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Greenfield township was laid out in 1805. Prominent men in this vicinity were Colonel Crook, Jacob Claypool, Solomon Smith, Henry Holmes, Samuel Coffman, D. C. Keller, and Isaac Meason. Jacob Claypool built the Academy, which was built for school and church purposes, the date of erection being 1830. The buildings are still standing on the Claypool farm five miles from Lancaster. A further account of this noted academy will be found in Chapter 14.
There are four villages in Greenfield township-Carroll, Havensport, Dumont- ville and Hooker.
The Hocking Valley railroad enters the township at Carroll in the northwest cor- ner and traverses the township diagonally. It has a station at Carroll and at Hookers. The Scioto Vlley Traction Company fol- lows the general direction of the Hocking Valley. The Ohio Canal passes through the northwest corner of Greenfield town- ship, and Carroll was the town where the Ohio and Hocking canals united. There are two pikes across the township, one from Lancaster through Dumontville to Balti- more and one from Lancaster through Hooker to Carroll.
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HOOKER AND DUMONTVILLE
Hooker is a town of about 300 people, lo- cated on the Hocking Valley and the Scioto Valley Traction Company.
HAVENSPORT
Havensport, one and a half miles north- east of Carroll, was platted by Isaac Havens at the time of the completion of the canal in 1831. Dumontville was named from James Dumont. Both these towns now are a mere collection of houses.
CARROLL
Carroll was laid out by William Long after the completion of the canal. For a good many years it was a thriving little town, be- cause of the grain market. At present (1912) it is in a flourishing condition. In Carroll the following carry on a good business: M. J. Blackstone and Harry Brandt, general stores ; J. C. Bowman, hardware: J. H. Ruff and W. J. Green, meat markets; F. O. Par- rish and A. Bender (who has been in busi- ness 40 years in the same place) have well equipped blacksmith shops.
The following are the township officers (1912) : E. W. Kull, William White and F. S. Carnes, trustees ; J. C. Bowman, treasurer ; S. C. Moore, clerk; G. W. Lamb, William White, S. W. Courtright, M. P. Fisher and L. A. Miller, Board of Education; William Metzger and D. W. Miller, constables.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank does a general banking business.
Carroll has a new $25,000 High School and employs six teachers. E. C. Dilger, superin- tendent ; Leroy Soliday, principal of the High School; E. A. Schmidt, assistant principal; O. C. Moore, grammar department; Miss Bertha Macklin, intermediate department ; Miss Mayme Kester, primary department.
The High School is a first grade High School.
There are two churches at Carroll-the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Rev. J. C. Peitsmeyer is pastor, and the United Brethren Church, with Rev. O. A. Wright. pastor.
The town has three physicians. Dr. H. A. Brown has practiced medicine in Carroll for thirty years and with his son, Dr. A. A. Brown, is still practicing. Dr. C. A. Barrow is also located at Carroll.
H. A. Brown, M. D., of Carroll, Ohio, was born March 15, 1854, at Sugar Grove, Fair- field County, son of R. H. Brown, M. D. He is a grandson of Benjamin Brown, a native of Maryland and of English extraction. He graduated from Starling Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, in 1875; practiced one year at Sugar Grove, Ohio, and came to Carroll, Ohio, in 1876, where he has remained ever since. He belongs to the County, State and National medical societies, and fraternally is an active member of Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 48, F. & A. M., of Lancaster; the Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen of Carroll. He is a member of the local school board, now serving as president, and is a mem- ber also of the village council. He married Emma E. Ackers, daughter of Ephraim Ack- ers, once auditor of Fairfield County. Two sons were born to Dr. and Mrs. Brown-Rob- ert H. and Archie A., of whom the former is now deceased. The latter is a practicing phy- sician associated with his father. Dr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Methodist Church.
Archie A. Brown, M. D., of Carroll, Ohio, was born December 31, 1888, at Carroll, Fair- field County, Ohio, a son of H. A. Brown, M. D., and grandson of R. H. Brown, M. D. He was graduated from Stirling-Ohio-Med- ical College, at Columbus, Ohio, in 1909, and
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has been associated in practice with his father ever since. He is a member of the village council, of the board of health and the County, State and National medical societies. While attending the medical school he was a men- ber of the Phi Delta Medical Fraternity, the Starling Loving Society, and Alumni Asso- ciation. He is still single.
C. A. Barrow, M. D., of Carroll, Ohio, was born in England, March 21, 1865, and re- ceived a common school education before en- tering medical school. He was graduated June 21, 1893. He practiced medicine in New Straitsville, Ohio, for eighteen years, and for fourteen years he was also engaged there in mining coal. He has been president of The Martin Bank Company for the past three years.
The Carroll Village Public School, formerly sub-district No. 4, of Greenfield township, be- came a separate school in April, 1863, soon after there was added to the village district territory from Violet, Liberty, Greenfield and Bloom townships. It became a High School in 1886. In 1901 it was advanced to a sec- ond grade by the State Department of Educa- tion. In 1906 it received a charter as a high school of the first grade. It has a great list of teachers and superintendents, beginning back in 1874-5, as follows: G. W. Laub, two years; R. F. Brown, one year; W. H. Hart- sough, six years ; Charles I. Blosser, two years ; H. C. Bailey, three years; M. C. Smith, two years; D. C. Arnold, two years; A. D. Groves, two years; F. P. Schisler, one year ; T. Frank- lin Johnson, one year; Perry R. Wolfe, one year; Clarence Balthaser, two years; William F. Brandt, four years; W. H. Ackers, five years; and the present superintendent. E. C. Dilger, six years.
In 1910-II a new High School building was constructed at a cost of $26.000. It has eight
class rooms, two laboratories, library room, superintendent's office, teachers' consultation room and a large auditorium, which will seat over 400 people. There is a school library of about 600 volumes, a well equipped physical laboratory and also a well equipped chemical laboratory.
This school is recognized as a school of the first grade by the Ohio State University and all other colleges of the state and by the State Department of Education. The present board of education is as follows: Arthur A. Cof- man, president; C. E. Kistler, clerk; Dr. H. A. Brown, Dr. J. G. Nau, and G. J. Metzger. The present corps of teachers is as follows: E. C. Dilger, superintendent ; Leroy M. Soliday. principal; E. M. Schmidt, assistant principal and eighth grade; O. C. Moore, sixth and seventh grades; Miss Berthia Macklin, third, fourth and fifth grades; Miss Mayme Kester, first and second grades.
The following is a list of the graduates of the Carroll High School: 1887, Mrs. Jessie Gundy (nee Wilson). Grace Martindale (de- ceased), Geo. Touill, now teacher of Colum- bus schools; W. C. Bates, of Columbus; Belle Carpenter (nee Lewallyn now of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Wallace Kistler, of Columbus, Ohio; Harry Justice, of Columbus, Ohio; Frank E. Willson, of Lancaster. 1904-Orin Shank ( deceased), Ralph Claypool (de- ceased), Mary Coffman (nee Lewis), Faye Wildermuth, now superintendent of Kingston schools; Russell McFarland, now a senior in O. S. U .; Mary Jordan, of Carroll. 1905- Harold Nau, now principal of schools of Plain City, Ohio; Archie A. Brown, now doc- tor at Carroll. 1906-Mayme Kester, primary teacher at'Carroll; Dora Cooper, (nee Cofman). 1908-Russell McFarland, senior at O. S. U .; O. W. Schaefer. freshman at O. S. U .: E. M. Schmidt, assistant principal at
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Carroll; Scot W. Courtright, Jr., junior at O. Martin, Pres., C. E. Kistler, cashier ; C. E. S. U .; Archie Ridgway, Muncie, Ind .; Effie Kistler, assistant cashier) ; J. M. Winter, post- master. There are two churches: The M. E. Church, Rev. I. C. Peitsmeyer, pastor; U. B. 'Church, Rev. O. C. Wright, pastor. Kester, teacher in Greenfield township; Esthel Kester, nurse in Columbus. 1909-Harry Kindler, farmer; Jay Holmes, mail clerk, Akron; Clarence Kaffits, painter, Groveport ; A new town hall has just been finished in Carroll at a cost of about $10,000 and was opened to the public on February 16, 1912. Nellie Courtright; Grover C. Raver, attorney, Canal Winchester; Heber B. Nau, Junior, Starling Medical College. 1910-Eva B. Dilger, teacher, Greenfield township; Verla L. HON. JOHN GRAYBILL Dilger, teacher, Pleasant township; George John Graybill was born in Lancaster Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, January 22, A. D. 1785, and emigrated with his father to Fairfield County Ohio in 1800. They settled on a large tract of land purchased by the father, Samuel Gray- bill, located in Greenfield Township, about one and a half miles northwest of the present corporate limits, of the City of Lancaster, and where Judge Graybill continued to reside until August 29, 1867, when he fell asleep, full of years, loved, honored, and respected by the entire community. Schmidt, teacher, Greenfield township; Emma Schaefer, teacher, Thurston, Ohio; Clarence Metzger, miller, Carroll; Robert Schaefer, optician, Carroll; Ray D. Blackstone, book- keeper, Columbus, Ohio; Nancy Coakley, Jane Coakley, Mary Carnes, Florence Rauch, Adrian Knight, Painter, Columbus, Ohio. 1911-Dorothy Nau, Training school, Co- lumbus; Helen Garaghty, Training school, Co- lumbus; Hazel Newman, freshman, Alliance College; Robert Sherrick, farmer; Frank Coffman, farmer; Harold Benson, farmer; Leroy M. Soliday, principal Carroll Schools. Graduating class of 1912: Paul M. Winter, Alvin Gibbony, McK. Jordan, Nial H. Carnes, Anna Cooper, Mary Kistler, Goldie Sherrick and Fern Gundy.
During the early years of his residence in Fairfield County Mr. Graybill was engaged in the business of hauling produce, and merchan- dise to and from Philadelphia, Pa. to Lancas- ter, Ohio-in "Conestoga wagons," having several wagons with teams of four and six horses, employed in that service, and making the trips over the mountains at frequent in- tervals. Fairfield County, at that time, con- sidered as the "far west," was largely settled by emigrants from Lancaster County, Pa., and the village, or town, of Lancaster, Ohio-was named by them after the City of Lancaster, Pa .- and in those days was known as "New Lancaster" which name it retained for a num- ber of years, when the "New" was dropped.
The business firms of Carroll are the fol- lowing : Harry Brandt's general store ; Black- stone & Son, general store; J. C. Bowman, hardware and implements; J. H. Ruff, meat market; Wm. J. Green, meat market; H. L. Gierhart, harness shop; M. O. Young, restaurant ; Bishop & Miller, undertakers; J. P. Gundy, flour mill and grain elevator; J. C. Shaeffer, grain elevator; Anthony Bender, general blacksmith; T. O. Parrish, general blacksmith; J. H. Smith, barber ; Charles Ash, Mr. Graybill served as a private in the War of 1812, and took an active interest in the State Militia for many years after the close barber; Carroll Manufacturing Co., manu- facturers of dust pans and cuspidor holders ; The Farmers & Merchants Bank Co. (L. T. of the war. His commissions as ensign of the
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first Company, Second Battallion of Fourth Regiment, Third Brigade, dated August I, 1813, signed by Return J. Meigs, Governor, and as first lieutenant of the same Company, dated January I, A. D. 1816, signed by Thom- as Worthington, Governor, still occupy a place on the walls of the library of his grandson, Judge J. G. Reeves.
He served as Justice of the Peace in Green- field Township over twenty-five years, and a number of his commissions signed by Jere- miah Morrow, Allen Trimble, Duncan Mc- Arthur, and a long line of the early Governors of Ohio, are still preserved as relics. He served two terms as commissioner of Fairfield County, and 1836 and 1837, with William Medill, (afterwards Governor of Ohio), rep- resented Fairfield County in the Ohio Legis- lature. In the spring of 1838 he was elected by the Legislature, Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County for the term of seven years, his commission dated March 9, 1838 signed by Joseph Vance, Governor, is still preserved by his grandson, J. G. Reeves, whose commissions as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas are dated No- vember, 1900, 1901, and 1906, the first over sixty-two years thereafter.
Judge Graybill was a Democrat of the Jacksonian type, and took an active part in the politics of his County and State. He was the warm personal and political friend of Governors William Medill, and William Al- len and of David Tod, and John Brough dur- ing their adherence to the Democratic Party.
On May 19, 1818, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, John Graybill was married to Susanna Lightner Eckert, and a few days thereafter they bid adieu to their friends in Lancaster County and started on their bridal tour across the mountains, in a Conestoga wagon, for his home in Fairfield County Ohio
-then the "far west." As a memento of this trip their grandson still possesses one of the bridal presents, an old fashioned china tea set, consisting of tea pot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and twelve cups and saucers, all per- fect, without a nick or crack therein, notwith- standing their long journey in the Conestoga wagon, neatly packed in a brand new feather bed, another present from the mother of the bride; and their subsequent usage on "state occasions."
From its earliest history the City of Lancas- ter and vicinity has been noted for the high social standing, intelligence, and hospitality of its citizens, and in this favored community Mrs. Graybill soon took a prominent social position, which she maintained during her en- tire life, all recognizing her high social, intel- lectual, and Christian character. She was an earnest and consistent member of the Pres- byterian Church, having united with the old Leacock Church near Lancaster, Pennsyl- vania, when only sixteen years old, and con- tinued in that faith. She was the orphan's friend, many of whom reared under her care, lived to call her blessed, and with her many friends mourn her loss, when on March 19, 1876, she was laid to rest.
This union was blessed with only one child, Martha S. Graybill, who married Josiah Reeves, both of whom died leaving their sur- viving children, John G. Reeves, and Samuel L. Reeves, to the tender care, and Christian guidance of their grandparents, who nobly fulfilled the sacred trust reposed in them.
HOCKING TOWNSHIP
Hocking township is bounded on the north by Greenfield, on the east by Berne, on the south by Madison and on the west by Amanda. The northwestern part of the township is somewhat undulating and rich in soil, but the
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whole of the southeastern portion is made up of hills and valleys with a shallow, sandy soil. On the ridges of the hills there will scarcely anything grow except ferns, mountain laurel and a few hardy shrubs.
In the extreme southeastern part of this township is the State Reform Farm for boys. It contains 1,210 acres and for the most part poor land, but the scenery from the elevation upon which the buildings are placed is most beautiful. The site for this farm was orig- inally owned by Mr. Reber who used it for raising tobacco, but Henry Myers owned it at the time the State bought it ( 1857) for $15 an acre. A description of the Reform Farm or Boys' Industrial School will be found in Chapter 15.
Just north of the State Reform Farm is a natural curiosity which is visited by hundreds of sightseers every year. It is a large rock- an acre in area,-and is situated on the sum- mit of the old Stump Hill. The hill is near the old Lancaster and State Farm pike and just south of the Uhl farm; the hill is about 150 feet high. The rock on this hill is from 45 to 75 feet high and it is called Christmas Rock or River Rock. There is an interesting legend which tells how, at the time of the great earthquake at the crucifixion of Christ, this rock was cleft. The rock has been cleft, from end to end and from top to bottom, later- ally and lengthwise into fissures-some of them one foot wide, others four or five feet wide, but in all cases they rise perpendicularly from 40 to 70 feet in height, some of them from end to end being 300 feet. From the top of this rock there is the finest view to be seen for miles, with the valleys and hills and fer- tile fields lying about, and Lancaster six miles away.
The pioneers of this township ivere the first
settlers in the county. Among these may be mentioned Joseph Hunter, the Greens, Shaf- fers, Spurgeons, Woodrings, Reeces, Wilson, Converse and others. Some of these were early on the ground-those coming from the east, loading their goods in flat boats at Pitts- burg, floating down the Ohio to the mouth of the Hocking and from there taking their goods by canoe up the Hocking to New Lan- caster as Lancaster was first called.
Capt. Joseph Hunter, father of Hocking H. Hunter, was the first settler of Hocking town- ship. He came from Kentucky and settled on Zane's Trace, where Hunter's Settlement afterwards was. He came in 1798 and for a time was the only white man in the county. Hocking H. Hunter was born August 1, 1801, and is claimed to be the first white child born in the county; other authorities say Delilah Shaffer was born in 1800.
Samuel Coates, Jr. was postmaster in 1800, the mail coming once a week via Zane's Trace from Wheeling to Maysville, and here we see the changes 100 years have wrought. The rural routes from Lancaster bring practically every farmer in Hocking township his mail every day. There are only two small villages in the township: Del Mount, a station on the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley R. R .; and Hamburg in the southern part of the town- ship.
In an early day Hamburg was a stopping place on Zane's Trace. It was laid out by William Medill about 1812. During Gen. Har- rison's time, he and other noted passengers frequently stopped here.
The churches of the township are (1912) : The Hamburg English Lutheran (no pastor for several years) ; the Brick Lutheran, Rev. A. Kohler (of Sugar Grove) ; Trinity Evangelical Lutheran, Rev. Geo. Dittmar ;
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East Union United Brethren, Rev. Wm. Jacob Showley, all of whom settled in Liberty Belcher ; Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal, Rev. prior to 1806. The first tavern was kept by Michael Allen. Turner.
The following are the township officers : Trustees, Henry M. Jackson, Pres. ; Charles M. Smith, Frank Erick, clerk ; C. D. Hoffman, treasurer, T. G. Ruff. Justice of the Peace, John Lysinger; constables, Dill Lysinger, and George C. Gettz; ditch supervisor, John C. Ritchie; board of education: Noah Dickson, Pres .; Ed. M. Walter, Vice Pres. : J. T. Darl- ing, S. J. McAuliffe and Will S. Crumley.
The tax duplicate of Hocking township is $17,293.14.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
Liberty township is bounded on the north by Licking County, on the east by Walnut township, on the south by Greenfield and on the west by Violet. It is a regular township of 36 sections. It was named Liberty at the request of the first settlers who were from Switzerland. They had emigrated from a land where their liberties had been much restricted and they desired to perpetuate the change to freedom, hence the name Liberty.
The surface of Liberty township, formerly covered with a dense forest, is generally flat, being slightly rolling about Baltimore and Basil. Walnut Creek is the principal stream in the township and crosses the southern part of the township. Poplar Creek is its principal tribu- tary. The Ohio Canal crosses the southwest- ern part of the township. A portion of the Refugee tract of land is situated in the north- ern part of the township. The roads through Liberty follow the cardinal points.
Among the first settlers were Christian Gundy, who came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1809, and settled in the south- ern part of the township, David Brumbach who came in 1803, and the carly Swiss set- tlers were Nicholas Bader, Joseph Alt and
Rev. Henry Leonard furnished this list of settlers and families who lived in Liberty town- ship prior to 1811, viz: The Ebersoles, Cooks, Campbells, Zirkles, Hiesers, Alts, Heistands, Apt. Finkbone, Kemerer, Paff, Bolenbaugh, Rouch, Newell, Blauser, Brown, Shriner, Knepper, Moorehead, Olinger, Wright, Tus- ing, Gromilers, McCalla, Switzer, Amspach, Heyle, Farmers, Leonard, Sann, Rouch, Sagers and Wilsons.
Liberty township is a fertile township and large quantities of grain are grown. In an early day ginseng grew in large quantities in the woods and the settlers depended on the sale of this root to pay their taxes.
BALTIMORE
There are two prosperous villages in Liberty township, Baltimore and Basil, both on the Toledo and Ohio Central Railway, and only one mile apart. Baltimore is the older of the two villages, dating back to 1824. In the early days of the Ohio Canal, Baltimore was a great market for grain, which was shipped via the canal. Wing and Atwood built the first grain warehouse; Amos Sweazy built another soon afterward. Wing Ruffner and Coulson built the first grist-mill in 1835.
Baltimore was laid out by Henry Hilde- brand in 1824 and in honor of his native village named New Market, from his na- tive town of New Market, Va. This name was subsequently changed to Baltimore and was incorporated by act of legislature February 19, 1833.
An Act to Incorporate the Town of Baltimore in Fairfield County, Ohio.
"SEC. 1 .- Be it enacted by this State of Ohio, that so much of the township of Lib- erty in the county of Fairfield as is compre-
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hended in the plat (which is on file) of the town of Baltimore, with such plats as have been or may hereafter be recorded as ad- ditions thereto, be and the same is hereby erected into and constituted a town corporate by the name of Baltimore."
Section 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 appertain to the election, appointment and qualification of town officers.
Sections 2 and 9 provide for the mak- ing and repealing, of ordinances (which have been done from time to time to con- form to the general laws) for the levying of taxes, assessing fines, working the streets, etc.
Sections 10, II, 12, 13, 14 and 15 pre- scribe for the duties of the president (now mayor), recorder (now clerk), marshal and treasurer, etc.
There have been more general changes in reference to the government of villages and towns, such as changing the time and mode of elections and names of officers, to which our town has conformed.
Sections 16 provides "that this act shall be taken and received in all courts and by all public officers as a public act, and all copies of it printed under the authority of the General Assembly shall be admitted as good and conclusive evidence thereof.
Section 17 provides "that the sheriff of Fairfield County is hereby required to re- ceive any person in the jail of said county who may be ordered to be imprisoned in pursuance to the provisions of this act or any ordinances under it, and he shall re- ceive the same fees for his services as he is entitled to in like cases.
Section provides "that any future legis- lature shall have power to alter, amend or repeal this act (This act has been amended by general laws, but has never been re- pealed).
Passed February 19, 1833.
Baltimore has at this date-January, 1912-a population of 675, which is grad- ually increasing. For several years after the completion of the Ohio Canal, 1832, Baltimore was a place of considerable im- portance, large quantities of wheat and corn and other produce were purchased by the business men of the village and shipped via the canal to eastern markets. The vil- lage has one hotel, three dry goods stores, two groceries, one bank, one restaurant, one planing-mill, one undertaking establish- ment and furniture store, one drug store, one butcher shop, one paper-mill, one box factory and three churches-the Methodist Episcopal, United Brethren and United Evangelical.
At an early date in its history the vil- lage sustained a newspaper called the "Baltimore Times." It originated in 1832 and existed about four years. A. D. Raw- lings was the publisher. At this date the village and the surrounding country sup- ports a newspaper, called the "Twin City News," of which E. O. Weist is the editor and proprietor.
The following are the officers of the vil- lage: Mayor, S. S. Weist; Clerk, Frank Good; marshall, I. D. Lines; treasurer, John Fenstermaker. Councilmen-J. R. Johnson, I. N. Carnes, A. Hansberger, Charles Betz, H. Hanna and L. R. Davis.
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