The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-09-30
MAssILLON MATTERS.
West End News Notes and Personal al
General Items of Interest.

General Items of Interest.
Rev. W. j. Wilson was called to Can
ton last night by the sickness of his
nephew.
Charles A. Gardner at Bucher's Opera
House Thursday evening", SaptemS4T
30.h. Admission 35, 30 and IS cents.
Baer's new orchestra will make their
first appearance that evening.
Mr.. Miller, Of the MassIllon Water
Works, was trying to secure board at tbe
Bridge House and Union Hotel for forty
men Tuesday, but the proprletOrs blank
ly refused to board any "black legs"
who would come here and take the place
OF the men who are out on strike Mr..
Miller left this morning for Cleveland,
but 1t Is not known for what purpose.
The Lape Bros. steam laundry, situ
ated In Stilenbauer's old bakery, is now
IN working order. The first work wa5
done Saturday. The patronage of the
citizens Is solicited.
The little twO-year old girl Of Mr.. ard
Mrs. Henry Huber, died on Saturday
afternoon. The same day q week agu
they buried their only son. The fun
eral Of the little girl took place Sunday
afternoon a. 2 o'clock.
Mr. G. NJ. Russell's horse, attached to
an open buggy, ran dawn Main street
to Erie and to the stable at the shop
Monday afternoon, during the rain. Thr
horse was standing united at Mr., Rus
sells residence on Hill street when he
started and ran for the stable, arriving
there without damaging the buggy lu
the least.
DR.. RObinett, Of Justus, brought gold
watch to Joseph Coleman some time ago
for repairs, and Mr.. Coleman recOgniZ =.
the watch the one he sold to Albprt
Miller. which was stolen from Miller
abou. five years ago. Mr.. Miller reDlev.
ined the watch and II was traced to FEY
eral different parties who owned Il
since and finally to the party who js
supposed to have stolen 1t. Mr.. John
Young who formerly kept a barber shop
In the city and who was very shiftIes7
character, Is suspected of the thief.
Directly after the watch was taken Nj.
Young attempted to sell to man who
was working for him a watch which
corresponds with the stolen one. The
whereabouts Of Young are not known,
as he left his family and skipped thS
town some two or three years ago.
The situation In regard to the strike
of the meG, employed on the water
works, Is the same as heretofore. The
men are determined not to 60 to work
unless their demand is complied wiz |
while the company Is equally deteT.G.
ined not t0cOncede 10 tie demand f0' !
81 80 per day. IL conversation with Mr. |
Miller this morning, he was asked con |
cerning the advertisement which aD.
peared In Mondays Pittsburg Dispatch |
for tW1 hundred men to work Oh the
MsssillOn Water Work, and ifthey WOnid |
put other men TO work if they could OBJ
tain them, H said 1t was the first |
issue and that they would do nothing
until the latter part of this week, when
they would know whether they could
get pipes to continue the work here IN
he city. II they could they would con-
inue work as soon as they obtained men
% work for S1,25 per day.
The Schuyler Electric Light company
attempted to test their lights S8sur ,ay
OrenOon but the power of the engine
vas too strong for the foundation upon
which 1t Is built, and the foundation
ank four inches. The testing wss im
nediate;y discontinued until new
OundatlOn is built, which we under
tand will be done by driving spiies. IS
ne place where the plaut Is built is
cry msTshy; or the company may re
lOVe their plant to another locality.
aturiay afternoon the Sheriff came
var from Canton aud attached the
Ompsny'S works. The parties having
be attachment issued are the Buckeye
'ugine Works, of Salem. Ohio, for d
ebt for goods furnished to the Electric
light Company TO the amount of $4,000
he superintendent said this morning
hat work will be continued as usua
nd that they will stand suit with the
ackeye Engine Works, as the goods re-
eiVed were not as guaranteed. TAe
liant in this city is owned by few of
UT citizens, and not by the company
no purchafed the goods of the BHcseyf
'ngine Works.