The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-04-05
THE oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. James


about it when he went home, but die
not seem much hurt. In the night,
however, he was taken sick and died al
3 O'Clock.
The news is received from reliable
source that the Green Bay and Mime
sofa Railroad Company will soon take
up their line from Royalton to Amherst,
and lay new track from the former
place to what would be known In histo-
ry as Gordon's 8 Junction. The company
is compelled to do this in order to save
a few miles of track, which will be
taken and sold for old iron, so the COM
pany can pay off their hands.
THE Columbus Democrat says that a
young man called upon young lady of
that city the other evening, and found
another gallant already there doing the
attentive. Which caller should evacu-
ate the premises, then became the great
question of the hour. In its decision
both parties flung to the winds the pro-
visions of etiquette, and sat down and
played an amicable game of seven-up,
to determine who should remain In pos
session of the field.
The La Crosse Republican says that
a carefully prepared statement of the
amount of wheat in store In the various
towns along the upper river, from Ian
sing to st. Paul, inclusive, shows that
there are now in store about 90O,O 900
bushels, against 2,250,000 bushels at
the same date last year. OF the amount
now in store, it must be taken into
co oasideration that q considerable por
ton is in the warehouses of millers,
who will grind it, leaving but small
quantity for shipment.
A CORRESPONDENT at Berlin says: !:
Some of the mill men of Berlin are
arrangements with the Central
Railroad to bring their logs from the
pineries to Packwaukee, where they
will be "rolled into the lake. and then
towed down the river to Berlin. They
are confident the transportation will be
cheaper than by way of the Wolf river.
When the ice goes out of the lake, we
my see thousands of logs floating down
the river, which will give employment
to large number of livermen in this
section of the country.
On the night of the 18th few of
Ripon's high-toned bloods made their
at a dance at Rush Lake,
Berlin. They went by hand car and at
IL o'clock, it showing at fearful rate,
the boys started for home in the storm,
the snow being about four inches deep
on the track. They worked away for
half mile, and finally tore off fence
boards to clear the track. They made
about half mile in this way and finally
threw the hand-car off the track and
footed the other four miles home, ar
irving at Ripon 10 minutes to four IN
the morning.
SMITH, who lives in one of the most
populous wards of Oshkosh, turned
over a new leaf on New Years. as many
men have done before, and decided to
itemize all his expenses and keep strict
account of his finances. His wife got
hold of his diary the other day, and in
looking over it was puzzled to find such
entries as, "Pitch, IS CENTS" Pitch,
$120," Pitch, 25 cents" ETC., about
every third line. She wanted to know
what in the world he was buying SO
much pitch for. He turned it off by
saying it was a new department he had
added to his business. Smith has con.
cluded it is too much trouble to keep
up his diary.
A GERMAN farmer named Louis Fro.
Itch, living in the town of Milford, about
eight miles from Watertown, committed
suicide last Friday morning by taking
10 that ho oh
tanned the poison last Fairday (Tues.
day. and had waited until Friday before
he could screw up his courage sufficient
to take the fatal dose. He was town
treasurer and unable to balance his
accounts with the town, and had made
fruitless endeavors to borrow money to
make up the deficit. This Is supposed
by his friends to be the cause of the
rash act. Frolich was about 35 years oi
age and leaves wife and five children
to mourn his sad fate.
THE GAINESVILLE Mutual Base Bal
Club are preparing for the coming sea
son. The Gazette says: "The min,
wers selected Wednesday evening. Tn
catcher and the pitcher are from Phila
delphia, the former catching for tn
professional Athletics the latter part O
the season, when they defeated tn
arIIoIos anu oSuor clubs. EXper1enc
has demonstrated that change catche
is necessary, 80 they have made them
selves secure on that point. In fac
they have a better nine than was see
in GAINESVILLE last year, with the exceI
ton of the White Stockings, of Oh
cago. There will be some brilliant an
interesting contests this season."
A DOUBLE wedding took place recent
ly in the town of Scott, Columbi
county. A correspondent thus de
scribes the affair: cat eleven O'Clock
February l9, in the house of Nh
Thomas, Miss Mary E. Thomas wa
married to Thomas Baillies, Jr., bot
being the eldest son and daughter, re
spectively. After thu officiating clergy
man got through with the ceremony
the company sat down to a SUMPTION
dinner got up In Mrs. Thomas bes
style. At three o'clock the entire part,
moved in body over to Mr.. Baillies'
and there Miss Jane o. Baillies, secon,
daughter of Mr.. Baillies, was marie,
to Josiah G. Thomas, second SOD of Mr.
Thomas, and at five o'clock the who'll
company sat down to another sumptu
GUS repast at Mrs. Baillies' table. Afte
many congratulations, the young peopl
drove off to Pardeeville, to take th
train for Portage and La Crosse. Bot
young men have recently bought farm
in this vicinity, and have now secure,
housekeepers, cultured, sensible an
thrifty"
Chiffon has genuine sensation il
the shape of the ghost of Bostwick wh,
was murdered last year and his foot Gu
off etc. On last Thursday night at tn
hour of eleven while party of gentle
men were sitting in the District Attor
ney's Office loud knock was heard at tn
door and as one gentleman stepped to th
door to see who was there, a person wa
seen in the dark hall way who in loy
voice exclaimed 81 want my foot" ant
then disappeared in the room wher
Bostwick's foot had been kept unit
court time in the custody of the ply
sicians. The company present at one
rushed into the room after the ghost bu
found the room entirel- empty an,