The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-19

The Stark County Bar association
and county officers outing at Meyers
lake, Tuesday, which was mentioned
briefly in the News-Democrat of that
day, was decided success. 1t was 2:3O
in the afternoon before the speaking
commenced. Owing to an amicable ar
rangement between Messrs. Lynch AMI
Shields, each of whom had been accord
ed twenty minutes in which to speak,
Mr.. Shields did not speak, and the en-
tire forty minutes were given to Mr..
Lynch in which to read his history of
the Stark county bar. He occupied
more than the allotted time, but the
paper was of such intense interest that
TO one rocked the passing Of the time.
The paper was highly complimented.
The speaker started with the organiza-
tion of the county and took up each in
dividual lawyer as they entered the
practice, giving a sketch of their lives
and an estimate of their character and
abilities.
Much other interesting history was
given, including rather dramatic .ac-
count of the first murder trial and exc
cution in Stark county. The News
Democrat gives the speech in full.
At the close of Mr.. Lynch's address,
Attorney c. c. Bow, acting as toast
tnaster, in neat speech, introduced
Congressman r. w. Tayler. In the
capacity of POSTMASTER, Mr.. Bow is a
success. The Hon. r. w. Tayler spoke
briefly of the pleasure it gave him to he
Lresent at the banquet among so many
genial friends. The address of Mr..
Lynch, he said, was of interest to him,
as the two counties of Stark and Colum-
biana were so closely associated in the
practice of law and in their political re +.
laticns.
Though Stark was carved out Of a
portion of Columbiana, you have out
grown us, yet bring you the greeting
Of the mother county," said the speaker.
He was admitted to the bar while Judge
Meyer was on the bench, and told an
incident of some "pestiferous" lawyer
Of Lisbon who demanded that the judge
give charge to the jury, thing which
Mr.. Meyer always did. Mr.. Tayler sail
that the reply of the judge-"the court
will give the charge in writing"-indi-
Gated that the lawyers case was already
lost. The speaker was applauded
literally at the conclusion of the ad-
dress.
A vote Of thanks was rendered Mr..
Lynch for his historical sketch, and the
executive committee was ordered to
lave 1t printed in pamphlet form so that
1t could be preserved. Plans were dis
cursed for getting a more complete his
tory Of the bar.
The committee on revision Of rules
was ready to report, but as the after
noon was well advanced, arrangements
were made for the bar association to
meet at later day and consider the
report in detail.
Those present at the banquet were.
Congressman r. w. Tayler, William A.
Lynch, r. s. Shields, c. c. Bow, !. H.
Taylor, G. S. Mcdowell, ]. B. Snyder,
II. w. Harter, Joseph M. Blake, J. c.
BOthwell, T. c. Snyder, d. G. Hughes.
w. J. Piero, d. b. Smith, Atlee Pome-
rene, Charles M. Ball, j. II. Robertson,
James Sterling, H. B. Stewart, T. C.
Snyder, Jacob J. Hawk. Austin Lynch,
). p. Fawcett, w. Fl. Smith, John w.
Sponseller, Wm l.. Day, John T. Blake,
f. Wolinsky, John l.. Robb, p. j. Col
Inns, George B. Frease, e. r. Alex
aLder, ]. Whiting, Jr., o.. e. Young,
+. l.. Baldwin, George Howells, w. e.
N. Hemperly, Orlando G. Volkmore, T.
n. Turner, A. M. McCarty, G. L. Oberly,
J. HI. Reigner, Allen Cook, @. G. Up
ham, Harry Rex, w. F. Yost, Ed. L..
Hmith, ] "A. Bowman, ]. A. Welker,
J. T. Smith, l.. M. Jones, James Valle-
ley, G, T. Meyer, G. A. Dougherty, ]. w.
Craine, U. 8. G. Johnston. d. W. Shet-
Ter, j. A. Rice, William Wagner, A. w.
Alger, o. M. Coxen, Homer V. Briggle,
O. orge ii. Clark, J. ]. Grant, w. j..
Oby, A. u. Bordner, j. A. Bliss, John C.
Wtlty, ]. d. Crubaugh, F. II. Ewing.
J. J. Whitacre, ID. F. Fording, Frank
Mckinney, Charles Seeman.
Mr.. Lynch's address follows:
Gentlemen of the Bar association OF
Stark county: At your annual meet
huB Vi loOV, WniSh hou INC pieoouIe VI
attending, you saw fit to assign to Mr..
Shields and myself the duty Of making
the addresses for this yearly meeting
and assigned to us the topic THE His
tory OF the Bar of Stark County," We
we're notified that the time limit of
twenty minutes for both would be al-
hered to. Mr.. Shield with character
ietic unselfishness has assigned to me
his share In the limit, to say nothing
ef his portion OF the burden Of his
yleasing task,
Ever since my assignment, j have
been working what ideas the COM
uittee entertained as to the subject as
alGned, and the proper method OF It's
tyentment. II we had history of the
Mr. OF this county, twenty minutes
nisht nell be employed doubtless 10