The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-11-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


BopY sSArcaR0,-A very affecting case OF
grave robbing occurred in this city iAs' week
bringing the deepest anguish 70 an already
stricken family. Last week, on WeoheSuaS
young man by the name Of Berg. oi'en lncor'ec'
iy pronounced Danish. was accidentally XII ed AZ
Grove a Co.'S mines south Of this city. near the
Ls&TV. Railway. The body OF The deceased
was carefully laid away at the cemetery, and the
sadness connected with the event was soothed by
the sympathy Of kind friends, when a vision OF
grave robblng arose before brother OF the de-
CEASED. and which so preyed upon his mind that
he searched the new made grave and was met
with the astounding fact that the body Of his
brother was gone The coffin and grave clothes
were there and tracks 10 the southeastern corner
Of the cemetery disclosed the fact that two per
sons had been engaged in the robbery. Then II
was ascertalned with reasonable certainty that
the body had been put into wagon and driven
about mile south on the Navarro road, the wag-
on then being turned short around toward the
city, and the track was lost in the multitude oi
tracks entering the city by that road, and no
trace Of the guilty persons has been found It's
rnmored upon the streets that a reward OF 5000
will be paid for the offenders.
WE hearo the streets that on the lst Of Janua
~ prox. the controlling interest Of the Union Ma
tlonal Bank win pass into thehands Of J. 4, Nc
Lain, ESQ, and other parties in his interest, VINO
viii assume the management and control Of the
institution, Mr.. McLain to be president and hr
JOS II. Hunt 10 be cashier, The well-known
means of the incoming administration OF the ar
fairsof the bank, and their experience as bank
ers, give assurance that the Union National Bank
will continue to sustain It's high character
DIR. srRuB, President and Hon. r. B, Denniss,
one Of the Board of Directors Of the l., s. & T'V'
Railway, were in the city on Tuesday evening
Also Messrs. Kent and Chamberlain. 1t Is under
derstood that they are all in the interest of the
Masslllon & Coshocton Railway, and that that en-
terprlse win be pushed TO completion at an early
day.
DUNDRE.-The people Of the northwestern por-
ton of Tuscarawas county are moving earnestly
in regard to the Massillon COshocotn Railway,
andwin hold a meeting on Friday evening
THE old Kelley UllmAn residence, corner Pros
pect and Main streets, under the repairs put on 1t
by j. p Benton, Eiq, Is looking very cheerful, es-
pecially since Mr Benton has moved into 1t.
The wflmot correspondent Of the city papers is
concerned about the fortunes Of Mr.. Folgers
clients down in Sugar Creek. How far that ques-
ton concerns the correspondent we'd like to know
MEssRs. CLEMENT RUSSELL of Massillon, and
! c. Aultman, of Canton, have been appointed
members of the committee for this congressional
district ITO aid the State managers to secure q
proper representation at the centennial exhbi
ton" A better selection than either Of the
above named gentlemen could not be made,
Mr.. II. BEATTY with commendabe enterprise
has laid a stone pavement in front of his build
ing known as "Beatty's Block on Main street
which is the best in this city.
THE policy of removing the High School De
partment to West Massillon, is questioned by
great many people in this city,
WET respectfully suggest to our city council u
be quite ready for the next spring election
Every breeze whispers change"
WHO Is responsible for the injunction which
now resting on, restraining certain parties from
building?
RETRIBUTION Is CERTAIN,-The newspapers sa,
that Charlie Renner who, 1t is said, perpetrate'
sundry forgeres here, and left town 10 ayoi'
prosecution, Is now imprisoned at Abeline, Kan
sas, for the commission of crime of some sort ou
there Renner while here was butcher and un
I'll his fall was esteemed as an upright man. II
has at last received the retribution that await
crime
The Lake Shore 4 Tuscarawas Valley Railwa
ever mindful of the public wants, has put on al
other passenger train.
THERE will be a Sabbath school Institute an
Normal School held by the NJ, +. Sunday Scho'
in this city from November 18th to the 22d, incll
siye. superintendent Of Instruction, Rev. }.
Garr Superintendent of Music P. c, V'Kane, a
= sisted by Mrs. Amelia Buskner and Mrs Hardy
JUSTICE BLACKBURN has opened his office in ii
second story of Huths grocery and proyiso
store corner of Canal and Main streets west sic
of the canal. The room is well lighted an
: pleasant, and the trustees, with commendab
liberality have furnished the Office with all Il
books necessary for library. The catalog'
consists Of Swan and Critchfelds revised stati
! tics Swan and saylOrs supplement, and the Al
nual volumes of Ohio laws from 1868 to Il
present time and warren's Ohio Criminal law
which the justice has added that best Of all boo
for an office, Swans Treatise. The squir'
% Office may be said TO be in motion.