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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
SURPRISE PARTY
Mr.. Elmer DeLap Agreeably
Surprised at His School
East of the City.

A very pleasant and agreeable sur
prise was given Mr.. Elmer DeLap Mon
day noon, the popular teacher of the
school in district No. 10, located about
three miles east of the city. At about
the time the school was to be dismissed
for the noon hour, the parents and
friends of the pupils and Mr.. DeLap
filed into the schoolhouse and imme-
diately took possession. The surprise
to Mr.. DeLap was complete, he having
no intimation of the intended affair.
The ladies of the party Immediately be-
gan the preparations of dinner from the
we'll laden baskets which they brought
along and sumptuous repast was had,
to which all did justice. After the
tables had been cleared the afternoon
was spent in a social way, many
speeches being delivered by the visitors
and singing on the part of the school,
At late hour in the afternoon the
guests departed after having spent a
most pleasant time at the school and
congratulated Mr.. DeLap on the pro-
gress he had made in his school work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
SPIRITUAL NEEDS
Of Canton to Be Supplied By
the Ministerial AssO-
citation.

The ministers of the city met in the
Y. M. C. A. parlors Monday; put into
practice some of the ideas advanced in
the Kesnick movement as explained by
Rev. Harshman, of the Dueber avenue
M. f. church, at the meeting held last
week. DIR. Harshman at the meeting
Monday morning read a paper on Some
of the Needs of Canton Along Lines of
Scriptural Work." which was followed
by a general discussion.
Next Monday the ministers will meet
with the officers of the Y. M. c. A. to
discuss and arrange methods fol
spiritual work among the young men of
Canton,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
CANTON WOMAN
HAD TWO MEN.
Got Rid Of One Last Week and
Now Marries the Other Again.
THOUGHT FIRST ONE WAS DEAD.
He Came to Life and Threatened to Make
Trouble, So She Got Divorce From
Him aud Then Remarked Hus-
band Number Two.

The marriage license record at the
probate office Tuesday marks an event
full chapter in q life's romance The rec.
ord there shows that Frank Brissler ag
ed 49, and Helen Sawdy, aged 81, have
been granted legal permission to wed,
Twenty years ago the same couple took
upon themselves the obligations of man
and wife. For nearly twenty years they
lived together happily and then some
thing happened that threatened to mar
their bliss for the future. Helen Sawdy
in 1866 married Lewis Sawdy in Penn
sylvania. They lived together for a few
years and then the husband left. He
went to Michigan and the next the wife
heard Of him was that he had been ar
rested and sent to the penitentiary for
30 years for a crime against the person
of a little cousin of his. Shortly after
this she sued for divorce here. While
the case was pending she got word that
he had died in the penitentiary. Jua
before the word she had gotten letter
from him in which he stated that he was
dying and asked her to look after his
body. She supposed he was dead and
had the divorce case dismissed. Soon
thereafter she was regularly married to
as man and wife for twenty years.
Last December she got letter from her
first husband, whom she supposed was
dead. He had been pardoned out of the
penitentiary and regained his health
and had heard that she had married an
other man. He threatened to come on
here and raise a disturbance and per-
haps prosecute his wife for bigamy.
The woman consulted Attorney Upham
and the case was laid before the court
here. The woman ceased to live with
Brissler and a divorce action was COM
menced. The case was tried last week
and Judge McCarty granted her a di-
vorce. She was then legally separated
from Sawdy and as her marriage with
Bissler was bigamous and illegal it was
necessary to have another wedding be.
fore she could return to the man whom
she had called husband for twenty
| years. A license was secured in the
probate court in the regular way and
the couple will now be Mr.. and Mrs
Bissler with no one to molest them OF
make them afraid.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
At the Hospital.

The Cleveland Leader has the follow
ing concerning the brakeman on the c.
r. SS ". who was stricken with small
pox and carried through Canton in a
box car recently noted in the News
Democrat at the time:
The brakemen on the Cleveland Ter
minal and Valley freight train who was
taken with small pox several days ago
on his train. is now at the small poX
hospital under charge of Health officer
Leick. The crew, consisting of two men
is safely housed in the detention hos
pital.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable. For
a great many years doctors pronounced
it a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
1t incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease,
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment, Halls Catarrh Cure, Manu-
featured by f. ]. Cheney e. Co., Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on
the market, 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. 1t
acts on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hum
dred dollars for any case 1t fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimoni-
ais. Address,
FL. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, rs cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
WILLIAMS WITHDRAWS.

The News-Democrat announced Mon
day that Silas ]. Williams would with
draw from the congressional race be-
fore night. He withdrew. The News
Democrat exclusively announced that
the mantle of Williams would fall on
Captain C. c. Baker. The mantle has
fallen. Mr.. Williams. in his personal
organ, the Alliance Review, made the
following announcement in Monday
evenings issue:
To the Republicans of the Eighteenth
congressional district.
Having recently authorized the an
nouncement of my name as a candidate
for the congressional nomination in
this district, upon my return from the
south, I made pretty careful canvass
of the three counties comprising the dis
trict. After consulting with the various
interests affected have decided that I
am not the most available man to unite
the opposition to Congressman Tayler
for fourth term. Hence, I withdraw
my name from the contest, thanking the
many friends who have rendered me
their support.
After comforting with a number of
the leading Republicans of Columbiana
county, I have become convinced that
Hon. Charles c. Baker, of Alliance, who
was, however, long an honored resident
of that county, and one of the most en-
ergetic and successful Republican
workers, is an available candidate for
the position and possesses peculiar ele-
ments of strength for making a canvass
for this nomination under the circum-
stances. AS he has consented to be-
come a candidate I shall take great
pleasure in giving him my cordial sup
port. Respectfully,
| S. j. WILLIAMS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
FORT WAYNE
RAILROAD WRECK.
Rear End Collision Occurs Near
Mansfield Monday Night.
AN ALLIANCE MAN CREMATED.
Was Conductor and in His Caboose at the
Time of the Accident and
Was Caught In the
Debris.

Sometime during Monday night rear
end collision occurred on the Fort
Wayne road near Mansfield. A heavy
freight train pulled by one of the mon
ster engines crashed into a train pre-
ceding it. At the office of the company
little was known Of the collision, as the
reports are very meagre, but it is known
that Richard Warner. one of the oldest
and most popular freight conductors
on the road. was on the caboose at the
time and was burned to death in the
debris.
Warner was resident of Alliance, was
married and the father of several child
rem
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
NO APPOINTMENT
Made By the City Council For
Market Master Last
Night.

There was no appointment of mar
ket master at the meeting of the city
council Monday night and the position
remains vacant since the death of Ben
jamin McCloud. Under the head of
miscellaneous business, President Turn
bull of the council read the appointment
handed in by the mayor, in which he
asked for the confirmation of David A.
Cochran for the position. There being
no motion made to adopt, the
appointment was referred to the COM
mittee on city officers without discus
sion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
HARRIET E. REX
Dies at the Aultman Hospital
This Morning After a
" Brief Illness.

Miss Harriet e. Rex. of No. 1856 West
Eighth street. died at the Aultman hos
pital this morning at 8 o'clock, after a
brief illness of nervous prostration. Miss
Rex was born at the old homestead di-
rectly east of the American house block,
and has resided in Canton all her life.
She was daughter of the late John Rex
and is survived by George, John r.,
Edward j. and Charles A., Mrs. Kate r..
Linton, Anna Wynn, all of Canton, and
Miss Elnora ]. Rex, Of San Francisco,
California.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
ALLIANCE.

VIM. M. Murray to Emil Tanner, 16-
100 acre, First ward, 1910.
r. NJ. Scranton to Geo. L. Starkey, lot
2257, ward, $175.
Dudley b. Wick. trustee, to Alliance
Electric railway company, lot 24l0,
Fourth ward,*
Dudley B. Wick to Alliance Electric
railway company, lots, Fifth ward,
$40, 600
MASSILLON.
Isaac NJ. Taggart to Sylvester Bend,
part lot 16S, Third ward, $4,000.
CANTON.
ChaS. II. Streiber to Emanuel Streiber
part lot 11O4, Third ward. $1,000.
William II. Clark to Anna Willis,
lot 57SS, Sixth ward, 1915.
Walter Andrews to Geo. w. Wallott,
part lot 6S27, Seventh ward, $500.
Thomas F. Turner, assignee, to Alice
ID. Jones, part lot 1902, Fourth ward,
$4GS.
COUNTRY.
Bradford Britton to F. II. and II. w.
Reeder, 20 acres, Marlboro township,
$3.50.
Robert Mendenhall, administrator, to
Josephine and l.. Smith, SS and 50-10O
acres, Marlboro township, $4,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02

Your son has Just been transferred to
this ship for the usual cruise in the
West Indies. He has not received your
photograph, but has been instructed to
acknowledge it as soon as it is received.
He is fine lad and seems to be per-
fectly happy and will no doubt write
you about the ports we are to visit later
on, and 1 think will write frequently
thereafter. You write him frequently.
Yours very truly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
Fell on the Ice,

A woman named Graham was taken
to the police station Monday. suffering
from severe injury sustained by fall
ing on the icy sidewalk in South Market
street. She was given medical atten-
tlon by DIR. E. ID. Brant and then re-
moved. to Masslllon, from which place
she will be assisted to her destination
by friends. The woman stated that her
husband at one time was employed as
cook in restaurant in this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
STATE OF OREGON,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SALEM, May 8, 1898.

The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co., Colum bus,O.:
Dear Sirs Il have had occasion to use
your Pe-ru-na medicine in my family
for colds, and it proved to be an excel
lent remedy. 1 have not had occasion
to use it for other ailments.
Yours very truly, w. M. Lord.
Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrlS Ca
tarrh is well-ntgh universal; almost
omnipresent. Pe-ru-na is the only abso-
lutte safeguard known. A cold is the be-
ginning of catarrh. To prevent colds,
to cure colds, is to cheat catarrh out of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
JUDGE DOUGLASS
CALLED HOME.
DeathiAgain InterteresWith the
Bench of the Circuit Court.
SAFE WORKS CASES HEARD.
The Company Trying to Escape Fromsome
Big Verdicts Only Two Judges on the
Bench Judge MCarty VIII Open
Common Pleas Court This Week.

Common Pleas Court This Week.
Death seems to be determined to
break up the present sitting of the cir
cult court in this city if possible. Last
week Judge Adams was kept from his
seat on the bench by death in his fam
lily and the other judges were compelled
to hear the cases alone. Monday the
court opened again and it was expected
to make a full week of the sessions
with all the judges present. Judge Ad-
ans said he would be on hand Tuesday
morning. Monday evening, however,
Judge Douglass, of Mansfield, was sum-
moned home by a telegram telling him
that death had visited his family and
taken the sister of his wife. Tuesday
morning Judge Adams was present but
Judge Douglass was missing from the
bench.
The hearing of cases was taken UP
Monday afternoon with the trial of the
issues in the controversy between
Emanuel Bowe and the Diebold Safe
and Lock Co. Bowe was injured in the
employ of the company and in common
pleas court got verdict for $4,000 dam
ages. The company took the case up
on error.
The second case taken up was another
safe works case in which George Youn-
ingers widow secured a verdict against
the company for $500 for the death
of her husband while at work in the
shop.
TO SET DECREE ASIDE.
Attorney L. c. Wise has filed a suit
in cOmOn pleas court in which Harvey
d. Weaver is plaintiff and Winfield
Shertzer and Harry a. Trump are de-
PENDANTS. Plaintiff says that the de-
PENDANTS were the administrators Of the
estate of r. Silas 7. Trump and that as
such they distributed about 1000 to
the heirs. Plaintiff claims that he and
four others should have had a share in
the estate, but that they got nothing.
He has purchased the rights of the 9TH
ers and sues to have the court set aside
the decree of probate court declaring the
estate settled and asks for reckoning
and that he may be declared to be one
of the heirs and that the shares Of which
he is the owner shall be paid.
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
| The postponement of the Henderson
case left Judge McCarty without any
thing to do this week. He has been dill
gently at work however trying to get
something to try and a number of suits
are expected to be brought to a con-
clusion before the week ends. Tuesday
afternoon he got the attorneys ready
to try the case of Bomberger VS. John
Logan Council o. Z. A. NJ.
RECEIVER DISCHARGED.
In the case of Peter J. Frank VS. John
! BursinowslIi, in which w. H. Smith was
appointed receiver of Bursinowski, the
receiver reported to Judge McCarty that
he could not find any property. He asks
for $50 as receivers fees. The court
granted the fees and discharged the re-
Ceivership.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
S. v. wADHAMS,
Com. u. S. N. Commanding

COn, .. >, N. commanding.
Another letter written from st. Pierre
Martinique, has been received by Mr.
Stover from his son, in which he said
that he is happy and enjoying the cruise
very much--that the food served them
tropical climate-that he is fond of the
sea and will regret very much when the
prov of the old "Monongahela" is turn
ed for the homeward voyage.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02

to buy the Salem street car lines, and
also the Canton and Alliance line.
They have already got control of the
Alliance, Sebring and Salem road. This
is certainly good news to people who are
in favor of rapid transit before they die.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02
Postofiice Name Changed.

The postoffice department has ordered
that the word mills" be dropped from
the name of the postoffice at Oneida
Mills and that the office be known here
after as Oneida.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-02

Charles woodworth, of Salem. is vis-
iting relatives in the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
An Ambidextrous Statesman.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune tells this story: Sen
ator Tfllman is ambidextrous. This is an
accomplishment of which no other states
man in Washington, 1t is believed, can
boast. Viewed from the gallery, the Sen
ator's performance of writing with both
hands al the same time on separate pieces
of paper is marvellous. He doesn't often
give an exhibition of his double action
photographic Skill 1t is apparently only
when two great thoughts come into col
lision in his brain and struggle for the
right of way, or when too much steam ls
put on his cogitating machinery, that he
feels called upon to scribble with both
hands at the same instant or alternate
the pencil from one hand to the other.
1t is said that the reason Senator Tillman
learned to write with both hands was that
his constituents in South Carolina object
ed 10 his answering their letters in print
in " after they elevated him to the SEN
ate They resented the intimation in type
written communications he sent to them
that they couldn't read writin,." This pre-
sumably forced the Senator to relieve the
private secretary paid for by the govern
ment of the duty of attending to his pri-
Vate correspondence and to take upon HIM
self the arduous task of answering with
his own hands every letter received from
South Carolina. The explanation, there
fore. of why he has made himself the am
bidextrous wonder of the national capital
is obvious"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
The RothschiId Sandwich.

A novelist was asked recently by a friend
which one of his creations he was most
fond of, and his reply illustrates a new
development in his character, says Tit
Bits.
well" he replied, Il think that, upon
the whole, my 'Rothschild sandwich is the
best thing l ever did.
your what?' queried the friend
'sMy 'Rothschild sandwich Yes, 1 have
invented sandwich" he replied land a
good one, even if L do say it,. You take
muffin or teacake. Cut it into two slices.
Butter each slice with pure. unsalted but
ter Then place upon the butter of each
slice thin layer of Requefort cheese. Up
on one of the slices lay half dozen olives,
dripping with their oil, and place the other
slice on top of them. Then eat the result,
and if you don't say the pleasure of eating
it is worth the headache you are likely TO
have next morning you are not a true
equicure'
but why do you call this the Roth
schild sandwich instead of the -
sandwich" was asked.
because il is far richer than / ever
hope to be-" replied the author.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
Training the New BOY.

Danny, who is an errand boy in brok-
er's office, got job in the same office for
his chum, Harry. says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. Danny set himself
the task of making Harry appear to the
best advantage during the probationary
period of his job. and he found it neces-
sary sometimes to use means that were
only justified by the end
Every afternoon Danny had to run with
messages from one of the exchanges to
the office distance of half a mile When
Harry came Danny had to break him in"
to do this. The first day that he made the
trip from the exchange Harry staggered
into the office, gasping with his eyes
starting from his head. For moment he
couldn't sneak. The broker looked at him
in establishment and said
You ran pretty fast, didn't you? How
long did it take?"
-Four minutes and seventeen seconds"
Harry painted. looking at the clock.
That's pretty good time" said the
broker.
mo SIR" said Harry mot very good
Danny says he does it every day in a
minute and quarter"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
BRIGHT BITS.

His sion-Teller-"Dolly Hunni-
girl acts like one possessed" CIeverton-
Yes, she is engaged 90 me."-Harpere
Bazaar.
Whats a souvenir, Aunt Ann?' ooh
it's anything you keep so long that you
can't remember where you got it."-Indi-
annapolis Journal
More n.-Tommy-Say, paw
Mr. Figg-Well? What is a kopje?' "A
kopje is a place where the British stopje
and it generally has a Boer or two on
topic. indianapolis Press.
-Alway Starter" Arthur. we haven't
had a quarrel for weeks and weeks. -
Haven't we? Well we can easily get
one up by discussing who was most Ia
blame in the last one we had. Indian
apoliS journal
Little Johnny-Pa, our Sunday school
teacher says Enoch was translated ]
wonder what language he was translated
into?
Pa-One of the dead languages, I guess
Boston Transcript.
-Retort Courteous.-At dinner party
recently a dude found himself seated be-
tween two young men who had just starte
a merchant tailoring establishment Il
aw-have been placed between two-aw-
tailors, il SEEMS said he. Yes" replied
one of the tailOrs; you see, we are begin
ners, and at present can only afford one
goose between us."-Chicago News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
CUBAN POLITICIANS PUZZLED.

Ever since Secretary Root has been in
Cuba the Cuban politicians have been
trying to get some expressions from him
as to the plans and purposes of the adj
ministration respecting the island. He
refuses to talk with them on that sub
ject. In ftct he is remarkably reticent
in his interlourse with them. He is Do
lite but not laxative. He is a sort of
a man the Cubans cannot understand.
Their public men no sooner notice the
presence of an idea in their minds than
they hasten to put it into manifesto and
scatter it broadcast over the land.
The fact is, probably, that Secretary
Root is not in a position to say much on
the subject of the administrations plans
respecting Cuba, not knowing them. The
administration had some plans respecting
Porto Rico, but it has not yet succeeded
in getting Congress to adopt them. 1t is
probable that it will not, make an an
nouncement of plans respecting Cuba I'M
til it knows the wishes of Congress.
1t is probable that Secretary Root has
found out that there has been very little
accomplished in the year or more that
Cuba towards bringing about reforms
which are necessary as the basis for an
intelligent and stable government there
1t has been asserted by a very capable
army officer that practically nothing was
done during the administration of Cen
Brooke. He let things remain pretty
much as they were. The Inauguration
of reforms began, however, as soon as
Gen. Wood became governor general, and
they have been pushed vigorously ever
since. If ne is not hampered too much
he will gradually bring about a very dir-
ferent state of affairs from that which ex-
listed when he succeeded Gen. Brooke
The latter appears to have been a good
man in the wrong place, 1t was feared
when the President sent him to Cuba a
mistake was made. If Gen. Wood had
been made governor general instead of
Gen. Brooke it is probable that Cuba
would now be much nearer ready for in
| dependence than she Is.
1t is said that Secretary Root has found
out that the desire for independence, even
among the wealthy classes. is very strong.
| There is no doubt of course that Cuba
will be given her independence, but she
ought to be made to understand two
things namely, that she will not have
| free entrance to the markets of the Unit
ed States and that she Will have to pay
the United States the cost Of releasing her
from the Spanish yoke before she burdens
herself with debt 10 liquidate the claims
of her soldiers in her war with Spain.
., 10 -
that the desire for independence will not
be so strong as it is now. And there is
no reason why Cuba should not bear 81
! part at least Of the cost Of driving the
| Spaniards from her soil
1t does not look now as If the Cubans
would be permitted to have entire control
Of their affairs for at least another year.
In the meantime Gen. Wood will continue
his reform work. BY the next session Of
Congress he will have made such progress
that the Cubans viii be in measure
prepared for undertaking the government
OF the island