The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-25
MASSILL0N CORRESPONDENCE

Rev. Father Koehn, of st. Marys Roman Catho-
lie church, IS progressing finely with his new edi-
fee.
We regretted that the Contnentals had such a
poor house at their late visit to this city. Their
music was very fine and was a singing rebuke 10
the lovers Of good music who said away. They
sang with as much spirit as though they had had
athonsand dollar house. Had they been a lot Of
White niger minstrels they would doubtless
have had tpop house,
| friend of ours tells good story of parrot
whose owner isparliCular TO have family worship,
| When the family has assembIedan and the time for
prayer has arrived the parrot, if in the room, iS
sure to say very audibly Let us pray" and
when the prayer is over says Amen with as
much uncton as his master does, Sharp bird
that
The miners had meeting on Monday to con-
slider the situation, but adjourned until Wednes-
day for the purpose Of having full representa-
ton from Akron and other important points
Capt, Wood of the Mt Vernon Guards is a
character in his way He is lawyer of no mean
pretensions, and as his letter to the Doylestown
paper shows, handles pen with skill and ability.
On Friday last to drive Off the dull cares Of camp
life he put on miners suit, went into Silver
Creek slope, and in less than six hours of labor
mined five tons and six hundred pounds Of good
merchantable coal, loaded 1t on cars and sent II
to the mouth of the mine for shipment on the G
T. Il Wheeling Railway.
We quite forgot among our personals" to men.
ton the fact that Joseph Gillespie Of the Alliance
Weekly ReUielO has been out and looked through
the Tuscarawas Valley, examined all the mines
and observed the pomp and pride and circum-
stance of glorious war as 1t is carried on In the
Valley. Joseph is some on discipline.
Theodore H. Locke is selling plants cheap and
is an accommodating and pleasant gentleman.
| would not enter on my list of friends
Tho graced with polished manners and fine
Sense;
The man who needlessly sets foot upon worm
An inadverent step may crush the snail
That crawlsat evening in the public path,
But he that has humanity forewarned
viii step aside and let the reptile live.
The ladies of the Massilon Cemetery Associa-
ton will meet on Friday, May g. atthe residence
of Mrs. Brown, northeast corner Prospect and
Chestnut streets,
Private Dazell is q member Of the Legislature
and obtained, as he says, the passage Ofa law re-
Quiring the clerks of the courts and Probate
Judges TO make out pension papers free. To an
ordinary observer Private Dazells enactment
viii benefit none but those living close to the
county seat To go to Canton from this city will
cost as much as to pay the ordinary charge for
making such papers and then the pensoner must
take his or witnesses before the Probate or Clerk
They may reside at the county seat, To getthem
there would require double what officers are
charging in this city, to say nothing Of the time
ofthe parties pensoned and the witnesses Private
Dalzel is little blatant on the subject but it is
little difficult to see who is benefited outside
of the class of persons we have named by the en-
actment that Private Dalzell was instrumental in
securing the passage of.
Massillon has military company organized.
Its officers were elected on Tuesday night.
PERSONAL---VERY. Mr. and,Jfrs Anstice, of Roch-
ester, N, Y. and Mr.. and Mrs Frost of BrattlebOrO
Vermont have been visiting friends in this place
The ladies are daughters of the late D. K Fenner,
formerly merchant of Massillon. Mr.. Hurlburt,
of Cleveland Vice President of the c., c., C. e l.
R, R., has been visiting old friends in Massillon,
where he used to live and practice law, first with
Judge Underhill, then with D. K Cartier, and last
WIN MI NdleS, JOHN hCoWeelley, Esq, was IN
town Monday on his way to New Philadelphia
Court Several Massllonians ale doing the Cen
tennial, Mr.. James Bayliss, Mr.. JAS H. Hunt and
Mrs, Hunt and Mrs. Geo. Harsh.
Decoration Day will be observed in this city on
the SOth. For full particulars see city papers
R, H, Folger has resigned his position as mem
Der Of the Board of Health.
The Methodist Mite Society will meet at the
residence of Ar, and Mrs. George Wilson, on
East street, next Monday evening.
Mr., Bayliss, in his letter from Philadelphia
is earnest in his praise of the hotel keepers who
are there from this city, Coils Webb and Madison
Joseph HOSsler was arrested and brought before
the Mayorlast week. charged with cruelty to ami
mails in seizing bitch dog belonging to A. Wilcox
and with his knife Cutting the animals throat
| from ear to ear, Hossler claimed that the ami
NAL ran out and bit him. Failing to pay the fine,
five dollars and costs, he was sent to Jail.