The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-24
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.
Cream of Current Chat CorraIleG
In Canton.
an Sorts OF Local News Arranged TO the
Reader With Limited Time--scraps
From the Reporters Note,
4 Book--Personal Points.

Clint. Bow went to Alliance today.
S Shauf, of Massillon, is in the CITY
A. D. Wallace, of Alliance, is in the,
city. ..
y F. j. Mullins, of Salem, is in the city
today.
The air is said to be very damp i'm
Plaln township now.
W. W. Wagner, of Akron, is regis
tered at the Hurford.
4. S. Walton, of Youngstown, is reg
istered at the Barnett.
.. w. Andrews, of UhrichsvilIe, is
registered at the Barnett.
I. W. Jackson, of New Philadelphia.
S In Canton on business today.
The Commissioners are sitting at the
court house as a Board of Equalization.
Catherine R., widow of Jacob w.
Stansbury, of Malvern, has been grant
ed an increase of pension.
Mrs. John G. Welty has returned
home from Philadelphia, Pa, where
she has spent the last ten days visiting
her parents.
Belva Lockwood, the well known,
woman sutfragist and in 1884 a candi
didate for the Presidency, lectures at
Wooster tonight
A number of local brakemen went
over to Alliance last night to attend
the annual ball Of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Brakemen.
The Northern Ohio Teachers Asso
citation cOnvenes in this city Friday
evening. The sessions will be held in
the Central School building.
Peter Bartlett, accompanied by James,
Lawn, left for Cincinnati this morning
to have an operation performed for
cancer of the mouth and face.
E. $. Mastick, Gallon; w. T. Tobin,.
Akron; d. Fording, Alliance; E. D..
Congdon, Warren; r. c. Taylor, Jus
tus, are among today's arrivals at the.
Barnett.
The county commissioners yester.
day concluded to sell the work of re-
pairing the Swartz ditch in Marlboro
township and will receive bids for the,
same until July Is.
The second annual reunion of the
Bair family will be held at the residence
of Jefferson Bair, in Plain township, on
Thursday, June 7, 1888. All friends are
cordially invited to attend.
The Canton Church Choir Company
had a rehearsal for their presentation
of the "Mikado' in Schaefer's Opera
House last night. Mr.. Tom Ricketts,
conducted the rehearsal.
The convention of the North Eastern
Ohio Teachers Association will meet
here this week. On Friday evening
they give free entertainment at the
high school. Canton people should IA
vor them with good audience.
as Earl, the seven year.old son of Mr.,
j. F. Shotwell, living on East Seventh
street, died early this morning after
long illness from dropsy. The remains
of the little one were taken to Barnes
vile, for interment this morning.
The Ney Manufacturing Company
have opened a branch shipping house
in Peoria, Ill. This was done in order
to serve the western trade with dis
patch, and was found necessary be-
cause of an increasing volume of busi-
ness.
y, Jasper Shaw, arrested at Alliance for
embezzling 1856 belonging to the Colby
Wringer Company, of Cleveland, waiV-
ed examination before Justice Braden>
and gave bond in the sum of $500 for
appearance at the Common Pleas
Court.
Mr.. w. Fl. Bentz and Ida M. Har-
mony, Of Marlboro, were married on
Sunday, May 20, by Rev. William vii
hanson, at the United Brethren par
sonage, No. 213 South Poplar street.,
The good wishes of the DEMOCRAT are
extended.
Mrs. Mary Piero died at her residence.
corner of Second and Poplar streets,
last evening, of dropsy of the heart.
The deceased was Il years of age, and
was an old pioneer. She is the mother
of John, Joseph and Edward Piero of
this city.
The Coshocton Standard rejoices over
a new building, owned by that enter
prising paper, and which is now occu-
pied by one of the most complete news
paper plants in Eastern Ohio. The
Standard is a good paper, locally and
generally, and deserves the success
which it is receiving.