The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-05-07

MAssYLLoE CORRESPONDENTS


Charles KIiler had another lot of fruit
| and shade trees for sale on the corner OF
Main and Erie streets, last Saturday af-
~ternoon.
The Young men of Massillon who are
Interested IN the temperance league will
hold q meeting in the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms
friday evening Of this week.
The Mahoning Presbytery which met in
his city last week bad, as we learn, an
Interesting and profitable session We
intended 10 have bsen present and repOr-
ted ITS doIngs, but other engagements pre-
vented The Commissioners appointed
TO attend the General Assembly to be held
in st louis are Rev. Messsr.H. B. Eldled
and David P. Erwin.
We learn that a petition is before the
City Council asking that the grade of Main
street, which has been undisturbed in its
present shape for forty years, be changed.
II not out of the way 1t may bs well
enough to suggest that, if any such thing
has. friends in the CouRcil 1t viii be well
enough to adopt Crocket's motto, BE sure
you are right &c.
Fish markets as well as fish market
graduates al abundant in this city just
now.
The necessity of Il society for the pre-
ventlon of cruelty to animals was made
very apparent on Monday morning. Dur
ing the terrible cold rain that was falling
at that time a dray horse was attacked
with what was supposed to be blind stag
gers, and fell into the gutter IN front OF
BreckaPs grocery. The animal was i'm
II ediateIy ~disengaged from the dray but
was unable to get up, and while strug-
cling we saw a man kick 1t in the side
Of the head. The question at once sug-
gested itself, Would that man if strug-
CLING with epilepsy like a kick
"Come gentle spring ethrial mildness come"
Spring is determined not TO be coaxed
into any such idea as coming; it is holding
lis SHOWS for immediate use IN May.
On Thursday last Jacob S. Bachtel,
ESQ, administrator of the estate of j. F.
Sstterlin, deceased, sold nineteen acres
of land in the Sd Ward in this city at
auction on the premises, to John G. War
wick, Esq of this town for S9,4lO, one
third in hand and the residue in two equal
payments with interest. While the price
is higher than such land generally brings
it is only about half its value. tits eligibly
ElLudbEh hA SAE4A1 6NANNNB q AN" 6bASSN
lust opened and will from its proximity to
permanent improvements in that part OF
the city command a handsome ad-
vance.
That there is a growing disposition 70
improve the North side of the Sd Ward
in this city, no one can doubt for a mo-
ment. The Rolling Mill soon to be turn
ing out tons Of iron is drawing around Ita
demand for building lotsin Its immediate
-neighborhood, and will be the means Of
extensive improvements in that part of
the city. The Reed property of twenty
five acres purchased by the Lake Shore
& T~uscarawas Valley Railway Company
should be and doubtless will be the loca-
ton ola Union passenger depot; bought
at a point where all the railroads running
INTO the city meet, nothing could be more
eligible for that purpose. The MassIllon
aud Cleveland Railway would be spared
the risks and costs of running on the track
of the P. FIT. w. g. c. R W, as it now
does. and the P. Fit. W. & c. Railway
could separate its passenger and freight bu-
siness entirely, having more room for each
than it now has for both, aud the LIS. &
T. v, one Of the most Important roads
running into this city, would have am
pie room for all its business. In addition
to the convenience to all the roads the
accommodation to passengers could hardly
be estimated. cherry street already a
very important street Is soon to be one OF
the great t~horoughfores Of this city.