The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-18
MASSILLoN CORRESPONDENCE.


The telegraph, on Monday afternoon announced
the death of James NJ r, Harris, ESQ., only sur
yiying son of H. B. Harris, formerly OF thls ci,y'
The deceased was native OF this clty' Dut ~ tle
time of his death, which occurred on MohuaS
last, at S:4b o. m,, of pnemonia AZ quincy lh'
which was his place of residence lie was sen ,
tleman Of great excellence OF character' anu
will be missed in the business circles where nc
resided. He was agent for the Chicago, quincy
Burlington Railway at the time Of his death'
Our young friend Will W. Walker, well known
as an accomplished salesman in the grocery ana
provision business, has gone into the employ OF
Messrs Flom 4 Fortne, Opera Block. In adj
lion to his being an excellent Judge OF the goouh
in which he deals he is politeand accommodating
abounding in pleasant ways
In addition to the shooting noticed elsewhere
AZ having occurred in the city, the picke~ on
dptv at The Grove mines were fred at frequently
during Sunday night, the shots being returned ID
every instance with interest No one injured
The funeral Of Mr.. Harris, whose death IL
noticed elsewhere, took place at Long Point, the
Mace Of his former residence, on Wednesday
morning as we are advised by later telegram
Tuesday, thirty.6ve miners, many OF them Oh
tbe old stock. commenced work at the Franklin
mines on tho eastern slope of the Tuscarawas, In
Franklin township Summit. They were wen
guarded and will be protected
On Wednesday the Grove mine, Massillon and
pigeon River and Massillon City Coal Company,
resumed work,
Persons wishing to read philosophical view OF
the mining troubles in this vicinity, should read
State Inspector Roys letter published in the I'm
cinnati Commercial of Monday last. 1t has In II
the ring of the true metal.
II is entirely safe to say that Ipeace will reign in
the Massillon coal district within very short
space Of time
We give the following for what it is worth, as
the newspapers say The writer regards 1t as being
a little of the Munchausen character
On Friday morning. before daylight by the dim
light of a waning moon, two men were seen a.
preaching Camp Warrington, by deep ravine
from the west They were discovered by sem
tlnel who ordered them to halt, which they re-
fused and started to run. The sentinel fired, hit
ting one of the men who was borne away by MS
comrade. After the shooting number OF persons
was discovered in the ravine. The sentinel could
not leave his post and the comrades of the
wounded man bore his body away, No search
WAS made for the man, supposed to be wounded
The business of shooting on the streets has be-
come little too common, and should be inquired
into. On Sunday night, at half past ten shot
was fred at or near the corner Of Prospect ana
Chestnut streets, and, as we are informed, lour
shots were fired near Russell O. CO.'S WORKS
greatly endangerirg young man returning from
the country who happened at that moment to be
passing,
Saturday night, which is habitual for rows and
drunkenness, was little more so than usual T.
Smith and a man and brother" of the Caucas-
sian pursuason-by wearing on his complexion
1.-THE shadowed livery of the FURNISHED sun" con-
eluded to try conclusions as wrestlers on the floor
of a tavern on Erie street. Smith got fall and
broken leg. A doctor was sent for who reduced
the fracture and Smith was taken home ABOUT
o'clock Sunday morning essentially drunk with
badly fractured leg.
The city was som 1what stirred up on Friday
afternoon by dispatch from Capt. WOOD, OF the
Mt. Vernon Guards, stationed at Silver Creek TO
the effect that portion of the works at silver
Creek Mine was burned, the fire originating III
the oil room near the engine thorough inves-
tgation confirms the last statement. The fire was
purely accidental Loss SlO,GO; insured for $1,000,
PERSONALLY. S. Furay, general correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, spent Monday night in
the city, and Tuesday morning among the owners
and miners. Andrew Roy, State Inspector of
Mines, was in the city on Tuesday. Messrs, How
ellis and Warwick left for the Democratic Conven-
ton on Monday morning Henry Hansen, one of
Massilon's well established shoe dealers, has pur.
chased of the German Depost Bank the room
lately occupied by Joseph Coleman as jeweler
store. Its eligibly situated on Main street Capt.
Benkler, of the Fulton Artillery, was in the city
on Monday. The Captainsgay uniform attracted
attention. The American has Chippewa squaw
for a correspondent, and not bad one at that