The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-14
: WIDOW, 36, upencumbered
+: w $4,000 in property,
(: would marry. Agencies ig-
/: nored. Box 169, Canton, o.

The article respecting the matrimo-
nial advertisement in Wednesdays
News-Democrat caused considerable
curiosity among citizens in general re-
garding the party who caused the in
sertion OF the sdlet in the Philadelphia
Press. Reporters were dispatched to
look up the party who caused the in
sertion of the advertisement, and one
of them called upon Mrs. Emma Nc
Nichols, of 20S Kentucky avenue, this
city. Mrs. McNichols was questioned
regarding the advertisement and she
evinced considerable interest at once
in the matter, and the reporter inter-
rogated her further as to why it was
inserted as printed. She said:
Eyes, l know who put the advertise
ment in the Press, although had
nothing to do with its out
come and did not sanction it. A friend
of mine, j. G. Campbell, publishes the
@'Southern Home" at Atlanta, Ga. We
were friends since childhood and l re-
ceived a letter from him sometime ago
asking me II would rent a postoffice
box for him and take the mail from
the box and redirect 1t to him. AS a
friend / naturally wrote him that l
would do that, and l therefore rented
the box asked for. The paper publish
matrimonial advertising whatever, and
10 Inf fnd fUIn xun
visited the postoffice and got q whole
lot of letters addressed to Box 169, and
with the assistance of friend | re-
directed them to the Office of the paper
at Atlanta without opening any and
without knowing the contents of them.
was not acquainted with the nature of
the advertisement which was to be in.
serted at all or l would not have
rented the box, as | am not looking for
a husband and would not advertise in
such way IL [ were. l learned that
4. Campbell had the same kind of an ad-
vertisement inserted in the Cincinnati
Enquirer. / had nothing whatever to
do with the information contained in
the advertisement and cannot explain
why he advertised in such way. l
suppose he was working to increase the
circulation OF his paper in such a way.
The fact is that Campbell has
a widow friend who is very
wealthy, whose home is at
Springfield, Ohio, but who is, at the
present time, in Atlanta, and it is pos
sible that the advertisement is intended
for her as Campbell receives the mail
from me unopened. Mr.. Campbell Is
very nice man and have known him
since childhood and he would not be
capable OF doing wrong"
The reporter had visited Box 169 at
the city postoffice and discovered pack
ed In 1t an unusually large amount OF
mail, mostly letters, and he enquired of
Mrs. McNichols If she had recently call
ed for the mail.
"No, baven's been to the postoffice
for over two weeks and don't know how
much mail there is In the box, but /
guess 1 will have to send up to see
about 1t"
"Will you open any of this mail?"
,queried the reporter.
"No, ,ir, Twill not. l haven't any
thing to do with the mail that comes
to me through the box, 1t doesn't be-
long to me. l secure my own mail at
my home, so why should rent box
II I had advertised in the paper?"
Mrs. McNichols is the widow OF the |
late Frank McNichols, who was a |
prominent contractor In Canton, until
he died, several years ago. She has
family Of children.