The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-05
THE OLDEN TINES.
Somerset FOrty-TwO Years Ago.
No. July to December 80. 1854.

which they were afterwards recognized
but were known simply as Jackson and
Anti-Jackson parties. James Finley was
known this year as the anti-Jack<on
candidate for Governor of Ohio. and
Robert Lucas as the Jackson candidate.
Lucas was elected; but the race was a
remarkably close one. The vote in Per-
ry county stood-for Lucas. 1927; for
Finley 763. The vote in Thorn township
for the Jackson candidate was 204, for
the Anti-Jackson. "a; so you will see that
Thorn has steadily maintained her ma
jority with which she began, in the very
beginning Of the formation Of the Dem
cratic and Whig parties. The horse was
sixteen feet high then and has remained
so ever since.
For Congress the candidates were
William Irvine. George Sanderson and
John Chaney. The latter was elected
in the District by 1913 majority. Fair
field, Perry, Hooking and Morgan form
ed the District.
For Representative-Felix Cull, josh
ua Brown. Robert McClung, Peter Cool.
and Daniel Kemper were candidates.
McClnng was elected.
Stephen Barnes and Jonathan Babb
were candidates for Auditor. Barnes led
his opponent 32S votes, and was elected.
VIM. Heron was elected Commission.
er, and Daniel Kishler. Sheriff. The
race between Daniel Ki-hler and Samuel
Swineheart for Sheriff was an exciting
one, and the sovereigns of the county
heartily espoused the side Of one or the
other. There were no ''nentrals" in those
days Kishler led Swineheart Ais votes
the former receiving 1851, and the
latter 836.
AT this time Adam Finck and James
johnson were in partnership in the
"Hatting business" and also carried on
the old Finck lanyard, next lot east of
Mrs. Anthony Finck's residence, a relic
of which has long since disappeared.
Mrs. Elizabeth Filler and Miss Mar
garet Grain were the principal milliners
of the place; the former carried on at her
residence in the old brick homestead on
east Main street, and the latter in a two
story log building, weatherboarded, on
the spot where Mike Bowman has his
grocery.
John E. Linn was reelected Justice
of the Peace for Reading township at a
special election held on the Sd of No
vember.
Joseph B. Hukill was a "cIock and
watch maker" and his Office was situa-
ted in a room in the small one-story
brick south of and attached to the build
ing occupied by the Press office.
C. c. Hood and John Hammand were in
partnership in the dry goods line in the
brick on the northeast corner of the pub
lie Square.
Dr. Mudd was a resident Physician at
this time.
John Law and Wm. F. Moeller pur,
chased the tannery of George Trout, and
carried the same on in partnership for
many years. They afterwards were in
partnership in the saddling business.
John Lentz carried on a'bakery and
grocery, with all the accompaniment
the latter name implies. His place oi
business was in the first room of the
building next east of Ream's bank
MANY will still recollect the excellent
favor of his nice "GinRer cakes" and
the peculiar musical clock" he had tc
draw custom. Old Johnny is still living
at Cardington, Ohio, as is his excellent
wife, and both are in good health fol
old people.
The National Guards" were organ
lied about this time-a finely uniformed
rifle company, of which William F
Moeller was captain.
William Musselman carried on the
wagon making business extensively OF
South street, three or four lots west o
the residence Of Jacob Dittoe.
] append record of a few of the mar
riages and deaths which occurred il
Somerset and vicinity between July Is
and December 30th of this year:
MARRIED-William Mains, then &,
merchant of Somerset, and Mary Fl
Stoneman of Thorn township; DAME
Parkison and Elizabeth Harding; Davic
Fink and Elizabeth Gongloff; Israe
hartman and Polly Ridenhour; Isaiat
Voris and Nancy Hughes; Solomon
Meyer and Elizabeth Smith; Hugh
Cummisky and Ann Miner.
DIED-William Jones, Revolution
ary soldier, aged rs years; Margare
Shaver, wife Of Joseph Shaver, died OF
the Both of July, aged 65 years, and he
husband died, August Sd, at the same age
Elizabeth Myers, of Clayton township
aged S4 yeart; Eleanor Moore, consort o
Rev. Thomas Moore, of Madison town
ship, aged 81 years; Robert Wilson, o
Jackson township; David T. Musselman
aged go years; Elizabeth Br unner daugh
ter of George Drummer, sr.; John Halle
ton and Joseph Cooper, citizens of Thor
township.
! must hasten this communication t,
an end, by relating an anecdote. 1t wa
in the fall of this year, that "Fink'
orchard" which covered the entir
portion of that part of Somerset trav
ersed by High street abonnded with ap
pies. All your old Somerset reader
know something of this famous orchard
for there is not a man now living fft
years old, who has continuously reside,
here, but what has stolen apples ont @
that orchard. Now it SO happened tina
Finck had a very vicious ram he use,
to put in the orchard to keep the boy
ont. One night, Joe Reaver, who wa
then working some at the blacksmith
business with Dan Mohler, who kept
blacksmith shop opposite Mrs. Chill
cote's residence on east Main street, pro
posed to another boy to go to the or
chard for apples. The boy readily &C