The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-19
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MAssrLLoN CORRESPoNpENCE

MAssILLoN CORRESPONDENCE
john Smith was registered vest erday
at the Franklin House.
Hon. D. P. Rhodes was in the city OF
Saturday.
The miners, as we are informed
wentin at all the mines on Monday.
There wa 8 union meeting of all the
Protestant churches, at the Presbyterian
church On Sunday evening. The house
was crowded to its utmost capacity.
The earth Is very thoroughly satura-
ted with water. more SO than for -four
years last past.
Mrs. RebeccA A. Bahney has com
menced two new suits in the Common
Pleas against liquor dealers under the
Adair Law.
The improvements making by Mr..
Nicholas Sibila, on his eligible business
stand, on Main street, will make it when
completed, one of the best in the city.
Col. Dwight Jarvis will be . candi-
date for City Engineer at the April cleo
ton.
The ice is out of the canal and if the
weather continues as mild as it now is
boats will be running IN the canal in q
few days.
Among the business changes of last
week we note the sale by Philip Porter of
his saloon on Jarvis street to Jacob In
gold.
Gen. Kent Jarvis is doing q good
work IN shortening little Sippo Creek
where it runs through his lands on the
west side of the run in the Sd ward.
When completed 1t will be an ornament
to the lots to be laid out there
The funeral of ]. T. Sotterlin, on Sun
da1 ~ sas1 - H. A.. lawu.~f nofAoripn af
the kind here for many years. Mr.. Set
terlin was a member of Massillon Com
mandery of Knights Templars, F. & A. NJ.
but was not buried by his brother menu
bers. nes 90.
MARROW EsCAPE.-On Monday NOR
ming the arch of q large cistern, which was
filled with water on the premises of Ernest
Wisman, Esq, on Canal street, fell in
about one minute after Mrs. Wisman had
been standing on it to pump 8 bucket Of
water. The large stone covering the
crown of the arch through which the
pump was supported, went down with all
the arch into about twelve feet of water.
The escape of Mrs. Wisman Was just In
time.
Jacob G. Willard, Esq, County Sur
veyor has Just finished a plan of Massil-
Ion Cemetery which is the best job of the
kind ever gotten up in the County. 1t
represents the Cemetery in thirty w Sec
tions, every lot being distinctly exhibited,
every walk and line and all the vacant
ground not laid off into lots being also
exhibited. makes a Job well worthy the
well earned reputation of Mr.. Willard as
8 Surveyor and craftsman,
Reports are on the streets of a tenn
perance movement IN this city about to
be inaugurated similar to that now going
on in the n of Fayette, Brown,
Clinton, Highland, Green, Madison and
others in the central and southern por-
tions of the State.
We Is HE?-A man, We learn has
been travelling through the rural districts
hereabouts representing himself sometimes
as Gen. Kent JARVIS, of this city, and
sometimes as "a bachelor brother" of Gen.
JARVIS. Sometimes be il IN the South
Eastern portion ofthe county, then over
in Columbiana representing that he has
farms to rent, and sometimes wishing to
exchange lands but always manages to
secure free gratis his supper lodging
and breakfast and invites his host to call
on him in this city. One day last week
however he ran foul Of Mr.. Yonnkman in
Bethlehem township, and, Mi. Younk-
man beng well acquainted withaGen.
Jarvis let him know that, when he said
he was the bachelor brother Of the General.
Thus far the fellow has eluded detection.
Several persons whose hospitality he had
enjoyed have come to pay their respectsI
TO Gen. Jarvis, and have been sadly sold at
finding the'treaI Simon Pure"had not besn4
their guest. 1t would be pleasant 70 give
that confidence mans name to the public
where it will 60 if IT can be asceItain-
ed.
-FHR soHooLa-In-ls4s, On thSSlsEI
day ofFebruary. the General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio passed an act entitled,
IAN act to incorporate School District No.
l in Perry Township, Stark CoInty," lsee
vol. As o. L. 223,O out of which act grew
what Is known as "Massillon Union
Schools" The provisions Of the ac5 in
reference to Directors are that at the first
election three persoAs shall be chosen as
directors, who ahau hold their offices, one
for n year, one for two years, aud one
for three years, and Afterwards one person
shall be chosen annually for three years.
Under that act Of incorporation the school
Was organized and has been successfully
conducted most of the time. Arrange
ments were immediately madefsr building
the large school building in the 4th ward,
and as population has increased, the
elone primary" at the corner Of East and
Trsm0nt Strssts, sna the West Aassillon
Schools have been provided With suitable
buildings. At the last session Of the
General Assembly the laws regulating and
governing Common Schools were revised,
and an act passed entitled IAN act. for the
reorganization and Msintepsnee of Com
mon Schools" under the pEoVisionA Of
sck ali tha 0rhoola of 4hA State
known as Common Schools may be or
which Is too long to be copied ENTIRE
provides that when any two members Of
= Board Of Education Of District .Organ-l
lied a are ours,shal give ten days notice;
or when one member Of such Board shall,
IN connection with ten persons having the
qualifications of electors give alike notice
eslling the qualified e~leetors Of the dis
trici together thsy, the electors. shall
vote by ballot for or against increasing
the numbers of the Board of Education
and that that vote shall determine. Ao-
cerdingly q notice calling such q meeting
on the 28Ih inst, at the Union School bull
ding in ths 9Th ward has been posted in
numerous parts Of the city Setting forth
AlsO that ct that meeting between the
hours Of 2 and 5 o'clock P. u. Of this day
voting will be had on that question. On
the ballots will be written or printed the
For6s Board Change" or Board no
Change" This provision Of the lev gives
the whole body of qualified electors In
the Distriet the isirest possible opPortuni-
tY to express their preference. The meet
ing should y f4ly sttsndsa.