The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-03
CARROLL COUNTY.

Carroll County, South Side, Dec 81.
Alpha McCort has returned to his
work at the w. q l.. 70 express office
in Canton, after weeks visit with
his parents in Orange township.
The gas has been turned on in a
number OF Sherodsville residences,
and the whole town will be illuminat-
ed with the "stuh" In few days.
Henry Allensworth, who runs a
! blacksmith shop between Kllgore and
Amsterdam, is a guest of relatives and
, friends on the South Side this week.
w. e. Dilley, fencing foreman on the
l.. e. A. & w. railroad was at Paler-
mo to see his sister. Miss Pearl Dilley
recently, who remains in a critical
condition.
Emerson Canysbell, an employe of
the Van Dorm iron works in Cleveland,
is guest of his parents, nr. and Mrs.
John Campbell in Sherodsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Moore Of Har-
rison township were Sunday guests
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cof-
fey in Monroe township.
Hugh Murray has been chosen as
delegate to represent the Snerodsville
locals at the National mine workers
convention at Indianapolis next
month.
Brooks & Coffy will exhibit a few
Of their fancy Buff Wyandotts at the
annual exhibit of the Iuscarawas
county poultry association to be held
at New Philadelphia, Jan. IA.
Charles Trip has purchased the
Charles Probert property in Leesville
for $1.00 comprising lot ~ located
near the public school building.
Bert Chaddock wAo is employed in
the Ashbrook tonsorial parlor at Car
rollton is spending the holidays with
his family in Leesville.
A few Dell Roy capitalists recently
held meeting in the town hall with
view OF testing the quality of the
clay which is found in large quantities
in that section. II the clay is found
to be of the proper quality, the field
win evidently be opened as the finan-
cial backing is all that could be de-
sired
Mrs. Minor Mcqueen OF Palermo, is
on the sick list, suffering from the in
firmities of their advanced age.
Charles Hittle and Miss Anna West |
wood we're married Christmas by Rev. |
Kunkle of the Lutheran church and |
also Sol. jenkins and Miss Laura |
Brown Friday by Rev. Hughes of the |
NJ. p. church. Both couples are prom
inent on the South Side with their
many friends.
A news item In the Carroll Chroni-
Gle OF last week to the effect that the
Salem business mems association had
started a movement to change the tax
paying time to May !, and Nov l, in
the belief that II hinders Christmas
buying. Now why wouldn't this be
benefit TO the farmers also? AS the
last half of the taxes are due In Dec
ember the roads are generally rough
or muddy. The weather cold, stormy
or both and II is quite task TO reach
the county seat from the border town
ships at this time. OF course this is
the time of the year when the farmer
has day on occasionally more than
at any other time, but who wouldn't
rather work about the farm all day
no matter how inclement the weather
than drive 10 or 10 miles over the
public roads when they are In the
they are generally found in
II this time of the winter. In this part
of the country? The roads scarcely
ever break up until the middle OF No
sember and this would give plenty of
line 10 settle with the county treas
irer, before the roads become almost
mpassable. Let us have the initia-
i've and referendum and the farmers
will have a few such changes made
which will be benefit to the property
owners who. as rule, pax tax on
very dollars worth OF property they
nave acquired through years Of hard
honest labor.