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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-31
Advertised Letters.

Letters-Women's list-Miss Elgie
Allen, Mrs. Albert Bucey, Miss Essie
Barrell, Miss Mary E. Bailey, Miss Ruth
Graham, Mary A. Hoover, Mrs. j..
Hampton Hoge, Mrs. c. Johnson, Miss
Mary b. Leeds, Mrs. Susie Mckinney,
Miss May Pontius, Carrie c. Sluthour,
Sarah A. Thompson, Louise Violand,
Miss Jenny Wolbert.
Letters-Men's list-Aaron Benson, r..
Blain, f. M. Balmat, Roscoe HI. Bron-
son, Frank Crawford, George w. Camp
bell, N. p. Cooper, j. s. Campbell, r. G..
Duke, Elastic Pulp Plaster Co., Doctor
Finney, John Flood, ]. w. Gildden,
Hugh Harmon, Frank Halter, G. E.
Haupt, ]. L. Jones, John Kings MN,
James Lachria, Nelson T. Mcmahon.
Frank McGuran, Henry Myers, John
Mullen, C. A. Reed, James Robertson,
s. s. Shaver, Arawla Stimson, George
A. Shafrath, E. M. Simpson, Frank Sny-
der, Fred Slone, Tony Shasser, F. B.
Steele, Bob Sherwood. John Wall, Frank
w. Ziegler.
Foreign letters-Elizabeth Beetschen.
Postal cards-Samuel Allen, DR.. Isaac
H. Beall, Herbert Custer, Jacob Evans.
Mrs. j. Hampton Hoge, Mrs Elsie Law
renee, Miss Minnie Snyder, The Posue-
Miller Co., C. r. Weaver.
GEORGE B. FREASE, p. Nj.
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STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, JULY 81, 1900.

circumstances will they be permitted
to use these buildings.
NASH MAY BE CALLED UPON.
In the above letter 1t states that
Dowie and crowd of Zionltes will
pour into the city IL Fockler and the
elders are injured. At the first intima-
ton of such q move the authorities will
place themselves in communication
with Governor Nash and IL necessary
troops may be called out.
Mayor Brown, Prosecutor Bowers and
the authorities realize the critical con-
dition of affairs and are making every
effort in their power to prevent trou-
BILE.
Mayor Brown has notified Chief
Clark to see that different persons who
are known to have been ringleaders in
the mob last Saturday and warn them
that they are liable to instant arrest
upon the first sign of trouble. In the
present crisis the citizens are most ear
nestly requested to remain cool as the
authorities are prepared for any emer-
gency.
Prosecutor Bowers, Mayor Brown and
Chief Clark held a conference this
morning in the office of Prosecutor
Bowers and a method of action was
decided upon. Mayor Brown will Issue
proclamation tomorrow to the cit
izens
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A BOlO With a History.

In the window Of Moses & Reemsny-
der's store there is on exhibition q
Notwithstanding knife and scab.
bard. The knife is called by the Fill
pinos "bolo," and is about eighteen
inches in length, with a curved handy
about five inches in length. The knife
is very keen edged. 1t was sent tc
Rev. o. B. Milligan, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, by Lieutenant
Mobley. A card attached to the knife
reads as follows: "On March Goth q
burly rebel made a bold dash for ont
Of our wounded men, who he succeeded
In hacking 30 badly that the poor fel-
low died in a few minutes. A sharp.
shooter who witnessed the attack i'm
mediately despatched the Filipino and
took from his tightly clinched hand this
'bolo, which send to you as a souve-
mir.
LIEUT.. G. o. MOBLY,
"Comulig, p. l."
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REAL ESTATE.
CANTON

CANTON.
j. w. Pontius to Mary Gerber, 1900
acre, second ward, $500.
George S. Lucas to Alice B. Kyle, lot
$3.50 Sd ward, 5000.
c. E. Barnard to Thomas r. Barnard,
lot 5152 7th ward, $4,000.
Elizabeth Jones to Charles Seeman,
part lot 2455, 7th ward, 1867.
ALLIANCE.
Melvina Williams to Ira A. Baird, lot
2603 I'd ward.
H. H. Stambaugh to Maria Tidd, lot
1856 4th ward, $1,000.
MASSILLON.
Eva Snyder to Caroline Kuntz, part
3 lots, I'd ward, 81.
VIM. Price to Eldon H. Eckroade part
lot 1119 I'd ward, 5000.
Christena Basler to Philip Bender,
part lot 1441 Sd ward, $3.50.
Jacob Paul, by sheriff, to r. A. Pinn
31-100 acres Sd ward, $3.50.
Margaret Legram to Massillon Bottle
& Glass Co., lot 1886. Sd ward.
Mary Jones to Massillon Bottle &
Glass Co., 89-1OO acres, Sd ward.
James r. Dunn to Massillon Bottle &
Glass Co., 66-100 acre, Sd ward.
Gustave Herman to MassillOn Bottle u
Glass Co., lot 1921 Sd ward.
City of Massillon to Massillon Bottle
& Glass Co., s acres Sd ward.
Edward Pease to Ida May Pease, 81
100 acre, 4th ward, $1,000.
COUNTRY.
Joseph M. Keiter by sheriff to Ben
jamin F. Schaffer, 20 acres Nimishillen
township.
Charles Zerbe to Kate Burns, acre
Lake tp., $3.50.
Sarah Byerly to Isaac e. Brown, rs
31-100 acres, Lake township, $1,000.
George F. Yengling to I. N. and w.
Pennock, lilo acre, Paris tip.
Geo. Stroupe to Jacob Allig, 80 acres
Lexington tp., $4,000.
j. M. Keiter to B. F. Shaffer, 30
acres Lexington tp.
Anna M. Hanson to the Peoples
Savings bank, IA acre Plain tp., $3.50.
w. H. Westgarth to ]. H. Snyder, lot
7 Waynesburg, $1O5O
]. NJ. Keiter to b. F. Shaffer, A S3-1OO
acres Washington tp.
Howells Mining Co. to Frank Shisler,
lot 8 Sugar Creek tp., si25.
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A dull, mufiied roar, followed by a
crash and then shower of glass on the
pavement In the street, informed citi-
zens in the vicinity of the post office
Friday night that an explosion had TAX
en- place within. 1t was just about T:15
o'clock in the night when 1t occurred.
A News-Democrat representative had
Just stepped out of the building and
started up Cleveland avenue when the
explosion came. Immediately there
were clouds of smoke in the building
and 1t began rolling out Of the windows.
Some of the attaches of the post office
rushed out the side door and yelled,
"Turn in an alarm" 1t was not neces-
sary, for the firemen had heard the
noise and some were coming on the
run to see what was the matter. When
the cry of fire arose they started back
and in few seconds more the appara
tus was on hand. 1t was not needed,
however.
Just as the apparatus arrived. DR..
Biechele with an attendant at the post
office came out of the back door Of the
post Office leading Ed Mack, the post
Office clerk. He was trembling and
weak from the shock and in the throes
on his head and his mustache were
burned close to the skin and charred in
little round curls such as form by burn
ing hair. His entire face and neck were
burned and his collar was rubbing the
skin off. There were a couple Of places
on his face where the skin seemed
ready to come off. His ears, and espe-
cially the right one, were burned to a
crisp blister. The worst bur rs were on
his hands, however. These were both
burned to a blister all over and the
flesh was burned under the skin. On
several places the skin had peeled off
and left great raw burnt patches OF
flesh.
AS he walked along the street the odor
of burnt flesh followed him. He was
taken to the office of DR.. Biechele and
given such care as he needed and then
taken to the hospital.
While at DIR. Biechele's he tol how II
happened. He had gone into the front
office to open the vault. When he did
so he could not see, as the gas was not
lighted. In the vault they have gas
jet which is supplied with one Of those
patent arrangements with a chain
which is supposed to turn the gas dowr
very low, and yet keep it burning. The
end Of the chain had been pulled to turr
down the gas the last time before wher
the vault had been opened, but instead
of keeping lighted so that all that was
necessary to do was to pull the chair
again, the gas had gone out. Gas still
kept coming, however, but Mr.. Macl
did not know all these things at the
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Today we give an illustration of the
old Lind homestead, as It was known
for many years. 1t stood on the south
west corner of Cleveland avenue and
Tuscarawas street, where the Central
Savings bank now stands.
This house was originally built by
Abraham Lind, father of the late Jer-
emiah Lind. Mr.. Lind occupied 1t for a
but he finally thought the house too
large for him. Mr.. and Mrs. Lind and
their son jeremiah constituted the
whole family. He therefore built a
smaller 2-story brick Immediately west
of the old homestead, and this last
brick still stands there and is occupied
by Shilling & Son as a residence and
undertaking office.
The corner building as shown was a
good two-story brick for those days,
and the back part or dining room and
kitchen, which fronted only on Cleve-
land avenue, was also a two-story
brick, but the stories were not quite
as high as those in the front building
| This building stood back from the side
| walk about ten feet, and the porch In
| front of said buildings about five feet
! wide, so that there was about five feet
space between the front part of said
porch and the pavement. The porch
ran the full length of the back building
and was two stories high, with the ole
style railing above and below. The ole
pump that stood so many years or
| the outer edge of the pavement, in from
| Of the back building, had served {
good purpose for many years and hal
only been removed the past few years
Abraham Lind was carpenter ant
contractor by trade. He built the olt
infirmary building about 1888, and abou
the same time he built two churches o
considerable Importance. The one wa
known as Mudbrook church, some eigh
miles northwest on the old North Full
ton road, and tie other was in Man
chester, fifteen miles nothwest from
here, which was originally in Starl
county, but in the formation of Sum
NIT county the townships Of FRANKLIN
and Green were taken off from Star
county, and Manchester was in tina
district. 1 well remember as littl
boy going with jeremiah and his fathe
to visit these places while they wer
working on said contracts.
Abraham Lind died quite suddenly l
1857 while at the P. F. w. & G. depo
which then stood on South Marke
street. He was stricken with paralysi
and was at once taken across the rail
road track into the hotel then kept b
Nicholas Pirrong, in the same buildin
where Charles w. Koons now has hi
drug store, but died before he could b
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Welded at the Parsonage.

Mr.. Charles s. Harding, Of No. S26
Gibbs street, and Miss Lulu Eisenhauer,
of No. 11O1 Lippert street, were married
by Rev. C. E. Manchester at the par
sonage of the First M. e. church, We'd
nesday evening, July 25th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding will omit the customary
bridal tour and will reside at No. 2lO4
East Lake street.
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time. He only saw that the gas was
out. He needed light, SO he went out
and got a match and went back into
the vault. He lighted the match and
the explosion followed.
1t shook the building and the ground
on which 1t stands. 1t blew out the top
window facing Cleveland avenue in the
front Of the building and hurled the
glass in little pieces across the street;
1t turned around the corner, went out
into the side hall connecting the office
and the working room, and there burst
out the big window sash and hurled the
whole thing into the outside hall, lodg-
ing 1t up on the gas chandeliers.
1t was just a flash and then the fire
was over. Mr.. Mack was knocked out
of the vault and landed upon the rloor.
His clothing was singed and burned.
but did not catch fire. His hair which
was singed and charred, did not burn
after the first flash, either, and these
facts saved his life. AS 1t is, he Is
badly burned and will be laid up for
some time to come. His whole face Will
blister and peel Off, but 1t is not thought
he will be Scared, as the flash was so
quick that it did not burn deep. His
eyes did not seem to be injured.
Everything in the front office which
was in line of the flash of fire was
scorched. The big flags were lying roll
ed up on a chair and they were singed
on the outside. Other things were af-
fected in the same way. Nothing in the
| vault was burned. The loss to the
building will not be much and the most
| serious thing in connection with the
| affair was the injury to Mr.. Mack.
ANOTHER EXPLOSION.
The natural gas was also responsible
for very painful accident. Mr.. e. "
Butler, an employe of the East Ohio
Gas company, and who resides in the
Frazer block in East Seventh street, is
the victim. Mr.. Butler was engaged
In fitting some gas pipe in the new Fol.
we'll building at the corner of Fifth and
Market streets, and was working on @
high stepladder, about 16 feet from the
floor. While engaged in his work and
blowing out a gas pipe he lighted 9
match causing the gas to blow out II
his face. Mr.. Butler, to prevent tn,
gas from burning him, gave sudder
lurch, which overturned the ladder, anC
threw him violently on a lot of lumber
which was standing near. In falling h,
threw out his hands, and in so doinl
lacerated them quite severely and yer!
badly injured the muscles and also re
ceived other minor bruises. Mr.. Butle
was taken to his home, physician sum
'moned and the wounds dressed.
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all classes of citizens respected and
helped him. so that he was enabled 70
build the brick that yet stands there.
After that, he in company with his SON.
in-law, Peter Shimp, opened a clothing
and merchant tailoring business in the
room on the southeast corner of the
public square, then owned by Jacob
Shorb, which was at that time two
story brick. The three story brick now
standing on said corner was built and
is owned by the Cassilys, who are
grandchildren of Jacob Shorb.
After several years business in the
corner referred to, both Mr.. Hartman
and Mr.. Shimp and their families To-
Gated in Chicago, and all died there,
except perhaps one or two OF Mr..
Hartman's sons may still live in that
city.
The block of lots Immediately south
of the Lind and Hartman properties,
now occupied by the Odd Fellows hall,
=, telephone building and government
postoffice, was occupied for many years
| by Henry II. Myers, who Is still with
| us, as a board yard, so that no build
| ings of note were there in early days.
| Mr.. Myers was quite a large lumber
| dealer with us many years, and that
block of lots served the purpose OF a
lumber yard. He also had store for
| some years located on the east side OF
| the public square, next north OF the
| Bockios shoe store, and now used as
5 and 10 cent store, but was In the old
two-story building before the present
| three story building was erected. Mr..
Myers gave up the mercantile business
some time before he quit the lumber
| business.
During the time that Mr.. Myers had
his dry goods store as referred to, he
had as his next door neighbor north,
in the same building, and in the dry
goods business also, George w. Sick
afoose. He afterwards moved to Free
port, ILL.,, the same place that John
Black and Rohrer and Dewalt had gone
to from Canton about that time.
Mrs. Sickafoose's maiden name was
Vogelgesang, quite a handsome and
attractive woman, and popular in So
ciety. Her husband died a few yens
after they went to Illinois and she again
married, but whether she is yet living
or not / am not able to say.
The changes not only in houses and
property, but in old familiar faces and
names have been so great the past fifty
! years that it Is almost impossible to
note them down fast enough, when l
begin to think or talk about them.
The question for us all to ask is, are
we living to make the world better or
, worse? mo man liveth unto himself.
, Our influence for good or evil goes on
whether we are conscious of the fact or
not.
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DOWIE WILL
INVADE MANSFIELD
If the Elders of Zion Are Not
Protected.
HE DELIVERS A SERMON
And Characterlzes the Board OF Health
as the "Board of Dssth"-He Is
Very Bitter in His
Denunciati0n.

Fockler, Zion and hitching posts
still occupy the attention OF the Cit
izens of Richland county. Rev. Dowie
has 1t in for the town and intends to
carry on the war IL 1t takes his last dol
lar and last drop Of blood. Regarding
the situation in the city where Zion
says they have more devils than shin
giles on the roofs of the houses, the
Manseld Shield says:
The Fockler affair is still the all-ab-
sorbing topic Of discussion upon the
streets and it Is the universal opinion
that IL Fockler returns to Mansfield he
will be in danger of his life, as public
sentiment is very bitter against him.
A letter from reliable citizen Of
Chicago, who attended Dowie's service
in Zion tabernacle last Sunday after
noon was received by the Shield this
morning and gives an interesting ac-
count of the service in which Dowie
made a bitter attack upon Mansfield
and its authorities. Dowie also made
dire threats against the city. according
to the letter.
The letter shows that Dowie's
method Of bitter TRADE and abuse Is
the one which Fockler pursued and
one which got Fockler into trouble.
CONTENTS OF THE LETTER.
The contents Of the letter are as fol-
lows:
Chicago, July 25.-An unusual church
service, so called, was held In Zion
tabernacle last Sunday afternoon.
After the white robed choir had
marched up and sung the opening
hymn, REV. Dr." Dowie, General
Overseer," suddenly appeared. He was
arrayed In gorgeous robes and remind
ed one Of the pictures Of the prophets
of old.
The principal petition In the Doc
tors prayer was, 20 Lord, smite that
miserable Mayor Brown. Of Mansfield,
and smite him quick" His followers to
the number Of two thousand responded
with q loud Amen" -
After the prayer and before begin
ming his sermon the doctor" devoted
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A new DISTRICT.
Correspondent of the Ohio State
Journal Is Fixing
One.

A correspondent Of the Ohio State
Journal is trying to fix up boundaries
for new Eighteenth congressional dis
trict, in advance Of the official an
nouncement showing population by
counties under the census of 1900.
This correspondent seems to think that
Mahoning county will be traded off for
Carroll and Jefferson, making the dis
trict include the counties Of Column
biana, Stark, Carroll and jefferson.
Possibly Carroll alone will be found
sufficient under the new census figures.
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LILLY PULK
HAS LEFT HOME.
Her Parents Are Unable to Find
Her and Notified Police.
BELIEVED TO BE AT WARREN.
A Wealthy Horsemen Alleged to Have
Met the Girl and Asked Her to Ac-
company Him-showed q Roll
of ga, 900 to Her.

Lizzie NJ. Fulk, aged 16, residing In
this city is missing. She left her home
in the west end Of the city Thursday
evening, and her parents as we'll as the
police have been unable to find her.
1t Is believed by the parents that Lilly
is not in this city, but that she Is In
the company Of man who was In this
city during the recent races. Just be-
fore leaving town Lilly stated to a young
lady friend that she had met Arthur
Jack Of Tennessee and that he asked
her to accompany him. She said Jack
had shown her a roll of money supposed
to amount to 5000, and that he told her
he would show her q good time. She
said that they first met at the lake
during the time of the races, and that
he then first asked her to accompany
him. She informed her friend that she
was going to Warren, and that Jack
would meet her there.
The parents Of Lilly called on police
Friday and asked that they assist in
whatever manner possible in locating
their daughter. They desired a warrant
gotten out for the Arrest Of the man
Jack, but no such preceding was taken.
1t is possible that the officers at Warren
will be informed of the disappearance
Of the girl and be requested to assist in
locating her.
The Arthur Jack mentioned by the
parents Of the girl Is q we'll known
horseman who had several entries In
the races. He Is known to have con-
siderable money with MIN. but as to his
connection with the story. the police are
unable to state further than the state
ment made by the girl to a friend be-
fore she left.
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Married at AtWater.

Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Frances, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. 8. Benjamin to Mr.. Robert
Blake Hamilton, which event occurred
Thursday evening at Atwater, Ohio
The bride is a very beautiful and &C.
complished young lady, and is held in
high esteem by many Cantonians who
knew the family during their residence
in this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton will
take up their abode at 1858 Forty-sixth
street, Borough. Park. Brooklyn. N. Y
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over two hours to a discussion of the
"crisis" at Mtnsfield, Ohio. His har-
angue was ridiculous and defiant 10
the extreme. He characterized the
board of health of Mansfield as the
board of DEATH" and the town itself
as Devils Field" rather than Mans
field. He said in part: Mayor Brown,
don't imagine that you can fight Zion.
Whoever touches Zion is going to get
hurt. Mayor Brown, you are an ene-
my Of righteousness. You were not
ready for the trial of Fockler and you
won't be ready for trial before the
great white throne. You are an un-
clean dog, and that is an insult to the
dog"
FOCKLER JUST LEFT.
Dewie continued In this manner for
over two hours amid the expressions of
approval and occasional applause of
his followers. He claims that Fockler
was not driven from Mansfield when he
left the first time, but that he simply
came to Chicago to be present at the
conservation Of the ground for Zion
temple, and that when he returned he
was attacked by the mob He also
claims that the mayor refused to pro-
tect and encouraged the mob to attack
Fockler.
Dowie announced that he had COR
dered" Fockler and three other elders
to hold services in Mansfield next Sum
day. He says that II these elders are
harmed in any way he Will follow in
person on Monday with three hundred
Zion guards and train loads of Dowie-
ties from Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, Lima, and Ada and take the town.
The doctor" closed by saying: IT
will stand y these elders II 1t takes
my last dollar and my last drop Of
blood. Those that will pledge them
selves to do the same, stand" Nearly
every one In the audience of about two
thousand Ave hundred stood up.
PHYSICIANS ARE LIARS.
"Dr." Dowie is not content with
abusing the mayor, but says that the
board Of health. DIR. Craig, and all
other physicians are liars. He says
they are Masons and for that reason op-
pose Zion, making the sweeping state
ment that high Masons oppose all re-
ligions.
The above letter Is given to the pub
lie this afternoon and its contents will
no doubt create a sensation.
The authorities have two or three
methods Of procedure up their sleeves
which will prevent Fockler from re-
turning to Mansfield, and II he does
return he may find himself In serious
trouble.
An effort has been made by the Zion
ties to secure the Casino ana Memorial
opera house for meeting next Sum
day, but was unsuccessful. az under no
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estate Of Reason Crumbley, of Massil-
Ion.
Second account has been fled in the
estate of Henry Huber, of Massillon.
The will of Elizabeth V. Taylor, of
Alliance, has been filed for probate.
She left everything to be divided be-
tween her children, Rrusilla Sellers,
Jane Barber and Jesse Taylor.
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Family Reunion.

The fifth annual reunion of the Daum
family will be held at the Casino, Mey-
er's lake, Tuesday, August 7th. 1900.
All relatives and friends are cordially
invited.
J.. w. BUTLER, President.
EMMA DAUM, Secretary.
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FLASH OF FIRE IN A
P0ST0FFICE VAULT.
Lighted Match Ignites Escaping Gas. and
Clerk Ed. Mack Is Seriously Burned.
SHOOK The Big BUILDING FROM FOUNDATION TO DOME.

Serious Accident Friday Night the Postoce Building
Macks Burns Are Severe-A the Interior of the Post
office Was Shaken UpWindows Broken, But Dam
age to the Building Was Slight.
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Miss Loretta Lape has returned from
three weeks visit In Pennsylvania.