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Old Cemetery .- Below the village, in sight of Davidson's store, on the high bank of the river is the grave of Silas Myers, who died September II, 1835. There also lie Catherine Myers, (whose death occurred in July, 1841). Silas M. Myers (who died in May, 1851), and Frances M. Clay (who died in June, 1848).
First School .- The first school house in that vicinity stood about ten rods below where the big hotel was, on the south side of the road. It was moved from near where the hotel stood; was a frame building sided up with clap-boards, and or- iginally intended for a grocery. The first teacher was Sally McMillen, who taught the first term in the summer of 1841 or '42. When she was ex- amined the questions in arithmetic propounded by the township examiner, Myers, were as fol- lows: 7+4 are how many? What does 3x9 equal? Four units from eleven units leave how many units? Jane Gould was the second teacher.
Early Preachers .- The first sermon preached in New Rochester neighborhood, was by a Bap- tist minister named Babcock, some time in 1838. The services were held at the house of Michael Myers. Among other ministers there, were Rev H. Norton, of Bowling Green, a Methodist, who preached several sermons in Jeremiah Knoll's house, and a revivalist named Hager, who stirred up the community about 1848. The first Sabbath-school, organized and superintended by Jeremiah Knoll, in (844, was held at his house.
The Post Office. - The office was held by Michael Myers from the early " thirties " until
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the close of the Civil war. John Zeppernick was the incumbent in 1868, when John Adams arrived. Theodore Alexander followed, and served until August, 1877, when Miss Emma Adams took charge. At one time, R. W. David- son was commissioned postmaster, and qualified; but resigned in favor of Miss Adams.
Churches. - On July 23, 1858, Michael Myers sold to himself, Jeremiah Thrall, Grafton Ber- nard and George Bower, trustees of the Method- ist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant Societies, a half acre in Sec. 39, Freedom township. In that year they erected a house of worship, for joint use. Sometime after, the United Brethren purchased a third interest in the building, and furnishings, when it became known as the " Union Church." The Methodist Protestant organization disbanded years ago, so that in 1884 the Episcopal Methodists and United Brethren were the owners of the property. In 1893, the United Brethren purchased the building, the remnant of the Methodist organization going into the Presbyterian Society.
The Presbyterian Church is one of the modern organizations of this old village. About four years ago their present church was erected.
Evangelical Lutheran, St. Paul's Society, was incorporated August 4, 1881, and elected H. Beimdick, Frank Schwane and H. Schwarte, trustees. This society erected a church house in 1882, and a school house and parsonage in 1883. Mr. Kornbaum was the first pastor, and served until Rev. Mr. Hohls, the present pastor, came in July, 1890. The first members included the trustees named, with Henry Eschedor, Matthias Frobose, David Hummel, F. Evers, Henry Lachmiller, Johann Bellenkamp and two others. The present number of members is fifty-one.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Woodside was surveyed by D. D. Ames, in April, 1883, for Seymour W. Owen. In this vicinity, immediately after the war, or rather about the date of its official close, in 1866, the farmers of the district in Wood, Sandusky and Ottawa, organized a Mutual Benefit Fire Insur- ance Association, which, twenty years later, car- ried risks valued at $150,000. In 1852 the little village lost the pioneer merchant, who moved to Pemberville and opened his stock of goods in the more promising town.
In 1892 the oilmen recognized in the vicinity a safe place for the investment of money, and soon Woodside became more than a mere stop- ping place for trains or a post-office hamlet.
The Woodside fire of May 19, 1891. destroyed
Henry Alexander's sawmill, the Reinburger and Hamlin dwellings, and the Alexander barn. The explosion at the Ohio Oil Co.'s well, on the Fuhr & Villwock lease, on July 20, 1893. resulted in the death of Lemuel Lockhart, and Jacob Turk; David Arner, Jacob Perkins and David Ramsey were fearfully burned, while the engine house, derrick and two horses were reduced to cinders. On July 29, S. G. Redman, a pumper on the Hoodlebrink farm, was killed, while within the last few years many minor accidents have been chronicled.
The Rees Settlement .-- Among the early settlers along the east line of the county were a number of Welsh immigrants, who sought a home far away from the exactions of landlords and manu- facturers in their own land. They found suitable locations here, which they reclaimed from the wilderness, and left as a rich heritage to their children. Of their two institutions-the Harvest Home and the Baptist Church-let a brief ac- count be given.
The Harvest Home originated here in 1857, in Sunday-school and pioneer meetings. For years the annual August meeting was held in Rees' Grove, Morris Rees being the most active spirit and president of the association since its formation. The meetings were well attended for a number of years.
The Madison Baptist Church may be said to have been organized, March 9, 1857, when David Campbell, Elias Lloyd, David Rees. John Peoples, Evan Rees, Ann Rees, Elizabetli Peoples, Sarah Rees, Hannah Peoples, Eliza Ladd, Susan Chamblin and Hannah Jones signed articles of association. Rev. David Campbell was chosen moderator, Elias Lloyd, clerk, and David Rees, deacon. In May, following. Thomas and Margaret Griffith, Esther Hayden, Hannah Burns and Sarah Ann Ladd, were admitted, while, on May 30, Elizabeth Ladd was baptized, and Evan Rees appointed clerk. In June, Morris Rees and Caroline Peoples were received, and on October 7, 1857, the society was constituted as a Regular Baptist Church, with delegates from Amanda, Findlay, Jackson, Liberty and West Millgrove societies composing the council. There were nineteen members then known as the Free- dom and Madison Baptist Church. Mr. Camp- bell preached for two and a half years when Rev. B. J. Powell came, and in March, 1860, received four members of Thomas Brown's family, and nominated Mr. Brown as deacon. On July 2:1. 1860, the name . Madison " was adopted. Rev. James C. Karus was received in December. 1860. Messrs. Barber and Price filled the office
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of clerk successively, while one or other of the Rees brothers has attended to the record work for inany years. In August, 1868, Rev. Horace Hall succeeded Mr. Karns, and continued the practice of preaching in school and private houses, until November 10, 1874. when the first house of worship was finished, being in the N. E. :, Sec. 24, Freedom, There is still a working membership here. Rev. J. B. Schaff was pastor for some time prior to his death, October 13, 1895. [Morris Rees, named above, furnished the data on which this sketch is based. ]
Gas and Oil .- In the chapter on Gas and Oil a reference is made to the Freedom field. The Fralick well, three miles south of Pemberville, drilled in about the middle of September, 1889, drew attention to this extension of the oil field, while the Standard gas well, on the Peters farm, completed July 4, 1890, was another advertise- ment. In that year. on the S. W. Owens farm, Sec. 27, a well was drilled-in, which was left idle for many months, when it was pumped and found to be a fifteen-barrel producer. Another well, on the northwest corner of the same farm, did bet- ter, but not until the 125-barrel well on the D. L. Thomas farm, and the 175-barrel one on the Fowler & Thompson land came in, was there much faith placed in the Freedom oil field. In February, 1872, the developments on the Stein, Karns, Barnes, Menter, Hoodlebrink, Diehl and Alexander farms showed that the faith of the oil men in the field was fortified. In March, 1892, accounts of the wells on these farms were pub- lished, the Hobart, Bowlus & Co.'s 210-barrel well, on the Hoodlebrink farm, receiving special attention. In August, 1892, the Woodville, or, rather, Pemberville field, was producing 8,000 barrels a day. The Pemberville Oil Co.'s well, on the Henry Helle farm, came in in August, 1892, as a great gasser, its production being at first estimated to be 5,000, 000 feet a day. At the close of 1892 oil was produced on the William Kimmel, John Kenner, John Fish, Casper Beeker, Daniel Fish, John Seving, Edward Seving, Fred Rahe and H. Westerhouse farms, as well as on those formerly named. Three pumping stations were in operation in January, 1893, and the Paragon Co. was building a fourth station. Oil was then 423 cents. In January, 1893, it was reported that Hobart, Bowlus & Co. transferred their leases on the Hoodlebrink lands to the Manhattan Co. for $44,000. Other large deals were reported at that time. Then caine a period of depression, which was not relieved until the busy summer of 1895 filled the land again with operators.
PEMBERVILLE VILLAGE.
The survey of the original town was com- pleted on the 24th day of May, 1854, by S. H. Bell for James Pember. Selecting a part of the N. E. } of Sec. 10, as the most eligible site, he divided it into 26 lots, and named the place after the owner of that particular tract of land. The original owners were Asahel Powers, Philip Kripler, John McQuill- ing and Samuel McQuilling, to whom it may be said to have been conveyed by the United States and State in 1833. Asahel Powers was the Caucasian pioneer, as already stated; but an Indian or Half-breed trader is said to have been the first developer of the commercial field. Al- most six years after, Powers erected his cabin, below the present . Rossinger House " (in 1838), which in recent years was occupied by C. Lah- man down to his removal in 1894. James Pem- ber built the first frame house. A sawmill existed there as early as 1836, built by Calkins and Banks for themselves, or for one of the Pem- bers. for, in that year, Alfred Thurstin, of Bow- ling Green, hauled boards from a mill at the Forks, to be used in flooring the north school house in his settlement. It was an upright mill and stood on the south side of the south branch of the Portage, just above its junction with the north branch. This mill, after the death of Banks, was bought by James Pember. The next sawmill was built by John Cope, about 1838, and stood above where the " Rossinger House is, and the next James Pember built on the north side of the south branch of the river, opposite the first. A gristmill was built by Pember at the junction of the two branches in 1841, and soon after another sawmill was erected.
In 1850, Charles Stahler established a gen- eral store near the mills, but moved his goods to Woodville, in 1851. Returning in June, 1852, he continued in business here until 1881. Ira Banks, who was the second merchant, continued in business until his removal to Weston. "The Forks," within a few years after the first settlers appeared there, became the center of trade, bear- ing almost the same relation to the eastern town- slips that Perrysburg did to the western town- ships. The development was slow, but sure, until the close of the Civil war, when the village entered on a new era of progress.
The business circle, in 1877, embraced Froney & Brunning. Schroeder & Blasey, and Frederick Rossinger, dealers in dry goods and groceries; Cable & Hagameyer and Hobart. Bowlus & Co. (established in 1872), dealers in
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agricultural implements; Leroy Moore, operator of the flouring-mill; one wagon and blacksmith shop, one furniture store. one boot and shoe store, two saloons, one bakery and one harness shop. The population at that time was esti- mated at 500, or thereabouts; 10,000 bushels of wheat were shipped during the winter ending April 9, 1877; a village council guarded the municipal interests and a newspaper was printed and issued there. That was fully a decade be- fore the inhabitants knew anything of petroleum, oilmen, derricks, "go-devils," and all the famil- iar names of the present day. It was a hamlet carved out of the wilderness, inhabited by a thirfty people, depending for trade on the rich country around it, content with itself and at peace with its neighboring villages, not excepting the precocious Bowling Green of that period. The Toledo & Hocking Valley railroad, com- pleted in 1875, aided the town materially; for, in 1871, when the report of building such a road gained credence, a few enterprising residents and a few more outside men invested moneys here, which investments the period of depression, beginning in 1873, would have rendered useless, had not the railroad building revived trade in 1875. In 1881, the second railroad was com- pleted, giving additional facilities for trade; in 1887, the oil-field was opened, and a new era in- troduced which robbed the village of its quiet- ness, and transformed it into a bustling hive of trade and manufactures. In 1882, there were 150 cars of staves, or 3,000,000 staves, shipped from the old Dewey works. In 1883, the ship- ment was duplicated.
Manufacturing Industries. - The Dewey stave factory may be said to have been the first great wood-working industry at Pemberville. In September, 1883, fire swept away machinery, stock and buildings, but a new home for the in- dustry was constructed. Another fire, another rebuilding, next a fire, and then the end. To-day the pail-stave factory of G. F. Otten is the sole reminder of the once big industry; while the saw- mill operated by H. Bankey is the modern form of the old mills of 1835 and 1837. Such con- cerns as the old sawmills, Herman's shingle-mill and the gristmill preceded it. The Pemberville gristmill, established in 1874, was purchased by a stock company in 1887; in January, 1891, was purchased by Bierly, Schroeder, Herman & Cowden, but nothing was' done with it. The Bushman flonring-mill was constructed in 1800. and the machinery installed the same year. The Pemberville Box Co. began business in August, 1890. In 1885 or 1886 the Bushinan tile factory
was established, to succeed Sabin & Co.'s tile and brick works, which were opened in 1883 and closed a year or so later. Stiffen & Menter, who were in the furniture business for many years, established a planing-mill here a few years ago, while a few smaller industries were introduced. The Pemberville Creamery Co. was organized in July, 1892, with J. H. Menter, president; Ira Witte, secretary; E. H. Smith, treasurer; Fred. Kohring, John Rex, Charles Muir, Harman Smearsole and J. H. Menter, directors; and S. V. Sheffner, superintendent.
Banks .- The Pemberville Banking Co. was incorporated in July, 1890, with a capital stock of $50;000. A. J. Munn was chosen president ; C. L. Haskin, vice-president; J. V. Beverstock, cashier; and they, with E. W. Merry and F. A. Baldwin, were directors. On June 16, 1893, after many changes had been made in the di- rectory, the bank assigned to J. H. Menter, who paid 74% per centum of its total liabilities.
The Strong & Spitzer bank was established in 1894.
Railroad Shipments. - The railroad advan- tages of Pemberville were not fully realized by the farmers living in the neighborhood, until 1882, when M. O. Ladd and another dealer shipped 100 car-loads of hogs to the Eastern markets, for which $150,000 was received. From June, 1882, to June, 1883, A. Froney shipped fifty-one cars of wheat, containing 25.714 bush- els, worth so many dollars. No less than 1, 500 bushels of clover seed, and immense cargoes of other farm products were shipped by the farmers and merchants of this locality in IS83. The last twelve years witnessed extraordinary activity in .shipments. The records kept by A. Hebling, J. K. Powell and F. H. Schroeder, of the C. H. V. & T. railroad, as well as those of the T. & O. C. Railroad Company, stand in testimony to Pem- berville's trade.
Fires .- The Pemberville fire of July 2, 1884. originated in Bahrenburg's place, and extended east and west until it destroyed all the buildings fronting on Main street, from Mrs. Sprague's mil- linery store to Grote's saloon. Soon atter. the rebuilding of the town was entered upon. The next large fire removed the old frame block. where the Loomis, Harns and Pember brick block now stands. The fire of May 6, 1891. destroyed Haskins & Co.'s stock, and damaged the building.
The Post Office .- Strange as it may seem. Woodville was the post office to which the peo- ple of Pemberville had to go for mail. From the " fifties" until Hiram Pember was appointed postmaster, 1867, the letters and papers would
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be taken to Pemberville from Woodville, and left at Stahler's or Bank's store for distribution. A. Froney succeeded Hiram Pember in charge of the office. L. C. Sprague was the next incum- bent, John H. Schroeder was appointed in 1885, and served until John Muir was appointed in August, 1889; C. R. Gerding was appointed July 1, 1893.
Taverns and Hotels .- There were taverns here in early years, but the first hotel was kept by Charles Stahler. Dennis Pember and Joshua Henninger were bonitaces later; then came the " Rossinger House. " and still later the " Central," built by A. Froney, and variously managed.
Organisation and Officials. - The petition for the incorporation of Pemberville was presented March 18, 1876, and on June I an equally strong remonstrance was submitted to the commission- ers. On June S, 1876, the village was ordered to be organized. The first officers elected were George M. Bell, mayor; O. E. Hyde, clerk; J. H. Schroeder, A. Froney, Charles Stahler, Sr., J. Hathaway, Charles Gerding and Silas Ralston, councilmen; and Silas Ralston, marshal. The last named held the office of marshal only, and Dr. W. D. Stewart was appointed councilman. The mayors of the village since that time are named as follows: 1876, George M. Bell (killed by a falling building at Tacoma, Wash., May 13, 1889); 1877, J. H. Schroeder, resigned in Sep- tember, and Thomas N. Bierly appointed, elected 1878; Theodore Alexander, elected in October, 1881; J. A. Smith, appointed September 6, 1882; T. N. Bierly, 1883; H. F. Bowlus, 1885; H. L. Davis, 1887; C. R. Gerding, 1889; J. K. Powell, IS91; John S. Hoyman, 1893, resigned October 9, 1893, and J. H. Schroeder appointed: A. Keil, 1894; J. L. Williams, elected 1895; John E. Hoyman, elected 1896.
The office of clerk has been filled by the fol- lowing named citizens: O. E. Hyde (died No- vember, 18;6); H. B. Knoff, appointed Novem- ber 6, 1876; J. O. Cable. 1881; Geo. H. Withey, 1883; H. Lee Davis, 1885; A. Keil, 1887; Jesse Stephens, 1889; C. H. Hammond, 1891; J. M. Isbell, 1895, resigned and G. H. Speck was ap- pointed, but he also resigned, and C. H. Han- mond was appointed; E. A. Saxby, elected 1896.
The office of treasurer has been occupied by: A. Froney, 1877; John Baker, 1879; John Loh- meyer, 1881; C. L. Haskins, 1883; J. C. Scott, 1887; F. W. Steffen, 1889; M. Hobart, 1891; J. F. Bruning. 1895 .96. The office of corpora- tion solicitor was established in 1892, when T. N. Bierly was elected. E. B. Morse was elected marshal in 1896.
The councilmen named in the record of first election served until April 9, 1877. The men ;- bers elected since that time are as follows:
1877 -- Charies Stahler, Thomas Mackey, H. H. Menter, H. F. Steffens, C. H. Scherman, E. Myers.
1878 --- Henry Hoodlebrink, J. H. Schroeder, Fred. Smith, T. Mackey. E. Myers, C. Stahler.
1879 -- J. Hoiles, C. Bruning, C. L. Haskins, with Hoodle- brink, Schroeder and Smith.
1880-Thomas Mackey, Henry Hoodlebrink, J. H. Schroeder, with Haskins, Bruning and Hoiles.
1881-Harmon Blasey, Fred. Gerding, C. H. Scherman, John Hathaway, John Steidle, H. Hoodlebrink, and, in Oc- tober, 1881, Henry Bowlus
1882 C. L. Haskins, T. J. Lake, E. W. Pember, with Bow- lus, Gerding and Scherman.
1883-C. H. Scherman, Edward Hartman. John Bushman. with T. J. Lake, H. Hoodlebrink and E. W. Pember. 1884-H: Hoodlebrink, F. Gerding, J. C. Scott, with Scher- man, Bushman and Hartman.
1885 -- T. H. Schroeder, F. W. Steffen, E. W. Pember, with J. C. Scott. H. Hoodlebrink and F. Gerding.
1886-John K. Powell, H. Steinmeyer, Edward Hartman, with Steffen, Schroeder and F. M. Bover.
188 :- F. W. Steffen, H. H. Bruning, John Bushman, H. Steinmeyer, J. K. Powell and E. Hartman.
1888 --- J. K. Powell, Ed. Hartman, Henry Steinmeyer, with Steffen. Bruning and Bushman.
1889 -- Hiram Isbell, Henry C. Beinke, Charles Lebersold, with H. H. Bruning, H. Steinmeyer, E. Hartman.
1890-H. C. Beinke, R. J. Simon, J. H. Bahrenburg, with Aebersold, Bruning and Pember.
1891 -- J. C. Seiler, H. H. Bruning, J. H. Schroeder, with Beinke, Simon and Bahrenburg: R. Black, appointed. 1892-J. H. Bahrenburg, R. J. Simon, H. W. Hoodlebrink. J. H. Shermeyer, J. H. Schroeder, H. H. Bruning. 1893-J. F. Brandeberry, J. F. Bruning. A. I. Shontz, R. J. Simon, H. W. Hoodlebrink, J. H. Bahrenburs.
1894 -E. H. Mason, Aaron Vanetten, J. C. Bruning, J. F. Brandeberry, A. J. Shontz, J. F. Bruning.
1895- Henry Hickman, Hiram Isbell, H. C. Schwane. A. Vanetten, E. H. Mason. J. C. Bruning.
1896-C. H. Hammond, G. F. Otten, H. Hickman. H. Isbell.
H. C. Schwane and F. H. Schroeder were elected.
In 1896, E. H. Smith, D. B. Brown, J. S. Hoyman, H. Hickman, H. H. Bruning and I. Hagemeyer were elected members of the Pember- ville school board.
Transactions of the Council .-- In December. 1876, the contract for building the jail was awarded to L. H. Forrest, on his bid of $217. and a part of In-lot No. 11 was leased as a building lot. In 1877, the . Stock Restraining Ordinance" was published in the Independent. and in May of that year a bill of $14.70 was paid Evers & Rudulph for publishing a notice of the organization of the village in the Sentinel.
In January, 1890, the proposition to build a town hall was adopted by the council, but the vote in April following was not considered favor- able to the project. In April, 1891, there were 120 votes cast for the proposition, and thirty-four contra. The council lost no time in carrying out the wish of the people. Under the Ordinance of July 13. 1891. ten $500 six-per-cent. bonds were authorized, the proceeds to be invested in the
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purchase of ground and the construction of a town hall, and, on the same day, the contract for building was awarded to Alex. Dawson, on his bid of $6.083.75. The building, as is usual, cost something more than the mere contract price; but the council was pleased to take posses- sion of it on July 5, 1892.
In October, 1890, the council authorized the construction of the Maple street sewer, an im- provement long considered a necessity.
In February, 1893, the privilege of piping the village for gas was given to I. R. Patterson, who agreed to the following schedule of prices: A 3-32 mixer, $3.35; a 4-32 mixer, $4.50: and a 5-32 mixer, $7.00 a month. The franchise was granted for six years, and as much longer as "he would comply with this or any other ordinance on the same subject." In April mains were placed from the Helle farm well, and on April 8 a battery of ten stand-pipes was lighted. The gas supply ceased within a month or so, since which time oil has been used for street lamps.
In March, 1893, R. W. Brown and G. B. Kerper asked certain rights for "The Lake Erie and Northwestern Ohio Electric Street Railroad Company," but the panic of that year drove the company away and the negotiations fell through.
In July, 1884, the report of Councilmen Scott, Hoodlebrink and Hartman, appointed pre- viously to report on the price of fire department apparatus, was received; a petition from the vil- lagers asking for means of protection against fire was received, and a resolution to purchase a fire engine adopted. On November 17 a fire engine, sent on trial, was accepted, and three orders- one for $450, and two for $425. each, payable within three years, were issued to the manu- facturers. At the same time John C. Scott was appointed fire commissioner. A volunteer fire company was organized the same year. In April, ISS8, the equipment of the fire department was turned over to that company, and the members made employes of the village under certain con- ditions.
In 1894 and 1895 the question of the con- struction of stone sidewalks on Front street was a serious one for the frontage owners. Tlie majority favored the improvement, and in the fall of 1895 large Berea flags took the place of the unsightly wooden walks.
Board of Health .- In February. 1878, John Lohmeyer, A. Bressler and Henry Bruning were appointed additional members of the board of healtlı, and in March the board organized with Dr. Stewart and Joshua Hoiles, members for three years, John Lohmeyer and Henry Bruning for two |
years, and E. W. Pember and A. Bressler for one year.
Cemetery .- On March 4, 1878, the council and township trustees in joint session agreed to take charge of the village cemetery. On April 13, a committee of four was appointed by the mayor to purchase additional ground for cemetery purposes, and, on May 6, the purchase of five acres in Sec. 16, at $135 an acre, from Win. Hagemeyer, for which 7 per cent. bonds were issued to the grantor. In June, Henry Hoodle- brink, F. Smith and Thomas Mackey were ap- pointed a committee on cemetery affairs. In April, 1879, H. Hoodlebrink was elected a trus- tee of the cemetery, and in 1880 H. H. Menter and John Lohmeyer were elected, while Eisen- haur, Westerhaus and Baker represented the township as cemetery trustees, with J. H. Schroe- der and H. Bruning members of the village di- vision of the board. In April, 1895, Isaac Fair was elected trustee.
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