The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-20
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.

otcH utIc tulS year WcTS brought 10 mar
ket last week They were quickly dis
posed of and people are anxiously looking
for more. 1--WE heard a bashful
young lady say the other day that getting
married must be very trying. When
she marries she intends to take chloro-
form. There are forms that beat
''chlory. .........Mr. Eugene Sullivan has
nearly completed fine two story frame
| dwelling house on Franklin Street. 1t is
an ornament to that portion of the town
| ...... Rail Road is about all the talk on
the streets nova days. Talk is well
enough but we'd like to see little action
pretty soon. 1.-THE chicken season
opens to-day We have no time to go
hunting and SO we confne ourselves
to discussing the merit of the sport at
the dinner table. Few can beat us in
this branch of the service. If you don't
believe it, just try us on..........The geese
that are running at large all over town
are nuisance. ....."..Some of our wealth
er prophets predict a frost this month
We hope it will be deferred for number
of weeks....."..Don't forget that we are
prepared to do all kinds of job work on
short notice .......A few more suns and
the summer of 1868 will be remembered
among the things Of the past. The
appearance of the School Houses in the
First District have been greatly imnrov-
ed How much paint adds to the looks
of building. .........A lot of Enfield Ri
fes for the Military company lately or
ganized here, arrived by boat on Tuesday
morning The Right Rev. j. B..
Kerfoot, Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pa paid
visit with his Rev. son and family to his
old friend the Rector of St. James church
last Friday. .Considesabl rain feb
during Monday night. Tuesday was IA
disagreeable day. Ex-Governor
Solomon of Milwaukee arrived here last
week on visit to relations and friends.
5000. The Episcopal church has received
extensive repairs which haye added much
to its appearance. .........Our merchants
confidently expect large trade this fall
and winter. The partial suspension of
business is about over and vigorous re-
newal of trade will soon commence. A
number of our merchants have already
gone east to buy goods and others will
soon follow They all intend to be well
prepared to meet the demand for goods
and sell at the very lowest mark. .........
| The weather has been rather cold for
few days during the past week. Stoves
are being called into use and a general
preparation made for the ''cold blasts of
winter. Mr. Wieboldt is building
large grain warehouse ON Washing
| ton street There is movement on
foot looking towards the organization Of
another brass band in our village,..........
The Methodist Church was dedicated on
Sunday last. The Rev. p. S. Bennett
officiated. .........The boys are having a
gay time riding on the ferry. ......:. The
work on the new steamboat is progressing
finely. Nearly all the ribs are put
up....-..We understood that the Good
rich Transportation Company contemp plate
erecting large warehouse on their dock
near Fifth street When it is completed
the daily boats will run into the river.
.....Miss Anna Mckinley has been en-
gagged as one of the teachers in the First
| District, Packard & Hoes new
vessel is to be launched a week from next
Saturday. Some of the small vessels
belonging to our feet have gone into the
fruit trade They are expected to return
in few days loaded with apples etc..
The delegates to the Fourth Annual Ses
sion of the Turner's Association left on
Monday morning. ........The roof OF the
''Jones Warehouse" has been re-shing
led. 1t may be interesting for some to
know that the old roof has stood the storm
for twenty-five years. ........We have been
the recipient Of another beautiful bou-
quet. 1t was the gift of one Of our lady
friends. Many thanks 1.-Two men
got into very animated discussion in
front of one of the saloons the other day
and were listened to by gaping crowd.
Hard names were called, when bystan
der remarked "they are just beginning
to tell the truth % .....".. Mr.. Peter Null
holland has erected a fine dwelling house
yesterday morning. Rainstorm in the
afternoon. The Village Board will meet
this evening No quorum last Monday.