Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-10
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tFrom the Brodhead twiso Independent. Feb. /.
About the year 1856 there moved to
this village family by the name of
Burnham, consisting of DR.. M. L. Burn
ham, his--wifes and twoslchiidren, a
daughter aged 16, and son three or
four years younger. DIR. Burnham was
a man of some property, and of the
highest respectability. The family
soon became active members of our vii
lage society, the doctor being an active
member and one of the deacons of the
Congregational church. DIR. Burnham
was a well-read physician. and did some
practice in addition to keeping a drug
store, in which his daughter. Ellen, as
sisted him as clerk for the first two
years of the doctors residence here.
Miss Ellen Burnham was by no means
a beautiful girl. Her hair and eyes
were dark; features regular, but rather
coarse and masculine form tall, square
shouldered, and wanting in that grace of
outline that inspires admiration. If a
stranger were tempted to look at her the
second time, it would be from surprise
at the strong, masculine appearance, I'M
natural to g woman, especially one so
young. Miss Burnham was not favor
ite with our young men, nor did she
seem anxious to be. Her time, outsi,
of her domestic duties, was devoted to
instrumental music and to horse
back-riding, in both of which she was
decidedly accomplished. Her life for
the four years subsequent to 1856 was
not unlike that of other young ladies of
the place. She had large class, most
ly of young girls, whom she instructed
in instrumental music. In the fall of
1858, young man by the name of Pow
ell came here and was employed as prin-
cipal of our village school. Powell re-
signed the leadership of the school in
the spring of 1859, and started the Re
porter, the first paper published in our
village. During that summer he became
intimate with the family of DIR. Burn
ham. and became engaged to Miss Burn
ham in the fall of 1855. The engage
e.m;lv III. o,1- .r..-;sa - ss:.a 'no
..oon,. &c :. ou ~ on
of Mr.. Powell in selecting girl of such
appearance. Miss Burnham's
parents seemed particularly pleased at
the prospective marriage of their daugh-
ter, whom thew believed we'll oual;fed tn
make a good wife for an editor Tn
Februarys j $50, Il W. Powell and Miss
Ellen Burnham were married bv Rev
Mr.. Cochran, the Congregational minis.
ter.
The bannv connlo took a sbort br;d.l
tonr sorens rst6r n ssftI;no, aown e.
4 lifa. a ffer an absence of veal tbsn
TO the res;denca of the -hr;ds;s
who. in honor of their 5anob.
ter's MARRIAGE. sent ont inv;tations 70
LARGE numbers Of onr c;t;1ens to o we,oo,no :,
tba bride and Groom W. 80 nrssan. -
at this wedd;ng nartv ond oonld pot o hr.
tb;nk that botb The br;do on5 aroon, -
neared remark ablv solemn W. Ala npt
hiss the bride saltbongb that wac a shs .s
fasb;op Our ab;ect;on 20 tl,o L;sss;ne
nart of the nrocramma was d;s1;Ia %
Coma in contact with on rnusnali, hao,u =.
and black monstache which ~ I'd a..
MINER lin IF the br;de '
n pu
Mls; iowen oecame more ana more
uiS.S CL ~ neL appearance as sue grew
olcoi : =. o 'ooA /" ease ~ Tue Ieep0'Se'
Oin.s, anu tea.neu 1ne PRIMER traae
laPluiy. Ana ~ q SNORT tlme sne proved
. pe ,ne pes. Jour IN tne once: one al
80 .ook 20 slnokl1g' In tne eultivation OF
~nlcn sne proved herself printer.
In the spring OF 1861, when Powell
had been married about a year and a
halt, the 9Th Wisconsin regiment was
organized. Powell's wife not having
presented him with an heir to make
home doubly pleasant, he resolved to go
to the wars. he sought and, through
the influence OF friends, obtained, the
position OF State agent or ''wet nurse"
TOT the gallant Hh' then ordered to
w asnington. Mrs. Powell being OF
tougn ana hardy MAKE resolved to ac-
her husband to the front. No
ooJectlon oelng raised, she ttted herself
out and went to washington. The reg
!ment was tor astlme detained at Wash
ington' ana MRS fowell made herself
naPPy Dy Morkng up that moral town.
= isw weeks amer ner arrival there,
wnlie sne was Iloing on horseback one
Gay, ner mascueanea eappearance attracted
Inc a1'enlion OF q government detectiVe,
VINO maoe up ms mlno TN 1nat MRS. foweil
%as : haa,a ieue. sPy: ! ne aelectlVe Iol-
wv Iga T a1ous 1 .ae o.'y anu 70 ner guar,
aIs daes na.;, m uUssIu aea Steps ior several
u"ys' 1ns,o: Jus1 o9,ore une rtgiment was
-, 1saas'' 5oweii g took II INTO ner