The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-30

The Democrats of Stark county held
their primaries on Saturday last and
nominated a ticket to be voted for at
the coming November election. The
ticket is composed of the offices of re-
corder commissioner, coroner and in
frmary director. 1t will no doubt in.
terest our readers to know who the
candidates are that have been placed
upon the ticket, and we give below a
short biography of each of the candi
dates.
GEORGE BILLS.
George Bills, who will head the Dem
ocratic county ticket this fall for re-
corder, was born in New York City,
Feb. %, 1852. When but three years OF
age he had severe attack of scarlet
fever which broke down his system to
such an extent that it crippled him
for life. His mother died when he was
six years old and this left George to be
brought up in the world without
mothers care. BY reason of the fact
that he could not remain at home on
account of cruel step mother he left
his fathers threshold and resolved to
paddle his own canoe. He then became
anews-boy and followed this occupation
in the great metropolis during the
/ progress of the war. He afterwards
found employment in hat factory at
Mamaronick, West Chester county, NY.
While in the east he lived in other por-
tions of New York State and in some
places in New Jersey. 1t fact George
was at home wherever he took off his
hat. His early life was the scene of
numerous hardships, for he had to make
living from his own resources. In
1866 he came to Canton through the in
| iluence of the ChildTens Aid Society.
He found employment with Jefferson
Rank and for about six months he
worked on saw mill. After this he
worked on farm about mile east of
the city. After continuing at this vo-
cation for about year he was taken in
by A. McGregor, who cared for him as
a father and gave him employment in
| the Office of the STARK COUNTY DEM
OCRAT. He is still connected with the
establishment under the new manage
| lhClO DO q plSoouIctll' AL, ,Dlllo SullEd-
tion was neglected in his early life and
when he came to Canton he cOuldneith.
er read or write, but by hard persistent
study he has acquired good common
school education which is due to his
own efforts.
He was a candidate for recorder three
years ago, but was defeated by Edgar
Shimp, of Alliance, on question of
locality. Mr.. Bills is a clever and
genial gentleman, is well worthy of the
| office, and if elected will make a COM
petent and faithful official.
DIR. j. A. sCHAEFER.
DR.. j. A. Schaefer, our candidate for
Coroner, is rising young physician in
this city and was born in Canton Jan
"a, 1862. He has lived in Canton all his
life. His father was soldier III the
late rebellion and was killed at the bat
tie of Gettysburg i'll July 1868, so that
The doctor is in fact one of the "Sons of
Veterans" When but 10 years of fage
he entered the Normal school at Dayton
Ohio, and remained there one year
He concluded to enter the medical pro-
fession and began reading medicine
with DR.. Agustus Leininger now sher-
itf of Stark county, in 1882. After fol
lowing the advice and instructions of
his preceptor for period of two years
he entered the medical Department of
the Western Reserve college at Cleve-
land. Here he took two courses and he
then entered Wooster University where
he graduated in the Spring of 1887
Since then he has been practicing medi-
cine in Carton, and has been quite sue
cessful in all his undertakings. He
was married about five years ago to
Miss Aggie Gilbert, of Geneva, Ashta
bula county, Ohio. He is clever gen.
tleman, speaks the German language,
and if elected will make very accoma-
dating coroner and fill the office with a
credit to himself and to the public He
is one of the staunch young Democrats
of the city and was nominated for the
Office without opposition. He is very
popular with the younger voters here
and is apt to run ahead of his ticket.
JACOB soHAIACHTENBERGER.
Jacob Schmachtenberger, or "Old
Schmach," as he is familiarly called by
the sturdy yeomanry of the county, was
born in Canton township, August 13,
| 1919. His grandfather was one of seven
brothers that figured quite prominently
as soldiers in the American army dur
ing the Revolution His father was a
native of Maryland, but moved to Ohio
in 1906, and settled near Osnaburg.
Mr.. Schmachtenberge remained resi-
| dent of Canton township until 1910 and
| fhor, rrtant 70 DoriC NH l.
has since resided. In 1849 he purchased
what is now the old home farm, Just
north of Minerva, and to this he added
different purchases from time to time
until he now owns fine farm property
of well cultivated and valuable land Of
181 acres. His careful management
and steady habits have won for him the
respect and confidence of the commun.
ity in which he lives. AS result of
these traits of good character, many
positions of public trust have been
given him. Heserved as Justice of the
Peace in Paris township for over thirty
years. For six years he held the office
of Assessor, and for eight years he was
president of the Board of Education of
Minerva. In the latter Office he showed
his excellent financiering abilities by
extricating the city from long i'm
pending debt of $500 and leaving the
corporation free from all debt and in
possession of fine brick union school
building. He has had the honor of rep
resenting his party in the various Dis
trict and State conventions. He has
given his attention principally to agri-
cultural and wool growing, though he
also owns a saw mill and has bought
and sold large quantities of lumter. He
was married in 1910 to Miss Elizabeth
Myers Six children have been born to
| tham hnt only two are livinr-DaVid