The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-03-25

legal ability. He established a Demo-
cratic newspaper there, and in 1892,
was elected to Congress. He was ap-
pointed by John Tyler. Secretary of
the Treasury, and afterwards Minister
to the Danish Court. His brothers,
Dryden and Chauncey, studied law in
his office. Dryden then read medi-
cine, and while on his way South to
establish himself in practice, died.
Chauncey practiced law for a while,
but relinquished it for the pulpit. be-.
coming a minister of the Disciple
Church, and years afterwards, 1881,
participated in remarkable meeting
of that denomination in this town.
Upon the organization of the county
when it was set apart from Trumbull
county. Samuel Forward was elected
one of the judges, and when in 1907
the town was organized, he was elect
ed Justice.
During the year 1904 three families
arrived in town: David Kennedy,
who settled on lot 9, upon which his
son, Justin Kennedy still resides;
John Cochran, Jr., and James NJ.
Henry, who settled on lot Ii. Henry
came from Harpersfield, N. Y. Upon
arriving at Buffalo he sent his family
by water to Cleveland, while he pro-
ceeded by,land with his teams. The
vessel was an open row boat, there
being but two schooners upon the
lake at that time. After perilous
voyage of ten days, during which
time storms were of daily occurrence,
Mrs. Henry and her three children,
suffering from inadequate protection
from the weather, besides continued
sea-sickness, arrived at Cleveland,
then hamlet of three log buildings,
the principal business of the inhab-
itants being to have the ague. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that the
boat could be got over the bar at
the harbor, and the landing was not
of the pleasantest, the banks being
thickly lined with willows. Here she
remained until the arrival of her hus-
band, when, without further incident,
they proceeded to Aurora.
Besides these there came George w.
Helcomb, who settled a few rods west
of Squire Sheldon's and Samuel III.
Ferguson, who, two years later, mar
ried Tulia Eorward
John Cochran Jr., who came this
year, brought with him, besides his
family, Stephen Cannon and Joseph
Twaddle, both young men. In the
fall young Cannon, in company with
Wyly Hamilton returned east. Squire
Sheldon, was the agent for land COM
pany, hired these young men to take
back to Connecticut, bag of silver
cein weighing sixty pounds, for which
service he paid them five dollars. They
had one horse across which they threw
the sack. AT the "Sidling Hill" in
Pennsylvania, they said that the ac-
count of robbery a few days before,
intimidated them a little, but they met
with no mishap, and delivered their
money safe. They were the first
through express messengers" from
this section.
No further events transpired of in
est until 1905, when Solomon Cochran
and his family arrived, and with them,
Stephen Cannon, who returned, bring
ing with him his mother and her fam
lily, consisting of John, George, Eli,
Amy, and Polly, all from "Old Blan-
ford" In the summer, HoraceGrang-
er, from Suffield, Connecticut, took up
a farm on lot 10, and few years after
ward married the widow of Jacob
Blair, who was killed In Mantua in
1905 by falling from house. The
widow of John Cochran, Sr., whose
husband died in Buffalo while on the
way, arrived with her family and set
tied on lot Ii. The misfortunes and
hardships of this family in coming to
Ohio can never be fully portrayed,
and its recital forms one of the most
chapters ofpioneer history.
Their journey here, and the heroism
Of one OF the childrcn-Laura, reso-
lutte little Miss OF thirteen-will form
the subject of our next chapter.
JOHN GOULD.