The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-09
Not far rrotIa HONG.

Not far frOtfA Home.
The daily Akron Beacon has been pub
lished three months and promises to con-
tinue. Its average daily circulation is
over 700 and is increasing.
Mr.. Garrison recently sold one half of
his american at Massillon for $4,000.
Pretty well sold!
Mr.. David Robson, Sr.. of Wooster,
died last week in the 77th year of his age.
teer in the war of 1872 He settled in
Wooster in 1913.
Mr.. Hunter, brakesman on the Cleve-
and & Pittsburg R. R., while coupling
cars a few days ago, at East Liverpool,
was caught between the bumpers and so
injured he died in an hour or two.
Fifty sheep were killed by dogs in
Wheatland, Guernsey county, last week
A pretty dear dog for the owner, as by
the laws of Ohio now, the man who owns
the dog is liable for the damages.
A Mr. Helmick, aged 76 years, of Old
Town, Tuscarawas county, while standing
on log ehopping, slipped and fell some
ten feet into ravine, and was so badly
injured that he died in a few. minutes.
Thomas Paynter, of Mineral Ridge,
while going home from Niles, Trumbull
county, one night last week, was set upon
and terribly beaten by some unknown
parties, after which they robbed him of
some three hundred dollars and watch
No arrests made.
The Grand Jury of Portage county foond
hin s ,,,I,o%,a,,A I.
NJ, Kelso, for the murder of James Mon
tague IN Kent, on last Thanksgiving ev-
enlng. His trial goes over until next
term on motion, from the impossibility of
obtaining witnesses now in other states
The Massillon american claims to be a
larger paper and give more news than the
Rep. & Rep, and also says the latter has
been losing subscribers very rapidly of
late about Massillon Those lovely breth-
ren in the black cause do not seem to re-
gard each other with more than Jacob
and Rachel affection.
A few evenings since the darkies were
expelled from the Akron rink by the
police, acting on the order of the proprie-
tor, DR.. Peterson. They had slipped in
undetected at the entrance and without
the proprietor's ticket of sanction, being
required in addition to the regular admis-
sion ticket. This is a new arrangement
to keep 'the man and brother" male and
female, out of the rink The excitement
in Akron concerning colored brethren on
the rink continues.
They prate and they bswl that the Negro is free
But while these things occur, we ask-hOw
it be?
We learn tha AIr. Sol. Gotshal was ar
rested on Tuesday night and taken to
Cleveland for an alleged violation of the
revenue laws. The offense consisted in
insutfciently stamping deed of convey
ance.-Byyd11 Dem.
The horse thief McThay, who was sent
to the penitentiary from this county, last
week, is an old offender, this being his
sixth term IN the penitentiary. He must
like the place or he is 4 very unlucky
thief-MariOn Independent.
The Universalists of Ohio have for
some time been on the lookout for a suit
able location for a college, and the Bea-
con Of last week says they have decided
to locate it in Akron, provided the cIti-
zens donate sixty thousand dollars.
A considerable sensation was aroused in
town last week by the news of the return
of Mr.. Lord, who left here rather sudden
ly some twenty years ago He left be-
hind him wife and family of children,
who had not heard from him since he left,
until last week, when he came to the resi-
dence of Mr.. George w. Hanoy, his SON.
in-law, where his wife is now residing.
Mr.. Lord has been in California for the
greater part of the time, and returns in
poor health. He finds a great change in
Youngstown and its surroundings since
he was last here, no doubt YollnqStoaon
Register.
A man who would purposely stay away
from his family twenty years, without
writing to them or letting them know of
his whereabouts, ought to be lynched on
his return. There can be no excuse for
such wretches.
The Ashland Union says: Last Thurs
day night some enterprising villain or vii
lains, taking advantage of the fearful
storm, bnIrglarized the Post Office in this
place The parties effected an entrance
at the rear of the building, by prying up
q window, after which they had clear sail
ing. 1t is not known what the robbers
realized, but it is thought that the sum
was very small, which however, was not
owing to lack of industry and persever-
ance on their part, for they opened every
letter IN the Office. From the Post Office
they went into the front room and rifed
the money drawer of the Book Store, re-
alizing enough to purchase three half pints
of Family disturbance" allowing that
article to cost 40 cents pint. Taking all
in all, we hardly think that the Cracks
man" got enough soap" to pay for the
venture.