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education. He overcame this and other
handicaps and
reached the limit of his days crowned
with success. To
his friends he was loyal and he had the
faculty of bind-
ing others to himself with a friendship
as loyal as his
own. Employes were thoroughly devoted
to his inter-
ests. To those in need he was generous.
He was char-
itable without ostentation. He was
public-spirited and
gave freely for the upbuilding of
Columbus. Beneath
a rugged, reticent and unemotional
exterior he was ten-
der-hearted and kind. After his death
many bore testi-
mony to aid received from him in the
hour of need. The
number of his benefactions will never
be known.
He was a life member of the Ohio State
Archaeologi-
cal and Historical Society. On one
occasion when the
Society was struggling along with
inadequate appro-
priations and had reached the end of
its resources to
continue its field work, he contributed
$2000, with the
simple injunction that no publicity was
to be given to his
donation.
In the newspapers following his death,
from which
the preceding sketch has been gleaned,
are found ex-
tended accounts of his life with
testimonials of appre-
ciation from prominent citizens,
including officials of
the state and nation -- all attesting
his wide acquaint-
ance and influence that grew as he
approached life's end.
COUNTY WORLD WAR HISTORIES
Among the material relating to the
World War, on
the shelves of the Library of the
Society, are two very
interesting publications. The first of
these is the "Honor
Roll of Ohio -- Lawrence County."
In the introduction
we read:
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Society Publications
The citizens of Lawrence County are
justly proud of her
soldiers in the late war. The glory of
her noble sons will ring
down through all the generations to
come. In every branch of
the service, in every great engagement, our boys were
there; at
Verdun, at St. Mihiel, in the Argonne,
at Chateau Thierry --
wherever there was conflict, our boys
more than stood the test.
The history of the achievement of our
noble sons will be, in
a general way, the history of the
nation's part in the war.
The book is extensively illustrated and
contains a
Roll of Honor, including the names and
portraits of
those who made the supreme sacrifice
for home and
country. There are also numerous
portraits of those
who returned from the service, with
brief sketches of
each.
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The "Honor Roll of Ohio -- Erie
County Edition,"
has also been received in the Library.
It follows, in a
general way, the publication noted
above and is sump-
tuously illustrated with portraits and
scenes from camp
and field.
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As we write these lines, we have
received from the
author, Judge Van A Snider, of
Lancaster, Ohio, Major
of Infantry, a copy of "Fairfield
County in the World
War." We shall make fuller mention of this in the
next issue of the QUARTERLY.