History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 18

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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There were no less than fifteen members of this company honored with the position of corporal: Putnam Barber, W. H. Haven, W. F. Lovejoy, William Brown, C. D. Winship, Al. L. Lanphere, William A. North, Wilson W. Tubbs, H. M. Kenny, H. L. Burlingame, H. A. Young and C. C. Tripper served to the close of the war. Theo. Yardley was killed at Hatcher's run;

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Joseph B. Otto, died October 30, 1862, and William J. Holmes, wounded at Gettysburg, died July 23, 1863. The only musician, Daney Strickland, served from September, 1862, to June, 1865.

The private troops who fell on the field, or who died from the effects of wounds or other causes, are named as follows: L. M. Adams died in 1864; Melville Baldwin, at Richmond, Va., in 1864; A. M. Beckwith, in 1863; Ben Fulton, John Benson and Nathan Hand were killed at Gettysburg. July 1, 1863: Delos Otto, at the battle of the Wilderness, and Philetus Southwick, at Spottsylvania, in May, 1864; William P. Carner died in captivity, Decem- ber 11, 1864; T. D. Colegrove, November 21, 1862, and D. A. Morse, Octo- ber 30, same year, at Washington; L. F. Haven died in prison, August 31. 1863; Oscar Moody died in Richmond prison February, 1864; W. Merrick, a prisoner, died July 20, 1863; W. J. Mills, in Andersonville, August 6, 1864; J. A. Morris, in March, 1865; Isaac Pelgrim, wounded at Gettysburg, died July 1, 1863; Steve Seymour died March 13, 1863; Charles B. Slocum died in captivity in May, 1864; Jeffry Kenny died March 3. 1863.

The record of discharged soldiers after a full term of service contains the following names: William Brockam, Joseph D. Ball, Willard Cummings, Jos- eph Coats, M. M. Catlin, Charles Dickerson, Edward Finnegan, John Mead, F. Fuller, Robert Graham, J. S. Hodges, L. F. Hovey, George Loomis, George T. Otto, Samuel L. Provin, William T. Strickland, Wesley Starks, Thomas Smith and Judson Skiver.

Robert B. Warner was discharged for disability.

The private troops discharged on surgeon's certificate were Merrit J. Bald- win, W. H. Baker, Silas A, Devaul, Richard Goodwin, Thomas Good, Elias Grimes, John B. Gleason, Moses R. Ford, Levi Holcomb, Charles Karr, Ebenezer Leonard, Wellington Lord, George Loomis and Edward Simpson in 1862-63. S. DeLoss Taggart died some years ago. The transfers to V. R. C. included Joseph D. Ball and Benjamin Treat; William Ellis was sick at muster-out; John B. Litch, was wounded at Hatcher's Run, and in hospital at date of disbanding; Miles Lovejoy was transferred to the United States army in 1862. The alleged deserters were Miles Hess, in 1862, and John Barron, in 1863.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SECOND REGIMENT, P. V. 1.

The One Hundred and Seventy-second Regiment was organized at Camp Curtin, in November, 1862, with Charles Kleckner, colonel. Elk and Me- Kean counties contributed detachments to this command, who accompanied the regiment to Yorktown, December 2, to relieve the Fifty-second Pennsyl- vania Infantry garrisoning that post. In July, 1863, the command moved to Hagerstown, Md., was attached to the eleventh corps, joined in the pursuit of the Confederate forces to Williamsport, returned to Warrentown, and was mustered out August 1, 1863.

TWO HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH REGIMENT, P. V. I.

Company C, of this regiment (one year) was mustered in September 16, 1864. with Warren Cowles, captain; A. J. Sparks, lieutenant; John M. Pelton and William C. Smith, second lieutenants. Cowles was mustered out with com- mand June 2, 1865, as brevet major; Sparks was killed at Petersburg, April 2, 1865; John M. Pelton died of wounds received there, and Smith, who took his place, was mustered out. Sergt. Harvey D. Hicks was killed at Peters- burg; Sergts. H. H. Sparks, J. Shattsbury, R. A. Smith and F. B. Harvey were mustered out. Corps. M. S. Sheldon, Joel Hancock and Eli Stevens were wounded at Petersburg; while John Smith, I. G. Otto, R. E. Gerrish,

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T. Thompson and S. L. Holcomb were mustered out unwounded, also Musi- cians S. R. Seamans and N. M. Tubbs.

Of the private troops Andrew Calhoun was wounded and died at Peters- burg; John Largey died October 21, 1864; Simon Martin, Charles D. Me. Keown, Peter W. Struble and Jonathan Studley were wounded at Petersburg: Sanford Provin and Martin VanSickle were wounded at Fort Steadman, Va .. March 25, 1865; Henry McDowell and William Nuff died in February, 1865, and were buried at City Point, Va. ; John W. Nobles was missing at Peters- burg, and C. H. Besse was captured September 29, 1864.

The private troops mustered out were H. and J. Arnett, A. A. Acre, J. C. Allen, I. B. and A. J. Brown, E. Barton, F. S. Bradford, A. R. Barnaby, William Cooper, J. Cavanagh, J. M. Caldwell, M. Cummings, M. L. Camp- bell, M. Daley, M. G. Dennis, J. Dunbar, G. Emigh, J. Frugen, Enos Grover, J. R. Greene, J. E. Graham, A. Gray, Reuben and H. M. Gross, A. Giles, A. Holcomb, J. Jund, M. J. Coons, J. D. Kessler, W. K. Kidder, E. R. and Al. Loop, Henry Largey, John Leahy, Thomas Madden, A. C. and Josiah Myers, J. McQuoine, William M. and William McIntosh, J. T. and Hymen Otto, J. Patterson, Le Roy Paugh. Henry Reedy, W. T. Ross, Benson and B. F. Robbins, A. Stockdill. F. Sanderson, W. F. Stewart, A. Sharp, F. Thorpe, W. M. VanSickle, F. Verbeck, W. Wiley, A. G. Walters, George Wood and James Walshe. Henry Sperhouse was a prisoner from November. 1864 to March, 1865, and J. C. Lewis was alleged to have deserted.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Lieut. Patrick Kelliher, Twenty-eighth United States Infantry, served with the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the war, and died at Fort Davis, Tex., in 1876.

In May, 1861, a Juvenile Home Guard company was organized at Smeth- port. The ages of the troops ranging from five to fourteen years, the arms were wooden guns, and the music, tin whistles and a tambourine.

In June, 1863. Judge Holmes, of Bradford township, was appointed dep- uty-provost-marshal for this district, and he appointed Sheriff Blair, O. Vos- burg, L. S. Bard and Thomas Malone enrolling officers, the two last named being disabled soldiers of the old Bucktail regiment, the latter working in the Citizen office when he went into the Bucktails with William R. Rogers.

In 1863 the enrolling officer struck a family who believed that Andrew Jackson ran for president every four years. The old man and his several sons annoyed the officer and even, when he was leaving. one of the boys called out: " Hello there, you haven't enrolled the old dog yet," referring to a dog lying near the house. "Well," says the officer, "I have all the pups down. and they'll answer for the first draft."

The draft of August. 1863, met with resistance on several quarters. and near Port Allegany, it is alleged, an organization to oppose conscription was in ex- istence. In January, 1864, H. S. Campbell, then provost-marshal of the Nineteenth Military District, called for ninety men from Mckean county, while five deserters, taking refuge in Liberty township, were sought for. In March, 1864, the quota of Mckean county was placed at 153. On March 12 a meeting of citizens of Bradford township, presided over by William Barton, with A. T. Newell, secretary, resolved to issue bonds for $7,000 to pay county troops.

Jonathan Colegrove enlisted in the Chenango County (New York) Military Company for the war of 1812, and served at Sacketts harbor until discharged for disability.

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The Soldiers' Monument was dedicated June 2, 1886, according to the G. A. R. ritual. Lewis Emery, Jr., presided, and A. W. Norris delivered the address.

CHAPTER VIII.

NEWSPAPERS-SCHOOLS-PHYSICIANS.

NEWSPAPERS-INTRODUCTORY-JOURNALS AND JOURNALISTS-BRADFORD NEWS- PAPERS-BRADFORD PRESS CLUB-MISCELLANEOUS JOURNALS.

SCHOOLS-GRANT OF LAND AND MONEY BY JOHN KEATING-FIRST SCHOOLS- PRIMITIVE ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITUTION-EARLY SCHOOL AT SMETIIPORT- EDUCATION LAW -- SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES-SCHOOL TAX- STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1888.

MEDICAL-PHYSICIANS, PAST AND PRESENT-EARLY PRACTITIONERS-INDIAN DOCTORS-REMARKABLE CURE-ITINERANT DISCIPLES OF AESCULAPIUS-MC- KEAN COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION-LIST OF MEDICAL MEN WHO HAVE REGISTERED IN MCKEAN COUNTY SINCE 1881.

NEWSPAPERS.

T THE beginnings of journalism are contemporary with the beginnings of com- mercial and political progress. Like these two important branches, jour- nalism advanced slowly but certainly, and toward the close of the eighteenth century, assumed pretensions, which have since become governing principles. The newspaper took its full share in the trials and sacrifices of the Revolution here, and even before that time, pointed out to the peoples of France and America the odious system of class government, defining it as aristocracy-a coalition of those who wish to consume without producing, to occupy all pub. lic places without being competent to fill them, and to seize upon all honors without meriting them.

The journalists of that period were of the Franklin type the world over, but cast in another matrice of thought; they knew nothing of the spirit of Republicanism, if we accept a few publicists of France who dared to arraign the aristocracy that grew wealthy on the robbery and degredation of thousands of human beings. When great political reformations followed revolutionary teachings, their attention was given to educating the enfranchised masses. Titles were abolished, and ten thousand symbols of old-time ignorance and viciousness were swept away. The Bohemian era was introduced under the new dispensa- tion, and with it came some of the best and the most liberal thoughts of the emancipated world.

Bohemia bas none but adopted sons; Its limits, where fancy's bright stream runs! Its honors not garnered for thrift or trade, - For beauty and truth men's souls were made. The vulgar sham of the pompous feast, Where the heaviest purse is the highest priest, The organized charity-scrimped and iced In the name of a cantious, statistical Christ; The smile restrained, the respectable cant, When a friend in need is a friend in want. Where the only aim is to keep afloat, And a brother may drown with a cry in his throat.

Oh, I long for the glow of a kindly heart and the grasp of a friendly band. And I'd rather live in Bohemia than in any other land.

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When the county was organized, and up to 1826, when the first courts were held at Smethport, not one of the pioneers dreamed of a printing press. In 1827 D. Gotshall was county printer, his office being at Williamsport or Wellsboro. The following bill, presented to Sheriff R. Wright, is the evidence of the county's first expenditure for printing:

January 13, to one year's paper .. $2 00

April 12, to advertising proclamation. 2 50

July 24, to libel for divorce and sale. 4 25

August 22, to proclamation ... 1 37

September 13, to printing hand-bills. 4 00

November 13, to advertising sale of real estate. 1 00

November 27, to libel for divorce and probate.

5 00

Total $20 12

Rankin, Lewis & Co. also did some printing for the county this year.

In 1828 Benjamin B. Smith of the Phoenix, Wellsboro, was appointed county printer, for on April 29 he gave to Joseph Allen an order on the com- missioners for $29.34, being very near the total amount of contract. This order was given to cover a judgment obtained by Allen against J. F. Donald- son, but was not paid until September following. In 1831 A. H. Cory entered the Phoenix office, and set type for Mckean advertisements. A few years passed by, when Hiram Payne, who came to this county in 1830 from Brad ford county, Penn., established the Forester, as related in the history of Smethport. This was the pioneer newspaper of the county and the first in the district, except the papers at Wellsboro, Warren and Franklin, which were in existence in 1832, when in the State convention Mr. Payne claimed to rep- resent more territory, more bears, more wolves, more porcupines and more wild-cats than any five members of the convention, and the members called his territory " The Wild-cat District." Miner, his son. is in New York city, and Fred. is at Waverly, N. Y. A daughter married a son of John E. Niles. Vol- ume II, No. 19, of the Forester and Smethport Register was published June 14, 1834. Mr. Payne died two years ago at Waverly, N. Y. The press used in his office was brought hither from Philadelphia, and was known as a "Ramage Press."

The MeKean County Journal was issued by Richard Chadwick in 1834. This life-long prothonotary of the county published the paper until Septem- ber, 1837, when he sold the office to Asa H. Cory for $300.

The Beacon and Mckean County Journal was issued in September, 1837. although No. 51, of Volume I. is dated April 13. 1839. It bears the name of Asa Howe Cory as publisher. He bought the office of the Journal. Among the advertisers were John Montgomery, of the Williamsville limekilns, twenty miles southwest; of Holmes & Co.'s Smethport tannery; S. Sartwell, Jr .. a stock of fulled cloth, and B. Freeman, a stock of general merchandise. O. J. Hamlin and Hiram Payne were the resident lawyers, and W. Y. McCoy, resi- dent physician. [Dr. George Darling moved to Brookville before this period. ] Thomas Hunt, a boy of seventeen years, left home, and for his recovery the father, John Hunt, an English shoemaker, offered a reward of one cent. The academical exhibition to be held on April 3, 1839, was also advertised. Mr. Cory sold to J. B. Oviatt, who established the Settler and Pennon.

The Settler and Pennon, published at Smethport in the summer of 1839 by William S. Oviatt, was continued in 1845 by J. B. Oviatt. Volume II, No. 10, is dated December 24, 1840. Mr. Oviatt abolished Chadwick's inde- pendent ideas, and espoused the Democratic idea of the time.

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The Tomahawk and Scalping Knife was the name given to a sheet pub- lished at Smethport fifty years ago. In February, 1841, it became so objec- tionable as to be brought before the grand jury and pronounced a nuisance. Dwight Holcomb was the printer, and he and others were editors.

The Mckean Yeoman and Elk County Advertiser, Volume III, No. 10, bears date April 28, 1849, A. H. Cory being editor. No. 1 was issued in December, 1846, by B. F. and A. H Cory, publishers. The journal was Democratic. In its pages the legal advertisements of Elk county were contin- ued for some years, and a good deal of attention was given to Elk county political news.

The MeKean Orbit, Volume II, No. 27, published by J. B. Oviatt, was issued August 2, 1851. The first paper was issued October 13, 1849, by N. W. Goodrich and J. B. Oviatt. John R. Chadwick thinks that the Yeoman was merged into the Orbit in 1849.

The Mckean News, Volume I, No. 52, published by George B. Backus, is dated October 2, 1852, the first number being issued September 13, 1851, as a Whig journal. Backus is said to have sold the office to F. A. Allen, and moved to Colorado, where he died about the year 1870. The News was neutral in politics.

The Citizen was established by F. A. Allen (who moved to Mansfield, Penn., and established the Soldiers' Home there) in September, 1853, and was conducted by him until the spring of 1858, when he sold to Lucius Rogers, formerly of the Warren Mail, who published the paper at Smethport up to July 14, 1860, when the office was moved to Shippen (Emporium), and the paper issued December 28. Volume I, No. 42, of the Mckean Citizen is dated April 7, 1855, and bears the signature of Charles H. Allen, editor.

The Mckean County Miner, successor of the Bradford Miner, was issued June 6, 1863, by L. Rogers, the news pages being devoted to war items. In May, 1871, E. H. and J. C. Bard were publishers, and L. Rogers editor, of the Miner; but on July 27 following, H. F. Barbour took the place of J. C. Bard and also that of Capt. Rogers. On March 11, 1880, E. H. Bard, who for the greater part of eighteen years was connected with the Miner, and who, in 1873, sold his interest in the office to H. F. Barbour, repur- chased the office and was publisher until January, 1883, when Mr. Barbour again took control, selling to Capt. Rogers in January, 1884.

The MeKean Democrat was established at Smethport in 1879 by Clark Wilson, one of the oldest newspaper men in the State. This journal is devoted solely to Democratic interests.

In 1831-32 Orlo J. Hamlin wrote the historical sketch published in 1832 in Hazard's Gazetteer, and in 1850 Josiah Priest wrote a history of the Oswayo Valley, which was never published.

The Bradford Miner was established at Bradford in 1858 by Daniel Kings- bury, J. K. Haffey and others. The editor, John Keenan Haffey, a native of Armagh, Ireland, born in 1831, died at Beverly, N. J., in November, 1881. In 1852 he came to Bradford, married Diantha DeGolier, in 1858 established the Bradford Miner, and in 1861 entered Col. Kane's regiment as sergeant of Company I. On returning in 1865 he was one of the first to be interested in the oil exploration on the outskirts of the present city, and became active in oil circles. The New Era was founded at Bradford in 1875 by J. K. Haffey as a semi-weekly newspaper; but six months later he sold to Ferrin & Weber. After the death of Daniel Kingsbury, Col. Haffey aided the Universalist society in securing the property at the corner of North Mechanic and Corydon

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streets, and after the collapse of the first society organized a second. In 1878 he established the Banner at Beverly, N. J.

The Bradford Era was is-ned October 29, 1877, in Bradford, from the office of Weber, Ferrin & Persons (over the old Star Clothing House on Main street). The salutatory points out its independent principles, and further states as follows: " We do not run the paper for glory or notoriety; that we could have obtained by becoming the president of a savings bank, pocketing the depositors' money and then going to State prison. * *

* * have faith in the Latin proverb, Omnia Vincit Labor." In 1878 Mr. Thorn- ton, now of the Bradford Era, took the position of oil reporter on the old Era, and in September of that year furnished the first perfect review of the Brad- ford oil field.

The Daily Breeze was established in the fall of 1878, at Bradford. by David Armstrong for a stock company. L. C. Morton, who died at Montreal in 1884, was one of the staff, and altogether it was credited with being one of the leading daily journals of the State. S. K. Dunkle was the first business man ager until succeeded by Mr. Linderman. Early in 1879 the publishers of the Breeze purchased the opposition Era office, and Jordan, Longwell & Co. took charge of the consolidated journals and continued the publication of the Era. W. F. Jordan was editor, with P. H. Linderman, business manager. J. C. McMullen, oil reporter, L. C. Morton, night editor, and E. A. Bradshaw (who. succeeded Frank Vogel), city editor. The notice of incorporation of The Era Publishing Company appeared in August, 1887, when H. McSweeney, C. H. Lay, Jr., F. G. Ridgway. John R. Campbell and William T. Scheide peti- tioned for a charter. Patrick C. Boyle was then editor of the Era, with George S. Bright associate manager, who resigned to take charge of the Jamestown News, when A. L. Snell, who was previously oil editor, was promoted asso- ciate manager. The present staff comprises P. C. Boyle, A. L. Snell, C. Den- nison (who succeeded C. H. Steiger transferred to Toledo) and A. H. Thorn- ton. There are fifteen printers employed. Mrs. Ada Cable is reporter for the- Era, the only lady engaged in reportorial work in the city, and with the ex- ception of Miss Malone, of Kane, the only one in the field.

The Bradford Sunday Herald was issued in Bradford, August 4, 1878, by the Herald Company. in the interests of the labor party and greenback money.

The Sunday News was established April 15, 1879 [On the Sunday prior to April 11, 1879. the Era ceased publication of a Sunday issue. ], by Butler Bros., now of Buffalo, who continued publication up to November, 1883, when P. H. Linderman purchased the office. This journal has been regularly pub- lished down to the present day.

The Daily Blaze was established by David Armstrong in April, 1879. On one occasion the paper was printed in blood red ink, to signify its terrible hos- tility toward the Standard Oil Company. His staff comprised S. K. Dunkle, manager; and J. L. Howell, foreman and local editor. The office was on the corner of Newell avenue and Webster street, adjoining the old Academy of Music. The Blaze went down in a blaze of glory within three or four months, and the editor-in-chief moved to Canada.

The Star was established in 1879 by Eben Brewer (now editor of the Erie Despatch) as an evening journal. Late that year the office became the prop- erty of F. N. Farrar and A. J. Carr, and in May. 1880, H. F. Barbour pur- chased the latter's interest, and the same fall sold to R. B. Stone, who was practically sole owner. In 1883 the office was sold to George E. Allen & Co., who conducted the Star until May, 1884, when Mr. Barbour became half- owner and editor. In June, 1885, the Star Publishing Company was incor-

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porated, with H. F. Barbour, president, and R. E. Whiteley, secretary and treasurer. In October, 1885, the office was moved from the old stone building on Pine street, to the present quarters in the Producers' Exchange. There are fourteen hands employed. George E. Allen, who posed as a lazy man while running the Star, was making a success of the Railway Magazine, of Buffalo, in 1885.

The Petroleum Age was issued in December, 1882, by W. J. McCullagh and A. J. Carr. In July, 1880, A. L. Snell came to Bradford as correspond- ent of the Oil City Derrick, and became connected with the Era. In 1882 he joined the Cherry Grove Scouts, and in August, 1883, he purchased the Petroleum Age, then published by W. J. McCullagh & Co., J. C. McMullen and W. C. Armor being the partners in the new purchase. On December 1, 1887, Mr. Snell and Mr. Armor sold their interests to McMullen, who con- tinued publication until his death. The Age was very ably conducted.

The Sunday Morning was established at Bradford in 1882, Phil. J. Welch being then editor, and Benzinger & Edwards proprietors. This journal is said to have run only a short time, and closed with the publication of Walt Whitman's poem, Blades of Grass, the issue selling for $1 per copy.

The Sunday Mail was established at Bradford by A. J. Carr. Toward its latter days it was printed in the Star office, and in 1884 was absorbed by the Star, hence the hyphenated name, Star-Mail, given to the weekly edition of the Star. The paper was established in 1881.

The Kendall Church Visitor is published at Tarport.

The Evening Call was issued at Bradford in November, 1885, to oppose the Star, which then opposed the Typographical Union. The life of this journal was short, indeed, having ceased publication early in the following December.

The Daily Oil News was issued at Bradford October 3, 1887, by J. C. Mc- Mullen and E. A. Bradshaw. The journal continued regular publication until June, 1888.

The Bradford Press club was organized January 29, 1884, with Will F. Jordan, president; George E. Allen, vice-president; P. H. Linderman, treas- urer; A. J. Carr, financial secretary; C. H. Steiger, recorder; George H. Leader, Col. L. M. Morton, T. E. Kern, L. E. Fuller and J. C. McMullen, directors; Joseph Moorehead, E. A. Bradshaw, Dr. N. L. Willard, L. F. Camp and Col. L. M. Morton, committee men.

The Reporter was established at Port Allegany by A. J. Hughes, May 27, 1874. The editor made many specious promises and. what is better, more than fulfilled them; for seldom, if ever, has a local journal, more complete in news items and historical and industrial reviews, been examined by the writer. F. A. Thomas, now of the Miner, was the first typo here. As Mr. Hughes has held the editor's chair continuously since 1874, he may be considered the senior member of the newspaper circle of MeKean. He witnessed the establishment and fall of many newspaper enterprises, the while building up his own office, until now it is one of the most perfect news and job establishments in this congressional district. From the files of the Reporter many interesting items of history have been obtained. Among the officers of the Pennsylvania Edi- torial Association, elected at Harrisburg, January 22, 1890, was A. J. Hughes, of the Reporter.

C. E. Wright, who died here in March, 1889, was born in New York State September 5. 1814. In 1838 he married Martha Wright, of Eldred, and soon after moved to Honesdale, where he published the Herald. Later he returned to Deposit, N. Y., and founded the Courier, in which office "P. V. Crosby"

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served his apprenticeship. From 1855 to 1874 or 1875 Mr. Wright resided at Janesville, except while assisting in compiling the Chicago Directory. Charles E. Wright, his son, died in 1869, while on the editorial staff of the Times. A short time prior to his death he contributed a few papers on local history to the Miner, and for years was a contributor to the Reporter.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320