The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-07
PROF. CHAPMAN DEAD.
lie Passes Away Late Last Night At
His Residence,
Appropriate Resolutions Adopted by the
Board Of Eduoation-''Ap Able instruo'
tor aud Christian Gentleman,

Chester W. Chapman, principal OF lhe
South Market street school, ana a nnltl
geolnpisl, died last evening az his home,
No, OO Liberty street.
Mr. Chapman has held the position Of
principal iu the South Market street school
Tor nineteen years, and received from
tho Board lhe appointment for lhe lWell'
tIeth year,
The deceased was man Of fine attain
meuls aud was noted for hls information
on geology, For -four weeks MI, Chnp'
man has been confined 20 hIs home by
typhoid fever and the end came uneN
pecled, Ito was a years nf age, AMI leaves
d vito aud four children,
The funeral viii take place tomorrow
afternoon at q o'clock from the house,
Rey, j, W Pounds will ollloIato,
IS NEMomAM
President Alexander, Of the Board Of
Education, nt an early hour lhlH morning
was lppH6rd of the death OF Chester w,
Chapman, principal Of the South Market
street schools, ana Hi once appointed the
following committee tO draft % memorial
notice ui the deceased Isaac llNrieG A,
%, lurfpll and Charles krichhlum, which
Wua adopted hy thH Board, together WIN
70 resolution that the members Nllrul tNe
funeral iu "a body and present p
floral tribute uB 70 token of thcIrhppr.r
citation and regard iDr The docrHF ~
Seldom hHH the llnc FROM Robert hlluH,
"AlHu N made iG mourn" struck il1 VIII
such force u8 this muWlug, when we
learned Of tha death NJ che tfr N,lhN' %
WHu, Principal OF thu south Market street
inhoul6, Surely has tNH grim reaper ln'
yadgd the mukB of tuu teachers ul luu
public schools, Scarcely bad lHu lul, Doe
come dry ON the resolutions puuupd for
the loss Of the houorcduud lumpntrd Miss
Mckinley thau we nru warned again OF
lhH shOrlupH6 Ot life hy thc Destroying nur
Frl Chester w, Chapman was ~ years
old, lie wu6 nineteen years lu lh' arWirr
ul tho schools Of Canton, Nu higher
minded gentleman, lu nll that lhr. word
Implies, ever occupied u position 100 our
schools, Tie was u man OF ability, was %
conscientious INSTRUCTOR auO among thr
very best scholars iu thowhOlc community,
cut oil in tho glory Of mature manhood
his death 10 "a severe uud inpHrNhlo blow
90 hlR afflicted wife and family Tor ihcm
we wish 90 express our most sincere sym'
pithy our schools lose one ui tho most
efficient aud mlouicd men among Che
corps Of Instructors, Mr. Chapman won
the respect Of Ull who know him hy hia
Iuua hr had like all mortal men, hut taxi
iug all In an hc was Indeed "a true man,
and wilde viii hc the circle Of those who
will feel hIH death uH % personal ullllcilon,
Resolved thpt the Board of Education
attend the funeral of Chester W, Chapman
in body and order to bc procured q ll0wl
token Of regard and esteem,
The funeral OF Chester w, Chapman
was held tllla afternoon at . O'clock, ana
the attendance Of friends and relatives
was very large,
The chakct containing the remains was
an elegant one with silver trimmings, AZ
the head ON the top Of the cnakct was
placed u pillow Ol ilowora OF the brightest
hue, Ia tie center Of which, ln small How
CrH, were The words, AZ rest Many ar.
tIsllc floral designs, OF the most beautiful
lluwCrf, were received from the pupils
and teachers oi the South Market street
school The flowers presented hand
some appearance na they lay on the collln,
Rev, j, r., Pounds, OF the Christian
church, aud Rev, 4, l., Hcrhuck,
of tic Trinity Reformed church
conducted the funeral services
aud several momhcu Of the
choir Of the Christian church rendered
the music,
The pnllhcnrors were Prof Burns, Prof
G, l., llinor, Prof, Shaw, Mr., Seton, Mr.,
George Harvey and Mr., j, II, Rhodes,
Several friends from out OF the city
were present among whom were Mr. and
Mrs Crubuugh, William Crub1ugh, and
Mr., aud Mrs, George Gilhart, Of AtwOtcr
Ohio,
The funeral was very large one, and
was attended by nohrly all the school
teachers IN the city,
Mr.. Chapman was second 20 Miss Me.
Kinloy IN the lonpth Of time which he had
taught school, aud hc leaves many friends
who mourn hls loss,
Ills death was sad one, and the widow
and family have the sympathy Of all In
their bereavement The remains were In
tered In WuatIuwu cemetery,