The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-21
ALLIANCE.

Rukenbrod, OF the Salem Republican, was In
town on last Thursday y....".",.... Under the new
schedule the Narrow Gauge now carries but one
daily mail each Way.."...Mrs. Logue, wife Of Mr.,
L. g. Logue, formerly General Agent for thu Sin.
ger Sewing Machine Co. at this place, died at her
residence on last Thursday, after lingering ILL
nefs ofseveral months. s.......".The st, Paul Evan.
gellcal Lutheran church now hold their services
In the Alliance COLLEGE building. Easter ser
Vices were held In the Methodist church on last
Sabbath. The church was decorated aud pre-.
sented very pleasing appearance""m.Rev. De
La Matyr Of Indiana Is announced to speak at
the Opera House on next Thursday evening,
April 2l...""",o Dupree and Benedict, minstrels,
performed in the Opera House Saturday even'g,
2S1..."..The Alliance Silver Cornet Band met on
last Saturday, collected their property and
stored 1t away and dilblnded. They claim they
did not receive sufficient encouragement from
the citizens. We are sorry 10 see them disbaud,
but we apprehend 1t will be but temporarily, as
their services cannot we'll be dispensed with BIZ
our town.."""T The little son OF Mr.. John Moore.
who has been suffering with inaammatory rheu.
msIism for about three weeks died on Saturday
night, The funeral services were held In the
Presbyterian church at o'clock on Monday eve.
ming, and the corpse was taken to Pittsburg for
interment on Tuesday morning. g........ The classic
Mt. Union wad the scene Of quite an interesting
contest Thursday eVe'g. It consisted In a walk.
Ing match between there and Alliance The pe.
destrians walked against time, having to walk
from the square at the Mount, to the corner OF
Main and Mt. Avenue, Alliance, and back again
In Sc minutes Considerable money is said to
have been at stake."."".We notice that our Mt.
Union Senator seems to be getting himVelE in hot
water. The temperance people are after him
with sharp stick and at recent meeting passed
resolutions denOunoing him as a traitor 10 the
cause, and said many other hard things against
him. He has shown his hypocrisy on this ques.
ton by faVorlng Local option. voting for the
Pond bill CLEARLY license meagure) and there.
fore uncOnstiutional), and opposing proposed
constitutional amendment to be submitted to the
people favoring license. The representative OF
the small pox institution also has shown hIs
hand In favor Of monopolies by opposing the
0'Hagan bill, which would have crushed the
School Book monopoly y..,........Qlite number of
railroad accidents have occurred during the past
week. On last Wednesday morning as a railroad
employe named McDugan was coming up the
track at Johnson's crossing about two miles east
Of here, he was struck by the second section OF
No, l, the morning express, and instantly killed.
1t is supposed he was not aware there were two
sections Of this train, as he got out Of the way for
the first, and then stepped back on the track
used for western bound passengers, supposiug
that the next train was freight. He had only
been in the country about eight months and
leaves wife aud several children in Ireland.
The same day little boy named Roach had one
OF his feet badly smashed while attempting to
board train on the G. & P. track 80, On Saturday,
Robert Jones, an Alliance man was struck bya
bridge while walking backward on car near
Wooster and was seriously injured. He was
brought home on Monday and is now better.
VERITAs.