The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-25
DROPS DEAD.
A Leading CantOnlan Drops on
the Floor.
And a Few Momenta Afterwards
His Son Finds Him Dead.
A short sketch Of tho Life and Good
Deeds Of John ", heynoida'

John P. llaynOlda, one OF Cantone
besl known OltlzeuB, died this morning
at Z O'clock of paTalJ aia OF the heart,
Mr. iiayn0lda arOae a u few minutes
before Z ANA commenced " dlthh' no
mad hia panlalO0nh on ana was altllng
on thp edge Of the bed, suddenly Win
out any waning he reeled over on the
floor, .....
Mrs. RaynOlda was Ia tho room NJ the
fine and was alone N the houhb', hhe
nj once summoned John DAnhtf JACOB
KitzmilleT ana II, o. Pattethulii. hrlHh'
bors Her sou James arrived thete
about tho SAINT Time Anl ihihnu ms
father from tho lloor 70 nv blm on the
bed, A..
worda were "hather 10 dead" The body
was placed on tho bed and Dr, ffaun'
feitsf arrived soon afterwards. The
doctor made q hahty examination and
found that no was indeed dead,
MIR, llayn0ldh has been III Tor
the paat lew weeks, but on Friday aiid
Saturday was feeling much belter and
went out riding both days, On sunday
no was up and around the house, th'
terday he remarked 70 friends that he
felt better than he had for u long Time.
Ills indiapOMtl0n OF last week was
due To- acute dyspepsia, while tho ply
slolaua attributed his death 10 pafalyhIb
OF the heart,
MT, HaynOlda has three sons living,
Jamea realdea Ia Canton, Charles IN IN
bualnehR IN Detroit, while George IL
caRher in tho First National Bank NJ
ChebOygan, Mich
John n. liaynOlda was born IN Can
ton November 10, 1917. le was u son
of William aud jetay ltaynOlda and the
third OF u family OF nix children lie
lived ~ homo until he was twelve years
of age, whom his father died, lilo then
went TO live with his uncle Jefferson,
who run n mill two miles south OF town
ile remained there until no was eigh.
teen years OF age when attending school
aud clerking IN the store.
lie then went 10 Now York City
where no CeTked IN n Wholesale store
for one year. lle returned 10 Canton
aud engaged In the dry goods buaineea
on his own account He soon sold out
atore aud went 10 Canal Fulton, where
he again engaged In the dry goods bus
ineas, Az Canal Fulton no lost all hie
money.
When no returned 10 Canton he was
almost pennlleaa and brokon down IN
health, ll0 soon regained hla health
and started u dry goods store NJ the
atand In East Tuaoarawas street now
occupied by y. q, Snyder.
Alter running this store for q time
no sold out and with Joseph Saxton
purchased u hardware store on tho site
where the county jail now stands, He
continued In the hardware store until
1860, when no sold out his interest.
In 1855 he organized the Canton Gas
Light and Coke Go. OF which establish
m6nt no was president, In 1867 he
bought up all the stock OF the company
and had entire control until 1887 when
no sold out his interest,
After Mr.. Raynoldo retired from the
Raa company he purchaseda n controlling
lnterest In tho City National Bank, but
has not been actively connected with
ia management He was formerly
Whlg, but later identified himself with
the Republloan party.
For over thirty yenrB he has been an
act,vs ma member IN The Preabylerlan
church and for many years was Iln Of.
dsr Iie waa one of the main movers
i'm eatablIahine the Buckingham Mis-.
a,on In connection with the church, and
contributed largely toward the society.
He was also prominently connected
centlv nresented The CITY with the drink.
Inc fountain on the Square In honor of
his aon William. who was intimately
nnnnScted ry & with tho society. Ho was
oDe oS Tho ieadera IN organizing the
UnblIc library. and waa n member OF the
hoard of directors at the time of his
9esih
ly ia ,Vaa nlao n landing llpht I'm the
Taw and Order L,enque. and The organ.
izatIon Of the society was largely due