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��than dissatisfied, returned again to Rome, Ohio, He finally took the advice of Mr. Amon Chew, Sr., after the fashion of the old legend —

" Stick to your farm and you'll suffer no loss; For a stone that keeps rolling will gather no moss."

This advice was taken as from one whom he respected as a man and a father, and from 1870 to 1874 he had a successful career as a country practitioner of medicine. In the mean time, Feb. 22, 187], he was married to Miss Mary Helen Van Horn, of Rome, Ohio, to whom were born twins, Estella and Rosella, Aug. ?, 1872, and on Jan. 9, 1874, another daughter, Nellie Florence Clowes, was born. Dr. Clowes' biography would be incomplete without mentioning, in connection with his medical career, the organization of the Clear Grits, in Rome, Ohio, a society whose object was the promo- tion of the temperance cause ; he being one of eight in number who first organized that society, he received the appellation of one of the " eight bummers," " John, the Doctor," etc., and only through a written prescrip- tion on parchment from him was any member allowed to drink intoxicating liquors ; in this connection, a joint-stock company was organized, and commenced the publication of a weekly newspaper at Rome, Ohio, called the Ohio Clear Grit ; the publication of this newspaper was removed to Shiloh, Ohio, and in 1874, the Doctor also removed to Shiloh and started 'the Shi- loh Review, with W. H. Gilmore and H. R. Clowes, his brother, as senior editors. He sold out his interest in the newspaper business, and is giving his undivided attention to the practice of medicine, making a specialty of chronic diseases.

DELANEY, JACOB, farmer and stock-raiser ; he was born in Perry Co., Penn., Jan. 20, 1821; his father came to Ohio about 1828; the subject of this sketch attended the schools of the county, but, as the county was new, his advantages for education were limited ; he was put to work while young, learning the carpenter's trade with James Crawford, working at this business for nineteen years; he purchased his present farm in 1848, where he has since resided ; he started in the world without a dollar, and, by economy and industry, has a beautiful home, with the comforts of life. Mr. Delaney was married to Miss Sarah Craw- ford Jan. 4, 1843 ; they have had seven children, six living. Mrs. Delaney died March 18, 1876 ; his son Merit died June 6, 1878 ; he was a bright and promis- ing young man. Mr. Delaney is now married to Mrs. Ellen Jane Douglass.

DELANCY, MARY, MRS., widow of Francis De- laney and pioneer, was born in Chester Co., Penn., Aug. 18, 1793; when she was about one year old, her parents moved to Perry Co., Penn. She was married in 1810, and remained in Pennsylvania until 1828, when she with her husband and family came to Ohio ; they were two years in .Jackson Township ; they then removed to where she now lives ; this was about 1831. She lives with her son, Peter Delaney ; she is active, for such an old lady ; she is one of the oldest residents of the township ; she has had nine children, seven of whom are living, the youngest being 51 years of age.

DICK, JOSIAH, fiirmer and stock-raiser; he was born in Bedford Co., Penn., in October, 1822; his father, George Dick, Sr., emigrated from Pennsylvania

��when Josiah was about 5 years old ; his father be- longed to that class known as Pennsylvania Germans, who are thrifty and economical, and his son has inher- ited that characteristic to a large degree ; he lived at home, helping his father, until he was 31 years of age. In the mean time lie married Miss Elizabeth Swartz, April 29, 1847. He left his father's farm and rented one for himself, clearing it up for the wood ; lived on this farm seven years and made some money, with which he purchased the farm he lives on, and set to work to clear up and ditch it and extensively improve it ; being successful, he, after a few years, purchased a portion of the adjoining farm, known as the Forbot farm, and, some years after, purchased the balance of the same farm ; he improved it and put it under good cultivation, and raised excellent crops of grain on it ; he was soon enabled to purchase another tract, and now he has some 649 acres of improved ^and in Rich- land Co., beside a one-half interest in a farm in Min- nesota ; he still carries on farming quite extensively in Cass Township. Thus starting in life poor, having for his capital perseverance and industry, he has ac- quired a handsome fortune and is one of the solid men of the county ; his family of seven children are all living.

DICK, GEORGE, Sr., farmer; was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Oct. 10, 1796. On the 20th day of March, 1820, he was married to Miss Sarah Nichols, of Bedford Co., Penn., who was born in June, 1797 ; in the fall of 1827, they immigrated to Stark Co., Ohio, where they remained eighteen months, from which place they moved to AVayne Co., Ohio, where they lived three years, and from there they came to their present home, where they have lived forty-eight years ; on the 20th day of March, 1880, their offspring celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their wedded life ; there were born to these parents eleven children, seven sons and four daughters ; there are living six sons and one daughter ; the living are — Josiah (Cass Township), farmer ; Harman, Superintendent of Construction on the C, C, C. & I. Railroad; Lew, a farmer (Cass Township) ; George, a farmer, in Jackson Township ; David, a farmer, in Hancock Co., Ohio, and Hiram, at home ; Jacob is dead ; the daughters, Eliza is the wife of William Boyd, and lives in Seneca Co., Ohio ; Sarah, Mary and Susan are dead ; there were present at the anniversary, children, grandchildren and great-grand- children, including sons-in-la^ and daughters-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Dick commenced poor in the world, but, by honest industry, they succeeded in life; they im planted the same principles of honesty and industry in the lives of their children, so that they have all suc- ceeded, and of whom it is often said: " They are a re- markable family."

DICK, LEVI, farmer and stock-raiser; he was born July 3, 1826, in Bedford Co., Penn.; he came of that industrious class of people known as Pennsylvania Germans; his father moved to Ohio when the subject of this notice was young ; he remained at home, work- ing on the farm, until he was 21 years of age ; he then began the carpenter trade, at which he worked about four years ; he then again went to farming, and in October, 1852, purchased the farm on which he now resides, depending entirely on his own exertions to pay

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