The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-20
GhegstelLiaenter.
death ol James II. FOrsyIhe.

we uIN NAN~N aFNAA ~ SAANhANAN t1H
s,,,h Of one Of Wheeling's old cltllsns-
oss Who in former days tilled an import.
,n,pIuce in the society and business Of
nj, community, A generation aso no
man was better known in our midst than
lame. II. FOrsythe. He was at the head
Of, house that was known all along the
,irsr and for that matter all over the
e,untry, by reason of its extensive rela.
tou, to the storage and transfer Of goods
from the wagons Of the National Road
and the ste ambOats oithe Ohio river.
Mr.. FonyIhe came from Pittsburgh to
thi, city about the year 1916. He was
An Iri.hman BY birth and had only re.
sided in Pittsburgh a year or two before
coming here. lie founded the house Of
For.ythe and Dobbin, and afterwards the
house OF James H. FOrsyths & Co., and
after that again thclhouse Of Forsythe &
Atterbury. Still later his firm bore the
name Of Forsythe & Baker. In all these
houses large and leading business in
forwarding and commission was done.
Mr.. FOrsythe was among the early ship.
per. Of flour and produce to New Orleans
BY ia. boat, and at times made a great
deal Of money in that and other lines Of
business. lie was a bold operator and
Spectator in large transactions, and
twice in his life wls'seriously worsted by
the miscarriage Of his business ventures.
He wa,, however, a man strong In body
sud mind, and had such buoyancy ol ami.
NAL spirit. that no reverse Of fortune Sc.
riou.ly impaired his disposition to enjoy
life. lie va4 fond OF social enjoyments,
and like many men OF his temperament
was at times too much given to them. He
delighted in fishing, and in his prime was
perhaps our most noted fisherman. Even
down to late years this was his especial
enjoyment. He used to say that it was
the one passion that never died out in q
man.
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artery of commerce bstween the Chess.
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