The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-17
HISTORY oF RAvENNA.
From the Unpublished History of tin
Western Reserve, by Gen. L. W Bieree
of Akron.


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where he remained but short time, when he
removed to Franklin-:lnd in 1874 to Rarenna,
M Iat e iia On ne eI baut i and o
half southeast of the village He taught school
the following winter. in a house where Jona-
| than Thompson a few years ago had shoe shop,
| on the road to Campbellsport-
In the fall of 1922 he was elected Auditor OF
the county (which office he d,sby successive
| elections, until $780, when the Anti-masonic
4 tornado swept over the county, and General
! Harris though not a Mason, but opposed to po-
| liticaI Anti masonry. fell a victim.
No better, Auditor ever existed While he
| as good as gold. This was in striking contrast
1 with the condition OF things q few years later,
| when the county was borrowing money of the
| banks in Cleveland, to defray the ordinary ex-.
/ penses of the county. Being practical Sur
| veyor, as well as Auditor, he had the history of
| land titles in the county so fixed in his mind
that he could, generally, tell all about them
i ing to excess, he was ever ready, even at the
dead hours Of night, to go to his ofiice and give
/ any required information With all his accom-
| mediation and good mana cement fer the county
the fell spirit of party marked him for victim,
/ he would not give up for Office. He held vari-
Gus posts in the military, term minating in the Of
! flee of Brigadier General. He died August I'd,
In the fall and winter of this year John Har-
mon, of Mantua: kept a school in the village,
| and boarded with Stephen Mason, who was then
! Sheriff. and lived in the Jail The aceommoda-
i tion for boarders would not seem to have been
! very ample, as there was but one ground floor
| room, except the Jail in which Ungst was con-
fined.
and to the close OF the war in 1915. sick and
| wounded soldiers were continually passing
/ Wolf was the only physician, except Dr. Ash
! man, of Hudson, between Cleveland and Can
advocate of the war, could do NO less than attend
1 on the sick and wounded soldiers as they were
returning from the army. He rode night and
ism and humanity. The soldiers owe him a
i debt of gratitude, and his country ought to have
| rewarded him. Many political brawler has
received thousands of dollars for far less meri-
i torious services than those performed by Dr..
Ohio Volunteers The pecuniary oblieation
i can never be discharged but let not the debt of
gratitude be cancelled by the statute of limita-
tions. DE- DeWolf was an ardent democratic
politician, and John G. Calhoun was his model
of astatesman; but at the breaking out of the
war of rebellion. like many others of that
school, he became equally ardent in the cause of
i born in Connecticut in 17s6. ana came to Trum-
bull county IN 1S04, where, for several years, he
medical pr and studied With p @ seeey
: He removed to Ravenna in 1911, and died April
1 In 1915 another valuable acquision was made
to the population of the village by the arrival
of DR.. Isaac Swift, from Cornwall, Conn. He
: was born at Cornwall, January Seth, 1790. His
father was respectable, and, in common par
lance, asuccesstuI doctor; but, after practicing
considerations motives, as he said Doctors kill
, more than they cure He could not afterwards
pursued his profession in Rayenna very success
fully for several years; but at last abandoned
business of drugs, medicines, paints and oils
In 1877, in company with Seth Day, he, was
on the northwest corner of the public square,
The building was burnt some years ago, and
the brick bank now occupies its place. 2.
The confidence of the people in the honesty,
. integrity and ability of Dr. Swift is shown In
the fact that for several years he was elected
Associate Judge of the Court OF Common Pleas.
His SON, Henry. was young man of superior
| talents: became Governor of Minnesota-but
= died early. 1t is singular fact that Swift, of
Ravenna, was Governor of Minnesota; Fair
{ Franklin, was Governor of Wisconsin; and
Stone, a chair maker from Akron was Govern
0er 81 and n1S chair 'e maIer RaTenn FagnR
Akron; Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowai@ Who
. Good stock H''s
!, Dr. swift, though past his three score years
and ten, the allotted age OF man, still enjoys q
earthly comforts, and well founded faith in a
| happy hereafter.
Another valuable acquisition to the popula-
than sloane, a lawyer from Northampton, Mass
I Strong, of Massachusetts, and came to Ravenna
in 1876 He was a man of fine Intellectual pow
er, system of order, neatneSs and beauty in all
E his pleadings, and other writings; but, with all
peculiar eecentricity.. A great admirer Of the
apparently affectionate instincts. he would al
low none of his relatives to reside with him. A
niece and nephew who came to take care OF
: him in his old age he sent back to- Massachu-
: setts-Tand died, leaving large property, With
J In company with DaIifous Lyman and Cyrus
! Prentiss, of ,Ravenna; Jehial Fox, of Wayne
he organized the Anti-masOnic party. in Portage
: county. He was strange and bitter partizan,
his his end s he % served one term % in the Senate Il
Ohio, and one Term as Representative in Con-
he wtSdew from I'll sefpos h5d
with Gustayus Lane in the extreme southeast
Of se g ySg az sat at the s taSe
and was not outside the door. yard in many
: years. In: short, became a hermit and died
oder nfabitants followe,i him to the grave; but
to the generation who had sprung up in the last
he i passed away, by them, Gnwept 81
In 1915. Zenas Kent came TO kavenna. and in
ed Store on the corner now @ Covered By the west
/ end of Phenix Block. He was born in Middle
with his fathers family in 1si2, and to Ravenna
in the fall of 1916. He was man of great ener.
gity AMI II IA man purchased on his own jndgment
and got poor article, Kent did not object; but
il purchaser asked his opinion as to the quail.
ty of goods, he gave it honestly, frankly and re-
: Iiably. A child just old enough to tell what il
wanted, would get as good, an article as the the
tune. part of which he invested in Franklin,
part in Cleveland, and died Oct 9TH, 1865. e
NAY ssd isss 6s t5s gIss@sionaIists; Rsy
son College, was the g stated supply'' from the
was installed " pastor September ssth. 1929. He
: was dismissed and removed to Sandusky City in
: December. 1885. In June, 1888 he received, an
other call to Rayenna, which he accepted, and
: was again Installed, April Sd: 1899; but in No
, vember, 1910. was again dismissed. ~ 81 s37g. q
] On the organization of the church, Ashbel
served until September, 1888, when he asked fol
: and received dismission from the congregation
Pee, a nephew of old Adam, the Indian ranger
was chosen deacon September 15 1885, The per
sons forming the first church were: Salmon Car,
ter, Alice Carter, Anson Beman, Lydia Beman
Levi Sutlif Polly Thompson and Charity Whit
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ty % Of them having M ~ enterei
church covenant before they left Blanford. Mass
So has on tnelr arrlyaa IN ohi0 this church or
Clara M Bostwick were from Bridgewater
Conn; RaGhe Thompson from Laurel Hill, Pa
and LENA Babcock, late wife Of Edmond BapI
) cock. was from, Middle Granville, Mass. They
! are all dead, as well as their stated supply
and "lpastor.,' Mrs Babcock, who died August
12th, 1885, was the last survivor. She was II years
/. at the organization of the church they adopted
the following . Articles of Practice',ut 35Ii =
: fsThis church resolve that no person, hereafter
be admitted to mem bership in this church who
does not practice total abstinence from all intox
icating or alcoholic drinks as beverage, at any
buying, Selling or in any way traicing in them
except Tor mechanical or medicinal purposes
dthat we cannot admit to our occasional com.
! munfon, members; of other churches residing
among us, whodo not live upon the principle
above mentioned . 5lHt39b uc4y} fNti $3.50
/ j. Having effected their organization and adopted
their g Articles of Practice,'' they gave Rev
Mr. Storrs :. a cal, % which he accepted. By the
terms of the call either party. by giving the 9TH
er six months notice to terminate the relation
: between them, had a right to do so. The church
then called on the Presbytery to install Mr.
! Storrs as pastor of the church. The presbytery
convened, and on consultation, voted:- Having
: examined the papers and discovered that the
proposed plan OF agreement between the con.
= gregation and Mr.. Storrs, assumes the principle
that, on certain conditions either the pastor OF
flock may Withdraw from its relationto the othei
: party wlthout any intervention, or act of tht
| Installing body. They therefore refuse to install
MIR Storrs 'as pastor. leaving him stated sup
:, ply.',' A tweedle dunn and tweedle dee dis
I tinction. :, -
q | During the pastorate of Rev. Mr.. Nash
scism arose In the church in consequence of q
q conflict between the laws of the State and the
| IS Articles of Practice" adopted by the church
AS early as 1892 the Governor and Judges of the
. territory north west of the Ohio river, enacted