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The house occupied by this first school stood near the site of the present south warehouse. From this beginning the schools began to appear as the township settled and became more numerously populated. The village is now supplied with a large school building in which the union school is now held, of three departments, and in which great pride is manifested by the community. This school has been very successful and has at- tracted pupils from distant parts of this section to take advantage of superior instruction here.
The following report of the condition of the school was made November 26, 1881.
Principal department
55
Second department 25
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Grammar department 33
High school department. 39
Total. 153
144
Average daily attendance Non-residents
19
Present board: W. W. Herbert, president; Max Matles, clerk ; A. L. F. Albertson, treasurer; C. G Graham, N. Spencer, L. A. Robins, members.
JOHN E. MORRIS, Principal.
THE WOOLEN MILLS.
The present woolen mill was built by Augustus Stephens about 1825, and was enlarged and otherwise improved by H. C. Soule in 1843, who operated the mill until 1859, when he sold to Allen Hoyle, who now has the factory in charge manufacturing stocking-yarns and flannels. The mill has a capacity of one hundred pounds of wool per day. The spinning jack has one hun- dred and forty-four spindles on a forty-inch con- denser, and the mill has two broad power-looms propelled by water-power from West river.
NEWTON FALLS FOUNDRY.
This foundry was begun some years ago and has undergone some changes of proprietorship. At present it is operated by lease from J. J. Pearson by Lewis Walters, who took possession in December, 1880. As operated at present two heats are made per week, and all kinds of ordi- nary work, such as stoves, plow-shares, plates of various kinds are moulded. The capacity of the foundry reaches fifteen hundred pound weight, but is not operated to full capacity. Gen- eral custom and some shipping work is done, employing two and three hands. The present indications, under the efficient management of Mr. Walters, are promising for future success in this branch of industry.
NEWTON FALLS LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, NO. 462.
This lodge was organized May 13, 1872, with the following charter members : Edward Spear, L. T. Soule, E. F. Shaw, Davis Lowry, W. I .. Hosier, J. W. Little, I. C. Merrill, A. Elwell, L. F. Humphrey, I. E. Brown, N. C. Smith, M. Templeton, Mark Ames, John Patterson, E. W. Williams.
The first officials elected were : L. T. Soule, WV. M .; L. F. Humphrey, S. W .; J. W. Little, J. W .; L. C. Merrill, secretary.
The first meetings were held over Herbert Bros.' store, and for the last two years the lodge
has held its regular meetings in Ames' block, south side of Broad street.
The present number of Master Masons is forty-two, and the present officials are: L. C. Merrill, W. M .; T. H. Gilmer, S. W .; J. E. Griffrich, J. W .; J. W. Little, secretary; B. F. Rice, treasurer. Lodge is in good condition.
NEWTON FALLS LODGE, I. O. O. F., NO. 255.
The above lodge was instituted June 14, 1854, and the first officials were W. Tew, N. G .; Thom- as R. Gaskell, V. G .; John Campbell, secretary ; and S. J. Grinnell, treasurer. The charter mem- bers were composed of the above officials and J. S. Tompkins. The order held its first meetings over J. & W. Herbert's store, on the corner of Canal and Broad streets, but now meet in their own brick building on the north side of Broad street. One hundred and fifty persons have held membership in this lodge since its organization, and its present membership is thirty-three. It has expended in benefits and charities $1,500, besides attendance, and now owns real and per- sonal property to the amount of $2,500. The present officials are L. C. Merrill, N. G .; R. F. Templeton, V. G .; H. M. Reecer, secretary; and H. Butts, treasurer. The lodge now enjoys a good degree of prosperity.
THE MAHONING VALLEY AGRICULTURAL AS- SOCIATION.
This association was organized September 22, 1871, with a capital stock of $3,000, which was divided into six hundred shares. The first elec- tion of officers occurred October 9, 1871, and resulted as follows: H. S. Robbins, president ; William L. Hosier, first vice-president ; John Snyder, second vice-president ; Charles G. Gra- ham, secretary ; J. B. Stanley and C. W. Par- sons, assistant secretaries ; T. I. Gilmer, treas- urer. The board of directors was composed of J. F. Porter, George Patterson, Charles Kistler, Elisha Walker, J. P. Baldwin, Azel Delin.
The association owns in fee-simple twenty-two acres of choice land, which lies immediately south of the village of Newton Falls and near the East branch of the Mahoning river. The grounds are substantially fenced and contain besides the necessary buildings a fine half- mile track, said to be one of the best in the State. The grounds and improvements cost over $4,000, and the annual exhibitions of the
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association have done much to foster and encour- age agricultural industries in this locality and to stimulate local pride and energy among all classes. The annual meetings occur on the first Monday of February, and the present officials are L. C. Merrill, president ; Henry Butt, vice- president ; Charles G. Graham, secretary ; D. H. Gardner, treasurer ; and John Snyder, David Carlisle, William King, Henry King, C. M. Smith, B. F. Rice, and L. F. Merrill, compose the official board.
THE MAHONING VALLEY GRANGE, NO. 1272.
The organization of this Grange was effected April 18, 1876, by O. P. Lurd, deputy for Trum- bull county. The first officials were William King, W. M .; Hary King, overseer; L. D. Miller, lecturer ; J. E. Johnson, steward ; Isaac Hoyle, chaplain ; S. M. Mckibben, assistant steward ; Calvin Lybolt, treasurer ; William J. Ebert, gatekeeper ; Mrs. Michael Bailey, Ceres ; Mrs. Dallas Kistler, Pomona; Miss Maria King, Flora ; Mrs. Mary A. Johnson, assistant steward. The charter members, including the above offi- cers, were: Reuben Kale, Angeline Kale, Reu- ben Williams, W. D. Sutton, George Hewit, Hattie Ebert, Martha and James Lybolt, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Leach, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kistler, D. Lewis, Sarah Hoyle, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Herner, Mrs. Henry King, Fred and Mary Sim, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kistler, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel King, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Craver, Mrs. S. M. Mckibben, Angeline Mc- Collister, Esther and J. F. King, and Michael Bailey. The grange meets at Newcon Falls, Ohio, on Saturday evenings, and at present has a membership of fifty-eight, embracing a very large proportion of the influential farmers of the neighborhood. The greater part of the members take advantage of the financial or business fea - ture of the organization, purchases amounting to several hundred dollars per year.
Socially the grange is now confident of gaining ground in Newton, and if they have thus far failed in making "two blades of grass grow where but one grew before," they hope to do so in the future.
PHYSICIANS.
The first physicians of old Trumbull whose names have been handed down to posterity were General J. W. Seeley, of Howland ; Enoch
Leavitt, of Warren center ; Peter Allen, of Kinsman ; Dr. Dutton, of Youngstown ; John B. Harmon, of Warren ; Dr. Kirtland, of Po- land ; and Harry Beach, of Fowler. The pro- fession thus ably represented was further strength- ened in 1814 by the settlement of Dr. Tracy Bronson in Newton township. He was born in Middlebury, New Haven county, Connecticut, in 1791. After receiving an academic training he entered the medical department of Yale Col- lege, from which he graduated in 1813. On coming to Ohio the following year he purchased land near Price's mills, in Newton township, on which he settled, and soon was actively engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1817 Dr. Bronson married Mary Freeman, second daugh- ter of Robert Freeman, of Braceville township. Her death occurred in May, 1833. He married for his second wife Sarah E. Stanwood, in 1834; she died in 1866. Dr. Bronson's family con- sisted of three sons and one daughter. James, the oldest son, was born in 1817, read medicine with his father, and practiced in Newton from 1845 until his death in 1872-he was a promi- nent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Henry W. was born in 1818, settled in Wisconsin in 1845, returned in 1872, and now resides in Newton township; Mary Freeman, the only daughter, was born in 1821, was married to S. W. Harris, of Warren, and died in Illinois in 1866; William, the youngest son, was born in 1832, and resides on the homestead farm in Newton township. Dr. Bronson continued the practice of his profession until a year previous to his death, which took place October, 1859. During the whole period of his professional career he maintained an honorable standing. among his contemporaries and the full confi- dence of a large circle of friends. The duties of citizenship were not neglected by him. He served three times in the Ohio Legislature, hav- ing been elected first in 1836. In 1840 he was a member of the Whig National. convention which nominated William Henry Harrison for President. He was frequently the recipient of local official honors.
SETTLEMENT NOTES.
Harvey Allen, a well known resident of Newton township, was born June 28, 1807, in Berkshire county, Massachusetts. His father, Joseph Al-
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len, was a native of Massachusetts, who came to Ohio and settled in Braceville township, Trum- bull county, in 1810. He reared a family of nine children, five of whom are now living, four sons and a daughter. All are now well advanced in years. Mr. Harvey Allen is the youngest son. The names of the children were, Sarah, born December 14, 1791; James, October 31, 1793; Amanda, September 29, 1795; Barney C., Sep- tember 8, 1797; Amos, February 6, 1800; Barsha, January 3, 1802; Avery, August 21, 1804; Harvey, June 28, 1807; Eunice M., March 22, 1809. Joseph Allen was a shoemaker by trade ; he also carried on a tannery several years. He died February 16, 1842. Mrs. Allen died Octo- ber 12, 1853. Mr. Harvey Allen resided in Braceville township until 1875, then moved to Newton Falls. He has always been engaged in farming principally. He was married July 15, 1834, to Miss Mehitabel Frank. By this mar- riage he had one child. Mrs. Allen died Decem- ber 15, 1840. He was again married Novem- ber 15, 1843, to Miss Emeline Stanley. She died November 7, 1848. They had one child. He was married again November 8, 1849, to Mrs. Jane L. Tilley. She had four children by a former marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Allen belong to the Disciple church.
B. C. Allen, son of Joseph and Mary (Jacobs) Allen, was born in Berkshire county, Massachu- setts, September 8, 1797. He came with his parents to Trumbull county in 1810. Joseph Allen left Massachusetts with his family on the 20th day of May, and arrived in Braceville, where they settled, on the 3d day of July. Of the twenty-two persons who came with Mr. Allen only five are now living. He settled in the southwest part of Braceville, where he spent the balance of his life. He died in February, 1842. His wife died in October, 1853. They had a family of nine children. Four sons and one daughter are still living, viz: B. C. Harvey, and Mrs. Eunice. Minerva Sherman, at Newton Falls; Amos in Eaton county, Michigan; and Avery in Portage county. B. C. Allen was married first in 1822 to Ursula Newton, of Braceville, who died in February, 1850. He had ten children by that marriage, eight of whom are living. He married his present wife in 1868, Mrs. Martha M. Sherman, whose first husband, Dr. B. Sher- man, died in the army in December, 1862. Mr.
Allen resided on the old homestead in Braceville until the spring of 1872, when he removed to Newton Falls, where he now lives nearly eighty- five years of age.
John Henry Hewit, a native of Maryland, moved with his family from Washington county, Pennsylvania, to Boardman township, now Ma- honing county, in the spring of 1815. He was a minister of the Lutheran church, and the second clergyman of that denomination in this region. His work extended over a large extent of country, and his life was an active one and fruitful of good results. He died in Boardman, where he first settled, in 1854, his wife, Esther (Simon) dying two years after. They had a family of fourteen children. Five are still liv- ing-Mrs. Margaret Fiester; Samuel, in Newton; Catharine (Kale), in Milton, Mahoning county; Elizabeth, unmarried, in Newton; Lydia (Moyer), in Michigan. Samuel Hewit was born in Can- ton township, Washington county, Pennsylvania, December 21, 1800. He came to Trumbull county with his parents in 1815. He married in 1822 Sophia Berger, of Boardman, and in 1824 settled in Ellsworth township, and resided there until 1850, when he moved to Newton, locating where he now lives. His wife died Feb- ruary 19, 1876, in the seventy fifth year of her age. They have had a family of nine children, six of whom are living-John Henry, Hannah (widow of Daniel Bailey), Elias, Esther (Bailey), George, and Lewis, all living in Newton town- ship, and all but one in the same neighborhood.
William Bronson, youngest son of Dr. Tracy and Mary (Freeman) Bronson, was born in New- ton township, Trumbull county, June 23, 1832. Dr. Tracy Bronson was born in Connecticut in 1791. He was a graduate of Yale college. In 1814 he came to Ohio, and settled in Newton township, where he practiced his profession until 1850. He was the first physician in that town- ship, and had an extensive practice. He married in 1815, Mary, daughter of Robert Freeman, one of the pioneers of Braceville township. He raised a family of four children, two of whom are living, viz: Henry W., a resident of Newton, and the subject of this sketch. Dr. Bronson died in October, 1859, and his wife in 1833. William was brought up on a farm, and during the con- struction of the Mahoning railroad he was en- gaged some four years in civil engineering. In
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1854 he married Emeline E. Blair. They have had five children, viz: Mary Eugenia, who was the wife of L. N. Patterson, and who died in 1880, leaving two children; Hattie R, wife of George Patterson, residing in Titusville, Pennsyl- vania; Freeman, born November 18, 1865, died in August, 1867; Elizabeth M. and Tracy James are still at home. William Bronson was justice of the peace some fifteen years. In 1877 he was elected county commissioner for Trumbull county, and re-elected in the fall of 1880.
Henry Wilderson, one of the old residents of Newton, was born July 22, 1811, in York county, Pennsylvania, where he lived three years, and then went to Maryland in company with his parents, Charles and Christiana Wilderson. In 1832 Mr. Charles Wilderson canie to Ohio, and settled in Beaver township, Columbiana county, now Mahoning county. He was a stone-mason by trade, though he made farming his business after coming to Ohio. He came to Newton in 1835, and located upon the farm where his son Henry now lives. Charles Wilderson died in 1863, surviving his wife several years. There were eleven children in the family. Mr. Henry Wilderson has lived in the township since 1835, upon the farm where we now find him pleasantly situated. He was married September 24, 1846, to Miss Rachel Barnhisel, daughter of Martin Barnhisel, of Weathersfield township. They have had seven children, six of whom are living: Ira N., Mary A., Martha M., Electa E., John H., Emma A., and Ella O. Mr. and Mrs. Wilder- son are Methodists. Politically he is a Repub- lican, and is highly esteemed.
David Carlisle, a well known resident of New- ton, was born in Newton township upon the place where he now lives. His father, David, was a native of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in 1806, and located in New- ton township, and was one of the earliest settlers of the township. Beginning in a small clearing made by the Indians when the country was wild, he built up a nice farm, and lived here till his death, which occurred March 7, 1860. Mrs. Carlisle died in December, 1856. The family consisted of eight children, all of whom are living. Mr. David Carlisle, the subject of this sketch, is the youngest of the family. He has always lived upon the old home place. He was married December 3, 1857, to Miss Martha
Linn, daughter of William Linn, of Guernsey county, Ohio. They have had four children, three of whom are living-Frank L., William A., Charles, and one died in infancy. Mrs. Carlisle is a member of the Congregational church. Mr. Carlisle is a Republican, and is highly respected.
John Lewis, an early pioneer of Trumbull county, was born in 1801, in Washington county, Maryland. His father, Morris Lewis, was born in December, 1777. He was a farmer by occu- pation and died September 9, 1807, in Poland township, Trumbull county, now known as Ma- honing county. Morris Lewis, Sr., father of Morris Lewis, was drowned in the Susquehanna river, when Morris Lewis was a boy. Mr. John Lewis, the subject of this sketch, had one brother and two sisters: William Lewis, born April 29, 1803, in Allegheny county, Maryland; Rachel, born February 18, 1806, died November 27, 1806; Rachel L. was born October 29, 1808, in Trumbull county, Ohio; she died April 21, 1880, in Kent county, Michigan. Mr. John Lewis came to Newton in 1843 from Portage county, Ohio, and lived upon the farm where his sons now live and was engaged in general farming until his death. He had a family of seven children, five of whom are living-Morris, William, Mary A., Isaiah, Andrew, Jonathan, and David. Isaiah and Wil- liam are deceased. Mrs. Lewis died July 29, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were members of the Lutheran church.
Samuel King was born in 1804, November 14th, in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. His father, Jacob King, was a native of Pennsylva- nia, and spent his days in this State. He was a farmer by occupation, and died in 1829, leaving a wife and five children. Mrs. King died in 1837. Mr. Samuel King came to Ohio in 1837, and settled upon the farm where he now resides. He was married in 1824 to Miss Elizabeth Faulk, daughter of Daniel Faulk, of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. They have had ten children, all of whom are living. Mrs. King died in 1850. She was a devoted member of the Lutheran church. Mr. King and family are also members of the same church, and are good citizens.
William King, one of the enterprising men of Newton township, was born July 24, 1827, in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio with his father, Samuel King, in 1837, and has since lived in the county. He learned the shoc-
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making trade when a young man, and served a little over a year as an apprentice. He began work for himself in 1847, and continued in the boot and shoe business for twenty-eight years, employing several hands at home. He had an extensive trade, extending over the southern part of Trumbull county, and was well known as an upright business man. His health failing he went to gardening, and has been engaged in horticulture for the past few years. He was mar- ried March 28, 1850, to Miss Esther Stroup, daughter of John Stroup, of Warren, Ohio. By this union there have been six children-Maria E., William H., John F., Harriet L., Clara S., and George N. Mrs. King is a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. King was formerly a member, though at the present time is very lib- eral in his views. In politics he is a conserva- tive, voting for men rather than for party, and is one of the esteemed citizens of the township.
John N. Pearce was born in 1821 in Jackson township, Trumbull county, now Mahoning. His father, Joseph, was a native of New Jersey, and came to Ohio when he was about eight years of age. Mr. John N. Pearce has always lived in old Trumbull, living in Jackson until 1858 when he moved to Newton. General farming has been and is his occupation. He was married in 1845 to Miss Mary McConnell, daughter of James McConnell, of Jackson township. They have had ten children, seven of whom are living. Mrs. Pearce died in 1870. Mr. Pearce's second marriage occurred in 1872, to Mrs. Abram Ohl, of Jackson township. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce are members of the Disciples church. Politically he is a Republican.
Joseph Nicholls, the oldest living resident of Newton township, was born March 20, 1794, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. His father, Thomas Nicholls, was a native of Maryland, though lived a long time in Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in 1812 and settled in Jeffer- son county, and was an early settler of this part of the State. He lived and died here. Farming was his chief occupation. He died in 1831, leaving a family of eight children. Mrs. Nicholls died in her ninety-first year. Mr. Joseph Nicholls came to Newton township in 1832, and has since resided in the township. He was married in 1815 to Miss Mercy Dowden, daughter of Michael Dowden, of Maryland.
They have had nine children, seven of whom are living. Mrs. Nicholls died in 1845. Polit- ically Mr. Nicholls is a sound Democrat and is highly esteemed by all. He retains his sight re- markably and bids fair to round out the century.
Andrew J. Carlisle was born in 1827 in Lisbon, Columbiana county, Ohio. His father, Henry, came from New Jersey to Ohio in an early day and located in Columbiana county, where he lived until 1832, when he came to Newton Falls where he kept tavern for nineteen years. He died April 27, 1864. In the family there are four children. Mr. Andrew Carlisle has been en- gaged in farming chiefly. He was married Janu- ary 8, 1858, to Miss Caroline De Forrest, daugh- ter of Curtis De Forrest, of Portage county. They have two children, Curtis and Isabel. In politics Mr. Carlisle is a Democrat.
Joseph Strock was born September 25, 1831, in Austintown township, Trumbull county. His father, Samuel Strock, was a native of Pennsyl- vania, Cumberland county, and came to Ohio in 1814 with his father, Joseph, who first settled in l'uscarawas county for one season, then came to Trumbull county and settled in Austintown, where he lived till his death, which occurred in 1832, leaving a family of twelve children. Mrs. Strock died in a few weeks after the death of her husband. Mr. Samuel Strock came to New- ton in 1840 and lived upon the farm where his son Joseph now resides, till 1878, and died in this year. Mrs. Strock died in 1868. Mr. Strock, the subject of this sketch, has always lived in what was old Trumbull. He has an ex- cellent farm of two hundred and one acres. He was married in 1853 to Miss Susan Kistler, daughter of Michael Kistler, of Newton town- ship. There were nine children by this marriage. Mrs. Strock died in 1868. His second marriage was in the fall of 1868 to Miss Almira Powers, daughter of William Powers, of Ohltown, Ohio. There were five children by this marriage. Mrs. Strock died in 1876. Mr. Strock is an enter- prising man.
Joseph Wilson was born in 1818 in the county of Tyrone, Ireland, and came to America in 1834, and at once came to Austintown, Mahon- ing county, where he lived about twelve years, being engaged as a clerk for Caldwell Porter; also drove team and worked upon the farm. He then went to Youngstown where he acted as
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a clerk in the warehouse of Parks & Co. two and one-half years. He then bought the farm in Newton township where he now lives, and has since been engaged in stock-raising and general farming. He was married in 1850 to Miss Cath- arine Potter, daughter of Edward and Lucy Potter, of Warren. By this union there are four children-William F., Caldwell P., Lucy, and Elma J. Mrs. Wilson is a member of the Pres- byterian church. In politics Mr. Wilson is a good Democrat.
Ferdinand Graber was born November 30, 1814, in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. His father, Andrew Graber, was a native of Pennsyl- vania. The family is of German descent. An- drew Graber came to Ohio in 1815, and settled in Canfield township, Trumbull county, now Mahoning county. He was a farmer. He died in 1850, leaving a family of nine children and a widow. Mrs. Graber died in 1854. Both were members of the German Presbyterian church. Ferdinand Graber came to Newton in 1852, and settled upon the farm where we now find him. He was married in January, 1844, to Miss Sarah Wehr, daughter of Simon Wehr, of Board- man township, Mahoning county. They have had four children, three of whom are living- Ensign, Mary E., Anna M., Lucetta. Ensign is deceased. Mrs. Graber died December 24, 1877. She was a devoted member of the Pres- byterian church. Mr. Graber is also a member of the same church.
Charles P. Wood was born April 20, 1811, in Canandaigua county, New York. His father, Josiah, was a native of New York, and came to Ohio in 1813 or 1814 and settled in Canfield, Trumbull county, now Mahoning county, and was among the early settlers. Mr. Charles P. Wood came to Newton in 1836 and located a year later upon the farm where his boys now live. Mr. Wood died May 29, 1880; Mrs. Wood died June 1, 1873. They had a family of five children-Josiah E., S. A. Wood, A. S., E. E., H. A. Mr. and Mrs. Wood were members of the Disciples' church.
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