The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-08-16

The urchins begin to look forward to
the ssfirst day"-at school.
JULIE NELSON has gone chicken shoot
ing ont in Winnebago county.
NOTICE the change of dates in Drs.
Price & Brewers advertisement.
IT is unusually quiet on the river, and
marine notes are at discount.
ONE or two cases of typhoid fever
have been reported in town recently.
A NUMBER of Manitowoc gentlemen
are fishing at Elkhart Lake this week.
No CITY inWisconsin has better streets,
sidewalks and bridges than Manitowoc.
A LARGE variety of fruits of all kinds
can always be found at Plumb & Mel
sons.
AN examination of the teachers of the
county will be made by the Superinten-
dent soon.
THE State Meeting of the Turner's will
be held at Sheboygan on the 18th, 18th
and 10Th of this mouth.
A HAIL STORM is reported as having
done considerable damage in and about
Reedsville on Monday.
Hon. ED. SOLOMON and wife, of New
York, were the guests of Mr.. Rudolph
during part of last week.
NEARLY all the Lake Superior boats
touching here on their way north have
excursion parties on board.
A LARGE fleet of up-bound vessels
were in the bay during Monday and
Tuesday waiting for fair wind.
THE Appleton Post, since it came out
in its handsome new dress, is one of the
best looking papers in the State.
BISHOP BROWN is expected here to-
morrow. On Sunday he will officiate at
st. James church, morning and evening.
A NUMBER of new sidewalks have been
constructed in various parts of the city
recently. More such improvements are
needed.
THE heaviest rain storm within our
recollection visited this section on Tues
day morning. 1t was, happily, of short
duration.
MAJ. HENRY BETz and wife spent
few days i'll Manitowoc recently. Mrs.
B. will remain here until the first of
September.
The elevator has been leased to the
Conway Brothers for one year, they
paying 1925 for the use of it for that
length of time.
The schooner Eliza was launched
Tuesday afternoon after receiving extern
sive repairs Her owner will engage in
the fruit trade.
A GENTLEMAN residing on st. Clair
street is making preparations to engage
extensively in the manufacture and sale
of dry hop yeast.
The members of the Fireman's In
surance Company, with large number
of invited friends, picniced at Gerphei-
da's Park on Sunday.
THE call for Republican conventions
to nominate delegates to the State Con-
vention, and for the Legislative and
county ticket, will be published next
week.
ARTHUR Dow and JAS Suffrin bought
n little sloop at MarshaPs sale in She
boygan last week. They have brought
her to this port to be repaired prior to
engaging in the fruit trade.
THE Inter- Ocean says the schooner
Thistle is to load at Wilmington, n. c.,
with rosin and turpentine for Queens
town and orders. The freight for the
run across will amount to 81, 900.
WILLIAM JOINS, a passenger on the
steamer Chicago, was robbed at Port
Washington of 1920 by porter boy
named Nick Walter. The thief was
arrested and the money recovered.
Hon. JOHN READ and wife, of Kewau-
nee, were in the city on Saturday. The
seraphic smiles which illuminated john
face are evidence that Nash missionary
labors with him have had good effect.
ABOUT the middle of September, it is
expected, the Sheridan Guards, from
Milwaukee, the Green Bay Light Guard
and the military companies from Osh-
kosh and Sheboygan will visit this city,
the guests of our Rifle Company.
THE large schooner Clara Parker,
which for the past few weeks has been
undergoing extensive repairs in Rand &
Berger's dry dock, was towed down the
river on Tuesday and cleared for the
north. The repairs amounted to several
thousand dollars.
THOSE of our readers who made the
acquaintance of NJ. Louis Adami, of
Sheboygan Falls, catcher of the Elwell
Boys of Sheboygan in the game of base
ball played here two weeks since, will
regret to learn that he died ON Saturday
or Sunday of typhoid fever.
PETER RAU, who recently purchased
the grist mill at Mishicott, has conclud-
cd to use steam power, and large boil
er and engine being necessary he very
wisely made contract with Mr.. James
Cumberlidge for the boiler and A. f.
Dumke for the engine. We can assure
Mr.. Rau that he will get an outfit that
is going to be first-class in every particu-