The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-13
Pletro Cuneo Returns to
His Native Land.
HIS LIFE IN CANTON
lntersstins "Reminiscences OF
the Ohio Editor Whose
Career Has Been .
Notable One.

Some weeks since the News-Demo-
crat noted the call made upon the
president by a former citizen Of Can
ton who had received an appointment
at the hands Of the president as con-
sui to Turin, Italy. He was Pietro
Cuneo, who came to this country from
Italy-a boy of twelve, more than 80
years ago and now goes back as rep
resentative to his native country to
city only a few miles from his native
town. He has been for a number Of
years the editor Of the Wyandotte Re-
publican at Upper Sandusky and has
been one Of the unique figures in the
newspaper business in Ohio. He left
that city Saturday evening for Italy
and on the evening before he was ten
dered complimentary concert which
almost amounted to an ovation. A
good portion Of his early life in this
country was passed in Canton and
nearly all his struggling for an educa-
tion was during his residence in this
city.
Mr.. Cuneo gave short history Of
his early life to press representative
just before he left Upper Sandusky
from which the following extracts will
be of interest to she many people who
formerly knew him in Canton.
Il boarded small sailing vessel, on
which passengers and crew made a
total of ia souls, at Genoa. Italy,
March 10, 1S49, and arrived in New
York, May 10. I worked on farms In
New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylva-
MIA. John Cordray, of near Milford,
Delaware, paid me SIS for six months
work. Josiah Starn. Of near Cam
den, N. j., paid me SO per month for
three months. Out of nine months
employment !, received $27.
II arrived in Canton, o., about the
18th of September, 1856, and after much
search for labor, was employed by the
late c. Aultman. of the then firm Of
Ball, Aultman & Co.. as common
laborer at a cents pen day. The fol-
lowing winter l worked evenings and
mornings for my board for the late
Christian Mess, west Of Canton, also
attended district school. l went back
to the Aultman shops and worked till
October /, 1858, saved enough to pay
for my boaIh and attended the Canton
union school till March mot quite
FIVE months.) ] went back to the shops
March !, studied at home and. the fol-
lowing October was granted certifi-
cate and began teaching the Mess
school, where l had been pupil two
winters before.
"At the end of the term I returned
to the shops, but soon transferred my
services to the Stark County Republi-
can, as printers devil The paper
was then edited my F. A. Meredith and
later by George Redway, now Of the in
terror department, Washington, d. c..
After fve months service as devil /
returned to the shops, and remained
there. with the exception of a brief
period with the Squirrel Hunters in
the civil war, till the fall OF 1866, when
purchased a half interest in the
Medina (Ohio) Gazette. sold out my
interest in that paper nine months
later and finally. about September IA,
1866. purchased the Wyandot Pioneer
which soon gave it's present name, the
WyandOt County Republican, and have
owned and published 1t ever since.
while In Canton / was, duidng the
winter Of 1S59-60, secretary of the Sum
day school Of the Canton Presbyterian
Charles Ray, VINO is employed as
membership secretary at the Boston
Y. NJ. C. A. is in the city visiting rel.
| atives.