The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-05-13

boat, is at work in the harbor towing
out the seows loaded with mud taken
from the inner basin.
A paper has been presented to the
denizens of Market street and vicinity
for their signature, for the purpose of
having Waterman laid on that
street. A good scheme, and one that
will greatly benefit that part of the
city.
The E. 3. A. Dramatic Club will
produce Robert Emmett at Kimball
Hall. Wednesday evening. May 10th.
AS this is one of the most popular
Irish dramas, good time may be ex-
peeted. Admission Is cents, Reserved
seats IS cents. For sale at Rittman's.
The mud-holes, small ponds and run
ming rivers that used to annoy pedes-
TRANS ON Park street and from Main TO
the lake have been done away with.
A new sewer has been put in, which
improvement is duly appreciated by the
many obliged to pass that way.
Tuesday evening the Board of
trustees of the Methodist church. to-
gether with a number of prominent
lady members, met in the pastors study
to consider plans for a new parsonage.
That new parsonage is to be a yeri-
table fact is now fully assured, some
$1,000 having been raised by sub
scriptlon.
The ladies Of st. Matthew's Church
will lnaugurate the first Saturday in
June a series of weekly ice~cream fes-
rivals, to be held in some convenient
store on Main street every Saturday
during the summer months. Now il
the time to give the ladies of the
church helping hand to enable them
to lift the debt that has been the bette
a'ojre of this society so long.
An adjourned meeting of the Keno
sha County Fish and Game Protective
Association will be held at the office of
). V. Quarles, Esq, ON Saturday even
ing, 18th inst" at s o'clock, to hear
the report of the Committee on Consti-
tuition and Bylaws. and to elect officers
for the current year. All persons in
terested in the objects of the associa-
ton are invited to be present.
An entertainment for the benefit of
st. Matthew's Church, to aid in raising
the debt, will be given next Tuesday
evening at Lyceum hall (old Episcopal
church,. Miss Bessie Streng, of st.
Louis. the talented young elocutionist.
will read, and local talent will furnish
the music for the occasion. All who
have not heard Miss Strong read should
take this opportunity of 50 doing.
A couple Of natives from Erin's
green isle took shelter under the roof
of the Northwes tern freight depot dur
ing a shower the other day. They
were in good quarters for few mo-
ments, but soon the rain began to pour
through in streams. Being unable to
find Il dry spot anywhere within, one
stepped to the door to prospect outside
He seon called out to his friend: "Be
jabers. come out here, Jimmy; it S dry.
Ell out here in the wet
The residence of Baptist deacon
was invaded last Friday by Congre-
gational divine for the purpose of per-
forming the marriage ceremony fer q
couple matrimonially inclined. The
divine was the Rev. MIR. Cruickshanks.
and the reason of this strange fitting
across the street to Deacon Williams
was the torn-up condition Of the par
sonage. However, the knot was lust
as effectually tied as though made, fast
within the sacred precincts Of the min.
listers house.
i Rev. Mr.. Cruickshanks preached hii
farewell sermon at the Congregational
church last Sunday night. Mr.. c. ha.
been the pastor of this church for more
than two years, and during his sojourr
in this city he has endeared himself tC
many hearts. It was with regret that
his resignation was accepted by the
Congregational society, and he takes
with him on his trip abroad the good
wishes of a host Of friends. Mrs
Cruickshanks, with her son and
daughter, will spend the summer and
fall with her mother in Spencer, Mass