The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-08-05

their services in this church their min
IsTer's name we do not now remember.
The school is another popular institution
OF W1lmot. 1t consists of two grades, with
an average attendance of one hundred
and twenty-five pupils. Mr.. and Mrs.
Colt have taught the school for a number
OF years, and under their superior man
agement it stands second to none in the
county, unless it may be the High School
OF Kenosha. The school building is too
small for the requirements of SO large a.
school, and we believe it is in contempla-
ton to build new school house and to
add another grade, which, when done,
will make Wilmot school one of the first
IN the county. There are two large dry
goods stores, kept by Harvey & Pierce
and Sabins & Kruckman, both of which
are doing a lively business. Mr.. Pierce,
OF the firm of Harvey t6aP ierce, 1is we'll
known to our Kenosha citizens as an old
resident in our midst. He bears his years
lightly, and wears the same pleasant face
as fyore. A cheese factory which man,
ufactures four hundred pounds of cheese
per day is owned and carried on by Messrs
WILDER g Charles The milk for the
manufacture of the cheese is brought In
by, the farmers, arriving from 7 till 10 a.;
M. 1t is received in a large tank,
weighed and conducted to the laige watts
where it is converted to curd, and so OH
through the process of manufacture into
cheese. Their upper dry rooms presented
the largest and finest display of cheese we
have ever seen. The Wilmot carding
mill, owned and conducted by Mr. Ar
mold, we found doing a fourishing bust
ness Mr.. Arnold is young, energetic
man, and gives strict attention to bust
ness, his work giving general satisfaction
Although somewhat embarrassed by mat
tiers of litigation growing out Of the death
of his former partner, Mr.. Barto, the mill
is again in active operation, with no fear
of future difficulties. There are three
wagon shops, all Of which are kept busy
the year through. Mr.. Ransom Shotliff,
who was also once citizen of Kenosha,
has for many years carried on an extern
sive wagon and blacksmith shop here, and
is now, we believe, at the head of the
business. He turns out none but the most
substantial wagons, and as an evidence
that his work is wholly satisfactory, after
a residence of some fifteen years, orders
are crowding in upon him Tar faster than
he can possibly fill them with his present
facilities. Mr.. Wilcox and Mr.. Schmidt
are each running wagon shops, and appa-
rently doing a good business. Two black
smith shops, by Mr.. w. FaikHer and
Mr.. 7. Spiegelhoff, both of which drive a
good business; one harness shop, owned
by Mr.. A. Alton, who informed us he
found no lack of business j. B. Sven
son is call right on the goose has q
pleasant tailor shop, and is supplied with
all the custom work he can do. Mr..
Tooker, one armed gentleman, does the
painting for Wilmotv7wagons, signs, sc.
There are four or five shoe shops, though
we learned the name Of but one Of the
proprietors-Mr VIM Shotliff, who for
many years made shoes, if not for Queen
Victoria, for her subjects, thereby earning
a pittance only sufficient to keep body
and soul together,now has, lots to do with
fair remuneration for his toll The
Wilmot Hotel, John Hagermann proprie-
tor, though mentioned last is by no means
least, as one of the permanent institutions
of Wilmot; a quiet, orderly. home-like
house, affording ample accommodations
for both man and beast, while mine host
is ever cheerful, pleasant and ready to
oblige. In one respect Wilmot seems to
be sadly behind most of our western vii
lagos; there is not "rum hole" in the
place, and during our stay of a couple of
days we did not see a person the least in
toxlcated. IF there's another village in
Wisconsin in this benighted state of ex-
istence we should like to learn. its name,
The mail now arrives at Wilmot daily.
What Wilmot seems most to need is con,
nection with the railroad if branch
was run up from Fox River Station, a dis
lance Of only about three miles to give
them shipping facilities, we see no reason