Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . chietly among the French population, and was one ofthe most successful periods of his business experience thus to Berea, we next find him on his way to Cincinnati as oneof a company ofSquirrel Hunters in response to a well-rememberedcall of Gov. Tod for a force to resist the threatened invasion of theState by the Confederate forces under Kirby Smith. Arriving atCincinnati it was found that the patriotic citizens of Ohio had sofreely answered the demand upon tliem that more than enough toprotect, the State against several time
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . chietly among the French population, and was one ofthe most successful periods of his business experience thus to Berea, we next find him on his way to Cincinnati as oneof a company ofSquirrel Hunters in response to a well-rememberedcall of Gov. Tod for a force to resist the threatened invasion of theState by the Confederate forces under Kirby Smith. Arriving atCincinnati it was found that the patriotic citizens of Ohio had sofreely answered the demand upon tliem that more than enough toprotect, the State against several times the menacing army werealready on the ground, and the Berea company was permitted toreturn home. The remaining months of the year were passed by in making preparations and perfecting plans for theensuing years business. On the SOth of January, 1863, Mr. McDermott formed a co-partner-ship with John Worthington, who was engaged in the building stonetrade at Brownhelm, Lorain county, Ohio, the firm taking the title of i oi vf;v/ ?ini no. Y^^y>zc^ ^ ^? ?X ITS REPRESEXTATJJE MEX. \\[\ N\i«iiiiiii-t()n ^^: McDermott. The firm immediately erected works lorliiniitii; lar^o grindstones for manufactories, and distinguislied tlieir!ir>l Si»rini:s Itusiness by sending to New York city the first cargo ofKiiildini: stone ever shipped there from Ohio. During this year theyfnrni>h«d ihc stone for all the trimmings and carved work on th*-(iov<Tnnicnt buildings at Ottawa, the capital of the L)ominir)n ofCanaila, and also for a number of buildings in ^lonireal and otlieridence in Cleveland, where he had purchased a house, and in thespring of 1S(U the oOice of the firm was removed to Cleveland. The business of the lirm was now growing vigorously, the result ofthe year 1S64: being in the highest degree satisfactory, n
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