The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-14
IL AvING IN A RECENT ART t,
icle referred to William !

icle referred to William
NJ. Folger, of Massiilon,
ms one Of the old hotel keepers in that
city, 1t Is quite proper that more
should be said at this time in regard
to the Fclgcrs.
In 1926 Mayhem Folger, father Of
NJ. and Robert H. FClger kept
hotel in Kendall, now one OF the wards
of Mnssillon. Upon the completion of
the Ohio canal and the beginning OF
the town Of Massillon in 1925 he rc-
moved to Massillon and built on the
northeast corner OF Main and Erie
streets, new hotel calling it the
Inn. Four years thereaf-
ter in 1892 Mayhem Folger died. After
that Joseph Lazaret and others con-
tinued to keep the hotel open until
1871 when william M. Folger rented
his fathers old established hotel In
Massillon and kept 1t until 1913. Then
ho removed to Ravenna, Ohio, and be-
came the proprietor of the Prentiss
house in that town, and thus contin-
ucd until the building was destroyed
by fro about 1862, after which lie
won't to Akron and kept the Empire
house for Ave years. think Mr.
Erown, the owner Of the building was
also interested with Mr.. Tolger IN
keeping this hotel.
William M. Folger alter this was
short time In Reno, Pennsylvania,
where he kept a hotel known as the
Folger house, and during the centen.
NAL year he went to Philadelphia AMI
assisted his old competitor, Thomas 8.
Webb, in keeping his hotel there that
year. During all the years they hail
been in competition they were warm
friends.
William NJ. Folger was born in Nan
tucket, Massachusetts, in 1904 and
died in Mantua, Ohio, in 1891 at the
advanced age of 81 years.
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After William M. Folger quit his
hotel in Massillon, Samuel Hawk, Of
Canton, took the old Folger hotel in
that place and greatly enlarged anil
improved the building, running the
hotel business quite successfully there
for seine years after which he went
to New York city and was quite sue
cessfpl in the same business there.
Among the hotels that he kept in
New York were the ST. Nicholas, one
of the popular and we'll known hotels
on Broadway. Mr.. Hawk made quite
fortune in the business he hal
chosen for his life's occupation. Ills
father, William Hawk, came to Can.
ton some years before and bought tha
Eagle hotel from the late George De
walt, which stood where the First
National hank now stands on the
south west corner of Market ard Tu5-
carawas streets, and there continued
lrtil his death. His soil Samuel, from
youth up, had been trained in the ho-
tel NJ slLess, and while his rather was
yet keeping the Eagle hotel in Can
ton, Samue! Hawk went to Massillon
Samuel Hawk was married to Miss
Fstep, of Canton. daughter of Dr.
Estep. They never had any children
William Hawk. younger brother CT
Samuel, was also well trained i'm the
hotel business. This younger brother
married Miss ella Bockius. now well
known in Canton as Mrs. Ella Hawk
and her only son, William Hawk, ir
Ia at present one of the most popular
and successful hotel men In New
York.
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Robert H. Folger, the attorney ol
MassilIon. who died there in recent
years, was younger brother of Will
iam NJ Folger, and at the time Of his
death must have been about IS years
old. think he was born lii 1872 II
was said of Robert H. Folger in his
later years that he was the oldest law.
yer yet practicing at the. bar in Ohio
Before Mr.. Folger had fully entered
upon the practice of law, ana while {