The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-12
Live Locals Picked Up in and Around
This City.
What Democrat Reporters Soc and Hear
on Their Daily ROunds---Items
Interesting to HOmeN
Readers.
Court items are very scarce.

IN tne hands OF the BOOK binder.
Quite a number Of Canton people took
In Burr Robbins circus, at Massillon,
Tuesday.
The Democrats will put their fall
tickets In the field at the convention next
Saturday.
Several horses have been stolen In
the neighborhOOd of Beach City during
the past week.
The tent meeting at the corner Of Co.
dar and Marion streets attracts large
crowds nightly.
An exciting runswsy took place on
North Market street this morning.
Damages slight.
A sweet potato band serenaded resi-
dents Of South Walnut street last night.
Their music was delightful.
Quite a large delegation of colOred
people are IN the city to-day attending
the trial Of Lacy at the Mayors cfiee.
New iron water pipes are strewn
along the east side Of Cleveland avenue.
Work will be commenced laying them
in a few days.
Bolton Steel Works Assembly Knights
of Labor excursion to Congress Lake
next Saturday. Round trip tickets
twenty five cents.
Stone House Point at LakeView pre-
sents a fine appearance, with the tents
of private camping parties from this
city on the summit.
Several of our hose companies are
speeding themselves for the New Phila
delphis tournament, which takes place
on the 10Th and goth.
Marriage licenses hav5 been issued to
Elmer Fl. Stanley and Flora V. N esq,
Mt. Union; John Augustine and Clara
Baker, Tuscarawas tp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Owen and Mrs.
Rosa Lawrence, who have been visiting
with Mrs. e Mesnar for the past two
weeks, left this morning for their home
In Columbus, 0.
A telegram from Akron says: "JOhn
LIE Chase, q spTjnter of this city, to-day
issued q challenge to Will Dunn, of Can.
ton, to run 100 yard foot race at Meyers
Lake, Canton, on August IA, for $3.50 a
side."
The Commissioners of Carroll county,
Messrs j. D. George, William Davis and
Zeph. Keyes, were In the city to-day, &C.
lectiDg carpets at Mr.. john h. WerneI's
store, for the new Court House In their
county.
John Hshneman, the night watchman
at the Spring Works, who was knocked
down last Thursday night, Is reported
to be Ia dying condition to-day He
has been unable to give any account Of
the affl.T.
The tents Of the 104th 0. V. l., the re-
union Of which regiment Is being held
at Meyers Lake to-day and tomorrow,
are pitched on the Lake Park side, and
a goOdly number of veterans are In at
tendance at the lake to-day.
Jacob Ruperd, an old esteemed citi.
2sR Of Stark county, died Rt his resi-
denCe two miles north Of town Saturday
sftarnOon aged about go years. The
funeral took place at 2 o'clock this af.
tsrnOon from the First N. E. Church,
the remains being entered In West
lawn Cemetery,
Constable Weber arrested John Pei
fer at his boarding house on SaxtOn
street this morning, on charge Of bls.
tardy preferred by Miss Mary Weaver.
Ju tlce Braden placed him under q bond
o. $400 for his appearance at the next
term of Common p as Court. Being
unable to furnish bond, he will now b.
guest at the county hotel.
While excaVatiDg the South Beaver
street sewer, Ia Wooster, the vein of
water that supplies the wells in he
neighbGTNO 4 vas struck and its course
changed so that all the wells In the
neighbOrhOod ara ] ying up. Much in
dignation Is manifested by he cinz9Gs
who have thus been deprived of water.
snd they express an intention to sue the
city for damages.
The controlling interest of the Kill
buck V 4liey railroad has already been
assigned to the PainesVille, Wooster &
Ohio company, providing that company
has the road from Wooster TO Burbank
president Of the P, W. & o., states that
the road ls an assured thing sud that
wora will be commenced at once.
Last Friday night burglars broke into
the smoke house of David =. Gerber, In
the southwestern pr. o. Canton town
ship, and secured q small quantity of
meat. The kitchen OF VIM. Vineyards
house was also visited, and pounds of
sugar stolen. Samuel SpOnseller' farm
house In Perry township was relieved
of lot Of table cutlery and other arti-
cles the same night.
Michael Kelley, aged 18, who had both
feet crushed by falling under freight
train he was trying to board at Wood
10 N of a ln.hf - A in 0a
on the Fort Wayne road, Monday under
went the amputati0n Of both members
and died Tuesday morning. He lived In
Alliance, bat was out on fruit stealing
expedition. A brother two years ago
was crippled for life In similar man
ner.
A man by the name of Lester has been
doing q land Office business In Akron in
saloon In which he employed a num-
ber of Cleveland female beauties. The
girls have beeh q great attraction, and
some of the boys, baldheaded and bloom
ing, have stayed out late, which caused
considerable commOti0n In certain To-
calities. Monday evening the city faith
ers passed an ordinance which prohibits
the employment Of girls In saloons, and
thus Lester finds great source of reVe.
nue. gone. He 10 mad.
Contracts we're let Tuesday for the
erection Of the commodiOus apartment
house to be built at the corner Of Poplar
and Fifth streets by Mrs. Kate Hunting.
ton. Mr. John Bryan, whose skill as a
contractor and builder of stone
work is we'll exhibited In the
new stone Lutheran Church
and new high school building,
was awarded the contract for the stone
work; Mr.. John II, Nolan was given the
contract for the brick work, and Mr.. Pc
ter Roemhild the carpentering. The
building will be q model OK elegance
and convenience.
Mr.. ThnmRa nwp Z, Of Chinarn. aa1iat.