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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-29
Greentown Gossip.
Greentown. August 9s

GreentOwn, AuRuSb 20.
Miss Susan Shanafelt, of East Liberty,
is spending week with her sister, Mrs.
w. +. Ream, on South jackson street.
Will Myers and wife, of Akron, were
the guests of Mr.. william Baugh Sun
day.
Nelson Miller and wife, took dinner
with his mother Sunday.
The l. y. O. F.'s held q grand festi-
val here on Saturday evening. A large
crowd attended, and good time was had
by all present. An Akron orchestra fur
nished the music.
r. Shoemaker is employed at the whole
sale commission store of Lowery q Co,
Canton, o.
Joseph Drayer came very near meeting
with an accident in trying to board q
southbound train at the Valley station
Friday.
Farmers who have done their threshing
report an average of sfifteen bushels OF
wheat per acre, and forty-five bushels OF
oats per acre.
w. f. Rea went to Akron Monday
morning on business
Mrs Chas Ingold who has been quite
sick for week, is improving.
The carpenters will complete their
work on the new school house this week.
School will begin rs soon as the building
is finished.
A. @. Myers is building new furni-
ture store on East McDonough street
w. S. Wise has moved the postotfice into
his new quarters.
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BAPTIST CONVENTION.
wooster Baptist Association and Sun.
day School Meeting Opened
Here Today.

The Baptists are holding their animal
sunday school meeting today in the first
Baptist church. About one hundred del.
egates nave already arrived, although the
convention proper does not commence till
tomorrow.
The meeting this morning was called
10 order promptly at 10 O'Clock, by Presi-
dent j. +. Campbell, and opened with
devotional services. Rev. J. N. Field then
delivered hearty welcome to the Visiting
delegates, which was replied to by H. G..
Baldwin. The remainder of the morning,
was devoted to sociability and hand-shak-
ing. Dinner was served in the church.
ana the delegates are enjoying themselves.
This afternoon, excellent addresses will
De delivered, and this evening the b. Y.
L. U. session will commence.
CONVENTION PERSONALS.
Rev. Charles Rhodes, state organizer
OF Sabbath schools, arrived in the CITY this
morning, and will be in attendance at
the .. .. convention at the Baptist church
today and this evening
Hon. Hiram b. Swartz, of Wooster un.
TIL recently probate judge of Wayne coun-
ty is In the city attending the Baptist s.
,. convention He is one of the active
workers in this cause.
Mrs, Rose Wissen, one of the successful
teachers of Shepardron female college, in
Granville, Ohio, arrived in the city last
night to attend the S. S. convention in
the Baptist church. She is stopping with
Mrs. l.. M. JONES' North Cleveland ave
nue..
Kew. DIR. Purinton and wife are in the
city, stopping with Mrs. George Cook on
South Market street. DIR. Purinton is
president of Dennison university. He will
speak at the Baptist church this evening.
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Homework News.

Homework, o., August 2S.
Pro. S. ID. Sanor has returned to East
Liverpool.
William Simmer and wife, of Kansas,
were visiting here the past few weeks.
Lewis Shively and wife, of Louisville,
were with relatives here over Sunday.
william Burt and family, of Newcom-
erstown, have been spending few weeks
among relatives here.
Everybody will go to the farmers pic
mic near Louisville on next Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Ickes is a little better this
week
Owen Brooke has been very sick the
past few days
A young child of Alven Betz is very i'll
at present
DI. s. ID. Knox and wife were at Mag
ara Falls last week
The Sunday school picnic was we'll at
tended Saturday.
Mrs. Myrtle Trimble, of Kansas, is
visiting her mother, Mrs Jacob Sanor
j. b. Lobdell and wife, of Indiana,
are visiting relatives in this vicinity.
The ice cream social was highly en-
joyed Wednesday evening
The young son of Q. Il. Unger was
very sick last week
A horse ran off for J. b. Sanor Mon
day morning.
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KNIGHTS CAPTURE BOSTON.
The City Of Culture surrenders TO an In
vading Army of $4,000.

VautnR army OF SO,OOU
BOSTON, Aug 27.--Boston has sur
rendered to an invading army and is in
the hands of $4,000 Sir knights Tenn
plar. These, with the ladies, accom-.
panying them, and the immense throne
of visitors attracted to the Hub by the
conclave and the low railroad rates
have swelled the city's population to
such an extent as to cause one to won.
der If all the inhabitants of Greater
Boston have been forced inside the
city's limits.
The entire city has donned holiday
dress and ON every hand flags, banners,
gaily colored streamers and flashing
lights greet the eye. Immense mum.
bers of incandescent lights have been
arrange to represent every known Ma.
sonic emblem. The Masonic Temple
decoration are, of course, the most
elaborate, the principal feature being O
huge outline cross of colored lights,
covering almost the entire front Of the
building. The Albion building is not
far behind and all along Newspaper
Row the occupants have extended a
welcome to the Sir Knights in blaze
of light. The weather clerk says there
is no cause for alarm, and everyone is
expecting a glorious sight today when
the thousands of knights parade.
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sanibs From Sparta.

Sparta, August rs.
DR.. Cans met with sad accident. He
was thrown from his buggy and had his
leg broken close to his thigh.
Grandma Dyer is visiting her daughter,
Mrs VIM. Zerbe, in Canton.
The county commissioners put in a
nice stone bridge north of town.
Pro. Bowman will teach our school in
the upper room, and Miss Cordie Spohn-
hauer the lower room good selection.
d. A. festival was grand success.
The U. b. festival at Howenstines' last
Saturday night made money.
The NJ. f. Sunday school will picnic
with the Asbury and Melshimers Sunday
school at Cyrus Howenstines grove next
Saturday. Tables will be spread.
Rev John Exline will preach at AS.
bury next Sunday at 10 a. m.
The fourth quarterly meeting at AS
bury was the best of the year.
The foreign women of Canton district
will have a convention at Asbury Sep
tember 3 and 4.
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Fairhope Doings.

fdlrnOpe, August 20.
H. d. Summers Is sick with hay fever.
Mr.. Summers suffers from nthis malady
month every year.
H.V. Summers returned from Circle
Vile and is now attending the teacher s
institute.
Rev. J. A. Grimm has returned from
his trip to Austintown
Miss Kate Gladieux is spending week
with her parents at home. Miss Glad.
ieux has been employed at Hirsch.
heimer's of Canton, for the past three
years.
Rev. H. b. Summers moved into his
new house this week.
Every person, male and female, adult
and infant, intend to attend the farmers
picnic on Saturday in Zwahlens' woods.
David Bohrer is on the sick list.
with friends at Belfort.
Jacob Schlot and family spent Sunday
with friends at Louisville.
John Cable and family spent Sunday
with Canton friends.
M. L. Hult and family visited at Can
ton on Sunday.
Mr.. Scott, from Philadelphia, visited
at Rev. j. A. Grimm's this week.
Miss Edith Grimm has gone to ALI
ance on visit to friends.
Charles Keim and family from Louis
Vile, spent Sunday at H. l.. Hershey's.
Charles Snyder, wife and lady. from
Canton, spent a day at the home of Adam
Snyder.
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LinIaville.
Linaville,

Limaville, August 2S.
The graded school question was decided
against the people here, the school board
was a tie, thus leaving 1t in the hands OF
the township clerk, and his decision was
against the same
Miss Mary Tupper, of Ravenna, visited
in town over Sunday
Henry G. Kuntze, several days ago had
a large black ant taken from his throat,
having taken 2 terrible grip made IT
rather interesting for him, DIR. A. d.
Beckett, performed the operation. Henry
has come to the conclusion that he has
had one aunt in his time who stuck right
by him during his trials and tribulations.
Prof. j. A. Calderhead, went to Ra-
VIENNA Saturday to attend the teachers
examination.
Mayor j. p Zaiser made a business
trip TO Canton one day last week.
All the schools will commence their
fall term Monday, September q
Prof. ]. A. Calderhead went to Canton
Monday TO attend the teachers institute
Miss Alice Shuyter and Miss Alice
Kuntze visited in Salem over Sunday.
The tolling of the bell SABBATH morning
was the announcing of another death in
town, in the person of Mrs. Maragret Bow
er, who, few days previous, had a stroke
of apoplexy, which caused her death.
She was 90 years old and was held in the
highest respect by all who knew her. She
was noble woman, had not an enemy
in the world, and was true and con
sistent Christian. She leaves four chill
dren to mourn her death, her husband
having died S3 years ago The interment
was in the German cemetery Wednesday.
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NEIGHBORING NEWS.
Navarro Gieanings.

Navarro, Aug. 2s.
Miss Elizabeth Altman, of Sherrodsville,
made flying trip through town last week.
Miss Viola Goshorn, of Pittsburg, Pa. has
been spending part of her vacation with her
parents, Squire Goshorn and wife.
Mrs. Nelson, of Cleveland, is the guest OF
DIR. Cans family on Center street this week.
The Misses Edith Wise and Smith spent
Sunday with DIR. A. II. Cans.
Walter Corl, the little four year old son of
Jas. Corl, Is lying dangerously i'll of lung and
heart trouble and it is feared he will not re-
cover.
The little 10 months old child Of John
Biddle has been seriously i'll of cholera inian'
tum the past week,
Ed. and Chas. Ricksecker left for New York
City and Brooklyn. Ed. will attend to his
business interests in Brooklyn and Chas. will
attend the senior class in chemistry in New
York City.
Miss Celia Kilgore, Of West Massillon, was
in town last week, the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Josh Hodgson.
The public schools received a thorough
cleansing and whitewashing preparatory TO the
opening of the schools the first week in Sep
tember, last week.
Mrs. Powers, of Pennsylvania, was in town
last week among old f.iends.
The Navarro Union cemetery trustees have
bestirred themselves and given the cemetery
its yearly cleaning up, 1t presents the neat
est appearance of any of the cemeteries in
town.
Quite number of our teachers will attend
the Stark county institute this week at
Canton.
The Misses Seiric, of McDonaldsville, spent
Sunday with the Misses Flora and Serena
Tribley
Sunday, September 90 Rev. NJ T. Scar
borough will preach his farewell sermon in the
NJ E. church. He has been pastor of Navarro
charge five years which is the limit of time
given in the NJ. E. church, The members are
sorry to lose him but what is their loss will be
his gain.
Mrs Monroe Hawk. OF Canton, was the
guest of her sister Mrs The. Mutchie, last
Wednesday on Canal street.
A little five months old child Andy Wink
hardt and wife, was buried last'Saturday after
noon, Aug oath, at the Union cemetery
Services were held from the private residence
on High street, by Rev. NJ. l.. Oliver.
The Y. NJ. G. A. will hold their convention
in the U. B. church September o. 10 and IL,
instead of 10, IL and IL as printed in last
weeks Democrat. The 18th, the annual con.
ference of the U. B. church will begin at New
Philadelphia and continue one week,
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LIBRARIAN sPoFEoRp TALKS.
He Explains the Recent Alleged Shortage
In His Accounts.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. - Librarian
Spofford, in view of various conflicting
statements regarding the sum Of $22, 400
paid by him into the treasury last week,
was asked what the amount really rep.
resented. He replied that it was ap-
proximately the amount due the treas.
ury on balance of copyright and salary
accounts, as he found it. An unfavor.
able and wholly wrong construction, he
said, had been placed upon it as repre-.
senting large deficit, whereas it was
actually balance between two &C.
counts, salary account due the hbrar.
ian for several months disbursement
and an amount due the government fol
several months copyright fees.
These accounts had remained un.
settled, although constant payments
had been made by him to the number Of
10 or l2 during 1894 and 1898 of copy.
right receipts, amounting to over $685..
600, besides the $22, 400 now deposited.
He emphatically denied any allegation
was made to make any wrongful with
holding Of moneys due to the govern
ment. On the contrary, the whole mat.
ter involved balancing Of delayed ac-
counts, which his accumulated labors,
constantly growing, had too long post
poned. All copyright receipts had been
entered daily, with dHbes, sources and
amounts. whether small or large, duly
noted, and he (Spofford) held himself re.
eponsible for the same,
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Moultrie Matters.

Moultrie, August 2S.
Columbiana County Teachers Institute
is in session at Rogers this week.
Rev. Chambers will hold services in
New Chambersburg on the sth September
A goodly number from here attended
the Harvest Home picnic at Sheltons'
Grove Saturday.
Everybody is pleased with the nomina-
tion of Campbell for governor.
j. W. Reder commences school in ALI
ance on the first of September He was
the prinipal instructor in the Normal at
East Rochester, which closes on the Both
instant.
:, Mrs. Levi Messimore is reported on the
list Of sick.
A doctor from Pittsburg has located in
East Rochester.
II. Z. McNelly has received large or
der Of fall and winter footwear.
William Thomas, blacksmith at New
hambersburg, is calling on his many
friends
W. S. Ruff will begin his school at Cy-
press on the 18th of September.
Rev. Hart, of Minerva, will preach in
the Disciple church of New Alexander
Sunday evening,
NJ. r. Myers proposes taking course
in dentistry in Cincinnati. Marion / is a
success in anythingihe undertakes.
A very steady rain fell on Monday
night.
Grandmother Walter and her daughter,
Mrs. j. f. Whiteleather, are visiting
friends in North Lawrence, Stark county.
y Mr.. Longottom and family, have moved
in Chambersburg. He is a miner by
trade
Ben Walter and Chas. Guthrie have
their flyers in Warren this week.
A portable saw mill is being erected
near d. W. CRISIS residence
Prof. Owen Crist returned home to AL
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New Franklin.
New Franklin. August

New Franklin, August 2S.
Forest Fulks, of Albion, Mich, is home
on a visit.
Mrs. Angeline Fulks, who has been
quite sick, is slowly improving.
The festival came off Saturday evening
as announced. The proceeds were 2.76.
Miss Nancy Jones returned to her home
in Pittsburg Saturday.
Will Smith wears smile all over his
fa3e since Friday night. The cause-a
ten pound boy.
Miss Annie Rodel returned home from
Lima last week. She reports pleasant
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones went home
TO Canton Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Oyster and daughter Pearl,
were on the sick list last week.
Viola Sheckles was visiting in the coun'
try last week.
Winnie and Jessie Oyster are visiting
their cousins, in Alliance this week.
Matte Slentz is quite sick, the last few
days, report says, with typhohid fever
Homer Wartman west of town is quite
sick.
The wedding north of town that was re-
ported to have come off three months or
more ago only came off last Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. Holwick, grocer of Canton, is visit
ing his brother Jacob G. Holwick of this
place yesterday and today.
Miss Eff1e Sell talks of going back to
Washington soon.
Miss Eliza Robert, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Snyder,
west of town.
Bert Drake of Pleasant, spent Sunday
with his friend, Bert Oysrer.
Loren Marshall talks of taking trip
to the West this fall.
Mrs. Addie Fisk, started home to Mich
igan Monday.
Lizzie Unkafer went to see her mother
yeserday, who is in poor health.
r. Haynam went to Canton yesterday
to attend the teachers institute.
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Heard Nothing Of Imprisoned Americans.

WASHINGTON, Aug a7.-The state de-
partmsnt has received no advices con.
cerning the Key West dispatch that
Sanguilly and Aguerre, American oiti-
zens confined at Mora castle, had been
released. 1t was stated that about
eight or ten persons. American citizens
or claiming to be such, were under ar.
rest In Cuba, and that Sanguilly and
Aguerre were the most important of
the number. These men at first were
to have been tried by the military
courts, but through the Intervention Of
the United States they were allowed q
trial in the civil courts and an oppor.
tunity to prove their innocence.
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One More Juror Needed.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 27.-Eleven
jurors now have been selected to try the
Durrant case. AS soon as one more
juror is obtained the actual trial of the
case will begin, as the prosecution has
abandoned the plan announced some
time ago to try the case with Ia jurors,
as permitted in an act passed by the last
legislature. Each side now has its case
well in hand and hard legal battle ia
expected.
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who the Pittsburg Suicide Was.

WASHINGTON, Aug. CIV. w. Lit
tell, who committed suicide at Pitts.
burg in the Hotel Wiley, was clerk
in the record and pension division of the
war department.. He was appointed to
that position from Nebraska in 1891.
He was given weeks leave Of absence
on the 23d inst. and 1t was understood
that he was to be married soon.
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Murderer Pardoned by the President.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The presi.
dent has commuted to life imprison-
ment the sentence of Cephas Wright, a
full blood Choctaw Indian, convicted
of murder by the United States circuit
court for the eastern district Of Texas
and sentenced to hang Sept. lS. The
president @ tes as his reasons Wrights
ignorance Of the English language and
laws and lack Of realization of the
en- ormity of the offense.
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Nothing Yet Heard From Denby.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-MinisteI
DENLY has not yet advised the state
department concerning the present sit
uation in China. Acting Secretary
Adee said that the minister was not the
kind of man to report what he in
tended to do or to report progress at
certain stages of business he has in
view, but would be more likely to re-
port an accomplished fact. He had no
doubt that the minister was doing all
that il was possible to do.
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A FoReeR SENTENCED.

He Is Sent Up For Counterfeitins In
West Virginia.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug. 27.-John
Dane, the noted forger, who so effect.
ually worked so many citizens in this
section of the state two years ago in the
counterfeiting business, has been sen.
fenced to five years in the penitentiary
from Lincoln county.
He was arrested only short time ago
in the mountains near st. Adams, hav-
ing evaded the authorities for many
months,
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BOvinine

being the greatest concentration in
small bulk of the vital elements Of
lean, raw meat, is pre-eminently
the source from whence nourish-
ment should be obtained, at time
when the least effort should be do
manded of the digestive organs.
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Paris Items &.

Paris, August 2S.
During game of baseball between
some Homework boys and the Paris
| boys quite a serious accident befel
David Jones. Homer Sponseller and
Jones both tried to catch fly ball and
ran againts each other very forcibly, re.
sulting in broken clavicle for Jones.
Drs. Shilling and Zininger were called
and attended to the injury.
A mass meeting of the Ohio Synod
Lutherans of Stark and Carroll counties
will be held in ex-senator Haines grove
at Oneida on Wednesday, August 2S A
general invitation TO the public is extend
ed. Prof Heminghouse and Prof. G. h.
L. Schuette, of Capital university, Will be
here to address the people
Mr.. Isaac Haines is now our new Sec
ton boss on he l.. K. A. 81 S. railroad.
He has moved into the house owned by
Mr.. Herbert Stucky, opposite the Luth-
eran church.
Mr. VIM. Unkefer is able to be out and
around again.
The new Lutheran church at New
Franklin, will be ready for dedication be-
fore long.
The farmers reunion in Mr.. John
Zwallens grove near Louisville, on Satur.
day, August 81, promises to be an i'm
mense affair Mr. Atlee Pomerene, of
Canton, will deliver the principal address
in the afternoon. Subject, 1.-THE Duties
of Citizenship"
The Sunday school convention of the
Reformed church meets at Robertsville,
for three days meeting.
Mr.. Walter Shipe and part of his fam
lily have returned to Torono, Canada.
Three of the daughters and Miss Annie
Swallen are visiting the family of o. f.
Sinigar, at No, II Feather street, Canton.
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A Strong Force In Chinese waters.

WAsHINaToN, Aug. 27.-The Concord
has sailed from Chemulpo, Korea, and
will proceed directly to Che. Foo, China
The Yorktown is also bound for that
port, having left Shanghai on Saturday,
so that the United states will be well
prepared for any action deemed neces.
sary in Chinese waters.
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New Railroad For Nicaragua.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.-Mr Thomas
O'Hara. United States consul at San
Juan del Norte. Nicaragua, informs the
state department that money has been
subscribed for the building of a railroad
between the towns Of Managua and
Rama
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Settled with the Rsvoiut,onists.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. - Minister
Thompson has telegraphed the state de-
partment from Rio that peace agree
ment has been signed by the federal
government of Brazil and the Rio
GraDde do Sui revolutionists.
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The annual meeting of the Myers re-
union will be held in Norman Biddle-
mans grove at Myersville station, one
mile west of Uniontown, on Saturday,
September 7. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all. Yours truly,
Albert W. Acker, Secretary.
Job work speciality at this office.
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lance. He is instructor Of penmanship
in the college.
John Reed is again receiving orders for
his hay fever and asthma remedy. He
reports It a success
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Two serepader, Drowned.

NORFOLK, Nsb., Aug, 27.-A. ]. Cab.
Ter Of Waco, Tex, took Mrs. Ada Ven.
mum. lady friend, out rowing on the
Elkhorn river While they were SER
epading the people on the bank their
boat upset and both were drowned.
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We call you attention TO the shoemak.
er's outfit advertised in another part OF
this paper
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+" Too Hot
* to Eat 80

is feeling that, if yielded to, has
serious results. Strength should
be maintained in order to overcome
the debilitating effects of summer.
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YOU CAN DEFEND ON TT

that Foiey's Collie and Diarhoea Cure is an in
stant relief for collie, summer complaint
cholera morbus, diarrhoea, bloody fiux, chronic
diarrhoea, cholera infantum, bilious collie,
painters collie. and all bowel complaints 25c
and 5Oc Q. W. Rooms, Fisher & Young, G..
N. Nye.
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WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIR AND
EXPOSITION EXCURSIONS VIA
PENNSYLVANIA LINES.

September Goth, to Wheeling, from
Pittsburg, Newark New Cumberland,
Rochester, Martins Ferry, Massillon,
Hammondsville, and intermediate ticket
round trip rates In effect for West Vir-
ginia State Fair and Exposition. Return
coupons valid Saturday, September 7th,
inclusive.