Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23
DEATH SUMMONS
B. F. HIESTAND
Marietta's Best Known Citizen
Dies Late Tuesday at
Age of 81 Years

Marietta, Pa, July 23. - B. F.
Hiestand, one of Marietta's. best
known and one of Lancaster county s
wealthiest men, who had been in
railing health for several weeks,
passed away at his home in Centre
square, surrounded by the members
OF his family late yesterday after
noon.
Benjamin F. Hiestand, known to
every man, woman and child in
many sections lead a very active life
and despite advanced years attended
70 business until a few years ago.
He was born in the old homestead,
IN East Donegal township. near
Marietta, July 3, 1928. He came
INTO Marietta about 1S4S, and en-
tered the lumber business, being
then but twenty years old. Two
years later he formed a partnership
with the late Samuel c. Hiestand.
Ihelr business relations continued
untll the death of the latter in 1876.
from which time the man who died
yesterday was the senior member
and later affiliated with his sons. B.
FRANK, Henry S. Hiestand and the
late George S. Hiestand. The sons
attended to the lumber business.
while the senior member of the firm
attended TO other enterprises in
which he was interested, mostly in
farm lands and quarries The firm
mas become one widely known, and
enjoy a large business. When raft
ing season was at its height, all the
luInoer was received down the Sus-
quehanna river.
In 1863 the First National Bank
of Marietta was organized. Mr..
Hiestand was one of its original
stockholders, serving as a director
and vice-president of this institu-
ton until 1874, when he disposed of
his stock, and with a number of
prominent men organized the Ex-
change Bank with a capital of
$4,000. He served as president
until the time of his death. even
after the name was changed to the
Exchange National Bank of Marietta,
Associated with A. H. Musselman,
Mr.. Hiestand in 1863 organized the
Chickies Rolling Mill Company,
which since has been dissolved. He
was one of the original stockholders
of the Marietta Hollow-ware works.
In 1889 he entered into business,
organizing the Marietta Casting
Company and was its president un-
til recently. In agricultural pursuits
he had always taken great inter-
est and the many farms, of which
he was owner proved this, as many
are among the finest in the State,
they being especially adapted for
the cultivation of tobacco. Mr..
Hiestand was also engaged in the
purchasing and packing of leaf to-
bacco. Until a few years ago he at
tended to repairs and improvements
personally about his farms,
Mr.. Hiestand was often called up
on to fill positions of trust, and had
served many times as executor or
administrator of estates. He was
one of the originators of the Hano-
yer Junction Railroad, which ex-
tended from Chickies to the Read
ing and Columbia Railroad Company
He was affiliated with many of the
turnpike companies in this section of
the county.
Mr.. Hiestand married Miss Martha
Schook. Eight children were born
to the union. His wife died a num-
ber of years ago. Only two sons
survive. B. Frank and Henry S.
Hiestand both of Marietta. There
are a number of grandchildren also
surviving. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church and gave large
ly to its support and to charity. One
of his many deeds was annually to
give the children of the Children's
Home of Lancaster, an outing on his
birthday.
He was recognized as one of the
best business men of the county,
and while conservative, was enter
prising. BY all who knew him, he
was looked up too, not only as a
sound business man, but also a
Christian gentleman and a citizen of
the highest standing. Funeral ar
rangements have not been complet-
ed, but burial will be in the
family plot in the Marietta cemetery.