The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-22

for their Sabbath bTedking by payin
one dollar aud costs, The violator
were Jacob Slough and Sylveste
Babcock, well known citizens of Ra
VIENNA. 1t created so much of sen
sation, that the people told Stougl
that ifhe would cowhide Russell the!
would foot the bill. Some time safte
Russell went TO Ravenna aud had SOM
business in the Court House. Stougl
saw him, got cowhide, and stationet
himself where he could see Russell
when he came out. He did not max,
his appearance till about dark, whel
Slough stepped behind him and. be
gan to apply the cowhide, and kept j
up briskly clear across the street
Russell attempted to escape by run
ming into The tavern kept by Pap
Carter, but the door would not opel
readily and Slough belabored hin
thoroughly. When they came out tofint
the perpetratorhe was not to befound
think it was not positively knoWi
who did it, except by few. 1t wa
said that Russell had on Priest Shell
den's cloak, which was cut up eonsid
erably by the eowhide. The same fal
the same parties made. complain,
against two men for driving cattle on
Sunday. They were fined, but in re-
tnrn sued Russell ond Fairchields fol
damages sustained by their delay and
obtained a judgment against them.o
Mr.. Jesse Farnham and Charles
Douglas, from Westfeld, Mass, be.
came the proprietors of the township
in 1917. Lyman Farnham, nen., son
of Jesse Farnham came here in the
spring of 1918, and selected farm
and went to clearing it. In falling the
timber one tree lodged upon another
and in getting it down he was struck
by limb and killed. gaa .9i3i
Jesse Farnham died in 1886. David
Day, a son-ip-law of FaFnham,s died
1887. Mr.. Nathaniel Packard OF
Brimfleld was bitten by mad dog in
the spring of 1887. In six weeks he
was attacked with hydrophobia, and
for about three days suffered the most
excrutiating agony. His spasms came
every half hour, and lasted fifteen or
twenty minutes. Mr.. Sylvester Hug
gins was with him the night he died.
l think it may not be amiss to give
a record of the names ages, and deaths
of the pioneer settlers, who came in
early days and endured the hardships
and privatiens necessary in making
the first settlements: zag au aabGi
Alexander Stewart settled on lot 70
in 1903. He died March q, l845,
aged 81 years. His wife Catherine
Stewart died April 2 of the same year
aged 50 years. They had no children.
Christian Cackler, sen., came into
Hudson in 1904, lived there till 1915,
when he moved into this town. He
died Sept. %, 1880, aged "a years.
His wife, Julia Ann Calkler, died Nov.
2, 1881, aged IL years. Adam Nigh
man settled here in 1907; died June
IL, 1885, aged IL years. His wife,
Elizabeth, died August 5, 1910, aged
68 years. William Stewart, one of the
pioneers, died June 1894 His wife
Susannah, died, June 4, s1840, aged42
years. She was the mother of Maria
Stewart, Marvin Kent's wife, and 9TH
ers. Sally Haymaker, wife of John
Haymaker, was the first white woman
that settled in the town. She came
herein 1906. In 1907 she gave birth
to John f. Haymaker, the first white
child born in the township She lived
in the township "a years. and died
June Is, 1869, at the advanced age of
"a years. Eliza Rockwell came 0in
1922, and died March 80, 1887, aged
42 years. Aaron Ferry, another pio-
neer, died January 30, 1860. His wife
Elizabeth, died Oct. 26, 1642, aged 81
years. William Williams came in
1907, and died March 16, 1922, aged
60 years. Hubbard Hurlburt, sen.,
came in 1915; died May "a, 1857, aged
"a years. William Pomroy settled IN
1916. George B. DePcyster died Feb.
IL, 1874, aged So years. Gen. Joshua
Woodard died Dec. 8, 1854, aged i73
years. Andrew Kelso came in 1S07,1
and died Aug. 9, 1872, aged 81 years.
Theresa, wife of Christian Cackler, jr.
came with her parents in 1907, and
died April %, 1869. Such were some
of the earliest settlers. Honor to-
their names. / thought it but Just
tribute to their memory to present
their names in this connection, that
the rising generation may know to
whom they are indebted for many of
the blessings they enjoy. They5eamef
here when the country was an unbro-
ken wilderness, toiled and endured
suffering and hardships, and we are.
now enjoying the fruits of that TOLL
They have gone, all gone to 'sthat,
bourne from whence no traveller re-
turns" May we cherish their memo
ry, its=u o ay5.i
Dudley Williams and wife came in
to the township in 1920 and took up
the piece of land now owned by III.
I. Lake, near Frederick Dewey's,
farm. He built his house some dis
lance from the main road and path
leading thro' the woods to the house. /
One day Mrs. Williams went to town
to see about weaving piece of cloth, |
and on her return it became socdark
that she passed the path without no.
icing it. She kept on until about
where Seneca Green now lives. 4Evrt
IN at that time it was still a wilder
ness, and on a dark night it was ins
Iced dismal, She became Enlightened, \
md not knowing where she was or
which way to go she sat down near a
arge tree and remained there several
hours. Hearing strange noises and
what appeared to be footsteps ap-d
preaching her, she became !. much
alarmed and fed whittier she knew
lot, but she was determined to escape
hat dismal place She, wandered
through the darkness and rain till
daylight, when she found that she had
oeen wandering from home instead of
,oward it. 1t was some time before
The reached her home, and glad /
enough she was to find it. This was
n the fall of 1922. She died May 8, i
.842, aged 6S years. Rebecca Reed,
he wife of John Reed. came here in d
'arly days, and died June %, el845,
lged 45 years. e,tl,i5.a lts8 Hir viad
In 1921 William Pomrov, before
came into town In 1867
he built a brick church ON the east
ide of the river for the Presbyterian
Society. In 1910 the Apostle Avery,
anne along and commenced series,
# sermons which continued three
weeks or more. During these meet
ngs great many of the deacons, and
'thers, who verify thought they had
,een doing Goods service before,
,egan, to be alarmed for their safety,
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