The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10
MAssILLON MATTERa
West End News Notes AID Personal aud
General Items Of Interest.

| bOl' pulHfllhnN, VI DHllHHlllbI ~ ~
the city shaking hands with his numer.
0ua frlenda.
The death OF Sheriff Lee, although not
altogether unexpected, was q shock 10
his many friends In MaselllOn.
r, W, McCaughey, of thls city, has
been appointed 10 serve on the commit
tee to pass resolutions on the death Of
Sheriff Lee,
7, b Willis, OF New York, the crystal
photograph agent, Ia Ia town. He has
done some excellent work for Canton
parties. Give him call at the Park
Hotel.
Any one Wishing to purchase q good
~ we'll ~ cheap article In the lile OF
readymade clothing, shauld not fail TO
call and examine tho largo supply OF
| our enterprlsllg young business man,
Chrs, whitman, OF West Main street,
Mr. Caldwell, blacksmith of sippo,
Wllile walking down Main street yester-
day, slipped and fell In front OF COnTada
hardware store, inacting deep cash
on the temple. He was taken tO Nor
ganthaleT's drug store, where DR.. Peaae,
who had been summoned, dressed the
wound, which proved TO be q painful but
not serious one.
The Board OF Officers OF the Ohio dl.
vision OF the League OF American Wheel
men held several sessions yesterday. The
only business transacted which II was
decided 10 make public was that i'm.
portant changes we're decided npOn In
the handbook OF rules, etc, and the
selection OF Canton az the place for hold.
log the next State meeting, to be held
the llTst week In September, 1886.
WOrhlngmen's mss meeting at the
Opera House on December 22i. Trade
and labor assCmb lea Of Massillon and
oil trade aud labor Orgar lzitiOns will
be represented. z j. Mcclure, General
Secretary OF the Brotherhood OF CaFpen-
ters, aud Peter FOrsythe, OF the Cleye.
land press, and many other prominent
men OF the dllferent organizations, will
be present, Grand parade at $3.50 ., m.
Burr Oaks" played TO an exceedingly
poor house last night. The play IL an
excellent one and the acting far above
the average. We have heard quite
number Of clliZens ask. "Why Manager
kllllnger did not get good attractIOnr2'
Now, We would like TO know why these
klckers don't patr0nlzo them when they
DO come, We hope that Mestayer'a eve,
U. " Co." Will DO better patr0nlzed,
Masslrlon, Dec, 9th, 1885,
Lew, Roger, who has been'runnIng a
saw mill near Do Roy IN home for q
week on visit.
Charles Young, tho livery man, has
been bedfast for the last few days with o
very serious sore throat.
Arthur Fisher, druggist on South Erie
street, has been confined TO his bed since
"wednesday last, with fever,
Mrs, Harvey d, GOuller, Of Detroit,
Mlch,, IN visiting ut the residence OF
Rev. n ?. Bailey, on North street.
The trial OF Henry llindOrer for rob.
berry, which took quite number OF cur
citizenN 10 Canton during the past week,
N lnishei, the Jury llnding the prisoner
guilty ~ charged.
Since the llnd Of natural gas NJ CleYe
land NJ u depth OF more thai 5000 feet,
the excl ement again runa high IN our
own town, and now ut depth OF 2 300
feet II Is claimed the indications are
getting better ~ the work progresses.
AT ten o'clock yesterday morning
fire, caused by defective llue, broke out
In "a house owned by Mr Lehman, Bltn.
atei directly back OF the Park Hotel and
Kramer Il Traphagen's livery stable,
occupied on the top door by Mr., Lehman,
u book binder, aud on the lirst floor by
Mrs Steiner, a widow with Ave children.
But for the prompt arrival OF the Ore
company the entire block might now be
In ashes. As II IL, the interior OF the
house IL totally destroyed. Lose 81 600;
Insurance, $500.
Sabbath morning the German Catho.
lic Church, corner OF Mill and Cherry
streets, was 10 densely crowded there
was scarcely standing room. This mass
OF people had gathered 10 Witness tho
confirmation OF about four hundred and
lfly persons into the church. Bishop
Gllmour, OF Cleveland. aasiated by ia.
thpr Vattman, OF Canal Fulton, Father
Verlet, OF the English, and Father Kuhn,
OF the German church, oflciated. Ex'
cellent mualc was furnished by the
choir, aud Prof. Balrs orchestra. In
the afternoon u procession headed by
the Ertle band, followed by lhe 81. John
society, the Harmonic bard, aud by 50.
J0leph'a society, was ~ have marched
from the German TO the English Catho-
lie Church, but owing TO the i0clement
weather this part OF the ceremony was
dlepeneed with, and the crowd Dispersed
to the II glish Catholic Church, where
Bishop (iilmour, assisted by Father Watt.
man, Father Met ernlch, OF Navarro,
Father Ankleyoi Wooster, Father Kuhn
aud Father Yerlet confirmed one hun
dred aud thirty Ave intO the church.
Many persons who came 10 witness the
confirmation were obliged 10 return
home, not being able TO gain an on.
trance, owing 10 the lmmen % crowd,
Mas. II N. December 8, 1885.