The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
MAAAILLON.
A Batch Of Interesting Events from the
West End,

Miss Ida zerbe, OF Cleveland, Ia on q
Visit TO relatives In this city.
Misses Mollle aud Kit" saddler
Visited friends 10 Rayenna last week.
Jacob Mailer was yesterday fined Ave
dollars and costs for disturbing the
peace.
Misses Grace Dangler and Florence
Gallagher will visit friends In Mansfield
this week.
Charley Humbarger, OF Nashville
Tenn, Ia visiting his parents, accom-
panied by his bride.
Ed. II. Bahney Ia ut home from his
stock farm In southwestern Kansas for
q several weeks visit.
Frank b. Howald, OF Mansfield, was
shaking hands with HIS numerous Mas
slllon friends yesterday.
Miss Ella Ringer, q teacher In our
public schools, Ia spending her holiday
vacation with friends In Mansfield.
MasslllOn sent about thirty OF her
representative citizens TO attend the
funeral Of q. Aultman at Canton yes.er'
day.
The "0ntario Clue" a new Organlza.
tlOn OF young men OF this city, gave an
enjoyable dance In Bammerlln's Hall
last night.
Hon. Thomas W. Harvey, Of Palnes'
Vile, formerly Superintendent OF the
MasslllOn schools, IN In the city, q guest
In the family Of Hon. Geo. Harsh.
Rev. IL. D., Colllna, pastor OF the United
Brethren Church, In this city, was pre-
scented with a twenty dollar 0yercOat by
mentors Of HIS congregation on Christ
mas.
I'd. johnson, OF Huntington, Ind,
stopped Off here on his way home from
Buffalo, Sunday evening, TO see his
brother, T. NJ. johnson, manager OF the
Park drug store.
Felix A and Rya Vincent will present
the sterling Irish drama "~Inahay0gue,'
for their frat performance, TO be given
In the Opera House Thursday evening,
January |. The plays for the other two
nights, Friday aud Saturday, are not yet
announced.
Ed. Wernet, OF the firm OF Wernet n
PoTtman, IN the pr0udest man OF his
height and weight In MasslllOn, all on
account OF another male heir, which
came 10 hia household yesterday. A sad
accompanying feature Ia the serious Ill
uess OF MIS-. Wernet.
A frame barn on the premises OF Eze.
rlah ShOrb, on West fremont street, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning,
With II were consumed 1875 chickens aud
a lot OF corn, oats aud hay, IL ~ sup
posed 10 have been SGT on fire accident
ally by some person who was stealing
poultry. A horse and u large number OF
turkeys escaped q roasting by being 70.
moved before the flames reached them.
The total losl IL about 1900; insured for
$500 In the Ohio Farmers
The fair for the beneat Of the German
Catholic Church was u very successful
fort towards llQuidating the Indebted
| ness on the new building. The gross
receipts amounted TO W, fl2; expense,
1896; leaving the net receipts 727,
The principle article voted for was a
| gold watch, which was worn by Jacob
else, votes TO the amount 81 Sll0i0 hay.
ing been caNt for him 10 300 10 for John
K0phler. For the dressing ease, sGi 30
ore invested Tor Mrs Berghold aud
1859 for MIR. GeL Grath. There were
nls, u number OF other articles sinllr'
ly disposed OF, and chances were taken
on many more.
The no union of tn Knights OF 81.
John, OF this city. held Ia Bammerlin's
Hall last night, was " very well con-
Quoted and enjoyable Of r.. The mem
bers OF the order, IN UNIFORM and pre-
ceded by a baud, met tn Akron kDtghtS
nj the 7, V. depot and escorted them TO
the hail An nd drCss OF welcome was
made by Fred, Forster, Richelmer's
orchestra furnished several Of their
| choice selections, and the entire cam.
pany, inc uding tbe DEMOCRAT c0yros'
poodent, sat down TO n bounteoub re-
past, pref AIRED and served by the wives
and sisters Of the Knights, was partOten
Following that commandable fea'
tur came n pxhib tlon drill by the Akron
Knights, a reply 10 the addressed or vel.
| some by joseph j Greevea, editor q tho
Catholic Knight, OF Cleveland. this gen.
! tlemen also speaking on matters con.
nected with the order, and remarks
were also made by members Of the Akron
Commandery, and Fred. Forster and
others OF the home knights, A sword
drill was then given by the visitors,
more music was rendered by the orches-
ira and a social time was indulged In
until u late hour.
)ur neighboring village OF Canal
l. lton was badly ec0rched by a sup
III cd i%ncendiary lro on Wednesday
nj hi, II was lrst discovered In IN old
IN no warehouse, owned by I'D, Il.
Held and Stansbury Il wilhelm, stored
with about 5000 worth Of corn ind oats
belonging 10 Held, and wagons, hug
gies and other property owned by The
latter named firm, That building,
Stansbury a. Wllhclm's marble shop, d,
j. Howenstine's jewelry store, II Qmas
Germans tin aud stove store, and an
| uuOccupled frame building owned by
Mrs. Catharlne Hershey were oil dc.
stroyed. Stanebuty u Wilhem's loss Is
$1,000, no insurance. led Held did not
have any insurance. Tom German eeti.
mates his loss nv $1,000; Insured For
1880 In the Buckeye Insurance Co.
HOwenstlne saved most Of his stock, but
loses about $500. Henry Hisner lived
with his family over the jewelry elore
and saved most OF hls household effects,
but sustained u loss of about $500, The
loss TO Mrs Hershey IL about $500, aud
II could not be a|scertainod whether she
carried insurance, A telegraphic re-
quest for assistance was made on this
city, aud the response was the sending
Of our steamer, two hose trucks and u
number OF 0remen Il their relief.
Mayor Bowman, Hon, 8. A, Conrad, Jos.
C0rns, President Of the Council, your
correspondent and several others also
went up on TO special train. When tho
Massillon relief arrived the 0ro was un.
der control, but our boys unloaded aud
did some effective Bervlce, In the
opinion OF several prominent citizens
the aggregate damage will amount 70
NJ least 5000,
$3.50 to