Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-09
HENRY C. wELDAY
Dies on Tuesday Morning Brief Review
OF His Life.

Of His Life.
! HENRY c. WELDAY died at 9 O'Clock
on Tuesday morning, at his residence il
! this place He had been in poor healtf
/ for several years, and during the last few
months his decline had been marked, but
the serious nature of his illness date:
b lck about ten days His last days wert
a tended by suffering, but he bore it pa
tIently, and like one falling asleep ht
sank into death.
Mr.. Welday was born in Cross Greek
township, jefferson county, March %
| 1923. He was reared on the farm and at
tended the common schools. Later he
attended Iron City College, and took a
commercial course and afterward taught
school for short time. In 1S4S he mar
ried Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Rev
Andrew Scott, who at one time repre-
sented Jefferson county in the General
Assembly. After his marriage he pur
sued the vocation of farmer for several
years In company with Mrs. Welday
he spent the years of 81 and '5S in travel
In 1859 he came to st. Clairsville and en-
gagged in the dry goods trade. Mr.. Wei
day was instrumental in the organization
of the First National Bank in 1864, of
which he was a heavy stockholder. and
became its Cashier He had sole charge
of its affairs during the first four years
of its existence, and conducted them so
successfully as to give to the institution
a high rank He continued to act as its
Cashier until February, 1879, when he re-
signed owing to failing health, but he
continued director up to the time of
his death. The best years of his life and
his ability as financier were given to
building up the First National Bank and
the success of that institution is largely
due to his keen business sense and un
firing labors.
The death of Mr. Welday causes va
cancy in the ranks of the solid, staid, and
upright men of the county that can not
easily be filled Long faithful mem
Der of the NJ E. Church, he was at all
times devout and practical Christian,
always contributing largely to the Church
and the movements connected with it.
In his different official relations with the
Church, he was ever alert to her inter
ests, and to his activity in religious af-
fairs and wise counsel the M. E. congre
tion at this place owes much.
As man no one was worthy of higher
esteem. Kind and genial in disposition
and possessing fine sense of humor and
rare fund of information, he was an
entertaining conversationalist and
cheerful companion. He is well known
to the readers of THE CHRONICLE by the
series of letters which he furnished to
this paper during several winters of
Lravel and sOjourn in the South. These
letters attracted wide attention, both by
their fine description of scenes and events
and also by the quiet humor that per
vaded them. He was man of Observa-
tion, and took note of all he saw. He at
times held positions of trust in the town,
and as In all tnlngs else, ne ulScnargeu
his duty well.
The sorrowing wife has the kindest sym
pathy of the entire community in her loss
of the partner with whom she has shared
the joys and trials of life for period
of 40 years. By his manner of life he has
written his own epitaph-a conservative
citizen, an upright man, consistent
Christian, kind neighbor, and true
friend In word a good man has passed
away.
His funeral will take place to-day
Thursday at 2 o'clock, from his late
residence. The interment, which will be
private, will take place at the Union
Cemetery.