CW. HARRINGTON, a leading farmer of Columbia township, is a native of same. born February 29, 1848, a son of Elisha and Jane Harrington, of Vermont birth, who in an early day migrated to Lorain county, Ohio, settling in Columbia township. They died here on their farm, the mother in 1858, the father in January, 1884; he dealt considerably in live stock, wasa Republican in politics, and served as trustee of his township. They had a family of six children, as follows: George (deceased when three years old), Hiram (who resides with his brother, C. V.), C. W., Wallace (married, living in Columbia. township), Julia (Who died unmarried) and Sarah (who also died unmarried). The grandfather of subject had fourteen sons and two daughters. C. W. Harrington received a liberal school trainin in his native township, and attended an egncational institute in Cleveland one term. Brought up to agricultural pursuits, he has made farming his life work, and is now the owner of ninetyfour and three-fourths acres of well-cultivated land in Columbia township, on which he settled in 1868. He has considerably improved the property, erecting a comfortable residence, etc. In December, 1867, Mr. Harrington married Miss Susan Maria Heath, born in Elyria, Ohio, daughter of William and Mary (Green) Heath, natives of Vermont, and who migrated westward to Ohio, settling in Columbia township, Lorain county, where they are yet residing. To Mr. and Mrs. Harrington have been born seven children—-four sons and three daughters—as follows: Wallace W., who died at the age of two months and fourteen days; Willie E., who resides in Chicago; Bertha G., who died when two years and six months old; Afton B., deceased when two months old; Eva M., married to Charles Putt, and has one child, Mamie; Julia Frances, who died when fourteen years and six months old (she united with the M. E. Church when nine years old, and was a faithful worker for the Lord at the time of herdeath; she was an alto singer in the choir from the time she was nine years old up to her death); and Warren C., who resides at home. Politically our subject is a Republican, and he is a member of the Baptist Church, his wife of the M. E. Church. They are rearing an adopted child named Lester Leon Lockwood.