.

Company A, like the entire force of the State National Guards, is uniformed and equipped in a first- class manner, and could take the field ready for cam- paign duty at an hour's notice. It is armed with Springfield breech-loaders, calibre 50. During the riotous days of July, 1877, it performed efficient ser- vice, under the command of Capt. Hazzard, at Pitts- burgh, Pa. Afterwards Capt. Hazzard recruited a com- pany, known as the volunteers of the Tenth Regiment, National Guards of Pennsylvania, from the various companies of the Tenth Regiment, and with it per- formed a three months' term of service at Scranton, Pa:

At Camp Vincent, in the autumn of 1881, Company A paraded with three commissioned officers and fifty-three enlisted men, and in drill, discipline, sol- dierly appearance, and rifle-practice it stood far in advance of any other company in the regiment. In-

1 Soon after Capt. Hazzard was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the regiment, but he declined the promotion, preferring to remain with the company which he had organized.

9 At the time C'apt. Bowman was promoted from first lieutenant to the command of the company he was the third in rank among the first lieu- tenants in the State.

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deed it has been a "star" company since 1872, and there are but few companies in the Commonwealth which can show a better record.

The Press .- Williamsport's first newspaper, the Western Patriot, was established by B. Brown in 1815. The town was then enjoying its first boom, and its first church edifice, glass-factory, and other manufactories were in process of erection. The second newspaper was the Village Informant, which was published in 1818 by Joseph Clingan.

On the 7th of May, 1821, The Phoenix was first issued by B. Brown. This was followed June 17, 1822, by a prospectus of a weekly newspaper entitled The Journal of the Interior,1 to be published every Tuesday by Brown & Scott, at two dollars per annum. The Pennsylvanian, the next journalistic venture, made its first appearance June 25, 1828, John . Baus- man being editor and proprietor.

Carroll township was erected in 1834, and in 1835 Dr. John W. Hammond2 and John Bausman estab- lished the Carroll Gazette. William Davidson was the editor of this paper subsequently. The Mononga- hela Patriot, Alexander Davidson, editor, was started in 1840.

Neutral Ground was published by John McNeil in 1841, and the Advocate and Day-Spring was first issued by W. H. H. T. Barnes in 1845.

The Monongahela Valley Republican was established by Solomon Alter, Esq., in 1848, the first number being dated July 7th of that year. In 1851 it was sold to David Ramaley and P. H. Reinhardt, who managed it until 1855, when T. R. Hazzard and his son, Chill W. Hazzard, became its owners. It has been owned and ably edited by Maj. Chill W. Haz- zard since 1864.

In 1853 (February 22d) the American Republican and Spirit of Washington was issued by the " Ameri- can Association." This newspaper was a medium- sized five-column folio, and Chris. Wilson, Lovell Sias, and A. V. Graham were its editors. It con- tinued but about three months.

The Aurora, a small, yet lively three-column folio, was first issued May 1, 1857 ; Cyrus B. King was its editor, and Joseph H. Wilson publisher. After about three months, however, this aurora ceased to dawn upon the public.

During the latter part of 1860 The Valley Sentinel was established by Moses T. Scott & Co. Robert F. Cooper served as editor. The paper was a seven- column folio, and its publication was continued for about two years.

The Junior's Friend and Pennsylvania Reserve News Letter was edited and published by Maj. Chill W. Hazzard in 1876.

Early in 1875, John B. Scott began the publication

of a monthly sheet entitled The Advertiser. It was a small five-column folio, and being chiefly intended as an advertising medium, was distributed in town and at various points along the river gratuitously. Yet containing much interesting reading matter, a con- siderable number of subscribers received it through the mails by the payment of twenty-five cents per year.

The Valley Record, William M. Boggs editor, made its first appearance on the 4th day of March, 1876. It was established and controlled by a stock company, however, the "Record Printing Company," of which Charles A. Adams, Mark Borland, S. P. Keller & Co., R. C. Byers & Son, J. B. Finley, Rev. W. O. Campbell, B. W. Castner, Rev. T. N. Boyle, F. J. Gardner, James H. Moore, S. Hindman, J. E. Rial, S. Graham, and John B. Scott were members.

Originally it was a seven-column quarto. Nine months afterwards it was changed to an eight-column quarto, and on the 9th day of January, 1880, was re- duced to its present size, ¿. e., a six-column quarto.

Mr. Boggs continued as editor of the Record for a period of about nine months, when John B. Scott, who to that time had performed the duties of fore- i man, was elected editor. On the 1st of April, 1880, the Scott brothers, viz., John B., William H., and E. F. Scott, purchased the paper, its material, etc., and continued together until Oct. 1, 1881, when John B. Scott removed to Mckeesport, Pa., and began the publication of the Mckeesport Record. Consequently, William H. and E. F. Scott are the present publishers of The Valley Record, the first named being its editor. The Record is published weekly as an independent family newspaper, and has an extensive circulation.

The Daily Republican, Maj Chill W. Hazzard, editor and publisher, was started in the early part of 1881. It is sprightly and newsy, and supplies a want long felt by the townspeople. Its circulation is con- stantly increasing.

Williamsport Bridge Company .- This company was chartered by an act of the State Legislature, ap- proved March 16, 1832. In 1836 nine hundred and fifty shares were subscribed for, at a par value of fifty dollars each. Of these shares Joseph Ritner, Gov- ernor of the Commonwealth, in accordance with the provisions of the act of incorporation, subscribed for three hundred shares on behalf of the State. Nich- olas Biddle, president of the Bank of the United States, subscribed for three hundred shares on behalf of that bank, and the remainder of the shares (three hundred and fifty in number) were taken by citizens interested and living in the vicinity.

The first officers were James Manown, president ; Samuel Devore, treasurer; Robert F. Biddle, sec- retary ; James Manown, John Storer, John McFar- lane, William Mills, Asher Van Kirk, Robert F. Biddle, and John R. Shugart, managers. Proposals for constructing the bridge were opened in July, 1836, and the contracts were then awarded to Wil-

1 This proposed paper was never issued.

Dr. J. W. Hammond was the father of Dr. W. A. Hammond (for- merlý surgeou-general of the United States army), now of New York City.

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liam Pagan and Robert Alston for stone-work, and to Lothrop & Stockton for superstructure.

The bridge was completed in 1838, at a cost of about sixty thousand dollars; and that the contractors per- , two members have belonged to the organization, and

formed honest work is attested by the fact that, though it has been a prominent landmark and in constant use for nearly half a century, it is still in good condition. Its length is nine hundred and twenty-one feet.

On the 14th day of May, 1882, the present man- agers were elected, viz .: William Galbraith, president of the board; William J. Alexander, treasurer; Jo- seph A. Herron, secretary ; J. B. Finley, James Stock- dale, Frank Manown, John L. George, and Frank ! Hamilton, R. M. Gee, S. H. Morrison, Thomas - Williams.

Hiram Lodge, No. 170, F. and A. M., was insti- tuted at Williamsport, Dec. 6, 1819, and continued in existence until the year 1827, when, in consequence of the feeling displayed against all Masonic associa- tions, the work of this lodge was suspended indefi- nitely. The only Worshipful Master of Hiram Lodge was Dr. James Pollock.

Henry M. Phillips Lodge, No. 337, F. and A. M., was chartered March 5, 1860, John Withrow, S. B. Bentley, David Riddle, Shesh Bentley, and A. J. Buffington being named as charter members. The lodge was instituted May 15th following by James Lindsey, acting D. D. G. M., who was a member of Waynesburg Lodge, No. 152. Those who served as the first officers were John Withrow, W. M .; S. B. Bentley, S. W .; David Riddle, J. W .; and A. J. | Regular meetings are held every Thursday evening. Buffington, Sec.

John Withrow served through the years 1860-61. Subsequently Past Masters have been W. L. S. Wil- son, 1862-63; Shesh Bentley, 1864; Joel Grable, 1865; R. S. H. Keys, 1866; Edward Creighton, of the Nucleus Association, whose present officers are Edward Corrin, president; John F. Nicholson, sec .; J. B. Finlay, Chill W. Hazzard, and Robert Coulter, directors.

1867; W. S. S. Wilson, 1868; John Holland, 1869- 71; R. S. H. Keys, 1872; W. C. Craven, 1873; J. C. Taylor, 1874; Chill W. Hazzard, 1875; W. E. Pen- rod, 1876; John F. Cooper, 1877; L. F. Jones, 1878; F. P. Scott, 1879-80; C. V. Stockdale, 1881.

The officers for 1882 are Charles H. Hoffman, W. M .; Samuel D. Culbertson, S. W .; John P. Borland, J. W .; C. V. Stockdale, Sec .; John Holland, Treas. ; G. A. Hoffman, S. D .; A. F. McAllister, J. D .; J. L. Yohe, Pur .; and L. McDonald, Tyler.

Since its organization two hundred and thirteen members have belonged to the lodge. The present number of members is one hundred.

Regular meetings are held in Masonic Hall (third floor of Hazzard's building) on the first Tuesday after each full moon, at seven o'clock P.M.

mack, H. Hombeck, James L. Irwin, Robert Coulter, John Gilfillan, and John Varner were initiated as members. To April, 1882, three hundred and seventy- those in good standing at the same date numbered ninety-seven.

Of those who have received the title of Past Grand are the following : Josiah W. Carmack, Frank Nelson, Robert Coulter, John Varner, Raphael Coul- ter, Charles E. Beach, Michael Bowman, A. T. Gregg, Munson Clark, Peter S. Griffin, Isaac Wall, Hughey McKinney, Shed. Heiser, Milo Gibson, Ralston Wilson, J. C. Taylor, Robert McMasters, R. H. Young, M. Turnbolt, J. B. Williams, Isaac Lowman, I. Hodge, G. M. Groves, T. R. Hazzard, William S. Mellinger, D. A. Lackey, George Callahan, William Wilson, A. D. O'Donavan, George Frantz, W. L. S. Wilson, Joseph Cotesworth, G. L. Bayha, J. S. Gee, J. W. Downer, H. C. Underwood, James Craig, F. M. Myers, J. W. Hank, John H. Hill, John Holland, John Gilfillan, Mark Borland, Thomas Cotesworth, M. Sanders, John Patterson, Daniel Cooper, James T. Conlin, L. F. Jones, J. K. Long, Charles B. Wood, and J. F. Nicholson, several of those mentioned hav- ing served more than one term.

The present officers are J. B. McAllister, N. G .; William Rohrer, V. G .; G. L. Bayha, Sec .; John Anders, Asst. Sec. ; A. D. O'Donovan, Treasurer.

On the corner of Main and Washington Streets the Odd-Fellows have a three-story brick structure, which was completed about the year 1870, at a cost of seventeen thousand dollars. It is under control

The Odd-Fellows' Mutual Co-operative Associa- tion was an organization formed for the purpose of carrying on an extensive mercantile business. The first floor of the Odd-Fellows' building was occupied, and with a capital of from thirty to forty thousand dollars the business of the association was carried on from April 6, 1867, until about the year 1876, when its affairs were adjusted and the organization discon- tinued.

Parkison's Ferry Encampment, No. 175, I.0.0.F., was instituted March 6, 1869. To date its Past Chief Patriarchs have been R. M. Gee, T. R. Hazzard, G. L. Bayha, A. D. O'Donavan, James Craig, J. W. Latta, John Patterson, John H. Hill, L. R. Campbell, C. M. Yohe, Robert Jobes, H. C. Underwood, J. T. Conlin, L. F. Jones, D. H. Clark, Edward Corrin, V. O. Far- quhar, John W. Hank, and Levi Shreckengost.

Nucleus Lodge, No. 377, I. O. O. F., was institu- ted at Monongahela City, Pa., Sept. 14, 1849, with Frank Nelson, James H. Chess, H. B. Strayer, J. B. Springer, and John Watkins as charter members. The first officers were Frank Nelson, N. G .; James Waverly Lodge, No. 57, A. O. U. W .. was organ- ized at a meeting held in Odd-Fellows' Hall, Monon- gahela City, Pa., on the 18th day of August, 1873. H. Chess, V. G. ; H. B. Strayer, Sec. ; J. B. Springer, Asst. Sec .; John Watkins, Treasurer. On the 16th of November following, H. D. Cooper, Josiah W. Car- | This meeting was organized by calling John Patter-

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son to the chair, the appointment of Q. C. Farquhar as secretary, and after J. W. Latta had briefly but clearly stated the objects of the gathering, the follow- ing officers were chosen: J. W. Latta, Past Master Workman; W. A. Nicholson, Master Workman; H. C. Underwood, General Foreman; S. P. Madeira, Overseer; C. M. Yohe, Guide; M. R. Taggart, Re- corder ; J. P. Taylor, Financier; John Patterson, Re- ceiver ; J. T. Conlin, Outer Watch.

On the 29th of August following the lodge was opened for the first time by M. W. Sackett, P. G. M. W., acting as Master Workman; Joseph Phillips, as General Foreman; F. G. Reminan, as Overseer ; Thomas Jones, as Past Master Workman; James Mc- Candless, as Guide ; and J. Cushman, as Watch. J. W. Latta, John Patterson, B. Marks, W. A. Nicholson, J. P. Taylor, L. R. Walters, H. C. Underwood, M. Alter, C. M. Yohe, J. T. Conlin, and S. P. Madeira, as char- ter members, were then initiated into the mysteries of the order, and subsequently the officers chosen at the previous meeting were duly installed by the Grand Lodge officers.

At an adjourned meeting held during the evening of Aug. 29, 1873, the following new members were initiated, viz. : George T. Scott, H. S. Guthrie, George Conn, Lewis McDonald, W. T. Cannon, L. C. Collins, T. H. Kernan, J. W. Hank, W. F. Underwood, and L. R. Campbell. September 5th, same year, the fol- lowing, also mentioned as charter members, were in- itiated : John H. Hill, William Haggerty, Eugene Craven, and Francis A. Fell.

Subsequent Master Workmen of this lodge have been elected as here shown : Homer C. Underwood, December, 1873; C. M. Yohe, June, 1874; John W. Hank, December, 1874; John Patterson, June, 1875; J. W. Scott, December, 1875; William H. Arrison, June, 1876: William Mann, December, 1876; J. P. Taylor, June, 1877 ; L. R. Campbell, December, 1877 ; J. T. Conlin, June, 1878; Henry McCain, December, 1878; William Haggerty, June, 1879; William S. Downer, December, 1879; Lewis McDonald, June, 1880 ; Levi Shreckongast, December, 1880; and Sam- uel D. Culbertson, the present presiding officer, De- cember, 1881. Other present officers who were elected in December, 1881, are James K. Brown, Overseer ; Ralston Williams, Recorder; John Patterson, Finan- cier ; Joseph A. Bryan, Receiver; Henry McCain, Guide ; John W. Hank, J. W .; William H. Arrison, Outside Watch ; James G. Sloan, M.D., Medical Ex- aminer; and John W. Hank, Representative to the Grand Lodge.

Waverly Lodge now numbers forty members, and | James G. Sloan, Surgeon; H. J. Gamble, Quarter- regular meetings are held on the second and fourth ' master; Joseph Jennings, Chaplain; John M. Sut-

Fridays of each month in the Odd-Fellows' building, of Monongahela City.

Monongahela Council, No. 507, Royal Arcanum, was instituted on the 4th of August, 1880, its charter members being as follows : Eliphalet Downer, William McGregor, John F. Nicholson, Noah Penrod, John

W. Teeters, Curtis V. Stockdale, R. S. D. Hartrick, Allen R. Parkison, T. J. Weddell, Mark Borland, J. P. Taylor, R. Eugene Byers, Benjamin C. Camp, Chill W. Hazzard, Samuel D. Culbertson, William P. Ketchum, Lewis N. Yohe, Samuel P. Keller, Thomas H. Baird, James McCallister, James M. Wall, Thomas S. McCurdy, James G. Sloan, and John M. Sutman.

The officers first elected were Thomas H. Baird, Regent; Samuel P. Keller, Vice-Kegent; James G. Sloan, Orator ; Chill W. Hazzard, Past Regent ; John F. Nicholson, Secretary ; Dr. James D. Sloan, Medi- cal Examiner ; Curtis V. Stockdale, Collector ; J. P. Taylor, Treasurer; William P. Ketcham, Chaplain; Samuel D. Culbertson, Guide; James M. Wall, War- den ; Allen R. Parkison, Sentry ; and Mark Borland, Thomas McCurdy, and R. S. D. Hartrick, Trus- tees.

In 1881, Samuel P. Keller served as presiding offi- cer. The present officers are Samuel D. Culbertson, Regent ; R. S. D. Hartrick, Vice-Regent; T. J. Wed- dell, Orator ; S. P. Keller, Past Regent ; John F. Nich- olson, Secretary; Curtis V. Stockdale, Collector ; Thomas S. McCurdy, Treasurer; John D. Wilgus, Chaplain ; John W. Teeters, Guide ; William C. Robi- son, Warden ; James Hamilton, Sentry ; James G. Sloan, Medical Examiner; and Thomas S. McCurdy, R. S. D. Hartrick, and William McGregor, Trustees.

The council embraces a membership of forty-one, and regular meetings are held in the Odd-Fellows' Hall on the first and third Mondays of each month.

· Grand Army of the Republic .- Under a charter granted by Gen. Louis Wagner, Department Com- mander, General Starkweather1 Post, No. 60, G. A. R., was organized April 30, 1867, the charter members being Alvin S. King, G. V. L. Mellinger, S. C. Wiley, M. P. Morrison, Chill W. Hazzard, W. P. Patton, W. H. King, Joseph Taylor, W. S. Cooper, A. D. O'Don- ovan, J. De V. Hazzard, James A. White, and Elias Gillmore.

Col. Chill W. Hazzard served as the first Post Com- mander. His successors until 1876 were A. D. O'Don- ovan, George V. Miller, James W. Downer, A. M. . Walker, and J. De V. Hazzard, when a reorganiza- tion took place under the new ritual. Subsequent Commanders have been M. R. Taggart, elected in 1876; L. F. Jones, in 1877; James G. Sloan, 1878 ; W. C. Craven and J. M. Wall, 1879; John M. Sut- man, 1880; H. J. Gamble, 1881; and Chill W. Haz- zard (the present incumbent), in 1882. Other officers at this time are William Oliver, Senior Vice-Com- mander; A. T. Gregg, Junior Vice-Commander ;

1 Gen. John C. Stark weather, the distinguished soldier after whom this post was named, was well known to many members of the Army of the Cumberland as the colonel of the Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry. For gallant and meritorious service he was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, and subsequently commanded the Third Brigade, Third Di- vision, Fourteenth Army Corps. He is now practicing law at Washing- ton, D. C.

REV. JAMES SLOAN, D.D.

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man, Officer of the Day; Adam Wickerham, Officey of the Guard ; and H. P. Callow, Adjutant.

Post No. 60 has been noted as an energetic organi- zation since its institution in the spring of 1867. It has suitably observed every Decoration Day. For charitable purposes it has paid out $1255.35. It has ornamented in a most appropriate manner a beautiful . lot in the Monongahela Cemetery, where substantial headstones have been placed over the graves of all honorably discharged soldiers buried therein. These stones are of uniform size, and unique in design and finish, bearing corps badges, military history, etc. On this lot also is a battery of twelve-pounder rifled cannon, donated by Congress at the instance of Hon. W. S. Shallenberger, the present member of that body from this district.

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History of Washington County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 147

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co. Number of Pages: 1216

Author: Crumrine, Boyd, 1838-1916; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Hungerford, Austin N
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : H.L. Everts & Co.
Number of Pages: 1216