The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-12-27
Mamitozvoc. Thursday, Dec. ~.
DO you make calls New Years day2

EXCELLENT weather for large display
of hosiery.
THE schooner John Schuette has ar
rived safely at London.
i POLAR wave is due on January LIST,
according to Professor Tice.
SUGAR now "loafs" around the gro
ceries at II cents per pound.
of the season would visit us this after
noon.
THE prospect for a rush of building
improvements in the spring is not very
good.
TIE dealers in furs are not encouraged
by their sales so far this season.
The new steamer was out for trial
again on Saturday and worked to a
charm.
The oldest inhabitant ''gives it up"
Such December has not been known
before.
The custom Of making New Years
calls viii probably be generally observed
next Tuesday.
The propeller Depere was in port
this morning and discharged large
quantity of freight.
IF there is anything in the old adage,
our "green Christmas portends an I'M
healthy seasan.
THE TRIBUNE takes this opportunity
to wish all Of its patrons and friends
Happy New Year
Our representatives in the legislature
are packing their trunks and getting
ready for the session.
WE have the very best facilities for
doing all kinds Of printing and our prices
will always be found satisfactory.
The want of this age is q gum elastic
pocket-book that can be blown up like an
air pillow TO represent the reliability that
is not there.
We learn, by telegraph, that the Pine
Grove House. near Cato Corners, was
burned to the ground between the hours
of s and this morning.
We were shown some lilac buds on
Monday which were starting out deceiv-
ed into belief that this was May instead
of December.
FINE TOILET ARTICLEs-suitable for
Christmas presents-a large stock just
received by t. e J. ROBINSON.
JOHN HUssY, principal of the Third
Ward School, is spending his vacation
in Oshkosh. He told us, privately,
that he was going to be married.
G. HAvEgLAND held the lucky num-
ber-15-that won Nick Morgan's fast
mare at the rattle, on Christmas eve, at
the Williams House.
BALANCE your books, pay what you
owe Especially if yon ere indebted to
the printer and be ready to begin 1878
free from all such encumbrances.
REAL ESTATE is cheap nowadays.
Any one can scrape good sized corner
lot from the abundance which attaches
itself to his feet in walking over cross
ing.
THE Temple of Honor folks have had
the upper story of one of Mr.. Richards
buildings fitted up for their use and now
have as nice quarters as any society in
the city.
Our citizens are indebted to Hugh
Morrison for those gravel crossings on
the north side which makes it possible
to get around without wading ankle-deep
in the mud.
GIRLS whose opinions about such
is too much shirt-collar and too little
young man in the present fashion to
suit their taste.
THE Turner'S will give their annual
ball on the evening of Monday next.
Those wishing to dance the old year out
and the new one in will have an oppor
column.
''SUCCoTAsH, we believe, is combin-
alton of corn and beans. The item in
last weeks Pilot over that signature
looked like the result of an overdose of
the juice of the former and one of the
natural results Of the latter.
SANTA CLAUSE was around as usual on
Christmas, but instead of the proverbial
sleigh drawn by reindeers he made his
visit to the houses of good children in a
scow drawn by a flock of mud hens,
himself arrayed in straw hat and linen
buster.
EVERY season has its Joys. Amodern
poet thus sings:
Strawberries fade with gentle spring,
The ice-cream season passes;
But after all, stern winter brings
Our buckwheat cakes and 'lasses.
AN effort will be made to have Prof.
Cumnock visit the city and give another
reading in the Assembly room of the
First District High School, the net pro-
ceeds to go toward the purchase of a
new organ for the school. We are safe
in predicting as large an audience as the
apartment will contain.
TIE weather prophet who told US
some weeks since that the muskrats
were building unusually warm ''houses"
and that this was to be q very cold win