The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-08
WILATOT.
We recently visited the quietyandg pleasant
village of Wilmots and were surprised to find

We recently visited the quietyand, pleasant
village of Wilmot,a and were surprised to find
so many firms engaged in business, all of
which seemed to be in prosperous condition.
Although not directly connected with the
rest of the world by RAILROAD, steamboat or
Telegraph lines, thepeople of Wilmottake q
active Interest in'the doings of mankind, and
are as intelligent and Industrious class as
can be found many town in the country &
The population of the place has not prob
ably varied hundred in ten years ; neverthe-
less, improvement is mafiifestson all sides.
Sidewalks have been laid and new ones are in
process. of construction Old buildings.
through the jadiciouss use of paint, have
given up their time-honored appearance and
look as If recently built. The various man
ufacturing interests have been extended and
indications of thrift and prosperity are to be
Iseen everywhere. q
!, The Congregational Church has recently.
Been re-painted and new church is now
being built for the Episcopalians, by T. J.
Owen & Son. ~E mn
The sssWilhot Hotep9has Undergone alter
ations and improvements, and is at present
-fourishirg under the arrangements :efrJohns
Hageman ESQ.
The we'll known grist mill owned and OPP
Grated by j.. W. Voak & Son is greatly i'm
proved in appearance, which may be taken as
an indication of its Increasing popularity.
This firm also own q saw mil, ! Which. judg
ing from the logs and piles Of lumber in its
vicinity, is one of the institutions of sWllmot.'
Biacksmithing is done by Mr. Spiegelhoff,
r. Shotliitfi, and VIM. FaulkneB:ivni bIuow
Carpenter shops are carried on byl,T.i j..
Owen & Son, and Hapgood g. Carpenter
The cardng mill is operated bysJ D. Arnold.
Or. Sam Mcclellan feels of the Wilmot pulse.
and walks aahlou about the streets with plethoric
pockets, 5zsW odd ni
aWilmot derives new interest from the
Teachers Institute soon to be held there ;
and thisybringsus I'd D consideration of the
schools and school buildings of the village.
There is no other point outside sofs Kenosha
and inside of the county, SO we'll situated for,
and so well able to supports graded school
as this,S The present school house is not
| creditable to the village it should give way
to a more attractive and better arranged
structure When this is done. none but FIRST
class teachers should be employed. The new
school should contain not less than three de-
partments~o Scholars should be carefully
Pgraded, and O stated course of study pursued
/ The inhabitants of the district should sub
lject themselves to tax Of at least $500 per
annurn for The school. AS aresult of such a
course, we predict that quite anincome would
be received for tuition Of pupils living out
/ side thetdistrict; the population of the VIII
lage would rapidly increase through the re-
moyal of families to the place, attracted by
fadvaItages. offered for the schooling of their
children the value of village property would
Increase rapidly; in short, Wilmot would
enter upon new eragof prosperity nd be-
come place of educational, and commercial
Iimportance. @|s @~
h ON the dry goods and grocery business, the
I firm of Sabin & Kruckman occupies a promi-
pent place. S. Fl. Harvey also has q large
stock, and apPafentlS a good trade Ssvyiibpr
& Pierce have just opened large stock of
n ShpNCA AOo AZ VIZ wi uCl lCOppOSAIC OuA ,
mill Here also is LOCATED the .PostgefIice,
5tMr. Pierce being spostlnaster. AtVodr recent
visit we found ourold friend, tile aforeI
said P. busily engaged in distributing mail
matter and peanuts to the crowd that "do
Athere congregate" to listen to the merits of
patent chprn asfexhibited by some itine rant
yendef off, Observation-Disclosures" o. discus.
sion on the advantages and disadvantages of
the patsntla we between MIR. p .RyPeddler,
and our friend wing On the hill But patent
right men are not always there, and of course
in their absence other matters ctiimportance
claim the Attention Of the assembled multi.
tude.
/ Next door to the store occupied by Sabin
6 Kruckman is A. Atoms harness shop.
Mr.; Alton employs three men and is crowded
with business9 Across the stfeefSis locate
III B.tSwenseh'sg tailoring Establishment.
sBoot and shoe shops are carried on by B..
Thiegs and Wm2shotliff. 81 G,H kA
We are informed that Dr. Lindenare, new
conner, il about to gopepna drug. store, I, Vim.
Schmidt, Ransom Shotliff and E. P. tWilcox
are each engaged in manufacturing wagons
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J awe UNDERSTANDINGS several citizens from
this county contemplate visiting St Louis
during the session of the Missouri State Fair
in, that city, Oct. Sd to Sth To such as go
I've would say put up at the EVerest House.
i 1T is in the centre of the city, reasonable in
charges, and kept by the best hotel men in
the west.
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Hon. j. A.. Avery, of Chicago, has our
thanks for copy Of the last annual report
of the Park Commissioners of Chicago, con