The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-25
FUNERAL OF GEORGE RAYN0LDs.

The remains of George Reynolds of Akron, AZ.
rived in Canton this morning. accompanied by a
number Of relatives and friends The body was
taken to the residence Of his brother, John f,
Reynolds, South Market street where the funeral
services were conducted at 10 O'clock by Rev. w
], Park, Of the Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Reynolds was man of great excellence of
character and of kindly bearing that endeared
him to a large circle Of friends. The latter years
of his life were spent in Akron. The following
sketch of his life we gather from the Akron Beq.
con of the 10th;
Mr., Reynolds was a native of Canton, Ohio
having been born there April 3, 1918, He was the
Oldest child Of Mr.. William Reynolds, who mi
grated from Virginia, one OF the earliest settlers
of Canton, and the first Clerk of Stark county,
holding the Office and that of Recorder Tor years.
His mothers maiden name was Betsy Seabury
Fiske daughter of Captain Fiske, of Bristol
Rhode Island. When boy, Mr. K. learned the
tanners trade with Mr.. Knapp at Berlin, N. Y,
but when only l6 years old his father died leay.
ing especial responsibility upon the now deceased
as the Oldest of six children four brothers and
two sisters. He took the family farm, Just south
of Canton, with store, erist mill and saw mill re-
naming there until his removal to Canton in
1851. In short time he succeeded Mr.. Samuel
Hawk now Of the Windsor hotel New York, as
proprietor Of the Eagle house, Canton's leading
hotel at that day, and in 1853 removed to Akron,
having purchased the Empire house of the late
Judge Leicester King, In 1870 he sold this bust.
ness TO Charles Brown, now OF Pittsburgh and
has since resided in Akron, with the exception of
the first year Of the war In Canton. For nearly
seven years past he has had charge of the city
circulation of the Daily BEACON and largely to
him ia 1t due that its local circulation is so greatly
In excess of the average Of daily newspapers IN
towns the size of Akron.
Mr.. Reynolds was always earnest and public
spirited as citizen, taking deep interest In all
matters that would promote the general welfare.
His patriotism was peculiarly strong and pure
and he was enthusiastic in politics from his earli
est manhood, because he felt that such was the
duty Of every man.
When MassilOn came near capturing the cOnn-
ty seat of Stark from Canton, Mr. Reynolds was
active at Columbus in defeating the changer aud
in 1851 when the Legislature was from January
30 TO March 10 in eleCting United States Senator,
he was at Columbus constantly in the interest of
his intimate friend, Hon. Hiram GriswOld, then
Of Canton, now of LeavenwOrth, Kansas, who was
the Whig candidate, but though having maOr
ity on many ballots lacked enough to elect. This
was the time that B. f. Wade, by a Whig and
Free Soil combination was elected over Henry B. |
Payne At one period Mr.. Reynolds was an &C. |
tive Odd Fellow and was in the small party from |
Canton that helped to institute Summit Lodge |
No. 50, of Akron, In 1869, he formally ana pub |
licly expressed his long cherished faith in the |
Gospel Of Jesus Christ by uniting with the Con. |
gregational church of Akron, continuing faith |
iul member, though his great deafness made his |
attendance infrequent. Personally and socially, |
Mr.. Reynolds always was a general fav0rite. He |
knew everybody and everybody knew him and |
he had pleasant word for all His business took |
lim through all the shops of the city aud into |
very many Of the homes, and everywhere he was |
Known as "Unce George" and regarded as a per. |
onal friend. In all his dealings he was honest |
Ind just, always more generous TO others than to
world knew least
happier for his having lived. If he were such |
With the community in general, it cannot be told |
low much more this was so at home or how keen |
must be the loss of one so loved.