The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-16
LOUISVILLE NEWS.

Louisville, Feb. 1.-THE Linden
Hall school entertainment was sue
cess financially as about $40 was real
lied as door fees.
Jesse Hershberger, an old resident
of this township, died at his late resi-.
dence on the Osnaburg road last
night. The funeral will be held Tues.
day at ~ m, services at the Progress.
sive Brethren cnurch at p. m, inter.
ment In the Union cemetery.
Miss Lorena Gerardat, Of Canton,
spent Sunday at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. l.. Tournoux, South
Chapel street.
C. B. Keim was a Sebring caller
Sunday.
| After the morning service to.
day the congregation of the Reform.
ed church voted to accept, by large
majority, the proposition of Andrew
Carnegie to pay one half the price OF
a pipe organ for the church. The Off
GERS of the congregation will now
make an effort to raise its share of
| the fund.
| Judging from the size and business
interests people usually suppose that
Louisville Is an older village than
Barryville or Harrisburg. as the lat
ter place was first named. But we
find that Harrisburg was laid out z
years before Louisville was located.
Jacob Harsh laid out the village of
Harrisburg in, 1927, and a man named
Patterson started the first store, fol.
lowing him Jacob Wolfe and Jonas
1 Hoover started a store and tavern to-
| gether. Wolfe took charge of the
tavern and conducted It, we are told
not unlike the one run at later day
by his namesake In the west. David
w. Kown had a store in Harrisburg
in 1882 and after him III. II. Myers,
both from Canton. The two early ply
1 sicians of the town were DIR. Abra
ham Stanley and DR.. Solomon Shrive
portant town and more widely known
sixty years ago than now. The rail
road towns have drawn away the
trade.
A postoffice was established under
the name OF Barryville May 18TH 1880
and Jacob Wolfe was appointed post
master. 1t was called Barryville, be
cause there was already a postoffice
in the state named Harrisburg, and
there cannot under the rules of the
postofflce department, be two Offices
OF the same name in the same state
The first school house was built
south OF the village on what was then
known as the Cans farm now owned
by Christian Linder Tho next one
was built nearer the village, and Is
still standing and used as a dwelling
by John B. Charquite the village shoe
makAr
The present school building was
built in 1876 and is building of two
rooms, two teachers being employed
for the winter and but one for the
fall and spring terms. The old Metho
dist church which was located at the
village grave yard at the north side
of town was built in 1S46. The congre
cation being small and finally be
came unable to support minister, the
years ago.
The first Catholic church was alst
built in 1876, and served it's purpose
until the present edifce was built ir
1876. We have CLEANED part of the
facts included In this article from
Mrs. p. d. Koener, who Is still res
ident OF the village now in her S4tl
year. Mrs. Keener is daughter O
John Rupert, one of the first settlers
and is quite hale for her years Hel
father was school teacher, also
justice Of the peace Adam Hoovel
built the Frantz store building abou
1852. Squire Martin Hoover built tn,
Gulling block which burned last May
in 1853. Samuel Correll run tan
merry In the village many years ant
built the brick residence now ownet
by Peter Linder In 1853. John Smith
built the Haidct house about the sam,
year. and the year following Thoma,
Smith built the brick residence nov
owned by Peter Lamielle.
The late Louis Frantz was for man,
years the storckeeper and postmaster
OF the village. Nimrod Smith and Il
Bailly rur a store here Ia 1853 and {
few years later Mr.. Bailey moved t.
Louisville and Mr.. Smith continued
in the business. Mr. G. J. Gulling, tn,
present merchant and postmaster hal
been In business for number %
years and is doing thriving bust
ness He owns small farm and II
addition to his business interests Il
engaged in raising onions and mar
kets from 800 to 600 bushels of onioi