The Marietta Register, May 6, 1864
"Old Marietta Papers" was a series of columns compiled and published in 1863 and 1864 by Rodney M. Stimson, editor of "The Marietta Register."
September 5, 1835, the name of T. P. Harshberger first appears in the Gazette, as in business in Marietta, just from "Pittsburg."
January 3, 1836, the "Mansion House," on Ohio street, was open to the public by John Lewis, who built it the previous season. He advertised to "accommodate travelers and others, in the best and most comfortable manner." Mrs. Lewis, who is now - after a period of more than twenty-eight years still the landlady - yet keeps a "most comfortable" house.
Lewis S. Greuzard took a room under the Mansion House to carry on the business of a barber; also, he did sign, fancy and ornamental painting.
February 5, 1836, the bill introduced by Isaac Humphreys of this county, making an appropriation not exceeding $400,000 for the improvement of the Muskingum by slack-water navigation, passed the Ohio House of Representatives - yeas, 49; nays, 19. The bill passed the Senate, March 4 - years, 23; nays, 12. The Board of Public Works applied $100,000 for the prosecution of the work in that year, 1836.
February 22, 1836, Whig State Convention held at Columbus - delegates from this county, William R. Putnam, Sr., George Dana, Sr., David Barber, Francis Devol, Levi H. Goddard. Joseph Vance of Champaign County was nominated for Governor and elected, the next October, over Eli Baldwin, Dem., of Trumbull County.
February 27, 1836, we see the first notice of the "Washington County Mutual Fire Insurance Company," James M. Booth, Secretary. Esquire Booth is still the Secretary of the Company.
April 10, 1836, John Platt of Marietta advertised that he had for ten years cultivated successfully the genuine tea plant from China, and that after much expense and many experiments, he confidently believed he had discovered the art of drying and manufacturing the leaves, so as to produce tea equal in quality to the imported Young Hyson.
April 7, 1836, the anniversary of the first settlement of Ohio, at Marietta, was celebrated. A. V. D. Joline, Esq., was Marshal of the day and the procession, longer than on any previous occasion in Marietta, marched to the Congregational Church. The address was delivered by Arius Nye, after which, about two hundred persons took dinner at the Mansion House, with Col. Joseph Barker, President, and Col. Ichabod Nye, Judge Joseph Wood, Deacon William R. Putnam, William Dana, D. H. Buell, and William Pitt Putnam, Vice Presidents. Fine music and many toasts.
April 30, 1836, Edward W. Nye retired from the Gazette, after having conducted it nine months - besides his connection with it, in company with John Delafield, Jr., a year from June, 1833, to June, 1834. He now sold out to Caleb Emerson, L. J. and V. C. Knight.
May 1, 1836. Our files to this date have been complete from April 1813, with the exception of three or four numbers in 1833-35. During the rest of this year - from May 1, 1836, to January 1, 1837 - we have only eight copies of Marietta papers.
May 7, 1836, the Gazette appeared with this announcement: "Printed and published weekly by L. J. Knight & Co., at No. 3, Green-street - C. Emerson, editor."
December 16, 1836, the Gazette was published by C. & W. D. Emerson, the McKnights having withdrawn.
December 27, 1836, the dwelling house of Col. Augustus Stone, in Harmar, was destroyed by fire between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening.
Elections in 1836. We have no newspaper containing the returns of the elections in 1836, except we are able to state that Washington County voted for President - Harrison, 1,070; Van Buren, 906. This was the largest vote polled in the county to that date. At some future time we shall publish the returns of the State and Presidential elections in this county in that year.
Marriages in 1836:
January 17, 1836, Charles G. Terrell and Susan Perdue, both of Warren.
February 25, George Sayler and Eliza Rightmire, both of Newport.
March 22, J. A. Cram and Elizabeth Stewart of Zanesville.
March 23, Daniel Proctor of Watertown and Mary P. Longworth of Morgan County
March 24, Dr. Charles C. Hildreth of Zanesville and Sarah A. Swearingen of Wheeling.
March 29, William H. Powers and Susan H. Gage, both of Waterford.
March 31st, Thomas Chambers and Mary G. Hill of Lawrence.
April 6, Joseph Chambers of Waterford and Elizabeth Brooks of Marietta.
April 6, Thomas P. Flagg and Sarah F. Corner, both of Marietta Township.
April 7th, Jonathan Nixon and Mary Cisler, both of Lawrence.
July 21, John Matthews, Jr., and Lydia Schofield, both of Salem.
September 26, John Dowling of Fearing and Phebe Perkins of Adams.
September 29th, Jason B. Blackinton and Martha Cone of Warren.
Nov. 17, James Thompson of Zanesville and Julia Ann Doan of Salem.
Nov. 22d, Jonas Galusha Glidden and Margaret C. Protsman.
Deaths:
April 20, 1836, Mrs. Minerva Nye, wife of Col. Ichabod Nye, in her 68th year. She was a daughter of Gen. Benjamin Tupper of Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, one of the projectors of the first settlement at Marietta. She arrived at Marietta, August 19, 1788, in company with her husband and two children, Gen. Tupper, Col. Cushing, Maj. Goodale and Maj. Coburn, and their families. These five were the first families that came as settlers of Ohio. She was the first female who ledged in the "Stockade," and on that ground she afterwards lived nearly 48 years.
December 28, 1836, George Dunlevy, Esq., aged about 62. He had been Clerk of the Court for twenty years, and for some years before his death was a member of the M. E. Church.
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