The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-24
MAssILLn, MArTENs
West EGd News Notes nud Personal anI
General sn, 1T inforess

! West hhd News NOtes Nrd fofHInhl ana
GENERAL sm, Ut inreres,
Mrs, " Wagner ll.pi her ire h %
yesterday with sJlll Ice, slx 10 seven
inches tIl'k
Mr., Sheetz aud family, Il Caral Fat
ton, ylii'td thelr nlnerOus Tlltnds In
M4ssIllon yesterday
Q lite u large procession OF Knights { I
Labor headed by tne Harmonic brass
baud, marched through tle principle
alr rts uf cur city last night and thence
TO the Opera II lule, where Nr, Adams,
Of Cl yellnd. Dr. NcGue aud Williams,
of Massllon, and other prominent
speakers, ably enter Ialnei Tho large al'
dience on the subj Ct OF labor,
Geo. w. Miller, married man, with
two children, living OA West Main street
In Madla0n's house, was ,ak u on VI h's
bad late Last Monday Iish', Hn l0dgd
In The cllabOOae, charge win iuging
an order on HrrflngH grocery 10 he
amount Of S3, signed by II, l. Boz Ito
WAS brought before the Mayor yesterday
and plead guilty TO the charge, aud WAS
bound over 10 Common Pleas Court In
the sum Of $500
Our Trustees should ascertain whether
all the persOns who apply 10 them for
assistance are really In need OF help or
not. A case came 10 our notice yester'
day In which e3 order was given 10 q
certain man on grocery store. The
man purchased one dOllar'a worth OF
coffee. Ga beiI < asked why he bought
such q quantity Uf coffee at one time, no
replied that no intended to sell the half
to hls next door nelghbOr IL order TO get
money enough 10 20 TO the show last
Monday night.
A man living on the west side, whose
name will not be mentioned, was ar
rested and locked up last Monday,
charged with stealing coal, His friends,
hearing VI hia arrest, bailed him out,
and he mad u hearing before the Mayor
last evening, who, after giving him some
good, wholesome advice, dismissed him,
The man has bean quite unfortunate,
having been cut OF employment for some
time, ami lost Il child some time ago,
and has ile who II subject 10 cpllep
tic dts, Owing 10 these facts, while we
v0ld d not encourage any one In Cbain'
ing their tuel IN this minler We are
glad this poor man was not more
severely dealt with, and trust be will
prOlt In the future by the lesson he has
received,
Sunday morning about Z 80 o'clock
policeman Hlggina was telephOned for
10 come TO Nellman street, where no
found on his arrival an Irish woman
a6uu lfty years Of age, lylng upon the
street In u very drunken condition, Hlg'
gins conveyed her TO the cooler, where
she will have plenty Of time tO sober up.
A disturbance was caused In the meet
Ing Of tbs salvation Army last Friday
night, by q man named Wm. MOfseman,
who was told II he did not keep quiet he
would be- taken out, He did not heed
the warning, however, and one Of the
Army policemen attempted TO lead him
10 me enir rlnCe, but he resisted, ana was
finally landed on the outside Of the
building by three policemen, who al
lowed him TO 90 on reaching the side
walk,
Charles Taylor, editor and proprietor
OF the Masslllon lndepend NJ, IN lying
ut The point OF death, Consumption IL
the disease which IL rObbing Masslll0n
OF one OF her most respected cit'z ms,
Mr.. Taylor has for many years been
troubled with lung disease, and has
several times been confined TO his bed,
! but has rallied each time sufficiently TO
attend to his business, AT the time Of
writing he ls not expected TO live until
morning
Last Saturday evening John Frantz,
u farmer living about two miles from
the city, tied HIS horse which was
hltched TO spring wagon, In front OF
M0rganthaler u Helaters drug store,
allowing him too much strap He man
aged 10 get upon the sidewalk, dragging
the wagon after him and breaking II all
tO pieces. The noise r. ght,ned the AMI
mai and no nearly ran into the large
glass windows In the front OF the drug
store. II was stopped, however, having
done no serious damage except 10 the
wag0l.
II the Massillonians still persist on
going upon the Ice In the present unsafe
condition you can expect o large do
crease In the population. Yesterday
afternoon ~ two children we're playing
on the Ice on the canal near the Cherry
street bridge the leo suddenly gave
way, precipitating the unfortunates into
the water. A woman (lnppOaed TO be
their mother) 'prAng to their s'stance,
but she was ~ helpless M the children.
Az this junlure Mr. VIM Schallert ap'
peared upon the scene and imm dately
sprang IN and, with the assistance OF
another gentleman who arrived later
all were safely landed, But for the
lucky arrival of Mr.. schalIert all might
have pershed.
MassillOn, December 20