The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-03
MIDSUMMER MUSINGS.
incidents and Accidents Happening In the
Heat ed Term.

There is no Talmage sermon this week
as he is absent from his pulpit in Brook
lyn, taking a vacation.
Mrs. Christ Weber and her two sons, of
Cleveland, are visiting with Mrs. John
Weber, on North Cherry street.
All the COnnotton trains are running
on time again, and the business Of the
road does not appear to suffer.
The Health officer says that cholera
infantum will be the prevailing disease
among children during August.
John r. Surbrug, an old tObaccOnist
of New York city, died there last week.
Many years ago he lived in Canton.
Officer Bederman is now the rounds
man and policeman Bechtel resumes his
former station among the patrOlmen.
Merchants find trade somewhat quiet
during the past few weeks, as farmers
are busily engaged in garnering their
crops.
House numbering is going on rapidly,
and painters are reaping a harvest. 1t
is bonanza for the paint brush fra
ternity.
Rev. A. H. Feldman went to Richmond,
Wayne county, Indiana, last Monday, to
visit his old home. He will return next
Tuesday.
Director Masten of the City Band, left
for his former home in Garfield on July
Goth, on account of the serious illness of
his father.
Save your money and go with the
United Brethren excursion to Cleveland
Saturday, August 26th, by way of the
Valley road.
Mr.. Barnett and his able assistant Mr..
Frank Bishop run the restaurant de-
partment at Congress Lake in very ac-
ceptable manner.
Our Louisville neighbOrs picnic at
Cuyahoga Falls. Two excursions last
week were well attended, and the best
of order prevailed.
The Mayors Court is dull, the i'm
pecuniOus tramp or drunk being the
only offender, who causes a ripple in
that municipal office.
Mayor Piero says he will put all "vags"
who come before him into the hands of
the Street Commissioner. 1t is a good
scheme, but will he do it?
The matter of Walnut street sewerage
is still receiving attention. We refer
our readers to an article bearing on the
subject in another column.
A heavy persistent rain started in on
Monday, continuing during the night
and the next day. 1t will be beneficial
to the potato and corn crops.
Postmaster Vignos has announced the
following five men as letter carriers:
John Ryan, r. G. Gerber, James B. Shoop,
David Fletcher and Alvin HurfOrd.
The Eqnitable Life Assurance Com
pany paid 81 900 on the policy of Orrin
A. Herbruck on July 9th, who was
killed at CaZenOvia, New York, June 22d
last. Mr.. John G. Allen represents the
Company.
Mr.. VIM. Morgan, the genial ticket
agent Of the COnnOttOn road is a good
conductor on a snap, but he was little
ratified" last Sunday, when that big
crowd of Germans came down from
Cleveland.
For dry humOr, coupled with solid
practical railroad knowledge commend
us to Mr.. H. c. Bush, Builder of bridges
and Master Carpenter Of the COnnOttOn.
During the recent troubles he proved
his merits in running trains.
Weeds and grass are in full bloom in
the Walnut street cutters. Several citi-
zens had ambition enough to clean the
vegetation away in front of their own
doors, but the remainder of the street
looms up like pasture lot.
The Opera House is not yet licensed at
$50 a year and the proprietor is still
subject to the old ordinance requiring
him to pay show licenses to the Mayor,
instead of charging the travelling
troupes the same price and putting it
into his pocket.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
go to CuyahOga Falls ON Tuesday, August
8th. Tickets for the round trip are 65
cents for adults and 80 cents for chill
dren. They can be procured at the hard
ware store of Moses, Couch 81 Strayer
and at Nye's drug store.
Mr.. Henry VOgelgesang, the proprietor
of the pop bOttling works on Fifth
street, is excavating cellar and laying
a foundation for a residence in front of
his works. Mr.. .Vogelgesang's business
is very brisk this summer, and this
evidence of prosperity is gratifying.
Mr.. John Hossler hauled an engine
and boiler weighing six tons from Mas
sillOn to Canton last week with four
horses, over a heavy road. The material
was destined for LeOnaTd's brick yard
The load was very heavy for the team
and is remarkable in being handled so
readily by the team and driver.
The excursion business on the Con-
notion Valley railway for July has ex-
ceeded even the most sanguine eXpecta-
tions of the officials, and the crowds
that daily as well as nightly go to and
from the Lake show that the narrow
guage" under its present management
is a paying institution.
The Alliance Leader is an exchange
that came to our table last week. 1t ad-
vOcates sterling Democratic views and
is quite bright and newsy in its local de-
partment. We wish it success In that
field and trust that it may have hu-
manizing effect on Joe Gillespie, who is
sadly in need of true light in politics,
which can be seen by his Republican
troubles in the Mckinley fight. Mr..
Phelps will act as missionary.
The Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago
railway will run an excursion train at
specially low rates from Salem; and all
points between Salem and Orrville, to
Columbus, via OrrviIle and G. A. 81 C. r,
R., on Saturday, August 5th, 1882, going
and returning the same day. Agents Of
the company will cheerfully furnish
time tables of the excursion train, rates
of fare, etc. The rates will be extreme
ly low, and you should not miss the op-
pOrtunity to visit the State Capital.
Schaefer is out with petition asking
for hackers for his fifty dollar a year
license scheme. However the ordinance
giving him authority to beat the city
out Of two or three hundred dollars a
l. -.