Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-03

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So!on Centre is naturally low piece of
ground, and before it was cleared up was quite /
wet and marshy. Therefore It was called a
Frog pond. But since 1t has been settled and /
cleared up, It has arisen from what was called I
Troy pond t. a thriving business place town /
ship where more cheese was shipped OF CARED /
than 1t any other station the Cleveland and /
Mahouins Railroad. The tonnage Of cheese !
packed aud cared alone was about SIX hundred /
tons, and other freight nearly IN proportion
Scion at this time stands No. l Ia enterprise, /.
intelligence and morality, compared with the
Township of Old Cuyahoga.
The first settlement made IN the Northwest |
part of the Township, was made On the old
State Road leading from Cleveland TO Aurora,
by John Morrison, as early, think, as 1927 OF
-. and soon after there came into that neigh
borhood, from the State of New Hampshire Mr..
Joseph c. Patrick, BIxter Clough, Asa Ste
phens and T. 81 Hanif1rd :. ard as the above
families came from New II mpshIe, the street
was called New Hampshire street, and Is so
called at this time.
The first Religious congregation was organ
/ lied in she year. think, OF 1881 or ?, and that
was the Congregationalists.
| They depended on speakers from abroad for
several years befo.S h Y were able to employ or
srtre one permanently. As late as 1894 1t was
difficult for travellers 10 find the road in making
their way to the Centre Of Solou. Professor
Rufus Nuiting, Of Hudson College, who occI-
sionally preached 10 the Cougrcgationaiists
Church. got brlated one Saturday night in max
inc his way to his Solon brethren. lost his way
when not more than mile from the meeting
house, and after wandering in a low piece Of
ground Tor some time, and bee lming satisfied
that lac could not find his way out, got on a lit
tie dry kuole, di-mOuutcd from his horse, and AS
il was quite llte IN the Fall, quite chilly, with
a little snow, the Professor took the saddle from
his horse, including saddle bags, took the muf-
fer from bis neck, cutting Il IN two, putting II
on his feet, then putting bis feet into the sad.
die bags, PIT uP for sHigtL There he waited
patiently until morning, when he found his way
10 his congregation, about exhausted, being un-
able to speak until Ia. afternoon service.
There is at this time, and has been for nelrly
eighteen years, three religious denominations,
who are all in healthy and promising condi-
ton, namely: Congregational, Methodist aud
Disciples. Their speakers are Rev. John Sew
ari, who formerly l9bored in Aurora forty five
years ago; labols now in Sol0u for the Congre-
gatIonalists. Mr. II W Everest, of the Hiram
. Institute abors one halfoi his time for the Dis
eiples The Mcth0dists are supplied by the
conference known as circuit preachers, having
no particular one for over one year at a time, as
4 general thing.
The first school was taught by Mr. John
Henry, of Bainbridgo. His wages were ten
dollars per month his scholars numbered =
Bull and Robbins furnished the scholars and
paid the teacher.
The same district to day numbers IS scholars,
and pays a male seacher $50 per month, and 4
female teacher 50, ,25 per week.
The first dea.h in Solon was that Of Mrs.
: Thomas Marshall, in the year 1884, being a
D young married woman about 30 years Of age.
She was inferred il the burying-ground IN tho
Northwest part OF Aurora, known az the Sew
e ard burying ground. Many Oid pioneers arc
lying there The second death was that OF Air
Oliver Wells, who died soon after Mrs Mar
shall. Mrs. John G. Carver died IN the year
1883, and her husband died in the year 1885
n Samuel Bull died in the Month os April, 1898
J, aged 63 Mrs. Robbins, wife Of Capt. Jason
, Robbins, died Nay. 1850, aged a years. Capt
Jason Robbins died Feb. 4 1852, aged 30 years
Among the aged people now living that weT'
t among our pioneers, are Mrs Fanny Hunting
c ton Bull widow Of Samuel Bull, aged 81, wh'
. l. still enjoying very good health; Mrs. olive
Wells, who still enjoys good health. The abOv'
includes all the aged people among the mrs
e settlers Of S0lon that are living. Many o
1 their children still reside in the township, en-
loving the hard lab0rs OF their parents, VIII,
looked forward, laboring hard to see their chil
=, dren comfortably settled in life Walter \. Rob
!, BINS, the youngest sou Of Capt. Jason Robbins
Il now owns and occupies the old Robbins farm
Il aud \. A Bull youngest son Of ; Bull, own
# and lives on the old farm bought and left by
h Samuel Boil, they being the oldest farms in tn
township.
Z Solon when arst settled abounded in vii,
! game, such as elk. wolves, bear, deer, DC, &c
n The elk were the fret to disappear. :. Bui
4 and Warren Warner had a chase after, think
the last elk that was killed, which was IN tn
year 1921. They chased three days after
very large buck elk, when it was killed il
J. Mortified by a third hunter, who came on tn
D, track little ahead Of Bull and Warner, tak:n.
II the pr ze The last Of the bear that were kile,
d in Siion. was in the year 1884. WHEN tber
were four killed one by VIM " Highly, on
s by l. 5. Bull, one BY Thomas MARSHALL. and
is very large one, weighing some four hundreC
pounds, by Jason Robbins.
Among the many hunters Of deer, Ar. Hiram
IT Spafford, Of Bedford, and Wm. W. Highly. q
e Soon, were the most successful Spaffou
wOald often kill from four 10 eight large fin
deer in one DAY. He being a six foOter, he ha,
the advantage over others BY looking over III
2 bushes Spaiford aud hunter by the name o
l., Underwood, killed thirty-two raceOons in on
&c day, all full size Although Spsford stood
y No among the nimTods, Highly was, as the!
IS say, called a dead shat, always bringing in In
K full share Of deer ami turkeys.
N The first exports Of Solon consisted Of mapl
ID sugar, black salts, and deer skins Th"ir suga
Df and salts were generally sold IN the village O
2, eveiand After the making Of sugar wa
P, over, we would take a yoke Of oxen (or stays
u and Wagon, and put our sugar and molasse
ie aboard, and start through the woods for th
ar Cleveland market, which would take two days
et We would make Newbursh the first day ,wher
" we would sell few pounds Of sugar, and III
20 next DAY we would reach Cleveland We gen
4 crally rrtaied our sugar and nolasses in sala
+ quantities, from 10 TO so rs IN p ace. as "
O. could not find may that could sffarl TO purehas
by the barrel Still ] b. and Trad Kell