The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-12-25
MAAsIL.LON.
A hatch OF Interesting Events from the
West End

Ii Ia not probable that the Council
will have q meeting TO morrow night.
Miss Anna Ritter, OF Newton, Iowa, 10
a guest In the family OF John A. Shoe
maker.
Charley. son Of Capt. A. ]. Kicks, 10
home from school In Massachusetts for
the holidays.
Mrs. T.. j. Dillon and son left for
Wheeling Saturday morning FOR q visit
OF several weeks.
Mrs. Hull. OF Cleveland. 10 at the home
OF her father, Mr., B. Buckius. for q yisit
over the holidays.
Warren IL. Russell returned Saturday
evening from Amherst College, Mass,
TO spend hia holiday vacation at home.
Thenext amusement attraction booked
for the Opera House 10 Felix A. Vincent
and company on the nights OF January
Let, "a and Sd.
The fair of the German Catholic
Church, which opened In the Opera
House Wednesday, closes tonight, when
all the various articles on which chances
were sold will be drawn.
Clarence McLain, of 81, Paul, MINI,
was In the city on Saturday, having
brought hia son, Walter, here TO remain
during the winter. Mra. McLain will
20 TO Hot Springs, Arkansas, for her
health.
Ned Mellon returned Friday night
from New Philadelphia where he had
been for ten days managing the tele'
graph Office nj that point. He Will have
charge OF the office here. during Manager
brakes absence.
In a suit of Vim. Brew against the O.,
l.. q ", Railroad Company, tried before
Squire Frantz Friday, claiming dam
agea for tho destruction OF q wagon
while crossing the %company's track
some time ago, Judgment was rendered
for the sum OF e2i.
At a special meeting OF the Council
held Saturday night, a number OF Hp'
proved bills we're paid, among them that
OF q. U. Thompson's, OF s35040, for eltc'
trio lights. and the May0r'a nOmina'
tlOns OF G. dfTey Mailer, Thomas Hig-
gins and John o. Pepper for policemen
were confirmed.
A basket containing sixteen dressed
chickens was stolen from In front OF
pietzcker & Breckel's gTocery shortly
after dark Saturday evening, and the
thieves we're caught by the officers an
hour after the theft was committed, In
the persons OF three trampl who were
selling The poultry on West Cherry
street, They were arrested and locked
up, only Ave OF the naked lirds n main
Ing undipOfed OF.
About four o'clock Saturday afternoon
Jos, II. Open eimer discovered that an
oyercoat, valued at $22, had been stolen
from In front OF his store. He notified
Marshal Vending and 0llcer Thicker
and showed them the kind OF q garment
| that had been stolen. They went out
the Ut. Wayne track east OF the bridge
shop on the hunt OF the thieves AID
found four tramps waiting there to
| hoard the freights. 0ne OF them was
wearing an oyerc0at, a match was light
cd TO examine II aud the missing coat
identified. Within an hour from the
| time the officers were notified the thief
was In durance and the stolen property
WAS recovered.
About Z o'clock Sunday morning The
dead body OF Wilhelm s hmidt, u timer
employed In Vim. B0wman's III, y, was
found at the Main street crossing Of the
ut. Wayne railroad. II WAS removed TO
the city prison building and Coroner
| Leininger sent for. Upon examination
II waS found that The only Injury was
an abrasion on the forehead, hut the
shcck caused by II produced sufficient
hem0rrhage to cause death, Testimony
elected by the Coroner showed almost
beyond q doubt that the man had been
struck by the limited express, which
goes through here west about midnight.
Schmidt was u single man, % years OF
age, and had only been In the country
about two years. He had worked for Mr..
Bowman about eighteen months, and
was an industrious aud temperate nan.
He has n mother and sister living In
Sax0Dy, Prussia, The remains will DO
buried from Mr.. Bowman's residence.
A case OF till tapping, or alleged theft
OF that character having singular fea'
lures, was brought TO light here this
evening. Saturday evening q we'll
dressed and fine looking gentleman
about 80 years Of age, wearing a plug
hat aud gray whiskers, who has been
visiting this city ut regular intervals
during the past i've years as q represen.
tatiye for a Wholesale boot ana shoe
house In an eastern city, came
here and registered at the Park Hotel,
Soon after his arrival no called on
Nicholas Hansen, n Main street
dealer, who had bought goods OF him
before. Mr.. Hansen told him he was
very busy at that time, but III he
would remain until Monday no would
buy a bill OF z ,ods. The 'raleling man
consented TO remain, aud " put In hls
spare time went TO work assisting the
proprietor In shaping up aud putting
away the stock. Directly after thu trays
cling man left the store. Mr.. Hansen
discovered that his drawer had been
robbed OF ftteen dollars. lilo was conf.
dent that no one had been near the
money drawer, aud two w0tkmen In the
rear part Of tho store told the proprietor
they had seen the drummer nj the
drawer. Sunday morning Mr.. Hansen
went to tho travelling mans room
at the hotel, charged him with
the theft, and demanded tho
money. The accused man rcpelled
the serious reflection on hls reputation
In the strongest language, but gave Mr..
Han EN- Sl5 with the unders ,andlng
that neither Of them should say any
thing about the affair. In conversation
afterward with On intimate friend, who,
by the way, has known the drummer
for q number Of years, and asserts. that
he Ia far above the commission OF any
such d|lshonorable act, the travelling
man said that he considered prudence
the better part Of valor, and only paid
the sum demanded OF him In preference
to the delay, expense and uncertainty
Of q contest at law among strangers.
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