The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-05-21

MAssILLON CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hear of the arrival of Hon
W. Stanley the contractor and builder OF
the w. & l.. E Railway.
Prof. J. W. StanSbury is still in the
show business he exhibited IN this city
IN Tuesday afternoon and evening. Ihe
professor is some on the show.
The citizens of Masslllon will meet at
the G. A. r. Hall on Friday evening for
the purpose of making the necessary ar
rangements for observing Memorial Day.
Let the meeting be full.
Eighty thousand gallons less of whisky
made in March, 1874, than in March,
1873, in Ohio. Certain patriotic gentle
men are mourning over the decline IN the
revenue.
G. P. McCadden, Esq, of Toledo, wal
in town last week.
We don't know of = msaner trick than
shutting off the gas such nights as have
ruled for q week past.
Citizen Coleman is making very valua-
BILE repairs upon his residence on Main
street.
John Temple, the inimitable John, is In
town with his pockets full of greenbacks
to pay for good horses. He can be found
at the American.
If the city council would p the foot
bridge across the canal at Main street
crossing they would do a good job.
The butchers of this city have put beef
steak ap to Is cents a pound again, after
selling it at q york-shilling they have
concluded to 90 back to the old prices.
Why Will some n answer.
The pavements on the east side of Erie
street in front of Madison block and the
| establishment of Miss Yost are beng re-
laid with Berea stone which will be a good
job when done.
With sorrow we announce the death, on
Tuesday, of Mrs. Koonts, wife OF David
Koonts, two miles or so from town. 1t
is but q few weeks since MIR. hoonts
buried q promising son.
The women of Massillon, belonging to
the Temperance League. published an adj
dress "to the public" We copy it entire /:
"ro The Public-In the temperance move
ment which we have undertaken, We have
had no purpose to violate the laws OF the
| State, or interfere with the rights of any
citizen. We have malice IN our hearts
toward none, but charity toward all. We
believe we have the right to persuade
men from strong drink, and to plead with
the liquor seller to cease from his traffic.
Believing, too, that God has called Us TO
the high duty of saving q fellow men
we will not cease to pray and b to
that end. 1t is our solemn purpose, with
love in eur hearts toward God and man,
to 90 right forward IN the work We v
undertaken, and if the hand of violence
be laid upon as we make our humble and
confident appeal to God whom we serve
and to the avs of the State whose hum
BILE and faithful citizens we are" Here
follows a long list Of signatures.
We were quite mistaken in saying that
Mr.. Warwick was sole purchaser OF the
valuable tract of land on Cherry street 6
few weeks since, Messrs. Frank Baldwin
and Capt. Crosse are also interested inth'
purchase.
A ROLAND FOB AN OLIVKR. A few
weeks since Mr.. @. W. Burress, of THU
city, received q letter, written and post
marked at New York, in which the writel
informed him that he was q hotel keeper
on Broadway but had recently burieC
from his house 3 Mr.. Burress who had left
a trunk of valuable clothing, two golC
MhLCHo6 duU = bnNCA OhOg GAA ~
amount of his bill was small, only $3.50
, and the deceased was doubtless 3 RELATIVE
, of Mr.. Burress, if he, Mr.. Burress, would
: send the little amount OF SIS so the wri
. ter would Immediately send the trunk
: clothing and watches, otherwise b
would be compelled to sell them 70.
i. what he could get and they would bring
? great deal more than he claimed and tn
: property ought not to be sacrificed. MI
Burress Immediately answered the lette
: saying the deceased was doubtless som
= = relative of his and that the citizens {
: Massillon had provided q beautiful GENE
J terry where his friend and relative coul'
. rest in peace and if he, the hotel keeper
would send the corpse here he might kee
the trunk, clothing and watches for b
4 trouble. The corpse has not arrived.
l. There was a little family brush on tn
n sidewalk in front of the T. o. on Monda
t. between q father-in-laW and ~son-ln-lG
10 and daughter. The son-in-law and daugi
re ter were the party of the first part, II
ID father being second best.
=, The Constitutional Convention has az
iourned after 188 days of laber mont
p~Grturisnt etc, or words to that etec
The old constitution was made IN thIrt.
five days, the present one IN one hundr'
: and ~thirty-fve and the new one Will
the people will adopt or reject on the IL
= of August next required more time
- build than both the others. Ii 1t as go
"A as the old one7