The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-18
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visit Mrs. Lillian Belts Thursday and
sew her carpet rags. Mrs. Belts will
furnish dinner.
Miss Mary Eyer went to Alliance
Wednesday TO work.
Miss Cora Hicklen, high school near
graduate, is of age (1S) today and there
fore wise enough to stop over Thursday
night with Miss Nola Vhittlesey and
tonight with Alliance friends thereby
escaping many bumps at home.
We are pleased to see our Mrs. Geo.
Reidinger elected as lecturer in Po-
mona Grange.
Edgar Lodge had made before March
10 over 100 gallons of maple syrup from
$50 trees. Elisha Whittlesey over 200
from some 900 trees. Fred Mix from
his 1900 trees has made enough to float
a small gun boat-I forget how many
gallons. The market at Atwater is
glutted and no sale. Syrup cans are
engaged ahead a week. The large sup
ply made early by Lacy Sanford was
exhausted days ago.
Major W. II. Voorhees,, having been
appointed as aid-de-camp @. A. r. has
ordered a fine new uniform made to
order for use the coming summer at
Newark to where he is appointed
delegate by A. G. Wileman Post, Marl-
boro, and again at Salt Lake City on
occasion of national encampment.
Herbert Fox has rented the Charley
Dilley farm known formerly as the
Hatcher farm. He takes possession
April 1st
The Deer Creek w. s. A. met with
Mrs Alice Whittlesy Thursday after
noon. The condition of the boulevard
kept the attendance below normal A
treat to new maple sugar cakes was
just sweet of Alice. The next meeting
will be in two weeks at the home of
Mrs. VIM. Yerkes.
Jones Fox Jr. was a very sick lad
forepart of this week with symptoms
of pneumonia. Better today.
The Atwater schools will have a re-
cess all of next week. This is an an
nual habit to give the boys a chance to
help dad a week in sugar making-but
the season being so premature got a
little ahead of the school board this
time
Atwater boasts a "Penna Ave" It is
south of Yale, O., northeast Atwater, a
cross road with a school house on one
corner of the square, the other three
corners not yet occupied. The Ave"
Is ~ miles in extent and Is SO called
for the reason that so many western
Pennsylvania people have bought farms
along the road In the 2h miles but
two original owners, we'll call them, re
main. It's this way, only not so nearly
unanimous, In all the northeast part
of the township and many are buying
in other parts of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lodge and Sylvia
Roger were guests at the Edgar Lodge
home Sunday and had a sweet time too.
Clay Rockhill and Harry Fox had
different opinions, which Is expressing
1t milder than they did theirs the other
day when they divided hay down on
Clay's farm.
The four teachers and their pupils of
the high school building had a prac-
teal demonstration Wednesday of the
necessity of oxygen to sustain life,
when the fierce gale blew down the
chimney causing the furnace to draw
backwards. In short, smoked 'em out
and they all went home and every
mamma in every corner of town thought
their dears were coming home sure sick.
The contract for the erection of the
basket factory and veneering works
building was given to Henry Barthoio-
new. A building 30x120 two stories,
with an engine room adjoining to be
made of blocks will be erected as soon
as possible. The building to be heated
by steam. The engine has been purchas-
were chosen at a recent meeting; S.
w. Wilson, president; G. p. Sherman,
vice president; E. S. Goodman, secre-
tary and treasurer; e. d. Wilson and
G. q. Spires.
Major w. H. Voorhees, and his wife
are both experienced journalists. They
both held editorial positions for years
on San Francisco and Los Angeles pa
pers. The Major told the writer today
laughable incident happening while
he worked on a San Francisco paper.
A prominent man came into the editor
ial room one day very warm meath the
collar, with a full sized kick. He had
been a subscriber and advertising pa
tron of the paper for these many years.
Yet If his wife took a trip out of town
not a word was said, though every
other wife was noticed. Editor: "Is
your wife to leave town soon?" 'Yes,
tomorrow CTuesday) for Les Angeles" b"
when will she return? Friday"
"All right" says ye editor, wen fix
1t up" Monday evenings edition stat
ed that, MRS. Sam Mullen will leave
San Francisco for Los Angeles on
Tuesday" Tuesdays edition said that,
Mrs Mullen started for Los Angeles
this morning at 4:15." Wednesday S
edition had 1t, MRS. Mullen arrived at
Los Angeles all safe at 1855 last even
ing" Thursdays paper said, Mrs.
Mullen will return to her home tomor-
row." Fridays edition gave the start
ling information that, Mrs. Mullen
left Los Angeles for home at $40 this
morning." and Saturdays evening news
revealed the fact that Mrs. Mullen ar
rived at home last night at 11:25." And
another soul made happy-not?
The literary exercises this afternoon
at high school consisted largely of a
mock trial before VIM. Myers, ]. p. of
Walter Strong for the theft of chickens
of Carl Siddal. Attorneys for the
prosecution, Earl siddaL Leslie Kump,
For defense, Thomas Denton and VIM.
Slabaugh. Witnesses: Wilson, Lee
Stewart, Ralph Thompson, VIM. Mix,
Marion Hall, Miss Nola Whittlesey,
Rolla Andre, Miss Gladys Rump, Ralph
Henry, Merton DeGroff, Bane Weldy,
Miss Cora Hicklen, George Douthitt.
A jury being demanded by the defense,
the following jury was impaneled: Miss
Bertha Baldwin, Miss Ruby Roger
Freda Porter, Pearl Shewell, Merl Dray-
er, Russell Mowen, r. Mix, Matte Por-
ter. The pleas were eloquent beyond
description. Feathers, overalls, etc,
were brought into evidence. The jury
after being out 10 minutes brought In a
verulct of six votes guilty, two votes
not guilty The j. p fined defendant