The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-22
ANTHONY BUSCH,
KEEPER, PASSED
WAS ONE OF MOST WIDELY KNOWN
MEN IN THIS SECTION
OF COUNTRY
Death Came in Beautiful Elm Grove
Home Following an Illness OF
SIX Months.

ANTHONY busch aged -. died last
night ri 1889 u'cl1c> n the family nona
in Elm Grove. following; ''n illness OF SIX
months. tie WIS FOR EcarS proprietor OF
the Old DuScn house iii Main street ana
was one OF the most widely known men
in this section Of til. country.
Anthony Dusch was born in 1S+2 IN
France and at the early aS" OF fourteen
came. 10 America and landed in Wheel.
ing. where he learned th. boot and shoe
making trade which he followed Tor SIN
years. but being It tar-&iGhtcd man ne
sax the ilc"0 ut an ur-t"-Uatr motel IN
Wheeling. which was coming ~ !ue
:. front. at III" tim" rs = commercial CITY
RT55I~-,.Stl>i, i'm rsortaOC". ana so IN thc early
sixties lie opened the famous and we'll
known busch House. which became ne
:avoritc STOPPING place for the traveller
Tor many years.
Mr.. pyScu retired From active hust-
ness in f3r2 and nov"d 20 Elm Grove
I'll, property where b.: now lives. was
purchased some t"eHiy-;"EE Years aSp.
aad from. "a almost barren tieI0 ne
transformed /: int" Il pi:iN'' III beauty.
stately NAPLES. elm trees and SIr"aI:hS
laus. Mr. busch WAS married 10 Miss
Mar E..iSt"r ~ Wheeling. and five
children wc:. born a. result - thiS
union g: which nEiy on" IL lHIn@. M
drew Dusci,, vino is married and lives IN
Elm Gc"v". ~.
busch WAS married TO Miss Mitgdellne
Shidell o: F"lH'i%n. IA. win" ~ ne
time ot her uarciaG. vas conducting
q millinery establishment IN w hrctihS
With Il deep sympathy ami lH!'
knowledge Of human mature. Mr.. pUSca
made friends n all Glasses ana cht"Ee"
the esteem AMI rcSpeC: % all VINO Knew
him He vas . member or ~. HtilStut
de Paurs church.
Re leaves beside one son. Andrew. TWO
sisters. Mrs. Rose MaUr"r. Miss Len.
busch. a brother. Nicn"iaS DuScu: %'H!
-
,ity: also three grand children. Joseph
William and Mar Jan" busch.
Henry sertg.
TTenr,- S.ri-, ac.d 50. a lifelong resi-
den, of this city. died after an illness
Gf more than a var. Yesterday morn
ing at $40 o'clock in the family nome.
75 Main street.
% 1895. II. was confirmed III thc zion
Lutheran Church. but in later years ne
transferred his piac.' ar worship 70 ~"
English Lutheran church OF ~otcn ~
vas one Of ;hn oldest members. he
was an INT church worker. and until
Illness prevented WAS always IN attend
ancc q, services. In AIRY years h'' wa
Very ucti.,. in business. and was widely
known through tho Wheeling district.
Mr. Srr;.r was "u" of the first EniuN-
tors oc tn. old Wheeling fir" guards
organized hc""" III" city uaH tire a.
i,ar;m"ut. f": many years n" WAS on
-ag.d III mill work anu wa$ foreman IN
various d"Tar.'n"nt$ III the old WIT
tak-r mill. and the Tor Mill. Later M
Engaged in ia" grocery business. ara
after - successful! carer. r'tr',G lroin
business IN I9mN His tw" sous Herman
r. and Car! IT, Ssrig took Over the
business. which they now conduct.
Mr. Scrig waS also connected with the
Mutual Savings bank. Of this city. or
which he Was elected lice president
From this oftc" ne resigned thu first
Of this year. when his i'll health pre-