The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-24
CANTON MEN
ON DICKS STAFF.
Appointments Were Made Pub
lie at Columbus Yesterday.
PICTURES OF THE GOVERNORS
Nash's Portrait Is Now wsnted-A Youngs-
town Organization with had Name
Incorporates--The News In
Columbus.

Columbus, July 2O.-Major General
Charles Dick, commander-in-c OF
the Ohio National Guard, late Thurs
day afternoon announced his new mill
tary staff. Two Of the members were
formerly members in the Eighth regi-
ment. The staff follows:
Assistant adjutant general and chief
Of staff, Gorge NJ. Wright, of Akron.
Assistant inspector general, Charles
c. Ames, Of Columbus, now quarter
master in the adjutant generals office.
Chief surgeon, H. M. w. Moore, of
Columbus.
Chief quartermaster, Moulton Houk,
of Toledo.
Chief commissary, Harry Frease, of
Canton.
Judge advocate, General S. F. Hansel-
man of Ravenna.
George w. Wright, Of Akron, was a
staff officer Of the Eighth regiment for
a number Of years. but at the breaking
out of the Spanish war he was detached
and detailed for duty in Porto Rico
Harry Frease at one time commanded
one Of the Canton companies Of the
Eighth. There are two aides yet to be
appointed.
THE GOVERNORS PICTURE.
William T. Matthews, an artist, for
merly of Canton, but now Of WASH
ington, d. c., has arrived here and Is
desirous of painting picture of Gov
ernor Nash. Mr.. Matthews has achieved
considerable fame in his profession.
He has just completed portrait Of ex-
President Harrison and has begun one
of the president. The likeness Of Gov
ernors Allen and Bishop, which, with
the portraits of other governors hang
in the rotunda of the capitol building
Of Ohio, were painted by Matthews.
| Among the charters issued by the Sec
retary of State Thursday was one for
the Ground Hog club, Of Youngstown,
an organization formed for the purpose
Of providing social enjoyment for it's
members. This club is the first one in
corporated in the state that has adopted
as its name that Of the little animal
with such alternating propensities.
The officers are: President, John H.
Moore; vice president, John p. Farra-
CHER; financial secretary, ]. H. Welsh;
corresponding secretary. E. ]. Connolly:
treasurer, William Price. The names Of
the officers and members appear on
the charter.
| ECHO OF AN AKRON CRIME.
Frank Ellsworth. Summit county
prisoner, who is doing time for grand
larceny, claims to have information
which shows that Romulas Cottell, who
was convicted of nurderng Alvin Stone
and wife and Ira Stillson, all of Sum-
init county, was not guilty of the crime.
He asserts that he overheard Anson
Strong, who was sent to the peniten-
tiary for completely in the affair, say
that he intended to kill the whole fam
lily short time before the commission
of the crime. Ellsworth has directed a
letter to Judge j. A. Kohler, of Akron,
about the matter. The penitentiary Of
fcials are disposed to disbelieve Ellis
worth's story.
ABOUT THE EIGHTH.
The suggestion that in case the gov
ernment ran short Of troops for China,
the regulars in Porto Rico and Cuba
could be withdrawn and the Eighth.
Sixth and Fourth regiments of this
state substituted, will hardly merit the
approval of the Presidents own" as
the regiment would not be satisfied
with doing mere guard duty in times
of actual warfare. The Eighth has ex-
pressed its willingness to go to China
ipr elsewhere II necessary.
'!,',, GEORGE T. BLAKE. =