The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-18
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MIR. c. F. Kicks has been appointed
and confirmed as Postmaster of this city
in place of J. H. Brown who has most
werthily filed the Office since his appoint
ment.
"A fellow calling himself Williams
has been raising the wind IN our town
with the aid Of q woman, representing her
as blind. Look cut for the dead beats
and imposters.
Mr.. Amasa Bailey, since 1926 q
worthy citizen of this township and Mas
sillon; died on Sunday morning last, aged
him. They lived together over sixty
years.
The late rains have threw the trans
on the L. S. & T. V. and P. Fl. w, & q.
Railways out of time, particularly the
former, upon which no trains arrived on
Monday or. Tuesday from the south. The
Tuscarawas liver has been higher than
for the last five years.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Sunday evening,
Mr.. George Bechtel, proprietor of the
Farmer Hotel, corner of Erie and Oak
streets, who had been in usual health, fell
dead from his chair. The only warning
he had was q sudden feeling of sickness,
of which he spoke to q friend near. On
examination 1t was discovered that an at
tack of ~apoplexy was the cause. Mr..
Bechtel was q useful citizen, and his loss
will be regretted.
STARK FIREsToNE, brakeman in the
employment of the P, Fit. W.& c. Rail-
road, was killed almost instantly, Monday
night las. week at the depot by being
crushed between the cars Whieh he was
engaged ineoupling A8the lime. The de-
ceased was a young man. Of very temper
ate habits and strictly moral character 4;
was about twenty-five years Of ase, and
buried his wife some ak months ago. His
home was in Ada, Allen county, where
his body was taken. He was born and
brought up in Sandy township, this
county.
The AMERICAN HoUsE.-This popular
and we'll appointed hotel, under the man
agement of Marcellus Madison, ESQ =,
with its very thorough repairs and i'm
provements is equal to any in the State,
for the comforfAI y furnishes and the care
it bestows upon RTds of guests who
daily D~atronize B q very disastrous
fire of 1851, in BAcity, which burned
down the entire square upon which
the American now stands, excepting q
small brick tenlment. The old Amerlean
then destroyed was on the south west
corner Of the square, the new one was
located on the present site, being the south
east corner. 1t went into operation at q
time when Aassillon could not be said to
be Aourishing, it has however kept on in
creasing in public favor, generally, and
particularly since it has been in the
hands of Messrs. Madison, Gus G. and
Marcellus, until the old building, which
uyhan huflf Woa rauar1ad ~ ~fzoy
gantly large, became quite too small
to meet the public wants. Massillon
had become a railway center, its manufac-
lures had increased and greater hotel &C
c~ommodations and facilities were required.
The proprietors not feeling WillingSto ex-
pend as much money as Messrs. Madison
thought ought to be expended to make it
3 frst-class house, concluded to purchase
it and did so, and as soon as they could
make the necessary arrangements COM
nenced enlarging and repairing it general
ly, filling the entire front of their lot on
Erie street, two hundred and thirty feet
by slxty-six on Main, and is most eligi-
bly, situated for light and air. The add
tions made are 40 4 so feet, three stories
high, the upper stories containing % fine
sleeping apartments, the first story two
elegant store rooms fronting On Erie st!
and the old building two superior onss on
Main, which are supplemented BY an ad-
dItiUnal one in the southeastern corner
which is most eligibly situated for any
business. When completed the house
will contain rs rooms with ample accom-
medations for 100 guests. The hall en-
trance on Main street. is laid, as is the
Office floor, with marble and the walls
present q white lime finish, which with
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makes it one of the ~pleAsantest rooms of
the kind to be found any where. The
ceiling in the ONCE is supported by iron
columns, taking up 30 little room as
scarcely to be noticed. Immediately ad-
Joining the office is a small room lnten-
ded for = telegraph office which is tender
| ed to the company gratis, and has been
accepted, an Office may therefore be e1-
peeted TO be opened there as o as prac-
ticable. Connected with the house in the
basement is . new billiard room Of ample
size fer four tables Of the latest and most
approved style. This department, we
ought to say, IS under the management Of
Charley Meyer who allows no body to
surpass. HIM as q skillful and at the same
time graceful player. The rooms are sup
pl'ed with elastic call bells operated by
the telegraph process, and When finished
the house will be heated by steam at a
cost of $4,000, the snug sum of $1,000
being the coat of all the repairs Connec-
ted with the American is Nj. J. B. Con-
RAIDS well arranged livery establishment
where safe horses and splendid carriages
can be had at any time on short notice,
and if drivers are desired careful and ac-
commodating men are always on hand for
any occasion. AS a first class, commodi-
Gus and well arranged hotel we venture to
say the American will bear comparison