The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-10-22

nue., and as result suffered broken
| leg. The city ambulance took the lad
to his home in the north part of the
city.
! A grass fire Sunday afternoon
| called the city firemen to the corner
of Ely street and Lincoln avenue. No
serious damage was done by the
| flames.
The Kappa Delta Epsilon Sorority
of Mt Union College gave a reception
Saturday evening at the home of /.
G. Tolerton, corner of Union avenue
and Oxford street, in honor of Presi-
dent and Mrs. A. B. Riker, who are
soon to leave for Moundsville, w. Va,
! where DR.. Riker will become pastor
of church upon his retirement from
the college presidency. Music was
furnished by the Woods-King harp
orchestra. The affair was largely at
tended by the college students.
The Alliance Lyceum, which de-
feated Salem last Sunday by a score
of II to 0, met defeat today at the
hands of the Canton Tigers. The
game was hard fought throughout.
In preliminary game, the Alliance
Tigers, composed of lads about 12
years old, were defeated by the
Sebring first team II to 0. The
crowd numbered 500. The games
were played at Rockhill park. The
Canton team outweighed the local
players on an average OF IL pounds.
Alliance Canton Tigers-12
Brainard. Left End. -. Myers.
Walters. Left Tackle ..... Hang
Greenizer. Left Guard 49,. Efinger
and After
Riley ........ Center ........ Turner
Morrison -. Right Guard -. Bullock
Irwin 49,. Right Tackle -. Snyder
Dustman -. Right End -. .Everhart
Holly ...... Quarterback -. .Melaney
and McClintOck
Wellington Left Half Back -. BLY,
Hutchins Right Half Back :. Clark
McClintock Full Back -. .Oberlin
and Subway.
Referees-Howells for Alliance, and
Robb for Canton. Timers-B. Redman
and w. Clark. Linesmen-Gibson and
Stout. Time Of halves-20 and 10
| minutes.
Canton made one touchdown in first
half and kicker goal. First half ended
6 to 2. Alliance made a touchdown
after four minutes of play.
In the second half Alliance was
crippled by Holly, quarterback, being
injured The ball was kept going
| from one end of the field to the other.
Supt. d. w. Low of the Alliance
Gas & Power Co., stated Monday af-
| ternoon that the natural gas line has
been completed in the city limits and
gas in the line ready to be turned
into the city mains. The work on the
regulating station will be completed
today and it is expected that the gas
will be ready for patrons this week.
! A litle. son of David Solomon of
North Park avenue was severely Eit-
ten by a dog Monday. The lads lip
was torn and a cheek was lacerated.
Far from home and friends and des-
pondent owing to inability to secure
employment young man supposed
to be Noble v. Arthur OF WiImerding,
Pa, attempted 10 end his own life in
this city Sunday evening by swallow
ing a quantity of blue vitrol, Prompt
work upon the part of the city police
in securing medical aid, and the at
tention given the man at the city hos,
pital resulted in prolongIng OF the
mans life.
A man whose name was not
learned, jumped from the Stark Elec-
trio car due here from Canton Sun
day night at eleven O'Clock. when the
car was nearing stop at the Louis
VILE tile works. Thelma was under
the influence OF liquor and was thrown
violently to the ground but apparently
not hurt. The conductor had signsl-
led the car to stop. and 1t was slow
ing down when the man, jumped.
The movement that Is going on in
an eifort to secure for Alliance a new
manufacturing plant has met with
fairly good success, the amount OF
subscriptions now reaching about s2l.-
coo or $4,000. II is stated, however,
that unless the amount can he rafsed
to f22.000 Ny Tuerday evening ahat
1.-The enterprise viii likely be lost.