The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-09
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.

The glorious fourth of luji, came and
went much as it usually has of late years.
There was no one killed nor even badly
frightened; no fires, or alarm of fires,
that we heard Of. The boys even, seemed
to be completely 'played GU" on account
of the great heat, ard were unable to get
up respectable noise with fire crackers
In fact there was terrible dearth of
locals" Who ever heard of Fourth
without runaway, or fight or some
thing! All day we watched for row
that we might find materials of which to
construct a tale, but we didn't see it.
Once, late in the evening, we thought
our fondest hopes were about to be
realized for we heard terrible threats
from beneath our window, but disappoint-
ment again was ours, for it seems when
the young man said, 'sI'n mash your
cocoa-nut, " he was speaking to his Mary
Ann, who, finding the milk of human
kindness scarce, had purchased one of
these articles of foreign importation, but
did not know how to get inside the
'critter' 1.-THE Mercury was up to
50 in the shade on the 4th of July, and
that Sin a cool place." too. Straw
berries continue to come into town and
are selling at 10 cents per quart.........A
fine shower On Monday evening......
The Improvements on the Methodist
Church are nearly completed. New
members are continually added to the
hist of the Jones Library Association.
The members are being greatly benefited
by the perusal of the many valuable books
10000. Norwegin and German Immigrants
continue to arrive here. The largest
number settle in this county and go to
farming. Room for plenty more. .......
Charles Walker, Esq, is repairing his
house on Seventh St., that was damaged
by fire some time ago, and is putting on
an addition some thirty two feet in length
1.-The road from here to Two Rivers
is being greatly improved. McGavin is
taking out all the old planks and putting
In gravel which makes hard smooth
track..".....We had call from Col K.
r. Jones few days ago anu was much
pleased with the jovial chat of our former
fellow INTERCHANGEABLE pond nets
in this vicinity are beginning to
catch white fish in pretty large
quantities........A little boy about five
years old, son OF Peter Hanson, broke
leg last Thursday morning by falling
down stair. The little fellow is doing
wen.........Some of the members of the
FREEZER Sangerbund serenaded Mr.. Fred
Borcherdt on Sunday night. Mr.
Esslinger our worthy Post Master is con-
fined to his room with sickness. 1t is
hoped that he will soon be able to attend
to his duties again. Every morning
when the boat arrives we are furnished
with the very latest Milwaukee and
Chicago papers. Bemis and Thombs
are to blame for all this. We hope to be
even with these fellows some fine day.
......Beautiful weather now.........J, mes
Leonard has been appointed travelling
agent of the Manitowoc Bible Society,".
1.-The Sentinel copies long article
in regard to Milwaukee and credits it to
our contemporary. Please make the
correction Mr. Sentinel. ........ There is
a new sidewalk on Seventh street leading
to District School No. L. A great i'm
provement. There are some offensive
pond holes in town that ought to be filed
up before we are all taken with the
cholera or something worse .'Pomp,'
a favorite dog owned by Mr.. Bennett,
died yesterday at the great age of sixteen
years......We are indebted to Joseph
Symes for ripe cherries, two weeks earlier
than any we have yet seen.