The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
MASSILLON'S FOURTH.
The Alsace Society Observed the
Day.
And Had Very Interesting Program to
Entertain the Cltizens---Personal
Doings in the City of Good
Intentions.
MAssILLoN, June j

MAssILLoN, June ).
The picnic given by the Alsace
Lorraine Society yesterday attracted an
immense crowd of people. The canal
boat making regular trips to the picnic
grounds was loaded down, and many
walked. The society under whose
auspices it was given numbers sixty
members, and George Sheer is the
worthy president. AS the name i'm
plies, it embraces former citizens of
Alsace and Lorraine. The Shuetzenbund
is rifle club numbering thirty ty-seven,
under the captainship of John Sonn-
halter The Glueck auf Bund is an
association of miners and numbers
twenty; John Wilhelm is the president.
Besides these societies the German
Benevolent Society, numbering one
hundred, the German Veterans,
eighteen in number, the Canton Alsace-
Lorraine Society, fifty in number, and
the Battalion Band assisted These
societies, headed by the Harmonic,
marched to the grove at 9 a. m.
In the afternoon there was some target
shooting for prizes The distance was
rs yards, and the shooting good, bad
and Indifferent 1t resulted in tie be-
tween Officer Jerry Kitchen, Joe Gray
bill and Engel, each having scored Is
points out of possible "a The tie was
shot off and easily won by Officer
Kitchen by scoring 21 points. Mr..
| Kitchen generously presented the first
prize, gold-headed cane, to Council
man VOlkmOr, for the fourth ward,
and that gentleman exhibited it the
remainder of the day to the admiring
multitudes with unbounded enthus-
iasm. Joe Graybill won the second
prize, hat. Towards evening, after
what the Germans call, "der edle Gers
tensaft" had circulated freely, the in
interest increased in corresponding
ratio. A few toughs from town raised
a row but were prevented from doing
much damage to each other. The pu-
gilistic spirit developed so rapidly that
In ten minutes there would have been
ten fights had the friends of the people
concerned allowed them to do so. The
shades of night found the crowd rap
idly thinning
A man by the name of Triplett some
time ago secured some groceries from
Ed. Herring. the West Side grocer, on
false pretenses. He left town and the
officers were on his trace. He returned
yesterday and was secured by Officer
Ertle after clever bit of detective
work. The latter saw the criminals
mother and followed her about town
and down near the cemeter, where he
was found. He was released upon set
ting for the amount
A young cOuntryman, Stringer by
name, had an unpleasant experience
last night. His horse took fright from
the fireing of fire. crackers, and in turn
ing a corner he was thrown from the
buggy. He was carried in Craigs drug
store aud soon revived, his only injuries
being few bruises and bad scare.
Hon. John Mcbride thinks that
the chances for Democratic
success very good this fall. He
says New York will go Democratic by
10000, and that the labor parties will
not poll any appreciable vote in this
part of the country.
The city officers saw fit not to enforce
the fire cracker ordinace yesterday.
People who were wise kept their horses
off the business streets, and an immense
amount of money was wasted on fire
works in the evening.
Messrs. Jacob Wise ahd Chas. Crone,
statesmen in Crone's dry goods house,
spent yesterday in Wooster, and II. O.
Moatz, of the same place, went to
Akron.
Messrs. Louis Gels, H. G. Baer, and
John Cameron assisted in the laying of
the corner stone of the Koutz Memo
rial Chapel at Osnaburg last Tuesday.
Postmaster Shepley's salary has been
raised from 50, 100 to $4,000, on account
of the increased amount of business
during the past year.
Mrs. HOrrigan, an old lady living in
Petersburg, died yesterday. She will
be buried from the English Catholic
church.
The opinion frequently expressed is
that the cannon fire cracker is dang
erous thing. The cannon cracker must
go.
Messrs. Geo. Mellon and Frank Shaid.
nagle spent the Fourth in Oval City, a
small town on the other side of Canton
John and Edward Koessles, former
Massillon boys, but now of Beaver
Falls, Pa, are in the city,
Mr.. Fred. Hookway left on an ex-
tended trip, intending to visit Boston
and other Eastern cities.
Edward and May White went to visit
relatives at New Castle, Pa, for
week.
Rev. A. B. Putnam, of Mt. Vernon
spent the Fourth with James r. Dunn
DR.. H. B. Williamson went to see the
races at Wooster yesterday.
Mr.. Louis Stielke went to Mansfield
on the evening of the Sd.
Mr.. Conrad Smith hied himself to
Canal Dover
Miss A. Zuber is visiting relatives al
Canton.
Jerome ShepleY went to Canton OF