Fifty years and over of Akron and Summit County : embellished by nearly six hundred engravings--portraits of pioneer settlers, prominent citizens, business, official and professional--ancient and modern views, etc.; nine-tenth's of a century of solid local history--pioneer incidents, interesting events--industrial, commercial, financial and educational progress, biographies, etc., Part 134

Author: Lane, Samuel A. (Samuel Alanson), 1815-1905
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Akron, Ohio : Beacon Job Department
Number of Pages: 1228

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INSCRIPTIONS ON MONUMENT.

NORTH SIDE .- "Semi-centennial settlement of this . town- Twinsburg."

WEST SIDE .- " To the memory of our sons who fell during the Rebellion of 1861-65." KILLED IN BATTLE :- Charles Stearns, 7th regiment, March 23, 1862-22; Edward Bissell, 19th regiment, shot on guard duty, July 28, 1864-24; Dryden Ferguson, 125th regiment; Charles Weatherbee. DIED FROM WOUNDS :- Anderson Oviatt, 19th regiment, May 1, 1862-19; Elmore C. Hinckston, 7th regiment, Jan- uary 29, 1864-24; Charles H. Springer, 41st regiment, June 2, 1864- 22. DIED FROM DISEASE :- Warren Wait, 19th regiment, December 4, 1861-18; George Gaylord, July 18, 1862-29; Edwin H. Hanks, 19th regiment, February 25, 1863-20; George W. Hanks, 104th regiment, May 10, 1861; Walter Chamberlain, 177th regiment, February 14, 1865-16. CASUALTIES :- Louis Schroeder, 7th regiment, drowned in Fall of 1862-24; E. Thompson, 115th regiment, drowned, Sultana, April 27, 1865-45; H. Crocker, 115th regiment, killed on cars at Col- umbus, October 24, 1862-25; G. E. Pease, 10th cavalry, died in Andersonville prison; John E. Carter, 177th regiment, fate unknown. HAVING FRIENDS HERE: Wm. H. Bliss, 63rd Pennsyl- vania, September 29, 1862; H. G. Bennett, 19th Wisconsin, July 18, 1865-26; Samuel Eells, Iowa cavalry, December 4, 1862-30; Isaac F. Smith, 43rd Illinois, July 16, 1865-41.

SOUTH AND EAST SIDES .- List of soldiers who survived: H. J. Herrick, surgeon; 19TH REGIMENT :- Wm. H. Andrews, E. R. Andrews, A. D. Barber, Harlow Bissell, Elmore Barney, Joseph Carter, Milo Corbett, J. Chamberlain, Jolin Dell, Edward Hanks, Sherman Lane, James Malone, D. W. Turner, Albert Upson, Wesley Upson, Geo. Williams, Newton Wait; 115TH REGIMENT :- Fred Barney, H. G. Beardsley, Cassius Baldwin, Samuel Chamberlain, Wm. McKin- ney, J. C. Smith, C. S. Tyson; 84TH REGIMENT :- Carl Herrick; 177TH REGIMENT :- Geo. Andrews, Henry Bissell, Morris Blodgett, John Booth, Fred Baldwin, Frank Bailey, Wm. Dodge, Monroe Freeman, John Flohr, Henry Flohr, Wm. Flohr, F. C. Hull, Henry Holcomb, Spafford Heather, Clinton Heather, Charles Harlow, Chauncey Lane, Henry Livingston, John Mead, Lyman Oviatt, Edward Powers, Evelyn Parmelee, R. R. Redfield, Thomas Stark- weather, Aurelius Tucker, Wilber Upson, Orville Upson, Sherwin Wilcox, Henry Wait, Nelson Wright; 41ST REGIMENT :- Jarvis Bar- ber, Caswell Barber, John Hansard, Wm. Hansard, Julius Jones, Isaac Lanning, Arthur Mason, Nathaniel Mason, Henry Pratt, Augustus Seymore; 23RD REGIMENT :- John H. Bull, John Chap- man; 85TH REGIMENT :- J. C. Coffee; 103D REGIMENT :- Benj. Franklin, David France; 42D REGIMENT :- Pitkin Gray, Benj. Gray; 104TH REGIMENT :- Alton Griswold, Charles Parks; UNKNOWN:

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Wm. J. Beardsley, Andrew Lamb, Willard Prentiss, Giles Post, Geo. Sodon, Geo. Thompson, Sidney Varney; DIED IN SERVICE :- Edward Webster, E. F. Wilcox; BATTERY :- Wm. C. Calander, Joseph Oviatt, Geo. L. Stanley, Charles Webster, H. M. Wright; 6TH CAVALRY :- Howard Chaffee, Virgil Richmond, Edward Sodon; 2D CAVALRY :- A. A. Maxam, Henry Mead, Calvin Smith; MUSIC :- David Crankshaw, J. W. Fessenden, F. M. Fessenden, H. C. Fes- senden, S. H. Hull, Alfred Hawkins, Orrin Redfield. The follow- ing names not on the monument were also returned by the Twins- burg assessor, as soldiers from that township: Hiram Holton, Harvey McLain, Eldridge Post, George Palmer, Irving Wilcox, A. S. Meakin, William Penhale, S. D. Jones and George Read.

RRIN P. NICHOLS, - born in Hampden county, Massachu- setts, June 21, 1817 ; at six years of age removed with parents to Trumbull county, Ohio, and afterwards to Franklin Mills (now Kent) ; married in 1840 to Miss Lemisa Crow, the same year purchasing a 70 acre farm north of Twinsburg Center, on the Cleve- land road, subsequently adding thereto several other farms, also for a number of years conducting exten- sive lumber operations in Western New York. Mrs. Nichols dying in 1844 (their two children having died in infancy), in November, 1847, Mr. Nichols married Miss Wealthy C. Baird, who still survives; three of their four children: Fremont A., Orrin P., and Katie A., all married, living upon the several fine farms left them by their enterprising father. Though . of limited education, Mr. Nichols was a man of large intelli- gence, broad views and great per- sonal and political influence. In October, 1875, Mr. Nichols was elected as Summit county's representative to the State Legislature, serving with eminent ability, until his unfortunate death, April 28, 1877, superinduced, as

ORRIN P. NICHOLS.

was believed, by the shock to. his system, received in a slight railroad accident, between Akron and Colun- bus, during his incumbency ; his age at the time of his death being 59 years, 10 months and 7 days.

CAPTURED BY "INGENS."-Mr. Luman Lane relates of Twins- burg's first military company, that while it was captained by Asa Upson (probably about 1825), the company was invited by his father, Mr. Saul Upson, to a dinner to be served in his new frame barn. While marching through the woods it was suggested by the captain that one of his subordinate officers select a squad of men and go on ahead to play Indian, for the purpose of demon- strating the military skill and prowess of the captain and his command in case of an attack. Giving the "Indians" a good start, the company started forward keeping a sharp lookout for the "enemy," and were beginning to wonder what had become of the supposititious "red-skins," when suddenly they sprang forth and seized the redoubtable captain before he could use his sword, and captured and disarmed the entire company before they could bring their weapons to a position for defense. It was a bloodless victory, but one that afforded a vast amount of merriment at the

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expense of Captain Upson and his discomfited "braves." The dinner, consisting of roast pig, turkey, chicken-pie, etc., was rel- ished alike by all, while the after-dinner patriotic and pioneer stories, songs, etc., were most heartily enjoyed by all, botlı "friend " and "foe."

THE ANCIENT "TOBOGGAN."-For years there were very few wagons in the township, especially the northern portion of it, so that other means of transportation than the horseback and "foot- back" process heretofore alluded to had to be devised. Rude sleds were, therefore, made use of, both Summer and Winter, while what was known as the sap-boat-a sort of toboggan-shaped vehicle, made out of long flat puncheons, turned up at the front, fastened together with strong cleats and wooden pins-was brought into requisition in hauling grists to mill, women and chil- dren to meetings, parties, etc., while ancient young America would sometimes ride in sap-troughs hitched to the rear of the larger vehicle, as modern young America hitches his modern coaster to every passing sleigh or "bob," that he can possibly " catch on " to.

DANGERS OF THE WILDERNESS .- People in those days often lost their bearings while traveling through the woods, even in the day time, a number of instances of which are related by Mr. Lane; one being that of Professor Rufus Nutting, of Western Reserve College, while going to Solon to preach, who, becoming bewildered in passing through a swamp in the southwest part of Solon town- ship, with his horse remained all night in the woods, covering his feet with his saddle to keep them from freezing. Mr. Lane also rescued, one evening, near his place, a Mrs. Bull, of Solon, who, having gone into the woods to hunt up her sheep, had lost her bearings, and, but for the prompt response of Mr. Lane to her call, which he at first mistook for a panther, must have remained in the woods all night, and perhaps have perished; Mrs. "Reuben Henry, of Twinsburg, having also been similarly rescued by Mr. Lane when, after dark, she was headed toward Solon, in which direction it was six miles to the nearest house.

LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY .- The earlier burials took place on the farms where the deaths occurred, the first township burying ground, of one acre, being laid out northeast of the public square, in 1823. Mr. Ethan Alling, feeling the importance of having a suitable resting place for his own dead, and believing that indi- vidual rights would be more satisfactory than rights in common in a public burial ground, in 1846 bought an acre and a half of land a short distance west of the center, which he caused to be graded, platted, fenced and planted to locust trees, and which he named "Locust Grove Cemetery." There were 130 lots in all, besides a portion of the ground set apart for individual graves, and for the gratuitous. use of those unable to purchase a burial place for their dead.

Up to 1860, some eighty-five or ninety of the lots had been sold, the prices being originally from $3 to $5 per lot, to be enhanced from year to year, by an amount equal to simple annual interest on those sums. It was now (1860) found that a new fence was fast becoming an imperative necessity, and the lot owners were invited to join Mr. Alling in putting a solid stone wall around the grounds that would never decay or need repairs. Responses were made by eighty-two of the lot owners, in sums

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ranging from $5 to $45 which, with the liberal contributions of Mr. Alling and his brother, Lewis, swelled the total amount of the fund to $1,140.

Not to trench upon the original ground, Mr. Alling bought a strip three feet in width on each side, on which to build the wall. Four courses of the best Twinsburg free stone compose the wall, as follows: First course or foundation stone, two feet square; sec- ond course, eighteen inches bed, sixteen inches thick; third course, fifteen inches bed, sixteen inches thick; fourth course, twelve inches square; the wall being three and a half feet high above the foundation; the only entrance gate being of iron, and the total cost being $1,079.66.

The care and custody of this noble monument to Mr. Alling's memory, by the will of the father has been relegated to the only surviving son, Ethan Lewis Alling, Esq., now a resident of Akron, but whose property interests are still largely in Twinsburg.

WILLIAM MCKINNEY,-born in Franklin county, Ohio, Decem- ber 29,. 1833, when young removing with his mother to Cuyahoga county, his father having died in 1834; edu- cated in district schools; . at 16 apprenticed to shoemaker, serving three years; worked at trade in Twinsburg, and in Iowa and Kansas several years; in 1860, returned to Twinsburg and opened a shoe shop ; in 1862, leaving shop in charge of a brother, enlisted in company G., 115th Reg't, O. V. I., serving till close of War, first as corporal and later as 2nd sergeant; while 'in command of block house, at Luverne, near Nash- ville, on December 5, 1864, was cap- tured by Forrest, and with the rest of his command, held as prisoners, being moved. to Black River, near Vicksburg, the following March, where he escaped, making his way to Vicksburg and finally_ home, his weight being reduced to eighty pounds. Receiving his discharge a month later at Camp Chase, he resumed shoemaking in Twinsburg ; in 1871, was made postmaster of Twinsburg, holding the office until January 1, 1881, when he removed to Akron, to enter upon the duties of sheriff, to which office he had been

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WILLIAM MCKINNEY.

elected the previous October; re- elected in 1882, serving four years. February 8, 1853, Mr. Mckinney was married to Miss Sarah A. Carver, of Twinsburg, who has borne him six children, three of whom are living, Clara (now Mrs. Charles Mallison), Perry A., and Paul.

TWINSBURG FAIR .- Owing to its distance from the county seat and the lack of proper facilities of getting to and from the regular county fair, and with the view of stimulating the dairy and agri- cultural interests of the township, a series of local fairs were held upon the public square of Twinsburg, for three or four years in the early fifties. These fairs attracted more than a local interest, and several of the contiguous townships of both Summit, Portage, Geauga and Cuyahoga counties joined with Twinsburg in the for- mation of the "Union Fair Association," purchasing and fitting up with buildings, trotting track, etc., about thirteen acres of land, a short distance east of the public square.

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The first meeting of the association was held in September, 1856, and was a grand success, both in the variety, magnitude and excellence of its exhibits, and in attendance. This interest mainly through the energy and public spirit of the people of Twinsburg, was vigorously maintained for some ten or twelve years. Its. patrons, however, being largely engaged in dairying and stock- growing, a succession of extremely dry seasons, in the latter sixties, and the decease and removal of several of the most active promoters, so dampened the ardor of the remaining members, that the meetings were at length discontinued, the last fair being held in 1871. The grounds were sold and the affairs of the associ- ation were closed in 1872, though the memory of "Twinsburg Union Fair," and the lively interest and pleasure inspired by its annual recurrence, is still dear to the heart of the average Twinsburgian.

TWINSBURG'S CIVIL STATUS.

Though not as extensive an " office holder" as some of her sisters, Twinsburg has a highly honorable civil record, as the fol- lowing brief mention will clearly demonstrate:

AUGUSTUS E. FOOTE was elected to the office of county com- missioner, on the organization of the new county of Summit, in April, 1840, and re-elected in October of the same year for a full term, rendering much valuable assistance to his colleagues, both on the board and in the other county offices in organizing and har- monizing the business of the several departments, holding the office three years and seven months; Mr. Foote also serving as rep- resentative to the State Legislature, in the session of 1843, '44, as- the colleague of Hon. John H. McMillan, of Middlebury.

NELSON UPSON, was chosen commissioner in 1860, and re-elected in 1863, faithfully serving his constituents five years and five months, resigning the office in March, 1866.

ORRIN P. NICHOLS, one of Twinsburg's most successful farm- ers, and for several years engaged in the lumber trade in Western Pennsylvania and Northern New York, was elected as a represen- tative to the State Legislature in October, 1875, being a very popu- lar and influential member of that body, until his universally lamented death in 1877.

WILLIAM MCKINNEY, for many years a resident of Twinsburg, and one of her brave soldier boys during the War of the Rebellion, was elected to the responsible office of sheriff, in October, 1880, and re-elected in 1882, ably filling the office for the full constitutional . period of four years; another Twinsburg " boy," Mr. E. A. Parmelee, acting throughout as his efficient deputy.

HORACE P. CANNON, in 1858, was, after several years' service as a director, elected vice president of the Summit county Agricultural Society, promoted to president in 1859, and again elected in 1863, being faithful and energetic in the discharge of the duties devolved upon him.

THE TWINSBURG OF TO-DAY (1891.)

GENERAL MERCHANDISE .- Seth M. Hanchett, A. L. Nelson and George W. Mizer; STOVES AND TINWARE-Edward Crouse; MEAT MARKET-R. B. Sawyer; BLACKSMITHS-G. L. Andrews and James

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Fisher; WAGON-MAKER-N. A. Chapman; PAINTER-E. A. Par- melee; CARPENTER-W. C. Prentiss; AGENT, C. C. & S. R. R .- A. J, Webb; COAL AND FEED-A. W. Greer; CLARK HOTEL-George Luke; CHEESE FACTORIES-John Adams, 1; F. Hurd, of Aurora, 2; PHYSICIANS-L. G. Griste and S. Freeman; STONE QUARRIES- Nelson Doubrava, Boose Brothers, H. Dunshee, A. N. Stanley, N. Herrick and D. & C. F. Herrick.

PRESENT OFFICIAL STATUS (1891): Trustees, Chauncey B. Lane, Lincoln H. Oviatt, George L. Andrews; clerk, Darius L. Chamberlain; treasurer, Edward Crouse; justices of the peace, Almon J. Brown and William A. Rudd; constables, Eugene E. Lewis and Edward B. Crouse; postmaster, Seth R. Hanchett.

CHAPTER LII.

SUMMIT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY-ORGANIZED IN 1849-EARLY FAIRS ON COURT HOUSE GROUNDS, WITH COURT ROOM AS FLORAL AND FINE ARTS HALL-GENUINE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION-PLOWING AND PULL- ING MATCHES-THIRTY-FOUR YOKE OF OXEN IN ONE STRING-FIFTEEN SPAN OF HORSES IN ANOTHER-HOME-MADE STRAW BONNET ON EXHIBI- TION-FAIR GROUNDS FITTED UP ON SOUTH MAIN STREET-REMOVAL TO SUMMIT GROVE, A MAGNIFICENT LOCATION-PHENOMENAL SUCCESS-MUNI- FICENT OFFER REJECTED-ANOTHER CHANGE OF BASE-TEN SUCCESSFUL YEARS ON THE HALL GROUNDS-FIVE YEARS' CONTROVERSY OVER PUR- CHASE OF NEW GROUNDS-"POWDER PATCH" SELECTED-OPPOSITION FAIR ORGANIZED-" FOUNTAIN PARK" A GRAND . SUCCESS-THE BEST GROUNDS AND THE BEST FAIR IN OHIO-LOCAL FAIRS AT RICHFIELD), TWINSBURG AND CUYAHOGA FALLS, ETC.

SUMMIT COUNTY'S FAIRS.

`HE records of the Summit County Agricultural Society, pre- vious to 1859, were destroyed by fire, but a careful search of the files of the BEACON, prior to that period, made by the writer for another purpose, a few years ago, will insure a pretty full and accurate history of that important public institution. Though, under fostering legislative action, the Ohio State Agricultural Society, and several county societies in different portions of the State, had been previously organized, the first definite move in that direction, in Summit county, was in the Fall of 1849, though as early as May 14, 1844, a notice appears in print requesting the "officers and executive committee of the Summit County Agricul- tural Society to meet at the American House, in Akron, May 22, for the purpose of adopting such rules and by-laws as may be neces- sary for the government of the society," signed by Van R. Humph- rey, president.

Pursuant to notice issued by County Auditor Nathaniel W. Goodhue, Esq., on the 31st day of October, 1849, a public meeting was held at the court house, November 11, 1849, of which Captain Amos Seward, of Tallmadge, was president, Henry G. Weaver, of Springfield, vice president and N. W. Goodhue, secretary.

At this meeting Lucius W. Hitchcock and William A. Hanford, of Tallmadge, Talmon Beardsley, of Coventry, Sylvester H. Thomp- son, of Hudson, and John. Hoy, of Franklin, were appointed a com- mittee to report a constitution and by-laws for the government of the society. About seventy names were presented for member- ship, at this meeting.

SOCIETY FULLY ORGANIZED .- An adjourned meeting was held November 18, 1849, at which the constitution reported by the above named committee was unanimously adopted, and permanent offi- cers elected as follows: President, Simon Perkins; secretary, William A. Hanford; treasurer, William H. Dewey; managers, John Hoy, Sylvester H. Thompson, Avery Spicer, Philo C. Stone and James W. Weld. Of these officers, Secretary Hanford now alone survives.

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FIRST ANNUAL EXHIBIT .- The "Summit County Agricultural Society" being thus legally organized, was entitled to draw from the county treasury $137.50 yearly, towards its support, and the people generally-villagers as well as farmers-worked harmoniously and energetically for its success. At a meeting of the directors, August 22, 1850, a committee was appointed to prepare and publish a premium list, and Wednesday and Thursday, October 2d and 3d, 1850, was fixed for holding the first annual fair, the premiums offered being: Cattle, $1 to $8; sheep, $2 to $5; swine, $2 to $4; horses $3 to $8; best kept dairy, $10; best butter, $3; best cheese, $3; farm imple- ments, $1 to $3; domestic manufactures, 50 cents to $3; factory cloths and flannels, $2 to $3; grains and seeds, $1; vegetables and fruits, $1 to $2; field crops, $1 to $5.

The society, at this time, had no grounds of its own, and by permission of the county commissioners, the fair was held on the court house grounds, the court house itself being used for the exhibition of fruits, flowers, domestic fabrics, fancy work, etc., among other domestic handiwork exhibited, being a straw bonnet, made from straw raised in Summit county. In the bovine and equine display was one team of 34 yoke of oxen, and another of 15 span of horses, both from Tallmadge. Though some attention . was given, at this initial fair, to blooded stock and fancy driving, the chief interest centered in the plowing matches, upon the com- mons, east of the jail, with both oxen and horses, and the pulling tests, upon both loaded wagons and stone-boats, stumps, etc. No prizes for racing or fast trotting were then offered by the society, though a year or two later, a track was improvised on the west side of the road, about where the Barber Match Works now stand, on which private prizes were competed for by the local high-step- pers of that early period. The receipts were from membership fees, $1 per year, no admission being charged, the total receipts, including amount drawn from county treasury, being $327.53, the total amount of premiums awarded being $100.

FAIR GROUNDS FITTED UP .- Officers elected November 20, 1850: President, Simon Perkins, of Akron; vice president, Amos Seward, of Tallmadge; treasurer, Nelson B. Stone, of Akron; sec- retary, Nathaniel W. Goodhue, of Middlebury; directors, Henry Van Hyning, of Norton; Daniel Hine, of Tallmadge; Milo Stone, of Tallmadge; James M.Hale, of Akron; Harvey Baldwin, of Hudson.

The fairs of 1851 and 1852 were also held upon the court house grounds a tempory structure, 40x 60 feet, being erected each year upon the north side of the court house, for the display of fancy work, farming implements, agricultural products, fruits, etc., the floral and fine art display being in the court room, to which a small admission fee was charged.

At the annual meeting, November 21, 1851, among other busi- ness transacted, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That this society will award no premiums on any thing that will intoxicate."

Colonel Simon Perkins having, with characteristic generosity, tendered to the society the free use of six acres of land on South Main street, opposite the present Rubber Factory, the grounds were enclosed, and a floral hall, 40x100 feet erected, with stock pens, sheds, etc., in time for the fourth annual fair, which was held on the new grounds on Wednesday and Thursday, October 12

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and 13, 1853. The total cost of fitting up the grounds was $1,800, mostly paid by voluntary contributions. At this fair an entrance fee of ten cents was charged, by which, and the annual member- ship fees, between $700 and $800 was realized.

REMOVAL TO "SUMMIT GROVE."-The attendance increasing from year to year (the receipts growing from $800 in 1854 to $903 in in 1855, $1,230.50 in 1856, and $1,350 in 1858), the six acres were found to be too small, and though Colonel Perkins offered to sell to the society the land already occupied at the rate of $125 per acre, and as much more as was needed, adjoining upon the south, at $80 per acre; or an exchange, acre for acre, on the west side of the road, where the Rubber Works, and Match factory buildings now stand, the society delayed action until the contiguous lands had been disposed of, so that a change of location became an imperative necessity. Under this condition of things a spirited rivalry for the location sprang up, the people of Cuyahoga Falls offering to donate $6,000 to the society if the location offered there should be decided upon.

At this juncture, David L. King, Esq., tendered to the society, on a reasonable rental, for five years, nearly thirty acres overlook- ing the city on the west, where the fine residences of Hon. Lewis Miller, and Colonel Arthur L. Conger are now located, Mr. King. stipulating to either sell the grounds to the society, at a price to be named by him, or to pay the society for its buildings, fences, etc., at their appraised value, at the expiration of the lease.

A MAGNIFICENT LOCATION .- The greater portion of the tract in question being covered by large forest trees, and affording such a fine view of the city, it was one of the very handsomest and most convenient locations for county fair grounds in the State. The new grounds were fitted up and the buildings and fences from the old grounds removed thither in September, 1859, at a total expense, including new cattle sheds, trotting track, etc., of $3,128.60, of which amount the citizens of Akron voluntarily contributed $1,870.07, in money, a large amount of labor of men and teams also being donated by the people of Akron and contiguous towns.

From this time on the Summit county fair became the fair of Northern Ohio, not only constituting a grand harvest home fes- tival, in October of each year, for the people of Summit county, but annually attracting thousands of visitors from contiguous counties, and many from more remote portions of Ohio aud con- tiguous States.

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Author: Lane, Samuel A. (Samuel Alanson), 1815-1905 Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Akron, Ohio : Beacon Job Department Number of Pages: 1228

Author: Lane, Samuel A. (Samuel Alanson), 1815-1905
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Akron, Ohio : Beacon Job Department
Number of Pages: 1228