The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21
MAssILLoN CORRESPONDENCE.

Among the latest sensations in IthiG city lisa
job OF forgery and swlndling generally, perpetra.
ted by gay Lothario, by the name of George
Wampler, son ofa most respected and wellto'
do farmer In TusCarawas township. He drove a
pair of matched gray horses and carriage, and
figured largely in prospecting and boring for
coal forging paper and putting 1t on the market,
and adopting almost any plan to raise money,
In the midst of his career his wife died and there
by escaped the disgrace into which he is plunged
and into which he has drawn his most wealthy
parents, His forgeres do not amount to only
about $1,000, but in all of them yet discovered he
has involved several ofour citizens, One day last
week he concluded to visit Canada, as is sup.
posed as he has been traced to Ravenna and
Cleveland end at this writing, 1t is believed, his
track was lost in the last named city, Cleveland
is almost as wicked place as Chicago, and 1t is
not to be wondered that he sought refuge there
The collision on the Fort Wayne road on Fri
day of last week, was a serious one, ten freight
cars and two locomotives being demolished, be-
sides killing four boys from Crestline, who were
tryi 6 to get cheap ride to the Centennial.
The residence of Louis zellers came near being
destroyed by FIRE last week, occasioned by newly
ironed clothing taking fire, 1t was discovered
only in time to save the building,
Mr.C. s. McLain who was so unfortunate as to
get his leg broken few weeks ago in wrestling
match is out on the streets again,
The Teachers Institute at Canton on Monday,
October 2nd, continuing to Friday, oct. 9th, is
promising to be an occasion of pleasure and
profit
The old guard of Richvllle will rejoice In hay
ing voting precinct of their own where they can
vote early and vote often The Commissioners at
their last regular meeting fixed that matter for
our neighbors in that part of this township
The Wooster Gas Company has reduced the
price of gas fifty cents per thousand, Cannot
Massillon make terms with the Massilon Gaslight
company and furnish light in these Lone and
long night watches?'
The equinottial storm for the Centennial year
will be remembered as long as the year itself On
Saturday night at 10 o'clock the rain commenced
to fall greatly with the wind in the east, and con-
| tinued for thirty.two hours, including the whole
of Sunday without cessation; a portion of the
time the rain fell with great violence The
weather continued cloudy all day on Monday
and up to daylight on Tuesday, when the clouds
dispersed, the sun rose brightly, and during the
entire day the weather was as delightful as could
be wished, That glorious old sunset of Saturday
night would have charmed sanset Cox or any
other admirer of the beautiful
J The improvement making on East Tuscara-
was street in Canton is q good work in that To-.
cality.
The trains are all running out of time on the
Fort Wayne road much to the inconvenience of
way travel The correspondent of the DEMOCRAT,
with other legal gentlemen of this place, tender
their thanks to Hon ]. T, Brooks, Solicitor of the
road, for his friendly influence in providing them
way to get home from Canton on Monday
night by passage on a through freight train it
being contrary to the regulations of the road to
carry passengers on those trains.
1t is understood from good authority that there
are to be several conventions in this city after the
Presidential election. Book agents, insurance
agents life and fire, and sewing machine agents,
making in all five conventions to consider mat.
ters of interest to the craft,
The great excursion train which left here on
Saturday, was mammoth affair. Tickets for
something over three hundred passengers were
sold here by H, A. French, ticket agent at Mas.
sillon.
We are glad tSlearn that the Massillonians at
Philadelphia who are engaged in hotel keeping
are making it success.
The County Commissioners went to Pittsburgh
on Tuesday on business connected with the coun.
ty interests,