The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

NONVhI NAhANNh NblNNI NhbN WI hN Nv
also many people from Massi Ion, Ali.
anc0 and other surrounding towns aud
distant cities, all friends OF the de-
ceaeed, who by their business dealings
with Mr., Aultman were familiar with
the great personal worth OF the deceased
and deeply mOurned his unexpected
death.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED.
All the manufactures of the city sus.
pended buaine 10 to-day and everything
about Canton wore an aspect OF sadness
and gloom AT 1890 O'Clock the banking
houses closed their doors and at 1880
O'Clock thu business houses closed.
About II o'clock the people began
pouring forth from their residences In
all parts Of the city, all tending toward
q common center-,he First Methodist
Church. BY 10 O'Clock. at which hour
the funeral cortege arrived, the Public
Square and those portions OF Tuscarawaa
aud Poplar streets near the church were
filled with people, silent and respectable
to the h0n0red dead.
The friends from abroad formed on
Seventh street, right resting on Poplar
street. The employees OF {, Aultman %
Co, formed on Poplar street, right rest
Ing on Eighth street. The prOprietOrs
and foremeh OF the Canton shops report
cd their delegations 10 Judge Frease aud
Mr.. Charles p DUFF, az the Mayors office
aud were assigned positions In the fun
efal procession.
AT THE CHURCH.
The services nj the First NJ. II. Church
were OF q very impressive character, and
were witnessed by an immense thr0ng
OF people that completely Oiled the whole
vast interior Of the I'd fee, both seats
and aisles, to the very doors, so great
was tho multitude seeking admission,
the doors had TO be closed, and humid
reds were forced TO retire 10 the already
oyercrowded streets.
The casket containing the remains OF
the distinguished dead was deap0aited
In the yestlbule of the Church. and for
more than two hours u steady stream
OF humanity surged through the east
entrance, and after gazing. an Instant
on the marble features OF the dead Cor
nelius Aultman passed out through the
west entrance to the street The SER
vices In the Church we're opened by the
G., A, Band rendering the grand old
hymn. Nearer my God to Thee" In
beautiful style, followed by an anthem
from the choir. Rev. DR., Rogers, OF the
Second NJ, II, Church, conducted the
FOL vlces, and called on the Rev, ID. @,
| Osborn TO lead In prayer, which the lat
ter did In o very feeling manner.
DR.. Case, OF Cleveland, next read of
the hymn, which was sung by the choir
and congregation, and was followed by
DR.. o. N. Hartshorn, President OF Mt.
Union College, who read the scripture
lesson, consisting Of the Goth Psalm. Ad'
| dresses euloglstic OF the noble life and
character, and deep religious convictions
| OF Mr. Aultman were then delivered by
| DR.. Miller, DR., Carr, OF Salem, DR.. Locke,
Of New Philadelphia and DR., Osborne.
The choir then sabg "Into the Silent
Land" and after the playing OF "The
Sweet Bye and Bye" by the q. A. Band,
the bmedictl0n was pronounced by DR.,
Case and the vast audience retired 70
the street,
At the conclusion Of the SOL Vices In
the church the funeral cortege moved
weet 10 the cemetery, where brief SER
Vices were held, and the remains OF all
that WAS mortal OF the great and good
Cornelius Aultman were deposited in
their lnal resting place In the family
LOT In about the centre OF the ceme-
terry. Fully 5000 people Viewed the 70
mains In the vestibule OF the church,
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
AT o meeting of the Board OF Directors
Of Q. Aultman u Co. held a. the Office OF
the company on December 30th, the fol.
lowing memorandum and resolutions
were adopted:
IL Ia with thu deepest regret that the
Board takes official c~ognizance Of The
death, on the Goth inst, OF Mr., Cornelius
Aultman, one OF lta most valuable mem
bere. The deceased was a man OF great
energy. and OF extraordinary executive
ability. Tho name OF our house indicates
the distinguished part taken by him In
Its earlier organization, He wau active
In liz management from 1856 To 1868
when his personal interests taking aucb
a wider extension as TO. require the
larger share OF his attention, he retired
from active control. He had, however,
never ceased to cherish the welfare OF Q,
Aultman q Co. with a careful sollcltude
which showed his Partially for the frat
aud greatest OF the enterprises with
which his name was associated. There
fore, 90 II
RESOLVED, That by the death Of Cor.
nellus Aultm0n this Board losses one Of
its most honored members, the business
interests with which no was identified
lose q man OF strictest integrity aud FUR
reaching sagacity. aud society loses one
OF Its most generous tenefact0rs,
RESOLVED, That we express to hls
family our profound sorrow NJ their
great bereavement.
RESOLVED, That Il copy Of this paper
b furnished 10 the press for publication,