The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-11-06

BILLS PRESENTED.
Frenz & Jewett, fire department OF
j. Bruins, do do n
). L. Hastings, DO do sc
ChaS. attleS, services board review AZ 0C
L. l. Whitbeck, repairs OC
j. B Kupfer. paupers 81
matthew's & O'Brien, paupers 81 IS
Phillip Lehtz, contingent 20 90
Zahnen Bros, paunerS 90
j. Bruins. streets and alleys 10 60
On molten above bills were referred
to Committee on Claims.
Bids for tending Bridge presented
from Weier and CRUDE aud jacob
Ernst.
On motion, the same were ordered
placed on file.
Bond OF w. Faber as liquor dealer
presented, L ad and approved.
On motion Of Aid, Lee, 4 salary was
allowed Treasurer. Also $50 to JAS.
Irving On salary. Also mos. salary
each to Night Police.
On motion of Aid. Lee, Inspectors
and Clerks Of Special Election were
allowed three dollars each.
On motion five dollars was allowed
Mayor Robinson to pay special Police
Aid. Lee moved that 81 per month
be allowed Mrs. Arupf for months.
Aid. Williams moved TO amend by
striking out the words Sc mos" and
Inserting until further notice"
Motion as amended carried by unan-
imOus vote.
The Mayor stated that he bad been
notified 10y Mr.. Brande that he should
move to have the judgment City Of
Kenosha VS.. S. Y. Irandc set aside.
Referred to Committee OF Judiciary.
On motion $50 was allowed Clerk on
salary.
Aid. Schend moved that the Com
miLtee on Pauper Affairs, together with
the Poor Master have power to con-
tract for wood to extend to ApIll /,
1880. Seconded and carried.
The Poor Master stated the necessi-
ty of employing matron for the Poor
House.
Referred to Committee on Pauper
Affairs.
Aid. Williams moved that the sum
of fifty dollars be appropriated to Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys to aid in
construction of Island Bridge, provid-
ed that persons interested do the work
after the Bents are constructed
Seconded and carried.
On motion, Board adjourned.
ID. b. BENEDICT, Clerk.
Last Friday night was Halloween.
According to the superstitions current
among the English and Scottish peas
antry Of Olden time-and many are
found among them to-day who are
firm believers in those old legends OF
HalloWe'en-it is Il night when devils,
witches and other malignant spirits
hold high carnival, and woe betide the
unlucky wight, who, perforce of CIR
is caught abroad, for he
is sure to fall into their clutches
There is also, a beautiful legend con-
corning Halloween, in which it is
stated that the fairies hold grand an
niyersary on that night, and that their
influence is all-potent to keep wicked
spirits from working their baneful
spells on poor human creatures.
Whether these legends ever possessed
any truth or not, the TACT remains tf at
has come down to US
through the ages shrouded in the
gloom Of mysticism and superstition.
Burns, in his poem Halloween" gives
a better idea, perhaps, Of the supersti-
tious beliefs and customs prevalent
among his countrymen in his day,
than can elsewhere be obtained. Now
a-days Halloween possesses q practi-
cal significance, at least for the rising
generation. To them it means fun,
froIic and general good time at the
expense of those who may have incur
red their youthful luminosity. Last
Friday night some Of our young peo-
pie, not to be behind their honored an
cestors in the observance of Halloween,
celebrated this festival III an appropri
ate manner. In the common parlance
of the day, they went cabbaging. One
party Of young people, young ladies
and young gentlemen-took it into
their heads it would be jolly fun to
rob some garden Of its winters store
OF cabbages, and compliment their
friends with salute Of these vegeta
bles. Their rendezvous was the garden
Of Mr. Vim. Osborne OF Rock street.
Here they supplied themselves with
and, as an appropriate
Inauguration, they pelted Mr.. Osborne's
front door with his own cabbages.