The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10

The community was startled about II
o'clock Tuesday by the report that
Sheriff Lee had died few minutes be-
fore at hls residence adjoining the Court
| House, Immediately upon hearing the
report q DEMOCRAT reporter hRalened TO
| the C0nrl House fOl the purpose OF Yerl-
flying II, and found the aorfOWiul news
only too true, aa Sheriff Lee had uIealh he'd
his last while sitting quietly In chair
at hla oalcial residence NJ l0A0 this
morning,
now IT OCCURRED,
Ever since the recent State ane c0un
ty election, In which Sheriff Lee waa
eucceasful In being eleclec for q second
term, he has been ailing badly, 10 bad
nj tlmea, that he has been confined TO
his bed aud hls life deepaired OF. About
d week ago he rallied greatly and every
thing looked favorable for HIS ultimate
and speedy restoration 10 health; but
within the last day or two his illness
assumed more serious aud critical
aspect, AT $3.50 thla morning he
sunk very low, and II was necessary
for his physicians, Drs, Braunieller
and Phillips, TO administer q
s,imllant TO him In the shape Of
brandy, after which he rallied q little
and said he felt better. Shortly before
no died he arose from hia couch with the
assistance OF his devoted wife, and
walked around the room q little. He
then sat down In q large armchair that
was In The room, and laying his head
back said, In feeble whisper, ~ feel 40
faint" immediately after which there
was q allgbt gasp for breath and at 1915
hia life passed peacefully and palnlessIy
away from him with his wife by his side
to the laa'.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Sheriff James Lee was q native Of
South Eaton Wyoming county, Penn.
aylyanla, whore no WAS bora on the III h
OF July, 1925, Qnently no wqa 90
years old the 10Th Of July last, He was
for number Of years engaged In the
iron business NJ MaeNlll0n, where no had
q large furnace In thla business he
was unfortunate, through no fault OF
his own, but owing TO the bad state OF
the iron market at that time, and he
sank u fortune OF 100000, which left.
him poor man, Sheriff Lee was the
p0aseasOr Of u kind and tender heart, and
the extent OF his many noble generOai
ties TO the poor, the needy aud The
friends who In hla prosperity applied
to him for assistance out OF financial
dillcultiea will, perhaps, never be
known, He was also OF a modest retlr'
Ing nature, aud had aa large
n circle Of truly loving friends
among men Of oil parties ~ any other
man II S,ark County
In 1888 no WAS elected Sheriff VI the
County by the overwhelming majority
200, and In the late election he was
trlumphautly reelected In spite Of
campaign OF base, malignant slanC rand
scandaloul yituperatOn.
TIE funeral will take place In Maqail-
Ion al ., m, Thursiay, where the re'
mains will DO buried, the body leaving
here for that place on the 1880 p. M,
train on the Fort Wayne railroad.
NETTING on THE STARK COUNTY BAR
Upon learning Of the death OF Sheriff
Ice, Judge Poaae, Of the Common Pleas
Court, called q meeting for one o'clock
thls afternoon, Of tho Stark County Bar,
AZ that hour large representation Of
the Il " assembled In the Common Pleas
Court room. Judge Pease was made
chairman and j, j. Grant, E'q, eecre
tafy,
Upon motion Of Louis s ,haoier, II o.
the chairman appointed n committee OF
Ave 10 draft resolutions OF respect Fol.
lowing IL the committee: l. Schaefer,
" O., Il, s, Shields, EIq j. Mong, II qn
William \, Day, Eq, and Il W. Nc
Caughey, Eq.
Upon motion Of Prosecuting Attorney
Welty II waa decided that the Bar at.
tend the funeral In body.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned
until one o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
when the Committee on Resolutions will
report.
SHERIFF LEES SUCCESSOR.
Only few daya ago Sheriff lee quail
fed himself for hla second term by NJ.
Ing his bond, which was accepted, aud
being sworn In by the Clerk Of the
C0urla.
Coroner Lelnlnger, 90 provided for by
law, " Sherills Lee'a legal successor,
He aled hls bond this afternoon, which
was accepted, aud no was sworn In.
Sheriff Lee'a deputies were all 70 mp
pointed by the new 5he'llf aud qualified
FOR their positions, She n LOluiager
will continue In flee until 'he next
general county election, In November,
1885, when q Sheriff will bO elected for
two years,
MARKS or RESPECT AND SYMPATHY
Upon the Death of sheriff James Lro...
Tho Resolutions,
The adjourned meetiug Of the Stark
County Bur, called TO take action upon
the death OF Sheriff james Loe, con-
yap, A LA iba Tnmnnn Diana nnuHI ennu,