The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09

In ms initial issue OF Inc
Journal, the publisher, Charles M.
Kenton, published his thanks for
the help given him in installing
the Journal equipment in the
third floor of the Fox building.
This help evidently had been given
free by enthusiastic supporters of
the new paper. Taking several
tons of printing machinery to the
third floor must have involved
much labor, but this work was
done much the same way as ear
ly barn raising bees" accomplish
ed their tasks.
After getting the plant in rum
ming order, Democratic workers
got busy to secure subscribers and
advertisers, in both of which they
succeeded very greatly. Some of
the party workers paid for sever
al subscriptions, among them be-
ing Josiah Westlake, who took
four subscriptions. Mr.. Kenton
h nj e d particularly Messrs.
Buxton, McCloud, Snider, Stew
enson, Bliss, Liggett, and others"
Public Officials of 1874
Marysville officers at the time
were: Mayor, Wesley Garrard;
clerk, Tabor Randall; treasurer,
j. II. Wood; solicitor, w. d. Pud-
ney; marshall, Solomon Heisley;
councilmen, Darium Buxton, John
l.. Porter, Harvey Wood, David
Edwards, Richard Osler, Philip
Snider; street commissioners, John
L. Cartmell; Justices of the Peace,
w. A. Garrard, A. +. Wilkins,
Tabor Randall.
County officials were; Probate
Judge, j. B. Coats; auditor, John
Wiley; clerk, F. T. Arthur; treas
urer, j. B. Whelpley; sheriff, j. {.
Price; recorder, Hiram Roney;
surveyor, A. S. Mowrey; coroner,
Adam Woolford; infirmary sup
erintendent, Robert Sharp; COM
missioners, James Fullington, Lo-
renzo Cheney, and r. T. McAllis-
ter; infirmary directors, j. F. Sab
in, d. G.. Cross and o. B. Williams;
school examiners, r. l.. Wood
burn, Rev. w G.. March and l..
Piper.
Paris township officials were:
Trustees, Jacob Houser, Harrison
Shaw and George Wilbur; clerk,
Adam Snider; treasurer, John II.
Wood; constables, Thomas Whar-
ton and James Guy.
Union county officials were all
Republicans, while Marysville
and Paris township officers were
about $3.50, between Republicans
and Democrats. Although party
feeling was generally rather
strong in those days, the journal
in its first issues expressed its
thanks for favors shown by vari
Gus Republicans.
1t is worth noting that these
Republicans, who were early
mentioned for broad-minded at
titudes, were men who long re-
mained prominent in the public
life of the county. A few of them,
such as F. T. Arthur and r. L.
Woodburn, served in the house of
representatives, or other offices,
more than 30 years later, when
the present publisher took over.
They were men who recognized
the principle that a public official
was the officer of all the people,
and who had the good political
sense to maintain friendly rela-
tionS with all
Business. Professional Men
Attorneys having professional
cards in the first issue were M. c.
Lawrence, Andrew Stevenson, II.
A. King, Robinson & Piper, and
j. l.. Cameron & j. M. Kennedy.
Here were some of the adver-
tisers: Keys & Webb, grocers;
Coder a. Garper, manufacturers
of carriages, buggies and wagons;
Philip Snider, dry goods; Dunn
& Shipley, hardware and farm
Implements. public square; Nc
Cloud & Bros, drugs; w. Garrard,
variety store; o. c. Chase & Co.,
stoves, house furnishings, ETC.; w.
E. Baxter, jeweler, public square;
Alex Crist, manufacturer of boots
and shoes;
j. B. Jennings, pianos; c. L.
Sellers, groceries, 3 East Center
ST.; Snodgrass & Thompson, liv-
cry stable; w. M. Cartmell, boots
and shoes; McKitrick's boots and
shoes; A. Goldsmith, clothier;
James w. Field, druggist; Conrad |
q Schepper, carriage factory; |
Bryant's grocery; American Hotel,
A. F. Wilkins, proprietor; Miss