The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-08
CANTON HUMANE SOCIETY,
Third Annual Meating'- Work Perform'
During tho Fast Year

CANION hI NAME huilLAht
Third Annual Meeting Work Performed
During tho Fast Year,
The third annual meeting Of the Can
ton Humane Society was held IN the lee
ture room VI tae First NJ, u, church last
Tuesday evening, aud was largely No.
tended, Vice President Dinner presid
ing. Mr., Charles r. Frazer, suprrin
tendent aud secretary 0i tha society
presented his regular annual report
which was accepted ana ordered pub
lished In the city papers, FOlloNin !.
the report;
The Good Book says; "a merctuI
man IL merciful TO his beast" The con-
verse Of thla IN also true, hence the No
cessity Of humane societies, or, ~ lhey
are generally termed, Societies for The
Prevention Of Cruelty" This necessity
IN rapidly becoming an acknowledged
fact, M IA shown by the Increased mum
ber Of such associations throughout thf
world. In following out the purpose NJ
its organization, the work OF the society
naturally divides itself into two bran'
chea, cruelty TO animals aud cruelty n
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hapa think tho work Of preventing cru
city to animals the most important, be-
cause the poor, dumb creatures cannot
speak for themselves; others may think
IL 10 be the work Of preventing cruelty
TO children, because, In addition 10 their
inability 10 speak for themselves, they
are human beings, endowed with i'm.
mortal souls, That the Canton Humane
Society embraces both clns'es enhances
the Importance Of the work and cOm'
menda itself TO oil classes,
A history OF the rise and progress Of
these societies would be exceedingly iu.
terestlng, but would take too much time
and ~ nee fora report on this occasion,
Suffice II 10 say, irOm the commence.
ment Of the Royal Society Of England,
organized some ltly years ago, s0cieliea
for the prevention Of cruelty 10 animals,
aud later for the prevention OF cruelty
10 children, have been ana 0re being or
ganlzed In almOgt every part Of the CIV
ill2sd world,
The Canton Humane Society was or.
ganl2ed aud incorporated under the
laws Of OHIO on the 3Olh day Of August,
1881. What the society has accomplish.
cd 40 far proves that we nre not at
tempting something unnttainnble or
lmpraclicable Our methods may pos
elbly b0 improved here aud there, but
under the light we have had, ana Ia the
extent OF the means intrusted 20 us, we
have succeeded In our work, In both
departments OF our labor we reach Our
egds; mainly by means Vt personal I'm.
yestigati0n of individual cases; but
these failing, the appeal IN made 10 the
lava Of the state.
What haa been done during the past
year eau best he told In tahulnted
form, each case having received my per.
aOnal attention.
CAsEs on CRUELTY TO CHILDREN lNyEs
TlGAfED.
Thlrty'nlne complaints Of persons
abusing or cruelty whipping children,
II complaints OF atpp.plrpnls 0r guard
lans abusing or cruelty whipping chill
dreni 7 complaints Of parents 0yerwOrk.
ing children, 3 complaints OF brothers
abusing younger sisters or brothers, 2
complaints OF drunken women abusing
childrOnui child improperly cared for
sent 10 tho Children's Home,
cAsEs oP CRUELTY TO ANIMALS lNygsrI-
GATED.
Five horses killed TO prevent further
aulierlngi animals starving for food,
% lame horses ordered oil the street,
I lame h0raea turned OUT 10 die, r. horses
0vordflyen by drunken "hoodluma" II
horses with CALLED shoulders, l2 horses
with sores on shoulders; horses i'm.
properlyahodi 10 caees OF clubbing with
boards, case OF 0yercf0wdiug sheep In
stock cHri 4 cases OF cruelty breaking
rexaa ponies; ~ drivers cautioned for
fast driving with lOadsi ~ horses left
standing on atre, nnCarod for; 10 cases
Of ahamefully abusing animall, 9 cases
OF cows confined In lilthy puna, 8 horses
abandoned 10 die.
Seventeen arrests were made, aud tho
society did not lose caae, Some 0f
them were h0tly contested, but the no.
cioty alwayA came out victorious, II In
not customary ~ make afrNata without
llret serving notice upon the offender
unless the case IN an aggravated one.
notwithstanding that the total number
OF cases OF cruelty 10 children and nni.
mails number two hundred ana llieen
investigated, II hae been impossible for
me 10 attend all the exlating caees Of
cruelty either 10 children or 10 dumb
animate, mainly for the want OF time.
In conclusion, | cann0t but say that we
have great reason 10 bn encouraged, In
view OF the work accomplished during
the three years OF our existence, Rnd
trust that our future Will be equally pn.
c0ufaglng, We have, fortunately, very
few, perhaps may say no enemies, our
society being entirely free from aeGta.
rlanleIn, and meeting tho approval OF MI
claaaes We have from the first, had the
cooperation OF tho city authorities, tn
Mayor and tho Marshal, the press and
the police officers, 10 nll of whom the
thanks Of thls society are due. Respect
fully submitted, CliAs, X. FRAZER,
Secretary ana superintendent.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year, President, w. w..
Clark; Vice Presidents, John banner
Joseph 8, Saxton, Prof ., Il, StoRey and
W. X, Reeves, Treasurer, Henry A. Wise,
Secretary, aud Superintendent, Chna. X
Frazer, Counsel, W, W. Clark, Directors,
DR.. Lewis Slusser, John n. Reynolds,
Mrs. y, Tyler, II, II, Myers, Q. Y. Laiblln,
Mre. NJ, A. Lester, Mrs. George Cook and
X. A, Cassidy.
The next regular monthly meeting
will be held In tho lecture room Of the
First Presby terian church, April lot.
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For ttept.
A furnished house Of seven rooms ana