The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15
MAssILLON.


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A Batch OF Interesting Events from thu
West End.
Mr.. and Mrs, O. Bleakley, of New
Castle, Pa, are guests In the family OF
Joseph X. White,
The Massill0n Republican Club will
meet In the hall over Dielhenn's cloth.
Ing store tomorrow evening and elect
officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hood, of New York, are
guests In the family Of John Jacobs.
Mrs. Hood was formerly Miss Cora Kel
Icy OF this city.
Col. j. W. McClymonds, President OF
the Boasd OF Ohio Commissioners 10 the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans, left
for that city yesterday.
Mrs. G. N. Russell held the lucky ticket
which secured the elegant decorated
China set OF cups aud saucers drawn at
Kicks store, Saturday evening.
Henry Suhr bought the frame resi-.
dence on South Erie street, near Har.
mon Shrlyer's, owned by Fred. @. Sny.
der, last Saturday. The price paid was
1880. Mr.. Suhr will occupy II with
his family after April lst,
There doesn't seem TO be much doubt
but that our roller skating rink will
soon BIO In operation again. Up to noon
last Saturday Measra, Arnold and Dunn
had seven applicants from parties desir-
Ing TO rent Peoples Hall for that pur-
pose.
AT q meeting OF the stockholders OF
the First National Bank Of this city,
held yesterday, the following officers
were chosen to serve for the ensuing
year: President, 8, Hunt; Vice Presl.
dent, Geo. Harsh; Cashier, Chas. Steese;
Directors, y. Hunt, Geo. Harsh, Chas.
SteeSe, d, Atwater and John Jacobs.
The Episcopal Dime Society has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year; President, Mrs. j. G. Butcher; Vice
President. Mrs. O. NJ. Russell; Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. Il. A. Bachtel. Sup
per will DO served In the chapel OF the
Presbyterian Church by the ladies to.
morrow evening from 5 TO o O'Clock.
Oysters, cold meats, &C., will BIO served,
and everybody Is cordially invited to
attend.
Your correspondent takes pleasure In
saying TO the DEMOCRAT readers In Can.
ton, who Will have an opportunity OF
seeing Dlckson's Sketch Club this even.
Ing and tomorrow evening, that they
cannot spend a few hours more pleas
antly and satisfactorily than by going
to see the splendid one'act drama,
"Editha's Burglar" and the laughable
musical extravaganza Combustion
The company played here Monday night
and only words OF praise are heard from
all who attended.
From an official source your CORE.
sp0ndent was given q reason for the
unlawful act OF President Corns and
Clerk Peacock In issuing an order for
the payment OF o claim Of the Maesillon
Water Company for 1896 {. the bill
for which had not even been presented
TO the Council, Our informant says the
bill was given Mr., Oorns, no put II In
his pocket and carried II there for six
weeks before he remembered having II
and that then the (poor) Water Company
needed their money, couldn't wait until
the Council met again, and those two
officials consequently Issued the order
To.day's Massillon American will con.
tain the following two interesting items;
One evening laet week az u young
lady who lives In the southern part OF
the city was on her way home she OBJ
served a man following her. When she
got on East street, between Main aud
rramani airaata fha faIIou, had nya.
taken her, and without q word ap.
preached and laid his hand on her
shoulder. As nolselessly as the scOun
drel made his presence known did the
indignant young lady wheel around
and strike him In the face, The blow
caused him TO bleed at the nose (the
lady afterwards finding blood staina on
her gloves) and ahe then threw him 10
the ground by tripping him, following
that amusement up by stamping him
with her feet until abe was satieled that
sufficient punishment had been admin.
istered when she walked liesurely away
with the consciousness that she need
not fear further molestAtion from that
cowardly brute. The lady was Miss
WORKMAN, OF Wooster, who has been Wis.
Ting relatives here for several months,
and II 10 only 10 DO regretted that she
does not know the wretch and probably
could not Identify him.
One OF the many attractive forms OF
Advertising adopted by Dickson's Sketch
Club party 10 TO post photographs repre-.
senting q villainous looking counte.
nance In conspicuous places, the same
being cuts on o small scale OF tho
house-breaking character In "Editha's
Burglar" Beneath the photographs Ia
appended the following description.
"Blll Lewis, notorious brakeman and
burglar. Height, 8 n, OF inches, stout,
muscular build, dark blue eyes, brown
hair; fore finger on left hand gone.
$1,000 reward 10 offered for information
that Will lead 10 his capture" One Of
these has been hanging In the p~osto0lce,
and on Saturday morning q prominent
Main street merchant observed II. After
reading tho description and critically
s%crutinlzlng the features, he turned 10
Capt. Crawford and said: "Tm almost
positive that's the very identical tramp
l gave supper 10 last night" We have
not learned whether the merchant
closed his place OF business that day
and went out 10 secure the burglar or
not, but the reward has not yet been
withdrawn.
Tho manila aua ....tlu- .u A.. Al.