The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-17
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.
Cream Of Current Chat Corralled
in Canton.
All Sorts of Local News Arranged for the
Reader With Limited Time--scraps
From the Reporters Note
Book--Personal Points.

James W. Coulter, of Alliance, is in
the city.
J.N. Warren, of Mansfield, is at the
Barnett.
The Farmers Hotel is now known as
Hotel Conrad.
J.O. Pachod, of Brantford, Ont, is at
Il g Hurford.
A great deal of house painting is
going on in the city.
Dennis Doll, of Massillon, is regis
tered at Hotel Conrad.
L. L. Maxheimer, of Justus, is in the
city today on business.
Mr.. G. E. Davis and wife, of Pitts
burg, are at the Barnett.
S. G. Baldwin and son, of Cleveland,
were in the city last night.
The residents of Plain township will
vote on local option Monday.
Two vagrants were given accomo-
dations at the the city prison last night.
Alliance has formed Democratic
club for service in the coming cam
paign.
John Dolphin was arrested this morn
for drunkenness. He was locked up to
await hearing.
J.C. Kremer, of Wadsworth, is in
Canton. Mr.. Kremer is leading bust
ness man of that town.
Rev. E. j. Smith, pastor Of Simpson
NJ. E. church in this city, will deliver
the Decoration Day address at Navarro.
Mr.. Jay Odell, of Cleveland, was in
the city last night. He came here to
attend the gold medal contest, and was
well pleased Herewith.
Thomas Herman got on a bowling
tear last night, and was taken in custo-
dy. In default of So fine and costs he
languishes in the city prison.
A little son of G. Forney, living on
South Cherry street, had finger mashed
by the sudden slamming ofa door. DR..
Portmann amputated the finger yester-
day.
John Slotz was arrested for being
drunk and disorderly last night. In
Mayors Court this morning he was
fined So and costs, and committed un-
til paid.
A gang of Jacob Weidman's friends
gave him an old fashioned belling on
account of his recent marriage, last
night. The newly fledged Benedict set
'em up to the boys.
A number of people in the city are
exchanging their wooden roofs for
slate. Some of the wooden roofs are
quite good yet, but there seems to be
good reasons for the change.
The strike" of the dining room girls
at the Union Hotel has been settled
The places of two of them have been
filled with new girls and the balance OF
the strikers have returned to work.
The next meeting of Eastern Ohio
Short Horn Breeders Association will
be held at the Central Hotel, Alliance
on Wednesday, June 6. s. b. Richards
of Salem, will deliver the opening ad
dress.
The Akron City Times and the Sun
day Gazette have been purchased by j
H. Frederick, of Wymore, Neb., and M
j. Gilbo, of Akron. The new firm will
consolidate the two papers, and contem
plate issuing daily edition.
Thomas Leedham, an employe of thu
Aultman works, died at his residence
in this city yesterday, of inflammation
of the bladder, aged 66 years. Hi
funeral will take place tomorrow anC
the remains inferred in Rowland ceme
terry.
Constable Weber went to Akron yes
terday and arrested man named Van
tassell, who was wanted here for beat
ing the Tivoli House out of $14 boart
bill. Vantasselps friends guaranteed
the payment of the bill, and he was re
leased.
Harry S. Bahney, the genial and &C
commodating clerk at the Ft. Wayn
freight depot, left this morning TO
Secora, New Mexico, to visit an uncle
From there he goes to Los Angeles
California, where he will take up hi
future abode. Mr.. Bahney carries wit
him the best wishes of his many friends
The item in last evenings Repositor
concerning the sale of the DEMoCRA'
Office. and the assertion that Genera
Sherwood was authority for the state
men as it appeared, is erroneous, a
will be demonstrated, and originate
3 no doubt in the "apt to be mistaken
! imagination of an energetic Repositor
) reporter.
{ An infant child of George and Cor
. Redman Woodhouse died yesterda
|, morning at o'clock of lung fever age
six months. The funeral will tax
t place at their residence, No. 115 Sout
r Cherry street, tomorrow afternoon at
l o'clock. Rev. DR.. Muller will officiat
l and the interment will take place q
S West Lawn cemetery.
Charles Scott, of Danville, Ills, is i
the city, quartered at the Hurfor
: House. Scott is the man under $500
bond for appearance at court on
charge of swindling farmer Eli Brotl
ers out of $4,000. TO a DEMOCRAT n
porter Scott said he had merely come
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