The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-09-07
CONGRESS LAKE.
The Season at This Popular Resort still In
Vigorous Health,


Vigorous Health.
Remarks have been made lately that
the "seasOn" at Congress Lake, in the
way of excursions was nearly at an end,
and that shortly the woods would no
longer resound with the voice of the
merry-makers, no longer would the
small boy and girl, and even those of
larger growth hunt for the decorative
fern, or the feet of the dancers resOund
upon the waxa floor Of the pavilion,
and that even the turtle would be al
lowed to sit upon log undisturbed by
missiles thrown by city denizens, who
were Ofttimes unable to tell the differ
ence between the ChelOnian and the log;
but by the appearance of things last
sunday, those rumOrS are unfOunded,
for not only does Congress Lake boom
as heretofore, out it is even better at
tended than during the excessive heats
that have prevailed during the past few
weeks. The natural attractions of the
Lake are eve, present, and during the
few hours that picnic excursiOnist
spends there sannOt be made manifest,
as the time Is too short to take in all its
beauties, AMI true enjoyment at this
charming sleet of water can only be
had by a so9urn when 'the crowd" is
absent. However, this Is impossible to
and butter, and they make "the most of
their time to be gay"
Last Sunday morning at 7:50 the train
on the COnnSttOn left the Canton depot
having on board gO0dly number of our
people and also the Canton City Band,
who were engaged to furnish the music
for the day. The morning was perfect,
the air being cool and bracing, owing to
the rain Of the evening previ1Hs, and all
felt in a happy frame of mind. After a
pleasant run of half an hour the Lake
was reached.
MINERVA EXCURSION.
At 10 o'clock an excursion train of
four coaches from Minerva and other
points having on board Minerva Post,
No. 106, G.. A. R., w. j. Mong, Post Com
mander, and their friends to the number
of 400, In charge OF Conductor II. H.
choice selections by the City Band, and
soon the previously quiet grounds were
full of life and activity.
CLEVELAND EXCURSION.
Owing to delay at Mogadore, the first
section, consisting of ten coaches from
Cleveland, filed with FOresters did not
arrive until 1910 p. M, followed about
200 yards after with eight coaches
of Gymnasium "Bohemians," contain
ing in all about 850people. A laughable
incident connected with the Bohemians
is too good to keep. They are Germans,
and 1t appears that man and his wife
were on board duly armed with the reg
ulation lunch basket. The profession of
the female Bohemian is to attend to
ladies at that period when an addition
to the census Is expected, and often
being hgrriedly called, she always has
the working tools of her profession
packed in a basket, covered with cloth.
A similar basket was prepared on the
day in question, and filed with such
eOmestibles as delight the Bohemian
heart and stomach, but in the hurry of
departure the wrong basket was taken,
and upon arrival at the Lake and after
satisfactory location was found, the
napkin was removed, exposing to view
various steel instruments, resembling
dentists fOrceps or ice hooks, but no
lunch. The air was filled with torn and
bleeding parts of speech in choice Ger
man, and when the head of the family
frantically grabbed the ice hooks, and
gazed despairingly at them, the reporter
prudently withdrew, softly whistling
'Pull down the Blind"
music during the day and rendered some
very excellent selections in their accus-
toned good style.
The day was very happily spent, and,
although four of the city policemen
came up to assist the Lake patrol, their
services were not needed.
The afternoon trains from the south
brought numerous additions, and it is
estimated that about 1000 persons were
present. They all arrived home in the
evening without accident.