The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-27
HORTICULTURE
s6ociety's Official Report
of the Meeting For
December
,Ar1HE .WoRKHoUSE

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s The December meeting Of the Coun'
ty Horticultural Society was held al
Athe workhouse, Canton, on Wednes'
day the eighteenth.
The meeting was largely attended
Z by members and visitors, and stanos
as one among the many pleasant and
+ sociable meetings that characterize
+ this society.
The hearty welcome extended, and
kindly effort put forth by Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyer to make the meeting pleas
: ant. will happily long be remembered
by those who spent this day at the
institution.
The visitors were shown through the
institution, and as we passed alons
\ the corridors. and glanced into the
{ cells, and we'll kept rooms, this gen.
eneral remark was heard, "how clear
and orderly everything is today"
But the members OF the board ol
management tells us, as you find II
today so you find 1t every day. which
speaks well for the management by
: Superintendent and Mrs. Boyer.
Owing to the amount Of business
:, TO come before the society, President
Hanna called the meeting to order al
IL o'clock.
4 Minutes OF November meeting read
and approved.
Z President appointed on committed
Y TO collect membership dues. M. w
! Oberlin. w. II. Heshey and Mrs. J. w
Z Ryder. Il tsrt-l 80 q
President appointed A. b. Mase. d.
Niswonker, Miss Allie Saylor, Mrs. J.
J. Snyder to constitute q committee
on nomination OF officers.
President appointed committee on
auditing OF books, consisting OF T.
T. Crowl, M. Bitter, j. N. Ramsey.
: The executive committee reported
i on places of meeting for year 1908. as
follows:
January--M. w. oberlin. 80 East
; Oak street, Massillon.
FebruaTyA@E. T. Crowl. Lakeside
avenue, Canton.
Merch--Mrs. Mary Melbourne. West
Tuscarawas street. Canton.
April--New Berlin. In charge OF NJ
: Bitzer and ID. Niswonger.
Mayo. d. Basht. Jarvis avenue,
/ Massillon. r'
June-Nimisllla Park, Canton.
July-The Ladies' Home, North Mar
Z ket street. Canton.
August-Mrs. Ed. Meyer, Meyers
Lake. Canton.
September = Fairmount Children's
Home
October-B. M. Stier, Paris.
Novemoer~-County Infirmary.
Deeember-County workhouse.
~ bIus1ior printing for the year 1908
was called for
The Leader Printing Company OF
Alliance. presented n bid complying
with the conditions of the customary
contract for ss9.00.
No other bid was presented. A mo-
tlon was. offered that the contract
be lot to the Leader Printing Co. OF
Alliance. motion carried.
At this point dinner was announc-
cd. and a recess taken. All. at once.
repaired TO the large dining room.
where about one hundred people par
took Of most excellent dinner, serv-
cd by Mrs. Boyer and helpers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
President Hanna called TO order at
1870.
Mr.. Joseph OF Alliance. one OF the
members OF the Board of Management
Of the workhouse. was called upon
for remarks.
Mr.. Joseph am the youngest
member OF the board. In the short
time that I have served on the Board
Id so much as have learned. I am
well satisfied with the management
and present managers.
Mr.. Joseph kindly welcomed the
guests. and said It is the duty OF the
tax payers and citizens of the county
to visit the institution and see how
AFFAIRS are conducted here.
There are, at present 103 men and
8 women prisoners In the institution.
The men are allowed rs cents and
the women 20 cents per day.
p We try to manage the best we can.
We meet with opposition from the
laboring class 10 we attempt to have
the prisoners work outside the insti-
tuition. SO we employ them within
the walls by having them make vdN
rat traps. They make about 400 q
day. for which we thus far have found
sale. He closed by extcnding best
wishes TO the society q
Mr.. Boyer was asked how much
money vas received from prisoners
outside the county. -
Mr.. Boyer.--We turned into the
treasury over. $4,000 last year. and
think II win go beyond that amount
this year.
ID. M. Niswonger wh0 had been ap-
pointed essayist. did not respond with
. paper. but gave a short talk about
orchards
Suggested that In the reports that
60 ON record. the committees be very
careful In the naming Of fruits and