The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-07-10
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site upon which my house now stands
the place was called rabbit MIL It was
at the time of purchase covered with
large white oak trees and considerable
underbrush such as hazelnut brushes,
briers, &c. During the fall and winter OF
1885. I succeeded in clearing off with my
own hands all the timber and burning the
brush. digging most of them ont root and
branch. In the spring of 1887. 1 commen-
ced building the house now live in, and
in the summer of 1888, august 25th, }
was married to Susan l.. Clark, of Buffa-
10, N. Y, by the Rev. DR.. Lord, of that
CITY and in October Of that year 1 COM
menced keeping house. In 1889 / plant
ed a row of black walnut trees in front of
my house intended for shade and oramen-
tai trees, the first of any kind that was
planted in Limavllle, but they were slow
Of growth, and did not lve but one sea-
season, and did not replant them, but
in their stead planted a row of sweet
cherry trees, the first that were planted
in this vicinity, they have fourished we'll
bearing more or less fruit every year since
they were three years old until the pres
ent season, only one of the number having
died. In its place planted the first soft
5 maple ever transplanted IN Limaville. In
1912 I planted the first grape vine, ian
Isabella) which Is still living, producing
almost every year sufficient quantity of
fruit for the family and some TO spare.
In 1871 / expressed tweRty gallons of
wine from the fruit of that wine, using
all we needed for the table besides. In
1887 the first oil mill was erected In the
town of Limaville by Peter Akey, and af-
ter passing through many hands under
going many alterations it is at present
abandoned. In 1885, John. c. Morse
came to Limaville with his family. and IN
1888 ne bnilt a story and bali house On
Church street, little west Of the north
west corner of Church and Adams streets,
and attached to his house small hatSers
shop in which he worked for several years
manufacturing with his own hands, be-
lieve therfrst hats manufactured IN Lex
ington township. The business not prov
ing to be as lucrative as be anticipated or
deserved he turned his attention to the
study ofsthe law, and In the course OF q
few years became quite a prominent ad-
vocate. his achievements Were both hon
orable and profitable, leaving a better
record when he moved from here in 1866
than very many others who have left this
place.
Rufus Paine came to Limaville in the
spring of 1888 with his wife, one child,
and considerable money capital, part of
which he had borrowed in the east at a
small per centage. Mr.. Payne bought
the house and lot now owned and occH-
pied by Mr.. Meurman as q hotel, subse-
quently he purchased the property now
occupied by his son, the Rev Louis Payne,
where he lived for a number of years; IN
1859, he purchased a farm, half a mile
south Of Limaville, and lived there until
he he died Mr.. Payne accumulated
considerable property by loaning money
at exhorbitant interests. He was eccen-
trio in his interviews with the world, but
temperate in his habits. Tne love of
money absorbed almost every other con-
sideration however he did occasionally
give some of his money, Enthusiastically
for the purpose of building churches, and
in few instances he gave to the poor
and needy. He was a quaker by birth
and by faith-always using the plain lam
guage IN conversation. His will was not
an impartial and inst one, and the dispo-
sition of his property was made equal by
his son, Henry Paine to whom he had
given the quarter part of 1t.
In 1884 an epidemic of scarlet fever
broke out In the SOUTHWEST part of Lex
ington township and the southeastern
inose form. It was very severe IN
its character IN locality of two or
three miles in circumference and was con-
fined to what is called the headWaters of
Little Bear Creek. Quite number of
families whom / visited were all lying
PROSTATE ut the same time, not one IN the
family being able to help themselves or
one another even to.a drink Of water.
There were but few deaths, however, if
any. The treatment was red pepper gar
gle and warm water to the surface. Some
thirty or forty cases were under treat
ment by me during that epidemic.
In 1885 another epidemic of scarlet fe-
yer and measles broke out in Williams
port, in the vicinity Of what is now ALI
ance, the only instance | ever saw of the
two diseases manifested in combination,
and in this epidemic number ofpersons
died both old and young. One elderly
lady died while 1 was present; on my ar
rival at the house informed the friends
of the patient that she would die and i'm
mediately they set in motion the most
enthusiastic praying and crying that
ever witnessed before or since. They got
the patient out Of bed and formed q cir
Gle around her and commenced hallow-
ing and praying to their God to save
the patient. They kept it up for an hour
or more when the lady became exhaust
ed and fell; upon being raised to the bed
she died in. very few moments, so that
prayer did not avail any more than med
icine. 1sf
81 In 1912 an epidemic broke out one and
one half miles west of Limaville at the
upper mill on deer creek of scarletina ma
lignant. Quite number of patients
died both adults and children-three died
in twenty-four hours after the first symp-
toms of the disease were ushered in. Those
who died Tor all that saw had no erup-
tions upon the skin; the disease mani
Tested itself In the throat by excessive
swelling, which terminated in gangrene.
Those on whom the eruptlons made its
appearance generally recovered, although
convalescence was very protracted.
In September, 1916, on epidemic of
pernicious fever broke out IN Limaville
and its vicinity, of the most appalling
character of any disease that ever visited
this town or township-none recovered
who had the third chill, and 1 am of the
opinion that all who were attacked with
It would have died had not the most po-
tent treatment been Instituted in antici-
patton In anticipation of the danger.
the subjects of this disease were all. with
out exception, Il DelleVe aQults. In Inc ear
,ly part Of the, summer of lS40 disease
made its appearance IN the Southwest
corner of the township on the head waters
of Big Brush Creek, which was denoIni-
mated at the time of its existence typhus
fever, but now believe from my Secoi-
ection of symptoms was only an inham-
matory sort of what is now called typhoid
fever. Whole families were prostrated
at the same time, presenting scene in
some instances truly appalling The dis
ease made its attack upon two brothers
in the harvest field on the 2lst day of
June They were working for a Mr..
Smith, on the farm now owned by Rob
ert Taylor. One of, the yeung men got
to the house without help, the other one
was found crawling on his hands and
knees in a state of mental arrangement
and remained IN that condition for three
weeks. They were both confined to one
small bed room where after three weeks
of severe illness they. slowly convalssced.
In about week from the time these young
men were taken down about thirty others
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