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TOWN COUNCIL.
no4oIar e 1877

cItOpSi vs., Ao''
The Board Of Town Council 0
Abbevillc, met at the courthouse
Oh this day.
Members present Leonct
Pcrrer, mayor ; aldermen Brous
sard, Wise, BoyarcG and Abadie
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The committee appointed to in
yestigate the claims of VIM. NJ
Hanchett, Supervisor Of Registra
ton, and his clerks, submitted
their report, and
On motion Of L. B%roussard, re
solved that the claims Of. JOS. T.
Labit and Oneil Lege, presented
he allowed each, the sum OF thirty
FIVE dollars, for said services. and
On motion Of S. Wise, resolved
that the sum of forty dollars be
allowed W. NJ. Hanchett for eight
days services.
R. P. O'Bryan, Esq, attorney
for the corporation, submitted a
report of collections by him made.
ard was on motion of S. Wise
adopted and ordered spread Oh
the minutes.
Il eport:
TO the Hon. Mayor and Members
of the Town Council, AbbeYille,
Louisiana.
The undersigned respectfully
shows the following amounts by
him collected for said town:
Azelia Nunez, license hotel
keeper 5 Is 0o
w. W. Edwards Atty 20 90
4. Il. King, warehouse Is 90
All in warrants 5 6n &C
I have also collected in currency
the balance Of tax due by Leon
Broussard for the year IA $l4 so
Total S "A so
Judgments have been obtained
and suits are pending for all other
claims. In the matter Of Mrs.
Murtagh, a writ has been issued
and delivered to G. B. Shaw.
Sheriff, who as yet has made no
return thereon. He also owes
himself 1925 which remains IN
collected. DR.. f. D. Young has
paid his license to Geo. g.. Lyons,
Constable, and nearly all the bal
ance of licenses will probably be
settled with the Council this even
with the exception Of Edw.
for ten dollars, for which
has been obtained.
The following shows the condi.
Of the town in account with
me.
Town Of Abbeville Or.
amt above set forth S IA so
DR..
TO com. on $14 so 81 As
Def. suit Of W. D.
6 90 7 As
BAL to be turned over $67 O5
Respectfully submitted
r. p. O'BRYAN, Atty.
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Call at the
Bridge Store

and you will be convinced that
cheaper goods cannot be bought
eIsewhere.-decI5-'77.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-18

ulauts we're needed for the sick, the slender
private stores of the captain or myself had
to be called on.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-18

was definitely known, although there had
come rumors of it from the steerage on pre-
vious occasions. Indeed it had been suspect
ed before we left Charleston, but the matter
was promptly hushed up. The intelligence
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

HARD trials and tribuIations, &C.
coroing to the Galena Gazette, were
experienced by a youth from Mt
Carroll not long ago. He had learned
10 love fair lass of Galena, and
thither he wended his way. His
heart and hand were offered and ac-
cepted, and they were married by q
justice of the peace in the presence
Of goodly number Of witnesses on
Thursday last. The groom, it is said
was possessed of a well-filled
pocket-book, and as soon as the
marriage was performed, the bride,
in observance Of the principle,
that every thing her husband had
belonged to her, and whatever arti.
clss she had was her own in fee sim
pie, appropriated the money of her
liege lord and, in common parlance,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

WHILE law suit was being held
in Bloomington, Grant county, tho
room became densely packed by
out siders, causing the foundation OF
the flooring to suddenly give way,
and every man went down. Among
those most severely injured were Mr..
Edward Garside, whose case is still
critical, the verbetra being severely
injured \; Mr.. Bates had his leg bro
ken below the knee Mr.. Hecklin
injured in the ribs from the falling
Of the stove upon him !; Nj. Samuel
Scott also in the ribs Jessie Brooks
received serious flesh wounds upon
his head, and internally y injured be-
sides these, others were slightly hurt
from the jar and being crowded upon
by others.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

A TERRIBLE mining accident hap
pened at Dubuque last Friday
Thomas Alsop,. agee 4S years and
his son George, aged % years, were
at work in mine when it caved in,
burrying them among the debris and
timbers. 1t was believed impossible
to remove the rubbish in the old
shaft, SO preparations were immedi-
ately commenced, and a new one
sunk. Thomas Alsop was taken out
alive, but his son was dead and much
decayed. Physicians say that the
old gentle man is now out of danger,
but they pronounce his recovery one
Of the most remarkable on record.
He was covered for fifty.six hours
with fifty-six feet Of earth, impossi-
bic to move an inch, with neither
air or food, and decaying corpse
almost against bis face. When res.
cucd his impression was that he had
been there but u few hours. HI
was of course very weak, and occa
sionally a little Eighty" He say.
that the boy, George, lived about 81,
hours, and that they conversed to
gether considerable; that finally th'
boy became discouraged, and sal,
he was going to die; aftsrward tn
father called to him again and again
but received no reply. The boy wa
unconscious, and when unconscious
ness faded into death no one vii
ever know.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

A NEW bracelet, outwardly OF q
most chaste, innocent and beautiful
design, but inwardly a raving wolf,
has just been invented and thrown
on the market. 1t has q wicked little
secret spring that reaches out and
nips fellow by the cuff the moment
he touches it, and holds him there
until "pa" can get into tho parlor,
and gazing sternly upon the aflec-
tionate and perturbed tableau, de-
mand OF the young man, what are
his intentions!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Having decided to close business,
l offer to sell my store, with or with
out stock and fixtures. All accounts
are closed from this date. Persons
indebted are requested to call and
settle without delay.
SIMON LANYON.
Mineral Point, Feb. l2th, lS1S.-1tf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

GEORGE PECK, Wisconsin's humor-
list, has been urged for some time
to remove his paper, the SIN, from
Lacrosse to Milwaukee, where he
will have a larger field. He has
determined to make tho transfer,
and after the first of April the San
will shine for all from a Milwaukee
Office. George is a genial, whole
souled gentleman, and his future
success in the metropolis of Wiscon.
sin is hoped for by all.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

Mr.. J. II. HowDLE, residing one
mile south of Martinvile, Grant Co.,
having sold his farm and intending
to 60 west, will sell at public sale On
Thursday, Feb. q, oil of his stock
and farm property, including Al
head of cattle, among them IS head
of best Short-horn Cattle headed by
Mazurka Duke, ,17746, bred by Geo
Murray, Racine, Wis, % head Of
grade cattle, COWS and heifers,6 head
Of horses. two mules, 1875 head o1
hogs, and farming implements gen.
orally. G. d. Streeter, auctioneor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

skinned out" Of town before the
nuptual night, and neglected to- in
form her husband or anybody else
whatpcint postal card would reach
her. The groom is most disgusted
groom indeed, and threatens to com
mence legal proceedings against
those who, he claims, "roped" him
into the affair.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13
"IN the course of human events"

"IN the course of human events"
changes will take place. Now comes
the dissolution of the popular Dry
Goods and Boot and Shoe firm Of
SchSeberger & Branger. The goods
have been divided, and Mr.. Branger
will take his share to the store IN
Lenahan's block, recently occupied
by II. Gundelfinger, where he will
offer the same at prices lass than
they can be boughtat at the factories.
No old goods; everything fresh and
new. Mr.. Schneberger will continue
business at the old stand, and en-
deavor to keep up irst-class stock
with which to meet the demands of
the people.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

"The invincible" Susan s. An
thony will certainly lecture at the
City Hall on Friday evening next,
the 18th inst, unless something un-
expected should happen. The reser-
we'd seats are nearly all taken, a
number of chairs in front having
been added to the usual supply OF
reserved seats which occupy the rear
of the Hall.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

In Jennieton, this county, there
seems to be a sad state in temper
ance affairs. 1t is said that out of
oil the "old men" in that place only
two can 60 to nsighboring market
without returning home intoxicated.
Indeed, this is saying great deal,
but if its true, it is time for a tenn
perance revival to take place in the
"toper" land. A much better report
than this is made of the young men
Of Jennietou. They are strongly at
variance with the "old men,"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13


ONE of the interesting features of
our little neighbor village, Linden,
is the branch store of Mr.. J. Deller ;
it was established some time ago,
and is now one of the permanent
business pieces of the town. His
constantly increasing trade demand
ing more room than that afforded by
the store first occupied, led to the
erection of a commodious store room
1t is now completed, and has been
fully stocked with fine selection of
general merchandise. The dry
goods and clothing departments are
large and attractive, with complete
selections of the best goods. Gro
ceries, crockery, glassware, &c. has
been added to the stock. All are
new and fresh goods, which will be
sold at lower figures thhn ever be-
fore in the village. His goods are
all purchased for cash, and the
people of Linden and vicinity will
have all the opportunities for buying
goods that they could have in larger
towns. And it will be the constant
aim Of the firm to merit by fail
dealing and the very lowest prices
the patronage of the people.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13
possessed.

WE clip the following from an ex-
change: "Alum and water, it is
said, will cure Group in one minute.
The way to accomplish the deed is
to take knife or crater and shave
off small particles, about a teaspoon
full of alum, thea mix it with twice as
much sugar to make it palatable,a and
administer it as quickly as possible.
Relief will follow almost instantly.
Mothers will do well to clip this and
save their babies"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

Hon. M. M. CoTHREN, as the judge
of fifth circuit, has during the last
year been censured pretty strong
ly by some litigauts of Iowa county,
because of the way the Circuit Court
has been run. To them it has seemed
as though they were hardly ever safe
to stay at home, and in turn always
obliged to leaveDodgeville about the
time the case which they were inter-
ested in was reached because of the
absence of Judge. 1t is but fair to
state that Cothren has been in no
degree deserving of blame. III Or
der that no change of venue might
be required in any single case. and
that the great cost incident thereto
might be saved to such litigants az
were interested in cases in which as
counsel he was formerly employed,
he made arrangements to hold court
for Judge Small, of Milwaukee, Small
to do some for him in Iowa county.
Lately, as we have understood, he
has made arrangements with Judge
of Northern Wisconsin circuit to
effect like change during the COM
ing March Term of our Circuit
! Court When it is understood that
Cothren is paying all extra expenses
incurred in making those changes
by both Judges, which we have been
informed is the fact, hts desire to
protect litigants Of this county is
clearly manifest. 1t seems to US
that in SO doing, and in doing al
that he agreed to do in the way Of
holding court for Small, he is more
deserving of praise than censure
And, furthermore, now tina. we are
speaking Of him, we may say that il
the idea of Boss Keyes is to be car.
ried out in the election of the two
new Supreme Court Judges-that is
one Republican and one Democrat
let us have Cothren rather than Geo
=. Smith.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13
Butter! Butter !!

Farmers, l want butter-the more
the better. l am paying more for
it than any other buyer, and am sell
ling my goods as cheap as the
cheapest. (2) II. Il. OSBORNE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

The Polk County Press offers to
take saw-logs, shingles, cord wood,
ice, potatoes, eggs, fish, rabbits, cats,
dogs, pups, skunk-oil, town, road,
school district, or county orders, or
any other staple production of this
country in payment Of dues for the
paper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

In CAN.-Dolow are named some
of the canned fruits and vegetables
kept by Toay Bros:
Tomatoes, Elgin Sugar Corn, Mar
rowfat Peas, Boston Baked Beans,
California; Pears, Gage and Ericplums
Raspberries, Blackberries, Rod and
White Cherries, Pineapples, Pie and
Syrup Peaches, Apples, Lobsters,
Salmon, &c.
These goods arc all fresh, and will
be sold at very reasonable rates.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

Two tramps, representing them.
selves as Peter Gray and hnHenry,
tramped their way into the Darling
ton Jail last week, after fruitless
season. An old comb and q soiled
handkerchief were all the goods they
possessed,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13
The Local Field.

~ Business Notices in local columns,
,..d,d and in same type as local news, will
Ia charged for at the rate Of 10 cents per ine'
coz. insertion. No business notice published
t, this depsrtment, first issue, for less thar
80 cents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

FRESH OYSTERS - Monumental
Brand. select and standard, at Hen.
dra's. Try them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

QUERY: "Why will men smoke
common tobacco, when they can buy
Marburg Bros, Seal Of North Caro-
Mno, at the same p.ice Z"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

FRESH OYSTERS Of best brands at
Kinnie & Spratler's ccery day dur
ing the season.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

The latest patterns of china, crock
erv and glassware sets at Toay Bros,
store,
MANY prominent parties of Platte
vile want to live in . city. Haste
i. necessary to secure hearing be-
fore the present legislature.
QUIZ obligations are due Miss M. A.
Thomas, formerly OF this city, for .
COPY of the Mo,cer County Transcript,
published at Austin, Minn.
"TRuTH is stranger than fiction"
The correspondent from this city to
the Chronicle, who signs himself
Truth" is not q stranger to fiction.
Miss ALICE TRACEY, q young lady
of more than ordinary culture and
refinement, died of scarlet fever at
| platteville, on The 31st ult., after
less than a weeks illness. Aged %
years
TIE inclemency of the weather
last Saturday will account for the
postponement of the administrators
sale of the estate of Edward jeffrey,
deceased. Nert Saturday, the 10th,
will be the day.
Much good is accomplished at
he meetings now being held in the
Primitive Methodist church. Quite
number have seen the errors Of
heir ways, and resolved to Go bet
er in the future.
SUpT. JONES, since his installment
office, has been devoting his whole
me to the visiting of schools. Mr..
ones is deeply interested in this
batter, and will prove "the right
pan in the right place"
OWING to the sickness of M. G.
clement, the great trio concert billed
or last Saturday night, was indefi-
hately postponed. The engagement
will be fulfilled, however, in a week
or two. Due notice will be given.
CATTY.-Mrs. Van Horn, of Wau-
paca, has pet cat which is twenty
years and three months old, and still
in possession Of her faculties. This
cat has raised and sent out into the
cold and cruel world 20G other cats
A PLEASANT call from Rev. VIM
Jacka, Jr. was made onMonday. AS a
reverend he is young in experience
but by his affable ways has already
gained for himself esteem and re.
spect that would do honor to any
divine.
A WOMAN, named Richards, hung
herself in the cellar of her home in
Dubuque the other day. Her neigh.
oors speak very favorably of hel
with the exception of the strong ap.
petite for Intoxicating beverage tha,
she possessed.
A Blue Mound girl with greer
'ceas as to future happiness, elopet
with married man ION Portage
City recently. Wife No. l is a.
Madison, and with the assista. ce O.
a policeman, is determined to fine
the footprints of the "cuss."
The estimable wife of Matthew
hogers, of Dodgeville, died at hel
residence on the 9th inst, of hear
1esease and dropsy. She was true
ma industrious wife and mother. .anC
klnd neighbor. Her loss will b,
eit by the entire community.
IHE quantity Of "bad pills" anl
pieventives' that small children ar,
'ow being obliged to take as safe
yards against Group, colds, ant
mines. is quite sufficient to con
ince the youthful mind that indeed
|nese ere 'hard times"-deuced hard
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

STAPLE and Fancy Groceries of
great variety and the best quality
always to be found at the store of
Toay Bros. IL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

WHEN SIDEWALKS ARE so SLIPPERY.
lie tumbled fair and square, he did.
Upon the pavement slippery,
And bruised bis bones and badly soiled
His gay and gorgeous foppcry.
And she, sweet lass, went down with him.
In all her stylish frippcry;
Such tragic incidents take place,
When sidewalks are so slippery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

THE Darlington Rpu5licdn's job
press was broken last week, and the
fractured part brought to this city
to be repaired. On not being able to
get the job done right away, the Re
publican took occasion to insinuate
that it would take Mineral Point
machinist several weeks to do what
Darlington machinist could accom-
plish in few days, by inserting
the following: Owe thought to get
it repaired at Mineral Point, but
found that it would be severalweeks
before it could bc dono. We had it
returned to Darlington and got
those thorough mechanics and ma
chinists, M. Hummer and Horace
Hough, at work upon it, and the re.
suit is that it is now better and
stronger than when it first came
from the foundry" This is all true
enough, but should be put in prop
er light. The occurrance served tt
illustrate the difference in the bus
mess done by Mineral Point and
Darlington establishments-the for
mer had several weeks work on hand
and the latter not several hours.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1878

THE many admirers of Rev. Thos.
Kent, late pastor of the P. NJ.
Church, will be pleased to learn he
prefers tho west, and will ere long
come hither. The following is what
Mr.. K. says in note to this Office
eve cherish very pleasing re-
membrance of the scenes of our five
years labors in the west, and think
tho time is not far distant when, on
our expected return, we shall be
able to see our many friends. In
the meantime no visitor is more
welcome in our mountain home, than
our old friend, the TRIBUNE" And
we are convinced that. no visitor
will be more welcomed by Our
people than Mr.. Kent.