The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-13
CITY CURRENCY.
Local Events Condensed and Crys-
talliZed.
The Daily Events Of Busy Canton Arranged
In Readable Shape for Easy
Literary Digestion.

Look at the splendid display of Cloaks,
| Ulsters, Russian Circulars, etc., at Gold
berg Bros
The Authors Carnival began in CIark's
| Hall last Monday, for the benefit of the
Cemetery Association.
Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs of best
| quality and at reduced prices at Gold
berg Brothers, SaxtOn Block.
Ladies' Kid Button Shoes, worked but
ton holes, only $1.75 pair at Watkins,
cheapest shoe house in the city.
Mrs. Eva Brown, wife of Judge Brown
of HOwesdal0, Pa, spent Sunday with
her son Frank, at the American House.
Buyers of boots and shoes will find the
largest stock, best goods and lowest
prices at Howard j. Watkins, SaxtOn
Block.
Mr.. VIM. Hipp is a father. A bOunc-
ing ten pound girl has appeared on the
| scene to gladden. the hearts of the
parents.
Last Saturday night at the Empire
Block corner little scrimmage occurred
between a steel works man and a cigar
maker. Cause, beer. No arrests.
A choice lot of Japanese goods just re-
ceiVed at Goldberg Bros Just the
| thing for holiday presents. They are
cheap in price and very suitable for
gifts.
The Atlantic club will give their open
ing dance at COncOrdia Hall tomorrow
evening. Blum's orchestra will be in
attendance. Grand march at 8 o'clock
| sharp.
MI. Ensign POmerOy and Mr.. Harry
Obert, of Akron, are in this city visiting
Mr.. Pom. erOy's brother, Brick" foreman
OF the DEMOCRAT press-rOOm, at the
Ogden House.
Before making your selection of Christ
mas gifts, don't fail to call on the agent
and see "The Peoples CyclOpedia." This
admirable work is sold on very easy
terms, so that all may obtain it.
There is some complaint that gasolene
| lamps on East Tuscarawas, Young and
| other streets near the creek do not burn
the regulation time. As this is city
contract, investigation is in order.
Water pipes are bursting with singu-
lar unanimity in these cold nights. A
simple turning off of the water in the
cellar at night would deprive the
plumber Of many ducat and excursion
ticket to Europe. ---,
Mr.. Chas. Downing, the best authori-
ty on fruit in the country, says in his
latest work on fruit, that there are but
three varieties OF Russian apples, viz:
Alexander" Duchess of Oidenburg,"
and "TetOpsky."
An infant daughter of Mr.. John
Leininger, aged six years, named Lucy
Eta, died on Sunday morning at half
past seven o'clock. The funeral took
place on Tuesday at 2 p. m., Rev. Mr..
Osborne officiating.
A water pipe in the Trump block frOze
and burst on Sunday morning and de-
luged the grocery store of M. Disler &
Co., spelling large amount of stock.
People should turn off the water in the
cellar In these cold nights and avoid
such happenings.
Miss Minnie Piero, a lady clerk in
Goldberg Bros store, desires us to state
that Mr.. Theodore Bsllard, the Mayors
clerk, should send her the ''taffy" that
he promised her. We cheerfully give
place to this item as taffy is a good
thing to be furnished.
william Byers, "fly' young man,
picked up a rooster which was lying
| tied in front of a North Market street
grocery on Saturday. He did it for fun,
while on his way to Balser's brewery.
The Mayor agreed with him about the
| funny business, and charged him 1895,
| including costs. Very funny.
A Farmers Institute will be held in
Canton on January 30th and 31st, when
lectures will be delivered bI Menden-
| hall, Chamberlain, LaZenby and others.
These gentlemen are practical and sci
| entitic, and it will be profitable for far
mers and others to hear them.
A water pipe in the Trump Block burst
sometime on Saturday night, and the
| consequent overflow damaged the gro
cery stock of Mr.. NJ. Disler to- the
amount of several hundred dollars.
Similar accidents were reported in
| l,kl nf .,I =
nights, turn off the water.
Mr., E. B. Hubbard, former passenger
conductor on the COnnOttOn Valley Rail-
way, has been superseded by Mr.. R. D.
Briggs, late master of transportation on
the Valley Railway. Mr.. T. H. BostIer,
conductor OF the local freight train, was
also removed and is succeeded by Mr..
George Brooks, of Cleveland.
Before deciding on the kind of hOli-
day present you intend making your
friends or relations, do not fail to have
the agent show you "The Peoples Cyclic
pedia. No gift would prove more ac-
ceptable than it. This valuable work
can be purchased very cheap and on very
easy terms.
John Dunn, bricklayer, was run over
last night and instantly killed by a
freight train on the Fort Wayne road at
| the treStle WOrK near the paper mill.
His body was badly mutilated. the brain
was ali out, and a piece of the skull
now lies at the track, both legs were off,
also an arm. About $50 were found on
his person.
Myers & Smith, AZ South Market street,
were just Over-run with business last
Saturday on account of offering a fine
stereOscOpic view with every 20 cents
worth of goods sold, and to a purchaser
of $5 worth a solid gold pen worth 50
was given. These contracts were faith
fully kept and the consequence was an
immense business.
What a naughty newspaper the Gin
cinnati Enquirer Is. Here are the head
lines prefacing description of the re-
cent transit of Venus: Crossed in
LOve-That Little Celestial Filtration
The appointment between Venus and
Old Sol faithfully kept-But the Mod
est Beauty veiled herself in clouds, and
the extent of the Amour will never be
known" We read this headline with