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The Midway post office opened in 1865, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1866.
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The community gained its name from being the midpoint, or "mid-way" stop along the railroad between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Steubenville, Ohio.
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D. Irons, and spent one year in the Indiana State Normal School. He then started into business at Midway, embarking in the hardware, plumbing and steam fitting line, which he conducted for six years and then sold out in order to give attention to' the fire insurance business, in which he has been most successful, and represents many of the leading companies of the country. In February, 1906, he was appointed postmaster at Midway
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a commercial course in Duff's Business College at Pittsburg and became so proficient that he was engaged as an instructor at the college, where he remained for eighteen months. He then returned to Midway and vvfas bookkeeper for the Midway Gas Company for four months and in 1894 came to the Bamford Milling Company in the same capacity. In 1905, when Mr. Bamford became president of the Midway Bank, Mr. Pyle.s, on account
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west. Coal at first was shipped east, but at the present time it is all shipped west. From fifty to one hundred and sixty men are emi^loyed. The works are at the east end of the village of Midway, and the tract connects with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad tracks. A company store is in operation at the otflces. In 1873, John Ar- " not, of Elraira, and T. Burr Robbins purchased the
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term of 1889-*)0. He had charge of the summer terms of 1890 and 1891. He taug-ht in Hanover and Smith townships, this county. Three 3'ears of the time spent in Smith township he was principal of the Midway school. Midway is an
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The Midway post office opened in 1865, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1866.
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