The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

pose of exciting q quarrel. Mra. Henry
preserved her eompOaure, but kent close
watch on their movements, During their
talk, she took gun from one OF them,
held II mp ah u taking sight AZ an object,
when one 0f their number inquired in
broken 3nRlihhi "Can white squaw
shooter She replledi ~ can shoot as
we'll aa you,N One Of the Indians then
put up a mark on tree near by. Mrs,
Henry took deliberate aim, aud made
what would be called, a good shot, com.
inn very near the mark. A algnlncant
lcok passed between the Indians, Then,
ono Of thom tried hla skill but he did not
come 80 near the mark, Whoroupon, the
Whole company gave a whoop- one Oi
Them hYingi "Whlte fquRw brave, good
shoot and lmme lately gathered up their
traps and loft,
Mrs, Henry always believed, that hornp.
parent skill Ia that Instance, In the use 0f
iire arms, saved her from prCmedlAted
harm, She observed frequently after,
ward, that the Indiana were more clrcum'
Hpcct and respectful whom IN her prea,
enco, The shot she made was entirely
| accidental, na she made no prctentluna 10
skin IN the use Of fire arms,
Tho two children OF Mrs, llenry--n boy
and n girl, the only offspring she hn
| both attained adult years, were married
hut are now dead, their children living In
the west.
AN EXAMPLE or PHYSICAL ABILITY,
Valentine Weaver boitor known ns
"FeliyN Weaver, came from Washington
| county Maryland, In 1906, aud settled IA
! Plain township before IL was organized,
while tho territory Of Stark was yet part
ofColumbiana.
he hnd lou children, and the Ave older
| were girls, Nancy Elizabeth, MagdncnA,
| ttHu al
| delicate, and died soon after her mar.
rinRc, The NJ of the girls were healthy
and stout, Az that time hired help was
| scarce, and the money To- nay for ID
scnrcor still, The help Of those girls was
necessary TO open the farm, nor did they
| hesitate to give II. They could do, and
did, whatever man could do. Cut down
trees, burn brush, spli rails, plough, SOW,
! cut wheat with sickle, aud hay and clio.
YER with q acythc, thrash with a fail, In
short, do any Kind Of farm work that
man could do, ElarhCth, the second
| daughter, known na Botsy, who married
| Joseph EssR, was tho boss cf them all.
She could excel most men In the manage
mcnt Of horses. As an illustration. A
young brother hauling out manure was
unable 10 start load. Betsy noticing his
incif, ctunl Efforts from the kitchen win.
dow came out, tooA the whip out Of his
hand, rcmnraing, "ous ON wag; luss
mich do gowl bundlc,n spoke kindly to |
the horses, cracked the whip, ordered |
ihcm 20 move, and the load moved out Of |
the rut.
Upon another occasion, when they were |
building barn, the driver OF four horses |
came with q loNd of sill timber, and Insist |
cd that u was impossible TO drive where |
the timber was 10 be unloadod without |
barking some fruit trees, Al that time,
fruit trees were an object, and II became
"a pCrpluNing question among the men
standing around, how the timber could be
taken where II was wanted. While the
subject was under discussion, Betsy made
her appearance and soon entered into the
spirit OF the controversy She prollcrod
TO drive the team TO the place desired with.
out touching tree aud her offer was ac-
copted. Mounting the saddle horse, riding
sideways, she took up the line, spoke TO
the horses, started them up, made the
twist and turns TO the place desired with
out touching tree. Betsy attained her
nbilityto manage horses by inheritance,
for her father had the reputation OF being
The most skilllul driverand best horsomnn
IN the country around.
The last OF the girls of this stock nov
living, Ia Mrs. George Trump, on East
Tuscaruwas street. She is over 80, and
yet able To do considerable work, In fact
pridos herself on being ablo to do more
hard work than u majority of the girls OF
20, NJ the present day.
AN INSTANCE WHERE "THE GRAY MARE
WAS THE BErrER HORSE.
one OF the, first constables of Plain
township, was u man by the name OF
Packer He was n great braggnrt, and at
every opportunity boastng of his bravery
and wonderful achievements. He had a
SOW and litter OF pigs that were kept in
u pen near his cabin that they might not
be molostod by wild animals, bears and
wolves. Early one morning before Pack
or and his wife were out OF bed, they
heard noise like pig squenling. They
were quick to take In the situation, and
both sprang out OF bed. The wife nat
urolly waited FOR the husband 10 move out
to the rescue; but the husband hesitateu,
loath 70 move forward, but said TO his
wife, betsy you go foremost and I'll FOL.
lown Betsy obedient to the command Of
her lord and muster, went foremost
shook her skirts at the bear and he left.
The story got out, and ever afterward
when Packer would commence 10 brar,
some one IN the company would drop the
remark, Betsy, you 40 formostn and IL
elTcctually squelched him,
THE BRAVERY AND FoRTITUDE or Two
YOUNG SISTERS,
During the summer and fall of 1910.
there were more emlgrants aud land spec- {
llators camo from the east 10 the west.
than had previously, fro the time Ohio
was admitted into the Union as u State,
This was soon after the lands west OF the
Tusc0rawas river were open to entry.
The land Office was then in Canton. The
Eagle Tavern, two story log structure, y
corner OF Market and Tuscnrawas, was l
ihe popular stopping place for man and
BEAST. II was well known east, and as
FAR west, rs white people dared 20 venture.
The supply OF horse feed was limited In n
his locality, and Mr.. Dewalt had difficulty h
n procuring sufficient to satisfy the de- a
nond of travellers. The neighborhood OF
lew Lisbon had been longer settled and :
he yield OF farm products more ahund-
mt. In order to 4upply the demand, he
'ont bis two daughters, Nancy and Mary.
he oldest OF his children, the 70 mer i5
md the latter Ii, TO New Lisbon, q dis
hnco OF 10 miles for oats. II was dis. !
nal road, along which the settlements
we're "lew and far between AMI Hohn's
iottom" midway the dread OF travellers
ND teainster's, not to mention tho posi-.
'ility OF coming IN contact with rowing In.
Ilans then travelling the country. The girls
made u rip,each riding horseback and be- n
wocn them leading one, and brought back n
EN- BUSHES of oats. n
This performance would not be consid. q
red anything extraordinary at the pres. :
mt day, but at that time, when the ecouutry
lns comparatively new and unsettled and {
% well defined roads, II may he con- J
idsred 2 remarkable exhibition Of pluck
nd fortitude.