Telegram-herald., 1891-10-10
CAREER OF SETH HoLco NIB.
| How One Of Our Respected Citixsns Has
Fought the Good Battle.
From Yesterday.I

How One Of Our Respected Citizens Has
Fought the Good Battle.
From Yesterday.I
The Dundas True Banner, Of Dun
das, Canada. in publishing biographical
sketches of the Reeves OF Wentworth
county has tins to say of Seth Hol-
comb:
Seth Holcomb. Esq, was brought mp
i'm Batavia, i'll the state Of New York.
His father Was an extensive farmer, a
great worker and y staunch Presbyter
IAN of the old stock-who bad family
worship every morning, to which all
were summoned, the servants included.
Mr.. Holcomb thinks he knows the Blb'e
mostly by heart from the readings anu
explanations OF his father. His early
education was received IN q country
school which he attended about three
months every year during the winter.
About 1919 he became student in the
academy in Middleburg, Genessee
county, and a short time after gradu-
ated with high honor. He then for two
or three winters taught "the
young idea how to shoot" Hol-
comb was much inclined to buy
aud sell lands. lots, etc., and IN
these transactions his knowledge OF all
kinds OF property stood him good SER
vice. In 1888 he purchased store with
all the goods therein in place called
Porficu, and followed the mercantile
business up to the time that General
Jackson destroyed the financial busi-
ness by removing the deposits Of the
L. 5. banks and it's branches, which at
T. 1t ,~k~ - kx.
WAS obliged to sell out at great sacri-
fee.
Mr.. Holcomb had friends ia Canada,
living IN Brsnt aud Wentworth coun-
ties, who formerly lived in New York
State.
In September. 1888, be managed to
purchase twenty-five horses for which
ne paid partly cash and partly store
debts, took them to Canada and with
the assistance Of his friends sold them
all within thirty days, taking in pay
ment notes from six to twelve months,
which was tho custom at that time.
Elated with bis success, he returned to
New York State. and by trading off
store debts and some cash, he pur-
chased the second time about . hum
dred horses. Tue second shipment was
much better than the first, and prices
being good. ne realized 8 very hand
some sum by the transaction.
When MIR. H0lcomb first moved TO
| Canada ne bought a large farm, then
in the county of Wentworth, now in
Rrant. on which he lived three years.
then cold ard went TO Sheffield. in the
township of Beverly, when there was q
great thoroughfsre. lie lived there
/ about seventeen years, doing a large
1 mercantile and real estate business,
buying and selling horses, cattle, etc,
loaninx money, buying mortgages,
| lurabering, etc. He had two other
stores running one in 81. George, Brsa'
| county. aud one AZ Rockton, both do.
ing a large Business.
/ Nr. Holcemb had more or less land
| in Michigan, when caused him to leave
/ Canada. Over thirty years ago he vent
to the city of Grand Rapids, Mich. On
leaving Canada he vas rich and in rood
health.
When he came 10 Canada crops we're
] goods, meney plentiful. banks al
/ sonnd: and a great immigration oi
Europeans. Asgio->s xons and soms
| Amerlcaus Hoieou1b refused sevefs
| tsaes 20 accept the nomination for tsls
House OF Parliament. The late ~
| John Mcdonald and ether eniines
nea we're great friesds Il rs. Ih'
| climate and water ia Michigan no
agreeing with him, ne has been tfouhiet
usth asne aud rhsumstssIa; cat not
~tbsssnding all hSs sfilctsons sbs
losess, he hss been ssis u dc . isFE
amount Of business in real estate. Boy
ing and selilng stocks, etc. He wss 81
srss reeve OF Reserly5 elected N lsSe
| also IN 1854 ana 1858. He wss steetes