The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
GERMAN CATHOLICS
Will Celebrate the -IEEfs'
Anniversary
Of Their Priests Ordinatlon--The Gz1FStAA
of the Church Atheists His WcFE--
Other Interesting News
From Massillon..
Especial Correspondencel

hood, and as before noted, it is prGpSHeni
to celebrate the event in an ella taSzEse.
manner. A high mass will be rese-
brated tomorrow morning at 10. Oelsek
and at 2 p. m. the societies will hGyas ~.
parade and proceed to the chUEI4hr
where a program of singing and sFen&-
ing will be gone through with IutAIs
connection a short sketch Of Father
Kuhn's life will be interesting
Rev. James Kuhn was born at S3sMs.
bruck, near the German frontier, Apc IA
%, 1887, and is now 81 years Old ~
the age of twelve years heleft his lHga1s
for France, intending TO pursue "a
course of study there; but maN SEsp
poses and God disposes. In Francs. NIX
mel some of his friends who weTe g9Sry
to America. He was persuaded to gsS
with them, and choose Cleveland 4In
which was formerly the diocese OF GLIk-
%cinnatl) as his future home. He thizfs
pursued his theological studies, al a
was Ordainedin 1863. Catholic clergy
men were scarce at that time in OHM.
and in consequence the few who wFsa.
here, had to perform almost hercUfSTe
labors, travelling from place to pEge, .
doing missionary work. Father Knhn7fs
first charge was Newburg, now ElES
18th ward of Cleveland. When it Vs
stated that the district TO whose spigr2-
ual wants he was to administer was 81 X
ty miles long and twenty broad, 1h44
work connected with his charge NgBE
be imagined. But he was equal tTn-
His next charge was Youngstown, 15
after remaining there some time M
vas transferred to st. Peters, CleyR,-
land. Nine years ago the GerInagTa
Catholic church of Massillon was WIN
out a pastor, and Father Kuhn was s&s-
signed to this difficult charge. YtE-
former pastor, Rev. Koehn, mad heggsae
a new church, but being sick, was gzEr-
able to attend to the work. A heavy
debt was accommodating, and affairs wer&~
in an unsatisfactory state. But Faehs2-
Kuhn brought order in chaos. Ttg>
church was finished, and EdstA
debt reduced. Father Kuhu &K-
voted his time to the PERSONAL
superintendent of the buiLdEE.
and the congregation has a church IN
which it may he proud. The schRO s
taught by six sisters, are in an x 4
lent condition, owing to his CgsF=
The prominent traits of EatAeI
Kuhn's character are straight f9I-
wardness and industry He dotAa.
believe in wearing out. With a IRIBdi .
large enough to take in every subIse z "
an engaging manner, and akind hears
it is no surprise that he is so popular,
not only among his panishOner, bGlE.
among all classes Of people
The Pennsylvania Company adyEI--
tises excursion rates during the boh-
days.
The G. Y. M. A. are requested tH
meet in their hall this evening to trans
act business of Importance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry VOgt and MI
and Mrs. Nicholas Kohl returned yes
terday from Chicago, where they hAC.
been visiting relatives and friends
On Monday the voters of TusGara.
was township voted on local opt5Oa
TO the surprise of many it went dry bE
a majority of 85. This is attributed tn
the rOwdyism prevalent in West BrOoh
field, and to the fact that MassillBIa
men did not help the vets and get NEE@
the vote. Only last night a number &C..
vandals were drunk and cut up WsG&
hatchets the fence Of an inoffenEEE
resident in Brookfield, completely T1IDr
ing it. Such occurrences were fEeQVEaZ
and had their effect on the election
The w. & L. E. pay car passed.
through here yesterday.
Mr.. E. L. Gates, of Toledo; suPeun-
tendent of telegraph on the W. & l. r.,
on Sunday visited his wife who is sics.
here. He returned home yesterday.
1t is reported that Mrs. L. D. PinuSE
late principal of the high school, leaves
for Honolulu today. The best wis tEas
of the many Masslllon Young men aD1G
ladies who received instruction at bsE
hands will go with her.
Two boys belonging to Chas. SEM
man ard Philip Fuchs, who live fa
Petersburg, were trying to fire of II
| piece of gas pipe filled with powder
that one boy had a hole blown in his
hand and the others face was bad}Ey
disfigured.
Frank Yingling's horses got iEGD
Mrs. Rhine's field and damaged the
oats. Mrs. Rhine caught the horse
and sent for the constable. While SEaG
back. This happened yesterday. ThiE
ulOll mug lnSlIAB lCLuoSu w pay Hh-"
damages, whereupon Mrs. Rhine gOE.
out a writ of r~eplevin. Officer ETt4s
went after the horses but did not get
them and now the whole thing will fNs
settled by trial on Saturday bftpta:'
Squire Blackburn.
Officer Ertle captured a drunkREa
man, whose name is unknown, on the
street this morning, and after a styuR
gle in which the policeman came. SEEc
second best landed, landed him IN ttGa
city prison.
Miss Louise Ertle, who has been IL
Chicago the last four years, came hack
to Massillon yesterday.
The Republican young men resolved
not to be cheated out of a good time hE,
the rain, and therefore jolliied Lasz;
night. The Harmonic Band came aER-
and played awhile, after which Mr.. PinaFa
from the Hotel Conrad steps attempted
to address the crowd. But his oratEE-
ical sky rocket couldn't keep the eyowd
from paying attention to the real yIa-
zling ones, and he soon quit. AndtheC
the boys had a good time, which fRr
boys means unearthly noises, fire werks
and bon fires. On watching the seens4
could eXclaim with Puck: "What foehs
we mortals be-" There were twelve &C
tual voters in the procession which pa
raded the streets, and leading Repuba-