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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30


to this. Martin Van Buren was then
the president of the United States, and
the wings charged the Democratic
administration with great extraya-
ance, especially at the white house,
enumerating gold and silver spoons,
knives and forks" as being very freq
ly used while throughout the country
could often be heard Iamentation
about hard times. al.3" ,1iseit
The campaign closed with an over
whelming defeat for the Democrats,
"rippecanoe and Tyler too, were In
angurated as president and vice-prcsl-
dent on March A. 1S41, and in Just one
month from that date President Will
lam Henry Harrison died. The record
of John Tyler after that as president
OF the nation was not in harmony with
the great ruling spirits or the whts
party of those times, and many and
severe were the charges made agatnSt
him by those who had but a short
time before been his strong support.
ers Politics in those days, az wei,
as In more modern times politics made
strange hedfellows.r Modern non q
ticians learn the same hard lessoo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30

the greatest temperance revivals in
the history of the country. 1t was a
hard battle. too, as that was the year
of the memorable campaign OF Zip
pecanoe and Tyler, too," who were tho
Whig candidates in opposition to Mar
tin Van Buren, who was then the DEM
ocratic candidate for reelection as
president of the nation.
The waterford in the whig camp
was "Coon skins and hard cider" and
in the monstrous professions of the
wings in that campaign coon skins
and hard cider were quite prominent.
From that day to this have not wit
messed campaign that eQualled that
of 1870, and know OF no one yet liv-
ing who passed through that wonder
full campaign who would not say the
same.
The professions formed in going
from Canton to Massillon, were far be-
yond anything witnessed before or
since So II was all over the country.
The political pot" surely got to ''boil-
ing" that campaign. The various
trades would be represented by being
at work on large platform, wagons
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30
BODY WAS THRUST
INTO THE FURNACE
New York Hotel Keeper Fol.
lows up Terrible Murder
Nith Attempt to Cre-
mate the Remains.

iNews-Democrat Leased Wire Service.)
New York, Sept. 27. - The body of
a well dressed man, badly mutilated,
was found in the furnace in the cellar
of chop suey restaurant at IS West
2Sth street this morning. The head
had been cut from the body and was
later found in another part OF the cell
lar.
When the police found the body they
Immediately began an investigation
and later Thomas Tobin, the keeper
of the restaurant, was arrested as a
suspect.
The unknown victim was killed with
a butchers clever in the hands of
Thomas Tobin, manager OF the Empire
hotel, a notorious resort. After he had
killed the man, Tobin tried to dispose
Of the body by burning it. He frs. crt
OFF the head. The body was partially
consumed when found by the police.
Tobin killed his victim in a drunken
row. F''
The body of the victim was identified
as James Il. Craft, of Glencove, L. |.
He had much money about him when
he went to the Empire hotel al ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30

known as the Canton Independent
band. They had built a band wagon
painted bright red with black ard gold
trimming, which attracted much at
tention. The Democrats, however,
were not asleep, but soon got up a
good band, and had band wagon
built that was just as good as that of
the wings but not quite so gorgeous
ly painted and ornamented. 1t was
painted with buff color and black
trimming and presented a fine ap-
pearancc. Both bands were often call
ed out to attend the political meetings
OF those days not only to points in
Stark county, but very often to other
counties.
Not only was every citizen enlisted
In that notable campaign, but half.
grown boys and young men were as
enthusiastic as were the voters. or
cojrse, that being the case the women
could not keep quiet so that you could
not talk a minute with a woman in
1S40 that you did not find out that
she was an enthusiastic. Whig or an
ardent Democrat The. Democrats had
been In power for some time previous
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30
will be in his favor"
SMITH IS INSANE.


Melvin X. Smith, who did the shoot
ing, has been twice in the Massillon
hospital for the insane. He was first
sent there December /, 1899, but after
a few weeks he ran away. and was
arrested at Beaver Falls, Pa, and sent
back to Canton. His father took
charge of him and kept him out of
mischief for time.
In April, 1901, he was returned to
the asylum upon complaint of persons
who were afraid he would do Injury
to himself or others. but his father
Immediately commenced planning to
secure his sons release. He was ad-
vised to leave him in the asylum. as
he was dangerous, but in spite of all
warnings, he gave bond in the sum OF
81 900 and Melvin was brought home.
The conditions of the bond are that
IL damage or injury is done any one.
the bond shall be forfeited to the in
jured party. 1t is the opinion OF those
who are in position to know, that
should Shelter recover, this bond will
be forfeited to him, and in case Of his
death to the family.
SHELTERS STORY.
Prosecuting Attorney Robert II. Day
and Clerk Jacob j. Wise came over on
the return trip of the car from Mas
sillon after the shooting. At the re-
quest of the prosecutor, Clerk Wise
went to the hospital to be present at
the operation and hear what Shelter
had to say before he was given chloro-
form. Shelters story was briefly this:
Smith came into the car and raised
window half way up. 1t has no catch
there, and / said to him, My friend,
you'll have to either keep that window
clear up or clear down. 1t will fall
there and break
81 then reached over him and start
ed to run the window up until 1t
would catch, when Smith said:,f'Let
that window alone He placed a re-
volver almost against me and shot
before I knew what his intentions
we're. There was no quarrel or con-
troversy."
Clerk Wise remained until after the
operation was performed and the bullet
removed DR.. Brant turned the bullet
over to him to be delivered to the
prosecutor. The bullet was of 3S-cali-
ber and had dent on one side where
it had struck the button on Shelters
vest.
Prosecuting Attorney Day came on
to the city and went to see Smith in
Jail Smith was surly and sullen. He
said: ....a
Il shot the conductor with a re-
volver that l bought in Akron several
days ago. l shot him because / wanted
the window up and he was going to
put it down. That is all there is
about it."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30
---"TPPECANOE AND TYLER TOO. .

drawn by teams running from four up
to ten or twelve horses, on which
could be seen a complete outfit for q
blacksmith shop, shoemaKer's shop
a joiner's shop, and various other in
dustries, too numerous to mention
Young men on horse back, in Compap-
les of from twenty to $50 could be
seen with appropriate badges and uni
forms. and 1t was not an uncommon
thing sometimes to see as many young
ladies mounted and equipped as gor-
geously as were the young men.
We had no saloons In those days,
the hotels and some of the stores sup
plying more than needful in the way
OF hard cider and other Intoxicating
liquors. The very fact that the whigs
made their watchword "coons and
hard CIDER led to bountiful supply
OF liquors that would tempt and lead
many young men in to the way of
drinking who had never done SO be-
fore.
1t was during that memorable cam
paign that tho first band of music was
organized. The wings of Canton were
very proud Of their band. It was
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30
BURGLARS OUTFIT
Found In Ruins Of Barn Recent.
Iy Burned by e.
Tramps.

Sebring, Sept. 27.-While looking
through the ashes and ruins of the
Zimri Woolf sheep barn, near Butler
Grange Hall, recently burned by
tramps, brace, butcher knife and five
bits for drilling iron were found, all of
course much damaged by the fire. This
discovery only tends to strengthen the
belief that the men were intending the
robbery of Mr.. Woolf, who is a we'll to
do farmer, and perhaps other deviltry.
The men under arrest, Lang and
Reed, are said to have been seen ioI-
tering about the neighborhood for a
week prior to the fire, and 1t is be-
lieved the right parties, or portion of
tho gang at least, are in the meshes
of the law.
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Recollectons Of Memorable Campaign

cannot work without whisky need not
apply" He. was a good practical tenn
perance man, and did not want to be
annoyed with men who felt they could
not work without the use OF whisky.
All good contractors feel the same way
today. Mr.. Chapman supplied his men
with an abundance of good. hot coffee,
which was far better than to glye them
Intoxicating liquors. a, lesson that
many who employ laborers today could
learn with profit to themselves and
those whom they employ.
DR.. Perkins Wallace was also quite
an earnest and faithful, worker in the
temperance cause. When the grea.
Washingtonian temperance reform be-
gan In Baltimore in 184c 1t did not
take long for the tidal wave 10 reach
Ohio, and DR.. Wallace was one OF the
active workers IN 1the cause, as the
older citizens of Canton ana Massslt
Ion will remember. That year was
one long TO be remembered as one %
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DAUGHTERS or REBEKAH
Annual Convention Of ThirtIeth
District In Alliance Comes1
TO End.

Alliance, o., Sept. PA two days
convention Of the Daughters of Re.
bekah of the Thirteenth district OF
Ohio ended yesterday with the election
Of the following officers: President
Mrs. Mary Wilcoxen, Lisbon Lodge;
vice president, Mrs. Diantha Graul
Leetonia Lodge; secretary, Miss Nett
Haley, Alliance Lodge; treasurer, Mrs
Job Evans, Salem. Mrs. Wilcoxen ap-
pointed Mrs. Emma Callahan, of Sa-
lem, as conductor for the district for
ensuing year; Mrs. Emma Wendell, Lee
tonia, as warden; Mrs. Finney, of Sa-
lem, as chaplain; Maud Steele, of Lis.
bon, as inside guardian; Minnie Force
of Lisbon, as outside guardian.
The convention of 1903 will be en-
tertained by the Lisbon Lodge the
second Thursday in October.
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KILLED. BY AUTO
Young Chicago Girl Run Down
by Board Of Trade
Broker.

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Minnie Brouck-
man, the four-year-old daughter of
Henry Brouckman, janitor of an apart
ment building, stepped directly in the
path Of an automobile driven by Ver-
non Cassard, a board Of trade broker
at Garfield boulevard and Michigan
avenue last night, and was so severely
injured that she died three hours
later. Mr.. Cassard did not see the lit
tie girl until the automobile was al
ready upon her, but he brought the
vehicle to stop in time to save her
from being crushed under the wheels.
Cassard, after the accident, went TO
the Fiftieth street police station and
surrendered himself, He was released
on nominal bond, but when news was
received of his victims death de-
tectives were sent out to arrest him
that he might furnish security for his
appearance before the coroner's jury,
but up to an early hour this morning
he had not been apprehended.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30
EnsIand's Queen Ac-
knowIedges Gift OF
Photographs.
SCENES OF M'KINLEY'S funeral
TAKEN BY CHARLES c. DEuBLE.
Photosrap pher Also Receives
Reply Of Thanks From VIII
liam j. Cryau for Sim
liar Views.

Charles G.. Double, the East Tusca-
rawas street jeweler, is the possessor
of q letter of more than usual inter-
est which he is showing with no lit
tie pride to his friends. The missive
arri, ed Friday morning and is from
the personal secretary OF Queen Alex
adra, of England, thanking Mr.. Double
for the gift of a handsome collection
of photographs sent by him to the
queen. The photographs were views
Of scenes in Canton last September
during the funeral obsequies of the
late President Mckinley.
The letter bears at its head and OIL
the envelope the stamp of the royal
crown Of Britain. 1t is dated at Bal
moral Castle. 10th September, 1902. "
and is as follows:
Miss Knollys is commanded by the
Queen to thank Mr. Charles G. Double
for the interesting photographs which
he has kindly sent for Her Majestys
acceptance"
The collection Of photographs was
sent 10 the queen on September 2, and
with them Mr.. Double enclosed the fol-
lowing letter:
"Your Majesty: Enclosed you will
please find few unmounted prints
portraying incidents in connection
with tie obsequies over our beloved
and ''martyred President Mckinley as
trey Occurred In this city. No doubt
they will be of some interest to you.
Through the metropolitan papers /
only recently read of your devotion to
photography and while you doubtless
may receive countless other views
more beautiful and more profession
al In execution, l believe the incidents
themselves as shown in the enclosed
pictures will have some interest in q
collection of photo views"
Some time ago Mr.. Double sent to
Hon. William J. Bryan number Of
views of the same scenes and received
from Mr.. Bryan the following letter
with his autograph attached:
my Dear Sir: Your favor at hand.
am greatly obliged to you for tho
photographs. They commemorate an
exceedingly sad page in cur country's
history. w. ]. Bryan"
MI. Double says that ne Will start to
making collection OF autographs OF
prominent people and feels well pleas.
ed with the start he has already made.
He has sent collections of the McKtn-
ley funeral views TO a number or
prominent characters in various parts
OF the world and from them expects
replies that will add materially to the
interest of his collection of letters.
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VETERANS MET
Reunion of 1872 O. v. l.
at New Berlin.
(Staff Specially

New Berlin, Sept. 81. The annual
reunion OF the 162d o. v. l.. held at
New Berlin, Friday, was successful
and pleasant affair. The meeting was
held at the home of the secretary,
Henry G. Holl and the attendance was
fully ur to the average. After most
of the day had been pleasantly spent
in a social way, the old corps of Of
fceis vas reelected for another year.
The officers include George Spangler,
of Canton, president, and Henry c.
Holl. of New Berlin, secretary. Mimi
sila park was decided upon as the
place for holding next years reunion,
the date to be fixed by committee.
The 1s2d regiment was organized in
Stark county during the war, the men
enljsting for five years ana was Grillcd
as part of the state guard to be ready
for an emergency. This came in 1863
when Governor Brough called for 3d.
900 men to fill up Ohio's quota in the
levy of troops that year. The regiment
was recruited exclusively in Stark
county and started from Canton for tho
front. On assuming active duty, the
regiment was divided, some or the
companies heing assigned to guard
duty and others sent to the firing line
where they saw some hard service.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30

Avoid serious results of kidney or
bladder disorder by taking Foley's
Kidney Cure. For sale by Roth G
Hug.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30
USED FOR PNEUMONIA.

DR.. c. j. Bishop. Of Agnew, Mich,
says: 81 have used Foley's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases Of
pneumonia with good results in every
case" Refuse substitutes. For sale
by Roth & Hug.
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A HE FINISHING OF THE
Ohio canal which runs
from Cleveland on tho
- lake, to Portsmouth on the
Ohio river, and the begin
ming OF Massillon was in
1929, not quite seventy-five years ago.
Among the early settlers and also con-
tractors In building the canal were.
James Duncan, who became one Of the
prominent men of Massillon, and
George Wallace, brother of the late DR..
Perkins Wallace. who was well known
In both Canton and Masillon, having
lived and practiced medicine In both
places at different times.
Aaron Chapman. who kept store in
Kendall at the time the canal was be-
ing built had the contract for building
. section of the canal just north Of
where Massillon ID now located. and
in Advertising fer laborsrs said at the
close Of his advertisement. Those who
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-30

Stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets cure cold
In one day. No cure, No pay. Price IS cents,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-06-28

Mr.. Z. g. Fox, proprietor of Hotel
de Fox, this place, lost valuable
horse last Monday.
Rev. r N. Hartness, of Accomac,
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. A. l.,
Carson on Monday.
Mr.. Sidney East, of Newport News,
was home last week on visit to his
sick sister. Mrs Polly Mears.
The acreage in sweet potatoes this
year is very large in this section.
Mr.. VIM. E. Mapp leads with 200, 200
sprouts.
The third Quarterly Conference
for Onley and Andrew Chapel will
be held at Andrew Chapel the 9th
and 18th of July.
Forty barrels of round potatoes,
marketable stock, were dug this sea-
son by Mr.. L. j. Savage from three
fourths of barrel planted.
Rev Mr.. Harte, of Petersburg, ar
rived Saturday en- route to his new
charge, Zion Baptist Church. He
was entertained while here by Mr..
W. F. White.
Masters DIN McMath and Irving
Lilliston, students at Randolph
Macon and Richmond College the
past session, returned home for the
summer last week.
Quite number of our people at
tended the children's day exercises
at Andrew Chapel on last Sunday
afternoon. The program was well
rendered and reflected much credit
upon Mrs. Spencer Finney who had
charge of the children and labored so
faithfully in training them.
Quite little company of friends
were gathered at the home of Mr.. j.
w. Rogers on Tuesday evening in
honor of his birthday. Selections OF
appropriate music and recitations
added much to the occasion and deli.
cious refreshments were served. All
present declared the evening as be-
ing most enjoyable and wished our
genial host many, many happy re-
turns.
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Mappsburg.

Miss Matte Wise is visiting her
sister, Mrs &. T. Wescott.
Mrs. jamie Edmonds is visiting her
daughter in Newport News.
Mrs. Stevenson, of Pocomoke City,
is visiting Mrs. w. B. Corbin.
Mr.. Joe. Boggs, of Newport News,
is home on visit at this writing.
Miss Lille Elmore is attending the
Summer Normal, Charlottesville.
There will be children's services at
Garrison's Chapel next Sunday after
noon.
Misses Essie, Rachel and Sallie
Wescott are visiting relatives in
Baltimore.
Mrs. F. o. Boone has purchased the
house and lot of Mr.. A. G. Campbell
at this place.
Miss Sadie Ames returned home
last Thursday from the Normal
school at Front Royal.
Mr.. Waters Corbin and Miss Susie
Boggs were married last Tuesday
evening at the BRIDES residence,
Rev. Mr.. Bates officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Corbin took the North bound
train for New York, Niagara Falls and
other places of interest and will be
at home to their friends after the %,
near Mappsburg, Va.
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OnancOck.
Mr.. J. Thomas Powell, of Balti-
more, is in town this week.

Mr.. J. Thomas Powell, of Balti-
more, is in town this week.
Miss Matte Robinson, of Princess
Anne, Md, is visiting the Misses
Warren.
Mrs. J. B. Pruitt, of Pocomoke
City, Md, is visiting her mo ther,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pitts.
Mr.. Warner Ames, son of Mr..
Richard Il. Ames, successfully pass
ed the State Bar examination this
week.
Mrs. Edward b. Finney has left
for an extended trip to the Lake re-
gion in Wisconsin. She was accom-
panied as far as Baltimore by her
daughter, Miss Ethel b. Finney.
Rev. J. Scott Meredith, rector of
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, left
Monday for Virginia Beach, where
he ofIiciated at the marriage of his
sister, Miss Nellie Meredith, to Rev.
Mr.. Robson, on Wednesday.
Miss Laura Richards, who has been
visiting Mrs. BERTHE Powell, left
Friday for her home Georgetown,
Del. She was accompanied by Miss
Pansy Wilkins, wno will visit her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Cahall.
Announcement was made in our
town this week, that Accomac was
to lose one of it's fairest maidens, as
Miss Charlotte Lansing Parker,
daughter of Onancock's genial post
master, Mr. w. H. Parker, was to be
married on July 2nd, in st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Washington, to
Mr.. Frank Cushman Wilson.
The Chesapeake Lodge, A. F. & A.
NJ, No. 1853, installed the newly elec-
ted officers on Tuesday night, VIZ:
Ohio L. Parker, w. M; Thomas s.
Hopkins, =. W.; l. W. Bagwell, j.
W.; E. E. Miles, treasurer; &. 6.
Joynes, secretary: Edward B. Parker
S. D.; Thomas b. Quinby, ]. D.; and
Il. G.. Kellam, tiler. After the in
stallation elegant refreshments were
served in the supper room of the
Town Hall. Over one hundred ladies
and gentlemen were present.
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CLANS selling here readily at S.
per thousand.
Our farmers busy shipping Irish
potatoes. The crop, owing to drouth
cut off about one half.
Mrs. L. NJ. Thomas and daughter
OF Wheaton, Lancaster Co., are the
guests of Mrs. NJ. F. Hall.
Improvements on Pocomoke M
E. Church, South, began this week
under the supervision of Mr.. Geo. W
johnson, who has contracted to de
the work for the sum of $500.
Mr.. Willard Thompson, of the B
G. g. A. Railway Co., made a tour oil
inspection to the wharves of the Po-
comoke River route last week. The
Company will, it is stated, build 9
wharf at Shad Landing ia the neal
future, and it is to be hoped that thu
report is correct. twill help us anC
the Company too.
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ChtnCOfeague.

Dulan, son of George H. Jester,
died Monday, aged years.
Mrs. SaIlie Archie, mother of John
Archie, died on 18Th inst, aged 70
years.
Mrs. Eliza Clark, wife of Elias
Clark, died last Saturday, 21st, aged
70 years.
Mr.. William Burton and wife, OF
Wachapreague. have rented and
DOW occupy the Island Hotel.
Steamers will run from Franklin
City and Wishart Point to Chinco-
league on 4th of July at reduced
rates.
Schooner E. H. Bennett arrived
this week from New York with cargo
of bricks and Schooners Moffitt and
Richards loaded here this week with
cargoes of potatoes for Atlantic, N.
j.
A new dwelling is being erected by
Mr.. Elijah Jester on Clark Avenue,
Mr.. Jas. F. Powell is enlarging his
storehouse and will also add soon a
glass front, the new stores in course
of erection for some time by Mr.
Thos. Mears for w. j. and A. L..
Matthews and Major Jones on Main
st. are finished, and report says, Mr..
Archie Jones will soon improve his
store by glass front and that Mr..
]. l.. Anderton will remodel and en-
large his drug store on Main st.
Arrival at Atlantic Hotel this
week: r. H. Mears, &. s. Harris, E
d. Hanson, j. l.. Rose, Robt. l..
Mayo, W. G. CULLEN, Baltimore; NJ.
E. Selby, Fred Clark, Wilmington;
j. NJ. Jenkins, Cleveland, Ohio; c..
R. Figgs, Stockton; H. F. Bratton,
Hurlock; II. H. Payne, Snow Hill;
A. H. Howard, Sydney s. Brown, j..
II. Farlow, Berlin; T. II. Purnell,
Ocean City; r Sheriff, Seaford; W.
L. Kennerly, Harrington; J. P. Lank-
ford, Northampton; Il. b. Byrd, Ac-
comac.
Mr.. Fred Scora, wife and son, of
Philadelphia, are spending the sum-
mer with her father, Mr.. w. F. K.
Chopper; Mrs. d. j. Wheaton, son
and daughter, of Philadelphia, are
occupying their residence here; E.
Maffit and wife. of this place, are at
North East, Md, for the summer;
Peter Corbin and wife are visiting in
Baltimore; Mrs. r H. Phillips is
with friends at Chester, Pa; Capt.
George Birch and wife are at Lewes,
Del Mrs. Thomas Scott has moved
to Ocean City for the summer and
s. E. Matthews, Geo. A. Payne, Bur
ton and Daniel Birch are in Phila-
delphia.