The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
CARROLLTON

Carroilton, March 21.-Mrs. James Gar
rett, of Cleveland is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Jim G. Fletcher.
About forty persons went down to
Taber on Friday to see the oil well shot
the second time, but the shooters did not
arrive, and there was a lot of disap-
pointed people.
Two tanks of gasoline caught fire on
the second floor of the Ferguson novelty
works Thursday afternoon and spread
rapidly among the paints, oils, turpen-
tine, etc. used on that floor. Employees
Of the works fought the fire with the
private apparatus and succeeded in eXtin-
gushing the flames after damages to the
extent of about 800 The gasoline was
not confined or there would have been an
explosion that would have wrecked the
plant entirely. Some of the burning ma
terials ran down on to the first floor.
John A. Boyd and Sarah B. Mcqueen,
of Orange township, have been granted
a marriage license.
Superintendent f. w Green. of the
Carrolton schools. spoke on the subject
Discipline in School, at the sixteenth
annual session of the Sandy Valley
teachers association at Waynesburg
Friday evening and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Buchanan and Ira
Griffin have returned home from New
Smyrna, Fla, where they spent the
winter.
Charles H. Tillett left on Tuesday to
investigate a deposit of pOtters' clay near
New Haven, Conn.
Earl Garner, OF Dalton, is a new addi-
tion to the clerical force at the local
w. & L. f. office.
Auditor N. L. Marshall has sold his Is
acre farm in Washington township to
Scott and James Brannon for $1,000. Pos
session will be given April lst.
Jesse Lucas and H. ]. Richards have
traded properties. Mr.. Richards got the
old Cellars property on West Main street
and 81 800 for the McCully property on
West North street.
A family dinner was served Wednes-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
Coleman in honor of his birthday.
Henry Kreger is employed in a rubber
plant at Akron and will remove there.
There were four claimants before the
pension board on Wednesday.
Mrs. VIII Ashbrook entertained the
Fortnightly club Monday night in honor
of her sister, Mrs. Harvey Young, and
the members of the club presented the
latter with a beautiful cut glas dish. Mrs.
Young will soon move to Canton.
Mrs. r. o. 'Tinlin was at Canton on
Wednesday evening and attended a party
at the home of her cousin, Miss Estella
Noble.
Mrs. G. A. Swineford and Mrs. Kate
Hill, of Canton, were guests of Carroll
to nrelatives the latter part of this week,
Mrs. Mary T. Gregg and Mrs. Ruth
Busby were at Canton on Tuesday at
tending the funeral of the one-year-Old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keyes, who
died from pneumonia.
Clyde Mccartney is employed in the
a
Herman Mills who has been firing an
engine on the Nickel Plate railroad from
Conneaut to. Buffalo, is at home on 4
short vacation on account of illness.
A. o. Ellis, w. & L. E. agent at Can
ton. and f. r. Kidd. Meyers Lake eXcur-
sion agent, were in town on Thursday
on business connected with their respec-
tive places concerning next summer.
Harry Shiltz was down from Canton
this week and secured several contracts
for laying cement sidewalks,
b. b. Baughman, of Canton, superin-
tendent of telegraph for the w. e l.. E.
was In Carrollton Thursday on business
John Fawcett and daughter, Blanche,
left for their home at Mayesville, Mo-.
Wednesday, after spending four months
with relatives in this vicinity
Representative r. S. Tidrick. of Sher-
odsville. was a Carrolltoa caller on
THURSDAY
An Armenian missionary was in Car
rollton during the past week and raised
considerable money by subscription. Col
lections were raised in the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches on Sunday
Rev. Isaac Miller, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Miller, of this place. has ac-
cepted a call to the Epworth NJ. f.
church at Youngstown. He had been
located at Roseland, n. Y.
James B. Miller who formerly con-
Quoted a saloon in Carrollton. died at his
home in Steubenvllle on Wednesday OF