The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-01-21
MASsILLoN CORRESPONDENCE.

The professional poker players in this city are
anxious to get the new treatise "schenck on
Poker" The work is said to be valuable for new
beginners as containing the Ter non scripta OF
straight draw and twenty deck" The old players
are fearful of innovations on the time honored
game as II has been played for the last half cen
tury. When Schenck was In the Legislature In
1913 he was good authority on draw poker.
The boys tell n good story of a tramp who slept
In one of the engine houses on Saturday night
with a bottle in his pocket which he had got filed
with whisky Like the ink bottles mentioned
elsewhere II froze and bursted all the glass drop
ping into the bottom of his pocket, leaving a
solid chunk Office, which hepuled out ofhis pock-
ct in the morning when he wanted a drink
John Houk, one of the old residents Of Tukca'
rawas township, died at his residence on New
Years day. He was worthy citizen. Some OF
the papers stte that he pioneer settler Of the
township. This is quite mistake, as the pioneer
settlers moved into the township In 1907 and the
township was organized in 1910.
One hundred houses In addition to the number
now in the city could find good tenants on the first
day ofApril next.
Not candidate Capt t. II, Seaman, having
accepted situation in the employ of the Cleve
land Wrought Iron Fence Co., will not be acandi-
date for reelection TO the Sfce of Marshal at the
Spring election. Capt Seaman has served the city
as Marshal and Chief of Police eight years to the
acceptance of large majority of the citizens who
were ready to re-elect him had he been candi'
date.
OThe Court Of Common Pleas will commence Its
Spring term for 1876 three weeks from next Mon
day. 1t has already four hundred and dsixty causes
to be spread out on the first trial docket; in addi
ton to the second trial and criminal causes
Amelia A. Holley of this city was divorced from
her husband SylvesterJ j. Holley at the late term o.
the Common Pleas. and given the custody of three
children, and the defendant perpetually enJoinec
from exercising any care, custody or control oVel
them or either of them.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton will speak at th'
Opera House in this city on Saturday evening
Feb. 9Th
James o. Krider of this city, worthy yount
banking house in Cleveland.
IfWilliam Mark Goerick will call at the Mas
sillon postofce he will get letter, and ifhe vii
go to Wooster he will get some money.
P. Mellon Il Sons have purchased the entir
stock OF groceries heretofore on sale At the Be
Hive store Messrs. Mellon & Sons will deal gen
orally in groceries and provisions, and may b
relied on as an excellent house. Being possesse
of fample means they will deal extensively in al
articles in their line
We are indebted to Hon. A. Pease for a compli
mentary ticket to Prof ClarKe's course of lee
lures,
The newspapers say that the first temperance 81
ciety in Ohio was formed ut Stow Corners in 1S2i
the first one in Stark county was formed at MAJ
silon in 1882, If this notice should fall under tn
eye of Theodore d. Weld, he will remember bein
at Massillon on the occasion referred to.
A bill has been introduced into the Ohio Legii
lature making it criminal TO sell drugged intox
eating liquors, 1t has been a crime TO sell .pn'
liquors to be drank when sold since 1854,
The scientific lectures of Prof. Clark OF Chicag
were interesting and well attended, and close
on Tuesday evening
We invite attention to the lecture of Rev. D.
Rogers of Tennessee, at st. Josephs Roman Catf
olic Church on Friday evening, the 29th inst sui
ject:-"The Catholic Church, the Native Home {
all lofty intelligence, as well as the Asylum fc
bleeding hearts" The well known reputation {
DR.. Rogers will insure for him full house.
We notice in late number of the Clevelan
Daily Herald briefnOtiCe OfGen'l Donald Mcleo
now residing in that city, the age Of ninety-fou
We have a most pleasant recollection of the vetC
ran General and his visit to this city in 1887 whic
we will try to put into print next week
The temperance meeting at Fultoh last Saturda
evening was very pleasant one. The temperanc
men and women are alive up there as they are {
Month Lawrence ..l.tAAh.tt
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Burton, Miss Ella zerbe an
James Lee, Esq, from this city, attended the gran
calico ball in Cleveland, sA.-...
Our long time friend Fred Blankner, Sd Ass
Sergeantat-Arms H. R., will please accept ou
thanks for copy of the Auditors report.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 18th gives a
amusing account Of a spelling school at MARKETS.
E. A. Jones, Esq., Superintendent of Schools /
that city, and late superintendent here, seems
have been the victor Our excellent friend Stim
son somehow fell behind in his orthography. Tn
affair was very enjoyable as well as profitable.
Tramps, Tramps, Tramps,
From morning sun till dine,
Everybody in the upper part of the city, an
perhaps elsewhere,i is suffering from the annoyanC
of tramps coming into their kitchens from tn
engine houses, where they are kept all night an
turned away hungry in the morning. Cannot tn
city authorities make some better arrangement
The annual meeting of the stockholders of tn
Union National Bank was held at its banKin
house on Tuesday, when the following gentlema
were elected as directors ]. F. McLain Kent Ja
Wis, Thos. Mccullough, Joseph Coleman, Edwart
Kachler, Fred Loefer and Jas. H. Hunt. At
meeting ofthe Board the same day Johh E. McLai
and Jas. Hunt were elected President and CashiC
respectively. Kent Jarvis Vice President and ia
| II. McLain assistant cashier.
row occurred about O'CLOCK on saturda
last, at Alarding's saloon opposite the Ft, Wayn
depot, which resulted in John Corbet, or COrbil
a miner of North Lawrence, receiving FIVE stab
| A painter named McAllister did the cutting an
then nit out" Corbet was taken home on Sur
ries.
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