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


! Sthchapter of Romans and part of fh'
) 9ih.s It was soon noised about tina
Deacon A. had given Elliott text tt
j preach from and there was large col
lection. to hear him. He commenced
to explain his text when the Deacon
J arose and disputed him. Elliott told
him if he would set down till he goI
i through he would answer any ques.
: ton he might ask, SO the Deacon sal
: down again. Afser meeting he start.
!, ed off without asking any Questions
The next Sabbath they collected as
usual, but the house was locked
They sent for the Deacon or. the key
, He would not go or let the key co.
He said ne would not have such dam
J, nabfe preaching in the house of God.
! He had been the leading deacon pre-
Yfous to that time, and it created a
feeling that was not soon forgotten
8 It became a fearful warfare, but the
deacon finally compromised by paying
! back all that the others had paid to-
wards building the house.
4 This town was noted for its pious
q streaks in early days. In 1926, /
Z think, there was q man by the name
of Brown, who worked in Price and
DePeyster's mill. He went one Sun
4 day on the east side of the river near
], Cherry hill. 1t was in the fall of the
j year when chestnuts were ripe, and he
4 went to picking them up, One Loom
4 is Andrews son of the deacon be-
fore mentioned-saw him and entered
complaint for Sabbath-breaking. A
summons was issued and Brown was
brought before the court, which could
do no less than fine him one dollar and
costs. 1t was generally supposed that
young Loomis was out in the woods
for the purpose of getting ehestnuts
himself.
4 I well reeollect the first bridge that
was thrown across the Cuyahoga riv-
er in this township. 1t was near
where the railroad company now have
a bridge between the upper and low
er villages. 1t was built in 1903 by
the people of Hudson and Ravenna.
/ crossed it the 10th day of May, 1904.
1t was the first east and west road
] travelled in this section of countrv.-
Where the bridge crossed the river it
was dismal looking place indeed
The distance across the points of
shelving rocks was 81 feet, and the
tops of the hemlocks reached across
from either side and mingled together.
| 1t was about 25 feet down to the wa
| ter. The bridge was about 10 feet be-
low where it is said Captain Brady
made his famous leap when pursued
by the Indians in 1889. There was a
dish in the rock on the east side so
that the place where he alighted was
about three feet lower than the side
from which he leaped.
The oldest log house now in the
township was built IN 1915 by Chris
tian Cackler, Sen. It stands little
eastof Earlville Station, recently oc-
cup;ed by Benjamin Frazier. The
first saw-mill in the township was
built in 1914, by Elisha Stephens, near
where the Lane foundry now stands.
Joshua Woodard moved into the
township in 1918, and commenced
building in co-partnership with Fred.
erick Haymaker, then living at Bea-
ver Pa. They built. wooden facto-
ry,dye-h e-house, turning lathes, cabinet
shep and "a number of private dwell-
ing houses, also the house where DIR.
Dewey now lives, the latter as a ho-
tel. They continued thriving busi-
ness until abont 1926, when they dis
solved ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS taking
the mill property. ~ a5
In 1922, Joshua Woodard, BENJAMIN
F.sHopkins and David Ladd formed a.
co-partnership. They built a glass
factory near where the upper mill
now stands, several private dwellings,
and the old tannery on the east side
of the river, near the upper bridge,
first-operated by Joseph Arnold. They
also built wooden factory, saw-miil
and ashery one mile east of the vii
lage, on land now owned by the heirs
of Cornelius w aldfon, on Break-neck
Greek. They also built wooden fac
tory and oil mill in the lower village,
and started dry goods store in the
basement of g. B. DePeyster's house,
now occupied by B. G. Earl. They
did thriving business until about
1881, when they dissolved partner
ship and divided their property.
In the year 1924 James Edmunds, |
Henry Parks and brother built glass
factory on land now owned by Christ
ian Cackler. From 1921 to 1881 Will
liam I'll. Price and George B. DePeys-
ter had in operation, in the lower vii
lage, a grist-mill, saw-n1ill, forge and
tfip-hammef, hemp factory and dry
goods store. George B. DePeyster
was the first Postmaster in the place. |
He used to keep the letters in cigar
box! 8 4
In 1882 Zenas Kent and David Ladd |
bought the Price s. DePeyster proper
ty- for 81 900, consisting of 800 acres
of land. In 1888 or 4 Zenas Kent
bought out David Ladd's interest.
T a - 4
after. - sc
In 1881 or 2 Pomeroy and Rhodes
bought Frederick Haymaker's prop
erty, consisting of 100 acres Of land,
and a good water-power in the upper
village. They built a grist-mill, wool
en- factory, turning lathe, cabinet shop
&c. In 1886 they sold out to the Frank
lin Land Goa company organized
about that time. The members of the
company were: Augustus Baldwin
and John B. Clark of Hudson, Nor
man G. Baldwin of Cleveland, George
Kirkham of RaYenna, and,.many other
prominent men. Previous to their
purchase of Pomeroy g. Rhodes the
Land Go. bought of Zenas Kent about
800 acres of; land, with Water-powers,
for $75, ,000. Paid about $4,000 in all,
then bought out Pomeroy g Rhodes
for $4,000, paid 1000, went into
banking business, run the establish
ment about two years, compromised
with their, creditors, destroyed the
water-poWer by giving it to the Penn
syivahia and Ohio Canal Co., and then
failedam Eii IS 9fej
Kent and Pomeroy s. Rhodes took
bach. their property. Thus ended one
of the greatest swindles that was ever
perpetrated on any community. Had
they left the water-power alone all
would have been well.
In the summer of 1922 J. G. Fair
banks bought; out Woodard 6 Hay
makers tannery and built the first
brick house in town. It was the small
building south of John Thompson's
residence, on the west side of the riv-
er. think he carried on the tannery
for number of years.
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