Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-01-23
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grandmother.
MISSOURI maidens think nothing OF
walking seven miles with their lovers to
attend candy-pull.
THE testimony of st. Louis alderman
should be preserved: Horses is fraider
of dummies than street cars"
EGGS are selling in Montana at from 65
to rs cents dozen, and the hens up there
are walking on stills with pride.
A WIFE in Chillicothe, Ohio, demands
a divorce because her brutal husband "put
her to soak in rain-water barrel"
A HEN stopped a train on Pennsylva-
MIA railroad, her body striking the trigger
that put on the air brakes; but she will
never stop another.
Mrs. POLLY BICKFoRD, of North Wake
field, N. H, goes all the old folks one or
two better, being 104 years old this month.
She is still hale and hearty.
AN East Saginaw beer-seller claims that
between January l and December % he
has sold 1911, 440 glasses of beer, for
which he has received about $75,572.
UNDER the new code of Iowa, all paper
maturing on Sunday and national holt
days must be presented on the day pre-
vious instead of ON the day after such
holidays.
THE last move which tends to obliterate
the distinction between the Jews and the
remainder of mankind, is to hold their
Sabbath services on the Christian Sun
day.
The latest divorce is claimed on the
ground that the lady is in training for a
pedestrian match, which is not at all the
sort of match the husband bargained
for.
"BOOTH will have majority, but can't
say how much," was the prophecy of
Horace Greeley at a spiritual seance in
San Francisco ten days before the cleo
ton.
THE Connecticut hen who laid that egg
containing another egg and two yolks is
prepared to enter into contract to sup
ply families at the most reasonable Cackle-
ations.
AfVERMONT road-horse recently accom-
plished 102 miles in fifteen hours. Four
stoppages on the route reduced the actual
driving time to twelve hours and twenty
minutes.
A GOOD brother in Deckertown, N. J.,
advertises in the local papers that he
didn't set out his trees for hitching-posts
for those who attend the Methodist meet
ing-house.
A. DIES MONIES boy of fourteen has
been sent to jail for fourteen days for
pouring and lighting kerosene oil on
dog which was unfortunate enough to fall
into his hands.
BOSTON has church one hundred and
fifty years old. This has chime of bells
brought from England in 1744, about the
time the ancestors of the bellies who wOr-
ship there immigrated.
AN unhappy Wisconsin maiden is
plaintiff in breach of promise case, and
in one of the letters produced on the trial
she declared that "she had shed tears
enough to run grist mill"
THE New York Post expresses the
opinion that Tweed will be found among
the missing some fine morning, and some
body will be the richer by handsome
sum. 1t adds, "Such is our prediction. 1"
The hard times in Phoebe, Nevada
have had n depressing effect upon the
business of the place. 1t is said that one
pawnbrOker there holds over 1900 revol-
vers and bowie knives deposited with
him by impecunious fighters as collateral
security.
The Indians have got new dodge.
y,
be quite frequently, they go into a saloon
in Depere, Wis, and ask "Schnapps
haben?" This always brings the drink,
as the saloon-keeper is bound to believe
they are Germans.
THE most tickle of her sex lives in Oak
land California. When about to be mar
ried, she insisted that the ceremony
should be performed in French, and a
hoH n
A French minister was then on hand
and she thereupon refused to be married
at all.
A MARRIAGE contract, made twenty
three years ago, has Just been consum-
mated at Foxborough, N. III. The young
man being of a practical turn of mind,
burrowed all these years for nuggets in
California, and then made haste to lay
his treasures at the feet of his expectant
bride. Verify, patience hath its reward.
MR.. F. W. DEARBORN, of Topsham,
Me-, some time since left in the Union
Bank of Brunswick certain United States
bonds, as security for note he had dis
counted there. After Mr.. d. had paid the
note, he was informed that his bonds were
not to be found. On the banks refusal to
make them good to him he sued the bank
torecover their value, and the jury brought
in verdict in Mr.. DIS favor The bank
then carried the case to the full bench of
Judges, who have recently affirmed the
verdict in Mr.. D. s favor.
WHILE rowing on the river near Savan-
nah, Ca, two men saw the body of ne
gro at the bottom. They drew it up, put
it in their boat, and started for the shore
They had gone but a short distance when
they found another body, and still others,
until the boat was loaded. They took the
CHASTITY cargo to the shore, and returned
for another load. Altogether thirteen
corpses were recovered. 1t was after
ward learned that boat full Of negroes
had overturned further up the river, and
all the occupants drowned.
SIZE watches and waits somewhere
about Knoxville, Tenn. Sunday week she
was at church at the appointed time to
be married. He was late and rushed in
almost speeches. with emotion Deeply
affected, he asked her to pray for him, as
he was in trouble. While she was kneel-
ing, he walked softly up the aisle and out
of the side door and disappeared, and no
It'd ings from him came. The local paper
says of course the wedding didn't take
place" But, as stated, she watches and
waits. Her brothers are on his trail, and
funeral is expected Whereabouts shortly
a cRoss-EYED maD cast q gloom over a
Detroit street-car the other day by asking
one of seven men ami strangers on the
opposite seat if he had any chewing to-
bacco handy" First the seven strangers
looked at each other; then the seven
hands went pocketward; and observing
this motion, each of the seven supposed
his neighbor the one spoken to, and the