Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-02
A Citizen Was Prosecuted For Shoot.
ing a Bear On Sunday.
Quaint Recipe Given by a Squire For the Settle.
ment of Neighborhood QuarreIs.

in person, to Green's, md with Of
ficial dignity commanded hand it
out" Mrs. Green, as law abiding
citizen should do. gave up the wheel
rim, which More returned to Mrs.
Point, saying--''you keep the grass
too we'll trod between your houses,
let it grow thicker, and you will agree
better" They took the advice literal
ly; allowed the grass to grow in the
path between the houses, and their
quarrels ended.
Esq. More is still living, at good
old age, on the dividing ridge in the
northwest corner of the township.
In 1917 Allen Bosworth, long pro.
minent citizen, moved into the town
ship from Rhode Island. He settled
on the northwest corner, at the centre,
where his log shanty yet stands. In
his shanty, on the 18th of January,
1918, was born Delos Bosworth, the
second white child born in the town
ship. He now lives on lot IA, on the
''Ledge-road," from Ayres' settle
ment to the center of Copley. Herman
and Aaron Oviatt now own the farm
on which Allen Bosworth settled. He
died in 1S41.
In 1918 Jacob Spafford from Chit
tenden, county, Vermont moved his
!; family into Copley and settled on
Chestnut Ridge, near where Asahcl
Chapman now lives. Mrs. Spafford
was a daughter of Gov. Chittenden
Mr. Spafford was long a prominent
citizen of this township, and with
Esq. More, held the office of Overseer
of the Poor, almost continually till
his death; until it formed distich:
Jacob Spafford, Lawrence More,
Overseers of the Poor"
A man by the name of Cat Yale
also moved in this year. Cats morals
were rather loose, and one Sunday
a bear, probably thinking he was al
meeting, came to his house to get u
pig. Cat was at home, and shot him
For this he was prosecuted before
Esq. More, who, retaining little Oj
the spirit of "the covenanters o. the
land O. cakes and haggis," fined him
a dollar for shooting on Sunday. Gal
became disgusted with Christian dis
now at Salt Lake.
Nathaniel Davis and family moved
into Copley this year and settled oil
the ridge north of the center, ana II
1919 Chester Orcutt, from Monroe
county, New York, moved in with hls
family, and settled ut the cross road.
north of Davis.
The first marriage was Smith Hull
to Rebecca Davis. Hull died in 1921
and his widow subsequently married
his brother Ozias, with whom she still
lives ON the farm of her former hus
band.
Thomas Beckwith was the first tina
died in Copley. He died in June, 1920
He was the first chairman of tht
township-the town records saying:
list. Voted that Thomas Beckwitl
serve as Chairman; then adjourned t
the barn or Allen Bosworth for the
purpose of doing business"
In April. 1920 he was elected Super
visor, but died in the June following
He was from Hartford, Connecticut
and settled on the first lot west o,
the center. The night before he died
preachers being rather scarce. Squire
Trescott, of Solon, asked the privilege
of praying with him, to which Beck
with assented. Trescott, being
quaker, prayed silently. Beckwith
listening awhile, got out of patience
and says,-"Trescott, your prayers dC
no good. If you pray for me, do il
openly like a man."
The population had now SO increased
that they began to adopt the fashions
and introduce the luXures of refined
life. On the first of January, 1921, E
magnificent bah was got UP, at which
the fashion and beauty Of the ives
appeared in native splendor. Smitl
Hull furnished the substantials, ant
all Of the luxuries except whiskey ant