The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-21

which unsettled the mind, and she
eq1andered her patrlmony fOolishly.
After that was gone she was compelled 70
solicit The hlrlty OF Tho county, and shs
has BEEN ita adopted ward for SO years.
william Phillips rang the bail at tho
Iahrmary door July 20, 1859, His record
gives his residence aa Canton, aged 40
years. On the 23rd Of July Of ths pres
ent year he Will have been resident At
lhe farm for the term of 33 years. To
see Billy" aa he Ia familiaTly called,
going about the buildings ard grounds,
doing light chores, quite TO all appear.
hhces in0nensiye, would hardly suggest
the Idea ~ the observer that he has kill
oil already two of the inmates, and also
made q most murder0us assault upon
one OF the Snperintendents, which CON
hned that OIL clal 10 his bed for ak weeks;
but such Ia nevertheless the fact. He was
kept securely In chains for 81 years,
In former years the thought OF "Billy"
was enough 10 make a farmer going,
along the road by the InhrmaTy at night
lash his horses unto q run, and he would
no. breathe free until he had placed q
mile or two between himself and the In
Urinary grounds. BILLY" Ia dOcile and
harmless now, and no fear Ia entertained
OF his conduc. In the future.
Peler BroCkluS was received October
"a, 1903, The record states his residence
az transient" aged 80 years. Peters
residence may have been transient"
when he was received, but h = ceased TO
be"traDs ent, "and became "p T nanent"
lhsn and there, for on the "a h Of 0cto-
her, 1885, he will have been a resident
for 80 years.
George Hershbarger was received No
yemDer lith, 1885. 0snaburg Il given
an hia residence, aged 40 years. IL will
have been an inmate OF the Innrmary
thirty years on the IA h OF November OF
the present year, H. IL In the seven
tieth year OF his age.
MARGARET Kiniz was received January
l6'h, 1854 Sandy township IL given as
her residence, aged 10 years. Margaret
covered the 3lst year of her residence
on the 10Th OF January last.
Eliza shoemaker was received on the
10Th OF November, 1850, Bethlehem Ia
given az her place Of residence. II years
OF age. She has been an inmate within
q fraction OF twenty-five years. Her
age at present foots up AZ years.
hargaret-called Little Dummy
70 says the record was received In
1854 Hr age was 33 years-mute.
Margaret has "toiled not, neither has
she spun" much fax for the county, but
she has regularly drawn her ratlOns for
thlrty.one years, and she looks hale and
hearty enough to 80 through the bill Of
IaFA nj lhA In n m Nu 10
to come. She is 90 years OF aga No
one seems 10 know who Margaret was,
or where she sprung from Even her
very name IL blotted out. Truly can 10
be written OF her:
Had aha fAthorf
HAD aho mothori
Had bho A,hiatarf
HAD aho brothorf
Was thcro q neATot one
9lill, and deArer one
Yct thAn all otherf"
John Owens was received on tho Goth
OF May, 1857; re,idence, Canton town
ship. On the Goth Of the present month
John will have consulted the InnrmAry
bill OF fare regularly for 28 years.
Next and last Of the ''old tlmers' that
we shall mention comes Benjamin
Hoover, who Ia the only blind man AZ
the Inhrmary. He was received August
IL, 1857 Marlboro tp. Ia given as his
residence; aged 38 years at the time OF
hiB entry. Ben needs no guide TO pilot
him through the institution. In fact
to the casual observer, his loss Of sight
Ia not apparent. He knows the build
ings and the farm from one end TO the
other, and goes around wherever his
inclination leads him, with no guide or
support save walking stick. He ia 56
years OF age, but tims has dealt very
leniently with him.
soMB oFTHE LESSER LIGHTS.
Time OF residence at the Inarmary of
some OF the other inmates.
Pennington Britton, Marlboro tD., 80
years.
Elizabeth Mechan, B,thlehem to-, 81
years.
Elizabeth Pakin, Lexington tp., IS
years.
Wesley Gaskin, Lexington TO-, II years.
Mary Donovan, Bethlehem tp,, II years.
Nancy Panllus, Nlmlshillen tp., 10
years.
Francis Zaller, Perry,tp., IA years.
Mary IL. Geddes, Tuscarawas TO-, IA
years.
Mary Daegcn, Bethlehem tp., Is years.
Mary SteHy, Marlboro tp., IA years.
Cyrus Roudabush, Marlboro tp, 10
years.
Elizabeth Tool, 0snaburg tp, 12 years.
Frederick Collar. Plain IT,, If years.
Harriet PlDzer, Marlboro tp, II years.
John Lorentz, Lake tp,, 10 years.
William Dntton, Lawrence tp, 10
years.
Josephine Els, Perry Up, 10 years.
George Ney, Marlboro tp., 10Y years.
EiiZi Shields, Lake to-, o years.
Henry Slranstacker, Perry TO-, o years.
William MandliDe, Tuscarawas tp., o
years.
Mary Shrader, sugarcreek TO-, 8 years.
Alonzo Knapp, Canton, years,
Samuel Derr, Nimishillen tp,, years.
Jacob Block, Lexington tp,, 7 yoars.
Michael stimler, Washington tp, 7
years.
Jacob Jacobs, jackson tp,, Z years.
Joseph Fricker, Canton, 0 years.
Patrick Shields, - tp,, o ycars.
nWWio h'"l'' btAlnRlou W., V years,
Michael l. Quinn, Canton tp,, 0 years.
william Fight, Tuscarawas tp,, s
years.
Ellen Higginbothaw, Tuscarawas tp.,
b years.
Space will not admit OF US to enumer-
ate those who have been residents at
the lntirmary less than Ave years. The
entries come down from Ave years TO q
few days,
Three colored persons, one male and
two females, all adults, are inmates OF
the institutlon; only one Hebrew 10 o
resident.
In conclusion, the reporter desires 10
return hie sincere thanks to Superinten-
dent Pontius, Mrs, Ella |. Pontius, his
excellent wife (the matroDl Mr., Arnold
Zimmerman, Deputy Superintendent
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