The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-07-06
MASSILLON CORRESPONDENT CE.

MASSILLON CORRESPONDENCE
The only accident we hear of as having
taken place in the city on the 4th, was
the premature discharge of cannon in
the 4th ward by which a man named
Theodore Seymetz was badly but not
dangerously burned. DR.. Barrick was
Immediately called and by the applica-
ton of proper remedies left the young
man comfortable and with fair prospect
ofrecovery.
The U. S. Ship Marion, Commander
Bradford, Lieut.. Com'd w M. Fulger, Ex-
ecutive officers, sailed on the 2lst ultimo
from Key West for Lisbon, Portugal, be-
ing ordered to report to the Rear Admir-
al commanding on the European station
on the 1st of August prox.
The rain of Sunday afternoon was ad-
mirable, cooling the air, and giving the
corn a fresh start,
The Democrats of Perry township and
Massillon city had ratification meeting
in this city on Saturday evening. The
correspondent OF the DEMOCRAT was not
present.
Mrs. L, D. Pirney, Principal of the
Massillon High School, with several
friends from Massillon, and Miss E. l..
Folger, of this city, celebrated the Fourth
of July by starting for the Centennial.
Mrs, N. A. Stone, we'll remembered in
this city as an experienced teacher, late
ly at the head of schools in Indianapolis,
Ind, was in the city on Monday
The Massillon correspondent of the
DEMOCRAT was called on day or two
since to tell when the heavy frost occur
red which nearly ruined the wheat crop
in Ohio, between 1888 and 1886 he an
swered May 10Th, 1884. If any reader of
the DEMoCRAT has better information, he
will please make it manifest.
Three o'clock p. M, July Sd, as these
items are written, the thermometer reads
80 deg in the shade.
A letter from an officer on the .. S.
ship Marion, refers to the heat at Tam
pico at 12O degrees.
Prof. Fleming succeeds Dave Williams
in the tonsorial art, David has vamoosed
the rancho.
In the Court of Common Pleas last
week, the case of Ohio vs.. John Kaiser
was tried, the defendant being tried for
assault and battery. The jury stood IL
for acquittal and one for conviction
The Court finding they could not agree,
discharged them, and the prosecution
entered a aolle upon the indictment. d
A drunken woman named Mrs. Gatre-
lie was arrested and taken before Mayor
Frantz few evenings since, and was
sent to the city prison. In her drunken
rawlings she threatened to kill her child,
and did destroy the windows in the
dwelling she occupied on High street,
The first 4th of July celebration ever
held in Perry tp., was at what was known
as the "High Banks" on the Tuscarawas
river, Immediately north of Morgentha-
ler's plaster mill, in 1914. OF the men
who participated in that celebration not
one survives. Charles X. Skinner, ESQ.,,
WHO ul6u ldSI ycdll Wdo JllO lttoI pul blNOI
of that patriotic gathering. u
The pioneer settlers had no idea that
civil and religious liberty had a foothold
east ofthe Alleghenies, as the following
toast, which was drank and cheered
shows. 1t was "volynteer :"
"May the oppressed of the east emf.
CRATE to the west, and there enjoy the
blessings of civil and religious liberty.
There was right funny trespass suit at
Fulton last week, and during the trial
the plaintiff undertook to thrash the de-
fendant's counsel with cane, and then
with his fist. They always have had a
funny way of wallowing the lawyers up
there. This correspondent has SOME
knowledge of circumstance of that
kind that took place there some thirty
years ago.
Lieut.. B. H. Buckingham. U. S. Navy,
late of the photographic Office Navy Dy-
er, Washington, has been detached from
that service and ordered to Newport, for
Torpedo duty.
John Murphy was discharged from
the city prison on Monday, on his pa
role of honor not to drink any intoxtca-
ting liquor during the Centennial year,
1875. One word for John Murphy. Per-
sons who know him we'll say that he is,
as a mechanic, at the head of his profess
sion, and when not under the influence
of intoxicating liquor, is gentleman. 4
Mr.. H. O. G. Korthener, whose card
will be found elsewhere, purposes to give
lessons in music, or rather to open mu-
sic Normal school and instruct teachers
in the use of the Piano. We can cheer
fully recommend Mr.. Kotheuer to any
and all persons wishing his services,
The 4th of July commenced on Mon
day afternoon by the firing of crackers,
those irrepressible nuisances, and send
ing up balloons. Massillon had no cele-
bration, and every one went it on his
own account. Those who wanted to see
the great Bird of freedom, as he de-
posted himself at Cleveland and Do
yer and other places, went there, and
those who preferred staying at home,
did so. Many left the city on Monday
evening, determined to have good eel.
ebration until the glorious Fourth had
gone away down to the bottom of the
ocean oftime. ''' ~. L' ''N''