The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-04
EXCURSION AND PICNICS.
Sun1ner amusement for The Current Months Where
10 Spend Ddy or Tt0o of Recreation

summer amusement T0r he Current Months - Whert
to Spend Day or TiOo of Recreation
The well known excursion and picnic grounds
of the Connoton road will be re.opened Saturday
Augusta. Since the opening Of the grounds JUL
4, a number Of improvements intended for the
comfort Of visitors has been made, and 1t is now
an unusually attractive picnic place. Music
will be furnished during the day by the Canton
City Band, and in the evening magnificent dis
play OF fireworks will occur. Excursion rates
will be given from all stations on the line Of the
road.
special excursion train to Cleveland and Put
In Bay will leave Canton Thursday, August H.
at $3.50 m, arriving in Cleveland at 9 a m, where
the party Will take the magnificent slde-wheel
steamer "City Of Detroit" and reach Putin Bay
about O'clock p m. Returning the boat will
leave in the evening In time to land the exeur.
sionitts In Cleveland at about p M, so that the
party will be landed In Canton by 1870 p m. Mu
sic and refreshments will be on the boat Round
trip tickets 81 75 children under yearssl. Put.
in Bay is the finest summer resort Of northern
Ohio, and las many points Of interest the princi.
| psl one OF which is Perry's cave. visit 10 this
pleasant place will repay anybody.
The Patrons OF Husbandry OF Stark, Mahoning
and Columbana counties, will hold a tri.county
basket picnic in the grove of Mr. Robert Watson,
two miles southeast Of Alliance and two miles
east of Mt Union on Thursday and Friday, Aug
ust II and l2 There will be present to address
the people Fl Brigham, Master Of Ohio State
Grange. Subject: Railway Transportation; It's
Abuses, and the remedy therefor" Cham
berlsin, Secretary Of State Board Of Agriculture,
on "The Children Of our Farm Homes" and
Special Farming and Mixed Farming, or FertIl.
izers." WA Armstrong, Master New York State
Grange aud Secretary Of the Elmyra Farm ers'
Club; Subject, Agricultural Interests" s
Thompson, Lecturer OF the Ohio State Grange
and Editor Of the Live Patron" on Home
Adornmens," Meals will be served on the
grounds at reasonable prices.
The Grand Army Band have made arrange.
ments for an excursion to Detroit via Cleveland,
leaving Friday, August 10. Fare for the round
trip S3 so
In another column Of this issue will be found
an advertisement Of the N Y & o Railroad ex.
| cursion to Montreal, Canada, and the Thousand
Islands Of the st. Lawrence river Tuesday Aug.
Wv - NUANOhlohS Nuh JUN tlO CACulblOh ~ n
ron or Kent. The fare for the round trip from
those places is IS.
The Concordla Society will give a moonlight
picnic at Myers lake, Thursday evening, the
11th Inst, All honorary members OF the Society
are invited, Judging by former picuiCs OF this
Society, the one next Thursday will be all enjoy.
able affair and all members both active and hon.
orary, should attend.
The Knights OF Labor will bold their grand an.
nual picnic in the grove near Youngstown Hill,
Saturday, August 20. Members of this organiza
ton from surrounding places and others In sym.
pathy with the .laboring classes are cordially in.
Vited to be present and join in spending pleas.
ant day with the resident members of the organl.
zation Preparations are being made for a large
crowd and a pleasant time is anticipated.
The Knights of Pythias Of this city will picnic
at Cuyahoga Falls Wednesday, August "a. The
Knights make a success of anything they under.
take and they expect to have picnic in the
true sense Of the word. Round trip tickets, 65
cents.
The Trinity Reform Sunday School go to Guy.
ahoga Falls Wednesday, the 18th inst.
The United Brethren and Evangelical Sabbath
Schools will Join in union excursion to Cuya-
hoga Falls, Tuesday, Aug. Goth inst
The colored people Of Canton, Massillon, and
other points throughout The country held pic
mic at Myers lake Monday afternoon and eve.
ming. They had a nice time ard ended the
amusement Of the day with dance in the eve.
ming.
party Of married folks among them Mr. and
Mrs Reuben BOstick and Mr. and Mrs George W
Fisher Of this city picnioked at z)ar, Sunday.
The Presbyterian church and Sunday School
have made arrangements for an excursion, vls
the Valley road to Cuyahoga Falls on Tuesday
August Tickets for adults, 65 cents; children
% cents. All persons &C ompanying this excur
sion will have the freedom of the picnic ground.
without extra charge.