Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-26

PEOPLES Phone 324 Bell Phone 22B
the reunion organizations and number
of the leading city and county officials
are found in the front ranks. Among
other things of which the organization
is proud is "Billy" goat. 1t is the
custom at the annual reunion to select
one William. who has charge of
BILLY" for the coming year. The re-
union will be held Sept. 5, and it is
expected that there will be 800 Willies
present.
even a minister will occasionally
60 against his own rules" said drum
mer at the Empire house Monday even
ing, as he settled back for an after
supper smoke. "At the Highland park
campmeeting grounds tobacco is ta-
booed-that Is, not sold on the GROUNDS
officially But it is sold and the min
listers know it. One evening last week
one of the reverend gentlemen was
afflicted with toothache, so he said.
Coming quietly to the place where the
| cigars are kept, he handed the pro-
prietor three pennies and asked for a
two-fer,' stating that he wished to
chew the weed for his toothachc. He
i got the .two-fer and stole away as
quietly as the stars before the rising
SUM-" lh"1
The argument of some of the Coun-
cilmen that they are at liberty to
smoke during the sessions, because
there is no rule of the organization
4 prohibiting it, suggests that as safe
guard great many more restrictions
ought to be adopted. For instance
there is no rule forbidding members
of Council to appear in their bare
feet at thee regular sessions of the
body. Nor is there any law compelling
them to wash their faces properly be-
fore presuming to sit within the cir
Gle Of the City Fathers; neither Is there
any phrase or clause In the rule book
that might be construed into an ulti-
matum to the effect that "there shall
positively be no poker games in the
Council chamber during sessions" and
there is nothing said against presenting
petitions and reports in rhyme.
iTfC X y X ava ~.
1 This story was put in circulation by
the Ohio State Journal: None of the
experienced newspaper men happened
! to be in when the fire alarm rang, sc
the city editor sent the green reporter
After returning from the confiagra
ton the green reporter wrote labor
iously for time and then turned tn,
following over to the city editor:
"There was fire alarm sounded
about an hour ago and a reporter fol
the Herald arrived at the scene of tn,
conflagration before the fire depart
ment, which responded promptly. Afte
the hose had been attached to tn,
water plug 1t was found that the hos,
was too brief to carry the aqua pura t,
the flames in seeming defiance to tn
fire department. Several of the fire
men who were more excited than tn,
others discussed the propriety of carry
Ing the fire closer to the source o
water supply, but this plan was aban
doned on account Of the extreme hea
of the flames.
"In the meantime the FIRE fiend rage,
worse than ever and kept on raging
J until the entire stable was reduced I,
: ashes. The live stock was saved
with the exception of one cow. whicl
. was badly scorched but will survive
iho h"ihesS anu other itcIs 'oo nun
erous to mention perished in tn
: flames. The reporter did not lear
who owned the stable nor the street
was located ON, but If the readers o
the Herald will call UP the fire depart
ment they can find out There wer
several other interesting facts the r,
3 porter did not learn, but the
( cannot be mentioned for Lack Of space.
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a NEXT MORNING PHILOSOPHER,
The fast man seldom passes the hall
!, mile post.
Were IL not for the hodcarrier tn