The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-07-19
PERSONAL RE0oLLECTI0Ns
OF THE EARLY sETTLEMENT OF
.saTHE TOWN OF LANCASTER. 4.
8 By GEORGE sANDERsoN.
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street and Center alley, in 1902 He
kept the sign Of the Black Horse, and
sold Monongaheh, - ga,, r. aas %. ,,,
Briee ,T. Sterrett came here in, 1901
from Pennsylvania. He owned the
tract OF land--590 aeres--upon which
East Lancaster now stands, and after
o residence of more than twenty years
returned TO- his native State and died
there. He was unmarried.
William Martin owned the lot on the
South east corner of Wheeling and
Second streets He wasin Lancaster in
1902, and died in 1925, aged so years.
He was a bachelor LOO
William B, Peck came to Lancaster
as o journeman halter, in 1901, or 2,
and worked for VIM. Ream. He built
the brick house nov. standing on the
South west corner of Broad and Chest.
nut fstreets, and was famous fol. man
ufacturing furd and Koran hats. In
1888 he closedlhisL life on earth, aged
6Syears. He was from Boston, Mass,
John Stull came to the Hooking Val
ley at an early day, perhaps in 1901
or ., g,He improved the, lotnon the
South side Of Peck lot, on Broad St,
and had attained the age Of rs years
when he died in 1916. He was a Penn
sylvanian by birth. a
Daniel Slope improved and lived
upon lot on the South side of Main,
between tho Public square and High
slley--thc alley running north and
south between the square and Fourth
street, as early as 1901 or 2. In a few
years he moved to Missouri.
Petor Reber, q native of Pennsylva-
MIA, came to, Ohio and purchased Of
Rudolph Pitcher, the North west cor.
ner lot on the Public square and
Broad street in 1902. Opened house
for entertaining travellers sign of the
Spread Eagle, and continued the bu.
siness with success to near his death,
He fell victim to the epidemic which
30 fatally prevailed in 1928, aged 50
years. By industry and close atten
ton robustness he had acquired quite
an estate. ~ Two OF his sons are ye,
living-Goorge and John, The first
named is an attorney at law in San.
dusky city. The latter one of the
present firm Of Reber, Kuts & Ulrick
John Greed, q native of Rhode
Islsnd, but who came to Marietta, o..
when young, entered the store of Mat.
thews and Scofeld as a clerk, in 1892
He continued in that capacity until
1903, when he returned to Marietta,
and in 1905, brought to Lancaster a
stock or goods and commenced bust
ness on North side Of Main, between
Second street and Ce er alley, where
he transacted busiW ..dlll 1915. when
he removed to store room on the
North side of Main, between the Pub
lie square and Center alley. +. A.
Foster and Thomas II. Gushing, were
connected with him, first as clerks and
thon as partners4-though not at the
same time. He served as Quartermas-
ter of Col. John Williamson's Reai.
ment, in actual service in the war Of
1872 He, at ono time represented the
county OF Fairfield in the Senate Of
OhioGfilled the Office of Associate Judge
of the Common Pleas Court of Fair.
field county, and for many years pre-
sided over the affairs of the old Ian.
caster Ohio Bank. His age at the
time OF his death, in 1913, was 66 years
John Wright,.a native of Westmoor
land county, Penn, visited Lancaster
in 1902, and in 1903, as missionary
and having received cali from lii
tie dock Of Presbyterians, settled him
solf down in 1906, as their pastor. He
erected the second brick house in tht
town on the North. west corner of Main
street and High alley. Ho continued
his pastoral care of the church unit
1885, when he removed to Logansport
Indiana, aud died mt the residence o.
his son, Edward f. Wright, in Delphi
while on a, visit, on the 3lst Of August
1854, aged 78 years. He was tn,
father Of the Presbyterian church il
Fairfield county, and probably in th'
Hooking Valley. -.
a in I'M new townin 1851 orc, Il,
was, n hoot and shoe maker, and ken
" nuhlic honss An Main street wher,
,hpSHYcpmy Valiev Rank;ng Hons,
-o,p VIZ s,oods No d;ad earlv
wv W;,s;a.nd ] Cnr;.,,an E;n, hro,h
a.. c.mo 10 I,anoas,ar In 1so2 or ,Oa
eo; enS S" "nn, ,n,oncod w mercbnndi9ing On N,
u Sn..S S ";dn ~ M.in and Secnnd streets
vOusu .S~s' 80 T' ~ y South sast CORNER of Mai,
on :" "nS AZ ,bo puh,;c sonaye and fin
'i., o0s 80 a ~ M No,,b was, rorner of Mai,