The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-12

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and be Of use to her family and man
kind around her. She died about 80
years ego, beloved by all who knew
her, having lived upwards of 80 years
During the year 1912, Pitney Guest
and Benjamin Miller, his father-in-
law, emigrated from New Jersey and
settled first on section 10, as squat
| ters for about three years. They then
sold their improvements, etc, which
consisted mostly Of log cabin and
soma cleared ground, for 500 and en-
| tered the northeast quarter of sec
ton T. This place has been owned
until quite recently by his descend
ants, but is at present owned and
controlled by resident of Canton
named Goldberg. Benjamin Miller
died in the year 1928, and was bur-
| led in the village graveyard at Sandy
vile. He was an old Revolutionary
veteran, having served through that
war, the greater part of the time un-
der General Green. At one time dur
| ing an engagement with General Corn
wallis in North Carolina, he was
wounded, but remained in the service
until the close of the war, being sub
ject to all the hardships they were
called upon to endure.
MIR. Guest was both justice of the
peace and a regularly ordained min
lister of the Baptist church. The Of
flee of justice of the peace he held
for more than twenty years, beng
first elected upon the organization Of
the township in 1915. In his capacity
as justice of the peace and minis
ter, he is said to have united more
persons in the bonds of matrimony
than any other person in the county
at that day. He was a man possess
ed of more than the ordinary inteli
gence of the people among whom he
moved, but was ever content to labol
for tlair good and the advancement Of
Coils kingdom among them. He was
killed in the year 1856, by beine
thrown from q wagon during the run
ming away of the team attached to it
His widow survived him IS years ant
died In 1874, at the age of 90 years.
MEN OF NOTE.
"0tier men OF note who have be
come famous in the world for thel
literary attainments, and who wer'
residents of Pike township for a per
iod of their lives were: Joseph ant
James Medill, John McSweeney ant
others. The former persons were asso
ciated with the publishing Interest,"
OF the country and the latter named
! person became an illustrious lawye
and legal counsellor, and had the hon
or of practicIng upon many occasions
: in the higher courts of our land.
: "A partial list of the early settler
who came to Pike during the year
from 1912 to 1915 were: Michael AM
John Holm, John Russell, Christian
Hiple, George retters, John Bechtel
Daniel 'Faiior, Joseph Keelsen, Pete
, Hockensmith, the Keysers, Henlines
Shroyers, Viewers and Howenstines
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
Originally Pike and Bethlehem
formed one township, and was organ
lied as such in the year 1915. Prio
to their organization into a township
they formed part of Canton township
but were separated from Canton o.
the 9Th day of March, 1915, and tn
first election tor the choosing of ottl
2 GERS was held on the first day o
q April following. In December, 1915
r Pike and Bethlehem were separate
and each became an independent town
. ship and remains so to the present
1 "The first grist mill in Pike wa
( built by Amos Janney about the yea
r 1911. 1t stood short distance sout
of Sparta on the Nimishillen an
2 was very primitive affair, but, never
1 theless a great improvement over tn
8 tin crater, coffee mill and poundin
blocks. Janney also built the frs
saw mill in the township year o
e | two later.
e "The first preacher to hold religion
b services in the township was the Rev
{ James b. Finley, Methodist circul
: rider, and who at that time travelle
e the GAINESVILLE or Wills creek circui
n in 1809-10. The preaching service
s were held at the house of Abraham
e Cazier The first schools taught in tn
a township were between the years c
d 1915 and 1925. One of these wa
d taught by a German named Louis Au
q gustine Ferdinand Constantine, an
, the other by an Irishman name
9 Thomas Mexican. Other pioneer
: teachers were Nicholas and Joh
r Lieghley and Isaac SHELTON"