The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-20
SOMERS.

l. According TO Jll6 almanac we are at
the summer solstice with no solstitial
heat as yet, the nearest approach to it
being Saturday last when the Their
mometer stood at IS deg. for q short
time, the highest point reached this
season. The past week has been an
Eshine, with some warm days; the pre-
IViOus one, cold, wet, cloudy, stormy; its
effects on vegetation especially corn are
seen in the change Of color from @ sal
low to a green hue, in size small, unu-
sually so for length Of time planted,
i the stand good, and on the whole not
suffering from weeds, cllltiTators hay
| ing been kept busy. Other field crops,
promising. Strawberries slowly II
pening, pickers in demand in eastern
section of town. J. GrimshaW is said
to have sold the product of one acre Of
Strawberries to f.. Cook delivered at
his store for $4,000
The lay press Of Hughes Bros. is
busy pressing hay. Forty tons is
amount said to be received one day
last week. Shipments large andRprom-
Use to be till the end Of the season.
Prices low and likely to continue
Last week Somers went Racine
wards, the attraction being the Murray
sale Of stock. Our fellow t0WnSman
VIM. Y ule had number Of his choice
stock Oh sale at the same terms and
place. So far as ascertained few or
none Of his were sold, prices not being
satisfactory.
The M. e. church has been papered,
WhiteWashed and q new carpet added.
| A strawberry and ice cream Festival
for the benefit of the church is to be
held at the Town hall on Friday eve
ming next. The ladies having made
suitable arrangements good time is
expected.
The once familiar face Of Mrs Jas.
| Newman was seen at the NJ. e. church
last Sunday. She IS stopping at Mr.
w. NeWman's who has been seriously
indisposed, but are glad to hear is bet
ter.
Rev. MI. Eaton paid Somers q flying
visit last week.
Miss Hattie Spence has returned to
her fathers from ct. Atkinson where
she has been teaching school the past
year.
Miss Lena Ozanne who was detained
at home by her mothers illness for a
few days returned to her school last
week. . .44
That young man reported "gone
East has returned in the person of
MI. Jacob Bishop Jr., with Miss Emma
Carpenter formerly Of this place as
Mrs. B. May happiness go with them
A host Of friends welcomed her return.
! Diph liberia has nearly ceased in our
town as far as heard from. Several
cases, some quite severe, have occurred
since last report, but none fatal so far,
and promise Of recovery in the few re-
manning cases. The funeral services
of Mr.. Strong's daughter were largely
attended by sympathizing friends and
neighbors on the Friday succeeding her
death. After depositing the remains
in our beautiful cemetery the process
ion went to the Presbyterian church
4 of which she was a member and lis
tened to appropriate and impressive re-
marks by the pastor Rev. z. Dougherty
assisted by Rev. G. Parsons. The faith
er and two daughters alone were pres
ent, the mother and youngest daughter
not being able to be present on account
Of illness.
The Somers base ball club played a
game with the Sylvanias on their
grounds on Saturday last with result
OF "A to 6 in their favor June is 1878
/ S.