The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-07-29
death of Heueliah nine, of sl,alersville.

Death of Hezekiah Hine, of sl,alersviIle.
Another of the pioneers of Portage
County, has fallen at the ripe age Of
eighty-two years. Mr.. Hine died at
his residence in ShalersviIle, July q.
| A few facts OF his life NAV be mat
| ter of interest to the readers ofithe
| PRESS. Mr.. Hine was of the family
of that name who originally settled
i'll Old Milford, Conn. His fathers
family consisted of five sons and three
daughters, all of whom were born in
Milford. Soon after the birth of the
youngest, the family removed to War
rem, Conn.,, where they resided eleven
years. The glowing accounts of the
excelleneies of the Western Reserve
attracted the attention of the father
and the older brothers. In the spring
of 1905, the oldest brother and Eras-
tus Carter came to Ohio on foot, and
in few weeks they returned bring
ing favorable report. In September
following, these two with the subject
of this sketch, turned their faces west
ward, again stopping in Johnston,
Trumbull County. In the following
spring, all of his fathers family az
rived. They were thirty-five days on
the road. Others coming with them
made company of sixty PERSONS
The family lived in Johnston two
years, and then removed to Garfield,
where they resided two years. In
1908. Mr., Hine came to ShalefsYille
to look for land, not being pleased
with the land in Garfield. He found
but one family in Shalersyille, Mr..
Joel Baker. He located fifty acres of
land few rods south of the Center,
on the east side of the road. Novem-
Der 5, 1910, he was married to Miss
Mary. Atwater, sister of Judge Atwa--
ter. A little incident in connection
with his wedding ever after afforded
fund of jest among the few gathered
at the party. When all was apparent
ly ready for the ceremony, the groom
learned that he had left. his license at
his boarding place two miles away.
2 40 horses were not plenty. To re-
lieve the dilemma, Mr.. Wilmot, one of
the guests, volunteered to procure the
document. When the Judge discoy-
cred the "missing link" he quietly
remarked to the company: I'VE ex-
pected to have had wedding to-day,
and / guess we shall yet" He and
his wife were the fourth couple at this
date i'll ShalersVille. Joel Baker, Sim
con and Belden, came with their wives,
being the others. The fruit of this
marriage was twelve children, eight
of whom arrived at manhood. Six
survive the father. The mother died
May, 1916, aged 3d. He afterwards
married Mrs. Diantha Chapman, with
whom he lived nine years, when she
died. In 1914, he with others was
called out to guard the frontier after
Hull's surrender.
He and his brother Lyman, who
still lives in Shalersville, with two OF
three others from the same township
went to Cleveland, Sept. 10, 1914. On
the 18th of October, they started for
Detroit on foot. The first night after
leaving Cleveland, they slept in a
swamp, making beds by szushtng tln-
derbrush in sufficient quantities to
keep them out of the water. They
were sixteen days on the way. At
the end of six months peace was de-
clared, and they returned home.
Mr.. Hine held the first commission,
and kept the first Post Office in Shall
ersvllle. His first mail was received
May 5, 1924, his last was May %, 1886.
AS suggestive contrast of times now
and then, we may note that in his re-
turns to the department, several quar-
ters of the first years of the office paid
less than three dollars to the govern
ment. ..l.,.s+--s..
Mr.. Hine kept the first tavern in
Shalersville, in his log house Just
south of the Center, where he finally
settled. In 1928, he built the house at
the Center which has ever since been
used for a hotel. He kept this house
himself eleven years, after which he
returned to his farm, where he con-
tinued to reside until his death.
The first framed barn built in Shall
ersville he built ON his farm. He Yo-
ted at every Presidential election .af-
ter he became q voter. Gen. Grant
being his last choice. -
1t is worthy of note that he voted
at every township and State election
that occurred, while he lived in Shall
ersville.4
He was man of indomitable per-
severance, of strict integrity, worthily
respected by young and old. But he
has passed away, and as the mind runs
over the years of his life, how sugges-
tive the question, What changes?
The funeral services were attended
by goodly concourse of his old
neighbors. The religious services
were conducted by Rev. o. Blake, of
Mantua, using as suggestive OF, re-
mark, part of the eulogy pronounced
upon Abraham, 6 An old man and full
Of gears"