The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-08
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
How the bay Was Observed In Canton
and Vicinity.

ana Vicinity.
The ever glorious Fourth was cele-
brated in this city yesterday In q rath-
| or quiet way, most Of the celebratOrs
going out to the many pleasure resorts
In the Vicinity to pass the day. Most
of the business houses we're closed dur
Ing the entire day, and the whole of
them after the noon hour, so that the
city bore a sort Of Sunday appearance.
MYERS LAKE.
Notwithstanding the fact that 1t
seemed as though half the population of
Canton went to Myers Lake on Sunday,
large crowd of men, women and
children were early on hand at the
Square waiting for cars to convey them
to the lake. Double cars were run all
through, the day, and not one left the
Square during the whole time but what
was packed with people, most Of them
carrying large sized baskets filled with
lunch. The number of people who
went to the lake was wonderful, and
the grounds there we're filled with them.
At Lakeview several amusements were
provided for the vast thrOng of people
who cOngregated there. saSa.. - 60
At p. m. a pacing race for purse of
5000 took place on the track between
Chestnut Dan, owned by Goldberg Bros.
and driven by Dudley Reed, and Charles
Wiuchell, owned and driven by Frank
Webster. The race was captured by
Chestnut Dan In three straight heats,
the following being the time:
First heat, 2 30; second heat, 1925;
third heat, 2291.
foot race for purse of $50 between
Ed. Welsh and DemDsy Vsnkirk, of this
city, distance fifty yards, was won by
VsnkiTk.
The creased pig was caught by Will
liam Kingsnorth.
THE BATTALION EXCURSION.
Ten carloads of people with lunch
baskets, the people, not the lunch bask-
cts, numbering between five and six
hundred, loaded the train at the Valley
depot bound for the Canton Independent
Battalion excursion to Cottage Grove.
The Battalion, headed by the Battalion
Band, marched down to the depot from
Its armory. From the accounts brought
back by the excursionists, Cottage Grove
is not very desirable place at which to
proper accommodations there. The ex
OuAbAOhY pO lul 90 uDC oulb0llUu 10
cerned, was all right, but the Cottage
Grove part of 1t was all wrong.
AT CONGRESS LAKE
Some four or five hundred people went
up to Congress Lake from Canton,
where they met several hundred other
people from Cleveland and other towns,
and all had good time, or thought they
had, which ls much the same thing. The
Buckeye Band furnished the music
there.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
A tAir-sized audience braved the heat
of vening by going to the Opera
He TO witness The performsnce of
~ Cousins" and Lady Audley's
by the Robinson Hay wood Com
The company proved to be an
W ht one, and the audience was
IS bd by the splendid rendition
h the two plays The lady star,
4. essie Robinson, Is capable
Il, and was we'll supported by
4 N aywOOd and the other members
I, mpany. The company repeats
Ormsnce tonight, and should
Z GOD house.
y, 'j y', INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
m Dansizen had his eyes badly
by the explosion of a lsrge fire
wi Eckis is walking about with
q tied up, the effect of burn
pm celebrating the 4th.
aRnd Army Band went to Cleve-
:, day morning and played for
ring at the blowing up of the
M pr mill.
|er Of minor accidents, such as
i Pm fire crackers, wounds from
E. "A. n B, etc, were among the casual.
+ N \. NV Fifth.
bit year old daughter of John
bn North Walnut street, had
\ bverely burnt by the explosion
hacker.
I, a b man, rather the worse for
. V insulted by two Cleveland
y n "a ongress Lake yesterday, and
y mad up sailed In and put a
Z, N th of them, knocking them
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