The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-02-18
ATwATER.

Atwater. Feb. 16-Five Candidates
are training for a ride on the At
water X. of p. goat. This makes
over 100 members.
Prof. U. @. Richart attended the
N. r. Ohio Teachers Institute at
Cleveland, Saturday.
Mrs. W. C. Baker is in Pittsburg
visiting old neighbors.
A. G. Shehan sold at public sale
sale Saturday his personal property.
The March meeting of the Marlboro
Grange will be held March 3rd. at the
home of Delbert Hagen.
Miss Lill Cole was waiting on a
sick sister in Canton but WAS called
TO nurse another sicker one, Mrs.
Alice Whittlesey
The Kratzens we're moved Friday
by Frank Wise to Freeburg where
two of them have cheese making jobs.
L. o. Craig OF Akron, Mr. and Mrs.
c. B. Thomas, Jake McKlnzie and
wife and Miss Nellie Craig of Alliance
attended the campfire and pie supper
here Thursday evening.
r. I. French died very suddenly
Thursday night at 9 o'clock of heart
failure. He had been taken ten days
ago with neuralgia but was thought
better. The above evening while his
nurse was absent from the room a
moment and just after going to bed.
he breathed his last before anyone
got to him. Mr. French had hosts of
friends, was past so years of age and
a member of the Atwater X. OF p.
and Masons of Alliance The funeral
I,IN II, n
Rev. Webster speaker, under the au
spices of his brothers X. of p, burial
At the Center.
The young people OF the Bpworth
league held a valentine social at the
M. q. church Saturday night.
Don Wilson, Miss Villa Werten-
berger, Mrs. Lizzie Talcott, Mrs. F. H.
Spires and Miss Edith Woolf COM
posed a theatre party at Cleveland
Tuesday night.
Mrs. George Eek, Sr., returned Sat
urday from week with her daughter
Mrs. Austin of Alliance.
Observation-Disclosures inch pies, be-
fore, behind, to the right, to the left
and in us volleyed and thundered
Thursday night. Scene of carnage,
banquet hall NJ. E. church. The pious
piety, pieeating passover was in hon
or of Honest Abe" the martyr. Hun
dreds helped in the massacre at 25c
per. At $3.50 all able bodied survivors
climbed the stairs to lecture room
above where they talked or listened
TO Battle Scared Veterans" as the
printer, or his devil" had shot II
up. The big rostrum was like camp.
Big kettle hung at right, stacks old
muskets, left. Martial music fife and
drum throughout. Rev. Denton talked
OF Lincoln. Prof. Thomas sang"The
Sword of Bunker HILL" with recall:
Bonnie Annie Laurie Comrade Low
ry told of Gettysburg thHllingly.
Frank Baldwin sang and sang well:
Just Before the Battle Mother" and
came back and sang again. Mr.. Barn
aby and l. o. Craig gave army ex-
periences. Rev. Webster sandwiched
spicy remarks throughout. A big
picked chorus Of male voices led by
George Heiser was a feature, The
quartet, Geo. Heiser, Frank Baldwin,
Sam Ellison and Newell Brockett, in
Echoes of the Pie Supper" was the
big musical hit. John Denton recited
Lincoln'S address on battle ground of
slaves, goddess of liberty over all in
ta6leau, was the climax Of big sue
cess.
Hats off to the A. G.. Wileman Post
No. PIP G. A. r. and Relief Corps of
Marlboro! If there was a more en-
thusiastic celebration Of Linooln's
birthday anywhere in this big country
than the above orders engineered
Friday at Marlboro, let us know It.
To start things the Relief Corps
gave a dineer at the town hall.
Web Reeder mounted the gaily decor
ated stage at 1870 and brought his
Ravel or fist down with a bang that
made everybody jump foot and then
subside. Invocation, Rev F. V. Boyle.
Chairman w. Reeder said he had sat
up two nights preparing an address
but he'd cut it outline too short
program too long. Relief Corps in a
body on stage, Mrs. George Reidinger
pianist sang, every body joining in to
Battle Hymn of the Republic" Miss
Clapsaddle gave LincOlns address at
Gettysburg. Rev. Boyle sang a solo
and w. l.. Mas gave biographical
sketch Of Lincoln. Mrs. w. H. Voor-
hee5 OF Atwater made hit in a read
ing OF "Lincoln's Mother and Mother
in-law." "Old Kentucky Home" by
II. G. and audience broke no windows
but there was big force to II, Com
rRde Lowry gave wartime incidents.
columbia Gem of the Ocean" stratled
the echoes next and then Major w.
H. VOORHEES, with fine stage effect
gave an eloquent address as did B.
F, Oorl Of Hartvllle. Ed. Sweitzer re-
cited we'll "The Dying Drummer Boy"
Mrs. Charley Clapsaddle recited finely
Lincoln's second inaugural address.
''Marching Through Georgia" closed
the big event,