The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-23
LAID FLAG WALKS
IN The VILLAGE.
How the Women of UniOntOwn
Have Assisted
TO BEAUTIFY THE TOWN.
viii Make an Effort to Get STREET Lights
And Other rh,ngs That They See
Will Improve the
village.

Uniontown, Stark county, has an as
sociation that many large cities ought
to have and which many smaller cities
in the county doubtless soon will have.
1t is village improvement company,
and what 1t has achieved makes the
village Of Unontown one of the hand
soonest in the country.
Some time since Mrs George c. Meyer,
who was formerly a Canton resident,
took into her head that fiagstone walks
were the very things for the public and
as she had one in front of her house,
she wanted all the neighbors and the
people of the village generally TO have
the benefit of such an Improvement.
So she organized society. 1t was not
difficult to organize, for the ladies of
Uniontown are liberal spirited and are
always glad to aid in anything that
means the advancement or beauty Of
the pretty little village in which they
live. The society that was organized
is composed exclusively of ladies', and
is officered as follows:
President, Mrs. George c. Meyer.
Secretary, Mrs. A. F. Seesdorf
Treasurer, Mrs. DR.. F. s. Richards.
Several vice presidents have been
chosen, among them Mrs. DR.. M. M.
Bauer, who is first in the list.
The object of the association is set
forth in the name, and the women went
about their work in a manner that
made it certain that they would ac''ieve
success They recognized that there
were quite number of property own
ers who could well afford to put down
walks, and these were urged to aid in
the work of getting walks in all parts
of town. 1t was argued that the best
way to aid would be to put down \
walk in front of their own premises. So
earnestly was the matter agitated that
the ones who could afford to pay soon
had walks. Then the ladies used money
they raised for the purpose and had
walks put down in front of residences Of
those who could not afford to put down
walks that called for such a large OUT
lay of money. The ladies gave socials,
lectures, festivals, lawn fetes, oyster
suppers and entertainments of all
varieties and descriptions and soon had
a very fair fund upon which to draw.
They organized a sewing circle and
made quilts, doilies, spreads and every
thing e'se IN the sewing or embroidery
line that was salable, and all the money
went into the fund. Today three
fourths of the walks of Uniontown are
tagged and the ladies are still making
progress in the direction of getting the
other sidewalks in the same condition.
In large measure al of this was ac-
complished without direct expenditure
on the part of the property owners, save
what they spent at the various enter
tainments and socials, at which they
got value received.
When people who could afford the ex-
penditure, put down walks, they paid
the ladies for he stone used The
ladies were thus able to reap a small
profit. This has all been changed, how~
ever, and nothing will be sold at a profit
hereafter because the stone combine
has put up the price so high that 1t is
impossible to deal on the same terms.
The trust has just sold the association
two car loads of tagging, which has
arrived at the village and will be used
to flag the remainder of the walks rs
the money to do the work is raised.
AS soon as the walks are all laid,
the ladies are going to turn their at
tention to lighting the streets. They
are undecided as to the kind of Lights
they will recommend. but II the electric
street railway line goes through ihe
village, they will have electric lights.
The ladies are al favorable to the
electric roa'i and are doing all in their
power to bring its construction about.
They have not taken official action as
to that project, but are In favor of
having the line built
Uniontown now has more Gag walks
than any village in Stark county and
proportionately han any city in tho
county, and if the electric line goes
through it will be a little city In the
country, with all conveniences of
| metropolitan city.
The ladies composing the association
have worked wonders and are being
| congratul ated by all who have heard
| of their enterprise.