The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-12-16
NUBS OF NEWS.


Budget of Interesting Items From Our
MassillOn Correspondent.
Mr.. M. R!cheimer Is home from
Florida.
The remains of the late Mr.. Charles
Warthorst will arriVein this city Friday.
Maud Granger, in "LyanWood," at
BuoheT's Opera House, Friday evening,
December 24th.
Miss Kate Seeds of Columbia, Ohio, Is
visiting at the residence of DR.. Hisey,
on Charles street.
The Domino" the new brand of
cigars, Is just the cigar you wish to
smoke. Sold by all dealers.
Messrs. j. V. ThOnburgh, |. Martin, j.
Swartz and H. Gribble, of Alliance, were
registered at Hotel Conrad Tuesday.
John King, of Canton, was before
Mayor FrantZ, Tuesday, charged with
drunkenness, and was given two days
Ia the lock up.
Mr.. Miller and some of the men who
were engaged In laying the water Dips
In this city, left Monday night for
Mobile, Ala.
Humberger held his grand opening
In Warwick's Block last night from $50
to 1000 O'clock and the store was
crowded with people.
The water IN the canal was let out
SaturdaysO as to allow the Water Works
Company to lay Its pipes through 1t.
The work was finished Sunday.
The sewer pipe connecting the War
wick block with the main sewer was
laid Sunday In the basin back of Beatty's
block. Frank Reed worked all day up
to the waist In mud and water.
MassillOn Is to have another place of
amusement, In the shape of variety
concert hall. Keefe 4 StrattOn are ft-
ting up Bammerlin's hall for the pur-
pose, and will open some time this week.
The committee appointed to make ar
rangements for the establishing of a
Public Library IN Massi lon, met at the
residence Of Mr.. A. T. Skinner, corner of
fremont and East streets Tuesday eve
ming, for further consideration Of the
matter.
MIR. N. Antonio, who has been In Cali.
fOrnia for the past six months, returned
home last W eek, bringing sometime speci,
mems Of gold quartz from the Sierra
C0mpany's mines, In which he was en-
DlOyed. He also brought pair of white
Australian and pair Of Japanese Ca
naries.
Mrs. Henry Peters, of West Brookfield,
received letter from Les Vegas, New
Mexico, Saturday, stating that her hus-
band, who has been working In the
mines, had been stunR by q tarsntuls
and died of the poisonous wound, The
letter stated that Mr.. Peters, with two
comrades, left the camp, to be gone two
weeks, ana not returning, q search was
made, when the bodies were found badly
decomDOsed, all having beeA bitten by
the tarantnla which is Of the spider
family and has q very poisonous sting.
MIR. Peters family at West BroOkfleld,
consists Of wife and nine children.
Mr. John Thompson, the popular con-
fecti0ner and baker on East Main street,
who suffered with mild form of lock.
jaw, caused by trampIng into a nail,
died this morning at one o'clock. Mr..
thompson was f0rty-tiVe years old, and
leaves wife and little daughter ten
years old. Mr.. Thompson was an Eug-
lishman by birth, and was resident Of
Massill0n for q number of years. His
untimely death Is universally regretted.
Mr.. Thompson was q member of a
number Of secret orders, among them
being he Free Masons, Knights Of
Pythias and Odd Fellows. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet teen
made.
Mr.. Willenborg resolved a dispatch
Monday afternoon from Jacksonville.
Florida, announcing the sad news Of
the death Of Mr.. Charles Wsrthorst, who
had gone there for his health. He had
been sick for almost two years with
that fatal disease, consumption, and
battled with 1t with all the power man
possesses, but to no avail. Several DAYS
ago he sent for his wife to come to
Jacksonville and she arrived Sunday
just q few hours before he died, which
was at 1890 o. m. Mr.. WarthOrst was
thirty five years Of age and has been
citizen of Msssillon over one half of his
life. he was one Of the firm of War
thorst q Co., stone qusrrymen, and was
q much respected and honOred citizen.
He leaves a wife, the daughter of Mr.. |
WillenboIg, and one child. In his
death the city loses a good citizen, and
his family a loving and kind husband
and Rakkn-