The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31


Hartville, o., Dec. 23-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Memmer went to Suffield on
Thursday to spend the day with Mrs.
Helena Warner.
Harry Wagner, of Akron, is spend
ing few days with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. U. p. Wagner
Business in Hartville will be gem
orally suspended on Christmas day.
The stores will be closed, also the
screen factory.
Messers. d. Weaver, Frank SwartT
and some others who are interested
in chickens attended the poultry show
! held at Massillon last week.
Jesse Hoover is confined to his bed
with an attack of pharyngitis.
Mrs. j. D. Neff returned on Friday
from Newark where she was called by
the serious illness of her brother
Willard Schumacher who is attend
ing college at 0berln came home
Tuesday evening to spend the Christ
mas holidays with his mother, Mrs.
James Dickerhoff.
The Sunday school of the Emmanuel
Lutheran church will celebrate the
birth of Christ on Friday evening at
7:15 standard time at the church. On
Sunday morning at $3.50 special
Christmas sermon will be delivered by
the pastor, Rev. William F. Wolfe,
who will preach on the theme: "UntO
You is Born a Saviour Which is Christ
the Lord" The friends Of the church
are invited to both these services.
Earl Neff who is attending Heidel-
berg University at Tiffin, came home
Tuesday evening to spend the holidays
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. ]. d.
Neff.
On Sunday evening the Sunday
| school of the Reformed church will
have their Christmas exercises, con-
| sisting of recitations, drills, tableaux,
pantomines and the cantata "The Star
of the Blessed" The collection taken
at this time will be for the benefit OF
the Orphans home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laubert, of Canton,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Laubert's
mother, Mrs. James Baughman.
Roswell MaChamer who is attending
college at Tiffin is spending the holi-
day vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Keller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Geib expect
to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary OF
their wedding on Christmas day at
their home in Midway.
| The semi-annual election of officers
! for the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Reformed church was held on last
Sunday evening. The following officers
were elected: president, Harry Ebel;
vice president, Dallas Keller; secre-
tary, Miss Grace Neff; treasurer, Miss
Leona Ebel; organist, Miss Mary Wag-
ner; assistant, Miss Leona Ebel; look
out committee, l. o. Geotz, Mrs. Dallas
Keller, Miss Grace Neff; prayer meet
ing committee, Dallas Keller, Miss
Mary Wagner and Edwin Neff. On
| account Of the Christmas entertain
ment the meeting of the c.. E. on next
Sunday will be omitted.
Many entries are being made for the
poultry show which Is to be given in
the Geotz and Keller hall on December
30 and 81 and January 1 and 2, and
! indications are that the show will be
a great success.
Benjamin Sausaman who returned
| from Cleveland some two weeks ago,
where he had his arm operated on at
Lakeside hospital has been quite ill
but is now some better.
Mrs. Robert Pilgrim spent Tuesday
with friends in Canton.
The Hartville school will be closed
on Wednesday for the Christmas hol-
idays.
| Howard Smith who is a student at
| Oberlin college came home Tuesday
and will spend the holiday vacation
| with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. F. d.
Smith.
The latest reports from william
Ebie who was operated on for appen-
dicitus two weeks ago is somewhat
| improved although his is not yet en-
| tirely out of danger.