The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-02-11


tack of heart trouble Friday, is in a
most critical condition and this after
noon continued to sink lower. Feeling
in his usual good health, Mr.. Cassel-
berry attended the theatre Thursday
evening and upon rising Friday morn
ing grew i'll. He was suddenly seized
with an attack of heart trouble and
the attending physician fears for his
recovery.
Although the condition of Mayor Al
Carlile, who was stricken with pa
Talysis over week ago, remains un-
changed, Dr. A. w. Schiller stated
Saturday that he did not believe Sa-
lem's chief magistrate would ever get
around again. Mayor Carlile has ap-
peared some better this week but no
material change has been apparent.
Local citizens are watching With
interest deal that is pending where
by the Youngstown & Southern Rail-
way company will purchase some 35
acres of woodland located one mile east
of Leetonia for the purpose of build
ing a fine park along its line. 1t was
first reported here that the Youngs-
town & Ohio River Railway company
held an option on the land for the
same purpose but officials of the COM
pany state that it is not interested |
in the deal.
w. I. Crooks, deputy auditor Of Co. |
lumbiana county, who is heraled as |
the champion, ice skater of the coun-
ty, has arranged a contest with Fred |
Wagner, one of Cleveland's speed
lest skaters. The match will con-
sist Of a series of three One-mile races,
the winner of two to take the stakes
The races will be held at Lisbon pro- I
vided there is a hard enough freeze.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Sharp, of Depot
street will celebrate the Goth ami
Versary of their wedding day on Mon
day. The day will be observed by
family gathering. Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp
are pioneers of Salem.
Judge J. C. Boone and r. w. Camp
bell have formed a partnership and
will set up real estate and law Of
fee at the old Wells Fargo express
stand, "a Broadway, this week. Mr.
Campbell has been a member of the
real estate firm of Campbell & Rog-
ers and Judge Boone has been con-
ducting a law Office here since his
retirement from the bench.
The appropriation funds made by
the city council have been shaved
right and left. The city will be COM
PEELED to retrench in all quarters as
the tax levy is already up to the limit,
and by the voting out of the saloons
last October the city strong box is de-
prived Of $10,500 revenue An old
law has been dug up, and may be en-
forced, which provides that every able
bodied man between the ages of 21
and 25 may be compelled to either do
two days work on the city streets or
contribute SO to the city treasury.
Rev. William L. Swan today preach
ed his sixth anniversary sermon as
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church o. Salem, reviewing in the
morning sermon the past here. The l.
present membership of the church is
about 900 and the pastor enters his
seventh year in the local pastOTate
with the hopes of even greater fruit
fulness than in former years. Last
the congregation celebrated
the 10th anniversary of the church. {
DIR. M. Lee Bates. president of (
Hiram College, filled the Christian
church pulpit Sunday. His subject at
the morning service was Higher
Ideals for Young People" He also
spoke in the evening.