Old Marietta Papers - Number 13

 The Marietta Register, December 18, 1863

"Old Marietta Papers" was a series of columns compiled and published in 1863 and 1864 by Rodney M. Stimson, editor of "The Marietta Register."

It is worthy of remark that in the Marietta papers we have closely examined within the past few weeks, from 1813 to 1822, advertisements of fugitive slaves from Virginia, and occasionally from Kentucky, are not uncommon; and advertisements of a wife who, as the advertiser says, "has left my bed and board," &c., occur with very much more frequency than do such advertisements at this day.

A grand Circus Hunt was advertised to take place Feb. 8 "on the headwaters of the big and little west branches of the Little Hocking" to kill Wolves and Panthers. Managers, Walter Curtis, Miller Clark, O. R. Loring, William Pitt Putnam and John Stone of Belpre; William Johnson of Decatur; Amos Dunham of Warren; and T. B. Pond of Barlow. It proved a failure from "want of system and imperfect knowledge of the ground." It was again advertised for April 5th, when the command of the several corners was under William Pitt Putnam, John Stone, Walter Curtis and Benjamin P. Putnam - six miles square surveyed, "the most noted wolf harbor within 60 or 70 miles," and bears and panthers common. What success this time was not published. 

In the Spring Election, 1821, George Dunlevy, D. H. Buell, and John Merrill were elected Town Council; R. Prentis, Clerk; John Mills, Treasurer; B. P. Putnam and S. P. Hildreth, Assessors; Jacob Ulmer, Enoch Hoff and Robert McCabe, Constables.

July 4, 1821, James M. Booth, Esq., read the Declaration at Congregational Church, and Whipple Spooner, Esq., delivered the oration. Dinner at Sampson Cole's. There was another celebration in Harmar, Henry Dana Ward delivering the oration.

At this date Billy Todd had here what he called the "Washington Brewery."

July 24, Nahum Ward advertised that he would leave for Europe in November following, to be gone about a year.

Oct. 14, Casper Smith, "at the sign of the Golden Anchor," advertises that he will keep boarders "in the best manner at $1.50 a week."

Oct. 26, the store of Joseph Holden was robbed of a considerable quantity of goods and about $80 in money.

Election in 1821 - Sardine Stone of Union was elected Senator from this district; Capt. Timothy Buell (re-elected), and W. M. Dawes of Morgan, Representatives; Royal Prentiss, Auditor - the first time and Auditor was elected by the people. Daniel Goodno was re-elected Commissioner without opposition, also Samuel Beach and Amzi Stanley were elected Commissioners in place of Dr. J. B. Regnier, deceased and Titan Kimble, who had removed to Lawrence county. There was a tie vote between S. Beach and Col. Joseph Barker, and they drew lots, when Beach gained it. The opponent of Amzi Stanley was W. Thomas.

For Senator the vote of the county stood Sardine Stone, 487; Ephraim Cutler, 469. The opponents of Timothy Buell and W. M. Dawes for Representatives were James Whitney of Harmar and Alexander McConnell of Morgan county.

Marriages in 1821:

Jan. 1, Otis Wheeler and Dianthe Morse; Samuel A. Westcott and Sarah L. Edgerton.

Feb. 15, William Henry Shipman and Mary Ann Edgerton.

March 6, in Union, Luther D. Barker and Maria Devol.

March 16, James McAllister and Susan Owens.

April 5, Nathan Cole of Warren and Lavinia Bryan of Marietta.

April 9, George Beerley and Sally Mixer.

April 11, in Portsmouth, Dr. G. S. B. Hempstead and Elizabeth Peebles.

Apr. 15, Caius Martius Wood and Sophia Hall of Union; Lucius Cross and Thirza Stanley.

May 17, Henry Chandler and Mrs. Sally Humiston, both of Wooster (Watertown).

May 27, Bertrand Miraben of Marietta and Emily Dunbar of Union.

July 3, Erastus Guthrie of Belpre and Achsah Palmer of Marietta.

Aug. 14, in Waterford, Benjamin P. Putnam of Marietta and Mary Dana.

Sept. 2, in Belpre, Jarvis Burroughs and Susan Stone; in Marietta, David B. Anderson and Eunice Hall.

Oct. 11, Henry Shepard and Huldah Shepard.

Oct. 31, James D. Farnsworth and Eliza Knapp.

Oct. 14, Jesse Loring of Belpre and Deborah Gray of Waterford.

Nov. 6, Jesse Lawton of Barlow and Maria Haskell of Marietta.

Nov. 5, Thomas Porter and Rhoda Sutton.

Dec. 7, John Breckenridge and Agnes Fleming, both of Warren.

Dec. 27, Alfred Regnier and Mary Ann Rowland, both of Aurelius.

Deaths in 1821:

Jan. 20, Jonathan Cram, aged 42.

Apr. 16, John L. Saltonstall.

Apr. 23, Mrs. Catharine, wife of William Plumer, 62.

May 2, in Columbus, Col. Abner Lord, aged 61, a former business man of Marietta, who built the house in which Dr. John Cotton died, just south of the Post Office.

May 30, William H. Buell, in his 29th year.

July 25, Miss Maria, daughter of William Skinner, 25.

August 2, the wife of Joseph Dennis; 5th Elijah Cooper; 6th, John Hilman, 23.

Aug. 16, in Aurelius, Dr. John B. Regnier, a native of Paris and one of the most prominent citizens of the county, aged 54; he removed from Marietta to Aurelius in 1819; his obituary says: "Dr. Regnier spoke evil of no man and showed kindness to all."

Aug. 23, in Vienna, Va., Charles Spencer Wilson (a brother of Noah L. Wilson), 17.

Aug. 31, in Belpre, Dr. William Beebe; in Marietta, Mrs. Sloter.

Sept. 8, in Adams, Mrs. Mindwell, wife of Theophilus Ransom, 60; in Marietta, Amos, son of Joseph Worstell, 16; 17th, Dea. Enoch Shepard; 27th, William Pratt.

Sept. 21, in Union, James R., son of John Dyar, 19.

In Marietta, Oct. 10, Lavina, wife of Robert Williamson, 44.

20th, Jane, wife of John Brought, Esq.

Epidemic in Warren. In Sept. and Oct., 1821, there was an epidemic in Warren. One of the obituaries speaks of "the present raging epidemic." We find in the Friend notice of the following deaths: Sept. 7, Mrs. Mary Cole, 54; 15th, the wife of Oren Newton; 16th, John Wood, 80. The mortality in the Adams family was great. Sept. 11th, James Adams died, aged 48, and on Nov. 27th, Mary Adams, his wife, and within that time, Sabin, a son, aged 20, and another of their children; and three sons of Tiffany Adams died, Oct. 6th, John, aged 25; Oct. 10, another son, aged 14; and Nov. 15, Elisha, aged 22 - making seven of the Adams family within 2-1/2 months. Just a year before James Adams buried a daughter, aged 12; and a year after, Sept. 27, 1822, Tiffany Adams died.