The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-21
TWO OLD CITIZENS
Capt. w. B. North and Mr.. H. b.
Armstrong
ANSWER THE CALL FROMABOVE
Captain North Died at his Home Near
Clinton, this County, Yesterday.
Ho was Cnnalboatman IN Early
Life-Mr. Armstrong was tho For.
mer Owner of tho Fulton Paper
MILAN Instance ofhis Integrity.

The news OF the death OF Hiram B.
Armstrong. formerly OF this city, which
OCCURRED this month at hts home In
Kansas. will be received with regret by
many Of the older citizens OF Wheeling,
who remember the deceased as steam
boatman and as owner and manager Of
the old paper mill at Fulton. Mr.. Arm
strong was man Of the utmost integ-
rlty, both In business and In personal
affairs. and a striking instance may be
recalled at this time. Shortly before
the outbreak Of the civil war, in 1861,
MI. Armstrong negotiated with the pro-
prietors Of the Intelligencer for big
paper contract they were about to give;
they wanted 1000 rcams at ten cents n
pound, but Mr.. Armstrong insisted upon
ten and one-half cents per pound, and
finally he got the contract. With the
! outbreak. of if0stilitics between the
states. which followed shortly after,
and before the contract had been filled,
the price of news paper advanced in a
few rapid jumps to twenty-five cents n
pound. Notwithstanding the fact that
there had not been the scratch of
pen In the making of the deal. Mr. Arm
strong proceeded to fill the contract
he had made verbally with the Intelll-
Eencer, and did 1t to the entire satisfac-
ton Of the owners of the paper. But
the actual loss on every pound of paper
figuring in that contract was nearly
fifteen cents This Is bu. one instance
of many that might be mentioned in
illustration of the strict integrity. that
was part of Mr.. Armstrong; make
UP.
Mr.. Armstrong died at his home near
Larned. Kas.. Friday evening. February
10. aged 70 years months and II days.
death resulting from a paralytic stroke
received January "a The funeral SER
vices took place at the home Monday.
February -. at p. M. Rev. c. D. Hest
wood officiating, and the interment was
In the Larned cemetery.
The deceased was born near St.
ClairsVille, Belmont county; Ohio. June
"a, 1919. His boyhood days were spent
on farm near the place Of his birth.
When he became OF age he purchased
an interest In the steamboat Friend
ship, running on the Ohio river, and
followed this business three years. He
then went to Louisville. Ky. and took
charge of paper warehouse for his
father. who owned the Fulton paper
mills. at Wheeling. In 1850 he returned
to Wheeling and became a partner in
his fathers mill. He was married to
Rachel e. Crowl. OF Chester county,
Pa, September 16. 1851. To this union
were born six children. four daughters
and two sons. all of whom, except one
daughter. who died in infancy, survive
him. together with his wife. eleven
grandchildren and one sister, Mrs.
Sarah Goodrich, of Urbana. o. His
wife, children and two grandchildren
were with him when he passed away.
In the fall OF 1867 he moved with his
family from Wheeling to farm near
Galva. Ill. In April. 1886, he moved to
Pawnee county. Kansas, locating in
East Pawnee township. where the fam
lily has since resided. Father Armstrong
received religious training from child
hood. During his last hours he told his
son he attended the first Sunday school
ever held In Wheeling. He united with
the North Street Methodist Episcopal
church, of Wheeling. in 1852. He was
quiet and reserved in his religious life
and died with the assurance of blessed
Immortality beyond the grave. In pol
tiles he has always been q firm believer
in the principles Of the. Republican
party.