The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-10-08
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The aea,h Of Eleanor Kldridge DOxsoe which
Is noticed in another place, sewers another OF NE
few remaining links that have bound tosether
the present and the past Mu. Doxsee was born
on the 2sth day Of November. 1859, In Esse1
county. New York, near Lake Champlain, At
plaee called Isles Rock, and was married IN
isiO to Henry Doxsee, Of the same county In
1874, In August. they removed with large num-
Der from the same neighborhood 10 near the cen
ter Of Tuscarawas township, on Pigeon Run, and
when their location was ixed, Il was known as
"Pigeon Run Settlement" and where they, Ms
Doxsee and her husband, remained until Janua-
~. 18th, 1850, when Mr.. Doasee died. MB Dox'
see then removed to this city, where she re-
mained until her death. Pryious to the removal
Of Mr. and Ms. Doxsee to Ohio they had two
children, our respected iellow-eitiEen Isaac n
Doxsee being one, and Mrs, William Anderson, OF
this city, the other. Ms. Doxsee was the oldest
daughter Of william Eldrge, who settled on The
same quarter section inlslO, and Oldest sister Of
the late Nathan Eldridge wen known to many
vet living In this city. A bare mention OF lhat
Pigeon Run settlement viii hardly suffice. iltWas
made up Of hardy set of pioneers who had been
schooled among the forests Of Northern New
York, and an equally hardy set from Vermont
and Pennsylvania, who are yet represented by
Albert Wood, william slusser, Samuel Kinder
william Augustine Or. Otis, Of New Philadel-
phia and many others,w whose names are not quite
familiar At this writing but which are to be found
in the archives Of the Northern Ohio Historical
sooiety at Cleveland. The township Of Tusca-
rawas was organized in 1910, and the writer mad
the honor to furnish the first official census OF the
township to Hon. Charles Whittlesey, President
of the N. o. Historical Society, which he had re-
ceiyed from the late Hon. Joseph Il. LAuvin, in
which census the Eldridge family were proni-
pent with Others, one hundred and twenty-five
persons Of all ages constituting the census. <
The priyations endured by the pioneer settlers
Of that portion Of the country were shared BY
Mrs. Doxsee and her family, and she has len an
Inheritance Of courage that Is worthy Of place
on the historic page The residence Of MS.
Doxsee and her husband, with the others IN the
neiQhborhood, was known as the "ssttlement" %
distinguish II from the hamlet known as Brook
aeld. as II is yet. On one occasion Mrs. ,Doxsee
having been at Brookfeld was delayed until after
dark In starting for home, about two miles dis
tant. When about halfway she heard the famil-
lar howl of the wolves on her track, OF rather
making A flank movement She gave her horse
the reign, but the wolves were already close hav-
ing sprang from a thieket Immediately in her
rear. The chase was fearful, and was kept up to
within two hundred yards Of her home, when
the wolves, with VOLTS cunning, gave long
howl and wentinto the thicket which might well
be called a chapparal. Her faithful horse carried
her to the cabin door in safety, but so overcome
was she that she had to be carried into the house
The last days of Mrs. Doxsee were sOothed by
the afFectionate attention and care Of her
daughter, Mrs. Richmond who with ilial afiec-
ton left nothing undone for her comfort and her
| end was peace.
If YOU want good square meal when at Beacf
City go to Agler's, the Lake Centre House
James Barnet of this CITY, has fled his petition
in the Court of Common Pleas, asking for di-
vorce. James marital relations are somehow not
pleasant He fled similar petition last year
and was adjudged to pay the defendant, his wife
Keziah. on her cross petition $3.50 Some sort Of
eondonation then took place, and his wife re-
leased the judgment without securing anything
Elegant grapes can be had in any quantity,
raised ON the farm of Levi Stump, Esq, the pion-
eer of Grangers'
A row occurred between two boatmen, last
week. named Hardesy and stahl. Hardesy was
the agQressor, struck the first blow, and got well
thrashed as he deserved II one man ought to