The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-12
OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS
Local specks of News Under the
Orbs OF Our Reporters.
Most of Them Brought to Light Without
the Aid, of a Field-Glass----The
Earth Spotted Little Here
.,-- and There.

the city.
James p. Shields, of South Charles
ton, Ohio, is in the city.
The Mansfield skating rink is now
running in full blast and doing big
business.
Mr.. George Tinsman, who has been
housed for over month with sickness,
is again out.
The ladies of the Turner Society are
making arrangements for leap year
pall on the 18th.
The meeting of the Y. NJ. d.. G..
Thursday night will be one of import.
ance to all members.
Cleveland Leader: Mr.. George d.
Harter, prominent Canton banker, is
at the Kennard House.
Z. R. Held, d. Dissenger and L. G..
bliler, of Canal Fulton, took dinner at
the Hurford yesterday.
George w. Myers has removed his
lumber Office into the room occupied
by the Postal Telegraph Co.
William L. Wilson has returned to
Wooster University after d two weeks
vacation with his mother in this city.
A movement is on foot looking to the
establishment of a,camp of the Sons of
Veterans in this city. Mr.. H. H. Pal
mer is the prime factor in the move
ment.
Canton Roller: The Melvin's of this
city will go with Phil. Diefenbach's big
10 cent circus the coming .tenting sea-
son. They will Join the show at Milan,
Tenn. .......
Marriage licenses were issued to
Lewis Swartz and Cora B. Barnett, of
Sugarcreek township; to George H.
Judd and Minnie L. johnson, of Mt.
Union. ...........
There is corn and bunion doctor at
one of our city hotels. When he ap-
pears on the streets the small boys are
said to shout: "See, the com-curing
hero comes ~
The boiler for the engine house of
the Hampden Watch Co.'s new works
in this city, arrived hereyesterday from
Maryland. 1t is large one and of ex-
cellent quality.
The lumber firm of Myers e. Binder
has been dissolved by mutual consent,
Mr.. Binder retiring. Geo. W. Myers
will continue the business at No, 5
East Tuscarawas street.
Chas. D. McGuffey, Of Chattanooga,
was in Canton last night. Mr.. McGuf-
fey is prominent resident of that city
and has been visiting various northern
cities on pleasure trip.
Peter Luis and Ada Richie, a couple
of French nationally, both residing in
this city, appeared before Squire Wet
tack yesterday morning and were bound
with the matrimonial cords.
Sanitary Policeman Sell has had his
attention called to cesspool on the
premises of one Mr.. Melbourne-the
last house on West Seventh street.
This cesspool has been giving the resi-
dents of that section no little trouble.
Mr.. Sell will Immediately investigate
the matter.
Those around the Cleveland and Can
ton offices in this city report remark
able state of business activity over that
line, especially in the freight depart
ment. This augurs well for the Little
Giant road, that even in dull business
seasons it has all the commercial work
it can handle.
We are informed that there is to be a
discussion this evening in Minerva be-
tween John Dauner, of this city, and
William Unger, of Minerva, on the fol
lowing question, "Is a new national
party necessary for the suppression OF
the rum traffic" Mr.. Danner taking the
affirmative and Mr.. Unger the negative.
A horse belonging to John Eintrecht,
a farmer living about two miles east OF
town on the Mapleton road, ran away
this morning near the east creek bridge,
throwing Mr.. E. to the ground and
bruising him up considerably. The
horse, which was a. fine one, fell and
broke it's leg, and had to be shot.
Billy Geiger, the bill poster, had a
"scrap" fight yesterday evening with a
drunken man whose name the reporter
could not learn, on Piedmont street, a
few yards from Tuscarawas. The in
toxicated man was just drunk enough
to be insulting, and Billy proceeded to
teach him alesson, banging him around
in lively manner. No arrests.
There will be a public meeting in g.
A. R. hall Tuesday evening, January
10 at 1880. An address will be made by
Rev. H. G. Hall, Supreme President
Protected Home Circle. Subject, Era
ternity." All interested in fraternal
societies are invited. At the close of
the address circle will be organized.
The Peerless Reaper Company
intend pushing the manufacture of
their binder. It is said to be the best
binder now in the market. The COM
pany's works are running full time and
are crowded with orders. They con-
template making some improvements
in the interior of their works in the
spring,
The remains of William Rowan az
rived in the city this morning from
Chicago, on the Ft. Wayne road. In
stead of having broken his neck, he |