Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-29
Hi.tarN Of RoyalIon.

eoualizing township and parceled out among
mauy different proprietors, Gideon Granger be-
ing the largest share-owner Of said Township
and no one having an agent near by H. greatly
retarded the settlement of said township Fre-
auently when purchasers came into town, the
land would suit them but no owner or agent
living near, they would purchase in other town
ships where they could find some one to Pur-
chase Of Melzar Clark in 1912 purchased oil
the Austiu estate two hundred acres at the
southeast corner of said township for 5 l25 per
acre; the same year he chopped and cleared a
fallow and soWed five acres Of wheat In the
Autumn of 1918 he erected his log cabin, This
is the first permanent settlement made IN SAID
township This being in the time Of the late
War with England, no further attempts at set
tlement were made until the War closed In
1916 new era arrived. John Coates, Senior,
purchased Of Gideon Granger nearly the north
east quarter of the township. And in July
Robert Enple, Thomas Francis, and John sheP-
heId moved into said township. They came in
by the way of Newburg, crossed Cuyahoga riY-
er at what was then called Green's Ford, thence
up the Cuyahoga through the Woleott Settle
ment to the Center of Brecksville, thence South
and Southwesterly course until they reached
a favorable site to stop; erected temporary
hut on a pleasant brook bottom near Rocky
River. and they named the brook Camp Gnlley
Brook. which name il retains until this day. In
September Orlando Hayes commenced chOPPing
fallow at or near the Southwest corner OF said
township. In November of the same year G.
| A. Stewart moved into said township; be came
by the way Of Sewbargh, Independence, and
Brecksyille. Then came David SPrague, Fran
els Howe, and their families and James Tows-
! lev. John Ferris, Henry Francis, and their
4 families: John Coates, Sen, John Coates, Jun,
Charles Coates, Daniel Nc Ray, and their fami-
| lies. Elias and Elisha Keys, and their familiss.
BENJAMIN Boyer, knight Sprague and the Eg
pleston bows came on, also Ebenezer Warren;
these last were in the spring of 1917 In the
| fall of 1917 j. 3. Stewart and Smith Forman
arrived
We think we have followed up the first set
Element as far as it is necessary. As there was
no laid out road in said township until the spring
| of 1918. each individual had to make his path
as best he could. An axe an auger, chain or
J hickory withe was of great use to the Pedestri-
an. The first settlers hal to 60 to Boston, Hud-
son, Tallmadge, and even to Canton for pro-
visions, until they could raise some. AitiekOTy
torch was the greatest friend to benighted
traveller Ratrlesnakes were very plenty and
troublesome in thoss days. The benighted trav-
eler, in order to keep or find his path, had fire.
ouently to take his boot or shoe from his foot,
SO as 10 ascertain when he was in his path
Equality among the new settlers seemed to be
the order of the day. Royalton proved 10 be
an extraordinary healthy township, as many OF
the first settlers testify that they have raised
large families and never had case Of the fever
and ague among them. Some little incidents hap
pened, by the way, as IN other new townships
The first birth was RhOda Francis, the second
Lorenzo Carter. The first death was Melzar
Clark. in 1914, the second Miss Warren, in 1917.
The first marriage was Abial Cushman and
Iahitha Keyes, in 1918. The first township
Howe, Robert Engle ana Ei1as hey Is, Irusteesi
J. B. Stewart, Town Clerk; G. A. Stewart,
Treasurer; first Justices of the Peace, j. b.
Stewart and Lewis Carter. But our treasury
had no money in It for several years, and 1t
would be well for the present generation 10
practice little more on our old-fashiOned
system of economical expenditures. Our first
township book for records and our publicfquare
were purchased by individual subscriptions
The first school opehed in the township was
t,uybt bv Euuice Stewart The first church
ORGANIZED in the township was in May, 1919, by
Rev. Henry Hudson, and GoOdell, OF the Bap-
tist denomination. The Disciple church was
Organized in 1890; the FTeewill Baptist church
near the same time. The Methodists have oe-
casionally had class. The fret physician was
Henry Hudson; the second b. 5. Tyler The
/ first frame building and Z small store were
erected by Royal W. Tyler.
] snf vr-ltar, The frzfz at
tiers came. Bears and wolves were very trou-
| b!esome, and destroyed many cattle, hogs and
sheep; but with them the pioneers had much
sport. Mr. Isaac Isham, Sr. had lost several
I pigs; they were stolen from his pen near his
house. He had his fuzee in readiness, watch
iug for the intruder Late In the evening he
heard a rustling among the pigs he discovered
a huge old bear under his stOOp window; be
seized his gun and fired through the window
ami broke the back Of the intruder, and had a
real time of it in dispatching him. In the month
of December 1918, X. Engle, j. SaXton and J.
b. Stewart started out early one morning for
bear hunt, wishing to be avenged on some OF
them for their depredatiOns on the swide tribe.
They had not proceeeed more than one mile be-
fore they struck a fresh track, very new The
dogs were let loose and the chase commenced.
The moments were auspiciOus, and through the
NOoQS Nilcl spGu AoA VIC AAoA--ASS u NoeNN ANAA
i mile to the music Of the dogs. But soon the
chase ended. Bruin was treed, and when they
came IN sight he was sitting in the top of
white oak tree, his hind legs sstride of limb,
looking'very calmly down upon the dogs. They
stoned and held a consultation about what
course to pursue, relative TO their sport. Twas
agreed that they had started for sport, and that
they would have it out, instead of trying their
rifles. They started for the tree When Bruin !
discovered them he became very uneasy, turning |
his head furiously from side to side. At length |
he decided to come to the ground; he slipped |
down the tree about as fast as his weight would |
bring him, but the moment he reached terra |
firma each dog fastened TO his hams, and now |
their sport was unbounded. The bear drew |
the dogs about four rods, and drew them across
the roots of large oak tree the dog next to |
the tree let 90, and ran around the tree to seize
afresh; but Bruin Low commenced ascending |
the tree with one dog hanging on Their sport |
had now reached its zenith, for on went the bear |
up the tree on the opposite side from the hunters
They could occasionally see the old dog swing |
swing, and on and upward he went until they be-
came alarmed fer the safety of their dog. J. B. |
Stewart cut and ran for the opposite side Of the |
tree The moment he had passed the tree his n
fe cracked The dog broke his hold and fell about |
thirty feet to the ground; he struck on his
head; he arose and shook himself and was
ready for another clinch- The bear had received
deadly wound He drew himself about ten
feet higher, and then fell, unable to rise again.
This was the same month of the great Hinekley
hunt Those were days Of sport for the sports
man
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