Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-02

most pleasantly located, and we should
Judge is doing a good, as we are sure
he IS, safe businass,) Gen'l Kellogg
S. II. Alban. D. L. Quaw, Henry
Martini, Clark & Sweeney and John
Mercer.
We found Bro. Loomer sticking
dutch type in the FoHs6lat Office but
Val. Ringle we did not see ; Loomel
suggested that he might be out collect
ing taxes, or interviewing a brewery
Bob. Johnson, we suppose we ought tc
call him Robert now, since he has du-
plicated himself, but we wont for we
understand Kitty calls him Bob, and
if Kitty does why shouldn't we, a
brother Faber pusher Jchn Bobson Is
running the Central. and licking post
age stamps, with the skill Of an adept.
His wife says his lips are all mucilage
half the time. We heard none other
Of the girls complain, but of course
they wouldn't. Well, on Thursday p.
N. we s'slid OUT Of Wausau on two
rails, under the fatherly care Of con
ducter Hubbard, first having answered
all Davis enquiries about the girls at
the "Rapids'' It is Singular how
these lightning singers know all the
pretty girls in the country. Surely
their lanes must have fallen in pleasant
places. We told Davis all we knew,
shook his fist with a cordial good
bye" till we should come again, and
scooted for the coaches just moving
off, We showed our ''paste board" to
Father Hubbard, who, by the way, is
not SO much noted for his beauty as
for his efficiency as truthful and COM
petent employee Of the w. V. r. r.
Co., and then we looked in upon Bro
Byron Naylor, postal agent, and two
of Uncle Sans boys, had rare chat
about persons and things and old times
till the screechlng whistle told US TO
''git out Of that" if we didn't want to
go to Tomah
Byron makes a most faithful, careful
and in every way eGcient officer His
duties are performed conscientiously
and are never half, but always wholly
performed, and to the entire satisfac-
ton of ye discriminating public
We arrived home at 6 p. m. and
kissed the, prettiest baby in Wood Go.
at $50 by the watch.
Personal. Mrs J. e. Pomeroy
home from a brief tour to
the southern part Of the state, last
Tuesday.
Bro. Pierce Of the Adams Go.
Press came into our sanctum last Sat
urday for brotherly republican chat.
Bro. Pierce rejoices in a quarto which
is more than we'll received in Adams
Go. Long life to it, and abundant
to Bro. Pierce.
--Francis Biron Jr. returned home
from college in Canada last Friday.
Mr.. Biron has finished his studies and
viii now take a rest at his Fathers
after six years of toilsome study. He
has developed into q stately man al
most eraSing the memory we have Of
him as lively little fellow only a few
short years ago.
We understand that Mr.. Geo,
Neeves received telegram from Cleve-
land, Ohio, last Monday evening to
the effect that Mrs Neeves was very
low, and probably would not survive
an hour. Mrs. Neeves has been a
most estimable christian woman and
her decease will be severely felt in our
community. It is to be hoped that
further tidings will allay serious appre-
hensins.
Speaking of the opening of the
Erie Canal, and the celebration attend
ing that memorable event, in our last
issue has awakened an interest among
some Of our old citizens who were
residents of the then young Empire
State at that period. Judge Wood
tells US that he we'll remembers the
event; he resided at Geneva, n. Y,
and though but 8 boy, the circum-
stances are as vivid in his memory as
though they had transpired but yester-
day. The Judge can yet hear the
echoes Of the booming cannon as they
announced the celebration Of the con-
summation of d WORK which to-day is