The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-03

attached to this church was the
initial burial ground, The fret
school house in the township was built
in 1918, on sec lS, and the teacher was
Adam Jackman. The next near Sparta
had a female teacher.
John Farber came into the neighbor'
hood in 1905, with his father, Philip Far
Der, and bought just across the line IN
Tuscarawas county, what was then call
ed soldiers land. He bought it on time
al So an acre, because he had no money
TO enter government land. The quarter
in Pike now owned by James Farber
was entered by his father, and was some
what improved before James occupied
it. Farber's nearest neighbors for sew
eral years we're II ifs, near Zoar, 8 miles
and Worleys, miles east.
Prier Foster was a well known early
settler He WIS thorough bred Ethio'
pian, and the first of the race in Stark
county. He was married in the "Oberly
House" bv Squire Coulter in 1871 to Re
becca Butler, a Comely white girl of good
sense hut perverted taste. Foster was a
hard. working, industrious man, of large
frame and great physical strength. He
was a miller by trade, and was often
heard to remark that he never seen the
horse that could carry as much at one
load as he could. 1t is said that a stran'
ger, in passing his house, stopped to in
0uire the road to certain place. Mrs
Foster was alone, and in reply to the in
oury, said, "My dear will soon be in and
he can tell you" Presently Foster made
his appearance. The stranger, in utter
astonishment, looked at the husband
and then at the wife, at loss how to re.
concue the incongruity, Madam" " said
he. "did | understand you to call that
man your dear9" eyes, sir" she replied
"WelI. I'll be d-d if he don't look to me
more like bear" Foster had son George,
quite black, who was married to a white
girl by Esq. Guest. The squire at first
declined to perform the ceremony, but
after consulting an attorney in Canton,
decided to comply with the request of
the couple, much against his ideas Of
propriety. M,scegenaton is not conhn
ed to the Southern States.
Of the early settlers not already named
may be mentioned Michael Worley, ia
cob Miller John Richards, Daniel Beach
tel. Joseph Keel, Jacob Flora, Michael
Aplev, John Carnes, Cornelius HenIne,
John Brothers, BARLEY Williams John
Newhouse, John Bernhemer, Martin
Mckinney Jacob Bowman, Dan'l Pryan,
John Stametz, the Howenstines, Paint.
ers, Prices, Keysers and Hemmlngers
Isaac Skelton was well known. He gave
considerable attention to the cultivation
of small fruit, particularly peaches; and
delighted to talk about fine horses, es-
pecially of the Arabian stock.
Residents of the township have always
enioved a fair measure of health. They
have had comparatively little sickness,
and were never scourged with malig
nant epidemic When they needed a
physician they sent to Canton or Sandy
Vile. In such cases as usually bring joy
to the household Mrs Henry Becher
and Mrs. Philip Fetters rendered all nee
essarv assistance. An interesting sur
gical operation occurred in the family Of
David Evans, that at the time created
considerable talk in the neighborhood,
and is worth repeating. His son, lad
about II years of age, accidentally got
peach stone in his throat. Every effort
by the family to dslodge it proved abOr-
tive. Alarmed at the probable danger
likely to result, Mr.. Evans called in DR..
Simmons of Canton who happened at
the time to be in a neighboriug house
visiting patient The doctor, after try.
ing different expedients with no better
success, concluded to postpone further
efforts until next morning; meanwhile
he would return home and consult the
books en- thesubject He was back early
the next morning, and reported to the
family, as the result of his researches,
that the stone must be brought OuL' it
could not 20 DOM. Having decided to
work to this end he went to Lupher's
shop close by and had Il pair
of pinchers made. With this rough in-
strument he made repeated efforts to
graep the stone; but when he thought he
had it, and made traction, the instru'
ment would slip off and hurt the boy,
who began to COMPLAIN bitterly. The
doctor finally gave it up, and expressed
the opinion that the stone could only be
removed by cutting from the out
side This alternative alarmed the
family, and they concluded to send for
Dr. Bonfeld, who was their regular family
physician. To this, Dr. Simmons ss' ent-
ed, and messenger was Immediately
for Dr.. Bonfeld meanwhile,
Dr.. Simmons left to visit another patient
n the neighbOrhood, expecting to be
Dack in lew hours. Before he returned
Dr.. Bonfed arrived, and at glance,
,aking in the situation, asked for an old |
umbrella, cut out piece of whalebone,
led sponge TO the end, creased it with |
melted talIow, and in less time than it
axes to write this paragraph, pushed the |
beach stone down the boys throat, to
he great relief of the boy, and the de.
light of the by-standera. Dr. Simmons
eturned soon after, and on learning the
acts, was Chagrined and mortified at his
yant of success.
The 6rst settled physician in the town
hip, was DR., D. L. Cans, wno pur
hased the farm formerly owned by
ohm Rupel near Sparta. He came about
847, and has been in active practice ever
inc.
Jesse Hines who came to the county in
1923, moved into Pike in 1926. At that
Law, il was the universal custom to furn-
sh whisky to hands who worked in the
arvest field, or helped at raising To
tempt either. without this adjunct, was
onsidered improbable. Frequently.
ands lnd1lged to such an exess, that
hey were unfit to work. The last
arvest Mr.. Haines furnished iiqnor
lS3O), lie had nine men in the field, and
hey drank nine quart bottles of whisky |
y 10 a. NJ, and were then so drunk, that
hey reeled and staggered SO much, they
,ere unable to continue work. This so
isgusted Hines, that be determined to
ave his harvest cut in the future with.
ut the help of whisky The neighbors
QUILTED his ability to secure the neces
3ry help without this induCement.-
temperance, as understood, at the pres