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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
MOTHER OF HAMS TO
TESTIFY AT TRIAL

New York, Aug. 31.-There is con-
siderably more than possibility
when Captain Peter G. Hams and his
brother T. Jenkins Hams are put on
trial for the shooting of VIM. E. Annis
that not only the prisoners aged
mother may take the stand in their
defense, but that the captains older
child, another Peter, seven years old,
may also be called as a witness to tes-
tify for his father. Joseph A. Shay,
of counsel for the defense today an
nounced that he had information of
a conversation which occurred be-
tween the child and his grandmother
at the time Mrs. Peter c. Hams, Jr.,
visited Fort Hancock to see her child
rem a few days after the shooting.
According to the information in Mr.
Shay's hands, the child begged his
grandmother not to let his mother
take him away with her declaring
that he wanted to stay near his father.
1t is alleged by the defense that the
seven year old boy said he saw An
mis- and his mother together at Fort
Hamilton while Captain Hams was
away, and that. aided by what he
heard from his elders,- he got the no
tion of something wrong, and he
turned from his mother.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
BOND SALE HAS
MANY BIDDERS

Bonds of the city aggregating $3l,-
900 attracted a number of bidders
when the propositions were opened at
noon Monday in the Office of City Au-
ditor Armstrong Ashbrook. These
bonds, which include $4,000 for water
works extension purposes, all draw in
terest at the rate of 4M per cent, while
those offered a week ago for the con-
struction of the new fire house build
ing only bore per cent interest. This
fact alone brought more bidders than
at the last bond opening. The bids
we're tabulated Immediately by the
auditor in order to have them ready
for the council in the evening. The
bids were as follows:
$4,000 water works extension, Az
per cent interest-Barto Scott & Co., OF
Columbus, premium s54250; Season.
good & Mayer, Cincinnati, $567; AL
bert KIeybolte & Co.. Cincinnati,
$66250; Breed and Harrison, Cincin-
natl, $5625O; Well, Roth & Co., Cincin-
natl, S52S; Davis, Bertram company,
Cincinnati, SAT-; Wollenberger & Co.,
Chicago, $51O; c. e. Denison & Co.,
Cleveland, $577; Harry &. Fife. Can
ton, $685.; Joseph M. Blake, Canton,
$3.50.
$4,000 East Lake street improvement
bonds, Az per cent interest-Barto
Scott & Co., premium. $21.5o; Season
good & Mayer, $4l.5O; We'll, Roth 3
Co., $50; C. E. Dsnlson & Co., $54;
Harry e, Fife, Canton. sac.
$1,000 East Lake street, city por-
ton, Az per cent intsrest-Bhrtc
Scott & Co.. $3.50; Seasongood 8
Mayer, S2s; Joseph NJ. Blake. s45,
$4,000 Aultman avenue storm wa
ter sewer bonds. AZ per cent inter
est-Barto Scott & Co., $3.50; Sea
songood A Mayer, 1890; Well. Rotf
& Co, 5000; q. u. Denison & Co.
500; H. E. Fife, $50 so; J. M. Blake
$50.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
PLEASANT GROVE.

Pleasant Grove, Aug. 91.-W. F.
Surbey, of Canton, spent the Sabbath
with relatives in the Grove.
Joe Wackerly, who is sick, is
stricken with blindness.
l.. A. Schneider and daughter, Mrs.
Ed ]. Rhiel, spent Sunday at the home
of his brother, William D. Schneider,
at Reedurban,
Grandmother Moore is sojourning at
the home of her son, Rufus Moore. in
Canton.
Mrs. ]. M. Anstine and daughter,
Elsie, spent Sunday at Meyers Lake.
Ish. Morrow, John M. Anstine and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Moore and son,
William j., accompanied tn employees
of the Diebold Safe and Lock Co. on
their annual outing to Cedar Point
Saturday. At the Point they took the
boat and went over to Sandusky
where they visited the Soldiers Home
Judge and Mrs. R. S. Amber ar
rived home Monday from a trip to
Salem.
Albert Krochle and family, of the
Forest City, were the guests of his
cousin, Mrs. L. A. Stoner and family
over Sunday.
Rev. George Smith, of Canton
George Smith and family, of Middle
branch, Joseph Haak and son, Ellis
of the Harrisburg road were Sunday
visitors at Frank Smiths.
About Is Roumanians are campinf
in l.. A. Stoner's meadow. They are
working on the new pipe line, which
| is being constructed from the junction
| in Jackson township to Youngstown
Arthur d. Willaman attended Tho
! Stark county teachers institute al
| Canton last week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
SCHOOLS
Will Probably Reopen on
September 8 Says
Supt. Baxter
AT SESSION OF BOARD

The Canton board of education held
an uneventful session last night, little
or no business of Importance being
transacted during the evening. Mem
bers Wise and Niederhauser and Pres
ident Lehman were the only ones pres
ent. The meeting was called to order
shortly before 10 O'Clock and the
board remained in session until about
10:30.
The communication from Health Of
ficer DaHinden urging the board to
take some action to guard against the
immortality in the schools, as printed
in the News about a week ago, was
read. The board reserved It's action
upon the suggestions of the health
officer, until some future date and for
the time being the communication was
| filed.
Two applications for positions as
janitors in the Canton schools were
read and received and filed.
The Labor day executive committee
extended an invitation to ,all members
of the board to participate in the pa
rade on the morning of Labor day
! The invitation was accepted.
Superintendent Baxter made verb
al report to the board In which he
stated that the Canton schools would
in all probability open on September
8. The Summit school has not yet
been completed but it was the opinion
of the Superintendent that the build
ing would be ready for occupancy by
the time set for the opening.
A bill of $2647.73 for the Melbourne
Brothers for timing, painting ant
wood work, on the Summit building
was approved by the finance commit
tee, and the board ordered that al
order be drawn for it's payment.
An entire new set of rules and regu
lations for janitOrs and principals wa
presented by the building committee
ard by a unanimous vote they wer'
adopted by the board.
The appointment by Superintendent
. Baxter of Miss Jeanette Willis as
teacher in the Canton public school
ut salary of $500 per year, was con
ft1med by the board.
The monthly pay roll of the janitor
} and officials was approved.
! Fhe-~copnty examiners were grant
ed the right to use one of the room
in the High school building for bus
ness meetings.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
ATWATEa.

Atwater, Aug. 31.-The Marlboro
township trustees will receive bids
for grading the Quaker hill on the
town line road, near Sam Fox's. Six
feet will be taken Off
Miss Fay Thompson will attend
Oberlin College during the coming
term commencing this week.
Mrs. l.. A. WindeT spent Saturday
and Sunday ct Lake Brady.
Some of oar people attended the
Farmers picnic at Silver Lake, Sat
urday.
Frank Baldwin was in town, Sat
urday, to meet a nurse from Alliance
for his daughter, Bertha, who is ser
iously III OF infiammatory rheumatism
Mrs. Percy Yarian and sister, Miss
Maude Bloomfield, of New Baltimore
spent Thursday with Lucy Winder.
Elmer Roger, OF Randolph, raised
oats and wheat that win take steam
thresher two days this week L
separate,
Mr.. Hutton and family will NOV,
from the Powell Whittlesey farm I,
Pittsburg. their former bone.
The schools OF the township begil
today, a week earlier than usual. Thl
year will consist Of nine months, IN
stead Of eight and one-half, as for
merIy. 49,
o. M. coxin has bought home o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03

North Cleveland avenue, Canton. to
which he and his two sisters, Clara
and Eva, will move In about two
weeks. Mr.. Coxin will sell the old
home farm, and also his recent pur-
chase, the Joe Rockhill farm, near
Limaville.
]. O.. Arthur, ticket agent here,
while In the H. II. Woolf hardware
rooms the other day, tripped and fell,
striking his head on plow point,
cutting his scalp open for on inch.
The strong Homework team played
our ball tossers here, Saturday after
noon, 2 to 0. 1t was a good game at
that, Harry Fox allowed but seven
hits for the visitors, while our boys
got six. Charley Mowan got two base
| hits and a two sacker. The visitors
are a nice quiet bunch and play the
| game.
The Twentieth Century club, Of AL
| lance, gave the Marlboro Giants some
bumps, Saturday afternoon, on Powell
| field. s to 2. Marlboro had twirler
for the Akron Eclipse with a spit ball
| Bad blood developed and some of II
was spilled later in a near all around
| fight. Cooler heads saved a general
melee. One or two, however, had
split lips and ugly scalp wounds be
fore peace was declared.
Miss Pearl Johnston, popula
young lady, of this place, assistant fol
George Heiser, postmaster, for few
years, was married Sunday Afternoon
at Randolph to Edgar Campbell. The!
will live in Randolph, where Mr.
Campbell has a position in PooP'
grist mill. Miss Wertenberger vii
take the vacated position in the post
| office
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SUFFIELD.

Suffield Aug. 31.-Born-To Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kline, Monday, Au-
gust "a, a son.
Miss Bertha Overflow is visiting Mel
son Cook and wife, of Barberton.
| Lewis Hawk has purchased home
on Arch street at Akron.
Royal Agne, of Tiffin, visited Will
liam Fox and family, Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert Long, of Kent spent
several days with relatives here.
Bertha Bletzer, of Greentown, spent
this week with her uncle, P. H. Blet-
ger and family.
Joseph Rothermel and Miss Maud
Keehner were married at st. JOsephs s
Catholic church, Tuesday morning
| The attendants were Arthur Keehner
brother of the bride, and Mary
| Rothermel, a sister of the groom. A
large number Witnessed the ceremony
after which a wedding breakfast was
served to 107 guests at the home of
the brides father John Keehner. In
the afternoon the younger people
were received, and at $50 in the even,
ing 118 guests partook of another
feast. The bride wore a white silk
gown and carried white carnations
Mr., and Mrs. RothermeI will reside in
Sufield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stout were in
Alliance, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Newbauer and
Mrs. Carrie Newbauer attended the
Frank reunion at Springfield Lake
! Thursday
/ Mrs. Jane Bowers had a severe hem
| Orrhage of the throat Wednesday
Mrs. Charles Thrift and son, Max
are camping at Silver Lake.
Mr.. Rudy, Of Panama, visited his
aunt. Mrs. Hartman Bletzer and fam
/ lily the past week.
Nicholas Luley is visiting his daugh
ter, Mrs. Albert Ley, at South Bend
Indiana.
Miss Anna Belle Gehrs returned Il
Cleveland, Saturday evening.
Miss Ann tayman visited Mrs
Della Russell, of Akron, the past week
Professor Miles z. Hawk left 70
Troy Sunday afternoon, and will be
gin his years work there as prin
cipal and superintendent of schools.
Miss LOttie Schmiedel, of Cleveland
spent Saturday and Sunday with he
mother, Mrs. Hartman Bletzer an,
! FAMILY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmet Wegman re
turned to their home in Cleveland
Sunday evening.
Glen McCallister, of Marlboro, spen
the weeks end with his cousin, Ro
Fox.
Mrs. !. H. Shanafelt and children
Hazel, Paul and Lucille, spent a fey
days with friends and relatives @
Akron.
Mrs. Ambrose Gehris is visiting he
daughters. Mrs. B. e. Bletzer an
Anna Belle Gehris, Of Cleveland.
The Misses Ruth Bissler and Lott
Overflow spent Saturday evening
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Haberkost,
Akron, were Sunday visitors wit
Peter Wegman and family.
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auest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Lob
Eokiey. and will remain until after the
fair.
Miss Erna zensler is with relatives
at Butler. Pc.
Miss Agnes Allen, of Cleveland, has
been visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hannah Allen the past
week.
Miss Alta Fredericks, of Greenville,
has been guest of Carrollton rela'
tives during the past week.
Mrs. Burt Wizard and four children
returned on Tuesday to Pittsburg,
after a months visit with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady Hawk, of Can
ton, visited at Carrollton a few days
this week.
Samuel Shepherd, of Kingsman
Kansas, aged eighty-nine years, is Wis
iting his niece, Mrs. T. ]. SALESMAN.
Mrs. H. c. Cogsil, of Harlem
Springs, Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F.
| A. Patterson.
John Ludlow and daughter, of AL
toona, Pa, were guests Of Carrollton
relatives this week.
While Dr. ]. r. Williams, M. j
Lanahan, Miss Florence Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Swami were motoring
! Saturday, in DR.. Williams car the
machine skidded and turned turtle
The occupants were thrown out, bu
none was hurt. DR.. Williams and w
T. Wescott took the machine t
Akron on Saturday night for repairs
D. o. Rutan and son, o. o. Rutan
are finishing up their wool bushes!
this week. The seasons purchase
will aggregate about $4,000 pounds.
Mrs. John Wilson, who died at he
home in Sherrodsville ON Monday, wa
buried Wednesday in the GrandvteV
cemetery. She was born 48 years agt
in Gala county, and lived at Harlem
Springs and Carrollton before her re
moval to Sherrodsville. She is SUI
vived by her second husband and fou
children.
At a meeting Of the executive CON
mittee of the county option league
Monday night, it was decided to as
the county commissioners to set tn
time Of holding the election for Sat
urday, October 8, instead of a late
date, which had been favored by som.
The petitions will be circulated Tue:
day, and the committee expects t
have 1000 signers by the close Of tn
week. The various committeeman ar
being urged to send their petitions t
Chairman Judge R. E. Mcdonald b
Saturday, September 5, or not late
than Monday noon, September Z, S
they can be put in shape to be pre-
sented to the county commissioner
on Tuesday, September 8.
Mart Beadle, Jr., has moved fro1
! Malvern and is employed at the brio
yard.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
Double Trauedy,

Atlantic City, Aug. 31.-A half sub
merged pleasure launch, picked up by
searching parties in the great egg
harbor bay today tells the silent tale
of a double tragedy in which the vic
Tins are believed to be Charles Bate
man, % years old and Miss Katie
Beam, 20 years old, of South Atlantic
City. Bsteman and the girl went out
on the bay together last Friday even
ing and nothing of them has since
been seen or heard until their boat
was floating bottom UP in the waves
today. The empty launch was first
sighted late last night but was not
recovered by searchers until late to-
daY
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
REAL ESTATE
PICKING UP
Although Prices in Canton Did Not
Slump as in Many Other Cities.

Although Prices in Canton Did Not
Slump as in Many Other Cities.
Although the sale of real estate in
Canton for this year has fallen off
80 per cent from that of last year
the local dealers are looking for a
change for the better this fall. Even
in the past three months there has
been a perCeptible change in the con-
dition of the market, and the move
ment for a beLterment of the sale
of local real estate is becoming more
and more noticeable every day.
The first three months of the year
were fair from a realty market
standpoint, for the condition of the
times had not yet begun to affect
things. During April, May and June,
the worst slump took place and at
the present the market is just fairly
recovering from the stagnancy.
According to one local realty dealer
a comparison with the real estate mar
kets OF other cities, shows that Can
ton has held up well in spite of the
hard times. Akron realty has taken
a bad slump, and other cities of this
vicinity have suffered greatly as a re-
suit of the stringency. OF the Stark
! county cities. Alliance has held uI
| it's end well, there being no apparent
| effect upon the market in that place
Massillon has not done so we'll.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
ANNEX
New Berlin to Canton is
Object of Petitioners
Asking
PAVEMENT TO TOWN

A movement which has for its ul-
innate object, the annexation of New
Berlin to Canton, is on foot backed
by such prominent Stark county citi-
zens as Judge Amber, Judge Bow and
many other we'll known Cantonians
who have interests in New Berlin.
The preliminary step in the accom-
plishment of their object will be taxi
EN- soon by number of residents OF
New Berlin and the road leading TO
that place who intend to submit
petition to the county commissioners
asking them to pave the entire high
way leading from Canton to that viii
lage a distance of five miles.
The petition to be made is based
upon new law, recently passed by
the legislature, by which 1t may be
possible. A certain portion Of the ex-
pense Of the proposed improvement
must be borne by the state, and the
county, township and municipality
must also aid the property holders to
meet the cost of the paving. BY the
rights given to the citizens through
the new law. it is believed that the
commissioners can be persuaded to
provide for the desired improvement.
The cost of making such an i'm
proVement to the highway, would be
enormous both to the property hold
but hn
petitioners are considering only the
prosperity that would eventually re-
suit by the paving. Already the north
end suburb has struck considerable
boom through the construction of the
new Canton Alliance and Youngs-
town extension of the lines of the
East Ohio Gas company. There are
many Cantonians of influence who
own property and have suburban
homes there, who are making every
effort to better the condition of the
village. The county land in that vi
cinity is the finest in the state and
is thickly populated throughout and
it would be quite an advantage to
Canton to have New Berlin and the
| land lying between annexed to it. 1t
would mean several thousand people
in all to this city. and with the paw
ed street, the population would be
sure to increase.
Among those who have signed the
petition are Judge Bow, Judge Am
bier, Levi Stoner, Charles Kolp Louis
Schneider, Henry Miller. Samuel
Lesher, Andrew Pontius, Hamilton
Graham, and Mrs. Bennett Marvin.
While the distance from square to
square is about five miles. the dis
tance between the corporate limits OF
both places is but three miles. OF
, the five miles. one mile and hall
is already paved. The rest of the
road is level and smooth so that Il
would require little grading.
Realizing a good thing, the real es.
tate men have pounced upon all out
lying property along the route of the
proposed paving, and will begin offer
: ing it for sale when the project take:
more definite shape. The Pontius
Barry company of this city has acquir
T ed plot near New Berlin that will
be sold into lots in few weeks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
FREE MUSIC LESSONS.

Music lessons so simple that a child of
ordin nary education should be ablS TO
learn 70 play the plano will be publish
cd in the Sunday issue of The Plttsburg
Dispatch, commencing September Is
This is raTs treat for readers OF The
greatly appreciated. Just think of II, ~
worth OF music lessons freel They Will
appeal to old and young alike those who
can play as well as persons who can
valuable suggestions. Parents whose
children are not old enough 10 learn
10 play now should Keep the lessons for
them. Everyone should save the les
sons They are good at any time. IL
you are not a reader Of The Sunday
Disphtoh subscribe at once and get the
best paper published, The muaic les-
aons win be published every Sunday un-
Ill the series Is completed commencing
September iS, Don't miss them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
500 Barrel OIL Well.

Mingo Junction. o., Aug. 31.-Great
excitement was caused among oil ope-
rators in the Mingo field when a 500
barrel we'll was struck on the Means
farm. This well is located 5000 feet
southwest of the first big well drilled
on the Dresden farm.
Between 35 and 40 locations were
made Immediately after the drilling
in OF the big well. One firm, Cunning.
ham & McMullen, of Chester, w. Va,
is erecting five rigs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
PAYNE Renominated.

Auburn, N. Y, Aug. 31.-Rep. Ser
emo E. Payne of Auburn, chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
house, was unanimously renominated
to the 61st congress this afternoon by
the delegates from the S1st congress
sional district His speech of ac-
ceptance was an arraignment of Bry-
ans views ON tariff revision.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03

For $500 OF Az per cent bonds for
sanitary sewers on Meyers court and
Rex street seasongood q Mayer Of
fefed a premium of S1O5.75, and JOS
eph M. Blake a premium Of ;S5.
Hayden Miller 8 Co., Of Cleveland,
offered total premium Of 1928 for all
the bonds and the Western German
bank, of Cincinnati. made an offer
of $566 for the entire issue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
Death Of George N. DObbs.

George M. Dobbs died Monday morn
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs. G..
E, Guy, 423 South Court street, his
age being 40 years. He was former
resident of Freedom, Pa, and is sur
vived by his father, two brothers and
one sister. The funeral will be held
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock, the
services being in charge of Rev. Re-
card.
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U. 5. Steel to Absorb RepubIle

Youngstown, o., Aug. 31.-It is re-
ported here there will be merger of
the Republic iron and Steel company
with the United States Steel corpora
ton about the first OF the year.
While the report has been circulated
at various times in the past. 1t is said
there is now no doubt of the proposed
consolidation.
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Notice of Presenting County Road
Petition.


Notice is hereby given that a petition
viii be presented to the Commissioners
OF stark county. at their next session
ing OF county ROAD on the following
line, to-wit: Beginning at p point where
the north line OF the southwest quarter
of section II, Township No. II, range 5,
(Plain twp iptersects the highway lead
ing from Canton to New Berlin; THENCE
east along the center lire of seotlons
Nos. 10 and IT, in said township. to the
east line of said section No. u and to
the highway extending north and south,
through the center Of said Plain town
ship
Said proposed road to be thirty CsO
feet In width. and to extend distance
OF fftee,l Q5) feet on either side Of sald
center line Of sections Nos. i6 and IL,
from Che New Berlin road to said road
leading through the center Of the town
ship.
J. T. SCHNEIDER,
Principal P6tlts0neks
n. q. AUN0sT. Atty Tor Petitionerb
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
School Reunion.

The next annual reunion of the Nc
Kinney school, sub-dlstrict No. 5, will
be held Saturday, September IL, at the
school house All former teachers
and pupils are requested to attend
with well filled baskets. and be pre-
pared-for a good time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
Robbed Of Watch.

John w. Carver, of oakmount, Pa,
reported to the police Monday even
ing that he had been robbed of
valuable watch at the race track dur
ing the afternoon. While the watch
was encssed in common gunmetal
case 1t had fine set of works.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
TAFT win Not 90 to Port MeIes.

Put-in-Bay, o.. Aug S1.-Mr. Taft
decided tonight not to 80 to Fort
Meigs tomorrow. A soldiers monu-
ment is to be unveiled there and Sen
ator Foraker Is to be one of the
speakers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03

Mineral oity-Albert ]. Rauft killed
by c. & p. train.
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Born-Monday. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Bruckenbrode. s67 Mahoning
street, daughter.