The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-11-22
STOW.

| STOW.
Hamilton Hobart Stow, whose death
was announced by the Toledo, Ohio, pa
pers, and occurred on Tuesday Novem-
Der 2lst, was well and favorably known
by the older inhabitants of Forest county.
He was born in Olean, N. Y, on June %,
1887, and consequently was in the Goth
year of his age. His father, Hamilton
Stow and family, came to Newtown
Mills, in Kingsley township, when Ho-
bart was a youth. Subsequently his
father built the house known as "the
Stow house." now occupied by Hon. j.
II. Robertson, moving his family to Tio-
nesta on account of educational facilities
and convenience Of schools, and believe
Hobart attended for time the old Water
ford Academy, an institution then in high
repute. His mother, Sarah (MunselD
Stow, was lady of good educational ac-
uuirements, while his father was man
of extended business capacity, friend of
the people, and foremost in every good
work. The Presbyterian church at Tio-
nesta was largely built by him and the
May and Hilands families. Hobart spent
his youth at Tionesta, attended the schools
here and went away to an academy. I'm
proving and making the best out of his
opportunities, he was we'll equipped to
assist his father in his great lumber busi-
ness and other avocations of life. Three
of his brothers preceded him to the tomb,
Wallace W., who died when young man,
James Munsell Stow, and his brother
Capt. George Stow, who died hero's
death at Spottsylvania Court House in
1868. Our subject carried on large lum-
ber business up to about 1869 at "Stow-
town." now called Endeayor ON Hickory
Creek. cannot do better than to quote
here from the Toledo Times: "Mr. Stow
had been In i'll health for nearly four
years. He is survived by his wife and
two daughters, Mrs. j. r. Shoaf, of New
York, and Mrs. H. f. Crandall, of Lima,
Ohio. Two sisters and brother also
survive him, Mrs. A. f. Stow, of Berke-
ley, CAL, Mrs. Henry Garlick, of Gin
cnnati, o., and Edgar d. Stow, of Phila-
delphia, Pa" Continuing, the account
says: "H. II. Stow was one of Toledo's
progressive citizens. In 1872 he was in
terested with his father in the lumber
business in Cincinnati. In 1879 the oil
business fascinated him and he went to
Bradford, Pa, where ne became interest
ed in oil, and for ten years successfully
in that vicinity. In 1889 he came to the
oil fields near Toledo where he has since
remained and was one Of the best known
men of the oil region of Wood and San
dusky counties"
Such is the formal statement of good
life written by a comparative stranger.
Short though it is, it covers a volume to
those who know him better. When here
he was one of the best known and de-
servedly popular and generally beloved
men of the oil regions. His frankness,
generosity and open-heartedness were
proverbal. Among business men he was
esteemed for his honesty and ability. The
poor had friend in him. His social
qualities, cordial manner, kindly word,
were qualities that conspired to encircle
him with a large and varied circle Of
friends. Tie esteem in which he was
/ held by the people when here is evil
denced by the great number of people
whom he had befriended naming their
children for him because they considered