The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-28
MASSuL0N CORRESPONDENCE.

The Fremen's tournament brought large
crowd OF strangers to the city on Tuesday.
Ms. Fletcher, to her credit be 1t recorded, re-
fused high rent for her store room on the west
side Of GrIer street. because the lessee desired to
use II as liquor store, wholesale and retail.
We hear that many ofour citizens are likely to
suffer by the failure Of Mcdonald, Laughln d Co.,
of Wooster, which transpired last week, they hav
ing made an arrangement In trust for the benefit
OF their creditors.
The Court of Common Pleas will commence its
winter term on Monday, the Eth Of Nov, prox and
the spring ter n for 1876 will commence on the
l1th of January. The docket for the next court
have eleven second trial cases 6Sl first trial cases
and 40 criminal cases which will occupy 80 much
of the time of the court that vacation will nec'
essary be short one. The court orders thst the
first 100 cases on the first trial docket must be tred
Gentlemeno of the bar please take notice
Mr., John shollenberger has the contract to build
an engine house in the Fourth ward.
For wonder, the evening train on the Massil'
lon and Cleveland road was three hours late The
habltual regularity of the trains on that road
make DELAY an exception
The Flremens Tournament Notwithstanding
the bad weather passed off pleasantly on Tues
day. and to success Of ounCantop neighbors, who
bore away hundred dollar prize. The city was
handsomely ornamented with the stars and
stripes, hundreds of hags being used 10 decorate
various portions of the city
The Board of fsTrustees of MassillOn Church of
the United Brethren in Christ are about to be-
come incorporated under general statute OF the
State The members of this little church deserve
credit for their enterprise ii providing so neat
church edihCe as they have this city.
Massillon is fruitful of rows. At the TT. Wayne
railway station few evenings since melee took
place in which man got badly pounded, first by
white man aud then by a negro. We know
nothing of the circumstances but should think
them pretty garing to Justify that kind of treat
ment. The region Of Jarvis street is becoming
celebrated for It's violations Of peace and good or
der
A man in a little row on the West Side got his
head badly punched on Monday night.
The city prison had for an inmate on Monday
a man by the name Of Joseph Jacobs. Hewas
confined to keep him from burning his own dwell
| ling house while intoxicated. He went on to the
premises of a neighbor, got some dry corn fodder,
carried into his house. saturated 1t with kerosene
and ONE other lnhammable fluid and set fire to 1t
endangering the property of several neighbors.
He was arrested before any damage was done, and
locked up. He had driven away his wife and
children. II there should be any wonder as to
the occasion Of all this 1t can be easily explained
\ In a single word-whiskY.
Ofall the unearthly noises that ever disturbed
the quiet of city that on Cherry street on last
Thursday night was certainly the worst. Such
disturbances are becoming quite too common
The time.was when such noises. were not permit
ted.
PERsONAL.-Hon. 7. W. Harvey, late School Com
missioner of Ohio was in the city on Saturday
Sunday and Monday, and called on his many
| friends.
DR.. A. Per Lee Pease, for some time in illheaith
residing in Pittsburgh for the past two years has
returned to the city and will remain during the
winter
A. J. Kicks, Esq, late OF Knoxville, Tennessee
has returned to this city and will engage in the
practice of the law.