The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-02-22

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RICHMOND, FEBRUARY q. rs.
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"A SesssaAls Fioneer DepsrteA.
We loas from our ranks ~ . citj-
IN o0e Of our most worthy men.
EphriA4 4fdFgan IL dead. He viii
b rem<G 5ered most tenderly BY
his htiune$e 4 friends . the rare
minded, simple hearted Caristian.
The family Circle II which bic noble
lie has beea . central figure havo
treasures u pleasant memories %
console shea jnipartiag With ono
who 90 tong md 90 genay illustrat-
Cd. the worth q . good man. The
Soctety II which be was 90 long %
ornament aud CO. hborer have
abundant testi0onies Of HE vslu.
ah1A seevices. fa
TO those interested In that art
preservattve Of the arts-the bro
therhood Of printers he was the
pioneer landmark. He has passed
away from active 1asies in the
printing room only . few weeks
ago given over to b psostrated In
Gick Eoom-whicA we're CON-
menced Ia this city seventy years
ago, when thSvtaage had not been
f1fteen years estAblfshsd on the
hunting eroeud isf the Indiass.
Three SCORE years aud ten . print
er-from apprentice TO prop-ietor
who ~as che -enterprising head
Of the old Librsry Hall, which
started the. 1lrst daily Gasstse.
This man OF s6sirs, for seventy
years, boy and man, has paced
through <he gauntlet race Of busi.
ness unstained. And the audible
echo from thousands OF ( olden
frieads Il heard. He was . good
abd true man honored be his
memory! ssaa aol
70 Our interest in the deceased en-
courages us TO gather fol record
items OF his personal history. and
we pride onrself that Cincinnati
hes had ~ benefits Of his lifs eel
vice from the year 1905.
shes '.fasAssa saoseAn iaW : ss
was born 10 m6old, Hamden
county. Mass-, On the 18th day of
May, 1890. His father was SOL
der In the American Revolution.
His son Ephrain, The subject Of
this notice, ct IN early age wag
was placed In she public schools.
About the year 1880 be was taken
by the Rev. Clsrk Brown, q Pres.
lyterian clergyman, with some six
or eight other boys where he re-
maiDed -sever6 years, and pursued
the study ofiLasin and Greek. In
the latter part Of the year 1903 his
father removed to Cincinnati,
bringing his son with him. Shortly
after HE arrival'herc he was placsd
at school With . Mr.. Wakes, uend
afterward he attended the school OF
Mr.. Edward A. Flanagan, in .
building which had formerly been
occupied BY tie officers Of Fort
Washington. located on property
belonging 70 the United States
government, between Broadway
and LsUtsRee streets. After quit
ting ,this scheol, he engaged with
Jos. Carpenter and Jonathan Find.
lay 20 learn the printing business,
in the Office Of the Western Spy.
The Office wsslocated on Sycamore
street. O. short distance below
Fourth. At thst timcithe mail was
carried on pack horses, and the
contractors we're allowed to deliver
newspapers TO country subscribers.
This was In che yea 1904, when
Cincinnati contained q population
Of about 1909. It's principal street
for business IVES Front street. The
commerce consisted of . few fat
boats from Pittsburg and Browne
Vile, generally loaded with dry
goods, iron. nails, salt, and some.
times apples. There was but ono
paper mill in the West, neal
Georgetown, Ky :, from which thu
newapspees Of Southern Ohio and
Kentucky received their supplies
Two mills we're shortly sitter bull,
on the 5LittIe Miami River, enl
nesr Milford by Christian Vor
Waldsnith, and the other nesI
LehAnoA byRoss1 4 'EAvenflght. 3
I'm the year Of l813 Mr.. Morgan
with NJ. T. aWhliams and Sampe
Arthurs, brought in the remains o.
his former employer, and theil
partner, Capt. Joseph Carpenter
who had died in the service of BIZ
country, under, Gen. Harrison, il
his battles ct the north with Oh,
English and their INDIAN alice.
After his return he became ,
partner In tho publication Of tn
Liberty Hell and ,Cincinnat
Gazette, and remained connected
with it until the year 1820, during
which time, in 1921, the paper va
issued as . daily, the only one q
that time.west Of sPhiladelphia, o
in the great Mississippi Valley
The paper, as . daily, was com
menced with only 126 subscribers
and Mr.. Morgan, being at tha
time stronger than his two asso
ciates, James Lodge and S. $
LII nm edieu. in pecuniary &c
sources. gave his personal guarau
tee against loss. thefirstyeart TIL
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