The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-06-13
Prom the Columbus Gazette of June1.
The Pioneer Pic Mic.

! duu tncTe Wah Sathcrcu lO6eJner
ou the County Fair Grounds an as
semblage that recalled tho past and
brought to mind the present; men
and women, whose bent iorms and
grey hairs told that the weight OF
years was upon them; who had in
days long gone by aided in clear
ing tho forests, in causing the will
derness to bud and blossom as the
rose. And tho young were thore,
to look up and venerate these pio.
neers who bravod so much toll and
danger and handed down to them
so beautiful an inheritance; 10 lis-
ten to the stories Of their hardships
and trials and troubles, and Join in
the festivities of tho day.
The timo was agrecably occupied
and the day was passed pleasantly
in cheerful reunion. Addresses
were made by Joseph Sullivant,
Esq, John r. Osborn, Esq, Of To.
lcdo, and Judge Van Trump, ofLan.
caster, the two latter gentlemen
former residents of Franklin coun
ty. The romarks of these gentle
men were almost wholly confned
10 a history of the carly times Of
Franklin county and the State, and
were highly interesting. Mr.. Sui
livant, in his remarks concerning
the organization Ct our county said.
Franklin county was the first
county ORE anized after Ohio became
a State. AT the first session of the
General Assembly, an act for es-
tablishing franklin colnty was
passed March Both, 1903 Our
territory was taken from the north
part of Ross, as Ross had already
been taken from the north part Of
Adams, and its boundaries were as
follows: Beginning at the western
boundary OF range 20 of township
cast Of the Scioto river at the cor
ner Of sections n and % of town
ship 0, range q, surveyed by John
Matthews; thence west to eastern
line Of Greene county; thence north
with said line TO State line (old
GrcenyiIle treaty line, established
by Gen. Wayne); thence easterly
TO northwest corner Uf Fairfield
TO place Of beginning. This was
good sized county, as it included a
part Of Pickaway, al! of Madison,
parts OF Clark, Champaign and Lo.
gan; all OF Delaware and Union,
part Of Morrow and Marion, and up
to the northern boundary Of tho
State.
We were first included in Wash
ington in 1888, in Adams in 1897,
in Ross in 1893, and in 1903 we
attained TO tho dignity Of an indie.
pendent county. Franklin, as you
can judge by tho boundaries, has
been the mother Of other counties,
for in 1905 Champaign was set of
from Greene and Franklin, and,
not long after. Clark was organ.
zed from her. Licking was set off
January 30Lh, 1898; Delaware, Feb
ruary 10Th, 1908; Pickaway, Jan
uary 10Th, 1910; Madison, Fcbrua
ry 10th, 1910, and Union at n later
dato.
Al the time the county was cs.
tablshed, ii was ordered that the
county seat should bo held in
Franklinton until a permanent seat
OF justice should be established,
and on tho 18th day Of April, 1903,
James Ferguson, Jcre. McLcue ard
William Creighton, sr, were up.
pointed Commissioners for locating
tho county scat. They Gxod upon
Franklinton. For their services
they received q compensation Of
~ 90 per day.
4 Tho State was first divided into
Judicial circuits in April, 1908, and
Adams, Scioto, Ross, Franklin,
Fairfield and Gallia composed tho
Second judicial Circuit. The mi.
litja were organized in December,
1903, and Ross and Franklin fur.
nishcd one brigade,
II seems as ii tho importance of
goo roads to the center and future
scat Of government Of tho State
was impressed upon the minds OF
our carly legislators, and we6nd
that in 1904, the Legislature oppro.
priatcd $G75 to opon u road from
Franklinton TO Zanesvle; $3.50 for
Il road from Franklinlon to Day.
ton; in 1906, $3.50 for u road from
Lancaster to Franklinton, and in
1907 800 for n road from Chilli.
cothe TO FrOnklinton, In 1909 tho
first turnpike company was iucor.
porated, the Franklinton Turnpike
Company, Wm, G. Schenck and
Daniel Cooper, Of Dayton, Lucas
Sulliyant, Matthew Donman, David
Moore, William WclIs aud Jdt6s
Stanbcrry were tho incorporalors
Tho first church Incorporated
was tho 81, Johns Church, oil
Worthington, whore also was cs.
tabIlshcd the first academy, and tho
first newspaper of Franklin county.
Mr. Osborn, in his rOmarks, gave
u history OF tho early settlement
Of Columbus, Ilo said:
Columbus was laid out upon tho
high bank of tho Scioto river in
1910. In 1912 tho Legislature,
then sitting in GAINESVILLE, mado a
contract with the propriotors, in
consideration OF n building State
House, Offices and Penitonliary,
and TO convey square of ten acres
and n lot Of ton acres, to establish
permanently tho seatofG Government
there, and TO commence their scs.
sions theio on tho first Monday OF
December, 1917. The law was af.