the city aim county.John Reiser was born in Darmstadt, (jennany, October 11,1821 r tbns being SO yen10 mouths nnlt;l one day olda! flic lime of liis death.Mr. Reiser roeetFed liis early education in Germany. He came lt;0 fins couniry in 1820 and direct to Ihitler county, where lus whole useful and quiet life had been spent.After coming to this country he engaged in several business enterprises, but in 1856 be ^established n grocery on the northeast' comer of Monument avenue and High streets, andhere he successfully engaged in tins line of business for forty years, till the-time of his retirement fifteen years ago. While carrying on this business lie won himself a host of friends and the admiration of the whole business cotumumly by his fair dealings with' bis fellow men, and his retirement was a.lass to the bnsinfcss world of the city.1 Since that lime he has lived a quiet,