The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-04-03
MAssILLON,
Loss OF Life at Fire Last Night-Appoint-
ments--O other News,
MAssILLoN, April |. 1884.


MAssILLoN, April 1, 1884.
Fred Albrecht, Jr, has bought the re-
tail grocery s.ore OF his brother Mr' w.
l., Albrecht,
Many expressions complimentary TO
the CANTON DAILY DEMOCRAT were heard
on the streets last evening.
Mr.. Daniel Hemperly has bought the
p. Grlbble property on East street ana
will occupy itwith his family,
There Ia hope of MaasillOn having q
nail factory before long, but II 10 not
hot enough yet to require blowing TO cool
the excitement,
James Geoghan, brakeman ON the
W. ~ l., II. X, r., had two fingers taken
of of one hand while coupling cars near
the depot In this city yesterday morning
The Democratic candidates met In the
Mayors Office last night and made tue
preliminary arrangements Tor u
thorough campaign looking to victory
next Monday,
John NJ. Farrar, an active worker In
the Democratic ranks, has been appoint
cd by the State Board OF Public Works ~
Collector OF Tolls on the Ohio canal at
this point. The salary Is $500 per year
Mayor Young gave ear yesterday after
noon TO a complaint made by Theodore
Paul against George List for disturbing
the peace. Three other suits grew out
Of the first on, aud Wednesday was SCI
10 hear all OF them.
Representative Cole tells your cores
pOndent that the State Fish Commits.
sioner has promised to stock this part OF
the Tuacarawas river with several
species OF llsh, including bass ana sal
mon, about the latter part OF April,
A combined service for deaf mu os and
the regular congregation will b6 held In
the Episcopal Church tomorrow even
ing. Rev. Mann, deaf mute, VIII In
terpret by signs TO the deaf mqles pres
ent the service aud his own discourse,
while the rector, Rev. Brooke, reads
them, All are invited.
About four o'clock this morning fire
broke out In u small tWO'st0ry frame
building on West Main street occupied
by Lewis Reed and family ~ millinery
NLNIt NlN NNUlllHka Nil'AANh NNN NNli'a
persOnB who got there first entered the
building through the lames ana smoke
aud safely removed Mrs. Reed aud two
daughters, aged ten and eleven years,
who slept In the rear room upstairs. IN
the darkness aud smoke II WIS supposed,
as matter OF course that Mr.,
Reed and hi5 sou Owen, aged
sixteen, who occupied the middle
room up stairs, had got out OF the lid
Ing without assistanCei but about I'VE
o'clock the boy was found lying on the
floor Of his room dead, having sullocat.
cd, AZ not q mark Of any Kind WAe found
upon him. The father was also taken
out In an unconscious condition, nnd re-
malned In that state for several hours,
but at o'clock no had recovered sum.
clently TO be able TO converse, aud viii
no doubt entirely recover. The contents
OF the building were nearly Nll packed,
preparatory TO Mr., Reeds removal to
Mansfield to day, and most OF them were
either partially damaged or totally de.
strOyed. There was an insurance Of
1900 on the effects In the COlumblanN
County Mutual, but the policy expired
Yesterday. The building, owned by Pat
Burke, was badly wrecked, IL ~ not
known how the lre originated, but II
started In the millinery room on the
llrst floor.