The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-17
MIpsunrNrER MUSINGS
Incidents and Accidents Happening In the
Heated Term.

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~ A good place for sale near Louisville,
well-built. Inquire Of s. Rupert, Can
ton, o.
Officer Robert Black, of Congress Lake,
was badly poisoned with swamp sumac
last week.
The street force is engaged In clean
ing out the Walnut street cutters, and
the stencil Is terrible.
The household effects Of George Nc
Millen, confined In Jail for wife murder,
were sold at auction.
The Nebraska excursion will take you
through Council Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln,
Columbus, and other points in Nebraska.
q Corn and potatoes will prove to be
better crop than was thought in the
early part Of the season.
Threshing machines with portable
engines are now making music in the
harvest fields. The crop Of small grain
is very large.
history of our Fire Department from its
earliest Inception. 1t will be found in
teresting reading.
Extraordinary bargains in boots, shoes
and slippers to close out all summer
goods. H. j. Watkins, Saxton Block,
South Market street.
Some very fat cattle were driven
through the streets for slaughter during
the past few days. They were raised in
the northern part Of the county.
The German Reformed picnic to Con-
gress Lake last Friday, was attended by
over three hundred people. They enjoyed
themselves greatly.
John Wiley, married man, colored
driver of an Adams express wagon, is
under arrest, charged with bastardy by
Salem girl.
Mr.. H. Connolly, conductor on the
COnnottOn Railway, is an experienced
railroad official and handles his train
in skillful manner.
The third apnual reunion of the
Third 0. V. V. Artillery was held at
Waynesburg, August 10th, 1882. Twen-
ty-seven members out of sixty-eight
were>present.
Prof. Wolfram has resigned his posi-
tion of Organist at Mansfield, as it takes
up too much of his time in travel. and
will hereafter remain in Canton and at
tend exclusively to his musical classes.
Buyers of boots and shoes will find it
to their advantage to examine the i'm
mense stock of goods and low prices at
H. j. Watkins, SaxtOn Block, South
Market street.
The elevated railway which operates
the automatic cash transfer system at
Goldberg Brothers store is a never
falling source of attraction to their
store.
Mr.. Frank Hoover, formerly train dis
patcher of the COnnOttOn Railway, left
for Crestline last week, to take posi-
tion in the Office of the Fort Wayne
Company,
Toy balloon men at Congress Lake,
last Sunday, did thriving business.
Thau nod almOGt 0rnQt harvest
as at circus, and were fully as big
nuisance.
The fellow who took hat and pair
of shoes from residence on East Fifth
street, on Saturday night last, had bet
ter return it as he is well known, or the
young lady will be after him.
Buy your boots and shoes where you
will find the largest stock of the best
goods in the market at the lowest pOssi-
Bile prices. H. j. Watkins, SaXton Block,
South Market street. -..s o. -..
The opera house is undergoing i'm
portant Improvements. The galleries
are being raised, and the seating capa-
city will be increased four hundred.
The stage will be six feet greater in
depth, and other changes made.
On Tuesday, August Goth, there will
be extraordinary cheap excursions into
n, N,.Oraska over the P. Ft. W. 81 G. Ry.,
and Union Pacific Railway. For rates,
time of starting, &C., address II. II.
Geeting, o. P. Ry. Agent.
No good business man will fail to in
yestigate when there is an opportunity
to save many dollars in the course of a
wear. Call at The Fair and examine the
Hitchcock Lamp, the best and cheapest
light in the world.
The Manchester and UniOntOwn clubs
played game of base ball on Saturday,
with score of for UniOntOwn and
for Manchester. The game closed at the
end of the sixth inning on account of
some difficulty in the umpire's rulings.
HOT
Ell
is a sign on au old time caravansery at
Hartville that causes considerable anus
ing comment among eastern men who
have occasion to travel on the COnnOt-
ton.
Special price list for this week at H.
]. Watkins: Mems working shoes, 75 to
$1.O0; mems grain slippers, 100 pair
so cents; boys lawn tents shoes, 60 cents
youths pegged lace shoes, 0cents. Sax
ton Block, South Market street.
new and very desirable stock of dry
goods has Just arrived at Goldberg Bros.
store in the SaxtOn block, having been
selected by the Goldberg Bros. in per-
son, during their recent visit to New
York. Do not fail to drop in and see the
novelties. ...-, .
1t is announced that Mr.. Harry A.
French, station agent at Orrville of the
P. Ft. W. s. G. R. R., will assume the
duties of that position in Canton on the
18th inst. Canton has the best paying
station on the line outside of the termini
and FIT. Wayne.
General Ticket Agent L. s. Hunger
ford, of the COnnOttOn Valley Railway
went to Ogdensburg, New York, last Fri
day, to pay a visit to friends. He re-
turned on Tuesday. Lew. said he was
glad to get away from business cares {
few days.
Flave Slower, one of the campers al
Congress Lake; had q singular expert
in the middle of the night and found 6
green striped grass snake coiled up OF
his breast with its head gently swaying
StoYer gave one place at the reptile an(
than 1if ont for the next cOUntV