The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-06-04

frstMethodist church WIS erected IN 1917,
the Congregational II 1873, the Baptist in
1921. James Plntt was the first shoema-
ker; Allen and John Pardee the first men
who sold goods; Peter Waltz the first
blacksmith; the first physician, John
Smith; Abel Dickinson opened the first
Post Office in 1922; Daniel Ware the first
man who died in the township. It was
related to show the mighty multiplicity Of
pigeons, that on one occasion the pigeons
were three hours in passing Owe the vii
lage, covering the entire horizon.
James Redield, of Huntsville, the ia
nous Wolf-catcher-one Of the three sur
Vivors OF those who came to the township
gave several wolf stories, he had carried
several home alive, after they had been
caught it trap; had caught 10 up to
1880; bought a horss for one dollar to use
in batting traps. To encourage church
matters he cought wolves to get money to
pay the minister with.
The meeting then adjourned TO May
28th, 1914, the hundredth anniversary Of
the settlement of WadsWortA.
AL Joined in singing "Old Hundred"
after which the beneaietion was pronounc-
ed by Rev. V. Noyes.
In the evening an assembly of invited
guests met at the residence Of Erastus g..
LOOMS, ESQ, and passed the time in gen.
eral conversation and some spontaneous
SINGING.
On Friday the cold Pioneers" were ia
ken aroundto visit their old homes, bat
as tor ourself we run an independent line,
calling upon old friends and meeting with
old school mates from near and Gar, male
and female. We psrtook OF the hospital
ity of our old friends Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando
Beach, and Mr.. and Mrs. JohnJ. Holman,
ths latter formerly Of MassilIon.
In the afternoon g meeting was held IN
the NJ. E. church, at which S.. Blocher
presided, and persons were called out to
make brief remarks, limited to FIVE min
utes. Incidents of the early times were
recounited, some of them quite amusing,
| especially the first marriage II Medina as
related by General Northup, of Medina.
The lady being his sister he insisted on
having q time and procured a supply Of
whisky and made an abundance of strong
teddy inviting the whole neighborhood for
miles around. He would let no one leave
till 3 in the morning and piled the toddy
livily and the old minister did his full share
and felt Welt
In the evening all were invited TO Doc
tor Lyman's, where q general good time
was had. Saturday was Decoration day,
and on Sunday, religious services of an
~antiquated character were TO be observed.
As for ourself we took d homeward
route on Saturday, first making a few
calls and visiting the Western View, fruit
farm of A. Borst. The place contains
IS acres and upon 1t 800 bearing apple
trees, some 500 pear, so peach, and 80
plum, all Of various and choice varieties.
On this place too are three fish ponds well
supplied with fish so tame they will eat
bread from the owners hand. The place
has q front on High street Of one thousand
feet.
The coal developments of Wadsworth
township are extensive and the A. & G..
w. r. K. afford an outlet. The deniZens
Of the town are confident that their place
has a bright future before it and all must
concede good grounds for such great ex-
pectatione."
The address of the Rev. Edward Brown
was very appropriate for the occasion.
and quite acceptable to all who heard it
1t was repiete with trite and judicious re-
marks, and full of incidents of the early
times, exhibiting the trials and privationl
of q frontier life, and showing the schoo.
it was for human development. He made
honorable mention of John McGregor, whe
took charge of Wadsworth Academy II
1888 and for many years was its success
full and honored teacher. It was not al
educational but a Pioneer meeting o.
something more might have been said il
this connection. A number of former pu
! pills were there whose hearts ran back Il
those school days
The Wadsworth Enterprise printing o.
Enlistment by John A. Clark, Esq, is
/, hourlshing affair, affording employment
to some 50 hands. We, of course, callet
in and were agreeably surprised ct tn
extent of the business. Mr.. Clark pub
: lishes q literary paper, Tie den,, that hs
an extensive circulation,
h Take it all in all, the Pioneer Celebrs
4 ton at Wadsworth was a worthy occasio
and it brought together friends from nes
and far, the present and former genera
: tions. The next meeting is to be on Ma
: 2Sth, 1914