The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-02-25
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of sap Thursday and Friday. Lodge
boiled sap I'll midnight Saturday
night. Sugar-makers are undecided
whether to open or not. Crows aud
other feathered signs of spring are
many OF them here, but the date IS
not yet due.
Jacob Fox and son, Bert, are NOV
ing their saw mill from the Hlihu
Wilhelm woods to the former Morgan
Hamilton timber
Mr.. Craig, of Palmyra one of the
promoters of the independent tele-
phone line through this township, Is
looking for a house here to locate In.
They propose establishing central
here.
Miss Stratton and her school at
Thompson Corners, Miss Matte and
school, Kump district and Miss Bean
and Yale school met at high school
building Friday, where each present.
ed literary program in connection
with primary and secondary grades.
A large audience was well entertain
ed.
G. r. Carlile, formerly OF this town,
recently of Alliance, has sold his new
home in Geiger addition and will
build another.
The compositor made us say in cur
last letter that the Atwater Savings
bank here reached high water mark
Saturday with $4,000 in deposits. It
should read $4,000.
Marion Hisey, of Marlboro, mark
eted fine bunch of sheep here Sat
urday to Pow Whittlesey, who ship
ped that day.
w. G. Baker returned from Pitts
burg Saturday evening with his
wife where the latter had been visit
ing a week.
Matthias Harmon and family visit
ed daughter, Mrs Minnie Puffer, In
Rayenna last week and the next day
a daughter of the latter was taken
with diphtheria and Mr.. H. is keep
ing his family at home til after all
danger of spreading the disease is
past
Isaac Jamison, of New Baltimore,
has rented the former Milton Max
well house at $500 per month, gar
den and pasture for a COW includ-
ed; will move soon.
Mrs. Rorabaugh has rented the w.
II. Thompson house, known as the
cheese company house for coming
year, to move in March 1st.
Harry Fox has rented the Ellie
Enkie house vacated by Mrs. Rora-
baugh and the farm; also to take
possession as soon as vacated.
Mr. Sahli will move tomorrow
(Tuesday) to the Carl Marshall farm
Misses Mary Eyer, Florence and
Hattie Belts took pleasure trip last
week to Mt Union calling at John
Packers home; also at the Texas
advertising car at Alliance. At the
latter place they were told that they
could make SIS per week in Texas
packing oranges. They haven't start
ed yet
Damon's store at New Baltimore
was burglarized Thursday night and
large quantity of groceries We're
taken. Mr.. Damon is well on to 80
years of age and probably the Oldest
merchant doing a general store busi-
ness In the county, if not in the
tne AtWatef ssp club now num-
bers 16 members. jacob Lopley,
secretary and treasurer. They meet
every Saturday afternoon at the ball
grounds where blue rock balls are
shattered promiscuously. They are
preparing for tournaments with ad-
joil ing towns next summer.
L. o. Craig, owning farm at
Science Hill, with Henry Hick as a
tenant, with his family in Alliance,
but most all the time himself at Ak
ron as foreman of a gang of brick
layers, has been visiting hereabout
for several days. He reports having
just completed another 200 foot brick
addition to the already mammoth
Goodrich rubber works at Akron.
Two suspicious looking young men
with suit case were noticed in town
Thursday Soon after their arrival
a telephone message came from
Rootstown that school house there
had BEEN broken into the night be-
fore and the teachers clock and call
bell were missing. The sheriff was
wired and he came on and pinched
the men as suspicious parties. The
clock, bell and revolver were in
the suit case, also various other burg
lar weapons of offense and defense,
such as billies and jimmies. George
Younts took them in tow with the
sheriff to Ravenna that afternoon.
Fred Keller saw a light In his
barn at midnight Wednesday night,
got two shots at the burglar but
missed He saw a white pony carry
him east at a gallop.
large crowd attended the trial
before A. d. Kump, ]. P. at the town
hall Saturday of H. H. Loomis for not
sending his two children of 8 and 10
years to school. A week ago he had
a hearing at same place, on same
charge when the same j. p. fined him
$40 and sentence of ten days In
county jail But at Ravenna he gave
800 bail to appear for a second
hearing. He had no attorney at
first trial. At this second hearing
Atty. Wright, of RaYenna, appeared
for him. Prosecutor Wollcot had
charge of the prosecution. Wright.
for defense, demanded a jury which
was denied and then wanted a dis
interested j. p. to sit on case which
was denied. Our town has but one
j. p. and he Is a member of the
school board. Many witnesses We're
examined for prosecution, among
which were members of school board,
truant officer Hillyer and teacher,
Miss Bean, of Yale. Loomis lives on
school wagon route to high school
building here. He refused to send
his children in wagon. but copsenEed4
to send to Yale IN milee. children
to walk School board proved by
teacher at latter place They were abfs
sent most of the time thongb 'he
parents We're notified by fipar. ot
ficer. Loomis was employed 10 do