The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-01-04

slip down, or to slip upa It's an ice
question to settle.
Villas & BARNES are Offering shawls
and cloaks at New York cost to close out
a large stock before the season is over.
BoYs, commence the new year by leav-
ing eff swearing and lying. This advice
to Democratic boys, of course
THE annual election for Directors of
the Jones Library Association will be
held next Wednesday. the 10th inst.
The feasibility of establishing city
market placo for the sale of some kinds
of country produce has been suggested.
RUMoRs of marriages about to take
place in the near future are numerous.
And the list includes an old bachelor or
two.
AT recent s'charity BALI in Milwau-
kee one lady wore dress upon which
she had expended 800 and invested So
in charity.
THE Legislature meets next Wednes-
day. Several from this county, besides
the members, will be in Madison on that
occasion.
STOVES. & Barnes now offer
their Cottage Parlor and box stoves at
cost. They have the best Eastern
makes.
Rev Jos. DEFoRREsT took his final
departure from this city on Tuesday.
We ere not informed as to who his sue
cessor is to be.
''THE smallest hair, says all exchange,
sscasts a shadow" So 1t does, and es-
pecially over breakfast table, when one
is found in the butter-dish.
THE summer stock of ice is now being
rapidly laid in by brewers, ice-dealers
and others. It averages fully two feet
in thickness and IS clear as crystal.
ONE day last week young man re-
siding in the town of Newton was almost
instantly killed by having his skull
crushed by limb of tree he had felled.
The regular session of the Circuit
Court occurs next Tuesday, the 9th
inst. We are informed that large num-
Der of cases are on the calendar for trial.
The schooner Minnehalla, of the Man
itowoc fleet, is lying in Milwaukee river
awaiting favorable weather to bring a
cargo of corn and salt to this city for o.
Torrison.
Villas & BARNES offer lot of dress
goods, including delaines, mohairs and
poplins at l23 cents per yard Many of
these goods cost double the price. Go
and get bargain before the lot is sold.
WOOD has not been SO cheap in this
city within the memory of the "oldest
inhabitant." Good beech is being sold
in immense quantities at $500 per cord,
while maple is freq uently bought for
s2.75.
LAST Monday night an attempt was
made to burglarize a Main street saloon,
but the furious barking of couple of
small dogs in the room caused the ras-
cal to desist from an effort at forcing in
the sash of transom window.
FRED MAHNKE, bridge tender, has
furnished us with the following Stats
tics During the season of 1876, Eighth
street bridge was swung 1,199 times TO
allow the passage of 674 schooners. 26S
scows, 164 tugs, 81 sioops and 80 steam
erS.
The thanks of our carrier are rendered
to his many patrons in this city who re-
membered him on New Years day.
Don is now the richest person in the
establishment and is negotiating for its
purchase with the receipts fromhis adj
dress.
SATISFIED. housewives who
have been using Soda for years, have be-
come satisfied that d. B. DeLand &
Go. s Best Chemical .Staleratus, is bet
ter for all purposes than Soda, and
therefore cannot be induced to use
Soda, or any other brand of Saleratus
Now is an excellent time to pay for
your newspaper-ify you owe for it. Sub
scribing for newspaper and not paying
for it is meaner than stealing molasses
from sick nigger's ginger cake, or
stealing blind dogs dinner and then
stoning the dog for being blind.
CAPT. HIRAM FERRIS, believed to be
the oldest Mason in be United States,
died at his residence in Fond du Lac, at
noon on Monday last He was buried
with Masonic honors on "Wednesday,
the 29th, at IL A. NJ. Mr.. Ferris was
Sc years old, had been twice married,
and was the father of twenty-five chill
dren.