Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-23
Brevities.

Z. ID. Griffith is away on business.
--latest style stiff hats just received
at L. c. ST. Amour's.
Uncle Tom Burr has been finishing
the outside of his home.
Garfield and Hancock hats at
Spaford & Coles.
Remember the primary conventions
next week.
A mud puddle in our main street
is an eye sore to the printers devil.
Buy your canned goods and grocer
les of all kinds of I. G. St. Amour's
Read local notice in another column
Wanted situation.
Spafford & Cole have just received
nice line Of Mems aud boys hats.
Clarence Warren makes tip-top
clerk, at Spaford & Coles.
Chas Burr while butchering young
bullock yesterday cut his left thumb
quite badly.
Mrs Brewer has added a neat and
comfortable kitchen to her dwelling.
w A. Reyes is doing the work.
A new dwelling is being erected
near Colcord's on Hemlock road We
have not learned who by.
L. c. St Amour is selling goods in
large quantities. Clothing Speciality.
John Bensley is getting out boom
and mill timber He intends repair
ing the mill and will put in another
gang.
Conductors Rinker and Finn have
rented and furnished rooms in Peron'
house, where they will enjoy he sweet
strains of brother Rinker's banjo.
Ii. Ell. Compton will erect a new
store building on his lot east of Mil
lers brick store, Immediately. As soon
as completed he will remove his stock
into it.
| McCarty & DAILY have erected a
cattle shed near Bazallion's blacksmith
shop. They intend buying stock on a
larger scale, and stall feed them fol-
market.
D. J. Cole has gone to Chicago to
purchase a large stock of boots and
shoes also general stock of fall goods.
You may rest assured Mr.. Cole will
return with nice line, having long
experience in the mercantile business
The Valley railroad company will
accord the usual reduction to patrons
Of Wood County Fair, so per cent. Of
regular rates for passengers, and stock
free if returned to parties bringing
them for exhibition
Mrs. Pomeroy has opened her mil
linery establishment next door to 7.
G. st. Amour, and is ready to furnish
the public, goods at reasonable prices.
Having been a resident of this city
for many years past and being widely
known, we bespeak for her liberal
patronage.
NJ. c. Warren is building new
furniture store 52x20 feet, facing on
Front street, in which he intends
keeping his large and varied stock OF
/ furniture. He has nice lot of bed
room sets, tables, chairs, fancy stands
etc. He has on hand complete
stock Of first class goods.
| DIED Ella Smith. little daugh-
ter of Mr.. Samuel Smith, at Auburn.
dale also Mr.. VIM. St. Thomas oil
the same place, aged SO years. Mr.
st. Thomas has been for some months
past in Minnesota where he died very
suddenly of heart disease. The funer-
al took place at Stevens Point Tues.
day last.
There will be three political speeches
delivered at the fair grounds next week
Hon. r. Schilling, of Ohio, will speak
on greenback issues, Hon. G. G.. Viii
liams, Member of Congress, of thi:
state, will discuss the republican
issues, and the democrats will soor
name their speaker. There will be lots
of fun for those who attend.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will give the supper at Music Hall in
this city fer the St John the Baptist
Society on Wednesday Sept. %, also
a dinner will be served at noon for any
and all persons visiting the Fair who
may wish to get good square meaI
for the small sum of % cents each.
Midnight supper will also be served
for IS cents a couple A good time
is anticipated. Come one and all and
have a good time and help the ladies
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