The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
TuN EDIroRIAI iEXCURsION.

next morning. Our splendid +, F}l
w. & G, r. W.. soon bad us at Mansfield,
where the Atlantic & Great Western,
with their spacious cars, gave US ample
accommodations. BY an ingenious ar
rangement the broad gauge cars are lift
ed bodily off the broad gauge trucks and
placed on other trucks, so as to run over
the Little Miami, which is the ordinary
gauge,
The spacious and Commodious Gibson
House received and accommodated the
Press brethren. During the forenoon OF
Wednesday, in Melodeon Hall, was
held the fret business meeting OF the
Ohio Editorial Association, /. F, Mack OF
sandusky, presiding.
Mayor Jacob, of the city, was present
ed, and in few remarks, welcomed us,
and extended the freedom OF the city.
Other gentlemen, prominent in the city,
we're presented, and made remarks in
responses among these was Andrew
Hickenlooper, Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor Andrew did not
say much, and is an ordinary looking
man. Mr.. Robert Allison, of the type
foundry, was chairman of the committee
of arrangements, and Col. II. G. Arm
strong was secretary. These gentlemen,
as we'll as other gentlemen of the city,
paid us every attention.
The afternoon ofWednesday was taken
up in visiting various points in the city,
under the lead Of the local com mittee.
The frst place visited was the stove
foundry of W. G. Davis & Co., where are
employed near four hundred hands.
This establishment turns out about 1000
stoves week. Their specially is cook
ing stoves. After spending an hour or
more, and before leaving, lemonade and
champagne were served, W. G. Davis
& Co., did their best, and did it hand.
somely.
Leaving Davis & Co.'S, the party went
to the new Music Hall, on Elm street,
and enjoyed concert for an hour or 80
on the greatest organ in the world, the
organist being Geo. E. Whiting, The
concert was arranged by Mr.. Geo. Ward
Nichols of the College of Music. All
visiting Cincinnati should see the inside
] .nE this grand IstEpntuEe. dedicated 70
music. A fair statue of saint Cecilia
stands in front Of the building.
From Music Hall we marched to Lion
brewery, on the canal, near Liberty
street, owned by Messrs. WindisCh
Muhlhauser & 20. This was sight to
many of the party, especially the ladies
The cellars we're sight, which are sew
eral stories down. Large quantities Of
ice were scattered here and there all
over, so that these cellars were cool pla'
ces. One hundred and sixty thousand
kegs of beverages can be STORED away in
these cellars.
We omitted the reception at the rooms
of the Lincoln club in the evening, and
devoted the time to visiting friends.
While standing in front of the Gibson
House Tuesday afternoon, we we're salu'
ted qute familiarly by man whose
face was modestly supplied with sandy
hair, with we'll knit frame of not ovel
medium height, and little over forty
years of age. Looking into the face
earnestly for little time, we were about
to give it up, when, all at once, we ex-
claimed-"George Hafer, is this you ?"
"Well, yes, you used to call me George
when l went to your school2" "Aud
let me call you George again, and say
that l am glad to see you; glad you hail
ed me-"
Mr.. Ha'er said he easily recognized
me that l had not changed much in ap
pearance, except as to gray and white
hairs. OF course we had good chat
and much more next day. We were
sorry we could not accept an Invitation
to visit himself and family at his subur-
ban home at Avondale. Mr.. Hafer lef
Canton about twenty five years ago, and
got situation as book keeper in CinCin.
natl. In time he went into business fol
himself, but nowadays only attends to
his interests in the Fourth National
Bank, street railways and other invest
ments. He worked for a while in the
Aultman shop, till permanently crippled
in the lett hand, The five or six years
we taught school in Canton George Ha
fer attended, and we we'll remember him
as a good student who made fair prog
ress. On Thursday he accompanied ui
to the great dry goods hUuSg Uf ShiifiF5
& Co., and in the afternoon met us al
the 0 biological garden, in which he is 6
stakeholder, and takes much interest
His son George, aged twelve, was with
him at the ZJo.
On Thursday, after a short business
session at 8 a. M, the Association inCrea
sed to hundred and fifty or more, visi.
ted the dry goods house of John shil'
Tito & Co., where are employed as clerks
sales people, sewing girls, &C., over one
thousand persons. Their manufacturing
department is on the sixth floor, and
there are several hundred sewing ma
chimes run by steam. In their carpet
department we saw q Persian rug worth
$500. 1t took the weaver twenty years
to weave it. shillito's is one ofthe sights
of Cincinnati.
A visit to the Cuvier club rooms shows
fine collection Of natural history and