The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-11
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JuDaH HRLDnNRRAHD,
Adam W, TIedenbrand was born Ia
Pennsylvania, February ~, 1880 lle
came 10 Mt Union In his early days
and remained there some time, ABOUT
the year 1850 no removed 10 Wayneh'
burg, Where no taught school, While
living IN Waynesbu 4 no studied law
and was admitted 10 tho bar by tho dis
triGt court OF Carroll county In ibbs Ia
1864 he removed 10 Perry tOwnphl y
where no followed the occupation OF
school teaching, la 1866 he waa elect
ed clerk of the courts and reelected IN
1868. In 1879 he was nominated by
the Republicans for The ONCE OF probate
Judge aud elected lie was reelected
Ia Ia 1875 aud again In 1873. ln ibsl no
was "A candidate for fourth term
but WIS defeated by Judge
M6yera by twentyeight Voteh'
lie was one OF the hhrewdeht polite
lans that ever occupied al office IN the
court house He WAS looked upon by
friend and 100 o. \ man hard 10 beat
for any office, and his defeat ~ 1871
was brought about by bis inability 10
make tho canvass on account OF his
broken down health, lilo was u clever
and obligng official, ana 10 Hcoommo'
date person with any information
concerning probate matters no w0lld
search tho ONCE from one end 10 lhe
other Ills health became 80 poor lhal
he was forced ~ resign tho Office IN
November 1881. Ile purchased prop
erty in Florida and moved there FOR tho
benefit Of his health. lie died ftbru'
ary 21, 1854, aud hla remains were
brought here aud Inferred In Wesllawh
cemetery
iupGE MONO,
Tho resignation OF Judge llelden'
brand left the probate Olllce yAehnh
aud John q, MOng was appointed ia
November 1881, by Governor Foster TO
IN the unexwrrd term, Judge M0ng
WAS born in Jefferson county OHIO, on
June 20, 1890, aud lived there until he
was II years OF age, when 10 removed
with his parents 10 Waynfhblrg, stark
county lie WAS elected Justice OF tho
Pence ia sandy township aud served
continuously Ia that office for twenty
years, While llling the olllce he read
| iaw by hlmscl, and was admitted TO the
bar In 1861. In 1903, through the inilu'
ruce Of Edwin NJ, Stanton, secretary
of War, who was 10 relative Of llH, he
secuted tho appointment Of cOAmlB,
snry oil subsistence, with the rank OF
captain, aud was immediately confirm
cd by tlieSrnate lie hold thiap position
| for six months aud then resigned 10 Hc'
ccpt the Olltr ul Deputy Provost Mar
aNul for the seventeenth ONO district,
with headquarters bt AlIlNuce' lit
! ll,vd thl. putDtlun until the clCHt OF The
WA, when le removed 10 Canton
| When he retired from the probate olllce
/ Ia February 1872 he formed law part
uersmp with 4. T. MeU"rty, which Is
now one OF the leading law arms IN
| Canton,
Hup0E MgYEn
SeapMm MeJdr was born ~ That
mart of France which now belongs 70
Germany, ia October, 1915, and came TO
this country IA 1928, lie settled IN
| stark cOuuty Nnd began rendlng law
| with General Samuel Lahm 0nd was
admitted 10 the bar IN 1898, lie was
elected prosecuting attorney Of STARK
county, ls 4 Democrat, In 1917, ana re-
elected Ia 1919, lie was subsequently
, elected 10 the same OlllCe, as u liepubli'
can, in 1891, hlS Democratic competitor
bdug Judge Ran, lie served rs a
colonel ,u the Union army aud was IN
.gyclal engagements, In 1870 stark
county alone formed the lat subdivision
OF tue Dth judicial district and Judge
Meyer WAS elected on tho Democratic
ticket as Judge Of the common pleas
courts, thtruny defeating Judge Peu8e,
He was not a candidate for reelection,
| In 1881 Lu Ta8 elected probate lndge
aud 10 elected ln 1854. lie yc8lgntd IN
November, 1888, on account OF III health
and removed 20 California, where no
gtil resides lie was an able lawyer
aud was the only probate iudge WHO
ever sHt upon the common pleas bench,
he was "a hard student and hls library
heC0nsldered his greatest company. lie
mustered the French, English, and Ger,
man languages when quite young and
could hold an intelligent conversation
Ia either Of them, Ills great fort In
the law was In placing the correct Inter
prelaliOn upon a statute
JUDGE FAWCErr
Jacob =. Fawcett tho present incum'
bent. was born In Allegheny county,
ppnna. Jan. 9, 1851, Ne worked on n
!agM lp als Ua,ly youth GgG attended
.le public schools uI Allegheny county
40 thp agp of fourteen his fDther died,
and two years later no removed with
his mother TO MI Union, Stark county
Ohio. lie entered NJ Union College
and graduated from that institution m
1871 le afterwards commenced read
ing law IN the office Of William q, PIP
PITT IN Alliance, aud was admitted 10
The bar April 9, lSIi llB opened out
an Office IN Alliance ana began 10 prac.
tce law. In April, 1876 he was elected
mayor Uf NJ Union ana served IN that
capacity for one year. ll0 WIS mar
rled ia Feb. 1877, 10 Jennie, daughter
OF Senator Mitchell from Oregon, and
moved 10 Canton IN August OF the
same year. He served four years as
councilman and In 1885 was made pres
ident OF that body, lie has served two
years as chairman OF the Republican
county committee, and has been u
member Of the Republican state com.
miNse When Judge Meyer resigned
his OflCeTn 1886 an understanding was
entered into with Judge Fawcett,
aud he was appointed by tho Governor
10 I'M out the unexplled term. lie I'M
medlately entered upon his duties.
A GIRL WHO WAS REPORTED DEAD