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From The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882)
SYLVESTER C. HAINES, merchant, Westboro, of the firm of S. C. Haines Co., merchants, was born in Mnrion Township, Clinton County, December 2, 1855. His parents were M. R. and Susan It. Haines. Mr. Haines spent his youth and early manhood on a farm and acquired his education in the Normal School of Lebanon. Ho graduated from that institution of learning in June, 1878. The following winter, ho taught in Warren County, and the same year ho engaged in the mercantile business with Haines Bros., of Martinsville. In February, 1880, this firm opened a branch store in Westboro, under the firm name S. C. Haines & Co., and Mr.. Haines has since had charge of this department of their business. They carry a neat and wclI-sclcctcd stock of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats and caps to the amount of $5,000. They do exclusively a cash business. In 1881, their sales aggregated $20,000. Mr. Haines is a successful merchant. Ho is a gentleman of culture, and by his genial, courteous manner and upright business principles ho has won the respect and esteem of many. Ho was married July 20, 1881, to Miss Emma Hadley, a daughter of William Hadley, of Martinsville. Mrs. Haines is a native of Clark Township, where sho was born November 29, 1801. Mr. Haines is connected as a member with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Haines with the Society of Friends. Mr. Haines is identified with the Masonic fraternity, and I. O. O. F. as Vice Grand. His political associations have boon with the Republican party. July, 1876, he enlisted in Company C, Thirteenth Ohio State Militia, and was elected Commissary Sergeant. He served in that capacity till August, 1881, when he received an honorable discharge.
As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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