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ENTERTAINED HSEVERAL HOMESParty of Local Citizens Rode ' To Fultonhan To Meet Distinguished GuestTil OS. \\ LLttlSAmong acrcra! newspaper clippings placed in our possession rcw dav* ago by our faithful contributor. Will! A. Hempfllng, wa* one reproducing j the Address of welcome delivered ibi President jAir.es Monroe by David* Chambers, and the president* rcpl) ! or. end d^ wncn inc chid executive vialted Zanesville in the late summer of 1817.The clipping revived memories o: some of the details or that visit, a* recorded by the early Zanesville writers. which nre worthy of a place in this present aeries of articlesMen on Hursrcback * IAccording to these writers, ITesl- • dent Monroe and his party cam* to. Zanesville Ma. the ZanE 3 Trace route! from Chllllcoihe. and were met near; Fultonham by Zanesville* welcom- 1 ing delegation. There the presJdc.it1 and hi* companions left their car-1 rlageg. mounted horses and were cs-' cortd to town through Putnam Thev found the lower bridge decorated for the occasion and thcrr the president was warmly welcomed There wa aa parade which ended at the court house, where the welcoming speech and the presidents re*pon« were delivered, y The President** HokisThe old occounta further state that President Monroe and part) stHjed over night at the Green Tree tavern at the northeast corner of Main ana Fifth streets; mat the president atebreakfast r,e.xt morning (bands)) atthe home of Dr. Horace Peed, in Pulliam, and went with his boat to tnc new Presbyterian ehuich (corner oil South and Fourth streets) and heard, Reverend Jam** Culbertson preach ! that dinner was eaten at the home ; of General Lsaac Van Horne at Mar- ; ket and Sixth streets 1left for tt heeling [The inference from these old accounts Is that the presidential port) •dept Sunday night at the Green Trelt;r. but It appears that breakfast was served to them at the Wylljs bllllmrm home, at the head cf Ma'n streetwhence departure was made that morning In Mr Sslltmnns carriage for WheelingIt seem* safe to say that all three of the homes which President Monroe hono-ed bv his presence, are still standing In whllo or in port, after the lap?* of 113 )cnr*The Doctor Kced Toslder.ee Is now owned b Miss I nicy HazJctt. one of Ms descendants. The General Van Home home 1* only about haJf intact/ the west end having been torn down 1 to make wav for the Brush homestead and the Plaza, apartment house The hIMInnn Home The Sllllman residence, which occupied the summit Jut above where the Meyer flats stand, was ccqutrcd many years ago b) Dr Brown the banker, and much enlarged h additionsMhcn the Mover flats were built, the Brown annexes of this aged, but strongly built and handsome frame house were removed, and the Simla an portion of the structure was brought down from its elevation and placed at the cast end. of the Mc)cr brick flaw..The story crowns thl* trio of Zane*-dlj* homes with age as well as honor 5Pw Zanesville buildings are oiaer.Two seem to antedate them, the Dr.Ny* homestead on Washington street,built in 1800. and the ptcnc house.Jefferson street, built two or threejc years later But If an others have' outlasted them wo do uot at the mo-tnen- recall their locationPresident Mas p|M«elt;l Returning to the *tor of the re-oeptlos. we f4nrt that the president jnado an externpommoous repi) to the ■welcoming address, but speke at con-sd*rab:e length The report states’* lie commenced It by expressing his high of the kind attentions ofthn cit'zens of Zanesville anti Pvitnam He said the splendid etiquette of courts was not necessary to evince attachment. and the unaffected manner In which he had been received comported with his principcs and habits of plainness, mid ivu moat grateful to his feelings ' Toward tn* close of his response the president added that chief magiM-rst* of the nation he wa* always happy to meet his fellow citizens, but in his lnter-cour.ve with them, while supporting the di=::Uj cf hi* station he could never forget tliat he aUo » citizen.Church ^IMImnnElijah Church wrote appreciative]) of Wyllvn Sllllman, one of President Monroe* hwis here, and probably wtoto from first-hand knowledge, for Sllllman did not die until 1842 Church listed the man) public honors which this pioneer har won and thus summed up hLs qualities its nuvn andlau-ver’ He vr*i* a most eloquent spanker, by f*r thf? most eloquent lawyer at the Zanesville bar *■: Ihnt da) In criminal, breaech of proml-c and cades of seduction, he generally, by his knowledge or law and eloquence, brought his client through successfully. When the life of his client wo* at stake he would spurc no exertion to save him and at such times vrould put forth every energ) at his cckvnand.JcrrJfll nnd Good Miturert “In appearance judge Sllllman vras t plain, unassuming man. kind and obgliging, hall fellow well met wuh all. Jovial and good raturad and c-arr-)pm as to hi* personal appe.orflnce and he added that thU distinguished citizen was a pure and honest man. who never betroved a trust committed to hi* charge—one of the most Influential men -a ho ever resided 4n Zanesville **Other dipping* among those furnished by Will A Hcmprnec will re-ceteve nttUUlon, wo hope, at a later date.I
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Times Signal
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Sun, Sep 14, 1930
Page 9
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