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BIRKIMER & NOON, Furniture Dealers and Funeral Directors of New Lexington. A Long Established and Successful Business Firm |
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This well-known and now the oldest
and leading firm of furniture dealers
and funeral directors in the County
was established as early as 1893, as
Morgan, Johnson and Birkimer. In
1894 Mr. Morgan withdrew, and the
firm became Johnson and Birkimer;
in 1903, J. A. Birkimer succeeded as
sole proprietor. In 1905 Frank S.
Noon associated with Mr. Birkimer
and the present firm of Birkimer and
Noon was established.
It is thus seen that Mr. J. A. Birki-
mer has been with the firm sixteen
years. No establishment in the State
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is better equipped. New funeral car,
fine horses, and all the latest accessor-
ies combine to give this firm a distinc-
tive character in their work.
An extensive line of fine furniture,
carpets, rugs, mattings and pianos is
carried, and in this respect the house
of Birkimer and Noon leads all others.
Mr. Birkimer is a native of the county
and was born in Somerset, April 3,
1854, where he was reared, and where
he learned carriage smithing. He came
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to New Lexington in 1876 and estab-
lished the firm of Morgan and Birki-
mar, carriage manufacturers. In 1891
President Harrison appointed him
postmaster of New Lexington, and he
served four years. In 1899 President
McKinley appointed him to the same
position, and in 1903 President Roose-
velt reappointed him, so that he filled
the office in all twelve years. He is
one of the oldest and most popular
of New Lexington's business men.
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The Junior member, Mr. Frank S.
Noon, was born near New Lexington,
May 16, 1884, was educated in the
public schools, and in 1901 began teach-
ing. After teaching three years he
removed to New Lexington and be-
came a partner with Mr. Birkimer,
Mr. Noon is regarded as one of
our active, rising young men whose
popularity is everywhere attested and
which increases with each new ac-
quaintance. He is prominent in the
social life of the city, and possesses
to a high degree the confidence of our
entire community.
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LEMUEL M. RIDENOUR AND WIFE, |
THE NEW LEXINGTON TRIBUNE, DAVIE
AND FOSTER PROPRIETORS |
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The present efficient Superintendent
of the County Infirmary is Mr. Lem-
uel M. Ridenour, native of the county,
son of David and Margaret Ridenour,
and was born in Hopewell Township,
October 7, 1857. For fifteen years was
in business with S. R. Johnston, of
Glenford. Was elected Infirmary Di-
rector in 1900, and after serving six
years resigned to accept the position
of Superintendent. He is entering on
his fourth year as such, and has dem-
onstrated his ability to make a thor-
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ough success of the work. Mr. Ride-
nour is a Republican, and served as
township treasurer and as member of
the School Board of his native town.
On the 29th of September, 1880, he
married Miss Alice Orr, of Licking
County. Five children blessed the
union; four, three boys and a daugh-
ter, survive. Mrs. Ridenour was ap-
pointed matron of the Infirmary in
1906. She and her husband have made
excellent records, and have won the
confidence of all.
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The New Lexington Tribune was
established in 1871, since which time it
has always advocated those principles
best calculated to benefit the people of
New Lexington and Perry County. It
has always been identified with every
movement for better conditions and
better morals. It is a clean family
newspaper, visiting two thousand
homes weekly, whose local and adver-
tising columns are kept free from ob-
jectionable reading matter or adver-
tisements.
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The news matter for the Tribune is
set up on its own linotype, operated
in the Tribune composing room. It
is the only newspaper in the county
operating a linotype.
The job department is equipped with
new Chandler & Price Gordon job
presses, the newest and most attrac-
tive type faces, together with the most
modern labor-saving devices known to
the trade. To this magnificent equip-
ment add skilled workmen. The result
is first-class and satisfactory printing.
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