The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-31
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.
Cream of Current Chat Corralled
in Canton.
All Sorts of Local News Arranged TO the
Reader With Limited rime-scraps
From the Reporters Note
Book-Personal Points.

w. II. MCOdl anu wife, VI MdsSlliou,
are the guests of Canton friends.
During the absence of Marshal Pletch-
er, Policeman John Bederman otficiates
as City Marshal.
William Lantz, Of Hagerstown, Md,
is the guest of his son, Fred s. Lantz,
159 South Cherry street.
Miss Eva Hawkins, of New Franklin,
has returned home after a pleasant Wis
it with friends in this city.
The Pittsburg, FIT. Wayne & Chicago
freight offices will be closed tomorrow
on account of Memorial Day.
Miss Margaret Keefer, Of Wooster,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Charlotte Businger, in this city.
The North Eastern Ohio Teachers
Association, which met in Canton last
week, adjourned sine die on Saturday.
Judge Fawcett went to Pike town
ship this morning to deliver an Grafton
at Melcheimer's schoolhouse for Decor
alton Day.
General l. R. Sherwood, of Toledo,
accompanied by his wife, arrived in
the city last night, and are quartered at
the HurfOrd.
Married, on the 9th inst, by Rev. l..
F. Meyer, Jonas M. Rice and Anna
Ropp, the former of Osnaburg and the
latter of Canton.
Marshal David Fletcher left yester-
day evening for Lewiston, N. Y, where
he goes to attend the funeral of his
aged father, who died Monday from
paralysis.
Miss Barbara Hite died az the resi-
dence of her sister on South Plum
street, Sunday, from cancer, aged Of
years. Her funeral took place at two
o'clock this afternoon, the remains be-
ing inferred at West Lawn.
Thomas r. Morgan and son, Henry
Heer, Silas J. Williams and David
Fording, of Alliance, are registered at
the Barnett. Mr.. Morgan is the pro-
prietor of the great establishment, the
Morgan Engineering Works.
MI. Rose, who "wrote up Akron for
the New York Graphic, is now doing
the same kind of service for Canton,
and assures the DEMOCRAT that Canton
is ever so much nicer than Akron
[Akron Beacon. That's right!
Adam Bolinger, of Osnaburg, was
fined 81 and costs by Justice Fulmer,
for using profane language. The
charges were preferred by Franklin
Mowery, who was previously arrested
by Bolinger for assault and battery,
John Starr, and son Harry, of Canton
are visiting the family of Mr.. John
Krueder. y x X Rev. E. P. Her
bruck, of Canton, formerly pastor OF
Grace Reformed church, Akron, visited
Akron friends this week.-IAkroI
Beacon.
Word reached this city Saturday thai
Joseph Fetherby, a prominent farmer
living near Atwater, while lifting at {
barn. raising, had burst a blood vessel
dying in twenty minutes thereafter
He was a prosperous farmer, and Leaves
a family in prosperous circumstances
The Hotel Melbourne is about full.
completed and furnished, and unde
the new landlord and landlady, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lane, is rapidly getting into favor
It is admitted that MI. and Mrs. Ian
rive evidence of alarge experience, ant
show that they mean to make the Me-
bourne popular.
! Pike township went dry" abou
' three to one at the election held in tina
township last Saturday. The prohibl
! tionists are consequently in hlg
spirits. There was only n saloon i
: Pike township, at Howenstine, and a
. a result of this election this solitar
. saloon will be wiped out.
! The police have received information
, from the Cleveland officers TO be on tn
: lookout for a child named Charlie
Hahn, aged four years and six months
. The child has been missing since Ma
, % and is supposed to have been al
, Quoted by showmen, as Charley is Somt
what of a natural curiosity, his leg
r being covered with a luxurious growt
S of hair.
The water pipes have been lard fror
f Lake street to the corporation line O
e cleveland Avenue. The work OF cor
t Meeting the pip so that water may b
f turned on is being completed toda!
o The mains are six inches in size, an
the distance from Lake street to tn
c~orporation line is nearly $500 fee
Q Fire plugs have been placed at a oil
n lance of every six hundred feet.
!. The Mayor has instructed the polio
1 to keep a sharp lookout for boys VIII
e throwing stones and using sling shot
8 have been breaking the window gla'
l. in unused buildings. 1t is said thu
u thew have broken many glass In II
stained windows of st. Johns Cathol
Church. Such vandalism should
stopped, and if the boys are caught "
shall expect to hear something drop
$ The next eclipse of the moon will O
cur on the night of July %, and Will
more interesting than the m OF JAM
ary %. The diameter of the earth