The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-06-12
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IFrom the AIIlance LOCAL.
History OF Lexington Township
CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XVIII.
Last weeks chapter contained list of
citizens Of Lexington township who held
commissions. IN the civil war of 1904.
To that list should be added the names of
Columbus .Haines who was leader In the
18th regimental band. A L. Jones, Esq.
had commission in the Ohio Cavalry
Col. Snyder enlisted from this township
and returned with the commission of
Lieutenant Colonel in the 18th Regiment;
at the time of enlisting he was a clerk in
the dry goods establishment of Ely q
.Shaffer. He has since deceased. l. N.
Campbell entered the war as private
from the employ of Petit & Nixon and
returned with Captains commission IN
the l15th Regiment. Governor Camp
bell of Wyoming left this township and
the service of Petit & Nixon, for the war
in the 1st o. V. l., and returned with
a commission. For meritOrious conduct
he received his present honorable ap-
pointment.
Mr.. James McGarr, druggist of this
city enlisted company and received a
Captains COMMISSION in the 18th Regi-
ment, D. V. l. Mr.. McGarr was of fee
bic health, he resigned his position, sold
his drug store to DR.. P. n, Barr, and re-
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Capt. Jos. w. Gillespie, whose trun-
cient pen makes the LOCAL a power in
the land, was Mt. Unlen boy of twenty
years ago, and entered the service as Cap
tain in the Tooth Regiment, Indiana Vol
unteer Infantry. Philip ]. Wang, now
successfully engaged in the harness and
saddlery business IN this city was Captain
in the 18th Regiment o. V. I.-enlsting
from Stark county.
Col. L. r. Davis, now citizen of this
place, entered the service from Cuyahoga
county, as Captain In the 7th Ohio Regi-
ment and returned with commission of
Lieutenant Colonel of the 18th Regi-
ment.
Spring has come with = smile OF blessing,
Kissing the earth with her soft, warm breath,
Till it bushes in flowers at her gentle caressing,
And wakes from the winters dream of death.
The wild fruits of Lexington township,
were the data complete, would form an
interesting chapter of itself Wild plums
We're very common and of most excellent
flavor. They were found most frequently
along the bottom lands of the Mahoning,
Beech creek, Deer creek and other streams
of the township. Can some pomologist
answer why this luscious wild fruit, now
almost lost to this section, has not been
domssticated. Crab apples-many trees
yet standing-were quite plenty in early
times. This intensely sour fruit was
much used by the first settlers for pre-
serving. The core was forced out, and
the whole apple. less the centre, was used
and formed an excellent preserve. Wild
Gooseberries were common and were used
by the settlers. Sarvis berry trees were
usual and furnished excellent fruit. Ell
1ar Graf hrN11hf INF 80
the table in 1926. Blackberries and
Raspbsrries grew rapidly in all Openings"
made in the primitive forest and yielded
annually 4 luxnriant crop. Strawberries
of the wild variety were tolerable plenty,
and of much finer favor than the mann
moth varieties now cultivated. On the
southern border of the township a wilG
variety of this berryls found, of white
color, and excellent flavor Tradition
says that an old bachelor by the name of
LippIncOtt brought the fruit from New
Jersey in 1910. From which introduc-
ton large section has become seeded.
The township from its earliest settle
ment to the present time has furnished to
the boys plentiful supply of shell-bark
Hickory nuts and white and black Wal
nuts. Chesnuts have always been scarce.
The two first pear trees planted in Lex
ington township was in 1920. The seed
was brought from New Jersey and plant
ed in sugar trough where they germin-
ated from which they were transplanted
| to where they now stand, on the west
side of David RoekhiliS farm house on
the west side of the city limits ofAlliance.
They are now stately trees with bear
ing capacity of twenty-f five bushels each,
and have never failed to yield their an
nuGl supply Of fruit since they came into
bearing. They have never been grated,
but their quality of fruit is excellent, ap-
proximating the size and flavor of Bart
lett. Fifty years has passed since their
infancy was Graded IN a sugar trough,
they are apparently good for half cen
| fury more service. If these two trees
would average ten bushels each par an
mum. which IL a reasonable estimate, the
aggregate of their product for fifty years
would be / 1000 bushels.