The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-04-17
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Neighbor
Mayor.olccD Bowman win bamnstorad
into service tonight.
The Dime Society Of thn Ep c0pal
Church Will meet Friday evening Of this
week at The residence Of ], p, Burton,
Mr. John NJ, Farrar, the new Collector
Of the Port u AIa8sIllOn, has established
his Office IN the Exchange street mill,
aud Karl Il, MILLER will attend the coli
lection Of tolls,
Jim Robson, one Of the best known
GOl0red characters In the city, died sud.
denly last Saturday morning, He was
f0fty-f0ur years OF age, and leaves u
wife ana llye children.
Walter II, Wellman, Washington cor.
respondent of the Chicago Herald, was
In the city several hours Saturday even,
Ing, while on his way TO spend week
with his family at Canton,
Last Saturday was one Of the llyeli-
eat business days our city has witnessed
for long time, The unusual activity
was occaslOnpd by payday nj all the
coal mines, Russell Il Co., the Two Glass
Works, rolling mill aud other mannfac'
tories,
Charles Bahney, who has for a mum.
her Of years been arceptably illIng the
position Of cashier In the freight Office
Of the 1T. Wayne Railroad Company at
ClhtOn, Will leave the latter part OF the
present month for Sterling, Kansas,
where he viii engage In stock raising,
Mr., Brank Traphagen and Miss Mary
Eta Kestetler, daughter Of David K6f
stetter, Esq, were married last evening
at the residence OF the BRIDES parents,
Rev, d, G. Osborne, OF Canton, officiating,
The welded couple left on the midnight
train for tour In eastern cities,
The Republican members Of the new
Council Issued q call for u caucus last
Saturday night 10 decide upon the or
ganizallon Of the body. Al Messrs.
Sailer, Of the First ward, and DOddridge,
Of the Second ward, who are favorable
TO the retention OF City Clerk Shepley,
declined to participate, no action was
taken.
Messrs Wetherald and Wells, OF Bel.
lnlrG, the gentlemen who have contract.
cd 10 erect window glass works In thla
city, were here yesterday. Mr.. Wells
returned home and Mr., Wetherald took
= car OF coal from the SlppO mine tO
BellefOhte, Pa, 10 t0st II for the purpose
OF ascertaining whether II will meet
their requirements. The latter gentle.
man Will return In few days and start
work on the buildings.
Philip Young, the young man from
Mcdonald vile, who WAS arrested last
Friday on charge OF hayiug forged the
names Of Conrad Hare aud Peter Mese-
mere 10 note with which no bought
buggy Of \, H. whitman, appeared be.
fore the Mayor yesterday On the
strength Of statements made by the par,
Ties whose nNme9 were alleged "a have
been forged That they authorized Young
10 sign their names, the case was dis
missed, The explanation OF this result
II obvious,
Quite an interesting contest IL prom,
lsed In the organization Of the new
Council tomorrow night, fight TO be
made on the election OF CITY Clerk, The
body stands ak Republicans 10 two
Democrats, but the issue has been raised
by the present Clerk, Felix X. Shppley,
DEM, aud HIS legal advisers, 10 the
effect that his election last apring was
for two years, according TO the statutes
made and provided, All the authorities
have been consulted by both sides, and
no many Guo legal points arc involved
that II IL even limited the courts may be
appealed to before the complicated Ques.
tiOn issOIypd,
A well'ku0wn resident Of the Fourth
word became strangely heuighted
between three ana four o'clock
Sunday morning, wandered into a house
south Of RuNoiIa shop, which rs almost
two miles BON whore he lives, aud be-
gun cllllu6 ont 'MAy Anu Mary Amw
which Is probably hIs Wlir4 name.
The eIll2rn Nh0sn dOmirl'p Ind been en-
tered ran ont ior the assistance Of u
neighNoG but when he returned tho
Fouf,h.warlcr had probably discovered
his mlplnkN and mad departed. II no
cnlll at the Mayors OlllcO le can recover
hs coat an0 hat loft IN his imaginary
homo on account OF the uncerpmOniOus,
ness Of hs exit
special meeting Of the Council was
held last night for the puTn0sp Nf TAX.
ing Notion 10 have the County COWmll.
sIOners change the plans of the new
bridge over the canal on fremont street
no ~ 10 meet the wishes Of the Council
aGdCitigODs generally, nnd nlsO TO accept
the bond Of Nny0l.egut Bowman, The
uoliou VI the Commissioners In making
a contract for the bridge In QueslIon
without even consulting tho Council