Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-05

Hudson is one of those typical agri-
cultural aud college towns. 1t has
few industries, and depends principal
ly upon the surrounding country for
business trade. Its historical connec.
tion with Western Reserve college
mow Adelbert college, Cleveland)' and
the founding of the Western Reserve
Academy, is too we'll known to need
further proof that Hudson Is ciassl-
cal town, and it maintains its reputa.
tion well. Hudson's citizens are we'll
educated and bright. They are In
dustrious in the variety of occupa-
tions usually followed in town Of It's
character. Nearly all the residents
own their homes, and the residences
are well kept. So also are the public
buildings and parks. Annually, the
sum Of $40 is expended for flowers
to transplant in the park every spring.
The town has excellent railroad con-
nections, and has many visitors daily.
EARLY HISTORY.
David Hudson, the founder of the
village bearing his name, was a lin
eal descendant of Henry Hudson, who
discovered the Hudson river in 1909.
Henry Hudson named his youngest
son, David, and David named his
youngest son David, and the practice
of each David in turn naming his
throughout seven generations. The
founder of the village Of Hudson was
sixth in this line. He was born in
Branford, Connecticut, February II,
1880 He married Anna Norton, and
until 1890 lived in Goshen, Connectl-
cut, where seven children were born
to them. After their removal 10. Hud-
son, was born their eighth child, Amer
Maria. the first white child born in
Summit county.
After the independence Of the United
States was recognized, there were va
rious claimants to jurisdiction over
what is now the State Of Ohio. Vlr-
ginia claimed all of it. and Ohio was
for time nominally included within
the county of Augusta, Virginin, SO
that for time Hudson was part OF
that county. Connecticut claimed
strip of the width of the Western Re.
SERVE, anu tAteuuiis iuushhitSiS NNS'-
ward.
In September, 1905, Immediately af-
ter Wayne's treaty at Greenville, Con,
necticut, cedcd to the Connecticut
Land company what is now the West
ern Reserve, undertaking to convey
soil and jurisdiction. This company
undertook to form a state out of this
territory. with its capital located at
Cleveland so that for time, Hudson
was on paper located in the State of
New Connecticut. In 1900 compro-
mise was affected and the jurisdiction
over this territory was conceded to the
United States.
Under the ordinances OF 17S7, a ter.
ritorial government was established
LOT tne ttrTiOry uoEthNcSt u lhc
Ohio river and the first county estah-
lshed was Washington, III which the
site of Hudson was located. 1797, JEFF
ferson county was organized AMI in
cluded within its bounderics all OF the
Western Reserve east or the Guyana.
ga river. In 1900 Trumbull county
was organized embracing ali of the
Western Reserve. III 1907 Portage
county was organized, in which Hud-
son was situated, until the organizu,
ton OF Summit county In 1910, in
which it is probable Hudson has
found its permanent home.
In the apportonment of lands, of the
Reserve among the members of the
company, Hudson was designated as a
swamp township aud 10000 acres in
Norton aud Chester townships were
appropriated to make II an average
township. The township and these
10000 acres were conveyed by the
company to Nathaniel and Birdseye,