The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-27
AASsILLoN CORRESPONDENCE

Now comes the time to invest In pocket diary.
and swear Off
Turkeys roost high enough when poor people
want to buy them.
A man decidedly more solid than Sharon OF
Nevada, is the Cardiff giant.
A party by the name of Flemming, the heavy
man of the Bon-ton saloon, in an alteration with
Ed Myers of the night police force, Christmas
evening, was physically too much for the officer,
but legally, the finale will give Myers the upper
hold.
John Meyer, exfsh dealer and proprietor of a
saloon ON the banks Of the raging canal, had fe-
male vagrant arrested for stealing a sum of money
from his business place, The proof not being
conclusive, the woman was discharged.
The Welsh choristers of "Pldgeon Run" coal
works propose giving concertin in the Presbyterian
church, Saturday evening. No flaming bulletin
boards will announce their advent before a
strange audience, but their sweet melody in the
Welsh and English tongues will amply repay
those who encourage their efforts by attending.
The Damon and Pythas recitation on the Opera
House stage last Thursday evening, was rather a
tame rendering ofthe great hve act drama; yet Of
the ieW who attended, some considered the effort
asuccess. Mr.. Cope is young man of some his
Irlonc merit, but his talent is not efficiently de.
Veloped TO interest an appreciatiye audience.
Stone China decoration is becoming ponulay
and when ingeniously executed, is a novel and
pleasing improvement to the ware but when an.
piled TO some utensils, is much like gliding the
roSe-the crockery and rose would be quite as
useful and sweet scented before as after lavish
display of artistic skill.
ltis consoling to know that out of about eigh.
teen hundred bills presented to the extra session
OF Congress- not more than three or four became
| laws.
Michael Young who has been catering for the
understandings the past quarter of a century, and
was expected to stick to the last, has leased his
premises to Il, Gribble for saloon purposes. Mike
VIII yacate prior to April LIST, and until then will
offer bargains in boots and Shoes
The German Catholic church rises slowly and
grandly eclipsing and dwarfng all the surround.
ings. The huge bell with its two less pretending
companions, chime melodious calls to the faithful
throng who worship there
AT the present writngno reliable clue to the
direction taken by the three desperadoes suppOs-
ed to have murdered young Cooper, has been OBJ
| tanned. Last week small bundle of clothing
supposed to belong to Brahm, was found near the
canal short distance below Navarro which
would indicate that they moved their guilty car
casses towards the sunny South.
horse, or mule thief was arrested at the Val
ley depot Saturday afternoon, on dispatch re.
ceyed from Cadiz Harrison county The chap
didn't seem to know that he was wanted until
Officer Hose tapped him gently on the shoulder.
The can.can dances given by the demi monde
force of our corporation are developing their le-
gitimate fruits and unless authoriively suppress
ed will introduce skeleton into many house
hold.
Mr. McMillard, the active travelling agent of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., was looking
after the interests of his company in this city last
week. The organization has passed the ordeal Of
a rigid examination and stands in first class re-
pute, worthy the full confidence of its patrons.
Canal boats are trolling up and down the ditch
as though we were in the last week of April in
stead of December.
With hearty wish for happy and promising
New Year to yourself, the ID, and patrons of the
press, will take formal leave for the dying era Of
time known in Christian computation as 1877