Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-04
LOCAL MATTERS.
III. Ii PHIELLEO, Editor.
CITY AND COUNTY.

CITY AND co UNTX.
SIM PictureS.-Prof. Halls sun
pictures, at Writer'S Hall, were ex-
celent, but the exhibition was poorly
attended. The failure may be at
tributed more to lack of advertising
than to an unmeritorious exhibition.
Church Seiyice. there be
service at the Congregational Church
next Sabbath, the fact will be an
nounced in the Tribune of Saturday.
Rev. T. Delap, Sabbath morning,
July 18th.
Prof. T. W. Chittenden, Sabb ath
morning, July 21st.
A Beautiful Boquet.--We are
under obligations to "Grandma" Com
pton for boquet of choice flowers Of
almost every variety. Among the
many roses are several which the kind
old lady picked from rose bush
planted by her own hands in her girl
hood. We wish that "Grandma" may
live to gather the roses from that bush
for many years, though that would be
to deprive the angels of jolly good COM
pany, and Heaven of one of its own ,
Personal Mr.. Cora Purdy, the
Principal of the Auburndale school,
has been in the city the present week.
lie returned to his post yesterday,
Miss Dougherry who has been at
tending the Normal School at Oshkosh,
arrived home last Saturday. Miss
Dougherty has been re-engoged by our
School Board for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Herbert Hamilton, the sue
ccssful Principal Of the Medford school,
is in the city visiting old friends Mr..
IL. has been attending the Normal
school at Oshkosh.
H. W. Lord left for Pennsylvania
on the 80 Valley train, last Monday,
on business which promises to be re-
muneratIye.
The School Board. The Board
met last Monday and transacted much
business of Importance. Measures
were taken to engage a principal i'm
mediately The several departments
were thoroughly canvassed and propo-
sitions will be submitted to several APP
plicants, by the clerk forthwith. Mrs.
Vaughn will be re-engaged for the
Primary department, as will also Miss
Dougherty, probably for the one she
filled so well last year. The following
are the sums voted to be recommended
to the City Council for its action:
Teachers salaries, $2,675
Other necessary expenses CSC
To cover outstanding or
ders 500
To meet Indebtedness due
on seats, due June %,
1879. sos II
Total S4O1S y
The Board voted to pursue the 20 =
LEY followed last year, in reference to
the continuance of the school. If the
taxes shall be paid the school will run
nine months. If the people are dere-
lect, and the Marshal shall not use
due diligence in the collection of the
same, our people can rest assured the
school will be promptly closed with
the depletion of the treasury. Now
let every taxpayer exert himself to
secure nine months school by prompt
payment of his tax Indebtedness, and
our children will not be subjected to
six months of idleness and consequent
street culture, which means a going
backward always. The Board voted
to give the use of the old school build
ing to Mr.. -, German teacher,
during the term of vacation, with the
understanding that it be vacated at
the commencement of the fall term. in
as good condition as received. 1t was
voted to purchase an organ for the
school; the sum of seventy-fve dollars
being appropriated, inclusive of the
sum in the hands of Mrs. Plat, and
the Treasurer and Clerk were author
lied to procure said money in Mrs.
Platt;s hands and make the purchase.