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

THE SExTENNLAL AT WADS-
WORTH.
A Great GaEhering--Early Memories
and Incidents--O1d Times n Old
Friends
Should amid acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mindf

A Great GaGh0r1uB~-Ear1y memories
and Incidsnts--Old Times and Old
Friends
should amid acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mindf
AS a former resident of Wadsworth,
during school boy days, and a descendant
of the man whose success as a teacher
made the Wadsworth Academy a success
from 1884 till 1848, we attended the Pio-
neer celebration at that place last week.
The principal day was Thursday, the 18th
and, though warm, was q beantifaLeRd
auspicious day for the occasion.
For some time previous the tVads.
worth people had been advertising and lu-
viting and preparing to makes great coca
sion of the Goth anniversary Of the settle
ment of the township We are glad to
say their efforts were crowned with sue
cess. The chief Marshal was Col. H. Mills
and the procession must have been two
or three miles long, while hundreds has
tened to the grove independently on foot
and otherwise. The crowd must have
numbered four or five thousand.
The President Of the. Day was Judge
Allen Pardee, who, though Sugars ofage
looked as bright and natural to US as
so to 40 years ago.
The stand was capable of seating about
so persons was filed with white headed
men and women. The following Vice.
Presidents were present and occupied q
place on the stand;
W. n. Eyles, Cyrus Curtis, George Ra-
sor, BENZ. Tyler, Geo. Lyman, D. Ettlnger,
Wadsworth; Geo Miller, Sherman Blocker,
Almon Brown, Ohauncy Hart, Akron
Augustus Pardee, Eureka, Ill; DAVID Viii
| son, Henry Hosmer, Thomas Colburn,
| Guilford, o.; Peter Waltz, Abraham Beta,
| Norton, O.; Benjamin Dean, Blairstown,
Iowa; Hiram Hayden, Sharon, o.; Tim
othy Bennett, Medina, o.; E. Brown,
Weymouth, O.; David Galehouse, Doyles-
town, o.; NJ. G. Hills, Medina, o.; James
NeWcomb, Hiram, o.; Caleb Battles, Cow
entry, O.; Lorenzo Baughmau, Hunting
ton, o.
The Wadsworth band discoursed good
music for the occasion. After calling to
order, a song by the choir, Welcome Pho
neers" was sung, after which Rev. ]. +.
Rowe of Akron, addressed the throne Of
Grace.
Benjamin Dean, of Iowa, was then in
troduced as the first man who struck a
blow toward the settlement of Wadsworth.
Aaron Pardee then read an address, pre-
pared by Mr.. Dean, he being unable to
read from the infrmitles of age. BE gave
4 luClQCuI6 u CdIlN 6CLL4Cl4CuIa AN406A4B1J
trials, &C. After q song Rev. Edward
Brown of Minnesota, was introduced and
opened his historical address by some
touching illusions TO the Joys of the oc-
casion, and the croWding memories of the
sixty years since the first blow was struck
in the township. It was carefully and
thoughtfnlly prepared. full Of fne senti=
ment, With trite and humorous scenes o.
the early days. He mentioned for instance
that in 1877 Philip Ward made the first
) trace of a white man in a beech tree al
) Holmes Brook Hill on which was cut
"Phillip Ward, 1891" and some Other
initials, but their origin is unknown. The
first settlers were principally from Yer
/ mont, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, anS
: came here from 1914 to 1878. Mr.. Brown
; ~recounted many Of the early incidents
5 described their way Of getting the needed
: articles of pioneer life the high price o
salt-l0 cents a pound-and the scarcity
/ of all other articles needed by the early
T settlers traced the improvements tina
. were gradually made, and the incidents
o that occurred, speaking OF the military
8 history, and other features that character
lied the early days. His contrast Of tn
e past and present gave q vivid picture 0
then and now, and the progress that ha
!. been made.
Mr.. Browns remarks We're folloWeC
with music by the choir, "Old Churcl
d Bells"
The crowd scattered throughout tn
a woods forming into groups and the goo
: ladies arranging and displaying in varlou
ways their well supplied benches Of goo
Is things. After some two hours given I
the basket dinner" to conversIng an
ID revivIng old friendships, the assembling
was again got together.
3 A sketch by Peter Waltz, going BAG
ef to 1914, was first in order. Next Wer
e, displayed many "old time articles
n pitcher made in 1924; glass ware and 9th
e or articles made in New Portage over 8
years ago.; weaver's shuttles of very an
ID Gent appearance a small Jug a lady Ia
It II years ago; coW-bell date ITO; OK yoE
ne used on single OK 55 years ago; India
ig box, presented to Mrs. Richard Clark ISL
g two powder horns given to David Wllso
g. by an Indian in 1872; fabrics made b
81 Mrs. A. Dean 20 years ago; model of iro
ship, property Of Judge Hosmir of Sevill
lie invented and made by Charles AIcott
Medina 1884. MIR. Alcottw was a gradual
~ of Yale College, a lawyer by p~rofessic
In and died some years ago IN the Medir
g. Poor House. Harriet Warner was Il
lst first school teacher Of the district. III
e first school house was built in 1916. Ss
nd mon Warner and Daniel Dean, held Il
fret prayer meeting in July. 1914. tt