The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-06-30
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
NEW FRANKLIN.

John Martin and daughter Myrtle were
Canton visitors yesterday Marie I'M
kefer and f. q. Smith were shopping in Ali.
anoe today."...The Children's Day entertain
ment was conceded by all present that it was
the best ever held in the village. The decora.
tions were beautiful, and the children all
acquitted themselves with great HONOR"
Communion services will be held at the Luth-
eran church next Sunday....Forrest Richart
of Bayard was calling on Flo Smith last Fri
day......Miss Gertie Barnhart is visiting Akron
friends. Last Friday night, shortly after
Henry Knight had retired, he heard q noise
around the house. He went out to investigate
but could see no one and returned to bed.
Soon he heard another noise, and taking a
loaded gun, he felt prepared to meet the in
vader. Mr.. Knight accosted the man and in
the tussle the stranger succeeded in knocking
the gun out of Knights hand. The man got
his thumb in Knights mouth and in pulling
it out brought two of his teeth along. Mr..
Knight finally succeeded in driving him away.
Some reports have it that there were two men,
and from circumstances it is very probable.....
Isaac Smith and daughter Flo were Canton
visitors last Wednesday.
NEW BERLIN.
Mr.. Joe Hoover and family of Kansas City
are visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Hoover......Mrs Sam Bobb of Chicago is visit.
ing her mother, Mrs. Laah Carpenter. Fred
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tended Heidelberg college, are home for the
summer.....The literary club met at the home
of Miss Grace Snyder with the following pro-
gram Sketch of the Tale of New City's,"
Carrie Hoover; Frank Carpenters Letters,
Grace Snyder; vocal solo, ''She Has Been a
Mother to Me-" Mrs. Price; Fate OF the
Apostles" Alice Hershey; Little Miss Maud
Snyder recited "Don't' in a very pleasing
manner, while Miss Gertie Young recited
"Sister and l" which was well rendered and
highly appreciated.....Th The New Berlin Al
lumni will picnic st Turkeyfoot lake Thurs
day....A class of 35 will take their first COM
munion at st. Paul's church Sunday under
their pastor, the Rev. Father Burkle.....The
descendants of Jacob Bachtel gathered at the
old farm south of Berlin in good family re-
union. They were originally from Switzer
land, he having settled on this farm in 1910
He previously lived in Bedford county, Pa,
By motion s. P. Bachtel was elected president
Maud Bachtel Price, secretary, and Jacot
Bachtel historian. .....M Miss Mary Metz of Mas
sillon is spending the week with her unCles
Frank and Nick Shiltz."....Mr. Charlie
Froxel of Demoines, Iowa, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Dan Froxel.
SPARTA.
Mr. William Morganthall, of No. 1862 East
Tuscarawas street, Canton, spent last Sunday
with Jacob Cook. In the afternoon we had
I06 pleasure VI anu uuu ulI
to be nice talker and well posted on the
silver question. He is foreman of the J. G.
Lantz Box factory in Canton. He formerly
came from Pennsylvania and is Democrat
that kind of Democrat that say stick to il
fellows; sink or swim. l will live and act the
part of a true Democrat. Mr. Morganthall is
a lover of buttermilk, and when his thirst
runs high for that fluid, he always comes tC
Pike and gets his thirst quenched..... Mrs
Adam Muckley and daughter Ollie is visiting
friends in Pike. Elmer Lots bailed hay fol
Jacob Cook and A. r. Eversole last week. Mr.
Haymaker bought it and will ship it to ex'
President Grover Cleveland. They had lots
of fun thinking they was working for Sc
great a man as Cleveland. Henry Gecklel
pitched hay for the ex president.....Mis
Lessie and Mr.. Charles Morganthal, Mr.. Mar
tin Miller and Walter LeOnhart of Canton
came down on their bikes Sunday, June 49,
and spent the day with Jacob Cook.....The
storm in Pike Monday, June 10, was the
worst that was ever known, especially in
northwest Pike, doing great damage to the
crop. Hail fell cutting down as it went High
water washed away bridges and crop......Rev
Flemming assisted by Rev. Dodd will hold a
prayer meeting and revival service next Satur'
day and Sunday night in the Christian church
Rev. Dodd is an evangelist singer and it will
pay any one to come and hear him. Admis
sion tree...".J. P. Howenstine has sold his
house and lot in town to Mrs. Samuel Stands
MFRS Tom Murray has moved to Canton
with her brother Lew Miller.