(RETURN TO THE HOME PAGE) PREFACE These volumes were written with the purpose of concisely portraying the more important and interesting events in the history of Stark County and presenting them in simple narrative form for the general reader. The earliest settlers of Stark County were of the substantial German- American stock. Later large accessions came from New York, Maryland, Virginia, the New England states and from European countries. Its people as a whole are sturdy, energetic, intelligent, moral and religious. The citizenship of Stark County is characteristically American. We invite the reader to examine the pages of this History for the proofs that Stark County is one of the strongest combinations of American and home industrial life in the old Middle West, or the Northwest of the early nineteenth century. In its pioneer period it was quite rich in agricultural and live stock products, and such points as Massillon and Canal Fulton prospered as canal towns and shipping stations. Canton, Alliance and other places waited upon the railroads for their development. There was coal in the county of good grade, and while not equal to the large and deep veins of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, was sufficient to draw the attention of manufacturers to the chief centers of population. With the steady development of the numerous and varied industries, based first on the agricultural interests and later on the many wants of growing and modern communities, the people of Stark County seem never to have lost sight of the necessity and the prime desirability of providing pleasant, comfortable and sanitary homes. Although the editor invites a perusal of the pages which follow, he realizes the subject matter must, in some places, be imperfect and incomplete. At the same time, while bowing before the fallibility of all human efforts to attain approximate perfection, he desires to state that every reasonable effort has been made by the editorial force engaged in the work to obtain correct data on all subjects which have a legitimate bearing upon the development of the county and its institutions. Sometimes, but not often, repeated personal solicitation and persistent cor- iii iv PREFACE respondence have failed of fruition, and we certainly regret all such miscarriages of energy and good intentions. In this connection the editor makes acknowledgment of the helpful co-operation of the advisory editors, as follows : Judge Charles Krichbaum, Colonel Harry Frease and James H. Robertson, of Canton ; W. F. Ricks and Dr. T. Clarke Miller, of Massillon ; Hon. B. F. Weybreeht and David Fording, of Alliance ; Josiah L. Coy and John C. Prenot, of Louisville, and James M. Corl, of Navarre. He also expresses his indebtedness to George B. Frease of the Canton Repository, and the columns of his paper, which have been consulted and drawn upon for valuable material. In the preparation of the interesting material covering the Navarre region much assistance was rendered by William Bennett of that place, who also supplied several historical illustrations. The foregoing names by no means cancel our indebtedness to those of the county who have kindly and efficiently co-operated with us. A history for the public should be reliable and readable, and with that aim the writer confesses to have striven. To what extent he has succeeded, the reader must decide. J. H. L. CONTENTS CHAPTER I PHYSICAL BASIS OF DEVELOPMENT A GREAT WATER-SHED AND GLACIAL BORDER-DRAINAGE BASINS OF THE COUNTY-GREAT PREHISTORIC RIVER-ANCIENT LINES OF DRAINAGE- PRESENT-DAY TOPOGRAPHY-DIVERSIFIED SOIL--ARTIFICIAL FERTILIZATION AND DRAINAGE-WOODLAND FARMS FIRST OPENED-CARBONIFEROUS STRATA OF STARK COUNTY-THE MASSILLON COAL SEAM - MASSILLON SANDSTONE-THE LIMESTONES-THE FIRE CLAYS-SOIL INDUSTRIES, THE GREATEST - 1 CHAPTER II INDUSTRIES BASED ON THE SOIL THE CULTURE OF WHEAT-ROTATION OF CROPS-THE GRASS CROP- CORN, A HARDY GRAIN-GOOD POTATO COUNTRY-SORGHUM AND TOBACCO, FAILURES-BEST AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS-FORAGE AND LIVE STOCK AREAS-BEST FRUIT DISTRICTS-AS AN APPLE COUNTRY- PEACHES AND PEARS-SMALLER FRUITS AND BERRIES-THE RAISING OF LIVE STOCK-WAR AGAINST WOLVES AND SHEEP-KILLING DOGS -INTRODUCTION OF MERINO SHEEP-TRIALS OF EARLY CATTLE RAISING, IMPORTATION OF BLOODED STOCK-HORSES, FARM AND FANCY- WILD AND CULTIVATED HOGS-POULTRY-THE STARK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY-FIRST EXCLUSIVE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS-THE NEW GROUNDS AND IMPROVEMENTS-THE EXHIBITS AS AN INDEX OF RURAL LIFE - 12 CHAPTER III PRIMITIVE MAN FATHERS OF THE RED MAN-SEPULCHRAL MOUNDS-TEMPLAR, SACRIFICIAL AND OBSERVATION MOUNDS-THE EFFIGIES-MILITARY INCLOSURES- v vi - CONTENTS PREHISTORIC MOUNDS IN STARK COUNTY-IN THE NEUTRAL BELT- UNCLASSIFIED RELICS-OHIO INDIANS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY -THE COUNTY'S FIRST HISTORIC SETTLERS-WAR AND PEACE DELAWARES-INDIAN MASSACRE AT GNADENHUTTEN-THE POST MISSION OF 1761-62-THE BOUQUET MILITARY EXPEDITION-INDIAN WARRIOR VS. GOVERNMENT SCOUT-SCOUTS OUTSHOOT WAYNE'S SHARPSHOOTERS- INDIAN PANIC OF 1812-THE LAST OF THE INDIANS - 27 CHAPTER IV THE HISTORIC BACKGROUND GREAT HISTORIC WATERWAYS-FRENCH SCHEME OF COLONIZATION- FRENCH NORTHWEST TERRITORY-FORMALLY CLAIM LOUISIANA- ENGLISH SERVE NOTICE OF POSSESSION-FIRST OHIO COMPANY AND AGENT GIST-GEORGE CROGHAN-IN THE LAND OF THE DELAWARESFRENCH AND ENGLISH CLASH-THE DELAWARES MOVE WESTWARDLY -BOUQUET 'S EXPEDITION-SHAWNEES LAST TO SURRENDER-A NORTHWEST TERRITORY ASSURED-LIFTING OF INDIAN AND STATE TITLES-LORD DUNMORE 'S SQUATTERS-AMERICAN SYSTEM OF LAND SURVEYS-ORDINANCE OF 1787-FIRST SURVEYS OF WESTERN LANDS -OHIO COMPANY'S PURCHASE-MILITARY AND CIVIL FRICTION- WASHINGTON COUNTY ORGANIZED-FIRST JUDICIARY-INDIANS AT LAST SUBDUED-PART OF JEFFERSON COUNTY-UNDER COLUMBIANA COUNTY-OLD LAKE AND CANTON TOWNSHIPS CREATED-FIRST JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-FIRST PERMANENT TOWN AND HIGHWAY - 39 CHAPTER V PIONEER SETTLERS AND SETTLEMENTS FREDERICK C. POST, FIRST OHIO WHITE SETTLER-HECKEWELDER 'S NARRATIVE-THE MISSION ABANDONED-TUSCARORATOWN IN 1761 AND 1764-REMAINS OF MISSION AND INDIAN VILLAGE-ALL INDIAN TITLES CLEARED-PIONEER WHITE SETTLERS-WOODED TRACTS FIRST SETTLED-PHILIP SLUSSER 'S SOLID WORKS-NUMEROUS AND PROMINENT DESCENDANTS-DIGGER INDIAN OF PLAIN TOWNSHIP-ON THE SITE OF NEW BERLIN-CAPTAIN DOWNING AND RELATIVES-VILLAGES OF SANDY TOWNSHIP-FIRST LAND HOLDERS IN OSNABURG TOWNSHIP-SILENCE DID NOT GIVE CONSENT-MESSRS. SLUSS AND KITT LOCATE-VILLAGES OF OSNABURG TOWNSHIP-RUDOLPH BAIR-A CONTENTS - vii JUSTICE 'S BROAD TERRITORY-VILLAGES 1N PARIS TOWNSHIP-FIRST TO SETTLE IN NIMISHILLEN T OWNSHIP-NIMISHILLENTOWN-LOUISVILLE AND HARRISBURG--LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE-FREEDOM AND ALLIANCE-MOUNT UNION AND THE COLLEGE-LIMAVILLEPERRY TOWNSHIP AND KENDAL VILLAGE-CAPTAIN DUNCAN, FOUNDER OF MASSILLON-MOST ANCIENT SECTION OF THE COUNTY-BETHLEHEM VILLAGE-BETHLEHEM, OCHESTER AND NAVARRE CONSOLIDATED - JACKSON TOWNSHIP AND MC DONALDSVILLE - LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP-MILAN AND CANAL FULTON-TUSCARAWAS TOWNSHIP- -VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD-GREENVILLE-SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP- BEACH CITY - BREWSTER - WILMOT - SMALLER VILLAGES - PIKE TOWNSHIP AND SPARTA-TWO WOODLAND TOWNSHIPS-WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP-MARLBORO TOWNSHIP- MARLBORO VILLAGE, AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER-NEW BALTIMORE-VARIED LAKE TOWNSHIP-ITS VILLAGES-GREENTOWN-UNIONTOWN-POSTOFFICES OF AN EARLY DATE - 55 CHAPTER VI AS A BODY POLITIC GEN. JOHN STARK-THE CREATIVE ACT-LOCATION OF OLD STARK COUNTY -FIXING THE COUNTY S EAT-NIM 1S HILLENTOWN-O SNABURG AND CANTON, REAL RIVALS-FINALLY UNANIMOUS FOR CANTON-THE FIVE ORIGINAL TOWNSHIPS-FIRST TERM OF COMMON PLEAS COURT-FIRST TAXES LEVIED- PIONEER COUNTY OFFICERS WAYNE COUNTY BREAKING OFF-OADS FIRST OPENED-TUSCARAWAS TOWNSHIP ORGANIZED -EARLY FINANCES-BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS-GREEN TOWNSHIP FORMED-PERRY TOWNSHIP-MORE TAXES-BUILDING OF THE FIRST COURTHOUSE-BUSY PERIOD OF TOWNSHIP-MAKING-SECOND JAIL COMPLETED-THE OLD COURTHOUSE-THE FIRST COUNTY BUILDING- PASSING OF THE LOG JAIL-COURTHOUSE REMODELED-LARGER COUNTY BUILDING-THE INVASION OF CARROLL COUNTY-ABSORPTIONS BY SUMMIT COUNTY-VOTING RAILROAD AID-THE SECOND COURTHOUSE -THE PRESENT COURTHOUSE AND JAIL-INSTITUTIONS FOR THE UNFORTUNATE-THE COUNTY INFIRMARY-THE STARK COUNTY WORKHOUSE-THE MASSILLON STATE HOSPITAL-THE FAIR MOUNT CHILDREN 'S HOME-POPULAR EDUCATION IN THE COUNTY-PIONEER SCHOOLS-DEVELOPMENT OF FREE GRADED PUBLIC SCHOOLS-FIRST FREE GRADED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN STARK COUNTY-SCHOOL STATISTICS OF THE LATE '70S-THE FIGURES FOR 1915-POPULATION FOR A CENTURY-PROPERTY VALUATION AND TAXATION - 83 viii - CONTENTS CHAPTER VII WATERWAYS, ROADS AND RAILROADS THE OLD WOOSTER ROAD-CANAL GETS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY-THE LAKE ERIE & OHIO CANAL-CANAL CONTRACTORS IN STARK COUNTY- ENTER, THE LIQUOR QUESTION-THE STIMULATION OF MASSILLONCANTON ATTEMPTS TO GET INTO THE SWIM-FALL OF THE NIMISHILLEN & SANDY SLACKWATER PROJECT- RAILROAD IMPETUS FOR ALLIANCE-THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SYSTEM-THE WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD-A DEPOT OF WHICH TO BE PROUD-LAKE ERIE, ALLIANCE & WHEELING LINE-FORERUNNER OF THE BALTIMORE & OHIO-TROUBLES FOR THE OLD VALLEY OADWORK RESUMED, SUSPENDED AND RESUMED-FIRST TRAIN FROM CLEVLAND TO CANTON -THE ELECTRIC LINES - 122 CHAPTER VIII LEGAL AND JUDICIAL THE JUDICIARY UNDER THE 1802 CONSTITUTION-FIRST COURT IN STARK COUNTY-FIRST CASE CLOUDED BY DOUBT-FIRST CRIMINAL NOT SO BAD-CALVIN PEASE, PRESIDENT JUDGE-WARREN, CHIEF JUDICIAL CENTER-FIRST RESIDENT LAWYER-TREATMENT OF A HAUNTED HOUSE-WILLIAM RAYNOLDS-T HE FIRST GRAND JURY-JUDGE JOHN HARRIS-JUDICIAL CHANGES-JUDGE GEORGE TOD-WILLIAM HENRY- JUDGE TAPPAN AND ASSOCIATES-JUDGE HALLOCK AND ASSOCIATES- JUDGE GEORGE W. BELDEN-PROMINENT EARLY LAWYERS-LOOMIS & METCALF-HIRAM GRISWOLD-DAVID A. ST ARKWEAT HER-GENERAL DWIGHT JARVIS-JAMES D. BROWN AND GENERAL SAMUEL LAHMJUDGE AND COL. SERAPHIM MEYER-H. B. HURLBUT AND D. K. CARTTER -LOUIS SCHAEFER AND OBERT H. FOLGER-JAMES W. UNDERHILL AND BENJAMIN F. LEITER-LAST JUDGE UNDER OLD CONSTITUTION- HOME AND CIRCUIT LAWYERS-CELEBRATED SLANDER SUIT-CHANGES MADE BY 1851 CONSTITUTION-GEORGE W. RAFF, FIRST PROBATE JUDGE-COMMON PLEAS JUDGES, 1851-82-JUDGE JACOB A. AMBLER- JUDGE JOSEPH FREASE-THE BAR THIRTY YEARS AGO-OTHER COMMON PLEAS JUDGES-OTHER PROBATE JUDGES-JUDGE HENRY A. WISE -JUDGE ROBERT S. SHIELDS-STARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION-THE LAW LIBRARY-THE LATE WILLIAM A. LYNCH - 138 CONTENTS - ix CHAPTER IX PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS TREATMENT OF PREVALENT DISEASES-PHYSICAL LABOR OF GETTING THERE -PIONEER DEATH AND BURIAL-MEDICAL ATTENDANCE OFF-COLOR- -THE COMING OF THE CHILDREN-DR. ANDREW RAPPE-DR. WILLIAM GARDNER-DR. JOHN AND THOMAS S. BONFIELD-JUSTIN SCOTT, PIONEER SURGEON-THE BENEVOLENT DR. THOMAS HARTFORD-A NAPOLEONIC SURGEON-DRS. JAMES JEROW AND JOSEPH SIMMONS-DR. ROBERT ESTEP AND DR. JOSEPH E. ESTEP-MASSILLON PHYSICIANS- DR. JOSEPH WATSON-DR. BARAK MICHENER-DR. JOHN SCHERTZER -TWO GERMAN PHYSICIANS OF CANTON-DR. LEVI HALDEMAN, MINERVA-DR. JOHN SCHILLING, LOUISVILLE-DR. L M WHITING, VETERAN CANTON PHYSICIAN-DR. A. W. WHITING-DR. LEWIS SLUSSER-OTHER PRACTITIONERS OF THE '40S-DR. J. P. BARRICKDR. ABRAHAM METZ, OPHTHALMOLOGIST-DR. PERKINS WALLACEDR. KERSEY THOMAS-DR. A. S. SHEETS AND DR. W. O. BAKER- PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF A LATER PERIOD-DR. T. H. PHILLIPS -MEDICAL SOCIETIES - 162 CHAPTER X MEN OF BROAD FAME WILLIAM MCKINLEY-A CHRONOLOGICAL OUTLINE-DIGEST OF LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES-PERSONAL TRAITS AND INCIDENTS-MCKINLEY'S PRESIDENTIAL HOME-COMINGS-JUSTICE DAY 'S HISTORY OF THE GRAND MEMORIAL-MEMORIAL POEM BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY-ORATION BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT- DESCRIPTION BY ARCHITECT MAGONIGLETHE BUILDING OF THE MEMORIAL- DEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL- GOVERNOR HARRIS SPEAKS-JUSTICE WILLIAM R. DAY-GEORGE H. WALLACE-DR. THOMAS C. MENDENHALL-PHILANDER C. K NOXCHARLES F. MANDERSON AND LYMAN U. HUMPHREY-JOSEPH MEDILL, FOUNDER OF THE GREATER TRIBUNE-ISAAC R. SHERWOOD-JOHN H. KLIPPART- EARLY CONGRESSMEN FROM STARK COUNTY-MATHIAS SHEPLER-DAVID A. STARKWEATHER AS A PUBLIC MAN-GEN. SAMUEL LAHM-JUSTICE D. K. CARTTER- BENJAMIN F. LEITER-UNITED STATES SENATOR ATLEE PO MERENE-OBERT P. SKINNER - 177 CHAPTER XI MILITARY RECORD CANTON INDEPENDENT OF BLOCK HOUSES-GEN. GEORGE STIDGER, CAPTAIN-NAMES OF FIRST VOLUNTEERS-READY, BUT NOT UNDER FIRE- x - CONTENTS D E WALT 'S HORSE TRADE-BRITISH REPORTED ON THE WAY-REAL DANGER, THE INDIANS-GENERAL JARVIS CALLS FOR MEXICAN WAR VOLUNTEERS-GENERAL LAHM ORDERS MUSTER OF COUNTY MILITIA- COMPANY OF CAPT. JAMES ALLEN FIRST AFIELD-STARK COUNTY LEADS-CAPTAIN ALLEN 'S COMPANY SAILS- MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY-MOVEMENTS OF THE STARK RANGERS-" O UGH AND READY" WINKS AT FORAGER-THE LAST OF CAPTAIN ALLEN'S COMPANY- FIRST OF THE CIVIL WAR MEETINGS-MILITIA COMPANIES JOIN VOLUNTEER SERVICE-THE FIRST DRAFT-ENLISTED FOR THREE YEA RS- LADIES AID SOCIETIES- SERVICE OF STARK COUNTY SOLDIERS-THE FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY- WILLIAM F. RAYNOLDS AND JONATHAN G. LESTER-THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT- THE NINETEENTH-PROMOTIONS OF BEATTY AND MANDERSON-THE SEVENTY- SIXTH REGIMENT- SERAPHIM MEYER'S REGIMENT-ABOARD THE ILL-FATED SULTANA- COMMANDS OF A LATER PERIOD-WILLIAMS' FAMOUS BATTERY- UNDER FIRE AT PITTSBURGH LANDING-CAPTAIN WILLIAMS PROMOTED- AT VICKSBURG-DURING THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN-MUSTERED OUT- LOOKING BACKWARD FIFTY YEARS-NATIONAL GUARD THE CONNECTING LINK- LEGISLATION AFTER THE WAR-ORGANIZED UNDER THE 1870 NATIONAL GUARD LAW-SUBSTANTIAL MEASURES OF 1876-77-THE EIGHTH REGIMENT-IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR-CAPTAIN WEIDMAN 'S ACCOUNT-ACTIVE HOME SERVICE OF THE EIGHTH- GLEANED FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES-DURING AND SINCE THE WAR WITH SPAIN-OHIO NATIONAL GUARD OF TODAY--COL. GEORGE R. GYGERLIEUT.- COL. HARRY FREASE-LIEUT.-COL. CHARLES C. WEYBRECHT - 249 CHAPTER XII CANTON TOWNSHIP ITS STRIKING FEATURES-THE OLD FOREST SECTIONS-DIFFERENT SOILS -DRAINAGE-PIONEER SETTLERS OF TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY-FIRST FARM SETTLED-FIRST DEATH-THE MEYER'S LAKE SETTLEMENT- FIRST MARRIAGE IN ST ARK COUNTY-LAST OF CANTON'S SURVEYOR- WOLVES NOT MONEY SHARKS- FIRST MILLS ESTABLISHED-CORNMEAL MILL A FAILURE-THE SLUSSER FAMILY-HORSE RACING VS. HORSE SELLING-FIRST SETTLER 1N CANTON-LAND OFFICE AND POST- OFFICE AT CANTON-A LOST LAKE-FIRST BANK OF THE COUNTY" THE FARMERS BANK" OF CANTON-MEYER 'S LAKE HISTORY- ANDREW MEYER-FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE AND TEACHER-BITTER "BARRING RING OUT" FIGHT-THE HEAD OF THE FARMERS BANK-SHORB CONTENTS - xi. RESCUES RUNAWAYS-ANOTHER FINE PIONEER, PHILIP DEWAL - UNRIVALLED AS A HORSE TRADER-MRS. HARRIET K. WHITING-JOHN DANNER, OLDEST LIVING NATIVE-MARTIN WIKADAL AND HIS STORE - 287 CHAPTER XIII THE CORPORATION OF CANTON THE TOWN IN 1822-FROM TOWN TO CITY-A BOOM AND A FIZZLE- RAILROAD AND FACTORY TOWN AT LAST-PIONEER FIRE ENGINES- THE OLD JAIL BURNS-FIRST SUCTION ENGINE-HOW OBERLY 'S PRIDE FELL-FIRST STEAM FIRE ENGINE- BECOMES PAID DEPARTMENT-CHIEF MESNER'S RECOLLECTIONS-DEPARTMENT OF THE PRESENT - CANTON'S WATERWORKS - SUPERINTENDENT ̊HUGER 'S STORY-OFFICIAL FIGURES-THE WATERWORKS PARK-SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM-THE DISPOSAL PLANT-SHRIVER RUN BLOTTED OUT -THE CITY'S FINANCES-PROPERTY VALUATION, 1905, 1910 AND 1914 -TAX LEVY (1914) AND ESTIMATED RECEIPTS (1915) -EXPENDITURES -THE POLICE DEPARTMENT-THE CITY PARKS-MEYER'S LAKE OF THE PRESENT-CONGRESS LAKE AND THE CLUB-WEST LAWN CEMETERY-THE PUBLIC LIBRARY-FIRST CIRCULATING LIBRARY-THE CITY HALL-THE AUDITORIUM-THE POSTOFFICE-THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM-THE CITY SCHOOLS-SCHOOLS, PLANNED AND BUILDING- HISTORY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL-DOCTOR SLUSSER 'S HISTORICAL ADDRESS-MARY LYNCH AND ANNA MCKINLEY-IMPORTANT DECADE, 1905-15-TEACHERS' PENSION FUND - 305 CHAPTER XIV INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL GENERAL STIDGER AND HIS ENTERPRISES-TANNERIES AS PRIMITIVE INDUSTRIES-PIONEER BRICK YARDS-FIRST PAVING BRICK MANUFACTURED -FIRST BIG COMPANIES FORMED-BUILDING BRICK NOW SECONDARY- METROPOLITAN PAVING BRICK COMPANY-SCARCITY OF BRICK HOUSES -EARLY ARCHITECTS-LINES WHICH " PETERED OUT "-CORNELIUS ALTMAN AND HIS GREAT INDUSTRY-WORKS ESTABLISHED AT CANTON -WONDERFUL GROWTH OF BUSINESS-EXPANSION OF CANTON AND AKRON PLANTS-DEATH OF THE FOUNDER-NOVELTY IRON WORKS- THE BERGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY-THE CARNAHAN TIN PLATE xii - CONTENTS MILL—UNITED STEEL COMPANY'S PLANTS—CANTON STAMPING AND ENAMELING COMPANY—THE FABRICATION OF -WATCHES—DIEBOLD SAFE AND LOCK COMPANY—OTHER METAL MANUFACTORIES—ARTIFICIAL ICE AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS—THE INDUSTRY OF SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY— CANTON BANKS UNUSUALLY SOLID—A FAMILY OF BANKERS—ISAAC HARTER AND SONS-THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK—THE GEORGE D. HARTER BANK—THE CITY NATIONAL BANK- THE CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK—THE DIME SAVINGS BANK—THE COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS BANK - 345 CHAPTER XV CANTON CHURCHES FIRST LUTHERAN AND REFORMED PREACHERS—REV. PETER HERBRUCKREV. EMIL P. HERBRUCK—THE LUTHERAN CHURCH—TRINITY SECOND REFORMED CHURCH—THE TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH—HISTORY OF CANTON METHODISM-THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—RISE OF LOCAL CATHOLICISM— PRESENT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH PROPERTY—ST. PETER'S CATHOLIC CHURCH—FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-THE FIRST UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH—THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH—ST. PAUL'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH—THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH—FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—MINOR CATHOLIC CHURCHES—COLLEGE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - 368 VOLUME II CHAPTER XVI INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND BENEVOLENT THE LOCAL PRESS—THE CANTON REPOSITORY—INVALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD—SYNOPSIS OF THE, FIRST NUMBER-HOUSES OF PUBLICATION —THE SAXTONS, BROTHERS AND SON—THE VERY MAN FOR THE PLACE—JOSEPH MEDILL, A REPOSITORY CONTRIBUTOR—PROGRESS OF THE REPOSITORY—` PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S PAPER''—JOHN AND ARCHIBALD MCGREGOR—THE STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT—THE OHIO VOLKS-ZEITUNG—SECRET AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES—CANTON LODGE No. 60, F. & A. M.—WILLIAM MCKINLEY LODGE No. 431, F. & A. M. —CANTON CHAPTER NO. 84, R. A. M.—CANTON COUNCIL No. 35, R. & S. M.—CANTON COMMANDERY NO. 38, K. T.—SCOTTISH RITE MASONS—OTHER MASONIC BODIES—NIMISILL A LODGE No. 39, I. O. O. F.—STARK LODGE NO. 513, I. O. O. F.—THE ENCAMPMENT AND CONTENTS - xiii CANTON-KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS-CANTON'S G. A. R. POSTS-THE YOUNG MEN 'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION-THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION- WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION-AULTMAN HOME FOR AGED WOMEN-CANTON'S HOSPITALS-COUNTRY CLUBS-THE LAKESIDE COUNTRY CLUB-THE CONGRESS LAKE CLUB - 391 CHAPTER XVII CORPORATION OF ALLIANCE MATTHIAS HESTER, FOUNDER OF FREEDOM-RAILROAD STIMULUS-ELISHA TEETERS-LEV1 L. LAMBORN-INCORPORATED AS A VILLAGE-FIRST VILLAGE OFFICERS AND LEGISLATION-PIONEER IN ELECTRICAL TRANSPORTATION- PIONEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS-UNION SCHOOL BUILT-THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING-ERECTION OF OTHER HOUSES-BUILDINGS NOW OCCUPIED- SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS-GROWTH OF THE SYSTEM-THE ALLIANCE CARNEGIE LIBRARY-MOVEMENT FOR A CARNEGIE LIBRARY-THE WATERWORKS- THE CITY HOSPITAL-A BLOODLESS OPERA HOUSE DISASTER-PAST AND PRESENT CORPORATION- MOUNT UNION COLLEGE-SEMINARY AND NORMAL SCHOOL- FACULTY AND TRUSTEES-PRESIDENT HARTSHORN-B UILDINGS-DEPART MENTS -STANDARDS-ENDOWMENTS-PRESIDENTS MARSH, RIPER AND MCMASTER- TRUSTEE PRESIDENTS-WHAT MOUNT UNION COLLEGE STANDS FOR - 416 CHAPTER XVIII CHURCHES, SOCIETIES AND NEWSPAPERS BEGINNING OF LOCAL METHODISM-MOUNT UNION CHURCHES-UNION AVENUE M. E. CHURCH-FIRST M. E. CHURCH OF ALLIANCE-THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH- THE ALLIANCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH-ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH-FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH-UNITED BRETHREN LANDMARK-WELSH CHURCHES-THE REFORMED CHURCH-OTHER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS-SECRET AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES-EARLY ALLIANCE NEWSPAPERS-THE LOCAL BECOMES THE REVIEW - 445 xiv - CONTENTS CHAPTER XIX INDUSTRIES AND BANKS THOMAS R. MORGAN, SR.-ALLIANCE WORKS ESTABLISHED-THE GREAT PLANT TODAY-THE AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES PLANT-THE REEVES BROTHERS-THE TRANSUE-WILLIAMS COMPANY-THE ALLIANCE MACHINE COMPANY-THE MCCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY-THE ALLIANCE BREWERY-THE BRICK INDUSTRIES- ORGANIZATIONS OF BUSINESS MEN-FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF ALLIANCE - 457 CHAPTER XX CORPORATION OF MASSILLON CAPT. JAMES DUNCAN AND WIFE-THE TWO PIONEER HOTELS-EARLY SCHOOLS-FIRST VILLAGE BANK-THE -MERCHANTS BANK-FIRST MASSILLON CORPORATION-FIRST VILLAGE GOVERNMENT-ADVANCED TO CITYHOOD-T HE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SYSTEM-GEN. W. B. HAZEN, A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE- SUPERINTENDENT AND COLONEL ANDREWS-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS- FOUNDERS OF THE SYSTEM-PRESENT STATUS OF THE SYSTEM-RUIN OF THE FIRST WATERWORKS-THIRD AND PRESENT SYSTEM-THE FIRE DEPARTMENT- PRESENT MUNICIPALITY-CITY FINANCES-COMPARISON OF TAX RATES FOR 1914-TAX RECEIPTS - LIQUOR TAX RECEIPTS - THE MCCLYMONDS PUBLIC LIBRARY-THE MASSILLON CITY HOSPITAL -CAPT. JAMES ALLEN, JOURNALIST-THE INDEPENDENT FOUNDED - 466 CHAPTER XXI INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL MASSILLON HILLS USEFUL, AS WELL AS BEAUTIFUL-THE MASSILLON COAL FIELDS- FIRST THRESHING MACHINES MANUFACTURED-THE RUSSELL AND COMPANY - GENERAL INDUSTRIAL PICTURES - PIONEER FURNACES -COAL OPERATORS-FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - 481 CHAPTER XXII CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES THE UNITED BRETHREN-EARLY METHODIST ACTIVITIES-METHODISTS AND MASONS UNITE-PRESBYTERIANS ORGANIZE 1N 1830-SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-ST. JOHN'S EVAN- CONTENTS - xv GELICAL CHURCH-ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH-ENGLISH-SPEAKING CATHOLICS ORGANIZE ST. JOSEPH 'S-CHURCH BUILDINGS ERECTED—ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH HISTORY-ST. TIMOTHY'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH-SECRET AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES-HART POST No. 134 (No. 2), G. A. R. - 491 CHAPTER XXIII VILLAGE OF LOUISVILLE THE FATHER OF THE VILLAGE-THE SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN-LOUISVILLE PLATTED- CORPORATION MATTERS-FOUNDING OF ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CHURCH-THE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH-THE FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH - SOCIETIES - THE JUILLIARDS-EARLY INDUSTRIES-THE BANKS THE LOUISVILLE HERALD-CORPORATE MATTERS - 501 CHAPTER XXIV VILLAGE OF NAVARRE THE CANAL AND CAPTAIN DUNCAN COME-NAVARRE COMING TO THE FORE -THREE VILLAGES ROLLED TOGETHER-FIRST VILLAGE OFFICERS- PRESENT CORPORATION-BUSINESS AND FINANCES-CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES-A PATRIOTIC VILLAGE-MILLER POST No. 270, G. A. R.— CAPTAIN BENNETT AND THE MEMORIAL MONUMENT-MAJOR MCKINLEY 'S FIRST LAW SUIT - 508 CHAPTER XXV VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP MATTERS VILLAGE OF NEW BERLIN-SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT—CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES CANAL FULTON—PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS- INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL-CHURCHES-SPARTA -CAPT. B. T. STEINER-HARTVILLE-MINERVA-ELLIS N. JOHNSON AND DESCENDANTS-GEORGE AUSTIN, ANOTHER CENTENARIAN - 518 CHAPTER XXVI VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP MATTERS PERSONAL HISTORY 533 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050