The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
CHILD LOST.

GREA EXCITEMENT ON 81 TURBAY Y NIGHT
On last Saturday evening, about dark Mr.. Basil
II. Norris, a member Of the q, A. Band, missed
little sou OF his, aged about four years The child
had been In shraishuhns cigar store with son OF
the proprietor and II Is supposed that when the
band started on their march down Market street.
that the child followed. As soon as Mr.. Norris
missed his child search was instituted and differ
ent portions of the town were searched by him
and his friends without success in finding even
trace Of the child. About nine o'clock, while the
band were in front of Dumont's grocery sheriff
Baxter announced to the crowd that the child had
been lost and three men, who heard the an
nouncement, said they had come in from Baker
and Giesen's brewery a short time before, and
when near Mlers brick yard, about two and
half miles southwest of town, had seen Il little
child wandering through the fields, who an
swered the description of the missing child Mr.
Norris Marshal Webb, Ed, Baxter and Winfield
Rank Immediately procured carriages and started
In that direction with lanterns and torches. The
child's parents were almost crazy, and during the
course of an hour or two, the square was thronged
with excited people, who were organizing search
ing parties which scattered out in different diTec
tions, One party, consisting of Policeman Eitneier
andothers, went northward They found no trace
of the child, but on approaching straw stack on
q farm some distance from town, they found
young man lying close to the straw stack In
drunken sleep Officer Eitneer had fox horn
with him, and placing the funnel end close to the
ear Of the sleeper he almost split the young mans
head with blast similar to the sound of fog
horn. The young chap thought it was Gabriel
footing the last trump and he jumped about six
feet high and began to beg for mercy, The trump
party were merciful and they started him home
ward. The party who first started out went di-
rectly to Miller's farm where they were soon rein
forced, and with lanterns and torches, they
branched off, tracing the child in a southeasterly
direction for almost mile. At one farm house
nearly mile beyond the brick yard, they were
informed that the child had been seen playing
with some little pigs, and it afterwards went into
| a field where II was seen amusing itself with q
young colt, but soon after 1t disappeared over q
hill, retracing its steps toward the brick yard
Every rod of ground within radius of mile was
carefully searched by the party, but with no effect
The father of the child was almost wild with de
slair, and the mother at home receiving reports
every now and then, which gave her no hope, was
almost crazy with grief. The party continued
their persistent Search at one or two places ava
kening farmers who simply poked their heads
from the windows and answered a short "yes' OF
mo" to eager questions, and then slammed down
the windows and returned to bed but such an In
different spirit was manifested only by one or two
About halfpast three o'clock on Sunday ROrnlnl
the party approached the house of Mrs. Miller, or
the brick yard farm, having traced the child back
that far, and here they found the little one in bed
Mr.. Norris took his child to his arms with emo
tions known only to him, but deeply touching t
all about They learned that the child had beer
taken in about haf-past nine clock, when that
approached the house. doubtless attracted by thu
lights and the dogs barking, the child became
frightened and began to cry, when they heard /
and took 1t in, intending to keep 1t over night
The little fellow could not tell much, but led then
to believe that 1t had ridden some distance from
town in a farmers wagon, and on leaving tn
wagon, had wandered aimlessly and perhaps joy
fully about in blissfu ignorance, until drowslnes
and darkness drove him to seek the house iron
which the lights were shining. On the way hom
the child gleefully1 told his father that he "playe
with some nice little white pigs, and saw mic
little horse in big yard" Mrs Norris was ovel
joyed when the little lost one was returned to he
at four o'clock Sunday morning and those VIII
saw her receive the child were deeply moved q
her unrestrained joy. Mr. Norris lives on Mort
Plum street opposite the new Catholic Church
In another place will be found card of thank
from Mr. Norris to those who assisted him.