The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-17
MAssILLON MATTEks
West End News Notes AID Personal and
General Ilsms Of Interest

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away by II. j. Keller u Co., gIOc rs, OF
Eat NJ ain street, Call and See them.
Hon. L.. @. Cole and d Il. Relmghl took
a flying "trip TO New Pnlladephi last
Saturday on business, returning the
same day.
Frank Smith, Commissioner OF the
United States salvation Army, will pay
the division Of the army NJ this place a
visit on the 20,h Of this month.
Last Saturday, at 2 D, m, E, Gotham,
an emplOye Of the Maasillon Building
Co., while running q saw In the planning
mill had his hand caught by the saw,
causing very painful flesh wound
The trial OF Ab. Shertzer, charged with
assault and battery by g, II. Greene, The
Weatslde coal man, came up before His
Honor, the Mayor Saturday afternoon NJ
8 o'clock, SheTlz'r Plead gully to the
charge, and was lued twenty dollars
and given thirty days In jail, He was
taken TO Canton by Marshal Vending
Saturday evening.
Last Saturday, between IL u, m, and
., m,, Henry Schwartz, engineer at War
wick % Jlstua'a mill, had seventeen
dOllara and one large cent stolen from
his clothes. II Ia his usual custom TO
exchange clothes when no leaves the
mill, and on that day, AZ he did 80,
hanging them In their usual place In
the engine room, he forgot TO remove his
purse from them. He went home, but u
few steps, for his dlnner, and on return
Ing, found his clothes lying upon the
AJOr, his purse beside them, and the
money gone, No clue TO the thief.
The German Pioneer Association,
which la one hundred and ten strong, met
last Monday evening at Bammerlln's
Hall. On that occasion the Society pre-
sented their Secretary, Mr.. e. Luches,
who has held the Office for the past
three years. with o gOld-headed cane
valued at $l5, as an acknowledgement
OF their appreciation for his faithful
discharge OF duty. Also the Association
was presented with a handsome silver
bell by Mr., A Wilhelm.
Massill)n, December Ia,
W. A. Hammandy, Of Canton, was In
town yesterday, stopping at the Park
Hotel.
Hon. s. A. Conrad 10 having the hotel
and telegraph office Of the Park Hotel
remOdelled.
Two OF our young men, while passing
away time yesterday, by playing q game
Of carda, got into an alteration over
some point In the game which ended In
q fight, One OF the boys came out with q
battered face.
The funeral OF Mrs, Hall took place to.
day. She was the mother OF Mr, Benji.
min Hall, living about two miles north
OF MasslllOn. Mrs. Hall was past
eighty years OF age, and for many years
had been deprived OF the sense OF sight,
A number Of our prominent Cltiz'ns
frequently take occasion TO visit the
prospective gas we'll. lhe other day
while q number OF Visitors, including
Eu Rase, Zach Shoemaker and Others,
we're there, neat little joke, which was
planned by the drilling party, was sue
ressfully played to their Intense amuse-
ment While the visitors we're In the
house, the engineer secretly fastened the
door aud then lot on the steam je
which made u great noise, 40 II gas had
jnst beeen struck and was rapidly com
ing to the surface. One Of the drillera
pretended 10 DO greatly alarmed, while
the terrified Visitors made rush for the
door, which, 10 their extreme horror
was locked. They we're expecting every
minute that the building would be In
II mes az on former occasion, aud ~
they were fast prisoners gave them
selves up for lost. One OF the gentle
men, In aiterward speaking OF the Joke
confessed that no had never been 20
frightened In his life.
Masslllon, December 10Th.
| Miss Viola Raii, Flo stamm and VIM
Mccormick, OF Navarro, paid Masslllon
o visit yesterday.
Frank Gibson, advance agent OF Bui-
falo Bits Dutchman and Prairie Waif,
was In town yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Sheply, leaves for Dtnnl
son next Friday, where no IN 10 auction
of goods In the evening for the Catho
lie bazaar.
Mrs. Black, wife OF John A, Black, n
farmer living about two miles east OF
here, died Monday night from liver com
plaint. Funeral Thursday at 10 o. m.
The Ares were started TO day In the
hollow ware glass factory which has
been idle for The past ak months. The
factory giyei employment TO over ono
hundred men.
The time for u change In our postOf
fee Ia near nj hand. Quite u number Of
our citzene are working for the posi-
ton. Among the most prominent may
be mentioned ", A. Wade, Q. n 0berlin
and Felix Shppley, Any OF the above
named would Nuke most estima0le
postmaster.
Chas. Keener and Richard MOrris,
both about twelve years old, ran away
from the Paramount orphan A,ylum,
near Alliance, last Sunday, and arrived
In Massillon In the evening That night
they slept In hay stack, and the next
night they we're taken pity upon and
sheltered by o west side man, On Tues.
day they gave themselves up TO the au-
thoritles and begged to be taken back TO
the Home. 0, N, 0berlln, one OF our
Trustees, gave them passes to return TO
the Asylum, from which II Ia believed
they will be In no hurry 10 oeecape again,
Mrs, shrador was brought before
Justice Frantz yesterday afternoon,
charged by q. l.. Greene, with stealing
coal from of the flats lying on q switch
Of the T, v. r. II. She plead guilty 10
the charge, and was Aned 81 and costs
amounting 10 &i2 10. Mrs, Shrader Ia a
poor widow woman, wdo has been 70.
fused help by the Township Trustees,
through the Misrepresentation OF ma
lclous persons, who claim that her
means were ample to keep her from
want She was, however, really unable
TO supply herself with many things
needtul and was forced TO secure her
final I'm lhia mannpr