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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
A RECORD CLEAR AS CRYSTAL.
Werner Bros. City Paint Store the Head
quarters for American Plate Glass.

Werner Bros. City Paint Store the Head
quarters for American Plate Glass.
In the years gone by when a builder
wished to decorate a front by putting in
large glass, no thought was given to
any but "French Plate" and that term
became synonymous with style and
grandeur, the same as a "bTOwn stone
'front.'" but the iTrepTessible American
manufacturer has so greatly improved
French plate" as to beat the French
themselves, and to-day experts cannot
note any difference between the two
varieties when placed side by side, eX-
cept it be that American manufactures
show superior article. MessTs. Werner
" Bro, the 'enterprising prOprietOTs of
the City Paint Store, who supply all
manner of builders materials, are the
sole agents of the
CRYSTAL CITY PLATE GLASS COMPANY,
of st. Louis, the largest in the country,
who have supplied the handsome plate
glass fronts through their agents for the
SaXtOn, Opera, Dannemiller, Clark,
Schwertner and Empire blocks, as we'll
as numerous other smaller contracts. A
few facts about this mammoth corpora
tiOn will prove to be interesting reading.
The Crystal City Plate Glass Company
was organized with a capital of $780,
900, all paid up. They own about 800
acres of valuable land, embracing an
inexhaustible deposit of pure silicates,
the only known quantity in the country.
There is in the village a resident pOpu-
latiOn of 1000 persons, contained in 13O
houses, Of which 30 were built last year.
The actual number of employees on the
pay roll is 800, including men, women
and children. The works proper cover
ten acres of ground and are furnished
with Sieman's regenerative furnaces,
sixteen new polishing machines, twenty
four smoothing machines, and ten disc
grinders. Power is supplied by four
massive COrliss engines, aggregating
1000 horse power. The different depart
ments and the town are lighted by the
Brush electric lamp, and the company
also owns five miles of standaTd-gauge
railroad, connected with the Iron Noun
tain Railroad and the river, for drawing
supplies. The capacity of the factory is
100000 feet per month, and in a few
weeks, when the new buildings are Oc-
cupied, this output will be doubled
The public library and gymnasium
erected at a cost of $1,000, was pre-
sented to the employees by the company,
and in the pursuit Of aIhusements found
there the leisure hours are passed be-
yOnd the temptation of liquor and bad
company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

at Detroit was one of the greatest eve
known there.-The Free Press says tn
| prisoners in the county Jail petitiOneC
the warden to allow them to go to tht
circus and see the parade. They al
| pledged themselves to come back anC
serve an additional day to make up the
| whole of their sentences; but the hard
| hearted keeper locking the doors on
them went off himself. The Sheriff
who was in another part of the county
making bricks, came to town on pur-
pose to see the circus. Judge John Hop
per said he did not care for the circus
but members of his family were anxious
to go, and as there was nobody else who
could take them so we'll as he, he intend
ed TO make martyr of / imself Mr..
Tuttle said to Press reporter: 81 have
seen all the circuses | want and expect
to. would not give two cents to see
the best show in the world, nor would |
go two steps to see all the parades. |
guess the procession is coming down the
street; yes, there it is, and am
that was the last word heard. Mr, Tut
tie was making bee-line in the direc-
t1on in which the big chariOts were
looming up, and he seemed to be in a
greater hurry than he ever was. The
clerk of the court adjourned it in the
following words: Hear ye, hear We, all
ye good men, all who want to see the
Forepaugh and who have no further
business before the Court of Quarter
Sessions, the great moral show on earth,
the Court of Special Sessions, the Infe-
r1Or Court of Common Pleas and the
Orphans Court, together with all the
big side shows, all in one tent, will now
take your leave and go to the grounds
and return next Monday, to which day
the great show will be adjourned at
Chicago"
The newspaper itself was affected by
the general mania, and in undertaking
to report fire got things badly mixed
in the following fashion:
"A lire occurred last night before Fore
paugh got to town, caused by the explO-
sion of lamp held by ZOla, who gets
fired from the mouth of a cannon. Mrs.
Bates, who has a crOckeTy store at this
place, had just closed the doors of the
store when the trapeze performance be-
gan. The Oil spilled all over the saw
dust and was soon on fire and Mrs. Bates
INDUCED In some pTOdigies in the line
of hurdlerace and succeeded in getting
out of the ring amid the laundering ap-
plause of thousands of spectators. She
was not at all injured, although she was
most daring. In the meantime an alarm
of fire had been sent in from box 4 and
soon the dOuble-hOTned rhinOcerOs and
the hippOpOtamus put in an appearance.
There was some hitch in the proceed
ings connected with the alarm and the
bells did not sound properly but it was
supposed that this was some trick of
FOrepaugh'5 to create more enthusiasm
and more expectation. Then amid the
applause of the twenty thousand people
present Bolivar appeared, raised up his
trunk and deluged the store completely,
putting Out the fire. The performance
began about half past 10 O'clock and was
accorded by all to have been the great
est moral show on earth. The damage
is principally to the crOckery ware, and
some of the smaller animals of the men
agerie."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
Death of Mrs, Keplinger.

Mrs. Sarah, widow of the late Jacob
Keplinger, died at her residence on
North Poplar street on Monday morning,
the 18th inst, aged rs years. Mrs. KEEP
Iinger had been resident of Canton for
nearly forty years, and of the county
about all her life. She and her hus-
band removed here from Osnaburg when
he was elected County Treasurer. She
was ever the good neighbOr and mOtherly
woman, and her memory will long be
cherished by large circle of relatives
and friends. Peace to her ashes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

The annual public examination of the
Canton Union Schools will be held next
week, commencing Monday, the 18th
inst. The following will be the order:
Monday, all c and d Primary Schools;
Tuesday, all A and B Primary Schools
and the German Schools; Wednesday, all
Grammar Schools and Ungraded School
Thursday evening, High School Com
mencement at Schaefer's Opera House.
1t is hoped that many of the patrons of
the schools and others will attend the
examinations. All are cordially in
vited. ]. H. LEHMAN, Supt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

The City Band received a new bass
person of Mr.. Thomas Merton, from BOs-
ton. The band is now % strong, and in
few days will receive two cOrnet play
ers, one from Youngstown and the other
from Elkhart, Ind. This band compares
very favorably in point of musical ex-
cellence with any in the State, and the
city is proud of the boys.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
A MARRIED BACHELORS oAPERs.
An Adulterous Wife Caught by Her Hus-
band in a Chiclxen Coon.

An AdulterOus Wife Caught by Her Hus-
band in a Chicken Coop.
William B. Kegerreis is workman in
the Canton Bridge Shops, and lived with
his wife Mary until very recently in
house north of Tuscarawas avenue and
east of the Valley railway. The couple
were married ten years ago, in Penn
sylyania, and until last spring lived in
the neighbOrhOOd of New Berlin, this
county, when they moved to Canton.
They had no children, but logged along
life's pathway, with the average amount
of content allotted to us poor mOrtals.
The wife is about % years old, very fond
of dancing parties, and of visiting, and
as the sequel prOves-Of being visited
One Of her neighbOrs is a Mrs. Green,
whose husband runs the machinery of
the William Penn House, a hOstelry near
the Avenue depot on the Valley road.
Mrs. K. frequently dropped in there to
fpend the long evenings, while her
spouse was wrestling with cold bridge
iron at the shops until 10 o'clock each
night. Last Friday night she told her
husband that she was going over to try
on a dress, and, as she did not return,
he, having heard some damaging ru-
mOrs about her cOnstancy, went over be-
tween II and IL o'clock, looked through
the window but discovered her not. In
UulluluR,
formerly used as
CHICKEN COOP,
And to this edifice the peTplexed one
hied himself, and when close to it, out
popped man, who sidled away, finally
disappearing around the angle of the
building being lost to sight, though
to memory peculiar. Mr.. K. poked his
head in at the stage entrance and sung
Out,with a rising infection: eli! what
are you doing here, MaTyY" No answer.
He then went in and began feeling
around, until he found his wife in one
corner, when he remarked, with some
emphasis: "Ho! no! I've caught you at
last" to which the teTTOr-stricken one
replied: "NOyou haven't bya id sight"
This fOrcible greeting so affected his
nerves that he left and went home, and
the woman left also, and said to wO-
man, laughingly: "That was a close
call, for Bill came mighty near catching
me-"
THE ROOSTER HERO
OF this chicken coop escapade is named
Bachelor, a conductor of freight train
No. s on the Valley road, who has wife
and two children living in Cleveland.
The husband appeared before Justice
B. f. Faust on Monday and swOTe out
complaint against Bachelor for adultery,
anu Jne COuSldDleS were pldceu on In6
trail, but the railroad magnate had
flown, leaving his train to make its regu-
lar run on Tuesday in charge of yard
master Joseph Shaefer.
A brakeman on No. 8, named Mace,
also skipped at the same time, although
he was not then suspected, but he prob
ably did not know where the lightning
would strike. Several other railroad
men are also mixed up in the case.
THE HUSBAND,
Who related the tale to our truthful
James," takes the matter very philO-
sOphically, and says he will not sue for
a divorce, but no amount of money
could hire him to live with her again.
The railroad officials have got wind of
the scrape and Bachelor will, in all
probability, be permanently sidetracked.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
OUR ANCIENT BRErHREN.
The Stark County Pioneers Hold Their
Annual Picnic,

Annual Picnic,
For some weeks past the DEMOCRAT
has contained notices that the Old Pio-
neeTs would hold their annual picnic al
the Fair grounds, and also warned all
prospective participants to come prop
erly armed with lunch baskets. This
last admOnitiOn was well needed, as the
testimony of the loaded tables in the
dining hall will amply show.
The day opened with a drizzling rain,
some times amounting to a smart show
er, but towards noon the sun came out
and a moderately clear, but somewhat
sultry afternoon followed. The Pioneers
with their families gathered at the
grounds in the forenoon, and upon the
incoming of the COnnOttOn Valley train
from the north, about hundred mem
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
4-Paw's, 4th July.

1t should be remembered that Fore
paugh's great show comes to Canton
July 4th. 1t is creating the most un-
try. Here is what the Detroit Free Press
said of it last week:
Somewhat excited. Forepaugh's day
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

Don't fail to see the bargains in sam
pie shoes and slippers at H. j. Watkins,
corner South Market and Eighth streets,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

Sam. j. Roberts is in Cleveland, doing
the Dog Show, at the Euclid Avenue
Roller Rink Repository.
Which bench did he occupy, when on
axhihitiODp
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

CHEAPEST HATS ON THIS EARTH at W,
B. Devices. He means business this
time, for he has leased his store room
and will close out his business as soon
as possible
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

Largest stock and lowest prices at
Watkins Shoe House, South Market
street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

''NOw or never" is your chance to get
cheap hats at Devices.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

Men wanting a light hat for hot
weather call at once at W. b. Devices
and get them at your own price.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

The edifce of the First Methodist
Church is approaching completion. The
roof will sOOu be finished with slate
covering, and the stone work is now
done in front.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

The Fair" will be found Mt 45 East
Tu5carawas street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

The German Pioneers will picnic at
Myers Lake to-day. The "Out-Of-tOwn''
season is in full blast.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

The Valley train containing the Ger
man Protestant Aid Society excursion
lists next Saturday will leave Canton at
$50 a. m. Tickets S1.5O for round trip.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

Have you seen those folding Work
Tables at The Fair?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

HOl all men and your wives, if you
want cheap hats or caps for your child
rem go at once to VIM. B. Devices and
Sacnre them
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

A large variety of Bamboo chairs at
The Fair.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15

Ladies kid toe slippers 70 cents I
Watkins.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
MORE PIONEER HIsTORY.

Mr.. II. II. Gregg, one of the speakers
announced to make some remarks at the
Pioneers picnic yesterday sent letter
of regret to Secretary Lew. Slusser,
stating as a reason for not coming that
he made arrangements to go to Minne-
sofa on business on June 14th, the day
of the meeting. He furnishes in the
same letter some valuable history in re-
gard to Columbiana county, in the early
days:
COlumbiana county was formed OF
created in March, 1903, and Stark in 1908.
Some time ago 1 was looking over the
journals or proceedings of our old time
County Commissioners, and found a
few items which may prove of interest
to the members of your Pioneer Asso-
citation, and which will, at least, show
where the first organization in the pres
ent territory of Stark took place.
At a meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners, 1st Monday, Dec, 1906,
George AtterhOlt HarbaUgh and
(SEE AGE)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-15
THE ROOSTER HERO
THE HUSBAND,

Who related the tale to our truthful
James," takes the matter very philO-
sOphically, and says he will not sue for
a divorce, but no amount of money
could hire him to live with her again.
The railroad officials have got wind Of
the scrape and Bachelor will, in all
probability, be permanently sidetracked.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-06-21
Bethel

Be,llcI.
We had small cyclone Monday
noon.
Plenty of potato bugs, but scar
city of potatoes.
Rev. +. Gerry expects to start for
Oregon this week.
Mrs. Edgar Shedd is visiting here,
having been for week or two at Mr..
Rodney shedd's.
Miss Minnie Kendall, from Ma
lone, Ill.,, is spending her vacation with
her aunt, Mrs. Chapman.
Mr.. Charles Gay, one of the pub
fishers of Littclls Living Age, has,
with his wife, beeu visiting friends and
kinsfolk here.
Lyman Child has sold his span of
brown horses to Brockway and Hilton
of Boston, for four hundred and fifty
dollars.
The village people were alarmed
last week by the report of case Of
malignant diphtheria. The patient,
Miss Woodward of Tunbridge, is now
considered out of danger, and likely to
soon recover.
The lawn party on the common,
Friday evening, by the ladies of the
Congregational society, was well at
tended, the net profits being some over
thirty dollars. The band was in at
tendance, and the company entertained
with strawberries, ice cream, hot COT
fee and cake. If folks must eat, it is
we'll to do it in the open air. In the
Old Country hotels and.private houses
often dine, lunch and take tea out doors.
This pleasant custom is certainly pref
cradle to boiling ones food in a stufy
dining room, according to the habit Of
the average American city.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-06-21
NpriMgMnih,

Npringiieid,
"A heavy thunder storm, lasting
several hours, and accompanied with
devastating winds, passed over this
place last Monday, leaving tho roads
badly gulled aud telling forest trees,
Principal Whealley Of the High
school, aud his sister, who Il also q
teacher In the lower department Of the
same school, will spend their vacation
~ l.rookhcld, their former home,
--Iames McllIMyy, tho young man
who was arrested here last week aud
taken to Keene, y, H., for keeping q
livery team belonging to Martin Of that
city too long, has fixed tho matter up
aud been released,
During the storm Monday alter
noon lightning struck Il, |, Thompson
house on Seminary Hill, the electric
fluid passing from the root To u water
tank In tho kitchen, thoroughly fright
ening Mrs, Thompson, who was stand
Ing near by, but not doing serious dam
age, A holt also struck in the bank Ia
the rear of Mrs, Langdon Sawyer
house on Main street.
Edgar Lowell cut his hand badly
while running the machine for cutting
dried beef at tho market last Monday.
There is talk Of Il telephone cx-
change in this place.
--lf"Saint David" had arranged all
those little affairs as promised there
would be less swearing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-06-21
VERMONT.

Mrs. Melinda Davis. 20 years old,
fell from the platform of the Passump-
sic railroad station at Bradford, Satur-
day, and badly fractured one of her
ankles.
A Mr.. Lumsden of Walden, seventy
five years old, lately married a woman
forty-fivc years old.
A Burlington house painter mixed
his paint with maple syrup and had
nearly completed job of house paint
ing when he discovered the mistake.
A Tunbridgc lady was recently mar
ried at the age of 80. She expects to
raise up large family.
Jumbo and P. Il. Barnum will visit
the principal towns in this State in
August.
According to the last report there
are in this State one hundred Masonic
lodges, with membership of 1886
persons.
"Clint." of the Burlington Clipper
says the liquor agency in that enter
prising city is closed. This is a hint
to visiting brethren there on the 18th
prox to bring their ''supplies" with
them.
John Landon Of Brandon, while at
tempting to shoot a woodchHck, was
severely injured about the face by the
bursting of his gun.
Locke & Hughes Of Saxton's River
canned this season about $500 gal
Ions of maple syrup. About twenty
six tons, including cans and cases,
were shipped by sailing vessels around
the cape to San Francisco.
The State Line house at Stamford
has just been raided by the authorities
as nuisance and q house of i'll fame.
The landlord and his wife, with three
other women, were arrested.
Stephen Herrick of Middlesex has
taken the Montpelier Waterman 70
years! 1t is an excellent paper
barring its politics.
St. Adams has 100 dogs, and only
GO of them are licensed. Now let's
see how straight the policemen can
shoot.
The union temperance camp-meet.
ing association Of Vermont will hold
three days meeting at Lyndonville,
august /, 2 and 8.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-06-21
Democratic State Convention,

The Democrats OF the several towns or
Vermont are invited 10 meet IN town eau
Gus, 10 choose one delegate for each town
or city, aud one additional delegate for
each fifiy, or larger fraction OF my, votes
cast for the Democratic candidate for
Governor IN 1850, To assemble ~ state
Convention ut
Montpelier, Thursday, Juae 90 isss,
at 10 ilb q, M, to nominate candidate for
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, and
Treasurer, choose q State Committee, and
do any other proper business,
In choosing the delegates, all are Invited
10 participate who believe IN honest ad-
ministration Of governmental affairs, the
freedom OF the eieetOr 10 cast Ills ballot
as he chooses, no privileged classes, q faif
remuneration for labor, equality or TAXA
ton, aud q restoration Of the affairs ofthe
country 10 the purity Of the early days or
the Republic, and will support the ticket
nominated,
The State Committee arc by usage ANA
vote OF Convention, the Committee on
Credentials That all credentials may DO
properly examined and the roll completed
before the opening Of the Convention, the
ipNH Wv 'Nl"'|N'' "
all caucuses are held not later than the
Saturday evening previous, aud that the
credentials, properly signed by tho Chair
man aud Secretary OF the caucus, DO Tor,
wardcd by first mail thereafter 10 Wili
sullivan, Secretary OF the Comm ttee' ~
Montpelier This win obyiate delay III
the organization Of the Convention
II Is hoped that every town VIII have u
duly warned caucus, and be fully rapre'
scented. The usual courtesy Of return
checks will be granted by the railroads.
HIRAM ATKINS,
W. W. RIDER,
JOHN ROBINSON, j
GEORGE 4. EATON, g
CHARLES LAFOuNTAlN, -
l.. II. FOLLANSBY, &C
RALPH SHERWOOD, SSs
JAMES A. BROWN, go
GEORGE J., SPEAR, SS
LUCIuS ROBINSON,
j. -. HANRAHAN,
GEORGE o. GUILD,
w. ID. McMASTER.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-06-21

HARVARD.
Next Sunday will be Children'S
Sunday at the Universalist Church
The Church will be decorated, and
there will be several children christened'
Also, singing aud speaking
r. d. Angel came very near
having u disastrous fire last week
some matches in IN old coat caught
fire and burnt the ceiling OF one
room badly before they saw IT,
%. p. II. Kctchum of Linchburg,
bought 10 yoke of oxen here last Thurs
day, paying from $40 to 5000 per
yoke. He also bought d. NJ, Cham
berlin's BARNARD Maid,' paying
5000 for her.