Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-11
n0DGEIllLE D0lNGS.
A Chapter Of Interesting News.
4 porBl.E WEDDING. - -rERSoNNlS.--
ACCIDENTS. THE STORM, -nASE
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village, it is our pleasant duty 20
write up one of the most pleasing
incidents that have taken place for
some time--to-wit; the double
marriage of Mr.. Aldro jerks and
Miss nolhe Goodsell, and Mr..
Thomas II. Hosking and Miss Mol
lie GoodSell, ut Highland on Thurs
day Of last week, The young men,
Hooking aud jerks, are Of this
place, and the young ladies Sisters
are Of Highland. The event has
been looked forward to for some
time by our citizens, and the parties
have the best wishes of L host OF
friends here On the happy dcnoue-
ment, and we but echo the senti-
mcnts of the community when We
say, "God bless en-; may their
shadow never grow less.
Report reached here on Friday,
last, ,aat IN unknown woman was
run over and killed on the railroad
between Arena and Spring Green,
Thursday, June Sd. \ bible was
found or her person, but nothing
that would lead to hey idcntiiica-
ton
Ed NJ Sims, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in this
village for the past month, left on
Monday morning, in search of en-
ployment. Ed. is a good printer,
and any ono in need Of Il tirst.class
hand could not do better than tc
secure his services.
A severe rain storm visited this
part of the county ON Friday o
last week, accompanied by fierce
flashes of lightning. The storm
was the heaviest by far of amy tha
has yet visited this county thi
year. The heavy stone bridge q
Troborville, one mile east of th,
village, was partly carried off by
the overliowing Of the stream, IN,
in the lower part Of the town, cellars
&c. were filled to ovcrilowing bN
the rushing water Stratnlanl
paint shop was struck By lightning
the fluid gaining an entrance at The
very top Of the structure running
downward about ten feet into Tho
second floor, contenting itself by
spattering rafters, etc, and made il
exit through the corner of thC
building, just under the caves
tearing the Notwithstanding com
pletely off the corner standard
beam. Reports from the surround
ing country say that the growing
crops have suffered severely by the
terrible washing to which they
were subjected.
r. Carter, Of the firm Of Reese Il
Carter, and Harry Walters are
taking in the Soldiers Reunion 1T
Milwaukee this week.
VIM. J. Hooking, Of this village,
started for Edgerton on Monday
morning, to take position in
a drugstore in that city.
While Mr.. William Thomas, Of
this village was removing his house
hold goods from his former house
in town to his farm. about a mile
south of the village, he met with
an accident. 1t seems he was sit
ting on a barrel in the wagon, when
the wagon gave lurch, precipita-
ting Mr.. Thomas to the ground,
spraining his arm, and otherwise
bruising him. a physician was
called Immediately, under whose
care he is doing as well as could be
expected.
The long-talked Of game Of base
ball between the Dodgeyillc and
Linden clubs took place Saturday.
The game was played very loosely
on both sides as the score-shect
shows, owing, on the Dodgeville
side, TO the many inexperienced
players engaged. The score stood
"a TO 25 in favor Of Dodgeyille.
The return game will be played at
Dodgcyille on Saturday next.