The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-17
AIASSILION.
Bicycle Race Postponed--Larg Wheat
Yleld--A Brewers Assignment.

ing lrlends In thli city.
Mr. and Mrs. JAS II, Dunn went to
Cleveland this morning,
Mrs. Frank A. Brown and Mrs. TheO.
B0cke are on visit to Boston.
Mr.. j, G, Merwin, wife and child, Of
ClOyerdale, Indiana are visiting Tela.
tiyes In this city.
Mr., Charles Maiers, of Lima, o., Ia
visiting relatives and friends in Massil-
Ion, his former home.
Deputy Postmaster Dave MerWln has
been confined TO his home for several
days wi h an attack o. cry 'pelas,
Miss Ella Hershey leaves this evening
for a months visit to her father at In
dlanapolis and friends at other points
In Indiana.
Saturday was payday at all the cOat
mines IN this Vicinity, and consequently
the town had It's accustomed monthly
business boom,
game Of base ball was played on the
High school grounds here last Saturday
afternoon, between a MaslilOn picked
nine and the Anchors, of Canton. the
former winning by score Of II to II.
Mr.. d, NJ. Anderson, u farmer OF Sugar
Creek township, threshed field OF
wheat containing eight acres, on Mon
day OF this week, and II yielded an
average OF a little more than thirty
bushels TO the acre.
The managers Of the Methodist excur-
sion to High Bridge Glens on Thursday
OF this week have made arrangements
for the accommodation OF six hundred
people, and II Is expected that even o
greater number will attend,
Thursday evening Of this week the
following party of MassillOnlans will
leave for months trip TO the famous
Yellowstone Park: s. Hunt, ThOs. Nc.
Cullaugh, j, ". McLaln, Capt. ii. II.
Eyerhard, wife and children, Miss Ida
Karthaus and Mrs, l., d. Plnney
Work on the new iron bridge across
the canal on fremont street is being
pushed rapidly. After the animated
jangle about It's construction between
the Council and County Commissioners
II IN worthy OF mention that not single
change was made In the plans AZ Orlgi-
nally prepared by the MassillOn Bridge
Company under instructions from the
Commissioners.
An interesting race is promised for
next Thursday morning by several mem
bera Of the MassillOn Bicycle Club. II
will be contest Of speed and endur.
ance, the distance which the contestants
are TO 90 on their wheels being ten
miles. The course will be from the
Park Hotel to and around the pump nj
the Navarro square and return. The
start Will be made NJ six o'clock A. NJ.
The ten mile bicycle race to Navarro
and return, arranged 10 take place
Thursday morning OF this week. has
been postponed for one week. The con.
testants are Karl H. Miller, W. X. l..
Warwick and John Y. X. Skinner, mem
bera OF the Massill0n Bicycle Club, and
the p0stp0nement was rendered neces-
sary by Miller falling from his wheel
yesterday aud spraining his left wrist,
The residence OF Lieutenant Governor
Warwick was burglarized last Sunday
through dining room window by break
Ing q pane OF glass and opening the
sash'fastener, The entire lower floor
was ransacked, but nothing was taken
except lunch OF cake and a lot OF silver
spoons, (60ught recently by Mrs. War.
wick AZ a present for II friend,) which
the thieves selected from some cheaper
ones left on the table. Local thieves are
probably nj work, AZ this same house
and others In that neigh60rh0Od have
been visited professionally before this
month
julius Wittmann, proprietor OF The
Empire Brewery, near this city, made uu
assignment yesterday for the benefit Oi
creditors 10 John G, Welly, Esq, of Can.
ton, FtOm u talk with the assignee last
night Il was learned that the liabilities
viii amount 10 about $4,000 The
principal asset9ar0 the brick property on
tho corner Of Erie and Oak streets, two
frame dwelling houses on North Mill
street, Go barrels 0f beer, about 800 beer
kegs Of different sizes, I've hOfseo, two
buggies. several beer wagons, aud other
mlnOr effects The brewery property IL
owned by Mrs, Whitman, Among the
liabilities are 81 200 due tina German
Deposit Bank, $500 10 H. LoelllT n Son
for malt, about the same amount to
Mueller n Bro, Cleveland mNlsters, and
other larger sums TO various creditors
not stated. IL IN said that the brick
property on Erie street IL m0rtgaged 10
almost its full value,
An interesting suit was tried before u
justice OF thu peace aud jury yester.
day WIN, Mcmillan, an attorney, was
plaintiff, aud the Louisville Coal Com.
plny defendant. The suit was brought
To recover u bill Of S50S0 for prOies
si0nal services. which consisted OF three
trips TO Louisville, this county, for each
of which he charged Sl5 and expenses,
On the part Of the defendants II waa
shown that one Of the trips was made
on private business for a member OF the
company prior TO the time no united
with II, and that another trip was made
to correct mistake which Mcmillan
had made on q previous visit, After
several hours deliberatlon the Jury
found for the plaintiff In tho sum Of
S3l60 ana through o Misunderstanding
on the part Of tho jury t.o company will
bO required to pay the costs, amounting
20 about $1,000.
Musalll0n Democrats were 0peri6y
NJ the creditabl0 work OF their N0tio.
Convention. In selecting such fOrmid
able ticket ~ Cleveland and Hendricks
When the news came the confusion be-
gan by the ringing Of bells, blowing Of
whistles, disChnrglng Of fireworks and II
lOng.continued llendish noise from n
beer pump with rubber tube and tin
trumpet NJ the end. AT night the streets
were crowded with peoples; u prOfuslon
Of fireworks were discharged several
balloons were sent up, immense bOn0rCs
blazed on The streets and enthusiasm
prevailed 10 an unusual degree. About
0 o'clock Lieutenant Governor Warwick
got out the Light Guard Band NJ his
own expense, and thls noglsted matorl.
ally In forcing tho excitement The
nominations are heartily endorsed by all
n.. a.