The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-11-27

! litlleolty situated AZ the head Of the ll0ek
| ing Valley, and about thirty miles south ol
| Columbus, has now ID population Of about
| 1000, IL IL the southern limit In Ohio
| whore natural gaa las been discovered
| there being seven wells with a flow OF
| A,ODDOOO feet per day aud ID generally
| used IN CRATES, stoves and for manufae'
turing purposes, Several firms owning
their wells, located moally within several
hundred feet Of their shops,
Lancaster Ia the equity seat Of Fairfield
county II las civil, political and milf
| iary record equalled by none la Ohio, on
Ia lhe United States, of similar sI1e,
The first quarter OF the present century
| Charles II, Sherman, atlerward OF tho sIi'
preme bench, wended his way 10 thia
place on horseback from Connecticut, ao-
| eOmpanled by ha wife,
la 1890 their son, Cen W, n, Sherman,
was born here, also Senator John Sher'
man OF Mansfield, who has 40 long been
one Of the " y, Senators from Ohio,
They lost their parents NJ an early age.
The general was adopted into tho family
Of Thomas Ewing, Sr, The senator was
taken by family Cincinnati, Thomas
Ewing was elected 10 the u, 3, Senate la
lhi2, and q few years later procured for
young Sherman an appointment 10 West
Point, WIN hls history in after lte your
readerH arc familiar, suiiicelt % say that
In the military history of tho late civil war
he IL ranked after Grant, The trio being
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, all nailyea
Of Ohio,
Thomas Ewing whilst In tho senate had
40 his peers such men aa IhOmaa II. Ben
ton, John q, Calhoun and Daniel Webster.
ln 1870 he WAS appointed Secretary OF the
Treasury. In 1913, when tho Department
Of tho Interior was created, President
Taylor gave him the portfolio. horn In
1901, died in 1871, his life has been written
by his daughter, Mrs, Gen, Sherman.
The bar Of Lancaster at the time was
composed Of heAldea the above, Altor.
ney General Stanaberry who reaigned
hla office 20 defend President Johnson,
greHa In 1865, Also Governor Medlll, Gov
ernor Brouah, John v. Braaee Sr. Hooking
II, Hunter and General Philemon Beech.
or, the last named, representing this dis.
irlot la congress when II was composed OF
almOst zone third OF the ataton
Besides General sherman, Lancaster
gave 10 the army OF the ". n, five more
generals, via. Con, Thoa. Ewing Jr. Gen.
Hugh Ewing, Gen, Chaa Ewing, who
died few years ago In Washington ID. q.
Gen. Schleleh, who died several yeara ago
In Lancaster, Gen. Job A. Stafford 10y
broyeD who died about year ago In
Chicago, and whose company was the
first 20 be accepted In Ohio, In tho war OF
the Rebellion,
In literature and painting We nnd her
civil history Gen, Hugh Ewing having
written In ictlon "a Castle In the Air.
MIaa Rlna Pierce wrote "Mabol Cllfton,m
also o novel, and Mlas Fanny Wright
daughter OF tho late Judge Wright, has
written work on art entitled "Hlnta Of
How.
Prof. Andrews, now deceased several
years, compiled tho Geological Survey OF
Ohio In four volumes,
First In painting comes G, i, Roam,
lately of Chicago, who ia the author Of the
original fruIt paintings from which Prang
Of Boston struck hia ChromOa,
The high and rocked faced hill 10 tho
northeast Of the city, known aa mt.
Pleasant " mentioned IN Emerson Bon.
netpa "RoroGt Rose ns being the abode
Of Louis Woaol and other pioneers OF tho
last oemury,
rHE boys, INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL,
Six miles south Of Lancaster IL an inali-
tuition with the above title, and ia located
on farm Of about 1900 acroa, II consists
OF almost two aoetloua which meet ~ op.
poaItc corners, AZ this luncturo arc the
buildings Of the institution.
The soil la very sandy aud shallow, bo-
ing principally the grndinga from
strntIllcd rcd sandalono with which the
farm IN undCrlnId, Tho timber consists
mainly OF chestnut, oak aud pine, but
grow 20 no considerable ai2e, Paatnrago
Ia only moderate, but auillciOnt TO keep
tho cattle In grass during the summer.
YlaitorH quito frequently wonder why an
institution Of this Kind was placed wherO
II la, but when tho object and purposes
are taken In consideration, the place no
doubt h desirable,
Tho hill upon which the buildings are
situated have an altitude OF over 900 feet
above tie city OF Lancaster and In conso.
qucncoa pure atmosphere IL obtained.
The drainage being natural, tho result ia
seen In the yearly ymortuary report, q death
being Of rar0 occurrence unloss tho goOda
OF disease existed before tho coming OF
tho Inmate,
THE BUILDINGS,
Tho buildings are named after the prln-
cipnl rivers of tho state yia,; Ohio, Hook.
Ing, Muaklngum, Union, CuyAhoga, Sci
oto, Miami, Eric aud Mhumoe. These are
the principal or family buildings, group.
cd In tho segmont Of q circle around the
main building, with the exception Of the
Ohio, IL being for smaller boys ranging In
age from SH 10 ~ yonrs OF age, Tho OBJ
loct being 70 separate them from older
and moro yicioua boys,
Tho frat twelve boys were received into
tho institution from tho Cincinnati House
Of Refuge, Jan, 10, 1858, Since then there
have boon almost 5000 boys received,
there, being GIL now remaining, grouped
into families OF from 80 10 70 each except
the Ohio, which contains about lao,
MERITS AND pEMERlTs,
Is tho aystom by which the institution In
governed, and was introduced by John G.
Hito, the present elilciont superintendent,
Jan. lat, 1885, during his first term, and IL
In force to-day as q basis for toating tho
standing OF boy,
II gives to each boy the exact number ho
cnrna, and classes him In the grado ho be-
longs In proportion TO the magnitude OF
the offence FOR which he was committed
10 this school, aa follows.
For murder, granddaughter, obatruoting
railroads, highway robbery, arson, ETC.,
1000 dement's,
For assault and battery, ombcEslomont
over S3b, grand larceny, forgery perjury,
cic., 5000 demorlw.
For aiding prisoners 10 escape, ombeE.
element under go, petit larceny, truancy
otc. 400 dement's.
Tho standard for good conduct Ia flxcd
NJ ten merits per day. II q boy IL good
and faithful In study and department, ho
IL credited with ton extra merits por
month, In addition TO those ho receives In
"fnmilyu and for three months' contnu-
nncc, with 300 extra, On this basis, as
soon as lac shall have cancelled all his de.
merits he Is entitled 20 20 homo on "leavo
OF ABSENCE for -four months.
Should he provo faithful, oil ho need do
thereafter is 20 keep his leave OF absence
renewed every four months, until ho ar.
rlyps at twenty ono years OF age.
N he prove uufoithful, ho IL returned TO
the institution again and charged with
4 900 dement's.