The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-02-23
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Judge Henry A. Town, Of Ports
mouth, died suddenly at Santa Bar
bara, California, few days ago. He
was quite well known in jackson,
having practiced law some in the
Courts here, as well as sitting as Com
mon Pleas Judge. We take the fol-
lowing from sketch of his life pub
lished in the Portsmouth Tribune:
"In the fall of 1S41, he entered Ma
rietta College and graduated therefrom
IN 1915. For q year subsequent he
was engaged In teaching school III CO.
shocton, Ohio. While thus employed
he resumed the study of law under
Hon. David Spangler, which he had
previously begun under General c. P.
Goddard, of GAINESVILLE In 1S49 he
was admitted to the bar in Cincinnati,
and Immediately located in Marietta,
where he began the practice Of his
profession In partnership with Hon.
w. A. Whittlesey, afterward mem
Der of Congress from Southern Ohio.
In December, 1856, he removed to
this city, where for several years he
continued In practice by himself, but
subsequently took into partnership
Hon. James w. Bannon. In 1868 ht
was elected Judge 5f the Common
Pleas Court for the second sub-divi-
sion OF the seventh judicial district of |
Ohio. He served only something over
year, when he resigned and resumed |
his legal practice in Portsmouth with
Judge Il. w. Farnham. In the spring
of 1879 he was chosen Mayor of Ports
mouth, and served acceptably a term
OF two years. During the summer of
1880 he served under the Government
as Supervisor of the Census for the
Fourth Census District of the State.
In January, 1882, his health being i'm
paired, and for the purpose of having
a change Of labor and climate, he ac-
cepted the position of Clerk of the
House of Representatives Committee
IN the District of Columbia, and served
during the Forty-seventh Congress
In politics he was formerly an old
time Wing, but upon the organization
of the Republican party, he became
)ne OF its first advocates, remaining In
is ranks ever since. He always took e
lively interest In all educational
matters, and for four years was a
member of the Portsmouth Board of
serving as its Secretary,
md also having charge Of its finances.
lie was connected as stockholder and
irector with the Scioto Star Fire
5rick Works, of East Portsmouth. b
nd also stockholder in the Globe Iron c
company, of Jackson L
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petroleum V. Nasty" D. R. Locke, IL IL
dead. Perhaps no writer of modern n n
mes hit political party stronger or n
lore frequent blows than Locke hit b
le Democratic party, in his letters &c
ON "Confedrit Cross Roads, wich is u ~
the State Nv Kentucky" Bascom, :; :;
De Bigler, Elder Gavitt and Issaker, 81
eacon Pogram, and others of his es
laracters, are as familiar as any char lt'
tiers of modern fiction. Nasty"
ade the Blade one of the greatest of es
mily newspapers, and made money. r
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The candidacy Of Hon. Fl. S. Bundy
r Congress recalls many and varied
of the life of this warm
arted old gentleman. Among those
at occur just now is one of which ;,
:. j. L. Jones, the Attorney, of this y
ice, loves to speak. Mr.. Jones was
king speech at Oak Hill, and met
;. Bundy, who had come down on
J train. Bundy insisted on coming
Jackson in the buggy with Jones. OIL
the way up, Bundy's inexhausti- al 9G
fund of mirth was drawn upon.
song after song was given with A
oirit that caused both to feel like to /
IS again. When some two or three or i
es from Jackson a fierce shower of also
| came on, and they drove into uioe nio1
n thoroughly soaked. But Bundy Rb(
lie in still singing. And that was ton,