The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-05-28
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MAssILLoN CORRESPONDENTS


We hear of a man CD in this city who
is going to throw sloP on the women the
next time they come OF the streets for
crusading. When that chivalric deed
does take place it will be duly chronicled
There has been a change in the run
ming of the mail trains on the L. s. & T.
V. Railway, that knocks the Cincinnati
papers all out of tune. Cant this thing
be- remedied some hoWO ftlAT
Mayor Warner has gone to Wordsworth
to a Pioneer Celebration to be gone until
Monday.
Massillon is to have a steam fire engine,
a new lot of hose and many other nice
things for the fire department. .r.
The Volcano Furnace Company have
put their furnace in excellent repair and
are only waiting g better prospect for iron
to set 1t at work sgaIn.
Mr.. I. NJ. Bunnell an old and respected
citizen was buried on Tuesday. Charley
Taylor. of the Independent, says he was
aged 81 years. Don't blame that on the
types. Mr.. BunnelPs age was 66.
A young man in this city was heard TO
make his boasts that he had been out the
night before on q "~jsmboree." From the
unearthly noises on the street on Tuesday
night one would suppose the young mans
statement was entirely correct. that not
only he but several others whose mothers
did not know they were out we're on a
drunk.
We learn this, Thursday, morning after
our correspondence is in type that an ar
rangement has been effected between the
employers and employees at the mines by
which "grim visaged war hiss smoothed his
wrinkled" front and that ''order reIgns in
Warsaw" The particulars viii be gwen
next week.
DEATH OF Mrs. G. w. BURREss.-On
Monday q dispatch arrived from New
Brighton, Pa, Announcing the death Of
Mrs. Carolyn E. Burress, wife of Mr.. G.
W. Buness. late of that city. Mrs. Bur-
ress was q daughter of the late B. B.
Harris, Esq, a grand daughter of Mrs.
M. II. McCIary. and a grand niece of the
late Hon. James Duncan, was q native of
this city and had always resided here ex-
cept for a short period when with her pa
rents she resided in Michigan. The names
mentioned above will only be remembered
by the older citizens. Mrs. Burress was
a woman of excellent qualities and as such
will be kindly Remembered by her many
friends. She leaves a brother in Camp
Point, Ill, and two sisters in Chicago.
With her passed away q representative OF
one of the first families in the early set
Element Of this portion of the TascaraWas
Valley. OF several children but one with
her husband survives her. Her remains
were brougt to this city for interment and
the funeral took place from the residences
of Mr.. and Mrs. Folger, on Prospect street,
Of whose family she had been for many
years u member prior to her marriage.
Her age was thirty-seven years.
a few of the sporting gentlemen who
are fond of a little game of draw .just
big enough to make the game interesting
were indulging in q square game Of
"~strait" at a somewhat notorious place in
this city a few evenings since when q fell
low citizen of African descent got into
the room and was invited into the game
In about q half an hour be had all the
money atthe board, held all the aces and
q king and what was singular every
Ia at the board had a good hand but
could not bet for want of an imitation. The
colored citizen weuld not lend and the
betting ceased. There are some readers
of the DKMockAT here who know all
about that little game.
A brief note from Lieut.. Com. FoIger
U. s. N. announcing his arrivalin "Merrie
England" was received = few days since.
After spending a week at Newcastle
upon Tyne, and Birmingham he expected
to visit London and from there go on to
the continent.
NRw RAILWAY CoNEECTION.-The dai-
ly papers announce the opening Of articles
of Incorporation fora railway from this
city to Coshoeton, Coshocton county, to be
known as the Massillon & CoshoctOn r
R. This road will doubtless be built
The corporators are Messrs, R. B. Dennis
w. L. Holden and Frederick Frof, O
Cleveland, Clement Russell Of Massillon
Samuel P. Walker of Rogersville and Johr
O. Fisher and Alonzo n. Haytoh of Co.
shocton.