The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-21
MAssLLOK.

D..
Last Saturday evening it was announced on
the streets OF Maasillon, that q ameeting would b
held that evening for the purpose Of organising
Ewing and Rice club. The management Of thS
affair supposed that forty Or tiiy Democrats
would be In attendance as Il was the fEst meeting
night, but to the surprise OF every one, the hall
(Jacoby's) was lilled TO OVERLOOKING, and fully
iity TO one hundred went away unable 10 gain
admission. Tosay the crowd wac enthusiastic
hardly expresssa It. They were called 70 order BY
o. 3, Young, and temporary Organization formed
BY the election Of John Mcbride, Chairman and
Frank shepleH Secretary. l.. O. Cole, Johr
Farrar and o. e. Young were appointed com
mittee on permanent organization. Dnring thI
absence Of The committee, John G.. Warwick wal
called out for speech, and In about fifteen
minutes speech work the crowd up TO feyel
heat on the shortcomings Of the Republican
party. Mr.. Warwick made q regular old.fash
ioned Jacksonian speech. The boys cheeret
Justify at his telling hits.
The committee reported tho following officers
President, Charles w. Warthorst; Vice'P Presidents
First Ward, B. +. Umbenhomer--Second Ward
Frank Willenborg-T Third Ward. Peter Voegle-
Fourth Ward, Frank Crone secretary William
HOse Assistant Secretary Frank 5hePley; Treas
urer, George Sheer Executive Committee, John
G. Warwick, P. Mellon, John Mcbride, H. schRid
nagle and George Young.
The report Of the committee was unanimously
adopted after which O. N. Oberlin, candidate fol
Representative, L. @. Cole, Otto f. Young and
others made short speeches.
The club is in good working order and the boyI
boast that we will have two hundred majority In
Perry this year About one hundred names werC
added to the club, and fully as many more would
have joined had It not delayed the crowd 30 long
Among the old stand,byes In the meeting, we no
ticed Judge Blackburn, John Lynch Daniel
Dougherty and others. BY the way Daniel gave
US poem which pleased the crowd and showed
that Uncle Daniel is somewhat of poet and an
oH0tor l' INf'i
The club will meet next Saturday evening and
will be addressed by John Morgan. Of Pigeon
Run Mr.. Morgan ia coal IN liner and works In
the mines every day; but, notwithstanding, hC
can tell all about the greenback. Mr. Morgan
speaks with great force, and for his opportunities
has few equals as o speaker. We hope the
Democracy will be out In force
learn of The sudden death of Albert V Preyer, one
of our most popular young business men, Mr.
Preyer had been sufferer from neuralgia OF the
stomach, by spells, for some time, though 1t wal
thought that he had entirely recovered, On Fri
day he visited Canton and attended the regatta al
the Lake, On Saturday morning he was attend
ing 10 business as usual when he was taken sud
denly with violent pain In his stomach. He
retired and this attack resulted In congestive
chill, Though every effort was made by DR.
Ridenour, his family, physician assisted by Drs
Miller and Reed. he died on Sunday afternoon
His funeral on Tuesday was largely attended and
most Of the business houses were closed during
the services After the services at the German
Reformed Church, the remains were escorted Ia
the cemetery by 6S members of the Knights Of
Pythias, OF which order deceased was an honored
member, and 10 members Of the Frohsinn society
on foot, and long line Of carriages 1O4 contain.
ing relatives and friends. Deceased was thirty.
one years of Oge and when youth resided in
Canton. he married daughter Of Mr.. f. LoeR-
Ter Of Masslllon, and leaves widow and three
children and innumerable friends to mourn bis
sudden DEATH His father and other relatives
from Cleveland we're present at the funeral, and
also Hugo Preyer, his brother, editor Of the Stats
ZeitunO. The following tribute OF respect will
show how much he was beloved BY those who
knew him best:A wa f.N5 "a ~
Castle Hall Of Perry Lodge No. 81, X. OFF.
H. sr,. Massillon, o., Aug, 10th, 1879.
Your COMMITTEES 10 draft resolutions expressive
Of the sense OF this Lodge ON the death OF our
Brother Knight, Albert v. Preyer, would report