The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
1vClDEbT rs AND ACCIDENTS.

Norman Chance, one Of the Connotton survey
ing corps, while sharpening a stake last week on
Friday, let the ak into hts foot, cutting through
his shoe and making a bad cash. An artery was
severed but the wound was bound up and he was
conveyed to the Ogden House where DR., Portman
dressed the wound.
Last Sunday and Sunday before, the Connection
run an excursion train TO Carrollton at half fare
rates. This was done to accommodate the colored
camp meeting, The train was crowded each
time.
joseph Fioom, lately Of Canton, died last week
at Tifin, His brother John works at Appel's CT.
gar store in this city.
The Mower and Keeper Knife Works shut down
last week for a month.
Cholera morbus attacks prevail among children
In our city.
The colored camp meeting at our Fair grounds
will commence August LIST and continue ten
days.
Picnlcs at Meyers'a lake are now In order and
as a consequence the new Lake Park Hotel, the
steamer and the row boats sre well patronized.
The demand for ice water OF late has been
heavy.
Aultman Il Co. In their works here have been
running about six hundred hands and as a con.
sequence have been turning out an immense
amount Of work. Now is the active time for their
Monitor engines and Sweepstakes threshers.
The hot weather and frequent heavy showers
Of late have been causing grass and other vegeta-
ton to grow. The rain has somewhat interfered
with securing the wheat crop,
The dog days are upon us.
In Plain township Elijah Festerly from AZ
acres Of wheat threshed 1893 bushels, being Az
bushels to the acre.
Citizens Of Canton sre notified to trim their
shade trees so the limbs will be eight feet in the
clear.
When the CoshoctOn railway connection Is
completed Canton will have a convenient south.
west outlet TO Columbus n ~thereaway. Work
will soon be commenced on the route.
A child of John Keefer's on East Tuscarswas
street died suddenly last Friday of cholera NOR.
bus.
Aultmsn, Miller & Co., Of Akron celebrated last
Saturday with a grand banquet to their employees
the completion OF one hundred thousand Of their
machines, Some twenty-five friends from the
Canton shop were In attendance.
William johnson, a carpenter, fell from a scat.
fold last Thursday afternoon, while working on a
house on south Market street, seriously injuring
himself, 1t is feared internally, No bones were
broken.
The Old settlers Picnic will come of at our
County Fair Grounds on the 2Sth inst.
Freddie Thomas, three and half years old
died on Saturday from the effects OF a fall on Fri.
day. 1t seems he was playing with a brother
older and fell upon the pavement producing, 1t Is
thought, conclusion Of the brain.
Mr.. G. E. Roper, foreman Of G. Aultman d Cos
engine department, lost the little finger Of the
right hand in a clipper machine on Monday by
unfortunately getting his hand in too close prox,
unity.
Fifty Italians arrived In Canton Tuesday ia
WORK on the Northern Connection. Capt. Sullivan
has charge of the grading for ten miles north Of
Canton and from thence to Kent, Carey & Strong
will superintend the grading.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Butcher, Cantonians born
and brought mp, Mrs, B. being a daughter Of the
late Capt. o E, Dunbar, OF late years residing
in Cleveland, left Mrs. Lewis D. Riders, corner OF
Market and Sth streets, where they have been
Visiting, for New York city on Tuesday, there to
reside,
The Hipp' Adams rowing race on Meyers lake
will come off on the Goth inst. The race is for q
gold badge with solid gold pendant.
Superintendent ]. H. Lehman Of the Canton
schools, has been appointed member Of the Exc,
cutive Committee Of the State Teachers Assocla,
ton for three years.
The Baptist Sabbath School Excursion went Of
yesterday, the happy crowd going over the Col.
notion and having their picnic on the Carrollton
Fair Grounds. The train left al 81 a. M. and re.
turned at $3.50 p. m. All were highly pleased with
the trip and enjoyed the occasion.
Tnd annual encampment Of the Sth regiment
o. N. G., and 9th battery Of artillery will be held
at Gaylord's Grove, Cuyahoga Falls, commenc.
Ing Monday, Augest I'd.
Captain A, ]. Criss of our city, called a special
meeting Of Company I on Tuesday evening.
Owing to illness and absence Of members no
meeting Of the city Council was had on Monday
evening.