The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-07-06
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MAssILLON cOaREsPONDENcE.

| THE BALLooN.-On the 4th about 5
p. m, public attention was called to some
thing floating E. s. E. over the S. W. por-
ton of the city which as it came nearer
proved to be a Balloon, and has since
proved to be Professor Seacrist's airy built
Castle, with which he ~traverses mid air,
and brings word from the upper regions.
The Professor glided boutgracefully going
in the direction stated, descending rapidly
after coming in sight and finally dropped
into a tree top near Pigeon Run, in Tusca-
rawas tp. about fifty feet above Terra
FirmG. Being seen by the neighbors he
had assistance rendered and got down to
earth's surface safe and sound having been
about forty minutes from Wooster. We
watched the Balloon in its rapid move
ments until it dropped below our horizon
which was the comb of the root of Ritttn-
ger & Cos foundry and in a short time we
learned that the aerial stranger was Prof.
Seacrist. We congratulate him on his safe
descent. Like the epicure who ate the
stewed crow zoe don't banker after such ad-
ventures.
lions Church had a season OF refreshing
last First day. Uncle Josey Armstrong of
Alliance cam up on a mission to the
bretheren and the way he discharged his
duty was a caution. A freight train was
passing whils the exercises were at the
highest and the Engineer undertook to
drown Uncle Josey's voice with a long
whistle from the locomotive, but twas no
use. The Missionary to ZiOns African
Church has lungs Of sufficient power to
drown the shrillest whistle on the best en-
CINE on the P. F. w. &C Ry. between
Pittsburgh and Chicago.
Hon, Charles Sumner will please accept
the thanks of the Massillon correspondent
of the Democrat for valuable documents
including Mr.. Summers speech on the st.
Domingo Resolutions. delivered in the
Senate CT the U. S. May 9th 1871.
Rev. Father Lais, of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, is at Fl Wayne attending
the funeral Of Bishop Luers, Bishop of Fit.
Wayne Diocese, who died suddenly in
Cleveland last week.
Hon Geo. Harsh one of the Directors of
the Ohio Penitentiary is absent at Column
bus on official business.
We have noticed the rope walking else
where, that did not come off on Tuesday
at 6 o'clock p. m, We understand that
MaIcellus of the Massillen department of
the Rep & Rep knows who got up that sell.
Will Marcellus rise and explain ?'
Several people, patriarehs and patriots,
were very indignant because Capt Seaman
enforced the Fire Cracker ordinance on the
4th. Thanks to the Marshal of this city |
for his diligence in that direction. This
city is rid of the fire cracker nuisance and
a greater nuisance never was heard of.
Every Body and Every Body:s wife and
children went to Akron on Tuesday. When
the train came in from that city in the
we noticed a great many Canton
people getting off and spending an hour in
This city awaiting a tram on the PIT W.
& G. to take them home. We noticed
some who had evidently been on a train
all day, but the train they were on is not
the train we are writing about. The train
were on gets people home at last
Our excellent friend John of the Inde-
pendent was out very late on Tuesday
night at a meeting of The Good Templars
BY means of which that sprightiy paper
got into "the drag an | we could not avail
9urself of ms locals. They will be sharp
his week.
The Akron celebration was as we learn,
| gay affair, we were not there to see or
lear the great philosopher of the N. Y. |
Tribune, our excellent friend Deacon
Brewster was, and he came home 'like a
giant refreshed with new wine" he drank
wisdom in copIous draughts. The Dem
,crat will give the Deacon its sup
port, I'd est the Massillon Department,
Tor Mayor, next spring, subject to the de-
,ision of several rings" that have taken
he matter in hand. We would like to say
more but have not the room.