Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-27

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Mr. George vogeley stood a rather neat
frame house, owned and occupied by the
late Dunlap Mclaughlin, Esq. And who
was Dunlap Mclaughlin? many will ask.
Dunlap Mclaughlin was son of the late
Mr.. Hugh mclaughlin who lived IN his
day at the North West corner of Cunning
ham and Mexican streets, aud was a
brother of the late Mr.. John B. McGlaugh
lin. who was Sheriff of this county, elect
ed in 1889. and of the late Mr.. James Nc
Glaughlin, who was a ProthOnotary of the
comfy. elected in lS45. Dunlap their
Younger brother, was District Attorney
of the county between those above TWO
dates appointed in 1912. So it will be
seen that fifty years ago they must have
been family of some Importance. James
was one of the founders, lS42, and early
publishers of the present Democratic
Herald and was man of very consider
able influence and OF many good tIaitS
John B. after being Sheriff removed down
into now Clinton Twp. and died there not
many wears ago. Dunlap it will be noticed
was a member of the Bar. 1t will also be
noticed that he dropped letter (G) out OF
his name. that the others always retained.
Whether he did this from choice or Tor
convenience in writing his name we do not
know. but as he was not q very expert
pensmau and as the G is pretty hard letter
to make some said it was to save the labor
writing it. In person he was tall, slim
man. somewhat stopped, of good moral
character and gentlemanly in department
During his time as District Attorney
Mohawk the Indian was tried. After sell
ing to George Vogeley, 1852, he bought of
late Samul N. Lane the property now the
residence of W D. Brandon, Esq. and
family. About same time he had an inter
est in the Orphans Home property. About
1855 Mr.. Mclaughlin became engaged
with the late Hon. Alfred Gilmore. Mr.. A.
n. Meylert, and others in the purchase OF
same coal lands in the eastern part OF the
State. to where shortly a ter he removed.
He died in Philadelphia IN 1860. de was
one Of the early opponents OF slavery,
abolitienists, as they were then called, and
acted with q small body OF that party IN
this county for many years.
Mr.. Hugh McGlaughlin, father Of above
mentioned, lived, as stated, on corner OF
Mexican and Cunningham streets which Is
now owned by one of the Messrs. Kempers.
We make mention of him from one
particular fact, that his house was known
as the place where TO get your tame
pigeons. ffly years and more ago. 1t was
the headquarters for pigeons, and 1t was
said Mr. Mclaughlin was the first to intro
duce that handsome domestic bird into the
town. Here at least. was where the tame
pigeons most did congregate. starting out
| from there in the morning and assembling
back there in the evening, to roost. The
house had large upper porch fronting on
Cunningham street, and there in boxes
with holes for nests provided for them,
the pigeons were bred and reared. They
few over the whole town. But the small
bow would have to go there to buy his
niSeons. nEy as thew were all claimed as the
property of Mr.. Mclaughlin. Now there
does not seem to be the same property
right in them and the owners OF pigeons
| are now much more numerous.
Mr.. George Vcgeley purchased this lot
from Mr. Dunlap Mclaughlin in 1852, and
| in 1874 erected the brick i'll which be until
lately lived and III part of which be yet
has bis fine tobacco shop and cigar factory.
The property We believe now belongs to
Mr. ID. i. Cleeland.
The next building to this is the Berg
one. in which is the hardw are store recent
| Iy known as that of Berg Cypher.
Where it stands fifty years ago stood q
| frame Shortly after the late Nj John
Be. came here, about 1888. he bought
| this 5art of lot and here, about i84l, is the
ness. He was baker by trade and car
ried on that business there in connection
with what we now call a restaurant, oysters
and refreshments being the specialties.
| From this small beginning he rapidly in
| creased in means aud soon went into that
of the hardware business, heretofore spoken
| of. He was known as a strictly correct
| business man and we do not know of any
one coming here who prospered so speedily
| in business He at one time, we think,
owned where present Stehle toy store is
and where present Rockenstein building
is At the time of his death, 1854, he was
the owner of various valuable properties in
the town and the farm, north of town
about a mile, on Mercer road and perhaps
others, In 1875 he erected the present
large brick on lot we are now speaking OF,
| the lower part used as hardware store
and the upper rooms for offices.
| The middle lot of this square is the prop
erty of present Mr.. Andrew Miller. The
| frame house on il, next to the Berg hard
ware store and now occupied by Mrs.
| Marks and daughters for their millinery
store, was built By Mr.. Miller. The 1rick
there was built, we believe. by the late
Mr. David H. Potts, at least he lived and
| had his shoe making shop there between
! 1880 and 1840. DIR. James Graham was
| the next person We recolleet of there and
who became owner and lived in this brick.
Mr. Miller became owner afterwards and
| had brewery there until in late years
DIR. James Graham came from Ireland and
besides practicing his profession here he
taught school in town. His first schoo!
was kept in the house Immediately oppo-
site the present rink building on Mexican
| street, between 1880 and 1910. We were
one Of his pupils. He hrou git with him
| from the ''old country" some OF the old
methods Of school teaching. One of these
| was the use In his school of taws, other
wise called "cat OF nine tails as whip
| or instrument Of punishment for the bad
| boy. These tsTs were composed OF II
round wooden handle, about foot long,
| something resembling rolling pin, ana 10
| one end OF which was tackled nine leather
| straps Of about three feet in lenFth. Oh
| the end Of each of these nine leather straps
| was a knot This was his whlp, and II
| hung npon the wall of the school room as
| a warning to all scholars to beware OF its
use He frequently did use it, and some
| times with terrific force and effect, max
| ing the offender to feirly jump up every
| time the "cat o. nine taiis' would descend
upon him. To use such school whip
now would likely enhance interest in The
| debated question of the use OF any corporal
punishment in our present schools Dr.
| Graham afterwards Taught in the old But
| Ter Academy. In person De was short but
heavy set, fat and tussy, ard 4alte streng,
as any OF his pupils who had any expert
epce with his "cat o. nine tails could teS-
tify. He was very fond OF reading novels
and would borrow and read all the books
of romance he could get. lie died about
lS43. in the brick house we have been tell
ing about. being found dead 10 has bed one
morning. His habits were unfortunate in
respect 10 the use OF strong drink, but he
was regarded as very learned man and
had always a quite extensive practice as
physician. He had no children. bis
widow survived him long time, hF,Dg I'D
the house opposite the present rinh. bs
was in no way related H. our present Dr.
Samuel Graham or any of our other Ora
hani people.
The next lot OF this square il now the
property Of Mr.. George keiGef. On the
Main street part of it now are the business
places of the Smith Bros restaurant, The
w. NJ. Nickle Ten Cent Store, and tie
Jarecki Manufacturing Co. On the corner
where is the Jarecki Co. stood, fifty years
ago, brick in which the late Mr.. James
Frazier and his son, the late Isaiah \
Frazier kept dry goods and general
store 1t was a three-storied building and
the first persons we recollect of doing
BUSINESS in it were the Messrs. Fraziers
mentioned Mr.. Isaiah N. Frazier kept
the posiofce there for term that he held
that office. About lS45 the lot upon which
it and the others above mentioned stood
was purchased by the late Mr.. William S.
Boyd Mr. Boyd tore away the old build
ings upon il and erected another and larger
a -. L. 81. t.l h.. haI