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CHAPTER XV.
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CENTER TOWNSHIP AND CARROLLTON VILLAGE
NAME - LOCATION - BOUNDARIES - RAILROAD - ORGANIZATION - COUNTY
SEAT - POPULATION
- FIXING MERIDIAN BY NORTH STAR -
PLATTING OF CARROLLTON - EARLY SETTLEMENTS - AFTER THE CIVIL WAR -
A NEW ERA OF INDUSTRY - HENRY HOWE'S VIEW OF CARROLLTON IN 1888 -
CARROLLTON FIFTY YEARS AGO - OLD TIME RESIDENTS - HISTORICAL DATES -
CITY PARK - INCORPORATION HISTORY - POSTOFFICE HISTORY - INDUSTRIES.
Center township is so
called as it is practically in the center of the
county of Carroll. It is bounded on the north
by Washington and Harrison townships, on the east by
Washington Township, on the south by Lee and Union
townships. It is to the east of Harrison
Township and is of an irregular shape and contains
about fourteen and one-half sections of land.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad passes through this
township from north to south, entering the territory
in section 33 and leaving it from section 31.
POPULATION
ORGANIZATION
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
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1882. His resolute purpose in keeping the
question of the final freedom of the American slaves
was his lobby and his zeal in this knew no bounds.
FIXED BY THE NORTH STAR.
VILLAGE OF CARROLLTON
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[PICTURE OF PUBLIC SQUARE, CARROLLTON]
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QUITE AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
A NEW ERA INDUSTRY
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AS OBSERVED BY HISTORIAN HENRY HOWE
CARROLLTON FIFTY YEARS AGO
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[Picture of THE MILL, CARROLLTON]
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OLD TIME RESIDENTS
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[PICTURE OF BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM CROZIER]
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SOME BRIEF HISTORICAL DATES
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THE CITY PARK
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EARLY BRASS BAND HISTORY
THE "SILENT CITY"
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The New Cemetery - The
cemetery known as Grandview was so named by Rev.
Charles L. E. Cartwright, and is fast filling up
since its opening in 1875 - forty-five years ago.
The lines between the original and new portions of
this "Silent City of the Dead" have long since been
erased only for the difference in regulation and
position of the lots and streets, all seem to be one
tract. There are now numerous costly
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PICTURE OF GRAND VIEW CEMETERY
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and beautiful private family tombs and vaults, the
first of which was that of the Dr. Stockon family,
wherein repose the bodies of Dr. S. M> Stockon
and wife Caroline, and their son, Dr. L. D.
Stockon and wife. With the passing years
those in charge have made many improvements and
today the grounds, as viewed from the near-by city,
present an attractive scene, and one visiting the
sacred spot where rest so many of the departed dead
- the old and the young of several generations -
must be struck with the order and care taken in
"Grandview."
INCORPORATION HISTORY
Carrollton was legally
incorporated as a village under the laws of the
commonwealth of Ohio, by the Legislature Feb. 24,
1834. Thus it appears that the place is now
about eighty-seven years old. Many of the
early and even later records of the village have
been allowed to be lost or destroyed, hence nothing
certain can here be recorded concerning the history
of the place. The present elective officers of
Carrollton are as follows:
Mayor - H. B. Boyd; Clerk - A. K. Rader;
Treasurer - A. L. Hill; Marshal - James H.
Brackin; Street Commissioner - Ed Walters;
Superintendent of Waterworks - H. S. Metz;
Councilmen - M. V. Cline, E. S. Ferrell, R. E.
Long, J. I. Lore, R. C. Newell, O. J. Raudebush.
The population in 1920
was reported by the government to be 2,170.
The
bonded.......................................................
MORE TO COME
ACT OF INCORPORATION
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POSTOFFICE HISTORY
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STATE RACING
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INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS
THE CARROLLTON POTTERY COMPANY
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TUSCAN TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
[PICTURE OF TUSCAN TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY]
THE ALBRIGHT CHINA COMPANY
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THE AMERICAN GAS COMPANY
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ALUMINUM WARE AND STEEL TOYS
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN 1921
In the winter of 1920-21
the following constituted the chief business and
professional interests in the village of Carrollton:
Attorneys - I. H. Blythe, W. L. Handley, F. M.
McCoy, J. C. Oglevee, William Maffett, H. J. Eckley.
Auto Agencies - Carbon
Motor Company, Ford's Agency (W. M. Geisey),
Croxton Garage, Miller Brothers
and ____Bracken.
Banking - The
Cummings Trust Company, the First National Bank
and the Cummings Savings Bank. (See
Banking Chapter)
Barbers - Beadle Brothers, C. C. Connell, Ralph
Kirby
Bakeries - John
Gould and J. C. Miller
Blacksmiths - Grant
Wagner, J. A. Wilkin & Son, Frank Henderson
Clothing - (Exclusive)
G. S. Tinlin, Stewart's Ready-made Ladies
Wear
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Drugs - J. H. McElroy,
M. C. Sterling
Furniture - J. C.
Butler, John Arbaugh, both are undertakers also
Grocers - (Exclusive) J. W. Ferrell & Son,
James Borden, John Borden and Mr. Vasbinder.
General Dealers -
John Butler, The Shepherd-Blazer Company
Five-Ten-Cent Store - J. U. Heiniger
Hardware - Tope &
Vasbinder, Radebush & Davis
Hotels - The Park
and the Jones
Implement Dealers - See Hardware dealers
Jewelers - J. W. Helfrich, O. G. Albright, F. Rankin
Lumber - J. W.
Whitcraft, ____ Tope
Livery - George
Galbriath
Meat Markets -
Denning & Slater, Marshall & McCort
Milling (Flour) - A.
& M. Pearce
Newspapers - The Free
Press-Standard and the Chronicle (See Press Chapter)
Dance Hall - Park Beatty
Physicians - Doctors
Williams, Murray, Ziegler & Hise, Hathaway and
Chiropractic Dr. Bernard Quinn
Photographer - Mr.
Hopkins
Restaurants - Same as
Bakeries
Shoe Stores - Mike Lanahan, R. N. Overholt
Shoe Repairs - Peter
M. Herold, Pflug's "Shoe Shop" and J. B.
Captuo
Live Stock - James
Miller, John Reed, William Miller
Tailor - Samuel Hall
Veterinary Surgeon -
Doctor Wiligman
Pool Halls - John
Beck, Samuel Beadle
Picture Show -
Dawson & Coleman
Coal Dealers - Ira
S. Moody- the hundred-year-old coal yard.
The Tuscan Rubber Company - makes automobile tires
Albright China Company
Carrollton Pottery Company
The Aluminum Manufacturing Company
The Brick Works
Harness Work - Robert Wier
Broom Factory -
Dunlap Brothers
Porch Swings -
Mr.
Kuhn.
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