The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-05-14
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MAssILLoN CORRESPONDENCE.

The temperance movement in this city
continues and it will continue until liquor
dealers will obey the law.
Perry Township furnishes four member
of the Grand Jury for the next term Of the
Court of Common Pleas.
The "Calabria," Cunard Line of Steam
Ships, in which Lieut.. Com. Folger, u. S.
N. sailed from New York is reported by
telegraph to have arrived safely on the
9th. The dispatch being dated London it
IS not known where the vessel first made
land,
Among the strangers in the city last
week was Hon. D. P. Rbodes Of Cleve-
land, better known as Dan Rhodes than by
any other name. Dan goes for Thurman
for President, and has little love for the
"black and tan" party, ss he styles the
Republicans. We are inclined to think
however that be has joined the crusa
ders.
w. T. Bascom. Esq, successor to Mr..
Hartzell as editorof The Rep. & Rep. and
w. W. Jackman of the LEGAL department
of the paper were in this city on friday.
OF course they paid their respects to the
Mssslllon correspondent of the DEMoCRAr.
The Lion knows the true Prince"
ALLIAKcE.--George w. Vincent is again
clerk at the Sourbeck House. George is
the right man in the right place.
Mrs. 1 N. Webb, who has been visiting
In England for about a year, was expected
to sail from Glagow last week.
Elk Mayor Laughlin says 'he never re-
fused to sign ordinances passed by the
eouncil-statements TO the contrary are
ISLANDERS"
Wright & Penneck, Of the hardware
trade, ara greatly improving the appear
ance OF the store room building by adding
a coat of paint.-LocaE.
The Rolling Mill began work last week
IA very fac thing for the wOrkmen and
others.
The prohibition ordinance is pending |
before the council, and will probably pass.
The temperance women continue the
crusade with vigor on the picketing plan
suits occur to increase the excitement
occasionally,
MINERvA.-The woman's whisky war
II Minerva has obtained a final victory. |
The final phase was to get after Swift &
with the law. Accordingly q large
number of men and boys were summoned
to testify before the Grand Jury, IN Car
.rollton, and sixteea indictments were
found against the obstinate liquor house
Swift concluded to surrender 10 the force
OF circumstances, and by his counsel pro-
posed a compromise before the cases were
called. namely, to plead guilty to one iu-
ard abandon the business entire
~. Terms were agreed upon. Swift
was fined S. and costs of suit, and gave
bail in the sum of 5000 for his appearance
at the next term of court. If be carries
his pledges of surrender the remaining
indictments will not be pushed. The mass
meeting IN Minerva oyer the closing up of
last saloon Was a rousing affair and
the excitement was great. A meeting was
held In Carrollton after the Swift case was
arranged, and Raley, the prosecuting at
Of the county, stated, "that it had
been the aim of the officers Of the law, to
efectually stop all illegal traffic in intox-
drinks; that under the law no sa-
loon could exist as such; and that, so far
as he knew, every saloon in Carroll coun-
ty had ceased to sell Intoxicating DRINKS;
also, that IN prosecuting vIolators of liq-
uor laws the object was to put a stop to
their illegal traffic, and rot to prosecute
IheD;-and when they gave up-cried
enough" and gave promises that Mr..
swift had given, and kept them, the OBJ
OF the prosecution was accomplished.
Raley was followed by Rev. DR.. Cur
IAN, who had been requested TO address
he meeting. We cannot undertake to
give a synopsis of DR.. Curran's remarks;
'ufhce 1t to say, they were, as usual with
lin, excellent and sound. S. Weaver,
been called upon, made a few brief
,emarks. After singing by the choir, the
Meeting was dismissed with benediction
1y Rev. Curran."