The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-23
MASSILL0N CORRESPONDENCE.

The Pittsburgh Conference closed It's flfty.sec
ond meeting at Canton on Tuesday morning. The
Conft renee has become so large as to be unwiedy
and will be divided at the next meeting of the
General Conference. To one who has seen the
changes in society, increase of population and ad.
yancement in everything that marks progress, the
history of the Pittsburgh Conference is an inter
estng subject Time will not permit an extended
review of the subject but the material Is at hand
to make an interesting sketch Twelve years be.
iorethe Conference was organized the only preach.
ing heard In this portion of the Tuscarawas val.
ley was in the little Quakermeeting house in what
is now the Fourth ward of this city then the viii
lage of Kendall Then the preacher had circuit
from Coshocton to New Portage, distance of rs
miles. The Conference just closed was composed
of very fine body of representative men of the
church. The list of appointments will be found
in another part of this paper
little row occurred at the fremont House, on
Monday evening between one of the patrons of
the establishment and carriage driver in the en-
ploy of W. II, Hirshy. The conclusion of the
whole matter was fine and costs for the party,
amounting to near 500.
On Monday and Monday night the heaviest
snow, by far of the season fell, bringing out all
the sleighs in the city on Tuesday. As we write,
on Wednesday morning, the bells are jingling
merrily under bright spring sun, which will set.
tie the sleighing opportunity in brief time. In
tSil the writer, with several others went TO Akron
in sleigh on the 10th of March, The occasion
of this sleigh ride was the organizing, at Akron of
King Solomon's Lod ye in Perfection of Ancient
f. and A. Masons, How many are yet living who
assisted on that occasion2
The water has been drawn from the canal for
several days for repairs, ana laborers are in de.
mand
The stock in trade lately owned by W. E. Lon
don has been purchased by Messrs Floom & Fort.
ma, who have open an elegant stock of groceries
and provisions.
Candidates for city and township officers are
around
How about the Rockville voting precinct-will
1t be organized for the spring election?
Mayor Brown has issued his proclamation for
the city elections First ward the east room in the
city prison building; Second ward, Baxters gro.
Gerry store west side of the canal Third ward, the
office of Messrs. Warwick & Justus on Erie street;
Fourth ward engine house.
The Republicans met last evening at Mayor
Browns office to fix up for the election.
The Democrats met at the office of Warwick &
Justus, on Erie street, on Tuesday evening" to fix
matters for the first Monday in April We have
not learned the result
As we write this, Wednesday morning, we learn
that Christina Houk, who was charged with in.
fanticide escaped the vigilance of the sentinels
VINO were watching the building where she was
dom, lied.
Clinton Lodge F. and A. M, have received an
invitation to attend the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of American Union Lodge
No. l, at Marietta, o., on st. Johns Day, June "a.
How is that2 Was Marietta settled in 1776P The
ordinance to organize the Territory northwest OF
the river Ohio was not adopted until July 10, 1887
There is room for one of Judge Potter's doubts as
to the chronology of these matters.