(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 180 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY CHAPTER XIII. THE CENTENNIAL PERIOD. Lisbon's the First Centennial Celebration—Outlook at the Opening of the New Century— Population and Other Statistics—Production of Grain, Fruits, Live Stock, Etc., in the County, In March, 1903, Columbiana County, as such was too years old, There was no celebration by the county, except that the county's centennial was somewhat featured in the New Lisbon centennial, which was celebrated in June of the same year, And so the centennial era of the county haying arrived, as the first town in the county to celebrate its 100 years of existence, the lot fell appropriately to Lisbon, the county seat, This auspicious event occurred in June, 1903, Salem is arranging for a like celebration in the month of roses, 1906. Then, more remotely, Wellsville, East Liverpool, and other towns of the county will round out each its first century with an appropriate observance. THE LISBON CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, The Buckeye State of June 25, 1903, published a very graphic report of the Lisbon centennial celebration, the aim of which event was not only to perpetuate recollections connected with the founding of the city, but of the oamty as well—an object in which the people of other portions of the county united heartily, That which follows on the subject is taken largely from the Buckeye State's very excellent report : Could Louis Kinney, the founder of Lisbon, and the host of noted men who followed him and took an active part in the building of the old town, and who have since gone to mansions above not made with hands, been privileged to look down on the celebration of its hun dredth anniversary, they must have felt a tinge of pride and satisfaction that they had something to do in its building. Certainly the present citizens and the hundreds of former residents who flocked to the scenes of their youth swelled with pride, and Wednesday and Thursday it was greater honor to have it said of one that he was born or spent some portion of his life in Lisbon than it would have been that he had taken a city or climbed to the highest pinacle of national fame. Even Marcus A, Hanna, the distinguished statesman and the pride of eighty millions of free American citizens, must for the moment have lost sight of his greatness and allowed his memory to revert to the time when played "commies" near the old Market House or hunted the elusive mud-sucker in the old mill-race. It is rarely the fortune of any man to be privileged to celebrate more than once the centennial anniversary of his birthplace, and the many visitors to Lisbon last week was evidence that they appreciated this fact and were determined not to let the opportunity of a lifetime pass them by, It seemed as if nearly every family That ever nad the privilege of calling Lisbon their home had a representative at centennial, They were here by the hundreds and after one had reached the conclusion that he had seen them all, others whose faces had passed from his memory would come into view like endless pictures in a panorama. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 181 In 100 years Lisbon has given hundreds of her best citizens to the country at large, and no State or territory in all this broad land but what has felt their influence, Many have become celebrated and achieved success beyond the rosiest dreams of their youth, and while Lisbon cannot boast of material growth it has the satisfaction of knowing that it gave of its best blood and brain to the growth of many of the cities of the land and many who have played no small part in every phase of life which called for patriotism and bravery, And none of them from the greatest to the humblest could forget the pleasant memories that cling to them of the old town and county, The pressing cares of life may for the time have crowded out the old memories, but once their facesl were turned toward the old home these came surging back, and as they frequented again the old familiar scenes and mingled with the companions of their youth, every incident and event, of no matter how long ago or how trivial in its nature, was brought vividly to mind. We dwell particularly upon this part of the centennial, because the reunion of the citizens of the county was the celebration, the other attractions being merely incidental to it, On Monday, June 22, 1903, the carnival and "midway,' people pitched their tents, and professional decorators had covered the town with artistic designs in variegated colors. Monday night the Public Square, with its many tents and crowds of people, presented much the appearance of the World's Fair in miniature. Tuesday night the celebration proper started with a grand concert in the Opera House, Seventy local people and the Grand Army band and orchestra of Canton rendered a musical program or rare excellence and of a character probably never before heard within the borders of the old Beaver valley, On Tuesday everything presaged an immense crowd on the morrow ; but when morning dawned there was evidence of stormy weather, and although the clouds cleared away and a lovely day followed, the threatening weather no doubt kept many away, While the crowd did not come up to the expectations, there were fully moo̊ people in the city in the afternoon. Up to the big tent meeting at 2 P, M,, the exercises and amusements consisted of music by the Grand Army band and free exhibitions in slack-wire walking and bicycle riding, and the meeting of the Columbiana County Pioneer and Historical Society, The Pioneer assembly was presided over by Alexander Wells. of Wellsville, who was about 95 years old at the time. New Waterford was selected as the place of the next meeting, and the following officers were elected: President, Joseph W, Cope, New Waterford; vice-president, Peter Y, Brown, Negley; secretary, Eliplias Cope, Rogers; treasurer, H, A, Halverstadt, Leetonia; necrologist, Mrs, J, B, Park, Salem. Brief talks were made by the president, Alexander Wells, Abraham Zimmerman, the father of John L, Zimmerman, Judge W. G. Wells, Dr, William Moore and John Hawkins, of Lisbon, George D, Hunt, of Salem, and S. B, McMillan, of Signal. The afternoon meeting was presided over by Col. S. J. Firestone, president of the centennial board, who made the address of welcome, Rev. J. P. Anderson led in prayer, A chorus of High School pupils sang, and Mrs, Minnie Fink Duck, instructor of music in the Lisbon schools, sang a solo, Hon, John H, Clarke, of Cleveland, was the chief speaker, his subject being "The Bench and Bar of Columbiana County," The speaker was born and raised in Lisbon and personally known to many in his audience, He gave a fine address which sustained his reputation as one of the most eloquent and scholarly men in the country, and his splendid appearance and magnetic manner won the hearts of his audience. Among the many distinguished lawyers who have practiced at the Lisbon bar, and whom Mr, Clarke so happily mentioned, none has made a more brilliant record than Mr. Clarke, and there was not one in the vast audience who knew him in his youth but was proud of "Johnny,' Clarke on Wednesday afternoon and felt honored by his presence, Mai, W, W, Armstrong, of Cleveland, a former editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and an old citizen of Lisbon, followed Mr. 182 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY Clarke, Mr, Armstrong has reached the age where his voice has lost much of its force but he gave a brief but interesting address, During the progress of the exercises Senator Hanna had come into the tent and his entrance was greeted by rounds of applause. At the conclusion of Major Armstrong's address, Senator Hanna and General McCook were called upon for speeches, but bowed their acknowledgements of the honor with the information that they were on the program for Wednesday. The grand ball was held in the tent in the evening and was attended by about 300 couples, The Grand Army band furnished the music and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Miller led, the grand march and opened the ball, There were hundreds of spectators and the scene presented was on a scale of grandeur unequalled in the social history of the city, But it was left for Thursday to mark the celebration as the equal of any similar demonstration in the history of the State outside the largest cities. A big crowd had been looked for and this time the expectations of the most sanguine were realized, It threatened rain in the early morning, but as on the previous day the elements were good and ideal weather followed, The avenues leading into the city were lined with vehicles at an early hour, always an indication to the Lisbon citizen that the crowd will be here, At to o'clock a special train of 13 coaches came in over the Erie, bringing people from points along the line as far up as Cleveland and Youngstown, Salem adding its quota of b00 people. When the train stopped at the depot, the crowd spread out over the commons there like a huge wave and almost in the twinkling of an eye the scene was transformed from a few hundred waiting people to a seething mass of humanity, When this delegation got up town and joined the immense throng already gathered there the scene on Fifth avenue, New York, in the busiest hour of the day, is hardly a comparison. Thursday was the day given over to the Grand Army, and right royally did they distinguish it, The parade formed on Beaver street before the noun hour and marched through the principal streets. _Mout 1,5c0 men were in line, and it was one of the most imposing spectacles of the kind ever witnessed in the county, The parade was headed by Capt. William M, Hostetter, chief marshal, and his staff, Dr, W, C, Nevin and Clarence Brinker, Following were carriages containing the guests of honor. Senator M. A. Hanna and Gen, Anson McCook, Hon, R. W. Tayler, Col, S. J. Firestone and disabled veterans. Then came Department Commander A. C. Yengling and his staff, mounted, and the Grand Army band of Canton. The posts in line were Trescott Post, of Salem, 130 men : General Lyon Post, of East Liverpool. 56 men Henry Cope Post. of Wellsville, 90 men ; Sergeant Thompson Post, of Salineville, 65 men ; C, F, Chamberlin Post, of East Palestine, 40 men : the Lisbon Pottery band ; L, M, Tulles Post, of Rogers, 100 men; Dennison Post, of Hanoverton, 43 men; James A, Garfield Post, of Colummen ; John Bartges Post, of North Georgetown,. 30 men ; and Starr Post, of Lisbon, 150 men. The second division of the parade was made up of the Sons of Veterans from East Liverpool, Salem, East Palestine and Lisbon, headed by the Lisbon Boys' band and led by Colonel J, J, Rose and his staff. The Lisbon Sons of Veterans were mounted and in uniform and presented a fine appearance, They were in charge of Capt, A, W, H, Martin, The parade was reviewed at the Public Square by Senator Hanna. Dinner was served to the veterans at the big tent by the Woman's. Relief Corps and fully 1,500 people were fed. Shortly after two o'clock Senator Hanna and party entered the hall and the Senator was given a hearty greeting, which he gracefully acknowledged. Col. S. J. Firestone called the assembly to order, when Rev. Frank Richards, of Zanesville, a former Lisbon resident, invoked the Divine blessing, Ex-Congressman Tayler made brief remarks in his unusal graceful style, winning the applause of the audience by his witty and salient thrusts at John H, Clarke, the speaker of the previous day, and his reference to the ability and bravery of the distinguished guests—Senator Hanna and General McCook—when they first won golden laurels. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 183 as respective leaders of the "Frog Ponders" and "Sheep Hillers." foes on many a sanguinary battle-field in the days of Lisbon's earlier history. Colonel Firestone then introduced Senator Hanna. No attempt will be made to describe the Senator's appearance other than to say he looks like his picture, While his looks do not belie his record of being a firm man, every line and feature indicating his great strength of character and accounting for his remarkable career during the last few years. he has nothing of the fierceness which the papers credit him with having. A mild and placid countenance, a head that shows mental strength, a well-modulate voice of pleasing intonation. and an ease of manner acquired only by contact with the world, are his distinguishing features and mark him as the embodiment 0f the gentleman of the new school. His scho0lmates say of him that as a boy he was much the Same as other boys. neither better nor worse, and then gave no special promise of reaching his present high position. But it is altogether probable that there was latent within him the power which opportunity developed and which placed him on a plane reached by few in this age of brilliant genius and massive intellect. He was given a hearty greeting by the audience which contained many of the friends of his youth and the friends of the Hanna family, His address was of a reminiscent character in which he referred to many of the incidents connected with his boyhood days. It was a fine address characteristic of the man. and the relations existing between the speaker and his audience lent an additional charm to it, Senator Hanna was followed by General McCook, born and reared in Lisbon. and a member of the famous family of the "Fighting McCooks," General McCook has been three times elected to Congress from New York. has served as secretary of the United States senate and held other important positions in the service of his country, General McCook in his address made his remarks a reflection of the times in which he lived in Lisbon and referred to many of the families of that period. Some members of them were in the audience and his address, of interest to everybody, must have been especially interesting to them. He paid David Anderson. one of whose pupils he was, a fine tribute, and also mentioned many of the companions of his youth who had gone out into the world and carved for themselves a name and fame in the nation. He evidently had a vivid recollection of the times and told them in a manlier that was at once interesting and amusing, General McCook. besides having gained great military honors. seems to have not negelected the civil amenities, and his address proved him to be a master of thought and language as well as of men. His address was one of the most interesting of the time, The audience which listened attentively to the distinguished speakers is said to have numbered 8,000 which included all that could possibly crowd under the canvas and several hundred who lined up outside within reach of the speakers' voices. As this vast audience made no perceptible diminution of the crowd which blocked the main streets of the city, it forms a fair basis for an estimate of Thursday's crowd, which could have not been much short of 30,000, A repetition of the musical concert in the big tent Thursday evening, which a heavy shower of rain interfered with, closed the first centennial cerebration of the historic town of old Lisbon. which will go down in history as the biggest and best event that to that date had ever taken place within her gates. Visitors to the centennial celebration who did not visit "Curio" hall missed one of the best features. The members of the committee who had it in charge deserve the praise of the citizens of the county for the excellent manner in which they performed their duties, The display of relics attracted thousands of visitors. This old county of Columbiana has been the scene of many events, both in primeval and modern times. Here the early settlers who were of the best stock the world has produced hewed out for themselves homes and provided themselves and families with the necessaries of life. There were no department stores in those early days, so as they developed and found the- 184 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY want of some special article they manufactured it. Some of these implements were of rude construction, but often showed mechanical ingenuity that would do credit to this age of master workmen, and in some instances they surpassed the modern artisan. In "Curio" hall were displayed many specimens 0f the implements used in those early days. There were collections there of Indian relics and specimens of almost everything connected with pioneer days. The visitor might spend hours in this hall and still find objects of great interest which he had overlooked. We would like to give a complete list of everything the hall contained but that would require volumes. We have, however, made up a list of some of the relics which follows: Private collections of Frank M. Benner, Herman Smiley and W. F. Kemble, members of the committee, formed a large part of the exhibit at "Curio" hall. Mr. Benner's collection included a fine lot of Indian relics and other curios, among which were figures of carved stone representing human heads, found in Elkrun township and supposed to be the work 0f the Mound Builders ; a Bible printed in 1680, four pages of which are hand printed with a quill pen; the mastodon bones found here a few years ago when workmen were digging for the foundations for the Wellsville bridge, and a number of antique watches and pieces of jewelry, Mr. Smiley's collection—Volume of "Euclid's Elements of Geometry," printed in and a number of 0ther rare old books, including a treatise on surveying published in Philadelphia in 1797. which was owned by William Heald, who was the first surveyor of Columbiana County, h0lding that 0ffice 25 years : Indian collection, including rare Indian battle- axe or war club, and a collection 0f rare old china. Other relics and specimens included the following: By W. F. Kemble—money relics, consisting of coins and scrip: collection of china and miscellaneous articles, and a large assortment of guns, pistols, swords, etc,, including nearly all the styles of weapons used since the invention of gunpowder, George McKee—cooking utensils, spinning-wheels, pewter ware, pack-saddles, August Volker— lot of pewter relics, including lamps, and baptismal bowl, very old, Sarah Coulson—Bibie and hatter's iron which had belonged to Samuel Holland, wh0 came to New Lisbon in 1802, Almira Thomas—sample piece of fancy work .made in 1792, pair of brass lamps for lard oil, Mary Straughn—canteen carried by soldier in War of 1812. Mrs. Peter Harbaugh—old documents relating to canal and early banking of the town. William M. Hostetter—spur worn by John Morgan at the time of his capture near New Lisbon. Josiah Bennett— Connecticut spinning-wheel equipped with two spindles. Mrs. R. B. Pritchard—old style bonnets. Mrs. John Daily—doll 100 years old, A. J. Sipe—violin made in 1615, Mrs, T, B, Marquis—old bonnets. Herman Menherto-plate stove made at Rebecca furnace on the McKinley farm. . S. Potts—old copies of the Ohio Patriot; established in 1808, Ge0rge D. Hunt—old historical books, Rev. A. W. Lytle—brass medal, found at Johnstown flood. containing on one side picture of Washington and "Commander-in-Chief." and on reverse, "In Commemoration of Departure oi Continental Army, 1774" (only four of these medals are known to be in existence), William Steele —Sandy and Beaver canal seal, Alpheus Arter—the old haversack in which he carried the money to pay the w0rkmen on the Sandy and Beaver Canal. THE SPEECHES. It is regretted that Senator Hanna's fine address can not be reproduced in full, but the following extract will be read with interest, He said this celebration had revived many pleasant memories of the associations of his early youth and renewed within him a strong desire to see and know more of old Columbiana County and Center township during the remaining years of his life. He said the feeling that prompts one to return to his childhood home is one of the dearest and best impulses of the heart. and is kindred to the love of mother. During all the years of his separation, the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 185 Senator said, lie had watched with interest the growth and prosperity of Lisbon and Columbiana County, and noticed that the county ahewav; responded to duty in war or peace, This, the Senator said, was his second visit to Lisbon in 30 years, his previous visit in that time haying been made about to years ago, and his only regret, he said, was that prosperity had eliminated some of the old landmarks that are dear to his memory, In speaking of the ffrowth of the town, he made reference to the depression that followed the failure of the Sandy and Beaver Canal. "A tremendous undertaking, but not too great for the spirit of enterprise of the people of Lisbon," and how the town recovered from the blow and continues to prosper with a bright future before it. He spoke of the sturdy sentiment of right, justice and liberty, which animated the pioneers who were the early settlers here, and told how these elements, contesting with everything antagonistic to them, had produced men who made their influence felt, In conclusion, he said it had been a great pleasure for him to stand before an audience from all parts of Columbiana County, and as a greeting most sincerely wished his hearers prosperity and success, He spoke of the proud record achieved by many Lisbon families and of the stimulus it has been to all her sons and daughters to meet the duties of life bravely and well, Gen. Anson G, McCook, member of the famous family of "Fighting McCooks,” in his speech referred pathetically to the fact that lie had come to Lisbon to see the present generation and meet the comrades of his youth, probably for the last time, Among the numerous interesting incidents he related, General McCook told of the reception here of the news of American triumph along the Rio Grande during the Mexican War, The news was carried to Wellsville by boat from Pittsburg, and fin Wellsville to the county seat by carrier, That night, lnde said, the band came out and serenaded a number of citizens, among them his father, Dr, John McCook, who responded with a brief speech. He also told of the Polydelphian Debating Society of New Lisbon, organized among the youth of the village, and of which both he and Senator Hanna were members, This society contributed in the course of time three general itticers to the navy, several governors of States and Territories, two ministers of the Gospel and others prominent in the various walks of life. In conclusion General McCook said that he had known Senator Hanna both as man and boy, and said he was always "square," and that lie believed tliere were many of his fellow-citizens. notwithstanding the action of the recent Ohio Republican convention, who think lie would be a worthy successor to McKinley. His utterances were loudly cheered, John H, Clarke in his address gave a brilliant and interesting sketch of the men who practiced at the Lisbon Bar, He said in part : "The hills hereabout do not seem so high; the valleys do not seem so deep, nor the Little Beaver so great a stream as all these lie pictured in the memory of my boyhood days, From time to time, at long intervals, I have returned to the old home and have corrected these impressions, but I am happy to say that in a few days, usually in a few hours of ansence they all assume again the heroic proportions of my youthful years, I am sure I speak the experience of every person here today from a distant home, when I say that in my dreams, waking or sleeping, I find myself oftener among these hills and valleys and streams, than in any other place in all the world, be my travels extensive as they may, All this makes it delightful for us to come back upon this anniversary to the old scenes, and to the cordial welcome which is-extended to us upon every hand today, "But 1 am nct here to speak of the memories that throng upon us today, for every mind is lull of these without my prompting. I am instead to speak a word for the bench and bar of Lisbon, I say for, rather than of, the bench and bar, because a lawyer's name (I mean a lawyer as distinguished from those of our profession, who, going into other pursuits achieve 186 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY fame) is 'written not in sand, but in water, swift running water, and it is therefore the duty as well as the pleasure of every lawyer devoted to his profession, to speak when he may, the word that may recall his brethren of the law, if only for an hour, from the valley of the shadow of the past, that they may be given something of that due which the world denies them, for the beautiful service they have rendered it. "The bar of Lisbon—New Lisbon, I love still to call it—has not produced any lawyer of overshadowing reputation, such for instance, as Judge Rufus P, Ranney. But the State has not produced his equal, and but few who can be said to have approached his powers, This bar has, however, produced many men who at home and abroad have commanded a first place among the lawyers of this and other States, and who with abundant learning and devotion have served their generations faithfully and well. As from my reading and personal acquaintance with two generations of these lawyers I recall their learning in their profession, their force of character and the industry of many of them, I am sure that the reason why they do not fill a larger place than they do in lhistory, is that they did not chance to have great duties laid upon them. "For no truth is more patent to the observing man in this world than that great places and great duties make great men, in professional as certainly as in business and political life, The necessities of great occasions cad forth in men unexpected powers, and known powers develop an unsuspected strength. If the man who will certainly look larger in the history of his country than any other whom this village or county has yet produced, had died 10 years ago, before great opportunities were given him in business and national politics, the next generation would scarcely have known of him—yes, great places and great opportunities make great men, "The freedom and frequency with which courts are invading the authority of the executive and legislative branches of the government, state and national, have brought thoughtful men everywhere to ask whether as much danger is to be feared from an unrestrained bench as from an unrestrained Congress or Legislature. The alternative is not an omnipotent Congress or Legislature, but rather that such cases be made that constitutions may be more easily and promptly amended than now, so that when the intangible authority which we call the 'public welfare' of the State or nation demands it, constitutions may be promptly changed and obstructing courts be set aside, "The day for figures of speech and for literary ornament in the court room has distinctly passed, and the effective orator of our day is he who puts into every sentence some new thought and meaning that advances its argument towards its conclusion. Some say that the newspaper has usurped the place of the orator in this country and destroyed his power, But the truth is, I think, that the public school, while making impossible the older style of oratory, has left the master of the new with undiminished power in the courts and in the country. "From reading the decisions of cases the trials of which in the lower courts I distinctly remember, I find that I was 'called to the bar,' as an English lawyer would say, very certainly before I had arrived at the age of 10 years,-- and I cannot remember the time when judges and court officers did not indulgently permit me to sit within the rail of the bar, The leviers of the local bar, as I remember it, were Thomas S. Woods, Judge Lyman Potter, James L. Smith, S. L. Wadsworth, Judge T. H, Wallace, Judge Simon Wisden, and I may be permitted with propriety to add, my own father. Potter and Wadsworth I do not remember as they appeared in court, but only as the fathers of the playmates of my childhooil, They both died in their bright prime. "T. S, Woods, was an educated, accomplished lawyer of fine appearance and forceful manner. He was clearly marked for a large share of the leadership of the bar of this part of Ohio, but he died in his early manhood, before the full maturity of his powers. "In sharp contrast with Woods was James L, Smith, a self-made man, careless of appear- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 187 ances, with a manner of speech far from pleasing, but of an intense earnestness such that he was much feared as an antagonist in a jury trial, You all remember how, when a layman asked a lawyer why it was that Scarlett, the great English advocate, was so successful with juries, the envious and deprecating reply was, 'Because there are 12 Scarletts in the jury box,' But no greater compliment could be paid a lawyer than to say of him that with his different training lie can yet persuade the 12 men in the jury box, perhaps unlearned, to accept his point of view of a case as their own, and carry them to his conclusion. This was Mr, Smith's distinguishing power, "Judge Wisden, of tine appearance and with impressively strong manner, enjoyed a large practice for many years before lie was elected to the bench, Soon after leaving the bench, in what should have been the years of the summit of his accomplishment, lie died, In every way he maintained the high local standard of his profession as a lawyer and an upright and respected citizen, "Judge Wallace is the only one of those early leaders who lived to an age permitting me to know him when I was myselt a practndcing lawyer at this bar, Most of you remember his unfailing courtesy and suavity of manner, leading persons often to speak of him as a perfect type of the gentleman of the old school, I do not know why this distinction should he drawn between a gentleman of the old school and our school, or of any other. If both he really gentlemen, the difference is slight; and Judge Wallace was certainly a gentleman, "Judge Wallace was a man of unremitting attention to business, and more than any lawyer I have ever known, it seems to me, was always ready for the trial of his cases, though for many years he enjoyed certainly the largest practice in this county, He was elected to Congress from this district, defeating Mr. McKinley, afterwards President, and he served for several years acceptably as judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He died full of years and honors, and in the highest respect of this entire community. "Col. William Jordan, after distinguished military service in the Civil War, came to the bar late and died too early to admit of his making a great professional reputation, but in his short service at the bar he showed qualities of mind and character which placed him in the front rank of his professional brethren. He died respected by all who knew him, lawyers and laymen, and he was mourned by a large circle of friends sincerely attached to him by his high character and gentle and generous ways. "One of the most remarkable of the younger men of the generation of which I am speaking, was Judge William A. Nichols, An unusually clear and strong thinker, Judge Nichols was, to be sure, clear and convincing in his statement of facts and law of his cases, I say 'to be sure,' for clear statement always goes with clear thinking, and never without it, The man in clear possession of an idea never lacks words to express it, "But a few years after he was elected to the bench, Judge Nichols was cut clown at the threshold of what was by universal consent recognized as a distinguished judicial career, He was of that high type of man, of lawyer and of judge which has so steadily been characteristic of this bar through the whole century of its existence, "I cannot close even this rude sketch of the bar of Lisbon, without some mention of that triumvirate of great lawyers, which has added so much to the character and learning, and so much to the honor of this bar, I mean, of course, J, Twing Brooks and Judges Ambler and Laubie, of Salem, "Mr, Brooks was one of the greatest men, intellectually and in force of character, that I have ever known, and I have known many great men, His executive powers were of such high order that he was induced to leave the law to take up business in its largest phases, in connection with the affairs of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, but this was not until he had made for himself a high place among lawyers of the State and country, He was an honor to his profession and to this bar, "Judge Ambler, though yet with us, has largely retired from practice, and is now enjoy- 188 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY ing the rich reward of a life well spent. He achieved early a great distinction as a lawyer and judge and later on in the Congress of the United States, For many years Judge Ambler was a lawyer to meet all comers at the bar of whatever order of talent and he enjoyed a practice extending far beyond the limits of the State, "And what I shall say of Judge Peter A, Laubie, who has served this county and circuit with such distinguished ability for many years as circuit judge ? The reports of his courtS are filled with his decisions, which certainly are not surpassed by any of the decisions of the Supreme courts of his time, With an abundant learning and with powers of analysis of a high order, he more than once points out amid the conflict of decisions, what the law is, and then with the boldness of an original thinker and genuine minister of justice, goes on and declares what the law should be and what it would be if simple justice had not been lost sight of in a mass of artificial reasoning by earlier courts, If merit alone had been the stepping stone to the Supreme Court, Judge Laubie would long since have been upon the bench, and would have shown himself a worthy successor to Rannev and Thurman, to White and Mcllvaine, As it is, his decisions will reflect luster upon this bar, from which he sprang, long after his generation and that which follows shall have made up and closed its record and passed  "To the land of the great departed, Into the silent land." Maj. W. W. Armstrong, of Cleveland, a former editor of the Plain Dealer, who was brought up in Lisbon, spoke briefly and sail in part : "Your committee has kindly assigned me a place on this program, an honor which I thank them for. I am glad to meet here so many of the old settlers of Columbiana County, a large number of whom were friends and acquaintances of my father, who for many years was prominent in the religious, social and political world of Lisbon, The last of the family, I am glad to return to the old home, for if there be in retrospection's chain one link that brings us to our boyhood's dream again, it is the memory of a mother's love. In your little cemetery, the mother who bore me is quietly sleeping, and I come here to visit her grave and to recall to my memory the many good and true words uttered to me." Lisbon never presented so gorgeous an appearance as during her centennial week, Besides the excellent work of the professional decorators, the Lisbon people did their best to imitate them and the result was that every part of the town was gay with artistic designs in colored bunting and flags. The Court House was covered with bunting, and two immense arches over the intersection of Walnut and Market streets gave an imposing effect, The Firestone-Gailey Block and the Rogers Elder Block were handsomely decorated, Of the private hous,ts many were beautiful, notably Capt, William M, Hostetter, W. S. Potts, Ed, A, King, Mrs, Susie LeMoyne, Frank Adams, I, P, Farmer, Jennings Marquis, George H, Huston, D. S, Gailey, John Graham, Tohn Hawkins, Toni Johnson and F, M. Benner, The Lisbon Gas Company had two arches of gas pipe on Walnut street, with the dates "1803" and "1903" formed of flaming gas jets, OUTLOOK AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW CENTURY. And so Columbiana County and its oldest incorporated city or town have entered upon their second century. The period has been one if wonderful development and growth, as has been partially —shown, but which shall be more fully demonstrated in the future pages. The tilling of the soil, which was 100 years ago a work most primitive in its character. has been measurably reduced to a science. And yet, it is a somewhat remarkable fact that the industry most susceptible, at least in this sec- PAGE 189 - BLANK PAGE 190 - PICTURES AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 191 tion of country, to the largest measure of improvement in ways and means by which to make the hest of it, is the one which dues not seem to come up to the measure of its opportunities. The effect of this lagging behind will be seen by a comparison figures in some of the crop statistics, will be given in this chapter. But that better things are in store for the Columbiana County farmer, dairyman and fruit grower, during the new century is shown by the growing disposition manifested to take advantage of improvel appliances and methods. It is in the rapid development of the mineral resources of the county, and in the establishment and growth of manufacturing enterprises, that the greatest advancement is making and is likely to be made during the coming years of the new century, It is this that is causing the rapid and substantial growth of the cities and towns : but this in turn is bound to so stimulate the farming industry as shall soon cause every hillside and valley and expansive plain not only to "blossom as the rose," but respond to the labor of the husbandman with rich and abundant harvests, POPULATION AND OTHER STATISTICS, Some crop statistics will be appended, running back 30 years or more, which will prove interesting by way of comparision. In 1850 the population of the county was 33,621, Some of the products of the county for that year were: Flax. 18,898 pounds ; maple sugar, 50,000 pounds, and 4,324 gallons of maple molasses; wool, 323,000 pounds (Columbiana County was at that time the second county in wool production in the State-Harrison being the first) ; honey and beeswax, 15,000 pounds, In corn, 14,457 acres were planted, whicn yielded 516,821 bushels. about 361bushels to the acre: 35,720 acres of wheat, yielding 606,261 bushels, an average of about 17 bushels an acre-which was a large yield for even those years, when the soil was 50 years nearer its virgin condition, through commercial fertilizers had not yet come into use, In 1852 6,306 horses were listed for taxation .at $350,925; 14,097 cattle, valued at $106,852 : 75,117 sheep, valued at $89,213, and 13,122 hogs were clued for taxation at $21,037, In 1867, a little less than 40 years ago, 461,910 bushels of rye were produced in the county. The same year, from 12,580 acres, 130,025 bushels of wheat, or about 10 1-3 bushels to the acre, were harvested. Of rye, 38,385 bushels were produced : also 15,272 bushels of buckwheat, 41,791 tons of hay and 10,235 bushels of barley; 15,762 acres yielded 503,359 bushels of corn; 1,355 acres of flax yielded 12,450 bushels of seed and 46,423 pounds of fiber, The same year there were produced 468,213 pounds of wool, 612,547 pounds of butter, 109,542 pounds of cheese, 8,492 gallons of sorghum syrup, 20,523 pounds of maple sugar and 7,691 gallons of maple syrup. A comparison of the agricultural products of the county between the years 0f 1872-73 and those of 1903, 30 years later, will be found interesting, In 1873 there were 31,850 acres of meadow, producing 32,600 tons of timothy hay; in 1902, 35,259 acres produced 42,123 tons, In the former year 7,00 acres of clover yielded 7,650 tons of hay and 740 bushels of seed; in the latter year, 6,411 acres yielded 7,737 tons of hay and 935 bushels of clover seed, The report of the Secretary of State for 1874 showed that Columbiana was one of the nine counties of the State to produce more than 30,000 tons of hay each, In 1873 there were 760 acres of flax, which yielded 7,440 bushels of seed and 563,430 pounds of fiber: in 1902 and 1903 no report was made to the Secretary of State of the production of flax in this county; so that the cultivation of that once very important staple in Columbiana County seems to be a thing of the past ; and the old-fashioned "home-spun" garments have likewise disappeared, as has also the time-honored spinning-wheel, except where, here and there, it occupies an, honored place among "grandmother's attic treasures." In 1873 the products of the dairy in the county were : Butter, 959,900 pounds and cheese, 203,970 pounds: in 1902 the yield was, 1,188,431 pounds of butter and 442,705 pounds of cheese: and in the latter year 1,169,171 192 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA, COUNTY gallons of milk were sold for family use, The decreasing yield of maple sugar and maple syrup is one means of showing the gradual disappearance of the old-time sugar camps from the county, In 1873 the products of these sugar camps were 11,860 pounds of sugar and 9,060 gallons of syrup, while in 1903 the yield was but 111 pounds of sugar and 2,478 gallons of syrup, The sheep husbandry continues to decline also: for while the yield of w00l in 1873 was 556,880 pounds, that in 1903 was but 122,708 pounds, The acreage in orchards, too, shows a shrinkage ; but the yield —which of course in the case of orchard fruits is quite variable in this latitude—still holds up well, In 1873 there were 7,470 acres in orchards yielding 206,020 bushels of apples, 180 bushels of peaches and 2,10 bushels of pears : in 1902 6,005 acres produced 205,865 bushels of apples, 3,013 bushels of peaches and 496 bushels of pears. The total number of births, marriages and deaths in the county, as shown by the Secretary of State's report, for the year ending March 31, 1903, were as follows : Births—white, male, 606; female, 548: colored, male, 6: female, 5; total, 1,165, Marriages—white, 758 : colored, 3: total, 761. Deaths—white, male 282: female, 247; colored, male, 4: female, 6: total, 539. The population of Columbiana County, according to the federal census of 1890 and 1900, was : In 1890, 59,029; in 1900, 68,590, The population of the incorporated cities, towns and villages in the county, in 1890 and 1900, was :

* In 1900 certain industries in Leetonia were down, which affected its population adversely but these have since resumed and the loss shown has been more than regained then there are villages, viz., New Waterford, The following interesting agricultural, horticultural and dairy statistics, including table on page 194, for Columbiana County were gleaned from the assessor's returns, made in Tune, 1905, They relate chiefly to 1904 : In a total of 4,134,996 pounds of commercial fertilizer used in the county in 1904, Knox township leads with 767,900: Butter second with 403,000, and Hanover third with 297,000, Of a total of 376,603 bushel of apples produced in the county last year. Unity township leads with 59,930 bushels; Fairfield second with 49,295 bushels: Elkrun third with 36,975 bushels, and Knox fourth with 31,690 bushels, In peaches the county produced last year 11,614 bushels, of which Center township produced 3,656 bushels, Yellow Creek 2,100 bushels and Madison 1,430 bushels. In plum culture Unity township leads with 2,435 bushels : Knox second with 1,203 bushels and West third with 1,070 bushels, The total production of plums in the county in 1904 was 7,612 bushels. Fairfield township leads with 745 out of a total production of 1,538 bushels of cherries produced in the county last year, and Knox township leads with 596 out of a total of 2,205 bushels of pears grown in the county last year, Knox township was the only township in the county to produce winter barley in 1904, its crop amounting to 3,375 bushels, Sugar corn was grown in but one township in 1904, Madison producing seven tons. Center township leads in onion culture with 500 bushels, The crop was small in Knox township, the only other township in which they are cultivated to any extent, In production of factory and creamery cheese, West township leads with 131,53 pounds : Butler second, 25,854 pounds ; Hanover third, 1,600 pounds, West township, with 18,000 pounds. also leads in the production of cheese in homes dairies : Perry second, 8,000 pounds; Center third, 4,000 pounds: Hanover fourth, 3,700 pounds. Washingtonville, Franklin Square, Rogers, Negley, Signal, Elkton and others, which by the west census will show up well in population and business. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 193 Of the 19,395 dozens of eggs shipped from the county out of the State, 11,795 dozens were shipped from New Waterford, A total of 3,462 gallons of maple syrup and 216 pounds of maple sugar was produced in the county in the spring, Knox township produced 1,049 gallons of syrup and 165 pounds of sugar; Center township 1,188, West 419, and Fairfield 293 gallons of syrup. Comparatively small amounts were produced in other townships, There are 248 hives of bees in the county, Elkrun township leading with 40; Yellow Creek second, 37; West third, 27; Knox fourth, 26, and Madison fifth, 24, In the production of honey in 1904, West t0wnship leads with 420 pounds; Yellow Creek second, 270 pounds ; Elkrun third, 250 pounds ; Knox fourth, 205 pounds, The total production was 1,987 pounds. Every township in the county c0ntributed to the 125,785 pounds of wool shorn in 1904, Elkrun contributing 16,680 ; Fairfield 13,035, and Franklin 12,440, 194 - HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY CHART OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS NOT SHOWN