The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-11

never replsnished his stoch, and went
cut Of trade. Ars. Patty Sheldon aud
Mrs. Jsseph Egglsstsn Bought Of him
the frst calics dresses ever sold in
town-siz yards being full pattern-
for which they paid one dollar Per
yard He sold his other goods at cor
respoadinglv( Dlew prices. Mrs. Polly
Met cCoughney, who failed to get enc Of
these patterns, purchased her calico in
Hudson, paying therefor zone dollar
ton" per yard.
About 1915 Hopson Hurd and Ro-
man Humphrey came to town, bring
ing with them q stock Of goods over
the monntans of Pennsylvania
Humphrey soon went cut of the COM
pany. Hurd continued the business
for many years, accumulating q large
fortune. He died in Cleveland in 1871.
In later years w. r. Henry became q
successful merchant, 40 also did the
Gillett Brothers, and Harmon &
Brother.
In 1919 Harvey Baldwin, Sen., took
load of cheese to Beaver, Pa, where
he put it on fiat boat and hoated
down to Louisville, Ky.-then mod
crate siaed village-where he retailed
it out from house to house. The next
season he took some to New Orleans,
selling it for one dollar per pound.
Mr.. Baldwin was the pioneer in the
southern cheese trade, and soon had q
fine custom trade established that
proved very remunerative to the dairy
men efithis region, for it enabled them
to sell their surplus cheese. 1t was
but short time before nearly every
farmer in town was engaged in the
dairy business, and Aurora soon be-
came . noted cheese market in the
West, and although rival markets have
sprung up, the town has always main
tanned its reputation, and in the year
1874 there were shipped from this sta
tion more than enc thousand tens Of
cheese.
Previous to the year 1910, the inhab-
itants had to depend upon Hudson for
q physician. DR.. Thompson generally
answering their calls, but that year DR..
Ezekiel Squires arrived from Berk-
shire county, Mass. He came on foot
and inteaded to lecate in Cleveland.
That town was sickly enough to suit
him, but he wanted farm, and the
land did not. Two or three tracts Of
land were offered him near the pres
ent "square" for the nominol sum of
three dollars per acre but he did not
"bite" at the liberal offer, and so came
to Aurora and purchased q large farm
in the eastern part Of the town, and
then went back East for his family,
who arrived the following year. The
Doctor remained In town some five
years, establishing large practice
bat Dr. Oxen, who came, divided the
professional honers, and so DIR. Squires
sold cut and took up his residence in
the adjoining town of Mantua.
Eppy Riley came this year with
James Herrick-his brother-in-law-
and they located their lands in the
west tier OF lots. Young Riley soon
afterwards returned, and the next year
the Riley family came On. Two or
three years afterward Eppy again re-
turned to his native town, Chester,
Mass., going the entire distance On
foot. On this trip he made a daily
average Of over fifty miles per day,
a feat, taking the bad condition of the
roads in December into account, that
has but few equals. Julius, brother,
entered the army upon the breaking
cut of hostilities. and after his dis
charge, married Mrs. Polly McCough-
ney. with whom he lived fifty years,
she dying in 1867. Eppy died in 1874,
having during his long life, enjoyed
the respect and confidence Of al.
In 1912 Bohan Blair, who for three
or four years had DIVIDED his time
between here and his old home, be-
came permanent resident, settling on
lst17. About 1919 he married Julis
Powers. Both are now dead. The
Kents-Zeno and Zardus-from whom
q numerous family Of descendants
have sprung, settled about this time
in the southwest part of the town
Warren Little settled southeast of the
Centre, where he lived nearly fifty
years. Captain Seward located north
of the Centre. Another family Of the
Stewards took up large tract north Of
the "Big Pond" and Solomon Craw.
ford built his cabin in the west part oi
the town adjoining the Riley's.
The settlers were now to undergo o
new experience, the AK was to be ex-
changed for the musket, the hardy
woodsman henceforth was to DO 9
soldier, ready to lay down his life fcl
country and home. The first intima.
ton the settlers had sfthe disastrsus
campaign of General Hull, that ended
in his humilating surrender. was q
military order from Captain Ebcnezel
Harmon, that came late the Saturday
night following the surrender, direct
ing that every man liable to do mill.
tary duty should assemble at the Cen
tire next morning. Chauncey Eggles
ten and Stephen Canon were the ser
geants, aud spent the entire night In
warning out the company. The com
! pany was vt that time officerea by
Captain Ebenezer Harmon, Lieutenant
Joseph Eggleston, Ensign Eber Ken
nedy, and Sergeants Chauncey Exgles
ton and StephenCanon. Paul Revere
ON that historical night when he rod,
through"Middlesex village and farms,
did not cause hearts to beat quicker
Or cheeks to blanch whittier, than die
the young orderly's "knock at th'