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Z.^.CANAAN, .PAST, PRESENT 1—----AND FUTUREThird Installment,..y—xi4'.-*?=.- - -*•~^v lAftter leaving thA Barns home wc ;r-triy$1- eMtward- and pass the girl. ^^hoi^irhome^ nf. Grandmother , Stehr ^blntf-of Creston, which was the Glime r*^]tbia^'bel on$ in g to her parents. jSjWF la, sight are the Hough, Wal-;;?^em;an.d' Mono smith homes wHh til e-old buildings erased and S. ^placed by more modern ones The ^SendricS, for Which the four corne .jwa;s named before being changed t CjffiloWnershipf was moved some 11 —ile-distance east of the old spot o ^account of building of the new ;' -electric Mae afew years ago Th ^cliocrl building of years a^o was --4u^medT-and another wa-s erected andi r;still in use and wh°re every year •happy school reunions are held 7A‘8 we proceed from there north. Ward toward Jackson we are ob ITIfed to cross the old log filed road this bhing necessary at that tim to help build the road Lumber that day being plenty was liberally used, most of the logs being yet in good state of preservation . The electric line which runs paivallel 'with'’this rfiiad^ was built about the year 1901, and has its terminus a* -Wooster and Cleveland Knterin^ - JjidcBon from the south we pause to survey tTie village, the namesake oi . Gen. Jackson Its post office w.e named “Old Hickory,” and was later abandoned This place, like many other small ones can boast of its former Industries, such as war. used before the time of factories, also blacksmith shops, dry goods stores groceries and three taverns, which _ Aver© well patronized this being the -place-ofohanging stage coach horses the drive being made between Cleve_ land and Columbus. About this time a fire broke out in the village destroying many buildings and places of business wh'ch -were never rebuilt It is said that Methodism began its work here about the middle of the past century and that the old frame church used w?s la/ter moved to Creston The first church organ.ized in the township by the Presby-teriame ^vas at this place, beginning with only 16 members. Families represented were Slemmons, Hods, ingtons, Hays, White. Jones. Hali Parmetcr, Smith, gibbons In 1838 the congTeigation called its first pas_ tor who was Rev Thos Bare, who served for about 4 0 years He settled in Jackson for a short* time but later moved to Canaan, where he resided until the time of his death It Is said that prior to the organiza. Hon of the church that eager listeners sat in the op*n on logs while the gospel was expounded to them by ‘some one. the two piaies of worship after the building became old was built in 1 S.»7, and another in 1x5 4. This was burned to the ground a few years ago and w\s again replaced by another nov stands the pride of the town and K tilled each Sabbath with worshipers. Thn cemetery just sack of the (hurra is the restir^g place for most ot tl.i* old settlers, ami which now has a large endowment fund i Passing on north we are halted at n toll gaterONTIM LI* \K\T \\ KKKEDO I \f«T(\*\lt;\\ ELI.Hichard u Nowell of Klyria son .of Mrs L ( Nowell of this place • wtlJ 1lt; mat tied toda\ to Miss Pauline Inez Edgingion at the home of the LrHle *« mother Mr* Kathryn Edgingion at Akron Only iiipoh bets of the immediate famlies will i*e present at the wedding ceremonies \frei a short wedding irip the bride and and groom will be at home at L’L 2nd street Klyria Ohio Mr No.uell holds a position with an undertaking firm of Klyria. and Ills friends h«re wish the happy lt;ouple much toy dining their wedded lifeFarm for Sale.I nave b **n authorized to oiler for sale the farm •» JW acres own* d i y the heirs of Mary r. Kicket deceased. Thi- farm is located i * ^ *n'ian township, Wayne c umy, nndwav between Creston *'nlt;* Burbank Tn «. lt;«rm has goo i si E, i a ural drsn agt lt;t *i s ideal-l\ heated Buiinn gs are t a ■ r Several acres of timberInquire of 0 K Holers Agent
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The Creston Journal
Creston, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 10, 1919
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