The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-16

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baking powder. Give it a trial.
40tf j. B. Starkweather.
Patrons and friends of the Kinder
garten, and all interested in children,
are earnestly invited to meet in the
Kindergarten Rooms on Saturday, at
o'clock P. M.
The Democrats contemplate rati-
tication meeting at Kimball Opera
House on Saturday evening next, with
Hon. J. R. Doolittle as principal
speaker.
Bring in your paint buckets and get
them filled with strictly pure mixed
paint, in quantity and color as you
want. Only the best material used, at
4Otf StarkWeather's.
Nearly frozen to DEATH remarked
a young lady last Monday after she
had been looking at the Little Giant
Archery in Rogers s. Barns book
store, which is the coolest place in
town on hot day. Try it.
Miss Sarah Gibbons, sister Of Owen
Gibbons, of Pleasant Prairie, died of
consumption on the 18th inst. and was
buried on Wednesday last, the funeral
taking place from st. Marks church in
this city.
Rev. Lucius O. Lee and wife sail
from New York on Saturday next for
Liverpool, en- route for Marash, in
Asia Minor. They will spend several
weeks travelling in Europe, reaching
their destination in September.
1t is said that the crops were par
TALLY injured throughout the county
by the heavy rain on Tuesday night.
Oats, wheat and grass were badly
lodged before, and now are fiat, and
much loss will result therefrom.
The planning mill and furniture fac
tory of Mr.. r. T. Handbook, who
spent Sunday and Monday of last week
in this city, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning last, in Chicago. Loss
about $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Mr.. I. T. Bishop has been appointed
Secretary and Treasurer Of the Somers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The
assessment to pay the loss on Mr..
Adamson's property can be paid at the
store Of Doan g. Brown, Kenosha, or
atA. T. Bishops store. Somers Station.
AT a Vestry meeting of st. Mat
thew's church on Monday evening,
Rev. F. w. Tomkins presented his res
ignation, to take place the first of Sep
TENDER next, which was unwillingly
accepted by the vestry. Mr.. Tomkins
goes from here to Minneapolis.
The scow Contest Capt. Symonds),
OF kenosha, encountered a squall on
the lake on Friday night, and when
she arrived in Chicago on Sunday she
was minus her main mast and main
boom. When the main mast toppled
over the gait was forced through the
foresail and ruined it.
Mr.. John Mitchell, a prominent
farmer Of the town of Somers, met
with a serious accident on Saturday
last. While driving his horses and
wagon over his farm the horses sud-
denly started and threw him from the
wagon. He struck on his head, maxi
ing an ugly wound. DR.. Buchan, of
Union Grove, was telegraphed for to
dress the YQapd,
Last Sunday evening two little girls
pushed boat off the shore and Got
into it, and commenced padding with
their hands. They soon drifted about
mile out, when they were discovered
by Mr.. Geo. Wade, who got q boat and
went after them. He soon reached
them and took them in tow. He ex-
perienced considerable difficulty in
reaching shore. 9
Monday and Tuesday the heat was
simply insufferable, the mercury rang
ing from 900 to 95o in the shade.
Many of the workmen in Bain's shops
and at the foundry were obliged to
| quit work; the blacksmiths, especially,
were unable to prosecute their labors.
The heavy shower of Tuesday night
cooled off the atmosphere some de-
grees, but since it has been plenty
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