The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-25
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MAssnLON CORREsPoNDENcE

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ETRE MAss1LLoN PosToEFIcE. : The
change in the postofice IN this city ca lis
up the following scrap Of history: The
Office was established IN December. 1927.
or January, 1928, and Captain Mayhem
Foiger, . retired ship master and native
oEsNantacket, appointed postmaster. On
the death Of Captain Folgsr, which oc-
Cured on the first Of Septenzber. 1928
his son. w. n. Folger, ESQ, new 4 resi,
dent Of Portage county, was appointed
upon The almost unanimous request of
the citizens Of the then village Of Massil-
Ion. He held the office untiI1e3I, when
the late Alexander McCuily Esq.,, war
appointed because Of his being an active
Democrat, that party being in the ascend
| aney everywhere. Mr.. MeCuny held the
Office until 1888, when M. johnson. ESQ.
was appoikCsd, who held the office until
IS4I, after the Inauguration of President
Harrison. when he was removed to give
the place to DR. Abel UnderhiH. Alter
the death Of President Harrison. TYLER
succeeded to the Presidency DR. Under
hill was summarily removed and @. W.
Williams, Esq., now Of Santa Barbara,
Cal, was appointed. When the Tyler ad-
,ministration vent out of power MIR. Viii
liams was removed and Samuel Ne
Caughey, now Of Huntingdon, Indiana.
appointed, who held the Office until the
Taylor Fillmore administration came into
power, when he was invited TO leave and
the late Samuel F. Jones, ESQ was ap-
pointed, and held the Office until the IN
coming of .1hs1 IPiercA Z administra-
Ition, when he was invited out and citi-
zen John Shepley took the Office. Al
Though Ia Democrat o.. the stristest sect
he was removed and John Hoffman. now
residing in Wadsworth, Medina county,
appointed, who, net having been q sup
potter of President Lincoln, was invited
toadeliyer up the Office to cur esteemed
fellow-citizen DR.. Sohertzer, who held it
througb the Lincoln and Johnsons admin
istrahons and surrendered e Mr.. Brown
during the first year of General Grants
administration. AZ noticed elsewhere he
s~urrsnders7 to- Mr.. C. f Kicks, which
scene ends our history through all of
which we have passed and seen ali the
changes We have noted.
HIhefsi city isl fHed every night with
hen out Of money and are provided with
pod and lodgings at the expense of the
city and township. Up TO this writing
farce hundred and sixteen have been pro-
Hlded for. Very few are willing to work,
- VIII De een@oy reply made by n of
them to one of our citizens who tried to
employ him aEfewo daygs since to chop
.FoOd.s fsKbang manJE said the recipientl
Of the eity's bounty eThere are two
things you have got TO learn, one of which
ID that R4ont work, and the Other Esthat
I won't chop wood" Our friend in search
Of 3 laborer took his hat and left. I'D
The cold weather of last Sunday
served a useful purpose in keeping idlers
ffom congregating at the coTnersIofl the
streets and putting tobacco smoke in the
faces of women passing to and from
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IN. .Sibilation is making very valu-
able improvements to his property on
Main street. r. eAsI.p
The President of the Council, who
cpmhfenced the acorrespondence WITH the
Telegraph Company and succeeded in
getting. an mp toTR Office sstablishsdl in
this city, has notified the company that
the room for an. Office is now ready and
shbJect to Jits CONTROL. An o@ce will
therefore be opened, adjoining the Ameri-
can HotelP al en- early day. % isb1s-i1
There Is 8 change in the teachers in
the grammar experimentation The Union
School. Mr2J RCHgusShayipe resigned
md Mrs. WayhAm, OF Indiana, appointed
tp fiji the vacancy.
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