Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-13
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arranged in a square. They have the
appearance of old wells, partly filed
up, and are now about four feet deep.
From this point, passing south, a
few rods from the narrowest point of
the neck, is n breastwork, eight rods
long, with a ditch on the inside next
to the neck, between the breastwork
and the bank, which is not fortified.
Two miles southeast at the june
ton of "the feeder" with the canal
on the northwest corner formed by
Yellow creek crossing the canal, is
an extensive grave yard. 1t is covered
with forest of growth as large
as the surrounding woods. and it's
size and number of graves prove it to
be the final resting place of an
immense population. Crockery
of good quality has been taken from
the graves, but nothing to fix the date
Of this ancient people. All we know
is that they once existed-their works
prove that they were almost number
less--their Notifications show them to
have been warlike-their burial
mounds are monuments of their desire
to have their names, deeds, and memor-
les handed down to posterity-but this
evidence of their desire is all that re-
mains. They are forgotten and their
history is unknown.
BOSTON TOWNSHIP.
The first settlers in this township
were Samuel Ewart, from Ireland, and
Alfred Wolcott, from Hartford, Con-
necticut. They came into Boston to-
gether, about the first of March 1905.
Ewart building himself a house on the
top of the hill little north Of east
from the present village, on lot A;
and Wolcott locating in the south part
of what is now called the village of
Boston. Wolcott surveyed out the
township. Ewart died at Sandusky In
1915. On the oath of March 1906
James Stanford, Abner Robinson, and
Adam and William Vance, came into
the township together. They were sol
diers in Waynes army. Mr.. Stanford
died January 13, 1927. Abner Robin,
son died about five years ago Adam
Vance was drowned in the Cuyahogs
in 1872, and his brother William was
killed by a fall from load of hay q
few years later.
There was then an Indian sertlemen,
near the north line of the township
below the present site of the village
They were senecas, under their Chic.
Staygwanish or Seneca. An orchard
planted by the Indians, is still stand
ing near their old village ground
Ponty's Camp is about half mil,
northwest of this old village, on til,
, west side of river. 1t was celebrated
place in early times, and was one O
the great land marks of the country
, 1t is at this place where Major Rogers
with his forces, overlook Nicksaw, an,
, the other Indians who were presen
when Daniel Diver was shot, Ia Deel
; field, 1906. 1t was celebrated plac
for the collecting of war parties. pre-
vious to starting on their expeditions
They had erected here, a wooden Go
"a kind of homemade Mars--t
p whom they made offerings, and sacr
fees, to propitiate his favor, befor
a starting on war-march. The offel
ing generally consisted of tobacco
+ and, on leaving they usually hung tw
or three pounds around his neck, fe
4 his use during their absence. Abne
Robinson, and Bob Mays, whom
4 had occasion to mention in til
c sketches of Richfield and Bath, lovin
4 tobacco better than hard work, vo
a unteered to minister at the altar
n this Indian Deity; and what of til
e sacrifice was not eaten by the Go,
was stolen by the Priests.
O James Stanford came from Pennsy
q vania to Boston, but was native
q Ireland, and came to the United Stat,
in 1895.
II In 1914 George Wallace of Clevelau
n purchased the land where Brandywir
n village now stands, and erected a say
Il mill-and in the fall OF that yes
s erected a gristmill at the same plac
The subsequent year he brought q
a store of goods. These were the FIR
y mills, and the first store In Bosto
n The tract embracing the village ar
+, mills has since been attached to Mort
). field.
- In 1921 Capt W. Mather erected
20 large Touring mill on the Cuyahel
,s river, at Boston village. 1t is no
l. owned by ]. D. Edison Of Akron.