Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-07-08
BreVities.

Ut. U, T. w llIeE, TeSlueuce DTdhe
St., office P. O. building. if
River is falling again.
Everything seems quiet.
Soon hay-time, -now, fytime.
Work on our streets is going on
rapidly.
Beadle still continues receiving new
furniture.
The mosquitoes are plenty this
season about this section.
We do not feel like praising our
own job work, but we feel confident
We can please most anyone.
Jones & Nash have ID hand
Champion Mower which they will sell
cheap for cash.
The Valley road changed hands the
1st inst. and is now in the hands of
the St. Paul railroad company
H. T. Waters, has moved his Cigar
Factory to Stevens Point. aud here
after will make St. Point his head
quarters.
Martin Jackson, young man hv-
ing in Seneca, fell from load of lum-
Der last week and broke his left arm
between the elbow and shoulder.
The boys made the most unearthly
noise we ever heard on our streets
about 4 o'clock Monday morning,
waking almost everyone from sweet
slumber.
A party of young people from
Green Bay were in our city on the
9Th. They witnessed the fire works
on the Fair grounds as given by Wood
and Schultz, and report them differ
ent from any they ever saw.
Spaford & Cole are having solid
pier built back of their store. These
enterprising men do not propose to be
washed away again if it can be pre-
vented.
Miss Reca Falk, was more than
pleased and elated over her serenade
on last Friday afternoon by the Band.
She said it was "Shust Splendid and
that the Band was as good as any in
the State.
MARRIED.--At the Congregational
Parsonage, on July 4th, by Rev. j.
S. Norris Mr., Charles A. Linday
and Miss Emma Tibbets, both Of
Centralia.
Work on the hardware store former
ly occupied by Brundage & Ferguson
is fast approaching completion. j.
D. Witter is the owner Of the prop,
erty.
Messrs. Tenant, Merrill, Hunting
ton and Spaford are doing lively work
on the new building of Spafford &
Cole. It Will be 30x40 feet.
We hope that Mr.. John Bensley Of
California, will be successful in make
ing arrangements for the erection of a
paper mill on the Garrison mill site.
Jack Paterick bought T. J. Cooper
farm last week for which he paid
$1,000 cash. Mr.. Cooper is adver-
Using his stock at bargain. Call
early.
The monthly Open Temple was held
at the NJ. e Church on last Sabbath
evening. The exercises were wholly
impromptu though they proved quite
satisfactory. At the close it was an
nounced that there would be an in
Permission of the usual meetings until
the first Sunday in October
At the prize drawing of the Belan-
ger horse on Monday, Senator Scott
was the lucky man. Ticket No, 60
was the number. ITO him that hath
to him shall be given" was again yer
flied. We congratulate Mr. Scott in
his good fortune,
The base ball match on the Fair
grounds was won by the "Bushwhack-
ers" over the "Spoke Factory Boys"
by score of 80 to 10. The day was
beautiful one for base ball playing
and everyone seemed to enjoy it.
A sad accident occurred at Spencer
on the 5th inst by firing an anvil
which bursted, piece Of which struck
man by the name Of g. Kent killing
him almost instantly. He leaves a
wife to mourn his sad departure. The
accident cast gloom over the people
and made the celebration rather quite
afterward.
Messrs. Rosholt, McComb, Arpin