The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-17
THE CANTON ToUGHs.
Congress Lake Camp of Canton Boys
that Moves Around.

"A congress Lake Camp OF Canton Boys
that Moves Around.
At this season of the year everybody
has desire to go somewhere and do
something, even if they don't rightly
understand what they want to do. In
some instances, the mania takes the
form of camping out, and the pleas
ures of bugs, sleeping ON damp ground,
fishing and hunting after impossible
game, make up weeks misery, after
which the crowd comes home tired and
weary, ready for another years busi-
ness, all averring that they had good
time. This tidal wave of summer re-
creation struck half dozen of Canton's
young men, consisting of W. W. Field
ing, foreman of the DEMOCRAT office; F.
StOver, entry clerk at the Buckeye Works
of G. Aultman 81 Co.; VIM. Heingartner,
Chip" Bowen (whO acts as cOOk,) and
Ed YOgelgesang, all who went to Con-
gress Lake last Saturday.
For two weeks before the start moth
ing was talked about but the proposed
trip, and night or two before, the figure
work on Office paper in regard to the pro-
visions and other preparations was simp-
ly disastrous to our stock of writing ma
terial. After much trouble and anxiety
tents were procured, and these with the
other "impedimenta" were safely de-
day last, and in due process of steam
power, landed safely at Congress Lake
station.
On the opposite side of the Lake from
the pavilion was their objective point,
and after the customary difficulty with
boats, the baggage was finally ferried
across and landed, after running through
eel grass and other watery vegetation,
and tents were pitched and the camp es-
tablished. An advance guard skirm-
ished for straw at neighbOring farm
house, and when returning forgot to put
up the fence bars, allowing cattle to get
into field, and then commenced
AN IMPORTANT DIFFICULTY.
On Sunday morning a farmer came
down in bare feet and asked the boys,
who were cooking some ham and eggs
over gasoline stove, who had given
them permission to occupy that land,
that it belonged to his father ,in-law
who strongly objected to having parties
on it, as they were not careful in regard
/ to fences, and, in short, objected on gen
eral principles to having them there
This was sticker; the cook allowed his
eggs to burn in the pan, Slower, who had
recovered from his snake experience,
mentioned in our local column, held a
long comb poised in mid air, with
which he was trying to get out some
straw that remained there from the
tent, and general dismay was visible on
every face, but the farmer was inexOr-
able, and the boys had to go. They
packed up their traps and calamities
and brought them on this side of the
Lake again, finally securing desirable
| location in the railroad grove across
| from the pavilion, which Is reached by
the new plank walk. Reports came
| down on Wednesday that they are hav.
ing capital success in outline fishing
which is gratifying to their friends in
Canton who will not now be compelled tC
send them so much roast meats and
negotiate with the railway company tC
kill an occasional COW on the track
their future would be assured. They
will all return in few days and the
anxious farmers in that section will
heave sigh of deep relief.
LATEsT-A visit was paid to the camI
on Tuesday evening, and 1t was f0unC
that the sea breezes from the lake crea
ted such an appetite among the boy
that famine prevailed. Fishing, in
stead of being a paStime has become I
sad necessity, and their lines are watch
ed with as much anxiety as was eve
shown by desert island eastaway.
The heavy rains of the past two night
have also made it interesting for them
as they had neglected to ditch and banl
up around the tents. Fielding said h
was awakened at dead of night by tn
rear of the tent giving flop" tmme
diately followed by a ton of water OF
his back. They have register contain
ing the names of several hundred visi
tors. They are in good spirits. -