The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-20
THE PIONEERS
Hold Their First Session TO'day-0lG
Time Papers Read.

The Old Pioneers held their first an,
nual meeting 40 the fair grounds N this
city Wtdl eaday, June l2th,
The weather WAS most favorable and
long before noon over two hundred per
aOns were present 10 participate In the
meeting, The meeting was called for
I'D o'clock but II was not until | / o'clock
that tho meeting was called 10 order by
President UndoThill OF Canton, Dr.
sluaaer was theAecr6tary,
Ia calling tho aaaemblage 10 order
Judge undtfhlll spoke briefly upon the
objects OF the association, The remain
dor OF the forenoon was taken up In
social intercourse aud In registering,
All who have been In the county twen,
W years are entitled 10 register.
Among those who had registered up
10 noon was William Smith, OF Plain
township, who was born In 1901 aud
who had lived IN this county since 1878,
Up 10 the same hour the name Of the
poison who had realded the longest IN
the county was John liecher residing
near Canton, lle came 10 this county
IN 1915,
Among the old settlers present was
William Wells, son OF BalaleCl Wells
the founder Of Canton, Mr., Wells 10 Of
Sleubonyille ana 10 tho gue0t Oi j, j.,
Clark Of this city,
Alter dinner, INDUCED In by all,
papers on interesting subjects were
read The subjects were "ReyOluliOn,
ary Soldiers Who Lived and Died In
stark County" by Charles kriChbaum,
"Now aud Fifty Years Ago" by Mrs,
Josiah llnrlzell, "IE0 Apprentice Sya,
tenn by Robert F0lgGr, "POlltlca aa II
IN and Was" by Judge Uuderhill, "le,
ligiOua Worship IN OldCn TmGa' by
Mrs MNnley, "SOurce Of Amusement
In Pioneer Days by Eli Miller, "Guns
and Game In Pioneer Days by John
Danner aud "W0mOn'a Fashions by
Mrs, NJ, A, Lester Mrs, Lynn and Mrs.
Barrie furnished music,
The Old Settler picnic NJ the fair
grounds Wednesday was grand sue
cess, ~ stated IN that days paper,
When the meeting adjourned there
had been over one hundred names reg
istered,
IN addition to the papers
lNNNt go lNHNlANN " NNNtbNllt
w. q. Myers, of Canal Fulton, refer,
red 10 the early slruggloa of his youth,
the difficulties aud hardships h0 had 10
encounter 0g compared 10 the adyant
ages within the reach Of an at the pres
ent day, He dwolt nv some length up.
on the advancement made by the
female sex aud heartily wished them
God speed toward OnlranchsemOut,
Mrs, H. NJ, Jones delivered au excel.
lent address upon the Improvement In
our schools and the advance In modes
OF education, All the performances,
without Hn exception, were not only
very crodltable but highly interesting
Not the least entertaining feature Of
the occasion, was the excellent music
furnished by Miss MCCammon, Misses
Annie aud Carrie Davis ANA Mr., Ro6t,
Jones,
Judge Undefhills term of presidency
having expired by limitation, John +,
ROynOlds was elected for the neXtmeet
Ing, which win be the second Wednes
day In June, 1880.
AT the picnic of old settlers, the state
ment was made that the last deer was
killed In Stark county In 1910. Joseph
LOut2enhlser called at the Office this
morning 10 say that his father, Judge
Peter Loul2euhelser killed u buck In
February 1874, Just northeast of Myers
Lake. Can anyone report later dOteY