Thursday, 6 May 1926 Lawrence County Chieftain. MEMORIAL TREE TO MRS. GIBBS. On Wednesday afternoon, April 28, at four o’clock, a hawthorn tree was planted in the city park under the auspices of the Ad Auxiliary. The tree was planted in memory of Mrs. Mary Gibbs, who gave the park to the city. All the organizations in which Mrs. Gibbs was especially interested had a part in the [p]rogram....Dr. FULTON, mayor of the city, spoke a few words of appreciation. He said the city would try to build a park which would be a fitting memorial to the giver. [lengthy article.] OLD LANDMARK PASSING. Workmen began Monday to wreck the old WRIGHT building in the southeast corner of the square. The building was erected a few years before the civil war by Eli G. PARIS. In 1866 Loren K. and W. Emory WRIGHT of Rushville, Ills., purchased it and put in a stock of goods. During the 60 years that has since intervened it has been used for business - and in the Wright name: First by the Wright brothers; after W. E.’s death by L. K.; and after his death by his widow and since her death a year ago by her executrix and heir, Miss Gertrude GUTHRIE, who has wound up the business. [Incomplete copy this article: Sam SILVERWOOD died in Hayes City hospital after car accident. Son of C. E. SILVERWOOD. Thursday, 27 May 1926 Lawrence County Chieftain. Russell B. NICHOLASS, the well known citizen of Turnback township, passed away March 27, 1926, of pneumonia. He was born May 4, 1845, and was married to Cicily Cornelia Ann JONES February 24, 1884. To this union two daughters, Stella and Lula, were born. He was a dear loving husband and father and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He professed religion at an early age and lived a true and devoted Christian life. He was in every way an upright man and his word could always be relied upon. He leaves his wife and two daughters and many dear friends to mourn their loss. He will be greatly missed not only by his relatives and friends but by the entire community. Funeral services were held at the Brick Church by Brother GURLEY, followed by interment in the Brick Church cemetery. “OLD TIMERS”; Try to Organize a Fair Stock Company in 1871. In October, 1871, while the county fair was being held on the land south of the Billy SUTTON place and the Aurora road, now known as the Smith Sub Division, an effort was made to form a stock company to keep the fair going, but it failed as it was some ten or more years before another fair was held. Henry MCCANSE recently found the subscription paper used and gave it out for publication. The following subscribed for stock: John W. MOORE, W. B. ALLEN, S. E. ROBERTS, J. A. HAMMER, G. B. MOORE, C. A. STRINGER, J. J. MOORE, J. W. L. LEBOW, J. H. WOODS, Robert KELLEY, C. M. ETTER, Willis A. MOODY, H. S. HAMMER, H. C. LOLLAR, G. W. GARROOT [sic], G. R. BETZ, G. T. COLLINS, C. A. COMSTOCK, G. H. MOORE, W. E. WRIGHT, Eli G. PARIS, L. K. WRIGHT, J. E. FENTON, Mance GAITHER, J. J. CHERRY, J. W. UNDERWOOD, Ham GAITHER, A. R. CONKLIN, James CAMPBELL, G. W. FOWLER, T. S. BOYD, John G. WEAR, James MOORE, W. H. CHERRY, F. M. LEBOW, W. J. CASTILLER, J. M. WOODS, Mrs. E. GAITHER, Wyatt HARRIS, Aaron COKER, W. D. TILLOTSON, W. W. WHALEY, John A. ORR, G. A. ORR, William ORR, Merrell JOHNSON, John BAKER, John W. FILLER, Wm. B. ORR, Wm WOODWORTH, John A. BROWN, J. H. CHERRY, John C. JENNINGS, J. N. HELM, William JOHNSON, W. J. BROWN, Page WOODS, Tobias HENSON, Samuel STEPHENS, H. B. OVERTON, W. J. BRIDGES, W. C. WILSON, James E. NEECE, W. Fletcher KING, Henry GEORGE, A. G. MCCANSE, J. W. MCCANSE, W. E. JOHNSON, W. H. JOHNSON, C. A. HOWARD, John T. TEEL, R. C. DAVIS, Silas W. GOSS, John D. JONES, F. L. UNDERWOOD, Wm. COCHRAN, N. B. HOCKER, P. F. CLARK. While quite a number of these former citizens lived until recent years, the Chieftain knows of but one living today. [The Chieftain doesn’t say which one is still living in 1926.] Herman BIERMANN, for 42 years merchant and postmaster at Freistatt, and of recent years capitalist, died at his home there Monday, May 24, 1926, in his 66th year. He came to Freistatt soon after the establishment of the German Lutheran colony, opened a store and had since been its leading business man as well as one of its most highly esteemed citizens. He took a leading part in organizing the Lawrence County Mutual Insurance Association and was its first secretary. He married a daughter of the late Judge August FRITZ who with several children survive him. Hardin CAMERON was born in Granger county, Tenn., Jan. 20, 1851, died at the home of his son in Mt. Vernon, June 20, 1926, at the age of 75 years and five months. He married Lucy LEE of Tennessee, who died July 13, 1913. To this union five children were born, M. V. of Mt. Vernon, Kate CARTER, of Pasadena, Cal., and J. D. CAMERON of Everton surviving. He also leaves 17 grand children, 2 great-grandchildren and a brother of Rutledge, Tenn. He came with his family to Lawrence county in 1894 and has since resided here. He professed faith in Christ while young and was a member of the Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist church at the time of his death. Funeral services were conducted Monday by A. R. FOSTER, pastor of the Baptist church, and the body laid to rest in the John’s [Chapel] cemetery.