The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-31
MASSILLON CORRESPONDENCE

The well-knOwn Bee Hive store reorganized
under the firm Of Altman e Wetter, is increasing
It's first stock of seasonable goods Mr.. Crosse,
who retres will soon start for the Pacific Slope,
to try fresh fields and pastures new" and will
take with him the kind regards OF many valued
friends.
The Mayors Office has been warmed up for two
or three days with prosecutions for violations of
ordinances, assaults and batteries. Two of the
parties were fined and one hearing is to be had
this Thursday afternoon.
The hotel at Wilmot kept by Mr.. Speaker is
pleasant place to stOpat Good dinners and rea.
Sonable bills; and the same may be said of Ag.
er's, Beach City.
A somewhat interesting case was tried on Tues.
day last before Mr., Justice Rowland and jury
at Wilmot, in Sugar creek township, between DR..
Samuel Wolf, plaintiff and ], B. McFerran, and
others, defendants, The suit was brought upon
promissory note for 10000 dated Augusta, 1875,
and due at one year and was given in payment
of patent right and was not endorsed on its
face given for patent right" as required by
law. The note was originally given to ]. j. Deal
and by him endorsed to Wolf before due, and as
Wolf claimed without notice of what the note
was given for The defence was a failure of con-
sideration which was fully proved and 1t was
claimed by the defence that set Of circumstan.
ces were proved which tended to show that Wolf,
the plaintiff had knowledge of the transaction
between Deal and McFerran. At this writing the
verdict has not reached us. Folger and Wilson
for defendants Putnam for plaintiffs.
The lovers of good music will be delighted to
know that Prof II. o. C. Kothern will give a par
or concert at the residence of Mrs Brown, north.
east corner Of Prospect and Chestnut streets, on
Tuesday evening next the 5th inst,
The residence of Matthias Wagner, on Wellman
street, was considerable scorched on Monday
last. Insured to the full amount of damage.
Rev. Mr.. Watson pastor of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal church. being sufferer from con-
sumption, passed to his final rest on Sabbath
evening. Mr. Watson was an exemplary and
useful man, and will be missed by his congrega.
ton.
Go SLOw.-It was with much uneasiness that
we noticed on the Bulletin boards and in the post
office window on Wednesday morning large
poster with the head line quoted above, and no.
ticed also that 1t received sanction from well.dis-
posed citizens, The object of the poster is to no.
tify the thieves and burglars with which the city
is infested, that Vigilance committee is organ
lied, that Judge Lynch" is holding court in the
city, and that if any burglars be caught sum
mary punishment will be dealt out to the often.
der. We shall not here give our views now ofthe
danger of such dangerous proceedings.
The following are all the burglaries we have to
report since our last
Jacob W. Foltz, residence on East street. South
of Main.
Charles spangler, on Plum street, entered on
Sunday last and all the valuables of Mrs Span.
glers, consisting of jewelry, and also the cloth
ing of Mr., Spanger was taken.
Justus & McLains Office at their Chrystal
Spring Mills safe blown open and money stolen.
Rev. Mr.. Kortheuer's residence attempted.
Burglars shot at and dispursed.
All this is surely enough ofthe kind and should
induce vigilance in all quarters.
The excursion to Columbus last week was
success excepting that there were more excur-
sionists than had been provided for by the road
or expected by the obliging superintendent
General G. A. Jones. About $500 persons went,
and at least 500 who were unable to find even
standing room, and of course had to be dsap-
pointed.
On Thursday night of last week, large and
well-filled barn belonging to Cyrus Young, ESQ.,,
on his Rudy" farm in Tuscarawas township, was
burned to ashes, consuming, as is believed, a
tramp" who had taken lodgings there, and who
is supposed to have occasioned the fire. The in
suranCe of $1,000 on the building will not cover
the loss
PERSONAL.
DR.. and Mrs. Kitchen, of Cleveland, were among
the visitors to the city last week.
Rev. Mr.. Vail was absent from the city on Sab
bath last, which ocCasioned the absence of
preaching also in that city at the W. E. church.
DR.. A. W. Ridenour has received the appoint
ment of surgeon for the P, Ft. W. & C, Ry., in
place Of A. Metz N. D., deceased.
MesSrs. Woodward & Co., builders of Concrete
sidewalks have returned to the CITY, and are put.
| ting down more of their work
Madison Hall is Democratic Head Quarters.
Gen. W. A. Knapp, late Adjutant-General of
Ohio, has received the appointment of Chief
clerk in the P. 0. DepaI tment at Washington, A
better appointment could not have been made.
The death of Benjamin Croft of Tuscarawas
township, at the age of sixty occurred last week.
Mr.. Croft was an upright useful citizen.
This department of the DEMOCRAT is not sup
posed to be open to politics. but en- paSSant we de-
sire to say that the Republican meeting on the
street, corner of Main and Mill, addressed by
Hon. George Lear, Attorney-Geueral,o Pennsyl-
vania, had it been held in a theater would have
been called "a beggarly account of empty boxes"
or "words to that effect"
The following shows the organization of schools
for the School term commencing on Monday
next for this city. The many friends of Mrs L. D.
Pinney will rejoice at her being retained in the
High School for another year:
supt.-Prof. E. d. Jones.
High School-E. A. Jones, prin.; Jlrs. L. D. Pin
ney, asst.
North Street Gram.-W. H. Ray, prin,; Miss E.
Brainard, asst.
North Street Sec.-"A" Grade, Mrs. L. B. Taylor
"B" Grade, Miss ~ Wiseman.
North Street Prim.-Miss Helen Fellows prin.
Miss NJ. Merwin, asst.
South Street Sec.-Miss A. Dangeleisen.
fremont Prm.-luiss Mary Reed, prin.; Miss A.
Gallagher, asst,