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1838, replaced by another building at a cost of ." Mordecai Adams, who owned the quarter $1,000. The present house of worship was built section of land which corners on the northeast in 1872 at a cost of $2,500. Adamsville Meth- ncar the township hall, laid out the town of odist Episcopal church grew out of a class Adamsville in 1832. According to the Adams- formed in 1840, by Rev. Thomas Buckle. The ville Register, 1889: . " His residence, then lo- following were the original members: John cated near the present site of Geyer's store, Stiers, Michael Ellis and wife, Sarah Stiers, was the only one in the village. A few years Theodore Bailey and wife, Noah Honnold, later, it was removed to what is known by the Mrs. Armstrong, Thomas Roe. The first quar- town plat as Main street. It is still in exist- terly meeting was held in Noah Honnold's ence and increasing in value. It is at present barn, May 16, 1841. A church was built at occupied by George Swank, town marshal. In Adamsville in 1842, at a cost of $1,500. Salem 1857, this property, with the lot, was sold for Chapel Methodist Episcopal church was con- $80, and paid for with a horse valued at $60
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and the other $20 in work. The house was re- Ross erected and opened the first tavern in the paired, and in 1867 it was sold for $170. A few township, on lot 4 in Wheeler's addition to days since it was sold to W. A. Roberts for Adamsville, in 1838. Later " landlords" were $250. The first house built in the town after John Bratton, John Zimmerman, Jacob Stenger, the town was laid out, was built by Dr. Rea- David Richardson, Samuel Van Kirk, G. W. soner in the spring of 1833. It was located on Shoemaker and others. The Adamsville house, the lot now owned by J. W. Garrett. Dr. Rea- J. P. Sturtz, proprietor, is the only hotel in the soner was the first physician in the village, and village. Mr. Sturtz took possession April 1, 1890. the lot for an office and residence was donated
Adamsville is fourteen miles from Zanes- to him. His office was a part of the present ville, its nearest shipping and banking point, drug store of the village. His residence, a and has daily mail communication with that frame cottage with a porch on the south side, city. In the beauty of its site and the health- was torn down by Mr. Garrett in 1877, who fulness of its location, this village is unsur- built in its place the handsome two-story passed by any in the county. It is surrounded structure which he now occupies." It is said by a fine agricultural, stock and wool-raising that William Beaver platted Adamsville for district, and the producers of this section, as a Mr. Adams. Wheeler's addition, on section 4, class, are in good circumstances. The popula- adjoining the original site, was platted in 1835. of the place will reach about 300, and no com- Additions were later platted by Jared Cone. munity or village of its size in the county is Several houses were erected on the town site actuated by higher motives or a more clear in 1832. The first one occupied was that of conception of progressive ideas and public Dr. Jacob Reasoner, on lot ten. About 1833, welfare. Should this place secure railroad Thomas Few opened a store in Adamsville, connection, which certainly it invites, it would which was kept by Gibson Collins, the propri- prove an important shipping point. Isolated etor having been a resident of Union township. as it is, about seven miles from any railroad, He was succeeded by Wertz & Daggett. This thirteen miles north-east of Zanesville, and ten store was on the familiar Geyer store site. miles east of Dresden, it enjoys an importance Jared Cone opened a store in 1835, on lot 2, of as a trade and business center unsurpassed by Adams' plat, which was the first general mer- some of our more advantageously situated chandising establishment in the township. Roe towns. There are three good coal veins in the & Armstrong began business in the Collins surrounding hills and excellent clay for brick building, on lot 9, in 1838. In 1839 they moved and tile manufacturing. This village enjoys to lot 4, Wheeler's addition, and traded there the advantages of one of the best kept hotels until 1842. Roff & Leslie traded in the Col- in the county; good schools and churches, and lins building, 1839-'43. Denison Ross and a class of enterprising citizens and business Isaac Stiers began merchandising in 1844, but men. The average attendance of the public were in the business but briefly. James Dar- schools is about 110. There are two churches, lington was a later, but by no means perma- viz .: Evangelical Lutheran and M. E. Church. nent merchant. In 1852, Jacob Stenger began Hubbard Lodge, No. 220, F. & A. M. H. H. trading here. H. S. Roff aud John Mills began Garrett, W. M .; F. P. Winn, S. W .; G. E. Hon- business in 1853, and had quite a number of nold, Jr. W .; G. V. Kern, secretary; H. L. Cogsil, successors. In 1863, A. Jordan and William treasurer; W. R. Hosick, S. D .; P. C. Shroyre, Sedwick took the store, but they separated in Jr. D .; M. Bowers, tyler. Fred Aler Post, No. 1864, and Mr. Jordan continued the business 412, G. A. R., G. V. Kern, Com .; H. H. Gar- until 1875. He was succeeded by Zimmer & rett, Sen. Vice; J. Reckel, Jr. Vice .; J. W. Gar- Hurdle, Van Kirk & Baker, and Wesley Stiers. rett, Q. M. Eureka Grange was organized in Cyrus A. Geyer began business in 1877 and still April, 1889. The officers are H. H. Garrett, continues. A. C. Tomlinson and A. Jordan master; Joseph Young, overseer; P. W. Sturtz, opened stores about a year later. A. C. Tom- secretary; J. W. Slater, treasurer; J. C. Bell, linson & Son succeeded Tomlinson. Elsea & lecturer; John Fritz, chaplain.
Winn are more recent merchants here. Snoots The Adamsville Register, established in 1889, & Ferrell are hardware merchants; John W Gar- by E. Spencer, editor and proprietor, is a rett is a druggist and stationer. The Adams- bright and enterprising four page, seven col- ville postoffice was established about a mile umn local newspaper, issued every Tuesday east of that town in 1827, with Jonathan Starkey morning at $1 per annum. In 1892 the paper as post master. It was moved to Adamsville in changed hands, passing to E. C. Jordan, who 1835, when Jared Cone was appointed. Nelson well sustains the sheet for the reputation se- H. Garner is the present postmaster. Denison cured for it by the founder.
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Chapter XXVIII.
CLAY TOWNSHIP.
THIS is one of the smaller townships of the vases, umbrella stands, cuspidors, etc. This county; it is bounded north by Newton, east by industry has caused in the last few years in the Brush creek and south and west by the county line. increased demand for these goods, which has added The following record, copied from the county com- much to the importance of Roseville and promises missioner's journal, is that of the erection of Clay to become a large manufacturing center. Her township, December 9, 1841: "Pursuant to ad- school population is 265, occupying a new school- journment the commissioners met. Present: John house completed last year at a cost of $11,000. It Goshen, Robert Boggs and Littleton Moore. A is a modern structure throughout, containing six petition was presented by William Wann, signed rooms. Employment is given to five competent by a majority of the householders residing within teachers. There are five churches here, viz. : the boundaries of the proposed new township, at Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, Protestant the last June session of this board and laid over Methodist, Christian and Lutheran. The corpor- to the present session, which was this day taken ate officials in 1890 were: J. B. Lowry, mayor; up, and the commissioners being satisfied that the C. A. Cann, clerk; J. N. Owens, treasurer; J. A. necessary notice of such intended application had Williams, solicitor. William Dunn, J. H. Snoots, been given by advertisements, as required by law, T. H. McAdoo, John Sagle, Henry Combs, R. B. proceeded to take the matter into consideration. Williams, councilmen. The principal business and The petitioners set forth that they labor under other important local interests may be thus men- many difficulties and disadvantages in conse- tioned: Adams Express, J. B. Barbee, agent; quence of the distance and other difficulties they William J. Allen & Son (William J. and Howard have to labor under, in going to and from elections, E.), proprietors, Roseville House, and livery and etc., and also praying that a new township may be feed stable. Baughman & Pace (John Baughman set off of part of Brush Creek township, and the and George Pace), stoneware manufacturers. Solo- commissioners, believing the prayer of the peti- mon Baughman, groceries, etc. George W. Brown tioners necessary for the convenience of the inhab- Sr., pottery. John Burton, stoneware manufacturer. itants and township officers, do hereby order a new George E. Capewell, jewelry, musical merchandise township to be set off, according to the following and pictures. Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley boundaries, to wit: Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, Railway, J. B. Barbee, agent. Henry Combs,
12, 13, 14 and 15, in township 14, range 14, being flouring and saw mill. Abram Goodlive, boots part of Brush Creek township, Muskingum county, and shoes. G. A. R., Axline Post, No. 290, Will- which said new township is called Clay township. iam Lowry, P. C .; G. H. Stull, adjutant; Alfred Also ordered by the commissioners that an election Ransbottom, quartermaster; meets first and third be held at the house of Adam Rider Sr., in said Tuesdays of each month. Guy Bros. (Charles C. township." It is said that at this date the entire and Henry), miners and shippers of coal. Rev. population of Clay did not exceed 100 souls.
W. T. Harvey, pastor M. E. church. I. O. O. F.,
Roseville is a stirring village located southwest David Encampment No. 217, W. H. Brown, C. P .; of Zanesville, from which it is distant ten miles, is J. W. Stoneburner, Sr. - W .; Oliver King, treasurer; on the Perry county line, a part of the corporation G. W. W. Walker, scribe; meets every second and being in Perry county. It is on the C. & M. V. fourthi Tuesdays of each month. I. O. O. F., railroad, and is chiefly noted for its pottery in- Jonathan Lodge No. 356, B. Stoneburner, N. G .; dustries, which have gained a national reputation. James W. Stoneburner, permanent secretary; C. The clays found here are as diversified as they are C. Guy, recording secretary ; L. D. Stine, treasurer; superior in quality, and not only household vessels stated communications every Saturday evening. are manufactured, but high art and antique pat- Kildow, Dugan & Co. (L. S. Kildow, B. A. Dugan, terns, embracing flower pots and urns, oriental C. L. Williams and J. W. McCoy), manufacturers
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of pudding pans, frying pans, cooking crocks, who was deputy postmaster, was the first merchant. coffee pots and general hollow superior stoneware. He was succeeded by Allen & Copeland. John Austin Lowry, manufacturer of stoneware, plaster Laughlin kept the first tavern in a log cabin. dies. Lyman Lowry, stoneware manufacturer. Zadoc Wilson was the first blacksmith. The first William B. Lowry, manufacturer of stew pots, shoemaker was a man named Forgran. Elisha lawn vases, chimney flues and tops. T. Henry Kennedy taught the first school in a log house, McAdoo, general store. James W. McCoy, manu- with puncheon floor. The second schoolhouse of facturer and jobber of Ohio stone ware, also the same construction was built as late as 1840 and general store. W. A. Melick, physician. Peter gave place to the present modern frame building. Moore, pottery. Oswald M. Norman, druggist and Roseville was incorporated in 1840 and Dr. James physician. Owens & Brown (Jacob N. Owens, Little was the first mayor. The population was Ellsworth L. and Walter B. Brown), general store. then about 300.
George W. Owens, groceries, etc. John B. Owens,
Chauncey Ford and David Stokeley were the manufacturer of flower pots, cuspidors, umbrella first settlers in this vicinity, They were brothers- stands, etc. J. D. H. Parrott, manufacturer of in-law. Among the early comers was the Rose steam and horse clay crushers for potteries and all family, from which the place took its name. An clay products, also manufacturer of carriages, bug- old woman lived in a little cabin a few rods east of gies, wagons and general repair work. People's Spurgeon's and owned a small tract of land. It Building and Loan Co., J. B. Owens, president; was "all in the bush" then, and little better than a G. W. Walker, vice- president; G. W. Brown, treas- frog pond, containing about twenty acres; it in- urer; J. W. McCoy, secretary; meets every Tuesday cluded all the space north of Noah Tanner's tav- night of each month. Rechabites, Lone Star Tent ern to the spring. Dr. Little purchased it and No. 109, Charles Patch, S .; B. A. Eby, P. C. R .; laid it out into town lots, and thus North Roseville J. N. Dunnington, R. S .; W. S. Mayers, treasurer; was started. The first bricks ever produced in meets every Monday evening. J. P. Richards, Roseville were made by Thomas Moody.
Lehigh mines (coal). Alvah Rider, pottery. Edward Sixty-five years ago Roseville was a pretty Rider, pottery, Roseville House. J. H. Snoots, "tough" place, and it is stated that it was a very coal pick manufacturer and agent Grims coal drill. poor Saturday when three or four fights did not
J. Cyrus Sowers, pottery. William B. Sowers, occur. But the people of Roseville and the whole pottery. Standard Coal Company, miners, main community adjoining were generous and kind- office, Columbus, Ohio. L. D. Stine, stoneware hearted. They comprised for the most part the manufacturer. Noah Tanner, hotel and feed stable. hardy elements of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, "The Independent," issued Thursday evenings; Pennsylvania and New York, and there was a slight George H. Stull, editor and proprietor. The Rose- sprinkling from New England. The "roughs" ville Bank, George W. Brown, president; Thomas had mostly disappeared in 1845.
In the spring of 1844 Robert Alley, F. W.
Brown, cashier; general banking business. U. A. M., Jr. O., Clay Council No. 50, J. W. Sagle, C .; Howard, Ezra Bailey and others organized them- B. A. Eby, recording secretary; Richard Jeffries, selves into a committee to solicit subscriptions for treasurer; meets every Thursday evening. G. W. a fund with which to build a horse bridge across W. Walker, druggist and physician. John F. the creek at Roseville. Enough cash and work Weaver, groceries, confectionery, cigars, tobacco; were pledged to build a wagon bridge across a nar- postmaster. Western Union Telegraph, J. B. row part of the creek on the Brush Creek road, Barbee, manager. J. C. Wigtom, dealer in fertil- which was the first bridge at or near Roseville and izer. J. A. Williams & Co., real estate and col- proved a great convenience. After the Maysville lection agency. Wilson Bros. (George N. and T. pike was constructed a bridge was built by the Arthur), general store. Samuel P. Zehrung, stoves, county at James' mill. In later years Roseville tinware, and roofing. made efforts to build a plank road to connect with
Roseville was platted by John Rose in 1812, the pike at that point. The scheme was afterward and was known as New Milford until 1830, when revived under the name of the Roseville and Malta the postoffice was established, with John Allen in Plank Road company, but failed for want of popu- charge. For many years following this important lar support. The first house of worship in this event, the mail was carried to and fro on horse- part of the country was a free-for-all-denomina- back, weekly. In those daysthe postage was from tions edifice, and was probably erected about ten six and one-fourth to twenty-five cents on each years after settlement began. Lory Ford in the letter, payable in silver by the recipient. The first reminiscences of his childhood, said the meetings cabin here was that of Mr. Rose, built, it is said, in were held in private houses about 1810, and gave 1814. An early addition to Roseville was that an account of a Presbyterian preacher dressed in platted by James Littleton in 1837. Robert Allen, the old continental style of long stockings, short
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clothes and shoe buckles, who held forth at his The Presbyterians began to make their influence father's house. In 1837 the "Old Ironsides Bap- felt in 1849, and in 1850 built a church at Rose- tists," so called, held services in the Hill church ville. The Lutherans worshiped in the township monthly. The Methodists also worshiped there quite early. The present churches here have been occasionally until they built a log church on Goshen referred to. hill, named after their early preacher of that name.
Chapter XXIX.
BRUSH CREEK TOWNSHIP.
W HEN we seek to name the early settlers of many years. The first school kept in Brush Creek this section, the names of George Swingle was within a little log cabin on the farm of Dei- (who erected the first log cabin on the creek), trick, in the year 1813. The honor of teaching the David Butt (from Harper's Ferry, Va. ) the next, first school in this quarter, in 1814, belongs to and then the Whittakers (Lewis and Lemuel) come David Woodruff Sr., who continued in the profes- in mind, and with these are associated those of sion for years, and taught the first schools in the David Stover, the Deitricks (Nicholas and Joseph), village of Stovertown. He was succeeded by Asa Wells, the Baughmans, Henry Stainbrook, A. Thomas Rogers. George Swingle, the pioneer, was Buchanan and the McConnells (Thomas and John). a native of Saxony, Germany, born July 4, 1756. Henry Dozer was known as a hunter, the precursor From the age of sixteen to twenty-four he served of civilization. He and a large family lived upon in the German army. Then, coming to America, the results of the chase, and disappeared as the he located in Pennsylvania, where he married and regular settler made his permanent improvement lived until 1810, when, with his son, Nicholas, he and opened the woods to the production of grain. came to this township and located on what has The Dozer class of white men followed the game come to be known as the Solomon Swingle farm. as it was driven before the sweep of settlement, Leaving his son to care for the new domain, he re- and, enjoying the wealth of forest freedom, left turned to Pennsylvania and brought out the re- to the actual settler the lands whose tillage has mainder of his family, Nicholas, with what little proved a rich heritage to their descendants of the help was to be had, erecting a cabin, which was present. The need of a saw-mill was supplied by ready for their occupancy when they came. Two Samuel Stover, who, in 1813, built a dam across years later they abandoned this and moved into the creek and erected a structure for sawing pur- their just-erected first hewed- log house in this ter- poses. He added a grist-mill in 1819. In 1827 ritory, and they also put in some wheat, started an and 1829 new mills replaced the primal ones upon orchard and built a barn. Among other comers the same sites. A small store was early started by not already mentioned were Thomas Davidson, John and Joseph Baughman; others, among whom Balser Deitrick, David Woodruff, Joseph Showers, was Gottlieb Slider, had preceded them. The need James Brown, Joseph and Lewis Hudson, John of a tanner was supplied, in 1815, by Archibald Boyd, John Worstall, John and James Hopkins, Buchanan, who lived upon the banks of Turkey Christian Banghman, E. Longshore, David Wood- run. The essential of early settlement was the ruff, Martin Adams, Adam Leffler, Jacob Stain- worker in iron, not the simple repairer, but one who brook, Zedekiah Butt, John Brighton, Abner Brels- could construct entire the tools used in clearing at ford, John M. Carlisle, Robert Crook, William that time. The first was Thomas Davidson, 1813- Thompson, Michael Wiseman, William McElhany, 44. Others were John G. McConnell, Alexander Abe Stainbrook Jr. and Peter Shepard. A road Hamilton, Thomas Harrap and Tobias Thomas. A from the Muskingum river to the Morgan county man named Cain made this his business, and with line, dividing this township centrally from north to him labored Josse Gibson, who, having in time south, was the first through this section. The first learned the trade of blacksmith, followed it for bridge was built over Brush creek, near the John
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G. McConnell place, by John Worstall. The first gregations. One of these, Jerusalem church, in carpenters in the township were the second George Morgan county, near Deavertown; one, St. John's Swingle and Joseph Showers, and the first carpen- Evangelical church, in Brush Creek; tlre others in tering done here was for the pioneer, George Swin- Roseville and Fultonham, this county. During that gle. The first medical practitioner was Mrs. Dr. year the Lutherans built a log church in Brush Addison, who, as early as 1813, went to and fro Creek, two miles south of Stovertown, on a site through all this forest-covered region, carrying her still marked by a graveyard where rest many of the bags of roots and herbs and receiving a hearty pioneers. The first burial in this cemetery was welcome at the scattered firesides. Gottlieb Slider's that of Miss Phebe J. Swingle, daughter of John pioneer store, opened in 1830, was on the B. F. G. Swingle, in 1812. She was a member of the Swingle place, near Stovertown. About 1820 Adam Evangelical Lutheran church, having united with Leffler started a distillery on the Daniel Longstreth it in Chambersburg, Penn., before her family re- place. William Swingle made the first brick, moved to Ohio. Up to this time no Lutheran min- which were used in the erection of the residence ister had officiated in Brush Creek. Rev. Father now of B. F. Swingle. Rev. Cornelius Springer Goshen, of Putnam, a minister of the Methodist and John Goshen preached in the double cabin of Episcopal church, well known to the old settlers of John Bingham, a deer-hunter, and at private the county, was requested to officiate at the burial. houses until the construction of a log meeting- The congregation was served by Rev. Samuel Kaem- house by the Lutherans and Presbyterians. In merer, 1820-36. In 1831 a church was built by time the log was torn down and a frame erected, the Lutherans and Presbyterians half a mile south and owned by the Lutherans exclusively. The of Stovertown, and was the joint property of the Methodists had preaching in the dwelling of Zed- two congregations. Rev. Amos Bartholomew was ekiah Butt, by local preachers. An early marriage pastor, 1837-39; Rev. J. Manning, 1837-56. In in the township was contracted by Michael Wing- 1851 the Lutherans bought a lot next to that upon . man and Maria Butt. Various interests are well which the union church stood, and erected upon it represented to-day. The population is largely a building for their sole use and ownership. It German and politically republican. The surface is was a neat frame structure, and was dedicated in very hilly, but the soil rich, and cultivation is re- the fall of that year by Rev. A. J. Weddell. Rev. warded by good crops. Oil wells have been sunk, Jolin Rugan was pastor, 1856-68. Rev. J. Man- and salt wells are being worked along the banks of ning again took charge of the congregation-the the Muskingum. The first salt well was bored by Jerusalem, Roseville, and Fultonham churches con- Thomas Moorehead in 1818, on the Joshua McCon- stituting a separate charge. In 1872 dissension nell farm. Abundance of coal is found at the hills and discord arose in the congregation, and the pul- near the river, and boats take coal from the mine pit was declared vacant and was regularly supplied direct.
by Rev. M. C. Horine, of the Zanesville mission.
In regard to the organization of this township During that year quite an interesting class of cat- the Commissioners' journal contains the following echumens was added to the church, through the entry: "A petition was presented by a number of labors of Mr. Horine. In 1873 the congregation, the inhabitants of Harrison township, praying that by vote, changed its former synodical relations by a new township be incorporated, viz. : Beginning uniting with the English District synod of Ohio, at the southeast corner of section 31, in township at the same time uniting with the Zanesville mis- number 10, in range number 13; thence north with sion, the two congregations forming one charge, by the range line between the 13th and 14th ranges advice of synod. Rev. Mr. Horine resigned his to the northwest corner of section number 6, in charge here, and the field was again vacant. Rev. township number 11, in the 13th range east, to the William P. Ruthrauff was pastor, 1873-76, when Muskingum river; thence down said river until it he died. Late in 1876 a call was extended to Rev. intersects the range line between the 12th and 13th F. Richards, of Philadelphia, and he entered upon ranges; thence south to the county line; thence his duties here in November, that year, and was west to the place of beginning; called Brush Creek duly installed pastor in the spring of 1877 and has township. February 10, 1817." The first justice served the charge continuously to the present time. As an evidence of the labors of the pastor and the
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