The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-04-26
wAYNEsBURG.
A Few Things of Interest Picked up in
the Town.

twelve miles from Canton, it was, before
RAILWAYS prevailed, and before manufac-
turing SO concentrated population, more
important comparatively than now. But
Waynesburg yet is not without interest,
as the writer hereof realized the other
day while spending it agreeably there
and meeting old acquaintances. Many
family names of long standing and
prominence are still there. The Ham
ilton House is still kept by the family
and is yet every way worthy of its old
time reputation when the parents were
living. The guests continue numerous
and stop again when called that way.
The dealers of Waynesburg are active
and wide awake, and, as a rule, under
stand their business. They reach out
for trade and the Enterprise, by Mr..
Law. issued every two weeks, Is
a medium to enable them to advertise
and reach the public round about. The
two dry goods houses will compare
with those of larger places. Messrs.
Blythe & Newkirk occupy the old corner
and Beans & Elsaas occupy the room
formerly used as a town hall. Metz
& MYERS continue to sell ready made
clothing, hats and caps, ETC., and keep
large stock. Messrs. Finefrock u
Winnings deal in hardware in the old
farmers corner, keeping large variety
in their line. Their washing machine
seems to be a success and quite popular,
and they sell the Buckeye reaper and
mower r. r.. Jacob Il Co. have the old
Moses Il Strayer hardware establish
ment and keep a full and complete
stock. dealing also largely in the Nc
Cormick reaper and mower and III
fence wire, selling No. 9 steel fence wire
at 80 90 per 1OOlbs. b. Wingerter deals
in watches, clocks, jewelry and silver
ware and is also hanuy at repairing,
Mr. &. w. Elsass on the southwest
corner runs several lines, but just now
makes a specially OF wall paper oil
which he has large stock ofattractive
patterns and ut low figures. PhiIlp
Elsass attends to the understanding
and can furnish fine boots, shoes and
rubbers and repairs with care. MI
John E. Betz carries on the
merchant tailor business and Mr.. w
A. Rhodes is in the same line
The BARRIERS and hairdressers are
Mr.. Carpenter and Mr. Linlnger,
located in different parts OF the
village. If any one can show us finer
pair of horses than James C.Rodgers
drives, let him come round with his
spanking span. G. Gruber has rented
his old brewery to Emil Haldi, who vii!
90 into the cheese business, which he
understands and will no doubt make an
accountable article. Mr.. Gruber is about
to take trip west to see how the land
lies. On the site of the burned depot,
which was fired by lightning two OF
three weeks ago, is shanty in which
the business is done, and ticket agent
Greer does the agreeable with due alta
bility. He would not be his fathers
son if he did not. The postmaster, and
we could not forget him, for they do say
he is a Democrat, is G. w. Burson, the
druggist. Mr.. Burson is also a mem-
ber of the school board and is much ell
Gagged and interested therein. Long
may he continue. Seeing three teams
hauling large oak logs through
town, we learned they were Joseph
Snyder's, whose planning mill rap.
idly converts them into lumber
Waynesburg has no donbt, three res
pectable and capable physicians in Drs
Price, Bye and Shane. Robertson Is
one of the old family names at Waynes'
burg, and William A. Robertson has
long been leading citizen. Though
verging on three. score and ten, his ap
pearance gives hope of years to come
ESQUIRE William Raedel has retired
from office, after twenty one years ser
vice as j. p. 1t would not be surprls
ing if his fellow citizens would ere Ions
call loudly upon him to resume. W.
found James Boyd busy repairing hi
fine property. A little political cha
convinced us he was sound. Professor
Robb is a busy man with the higi
school and other matters, and hence WI
did not hold him for chat. That ma!
come some other day. Mr.. Wadsworth
one of the trustees of Sandy township
lives at Magnolia, only two miles OF 81
away down the valley. Mr. Wadswortl
no doubt can be trusted. William Gless
ner continues to supply the denizen
with meat of a good quality. In tina
line he has set his stakes. William ii
Knots, living on his farm near Mag
nolia, we met in Waynesburg. Rheu
matism compels our old friend to us
two canes, but he carries with him tn
same big heart. Frank Machamel
formerly of Lake township and Cantor
resides at Waynesburg, and has for seV
eral years. Fred Mackaman we foun
the same, taking an interest in hi
friends and in the affairs of the natior
Just now Fred is especially grieve
over the action of the Republican cor
gress in 1888 that took off 20 per cen
of the tariff on playing cards and adde
J 20 per cent on Bibles.
DANGEROUS FOOD ADULTBRATIOl