The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-11

oanton's Leading Citizen and Business
Man'--A Soldier OF the War-''A Chris
tian Worker-'A Humanitarian-''A
Model Man ia All tho Walks Of Life--'
We Shall Not Look Upon His Like
Again,
Al i0Ab o'clock Saturday night, sur
rounded by loving relatlyea and friends,
George D, llarter passed quietly over the
river Of death,
Mr., Harter'H last Illness began about
ten days ago, when severe pain In hlf
head caused his family much anxiety
The trouble increased with each passing
hour, until Wednesday he sank into a
atupor and remained Ia q tomatoae oondi'
ton until the end, All that medical
science aud skill could do was done, bui
tho hold Of the dread enemy could not be
shaken of, During the last four days OF
his Illness, symptoms OF apopleXy were
observed, and partial paralysis resulted,
lle was not a robust man, nor was he
considered lacking In vitality,
Skilled practitioners were brought 10
his bedside, among whom we're Dr. Pop
per, OF Philadelphia, president Of the Uni
yerally OF Pennsylvania, Dr., MoCann,
one OF the greatest surgeons Ia illlAhurR,
and Dra, Phillips and Marchand, OF this
city.
Mr., Harter was very relloent concern
Ing hla private affairs, but many apeedy
| person in this city can attest 70 hlA un-
bounded generosity, llegnye largely 10
charitable institutions, but his private
gifts were countless. lle was an enter
| Iaiulng e0nYeFHatiOnaliht, yet ouly his rels
/ atlyea aud Intimate lrlendH were aware oi
the immense store Of general knowledge
| he possessed Few men wore hla equal aa
! 70 historian, lao belng well yeraed aud ae'
| cutnto both in tho history ut lhlHAnd other
| countries, Although wealthy, lao did not
| live merely for tho accumulation of
wealth, hut always had numo project lu
| yiew 70 benefit the needy aud result la
! great good 10 hls follow mo-, Atthe time
Of hia death, Mr, llnr,er hHd "a number of
| lhHse prOleoiH la yleW hut uH he
had never revealed hlH oXnrt lnicn'
| uuua 10 10 not known what
charitable dotigna ho lad formulated lDr
/ future FORMULATION, Ills Wishes an far
many charitable enterprises which
markcd ha career, was his liberal donh.
| tl0na for the erection Of The new Y. NJ, u,
A, building, Ito also substantially rc,
mombered Trinity Lutheran church nf
this city, and various religious lnslIIu'
tluna,
llo was early trained IN the Lutheran
faith, and ut the time Of hla death wan %
member of Trinity Lutheran church and
superintendent OF The sabbath school
np0litioa he was Republican, firm In
his convictions, but weighed mon not by
their oreeda or party holioia, but 10y
their personal worth,
George ID, llarler WAS born In Canton,
IN building south of tho Public Square,
December 26th, 1913, aud was therefore AZ
years Of age. lle was the lhlfd son Of Mr.,
aud Mrs, Isaac llarlor. llp attended thr
public schools la this city aud graduated
from the high school 40 The age ufaxtoen,
Shortly after his graduation ho accepted
a position na teller Of the Savings Deposit
bank, Of which Mr.. Julius Whiting, ST.,
was cashier.
AZ the brcaking out Of The civil war, hc
was eighteen years Of age, and lmmcdl,
aloly enlisted aa u private soldier In the
Mnaallon company Of Ohio Volunteer Ia.
fantry Shortly after his enlistment ho
His war record was u brilliant one, aud
many deeds OF daring are accredited 10
him. llo was considered one Of the best
drilled mon In hia regiment, undauntOd In
courage, and ever In the thlckost Of the
fight.
In 1884, when the confcderatoa attempt.
ed 10 capture aud destroy number Of
block houaea In which were supposed 10
bo hiding some colored fugllyos, Llou,
tenant llarter was placed Ia command Of
q squad OF twonly men and ordered 20
defend garrison No. 2, All day long the
intrepid Lieutenant urged hia small band
OF followers 20 make sturdy resistance,
and was successful IN withdrawing the
acigo until late az night when ho withdrew
his company In safety and repaired 10
Nashville, Az mark Of appreciation OF
his gallant defense OF The garrison, Con,
Thomas assigned Lieutenant llarter 10 "A |
position nl hla headquarters, afterwards |
transferring him 10 General Boatty's
6tnll, aide dc.oamp, An order was issued |
oompllmonting Lieutenant llnrtCr for his |
bravery on the occasion Of the defense OF |
the garrison, and General Thomas alao |
presented him with aaaddle and complete |
riding oulllt, During one Of the Ongngo- |
monta IN which Mr.. llnrlcr took proml. |
mont part, hia sword was broken, and |
NJ another timo u shell carried away |
the tail of his coat Az ho seldom spoke /
OF hin military exploits, these evidences Of |
remarkable escapes were not known until /
quito recently. llo remained In the war
until peace was declared then returned /
10 Canton and assumed hla old duties nt |
tho Savnga Deposit Bank, In 1867 To.
gothor with hin brother Michael D., lac or.
gunlged the banking firm of George u.
linrlcr aud Brother which firm " atill
doing buanoaa IN this city.
In 1869 Mr., llnrior was married 10 Mica
Elizabeth Aultmnn, only daughter OF tho
late g, Aultmnn, His wIfO and four child.
rem survive him, two Of ha children, "A gon
aud daughter boing dead,
AZ his death ho was president Of tho
First National Bank, and u mombor of the
banking firm OF Isaac llartcr q Son.
Asa business man ho was alwaya liberal
and successful, and 20 invora received
from George D. lnrtor many mon In thla
'ity owo the succosa Of their business
'areora,
Mr.. Harlcrpoascssod ilno library and
had great literary taste. He loaves Il
argc fortune, no the fruit of hla labor,
and ~ u monument Of hla ability aad |
business lnlrogrlly Tho oxnct amount
n ha life insurance N not vet known, but
( approached 100000 Private funeral
services will bo held ot his lato residence
tomorrow afternoon NJ | o'clock, after
which the remains will bo taken 10 tho
lutheran church whtro the funeral
sermon will ho preached, The lntormcnt
will take place NJ Wcstlawn cemetery
A post norton examination was made
yesterday 10y Dra, Phillips, Marchnnd,
Brant, Morrow, poriman and
Post, when II was revealed that neither
clcnco nor medical skill could have saved
iia life. Tho nymptoms Of apoploxy and
paralysis which were 80 apparent during
he latter part OF his illness woro aupcrin.
luccd by u large abcess az the base OF tho
,raln involving the anterior and posterior
OBJ, aud apoplexy could bo none other
sas the opinion that an operation would
ave boon OF no benefit