The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-22
ATWATER.

Atwater, April 2O.-Charley Mowan had
a bout with the chicken-pox last week,
and won out.
Hiram Swartz has recovered and has
Ben Fox and son helping him frame the
new bank barn at Mr.. Eyers'.
The new bank here is growing, despite
some knockers. The balance sheet at last
account showed $112,000 on the right
side.
An Alliance contractor will build a
dwelling for Mrs Charley Parlins next
10 James Mattoons home, this summer.
Frank Fox took the BOxwell examina-
tion at Ravenna, Saturday.
Miss Emma Hicklen, at Deer Creek
school, celebrated Arbor day with lit
erary program and planting two trees,
Charley Roger, who had his team kill
ed by a falling tree, has since lost
high-pp,ced blooded heifer calf.
1t was plain Bill Myers until Governor
Harmon noticed him, but now it is w. G.
Myers, Justice of the Peace, of Atwater
township, o. Now we won't have te send
our school wagon law suits to Randolph
for a disinterested justice of the peace,
William has his papers, sealing wax and
stamps and can assume that judicial air
on short notice.
Ohlin Shreve is raising the E. L. French
house, putting new sills under ii, and
will move therein when done.
r. l.. Weber, cashier in our bank, win
occupy the house vacated by Mr.. Shreve,
The different rooms in the High school
building had appropriate programs on
Friday, and the secondary, Miss Marie
Thompson, teacher, planted a couple of
trees:
A. Oswald was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. William Austin, of Alliance, Sat
uTday afternoon and night
THE New baltimore DiScinla church ha G
about paid up a $500 debt, contracted in
improving their church, with birthday
contributions. Every member, as he or
she comes to another milestone, marches
up and deposits one cent for every year
they have been on mother earth.
Mrs. Lillian Belts has changed her mind
and will go to Akron, where she will
keep house for her cousin, Mrs. Emma
Excel Lynn. The two daughters, Hat
tie and Florence, are in Cleveland with
relatives and have chance for a musi-
cal education; also High school.
John Mowan now promises a new al
lottment south of the M. E. church and
east, and will build some new residences
there this summer. They are needed for
people headed this way.
Miss Julia Oswald has gone to Cleve-
land, where she has a position as ste
nographer for Mr., Lodge, proprietor of
the Silver Lake resort. His business Of
fees are near the Square.
While others ran in circles, dickering
for the Aaron Betts-known also as the
Davis farm-quiet Henry Hick slipped
over the creek one mOrning-or was 1t
Rfternoont-and bought it. Fifty-eight
acres at $40 the acre, to take possession
as soon ss he pleases. Mr.. Belts sister,
Beeca, deceased some years ago, left a
will which was never ptobated This
will now have to be done before Henry
can get deed. Mr. Hick has the L. o.
Craig farm rented for another year and
he will not move before his time expires,
Maybe not then for a year or so.
Atwater has her fun quota OF enthus-
iastic base ball fans. We might mention
as among the S3rd degree members in the
order Of their fandom; j. T.. Lepley, s
Cabot Winder, DR., Dewitt, r. H. Spires
DIR. Cummings, William Myers, Sam and
Harry Fox, Harvey and Joe Petre, o
y. and w. II. Thompson, Charley Mowan
"chet" Keys, etc, etc. Each and all oi