TRIP TO CINCINNATI AND DAYTON, OHIO Dated september, 1886 p.55 On this page is a mention of his oldest son, who had secureda situation as superintendent of Col. Easiley's farm in Tennessee. p. 56 >From my diary I quote as follows: "September 24, 1886, 8:25 A.M.--Fred and I have just had the pleasusre of shaking hands with James Smith, my old friend and neighbor (Barracks No. 15, brick front, on Kentucy Avenue). Here we met Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, latter a daughter of Martin Smith; they live in Meadville, Penn. (my note- in Cincinnati) p. 57-58 My brother, "Nick" was wounded at the battle, (Gettysburg- my note), in the first day's fight, and lay on the field twenty-four hours, during which time he fell into the hands of the enemy, but was thought to be so near death's door that they preferred paroling to removing him. After many months' suffering he returned home. How we waited and watched for the train that was to return him to his expectant friends! At last it appeared in sight, and ere the wheels had come to a stand I was climbing the steps of the coach. Entering the front end of the car I immediately caught sight of my brother, sitting at the reat end--pale, emaciated, lost; once given up for dead, yet found still alive, andhome at last. The pen that can fully describe our joy on meeting has never written it. p. 62 Frances attended evening services at the Grace Methodist Episcopla Church, Dayton, Ohio, with Rev. B. F. Dimmick, pastor. I was so much interested in and pleased with the discourse that I resolved to present Mr. Dimmick with the only copy of the Souvenir I had with md: so on Monday afternoon I wrote at the hotel on the fly-leaf these words: "Presented to Rev. B. R. Dimmick, of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of Dayton, Ohio, by Francis C. Waid, of Meadville, Crawford Co., Penn., September 27, 1886." On arriving at Mr. Dimmick's residence, 124 Thirty=first Steet, to my disappointment I found he had gone to Cleveland, but found his good lady at home. To her he presented the book (Footnote on p. 63) On May 6, 1888, I again heard Rev. B. F. DIMMICK, this time to my surprise, in Meadville, at the Methodist Episcopal Stone, or First Church. He preached an able sermon from Mark xi:22 "Have faith in God". Such was the impression made by this man, sermon, text, and the study of sermon and text afterward, that I headed the Scripture inscription on the Waid "Twin Monument" with his text--F. C. Waid