The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-12
MAY LOSE 1T.
Alliance Fears For Her Projected Street
Railway.

Especial Correspondence)
ALLIANCE, July II.
There is a very respondent feeling
today in regard to the street railway
project. 1t looks as if the whole scheme
would be defeated by the jealousy ex-
isting between the owners of property
on Arch and Mt. Union streets. These
two streets run parallel, south from
Main street to Mt. Union. They are a
quarter of a mile apart, Mt. Union
street being the farthest west The
company wants right of way on both
streets, but proposes to build only ON
Arch street this year, reserving Mt.
Union street for two or three years, un-
til the road begins to pay. Another
meeting of the council committee was
held last night. Chairman Johnson
appeared for the first time, and he ex-
hibited a decided objection to the grant
ing of a franchise unless the road
should be at once constructed on Mt.
Union street. where he lives and owns
valuable property. Hisinhuence in the
council is considerable, and he
may be able to knock the
whole thing in the head. The
opponents of the Arch street line do
not NY they would rather not have a
street car line at all than to let Arch
street get it, but this is the logical de-
duction from their conduct. President
Pennock, of the council, said this morn
ing he fears the entire project will be
defeated. The committee decided to
request w. w. Hazard, of Cleveland,
to meet with them tomorrow evening,
and it is hoped that matters can be
amicably adjusted If not, it is likely
the Cleveland capitalists will turn their
attention to MassillOn. They have
| strong invitations from business men
in that town to build a road there, and
it seems that more liberal spirit eX-
lists in the bustling city at the west end
John Lotus having been compelled
to close up his saloon in town, he and
John Ternay propose to open up re-
sort on North Webb street, Just outside
of the city limits, near the old tow mill.
The grand opening is to occur this
evening. This will be in Lexington
| township, where vote has not yet been
| taken on local option The temperance
| people say they will at once beStir them
selves, and get up a petition to the
township trustees to order Il special
election in Lexington. If such action
is taken, and the township goes for
prohibition, the sale cannot be stopped
inside of two months, and this will COW
er the best part of the beer season.
An unknown tramp, who halls from
Allegheny, in trying to jump off fast
stock train here at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, had both feet crushed by the
wheels. Later-The name of the injur-
ed man is Casper Yocum, and his home
is at 800 East street, Allegheny. He is
tanner by trade and had been to Can
ton looking for work. His right foot
was amputated above the ankle.
John J. Kernahan, who is well known
to travellers as the genial proprietor of
the Chase House here, has given up in
disgust the effort to continue a paying
business in Alliance, and has leased the
Grand Central Hotel in Crestline, for
two years, beginning August |. Quite
a number of Alliance people have gone
to that more liberal town, and others
expect to go.
The colOred people of Alliance had a
dance last evening at Rockhills Grove,
but the festivities were seriously inter-
fered with by white roughs, who went
out loaded with whiskey bottles and
fight.
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