The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-14
MASSILLON CORRESPONDENCE.
FAMILY REUNION.

very pleasant family reunion of the family
connections of DR., Y. Chidester took place in this
| city on the 9th inst. The number of persons
Drought on the occasion being about forty, and
which was an event of interest TO the few pioneer
settlers OF this portion of the TusCarawas Valley,
VINO yet remain as well as 10 the Doctor himself
and his excellent family and the friends whom
they kindly invited to share In the general Joy Of
the OCCASION Ephraim Chidester, grandfather of
Dr. Ephraim Chidester, removed from New Jersey
at an early day to Washington county, Pa, and
In 1913 removed thence TO what soon became
Perry township, Stark county, locating on farm
In the southwest corner of the township from
there he soon moved into Kendall now the
Fourth ward of this city occupying the large
building, corner of State and Third streets, and
now known from its structure and ground plan
as the 49," house In March, 1877, he died, an
event well recollected by the writer who is the
only person now living in the city or township
having any knowledge Of the circumstances, to
distant parts having taken away all who were
living here at that time with the exception above
noted Mr. Chidester was an exemplary christian
gentleman, member of the Presbyterian church,
and with John and Grant Cmsen, and few others,
was the first to secure the preaching of the Cos
a small hamlet where the rabbit played undis
turbed, and 'lhe wild WOLF Sand deer" had their
covert In sight of where low stand the court.
house and Jail. Among the family connections
present were the Rev. Dr. samuel c. jennings
his SON Rev Philip Sidney Jennings, and daugh.
ter, Miss Zelin Jennings, of Sewickley, Pa The
venerable Doctor eing in his seventy fourth
year, and was present at the first two marriages
M al II.
ter, the widow Of the third marriage, being pres.
ent at the union also, Among those present too
was Rev, Thomas Barr, D. D., of Canaan Wayne
county o., and Rev. Alexander Scott of Iowa.
also of the family connection. Invitations were
extended to members of the family at st, Louis
Mo. Liverpool England, and Memphis. Tenn
and few friends in this city. The one residing
at Memphis responded in pleasant epistle writ.
ten in the Quaker style.
George Stewart of this city, master of boat
running on the canal, was drowned near Cleve.
land on Monday last. His remains were brought
home for interment, and were buried by the mem.
bers of Hart Post G, A. R.
The Court of Common Pleas adjourned on sat.
urday last until the 10th of October The District
Court meets on Monday next, thirty nine cases
on the docket. Judge Frease is this week hold.
ing District Court in Carroll and Columbiana.
PERSONAL
Mr.. Hicks Brown has returned from an ex.
tended tour away out West in the interest of Ault
man, Taylor & Co., of Mansfield. We are glad to
note that his he'lth is much improved.
Milt Wilson, Esq, from the office of Russell &
Co., has gone to New England, the Centen.
nial, &c.
Rev, j, D, Vail, of the NJ. E. church, goes to the
first meeting of the New Conference. East Ohio,
which meets at Steubenville on Monday of next
week.
Messrs David P. Merwin, j. G. Haring, Myron
Justus and william Oberlin, of s, Oberlin & Son,
started for the Centennial on Monday night. Mr..
Myron S. Justus was sworn as clerk in the post
Office on Monday morning by R. H, Folger. Nota-
ry Public.
Mrs Amanda Houk, an old time Massillonian,
now of Olathe, Kansas, is in the city visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hackett She is
on her way to the Centennial
Just at this time persons wishing to vistthe In
ternational Exposition al Philadelphia can get
there by any route stay eighteen to twenty days
and come home by any route they may choose.
The Wooster Democrat goes savagely for some of
the Massillon Sporting Truck company-intimates
that they are towards, or words to that effect.
How is it, Massillon boys, are you afeerd?
ACCIDENT.
On Tuesday night last as a member of the cOun-
Gil was going home in the dark and being blind.
ed by looking at the torches of the Hayes Club, he
mistook his way and ran against gas post bark
ing his forehead and nose and knocking an up
per set of artificial teeth to pieces.
The corner stone of st. Marys Roman Catholic
church edifce was laid on Sunday afternoon last,
with appropriate ceremonies, Bishop Toebbe, of
CevngtOn, KY, Diocese, officiating Bishop Gil
more, of Cleveland, was present, as was large