The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-16
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MAssILLoN CoRREsPONDENCE


lMAssrLLoN CORRESPONDENTS,
The death ofC. N. Stanley is announe-
ed in the city papers. Mr.. Stanley resided
here long years ago, was a gentleman and
a scholar. BE was indeed man of re-
markable culture and refinement, and his
death will occasion sorrow in many hearts
in this city.
VIM. Goldman Of Rsvanna succeeds
John Smith in the West Side German
School:
Messrs. Mong & Crawford who were
burned out last August, are out with a
"spick span" new establishment which
is supplied with every useful appliance for
good work.
Mr.. Cyrus Young addressed a Temper
ance meeting at Fulton on Tuesday night.
Notwithstanding the bad weather he had
a fine audience IN the n. E. Church.
Mr.. Bayliss presented the following res
elutions at the meeting of the City Coun-
Gil on the 9Th inst, and on whose motion
they were unanimously adopted. The re-
marks of Messrs. Bayliss, Warwick and
VoEt were highly complimentary to the
President who replied briefly, acknowledge
ing the courtesy that all the members had
shown him during his term of service and
expressing his earnest hopes that the fa-
ture business of the Council would be
characterized by the same harmony that
had marked the past:
RESOLVED, That our sincere thanks are due and
are hereby respectfully rendered TO our worthy
President for the faithful, impartial and efhci-
ent manner in which he has presided over this
body during the past year, assuring him that his
superior ability as a presIding orncer will always
be by US with pleasure, and that we
part with him in this connection with many re-
ResoEred, That this body wish to acknowledge
and testify to the efficient, earnest and Jealous
manner In which all the outgoing members of
this council have always discharged their Yari-
oGs and Srduons duties while members of this
body, We regret sincerely to part with them and
they viii be greatly missed.
The address of Rev. DR.. Taylor at the
Opera House on Monday evening on
Temperance was a very able one and it is
pleasant TO say that the meeting was or
Derby.
The County Commissioners have awar-
DEF the contract for putting side walks TO
the Stone bridge across the river at Nam
street crossing to the Massillon Iron
Bridge Company, which is an assurance
that the work will be well done.
Last Saturday afternoon was about as
~dlsagreable as weather could be; showing,
blowing, freezing and thawlng alternately.
Hon. Edward Brook of the House of
Representatives at Columbus has our
thanks for the advance sheets of Ohio
laws passed at the present session.
Lieut.. Commander w. u. Folger, U. S.
Navy made a short visit to his parents
and friends in this city last week, return
ing to Hartford. Conn, where he has been
stationed for the past year. Mr.. Folger
has been actively engaged in the Ordi-
nance Bureau Of the Navy Department for
the past two years, in connection with
which he expects to sail for Europe in a
few weeks to be gone a year.
H. Altekruse, Esq, Clerk elect of the
Township took the township records, desks
and other property belonging to the office
into possession on Friday. The Office will
hereafter be kept at his store on Main St.,
West side of the Canal.
The improvement making on the stone
block, corner OF Erie and fremont Street s
by Gen. Jarvis, and by P. Dielhenn in his
brick block on Main, between Erie and
Erie and Mill streets, will make those
buildings the best in the city. The
second stories will be fitted up for Office,
and will be most eligibly situated.
The g~entlsmen's furnishing store Of
Messrs. L. Harsh & Co.. is one eff the finest
any whore. Every conceivable article Of
gentlemen's wear can be had there at most
reasonable prices. Mr.. T. Loew the gen.
eneral business manager is eminently
qualified for the place and will be pleased
at any time to exhibit the stock to pur-
chasers. Among other conveniences of
the establishment door opens from the
office of the American Hotel directly into
the store, The Telegraph Office, Office
OF theh hotel and the store are on the same
floor.
Mr.. w. E. London will remove his
stock of groceries and provisions to one of
the rooms in the Opera Block immedia-
tely.
On Saturday night a rev occurred on
II o'clock. The Marshal could not
combat it single handed. The parties en-
gagged are being arrested and fined as fast
as they can be found.
We hear of a disgraceful drunk on the
streets on Monday afternoon in which the
sons of some of the most respectable fam
lilies in the city were engaged.
The Women's Temperance League had
several committees out visiting saloon
keepers and liquor drinkers on Monday.
An establishment on the West Side was
the special object of their efforts when
seen by the writer. All parties were es-
pecially polite during the call. 1t is IN
derstood that this movement is TO solicit
names to pledges to abandon the traffic.
What further steps will be taken Is not
known as the movements of the women
are kept a secret.