manufacturing cigars. For twenty-five years he has been engaged in business in Barry, establishing his manufactory here on the 18th of April, 1881. He manufactures high grade cigars of the best quality and has gained a splendid reputation for the desirability of his output. He finds a ready sale for his product in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and other states. He began business on a small scale, but his trade gradually increased in extent and importance until he is now in control of the largest cigar manufactory in the county. He follows the most modern processes in the work of manufacturing, and his very liberal patronage is indicative of the favor which his product finds with the trade.      On the 22d of December, 1886, Mr. Powell was united in marriage to Miss Carrie E. Wagy, of Plainville, Illinois, who was born on the 10th of December, 1863, and is a daughter of Oscar and Rebecca (Decker) Wagy. Mrs. Powell is a native of Adams county, Illinois, where her parents located at an early day. Her parental grandparents were Henry and Eleanor (Stone) Wagy. The grandfather was of German lineage, and was the second man to settle in the city of Quincy, removing to Adams county from Licking county, Ohio. He was accompanied by his family and took up his abode on the present site of Quincy, where he lived for a brief period, after which he purchased the "smoking Dutchman's" place in Melrose township, Adams county. When he disposed of that property he removed to McCraney creek, where he lived for a few years, and then established his home near Plainville, where he purchased a farm residing thereon until his death. He was closely associated with the early agricultural development of Adams county and reclamation of this wild land for the uses of the white race. He lived there when almost the entire district was in its primitive condition, when wild game of all kinds was plentiful, and he became one of the noted deer hunters of his day. Oscar Wagy, father of Mrs. Powell, was reared in Adams county amid the scenes of pioneer life and was married there to Miss Rebecca Jane Decker. The Deckers were of Irish lineage, and became early settlers of Richfield township, Adams county. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wagy began their domestic life upon a farm and became prosperous agriculturists of the community in which they resided, eventually owning seven hundred and forty-five acres of valuable and productive land there. In their family were ten children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wagy have now departed this life.      Mr. and Mrs. Powell have a beautiful home in Barry, where they reside. Their residence is finished in hardwood throughout, and is built in modern style of architecture. It stands in the midst of beautiful and well kept grounds, and indeed is one of the most pleasant residences of the town. Its hospitality, too, adds to its charm, and the various social functions there held are greatly enjoyed by their many friends. Mr. Powell is an honored member of Barry lodge, No. 34, A. F. & A. M., the Royal Arch chapter, No. 88, and is also a member of the Eastern Star. He likewise belongs to the Court of Honor, the Knights of Pythias fraternity and Pike County Mutual Association, while his wife is an earnest member and active worker in the Methodist Episcopal church. Both are highly esteemed for their genuine worth; and Mr. Powell has made a most creditable business record, his keen insight into business situations, his ready mastery of intricate problems and his unfaltering diligence proving a safe and sure foundation upon which to rear the superstructure of his present prosperity.                                               ________________                                            T. W. SHASTID,  M. D. Dr. T. W. Shastid, who since 1856 has been engaged in the practice of medicine and is one of the venerable and honored members of the medical fraternity in Pittsfield, was born near Petersburg, Menard county, Illinois, on the 26th of August, 1831, a son of John G. and Elizabeth B. (Edwards) Shastid. The father was born at Green River, Kentucky, in 1798, and was of French lineage, his grandfather being a French Huguenot, who was born in the northern part of France. John G. Shastid was only eight years of age when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Tennessee, where he remained until