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At this time Mr. Jacob Welch, formerly of Mogadore, now a resident of Colorado, was carrying on quite an extensive stoneware
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manufactory at New Portage, and, in connection therewith, a store, also officiating as postmaster. During the Summer and Fall of 1869, several depredations upon the mails had been committed, and sundry small articles of merchandise had also been missed from the store. Finding no indications of "breaking in," Welch concluded that the thief had possessed himself of a duplicate key, and accordingly had the lock of the store door changed.
The depredations continuing, Welch consulted Sheriff James Burlison, besides being visited by a special agent of the postoffice department, and it was determined to establish a watch in the store. He employed Witner and another man to do the watching, and one night when they were on duty, a package of money was stolen. Welch then determined to watch the store himself. So rigging up a bed back of the counter, armed with a double-bar- relled shot-gun and revolver, and accompanied by his son, Corwin, on the night of November 4, 1869, Mr. Welch entered upon his vigil. No disturbance occurring, about 1 o'clock Mr. Welch sent Corwin home, continuing the watch alone until morning.
Soon after 3 o'clock Mr. Welch heard a noise at the rear base- ment window, and in a short time heard foot-steps coming up the basement stairs and enter the storeroom. At this moment the intruder struck a match, which, flashing for an instant, went out. Not recognizing his visitor, in that momentary flash, Welch raised his gun and fired in the direction where he stood. The intruder then exclaimed, "My God! Welch, you have killed me!" Welch then asked him if he was armed and he replied that he was not, and was then recognized by his voice. Welch immediately aroused the neighbors, and on returning to the store found Witner dead, the charge having entered the body a little below the shoulder- blade, penetrating and lacerating the lungs.
In the absence of the coroner (Gen. O. E. Gross, of Stow), Jus- tice William M. Cunningham summoned a jury to investigate the affair. After an exhaustive examination of Jacob and Corwin Welch, and several other witnesses, including Dr. William Bowen, who made a post-mortem examination of the body, the jury, through its foreman, Sherman Blocker, Esq., returned a verdict as follows: "We do find that the deceased came to his death by a gun-shot fired into him by Jacob Welch, while the deceased was in the act of committing a burglary in the store of said Welch, and that said Jacob Welch was justified in firing said shot."
AN EXCITING EPISODE .- On Saturday morning, November 10, 1866, a little six-year-old daughter of Mr. Samuel Reimer, living a short distance northwest of Loyal Oak, wandered away from home, and, as it afterwards appeared, traveled west to Wadsworth, north to Sharon, east to Copley, and northerly, again, in a zig-zag course through Bath, into Richfield, where near evening, she was picked up, in an almost exhausted condition, a short distance south of the center of Richfield, and fully 20 miles, by the route traveled, from the starting point.
On being missed, the child was searched for in the neighbor- hood, by the parents and neighbors, but without success. The interest and excitement increased, as the hours glided by, until during the night, and on Sunday morning, there were several hun- dred persons engaged in the search, occasional tidings of her hav- ing been seen, upon several of the roads indicated, but with no
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definite clue to her present whereabouts or fate. On Sunday, in the neighboring churches, the little one's loss was proclaimed, persons who had seen her upon her travels arising in the congre- gation and announcing the fact, a good share of the several con- gregations immediately forsaking the sanctuary, and joining in the search.
In the meantime, in answer to inquiries, she had told the family who had taken her in, that she lived at Bates' Corners, and as they were not familiar with the locality they sent a messenger to the Center of Richfield, on Sunday morning, for information. On the return of the messenger, the gentleman and one of his neighbors started in a buggy, to return the child to her almost distracted parents. As they met the cortege of searchers, the word passed rapidly from mouth to mouth, and from house to house, that the "lost was found," and as they neared the Corners, and the home of the little wanderer, the demonstrations were very marked and enthusiastic, indeed-the wonder, on the one hand, being that so young a child could possibly have traveled so far in so short a time, and on the other hand, that she should not sooner have been picked up by those who noticed her-a strange child, and alone-as she traversed the several townships and neighbor- hoods, on her long and devious journey.
DR. JOHN HILL,-born in Hast- ings, Sussex county, England, October 26, '1823; came with parents to America in 1828, settling near Utica, New York; renioved to Orange, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, in 1832; the family going thence to Illinois in 1843. With such education as the schools of the vicinity afforded, after teach- ing a few years, young Hill, in 1847, began the study of medicine with Dr. Alexander Fisher, at Western Star, attending lectures at Cleveland Medical College; in 1850, went to California, and in 1853, to Australia, stopping three weeks en route at Apia, on the now noted Island of Samoa; in May, 1854, sailed from Australia for London, and from thence, in the Fall of that year, for New York ; 1854, '55, attended medical lectures in Cleveland, in Winter of 1855,'56,continuing studies atJefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, grad- uating therefrom in March, 1856; prac- ticed medicine one year in Sharon, Medina county ; March 26, 1857, mar- ried to Miss Catharine Pardee, daugh- ter of the late Ebenezer Pardee, of Western Star, where, aside from his public duties, he thenceforth prin- cipally devoted himself to the culti- vation of his fine farm at that place ; elected county commissioner in 1870, 1873 and 1876, serving nearly nine years ; elected State representative in
DR. JOHN HILL.
1879, serving two years. Dr. Hill was the father of six children-Harriet Almira, born June 20, 1858, died Octo- ber 30, 1878 ; John E., born August 7, 1859; Martha B., born January 2, 1861; Brace P., August 12, 1865 ; Josephine Elizabeth, March 28, 1875; Edward Buckingham, January 4, 1881. Dr. Hill died December 13, 1890, aged 67 years, 1 month and 17 days.
NORTON'S MILITARY RECORD .- Several of the early residents are believed to have been soldiers in the Continental Army, during the Revolutionary War, but no data is now available as to who
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they were, except Mr. Henry Van Hyning, a native of the State of New York, who died in Norton, December 25, 1839, at the age of 102 years, and Mr. Hinsdale Bates, 84, reported as being a pen- sioner, by the census of 1840. It is very likely, too, that some of her pioneer settlers may have "played well their part" in the War of 1812, though she could not have directly furnished many, as it will be remembered that there were but few accessions to the population of the township until after the close of that war, in 1815. For the Mexican War of 1846-48, Norton probably furnished no soldiers, few being recruited in this part of the State.
In the War of the Rebellion, however, Norton was well repre- sented, furnishing her full quota under the several calls, mostly from among her own brave and' patriotic sons, of both political parties, several of whom laid down their lives in the service, or have since prematurely died from injuries received, or diseases contracted during the sanguinary struggle., Without disparage- ment to others, honorable mention may be made of Major Myron T. Wright, of the 29th O. V. I., who died January 7, 1865, at Savan- nah, Georgia, of wounds received in battle.
STEPHEN D. MILLER,-born July 19, 1827, in Northampton county, Pennsylvania ; common school edu- cation; raised a farmer; in 1843, removed with parents to Ohio, set- tling in Norton ; November 6, 1854. married to Mary Ann Musser, three years his junior, who bore him six children, as follows : Sarah Jane (now Mrs. Columbus Seiberling), born July 1, 1852; Albert, May 21, 1859; Norman F., October 26,
1861, deceased ; Harriet O., born March 13, 1863; Charles O., November 11, 1866; Mary Susannah, August 23, 1870. Besides the successful cultivation of his farm, Mr. Miller was special and general manager for the mower and reaper firm of Seiberling, Miller & Co., of Doylestown, for some 15 years. Though an earnest Republican, ever in the minority in Norton, Mr. Miller was often honored with important township offices; during the War, was two years deputy revenue asses- sor for a portion of the 18th Congres- sional district, and at the time of his death, October 14, 1889, was just clos- ing his second term (nearly six years), as director of the Summit County
STEPHEN D. MILLER.
Infirmary. Faithful to every public and private obligation, his sudden death, at the age of 62 years, 2 months and 25 days, was universally regret- ted.
The following, furnished by the late Mr. Stephen D, Miller, and compiled from the assessors' returns for 1865, is believed to be. nearly a correct list of the soldiers furnished by Norton during the War for the Union, 1861-65:
Israel Beck, Eber Bennett (died in service), John L. Baker, Henry A. Baker, Jacob S. Baker, Eli Blocker (died in service), George W. Betz (left arm severely shattered at battle of Columbia, Tenn., November 28, 1864), Charles W. Betz (died in service), John B. Betz, Aaron Betz, Thomas Bear (died in service), Levi Bear (died in service), Stephen D. Bauer, Albert Beckwith, J. W. Brown,
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Albert Beardsley, John G. Caskey, Jefferson Clay, D. F. Cunning- ham, Joseph DeLong, Gabriel E. Dague, Thomas Dague, W. C. Davis, M. M. Dickson, Robert L. Ferguson, Archie C. Ferguson, Columbus Ferguson, David Fotzinger, Jacob Filtz, Daniel Grim, B. F. George, George Getz, Nathaniel Grinnels, Franklin Hoff- man, William Hart, Horace H. Heath, Lewis Heath, Pulaski C. Hard, Joshua Hile, James Hile, Sylvanus Hile, William Hile, Mer- ritt Hoskins, John W. Hall, J. N. Haynes, Philip Harter, James D. Heathman, Mendenhall Henderson, George F. Hewitt, Andrew Hunsicker, Jacob Henshue (died in service), Phineas Jones, David Jamison, John H. Knox (died in service), Eli Koplin, Henry Koplin, Jacob Koplin, James Kunkler, John A. Kummer, Joseph Lile, Will- iam Lile, Jesse Limber, Paul Loutzenhiser, Jonas Loutzenhiser, Lawrence Loutzenhiser, Lawrence Merriam, Franklin Mar- shall, David Marsh, V. McDonald, Owen J, Miller, Joseph H. Miller, Samuel Merser, J. McRobertson, Cyrus Osborn, James Owry, James K. Pardee, Joseph Pardee, Ephraim Pardee, James E. Poe, Wesley Powers (died in service), Julius Richards, Robert Rosenbury, Joseph Rimer, J. Rinehart, Amandus Rochard, John Reichard, Peter Reichard, Henry Strohl, George Shaw, Merwin Shaw, Benjamin Snyder, Aaron S. Stuver, Edward Spicer, Jr., David Seiberling, Charles Seiberling, Septimus Seiberling, Lloyd Seiberling, Kersey Seiberling, N. S. Seiberling, Franklin Showalter, Levi Showalter, T. B. Sanford, Richard Stock, Philip Souhalter, George Souhalter, A. G. Seis, Peter Seis, George Todd, Henry Van Hyning, William J. Viers, Solomon Vickers, Franklin J. Waltz, Myron T. Wright (died in service), Frederick Webster, Elias Waltz (died in service), Carlos Ware (died in service), Lorenzo Young (died in service).
NORTON'S OFFICE-HOLDING STATUS.
On the organization of Summit county, Norton patriotically stepped to the front, and in the civil offices of the county has ever since been a prominent and useful factor.
ELISHA HINSDALE, a prominent and prosperous farmer of Nor- ton township, residing near Bates' Corners (now Loyal Oak), was elected coroner at the initial election in April, 1840, re-elected for two years in October of that year, and again elected in 1842, hold- ing the position four years and seven months, and making in every respect a first-class officer.
GEORGE KIRKUM, Esq., son of Philemon Kirkum, one of Nor- ton's earliest settlers, and at whose house the first election ever had in " Wolf Creek township" was held, and at which he was elected town clerk, grew from a small boy to manhood in Norton town- ship. Reading law with Van R. Humphrey, Esq., of Hudson, he commenced practice at Ravenna, where he served for several years as clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, removing to Akron in 1838 or 1839, and building for himself the house now owned and occupied by Mr. Benjamin McNaughton, corner of East Middle- bury and Kirkwood streets. In 1842, Mr. Kirkum was elected prosecuting attorney for the new county of Summit, serving for two years, with marked ability, when, in 1844, he was elected as representative to the State Legislature, serving through the session of 1844, '45, with great acceptance to his constituents. A few years later Mr. Kirkum moved to the city of New York, and
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subsequently retired to a small farm near Cleveland, where he died about the year 1855.
JAMES A. METLIN, then residing on his fine farm on the Akron and Bates' Corners road, in Norton, was elected county commis- sioner in 1853, holding the office for three years. Subsequently Mr. Metlin committed the too common error, among prosperous and successful farmers, of abandoning his farm and entering upon a life of speculation in the city, whereby he became so seriously embarrassed that in 1875 he was compelled to make an assign- ment for the benefit of his creditors. He is now in California.
TAMES H. SEIBERLING,-son of Nathan and Catharine (Peter) Seiberling, was born in Norton, Nov- ember 25, 1835; as a boy, attended district schools and Western Star Academy, and aided in clearing and working his father's farm, operating saw-inill, etc .; in the Fall of 1863, located in Doylestown, Wayne county, as an employe of the mower, reaper and binder firm of Cline, Seiberling & Co., established in 1860; in 1865, purchased an interest in said busi- ness, the firm name being then changed to Seiberling, Miller & Co., now one of the most successful estab- lishments of its kind in Ohio, and the leading manufactory in .Wayne county, Mr. Seiberling being its superintendent. In 1860, Mr. Seiber- ling was married to Miss Elizabeth Baughman, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Blocker) Baughman, of Norton, who has borne him six chil- dren-Allen B., deceased; Mattie J .; Albert F .; Olive M., deceased; George W., deceased ; and Robert W. Mr. Seiberling is a member of the Luth- eran Church, politically an ardent
JAMES H. SEIBERLING.
Republican, a prominent and enter- prising citizen, and ever active in promoting the welfare of the town, county, state and nation.
DR. JOHN HILL, residing at Western Star, was elected county commissioner for three consecutive terms of three years each, from 1870 to 1879, filling that responsible position for nine years with marked fidelity and good judgment.
DR. JOHN HILL, on the close of his third term as commissioner, was in October, 1879, elected as representative to the State Legis- lature, where, as the colleague of Dr. L. S. Ebright, of Akron, he ably looked after the interests of the people of Summit county, and of the State of Ohio, for the years 1880 and 1881.
STEPHEN D. MILLER, a substantial and successful farmer, resid- ing in the western portion of the township, was during the War one of Internal Revenue Collector John E. Hurlbut's most efficient deputies for Summit county, and was elected one of the directors of the Summit County Infirmary in 1883, performing the duties of the office in so satisfactory a manner as to secure a re-elec- tion for three years longer, in 1886. Mr. Miller, notwithstanding his activity in public and private life, was for many years a con- stant sufferer from abscess of the right lung, and died suddenly from general paralysis, on the morning of October 14, 1889, two months and a half before the expiration of his term of office.
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MONROE SEIBERLING,-son of Nathan and Catharine (Peter) Seiberling, born in Norton, January 16, 1839; common school education ; worked on father's farm till 25 years of age; in 1864, took management of farm and saw mill, jointly owned by himself and his brother, John F., con- tinuing four years ; selling his inter- est to his brother, engaged in the lumber trade in Canton, three years later purchasing an interest in the Akron Strawboard Company, officiat- ing as its secretary and superinten- dent, until September, 1884; was one of the incorporators of the Akron Twine and Cordage works; with others bought the Upper Sandusky Strawboard works; in 1887, estab- lished Strawboard works at Kokomo, Indiana, and in 1889, with other Akron capitalists, established the Diamond Plate Glass Company, of Kokomo, and Ellwood, of which he is general manager, being also a stockholder in the Hartford City (Indiana) Glass works, and owner of a fine hundred acre farm in Norton. November 6, 1862, he was married to Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of John Miller, who settled in Norton, in 1843. They have had ten children, eight of whom are now living - Emma, Alton, Katha-
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rine, Ella, Frederick, Laird, George and Grace. Mr. Seiberling is an earnest Republican, and an active member of the English Lutheran Church of Akron, of which he has been both a deacon and an elder. The family residence of Mr. Seiber- ling is now in Kokomo, Indiana.
SAMUEL HARRISON MILLER.
SAMUEL HARRISON MILLER,- son of John and Susan (Bauer) Miller, born in Nazareth, Northamp- ton county, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1839 ; came with parents to Norton in May, 1843; educated in district schools and Akron High School; from 12 to 18, clerked in store of Mil- ton W. Henry, in Akron ; then worked on father's farm six years ; December
15, 1863, engaged as bookkeeper with Cline, Seiberling & Hower, manufac- turers of reapers and mowers, at Doylestown, Ohio; September 1, 1865, became a member of the firm of Cline, Seiberling & Co .; December 31, 1878, changed to Seiberling, Miller & Co., now composed of John F. Seiber- ling, of Akron, and James H. Sei- berling and Samuel H. Miller, of Doylestown. August 29, 1867, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Ella L. Schneider, daughter of Alfred and Clarissa (Clewell) Schneider, who was born in New Hanover, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, January 27, 1847, the family removing to Norton in 1852, and now residing at Loyal Oak. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller, four of whom, only, are now living-Fred. J., born December 8, 1868; William R., March 6, 1875 ; Sidney L., April 5, 1885; Lucile M., November 3, 1886. A stanch Republican, but not an office seeker, Mr. Miller has served as member of the board of education and as village treasurer; is a member of Doyles- town Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Comman- dery, No. 25, K. T., and of Northern Ohio Consistory, A. A. S. R., Cleve- land; is also a director in The J. F. Seiberling Co., The Akron Savings Bank, and The Seiberling Milling Co., of Akron.
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In the mining district of Norton township, two boys, Joseph Welsh and Robert McLister, grew up together as playmates and fellow-workmen, the most friendly relations existing between them until a short time before the sad occurrences to be hereafter related took place. Unfortunately for the peace and the moral well- being of the mining region where they worked (Dennison), two or three saloons, for the sale of intoxicating liquors and the playing of exciting games, had been established there, to the frequenting of which all the trouble herein related, and a good deal more, may be directly traced.
On the night of Friday, March 24, 1882, a party of young men were assembled at the saloon of John Smith, at Dennison, engaged in drinking beer, playing billiards, etc., among the participants being Joseph Welsh, then 25 years of age, and Robert McLister, 23. During the progress of the game, a dispute arose between those two young men, provoked, it was said, by Welsh, in which McLister, on being attacked, struck Welsh upon the head with a billiard cue, he, in turn, being knocked down and otherwise assaulted by Welsh, the combatants being finally separated by the by-standers. Being very angry Welsh made several threats against McLister, to the effect that he would "cut his heart out of him the first time he met him," etc.
Evidently fearing to remain in the saloon, McLister slipped out of the back door and went home, he living with his parents, near by, Welsh's home being with his mother at Johnson's Cor- ners. Instead of remaining at home and letting the matter drop, however, McLister put his revolver in his pocket, and started back towards the saloon. Welsh came out, and McLister asked him if he intended to do as he said. Welsh immediately pulled off his coat, when McLister fired at him, the ball striking Welsh upon the abdomen, but being turned aside by a button did not penetrate the body; the force of the ball, however, doubling Welsh up and causing him to fall to the ground.
Without waiting to ascertain the effect of his shot, but sup- posing that he had made a serious, if not a fatal, injury upon his antagonist, McLister immediately walked to Akron, and arousing Prison-Keeper Edward Dunn, informed him that he had shot a man, and requested to be locked up.
The writer was then officiating as mayor of the city of Akrou, and the next morning McLister was brought before him and ques- tioned, eliciting the story, substantially as above given. An hour or two later, Welsh, accompanied by Mr. Archibald McLister, the father of Robert, and several other residents of Norton, came to the mayor's office to talk the matter over. Welsh declining to prosecute McLister for the reason that he (Welsh) was the most to blame, in forcing the quarrel upon Robert, they then and there settled their differences, McLister paying the small amount of costs that had been made, and the two young men, in the presence of the, writer, shaking hands with each other and leaving the office together apparently upon the most friendly terms.
Nothing of an unpleasant nature occurred for several months, when gossips and tattlers began to carry exaggerated tales between the two, of any chance remarks that had been made by either regarding the other, and in this way the naturally warm Celtic blood in the veins of the two impulsive young men at length
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became heated to the boiling point, somewhat increased, perhaps, by the fact that one of them was Catholic and the other Protestant in religious belief and training. As time passed on, the enmity between the two became most bitter and intense, though, by rea- son of their working in different mines, personal contact was avoided, it being stated that McLister, being less muscular than Welsh, sought to avoid the haunts which the latter frequented, while at the same time going armed with a loaded revolver, with which to defend himself, in case of an unexpected meeting or sudden attack.
Thus matters stood between the two young men up to the evening of Saturday, November 29th, 1884. On the evening in question, McLister was at the saloon of Thomas Williams, near Dennison, or Sherman as it is now called, drinking beer, singing songs, etc., with several companions, when Welsh was seen approaching by Williams who went out and begged of him not to enter, as McLister was there and he did not want any trouble in the house. Welsh disclaimed any intention of making any trouble, but wanted a glass of beer, and Williams conducted him into the kitchen, intending to bring the beer to him there. But Welsh demurred to this, and solemnly promising that he would not speak to McLister, or make any disturbance whatever, Williams permitted him to enter the saloon, and drawing a glass of beer for him, placed it upon the counter.
At this time McLister was standing on the opposite side of the room, near the stove, singing a song, several others also sitting or standing around the stove. As the glass of beer was set upon the counter, by Williams, Welsh took it up with his right hand and drank the contents, when, suddenly facing about and uttering an opprobrious epithet, he hurled the heavy tumbler at the head of McLister with such force that, just missing his face, it knocked off McLister's cap, and went crashing through both the window and the slatted blind on the outside.
McLister exclaimed, " For God's sake Joe, don't! I don't want anything to do with you!" Williams, the saloonkeeper, and his brother-in-law, Thomas Lewis, then seized hold of Welsh, and endeavored to put him out of the saloon. As they neared the door Welsh broke away from them and turned back towards McLister, at the same time, as was alleged, reaching backward as if to draw a weapon from his hip pocket. At this point McLister fired two or three, possibly four, shots at Welsh in rapid succes- sion, whereupon Welsh turned and staggered through the door to the gate, some 20 feet distant, where he fell and immediately expired.
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