The Cedarville Herald, Volume 53, Numbers 1-26

THX nCDAlVn.tE HEKALD, PEi‘EMBER 2% 1V20 WILLIAM MAXWELL HISTORY BY DR. Territory, covering the outstanding' l historical incidents connected with the lives of notable men and women. The W A fiAT T/YWAY i Yross is indeed "the a rt preservative", 11 r * •*** vv X ?In onding th ia m ju su aj interview, Edi- fron Sr;-} race) 1tor Itathin summarized the historical events she lived through in a closing Straw Stack Poor Shelter For Hogs Inv ites Thera To P ile Up And G et Too H o t— Is A lso Insan itary was appointed quo of three associate judges of Greene County, April 6, 1803. He resigned this office on December 7, 1803, knd accepted the appointment of Sheriff in place of Cap tain Nathan Lamnje of Ilellbrook, Capt, I,ammo was a soldier of the Revolution, and had located his reser­ vationi like Mr. Maxwell, within the boundaries of the Virginia Military Survey, He resigned to give his full attention to his landed interests. Maxwell served as Sheriff of Greene County until 1807. He took great in­ terest in the state militia, operating, th en ,. under the ordinance of 1787, and from 1805 to 1809, held the rank of Major, During his term as Sheriff in 1800, the most famous fight in Greene County Militia history took place. Fights between the .champions of various companies of sections were or sections were often staged after spring and fall drills, held on the coun­ ty drill ground a t Old Town, Greene County—known earlier as Old Chilli- cothe. The fight was between Aaron Beal and Ben Kiser, both notable in their line. A number of partisans were soon drawn into it. Major Max­ well, with several deputies, endeavor­ ed to stop it at the expense of black­ ened eyes, broken ribs and bleeding noses for all of them. Co&rt echoes of this festival ox fistiana were heard for a number of years after the event. The history of Judge Maxwell, father of journalism in the Northwest Territory, would be incomplete with­ out reference t o . his wife, Nancy Robinson, by whose deft hands the first isue of the “Maxwell Code” was hound—one of many incidents in her remarkable career of assistance and inspiration she gave to her husband. A few years after Judge Maxwell’s death, in 1809,‘ she was married to John White. As Mrs. Nahc'y White, nee Robinson, la t the age of one hun­ dred and eight, she gave to P. S. Hamin, editor of the Lafayette Jour­ nal, the story of her remarkable life. Bhe was born where Wheeling, West ■Virginia, now stands, in 1761. Her father was killed and scalped near this frontier ,fort, a t Graves Creek, and she, herself, barely 'escaped cap- ture before reaching the fort. Nancy Robinson volunteered, with Elizabeth Zane, when the besieged ran short of powder, to run the gauntlet and get ! the powder in a cabin outside the Fort. ., This' incident is classical in American Indian warfare. “Betty” Zane wfis chosen fo r this almost hopeless ven­ tu re , and succeeded not only in ,g e t­ ting the powder, but in writing her name and the incident into American history. After the siege, she and her mother, with several other families, embarked on a fiat boat for Cincinnati ’ where the mother was engaged by Mr. Zane as housekeeper, and after­ wards married him. Nancy Robinson thus became a member of the Zane family and Betty Zane’s step-sister. Nancy was soon married to Col. Max­ well of the then log cabin town of Cin­ cinnati, and joined in her husband’s work as editor, printer and publisher of the "Centinel of the Northwest Territory,” Her story of their home and pub­ lishing place differs from that given in Nelson and Runko’s “History of Cincinnati and. Hamilton County.” She states that “they owned forty Fifth Street now extends, and built • acres of ground along the hill where upon it a two-story frame dwelling house, in which was his printing office also." In her interview.she refers to her husband as "Col.” indicating his military title before he canje to Cin­ cinnati. She relates that, “after a few years, Col. Maxwell, imbued with a pioneer spirit, determined to dispose of his property in Cincinnati, which he did, removed with his family to Greene County, purchased five hundred acres of land, and began the stock-growing business." This was about the year 1800. Her description of the new home is interesting, and likewise corrobor­ ates certain important dates in Greene County Indian history. The log * cabin which Col. Maxwell built, on a mistaken location, was their home for a number of years. It had a front door opening, but no door; a quilt hung up answered this purpose. Dur­ ing Col, Maxwell’s frequent absences she, With their two children, slept in the loft so that the Indians, still resi­ dent a t that time in a very large vil lage near the present site of Old Town, would think the house was empty if they came there a t night. From this interview, it is gathered that Col, Maxwell purchased his five hundred acres of farm land rather than "locate it" as a soldier claim. This throws further confusion Into the efforts that have been made to establish the Maxwell Revolutionary War record, After the death of her second hus­ band, John White) she removed With relatives, to Sidell Tp., Vermillion County, Illinois, where she died No­ vember 9, 1868, aged about one hun­ dred and eight, She is interred in a village cemetery there located. Editor Hamin closes her interesting life story with a fitting review of the long period of history through which she lived from 1761 to 1868, the full text of which will appear in one of the writer's forthcoming historical pub- ■lieatkms. The interview is only one of many published each year by the now powerful press of the Northwest "Any port in a storm, of course, L tribute to this remarkable woman who; in every way, was an unfailing . source of help and inspiration to h e r! - - . . . - i husband, William Maxwell, editor c f i ^ u t a straw Pde is one of the poorert the “Centinel cf the Nertmvcst Terri. <* »u f °r POrt?,,o r ] o«* i 1when a blizzard or a sudden cold spell : hits the farm,” says J. W. Wuicliet, s extension specialist In swine growing, Ifor the Ohio State University, - " ■ - i “Letting the hogs , burrow into a !straw stack for shelter from the bad Estate of nose chambers, Deceased, iweather is better than leaving then} to W. J. Tarbox has -been appointed freeze to death, but not much better,” and qualified as executor of the estate!says Wuichet. “The reason is that of Rose Chambers late of Greene | when hogs huddle into straw stacks F U R N I T U R E REPAIRED and UPHOLSTERED At Prices In Reach Of Everybody CharlesR.Hoerner PHONE Cedarville 148 , tory,” and founder of Northwest Ter' ’ . ritory journalism. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT County, Ohio, deceased. 1 they pile up in heaps, to keep warm. N O T I C E ! Dated this 21st day of November, They get too warm, and when they A. D 1929. • !get out for feed or any other reason, S. C, WRIGHT, !are liable.to pneumonia and other dis- Probate Judge of said County, j oases. “Even more important is the fact that such a refuge is highly"insani­ tary, and a hog si more susceptible to insanitary conditions than most other farm , animals. When .hogs pile up under a straw stack their skins are caked with filth and get into bad con­ dition, and their general health is affected, “Much better have some sort of houses, either central sheds or in­ dividual house.s. In extremely cold weather bank these houses with straw to lepep out the wind and conserve the body heat of the hogs, hut be sure to leave sufficient ventilation." • Notice is hereby given that plans for the sewerage of the whole corpor­ ation of the Village . of Cedaryille, Ohio, have been prepared and are now on file in the office of the Village Clerk for examination and inspection by parties interested, and any objection thereto may he filed with Council within ten (10) days after the first publication of this notice, or not later than the 26th day of December, 1929. Dated this' 9th day of December, 1929. By order of the Council of the Vil­ lage of Cedarville, Ohio. JOHN G. McCORKELL, • . Clerk. Re*. Addre** Cor. 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