The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-08-23
WHEAT-THREsHING is IL progress.
THE blackberry season is approaching

THE blackberry season is approaching.
New barley is being marketed in large
quantities.
BE preparing something for exhibition
at the county fair.
THE oyster season opens within few
weeks. Yum, yum.
PRoF. TIcE predicts a frost during the
last week of this month.
The fall term OF our public schools
begins one week from Monday.
THE protection pier on the west side
of Main street bridge is being rebuilt.
SEVERAL vessel loads of lumber have
been received at Guyles' yard this week.
NOTICE the call for Republican Con-
| vention, to be found on the second page.
SUPERINTENDENT WALKER is in Chill
ton, where he is conducting a teachers
institute.
THE Marshal informs US that there is
no further cause for fears from small
pox in this city.
l.. j. NASH, Will Turner and G.. A.
Forrest, attorneys, are attending court
in Fond du Lac this week.
Rev. W. f. CELLARS will preach In
the First Presbyterian Church next
Sunday morning and evening.
THE tug Parsons, of the Garfield Tug
Line, Manistee, was placed in Rand &
Berger's dry dock on Monday, to be
rebuilt.
A RECEPTION in honor of Bishop
Brown and family was held at the resi-
dence of ReY. Mr.. Averill on Monday
evening.
JUDGE AND Mrs. GEO. REED and
daughter, Miss Jennie, reached the city
on Monday evening and will remain
during the summer.
PAINTS, Oils, Brushes, GIass-the
largest, best and cheapest assortment at
the drug store OF
T. & j. ROBINSON.
A vEssEL-LoAD of Milwaukee pressed
brick was received by Mr.. Torrison on
Monday to be used in the construction
of his residence.
An ice cream festival at the Presby-
terrain church last evening was quite
largely attended and passed off to the
entire satisfaction of all concerned.
OUR readers should not fail to attend
the concert given by Bach's Band in
Turner Hall next Saturday evening.
The programme is an unusually excel
lent one.
FARMERS and others in need of ma
chine oil Will do well to call on E. Wag-
ner, who has just received large invoice
of lard and sperm oil which we know
is tip-top in quality.
TICKETS for the concert at Turner
Hall can be procured of F. Kostomlatsky,
G. N. Woodin, NJ. Kettenhofen, A.
Piening, G. Karnofsky and G. Holz-
knecht.
THE editor of the Ahnapee Record
don't like the manner in which we spoke
of Capt. Bundy. The opinion of the
publisher of the Podunk Gabble has not
been filed yet.
We tender our thanks to the officers
of the Wisconsin State Agricultural
Society for season ticket of admission
to the fair, to be held in GAINESVILLE Sept.
10th to 14th.
THE sloop recently purchased by Ar
thur Dow and Jas. Suffrin has been
thoroughly repaired and was launched
on Tuesday. 1t Will bear the name of
Frank A. Holmes.
DURING Saturday and Monday party
of Indians with paint, feather and pony
attachments, visited the city and were
the observed of all observers It is
years since any considerable number of
them made their appearance here at any
one time.
A PEDLAR named Beers, residing in
Milwaukee, who had become insane,
was taken charge of by friends last Fri
day evening after having expressed
determination to suicide by jumping
into the river. He was taken to his
home on Saturday.
MIR. GEO. JONES has decided to leave
Manitowoc and will locate at Dundas,
Calumet county, on the line of the NJ,
l.. S. & W. r. R., where he will erect
the necessary buildings and engage in
mercantile pursuits, grain buying, etc.
His many friends here wish him sue
cess.
Mr. RosENBAND, the optician, will
remain in the city few days longer.
Those who wish spectacles or glasses
fitted to their eyes will make a note of
this and not fail to secure the services
of a gentleman who has given the high
est satisfaction to his many patrons here.
MATT. KETTENHoFEN has recently had
constructed and placed in the Office of
his popular Northwestern House desk
which is as handsome combination of
French and native walnut, and other
varieties of fine woods as can well be
imagined. 1t Is small, but cost over
800. J. Moller made it.
THE propeller City of Madison, owned
in Milwaukee and sailed by Capt. John
Larson, well known here, was burned
off Waukegan on Friday last, the crew