The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-13
OF EARLY HISTORY OF SUB.
DISTRICT NO q,
PIKE TWP, STARK co.
Compiled and Written by
Jacob Smith.


bearing the name OF Pike" named in
honor of General zebulon M, Pike OF
1872 fame The school district No. 4,
to which his sketch Is dedicated en-
braces in its area at present the four
southwestern sections OF ths above nam
ed township, numbered respectively 10,
70 20 ana 90. The district formerly em-
braCed the southern half of the two sec
tions north OF those comprising the pres
Ont district, but in the year lSi9, "a dis
trtCt was made out of tnO two half sec
tions named, and the adjoining half sec
tiuns Of the district north making
territory ouc-hdlf the size OF No. 4, for
the new district.
The district Is divided north and south
into two nearly equal parts by a valley
through which courses Il stream bearing
the name of Bears run, From tradi-
ton handed down through nany years
past, we learn that in the early days
when the Indians and wild beasts We're
the principal occupants of this part OF
Ohio, one of the pioneers who had push
ed forward in the advance line OF emigra-
ton happened one day to meet largo
bear on the banks Of this stream, and
as result of the meeting a terrible bat
tie ensued between the tvO in which the
pioneer finally came Off victorious,
since sine that time enc stream Sa RSS always siTg
drains the greater part of eastern Pike
township, and emptics into the Sandy
creek near the southwest corner of the
township The soil along the west side
Of the valley is quite fertile, being for
the most part dark loain while that
Of the township, is principally a heavy
cold clay soil, much harder to work and
far less productive.
Canton, the county seat of stark coun-
ty lies just about ten miles from the
scene of the following Incidents:
Near the south side OF school district
No. 4, In Pike township, on the bank of
the old SANDY and Beaver canal" dong
since vacated), and near whore the road
crossed that stream on the direct line
from canton 10 Loar' $1,000 log Caplh'
one OF the pioneer Kind ana erected dur
ing the early SCttCmcnt oil the town
ship. This building has long since gone
lhlO decay, ana IL only remains III the
memory or those VINO nave grown old
ana run OF years, Among the lamlllcS
VINO nfSt occupied lhls CdDn, was on"
VINO tmiSF@teQ rom tne EmoIalu Isle
conSiSuu" OF huAGand wite ana Two
smal chiluren, a boy ana EirL me Tor
Mer louf or hNe years 3Id ana the latter
about tWn years old. IN thHt early day
thrre was q great u'aI on nalnrin and
leEer germs 70 contend WIN py those
Mn, go. 4."t " T1tvs -. 7o ai.n uI
the lowidndS Al the base OF the NUS, ana
not more than year OF two had passed
away WaGE ne husband ana father be,
Caue alHlSteu anu ShoTuy ,atlSfWAru
passed away 10 that silent land from
whence none return, leaving MS com
paniIoh ana vnlIdie9 TO contend with the
harusnip5 sufrOundlnS them IN new
ana ihinly settled part Of the country.
Not long after the SAD event mention
CO. lawyer from canton Oy lhc name
OF naIilS, out on q hunung JGlht nap
pehe4 10 pass ny the mouse, ana seeing
thG AtIs bOg q pay III inc EIiu stop
pyu am sItetSu 4!llO con ltISdllph win
MN. fihdlhS nm quite lnteihgent 70
oIll oL ms eetIS, ne a2yvt cameo from IN,
!m,,orttea, ~ VIZ W. Ma@ illtt W, ti!dL 81 5L' WiSi'u
70 p!acs nm uHutr the caro- auu lnslruc-
Il " 5t "a NM %Uriu %Sr siESs
nun nome ana RAINING curing MS
n,l Snliuho%ou, % 1itg hiaElhg Obtained Ihe hec1s-
sGty pSLI'!S2S!oh ISL from me ioiheT' ne
piGkea up Ihe boy ana carried MN the
gtSateF paEI OF the way 10 Cahlon Ittn
H. iihLie5l 80 on nus DaCh, heIe ne GaVe h@iih nun
nun nun Suucaleu' gnu Wheh CapaDle or
GLoH"tns ms itG"Grk @ ne nuoPIed Ihe5 Ihe
og,SS,, T"mS year6 sc e'apstq unti ne DeGaiHS
ht hhnJ"E 1 a1 oiI @ VI Iiie dpieat lawyers IN
,,i po.n , G,yil nnI @ CalihliiIi GaaSs that thG
btate ever produced ne ntde ms nome
at ooster. the county seat of Wayne
county, ONO, rus pfdc'lGs extended over
The ca},rts S " SbngI0n riTH aHu
R1Lu nne hoh0r on several occasions OF
mct3iyssnav uM tbs r eiUIugnGG It SUni
HlIGn , ! moik ~ ms CHOSEN profession.
~ ,O''tSt t ta'tittS "Io OSCuPiu lhe sdihe
tuDlH LoI q Drte+ PstLou III uhe Garner
TrntFS VIZ APumm gy iHe udLhe QL NoDlu.
NJ ne i nuSDailu @ ais" @ uteu AZ 'iils place. hnu
TtS nGrt bycsI "aS a. pIiSE EdiSES pGI Is" rOaS
wild cherry tree rec which stood on the
paink near the edge OF the old canal.
an rr IMAM MF ~ Tho h Was one OIL me
the the province Of New Brunswick. He was
oTIgintli{ from ireland. lie was one
shions 'to e"LiS tedGhSts 10 district no,
aiu was very NJ man lor lhat
pihESGG, peiis q soou tet9Aes anu earnest
In ~ ~ i%pJT tor @ the @ So0u OF ms scholaIs.
aFeico az iis qscHilhs years gelhs considerably
az ad"iGteG ml'n FhIuimatlsInI ne ABANDON
eu Lsaenlhs ana turned ms attention to
HIluhs o. "otk on DIVINE revelation;
adn5a non adGitIano 0t tIS h & WORK aho
I tuIaC auGit'Giia' 3I PropIly ne passed the
, noaaiiCe ~ ms uISS IN oqulclude ana
kggeGGiu; HH itSi 'EH IN or HLteGh Years oi
~, ne IiG ne eiyeo in anton ana dLGd about
ii, si,S ~ s VT, wi. nieg'lt @ l'iny con
sidSi III IL LouT pOSS N 5iiU Ihpoe siEis, lhe
piduSII lLutt, Jo2GPn Meulll, was SIX years
olu wnoh .,ti M ms @ @lhtner tnoyea mere FROM
~ ~ LmN "aIT az, Do p,oWpoS ~ youth ne proved
~ DC uiiSen Scnolar, ana WIen ne
iaIus,b 10, tISo tne DIdhCfss as Iar ~
M ts st,,d az ~. HGa1 ia STl,SUn nG men ,ooi
ucad To, sbnrt I'M. th |a dnG prIc %
~ ~tlc"u ioT q sHEL' tlIhe, theh looh UP inc
~ e'tT ~ snaly i pSGaihe eultpr IN chlet
os, 'lS ne a., ort 0IiS Oh fne great
IL gsniri,, 70 -, 1000 Hoi oi'h"eS'' iAe uieu III
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