Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-13

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A one horse runaway from CARR
sons Mill created little excitement
Tuesday.
The new Postal Car on the G.. B.
& L. P. R. R. passed through our city
last Thursday. It's gay.
Since the snow has settled there's
music in the air, occasioned by the
Standardization of the sleigh bells.
Some of our exchanges would
make capital bustles for the girls.
They are almost always be hind.
We learn that our old friend T. S.
Hall of the famous Four mile creek
died of dropsy ON Saturday last.
The chicken pox is having lively
run at the Philleo house, don't know
whether or not there'll be enough to 90
round
The Adrance says the great do
mestic need is coppertoed pants. We
are just painting for pair. We're
getting out Of conseat Of these satinet
fxins.
Our streets are full of hay as
spring approaches We notice daily
the removal of loads from one sleigh to
another,-probably to tell which way
the wind blows.
Cellars that have stood the frosts
Of two decades have succombed to the
cold the present winter. Potatoes are
beginning to open their eyes to the de-
plorable fact.
Our Brass Band proposes to give
a concert, very soon to enable it to pay
for its Instruments We predict a
larger house than ever before gotten
out for any similar entertainment.
Eleven car loads of iron are re-
ceived at Tomah, and the laying of The
same commenced last Tuesday, the
first spike being driven at S O'Clock A.
NJ. So says telegram received by
Pres't Powers.
The Congregational Church has
made Il decided improvement in the
appearance and comfort of the interior,
by putting down oil cloth and new
zines about the stoves, and doing other
work long needed.
We long for spring to come that
we may treat the people to a greater
variety of local items of interest.
The present winter has been a squel-
cher on every locoI's enterprise in the
state.
We are informed that Prof. Bal
combs pupils will give two concerts
under the direction of their instruc-
tor. We hope to see the aspirants for
musical fame encouraged by an appecia-
tive audience, as they will be most
assuredly.
If the boy who stole four dollars
from the Reporter Office last week will
return the same his name won't be
mentioned, otherwise it will be, and
legal notice taken of the matter. We
know the chap and have the requisite
proof.
-Four Ministers of the Gospel call
ed on us last Friday. Pretty good for
one day. Ploper Times.
That comes of coming to the Rapids,
Ingersoll. Good company begets
good company. What became of the
devil?
Last Friday was a day that whis-
pered of spring, but old Borcas before
the coming morning came clustering
and put quietus on all sweet low talk.
Saturday was cherries, and all day
the northern heavens wore a sable
badge of mourning for the bright day
gone. Never mind--a heap of such
days are in store for us.
An occasional correspondent of the
Independent furnishes some fresh and
agreeable gossip concerning Sir Henry
Holland, now IN his Seth year, but
possessing undated strength and in
the possession of all his faculties, still
makes an occasional professional call
and still continues to find pleasure in
society. Last summer he visited lee
land, and afterwards made voyage
to the Island of Madeira. Next season
he thinks of taking q look at the big
trees of California. He has occupied
the same house i'm London for fifty
years, and around his hospitable board
have sat Byron, Scote, Rogers, Lord
Macintosh, Jeffery, and, in short near