The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-12-30
STATE NEWS.
May be purified there!"

Green Bay ships tan-bark to England.
Buffalo county is to have another news
paper. Not needed.
Wells Warren, an old and widely known
citizen of Geneva, who has resided there
for more than thirty years, died suddenly
in that place on Friday last, aged IS years.
Oshkosh has now the handsomest and
most convenient post office in the State.
Oshkosh is to have a town clock, to be
placed upon the new Beckwith House.
Bostonians are travelling this State to
buy I'D wool.
Beaver Dam Council provides oil Lam pc
for street corners.
An old fisherman named Reynolds, who
had winter cabin on Delavan Lake, broke
through the ice a few days since and was
drowned. His body was recovered.
There are now 142 pupils in the Deaf
and Dumb Institute at Delavan. Under
the management Of the new Principal, Prof.
j. S. DeMott, the institution is prospecting
very finely. The efficient Professor is very
popular vita pupils and the entire conn
munity. The children of silence" had u
fine Christmas Eve entertainment.
Hon. Abraham Hatfield, Of Westchester
County, n. Y, who was well known in
Wisconsin, died last week.
Charles Elmore, of Jersey City, nephew
of Andrew E. Elmore, Of Green Bay, was
killed by the cars Christmas.
A horse belonging to Judge Howe was
instantly killed at Racine by running against
the pole of u farmers wagon.
The congregation of the Racine Baptist
Church presented Mr.. Rowley, the pastor,
with u handsome silver tea service, Christ
mas.
Miss Maggie Caldwell, of PeHaukee, is
studying medicine in Chicago.
Dclavan lunatics will walk for the cham
pionship of Walworth County.
Miss Susie George, of Milwaukee, is Civ
ing lessons in dancing at Oshkosh.
! The Darlington girls inaugurated leap
year by making New Years calls on tie
gentlemen.
The government blacksmith shop of Re
shena was destroyed by FIRE Monday night
Loss $500.
/ Mr.. Lee Stilluap, of Whitewater, and
Miss Mary Beliing, of Delavan, were mar
ried last week.
! The stores of V. S. Newman and Mrs
Young of Juda, Green County, were burned
Monday night.
! Tie man named Coleman who escaped
from the Waupun prison few days agt
/ has been returned.
/ John Jones, Saltwater farmer, after
leaving Waupaca, was stopped on the high
way by two men and robbed of $50. He
dropped $50 into the wagon-bed and saved
it.
"Well, if people will 90 to church,
Now, Jerry Flynn, of Moncbes, Waukesha
County, went, and during his absence his
house was robbed of more than 5000.
! A man by the name of Hafer, while
crossing the Wolf near the Sand Hill Hous,
in the town of Maine, Outagamie County
broke through the ice and both horses wer,
/ drowned.
| A meeting of the citizens of Chippewa
/ County will be held at the Courthouse
Jan. 6, to consider the question of River
/ improvements, and what will add to tht
property Of ChiIpe County.
! The Monticello Express begins the happy
New Year in greatly improved and enlarged
| form, much to the benefit Of its subscribers
and consequent glory to itself. This speak
well for the enterprise Of its present pro-
prietors.
Portage City will celebrate the Fourth O
July at home, which is hardly fair to Phila
delphia.
The Lancaster Herald would like to SCI
the wagon pontoon bridge built across the
river at Eagle Point.
The Northern Wisconsin Poultry Asso
citation will hold its exhibition for thre,
days, commencing Feb. lat.
Father Matthews, of st. Patrick
Church, Racine, was presented with
beautiful cutter, Christmas. From tn
quantity of water on the ground,'a zach
would have been more appropriate.
Jefferson announced walking and run.
ming matches for New Years Day. Th
following were the prizes: Dbl apples TO
! mile walk; Dbl -four for mile walk
10 lbs coffee for IA mile back 20 lb
sugar for ! mile running.
Darlington talks of linseed-oil mill.
Richland Center has appropriated $s0'
for IN artes;an well.