Morris tribune., 1880-09-23
LOCAL ITEMS.
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Schoolma'ams will be numerous in this
vicinity.
Young men are advised not to pull
moustache when it is down.
There is quite demand for good butter,
and nut light receipts of an article fit for
table use.
The Morris band has lost four of its
musicians, viz: Messrs. Stracheur, Norl,
Hastings and Bundy.
A new building, residence. is being
erected on the lots on the corner of Ninth
street and Pacific avenue, by Mr.. Dunn.
Many anxious enquiries are being made
for tenements, but there does not seem to
be any rooms or houses to let 1ntAe village
Mr., ]. D. Good purchased tame an
telope the other day. The beautiful little
animal was caughtin Dakota, and brought
here for sale.
School houses are thick in this county,
as drive in any direction will prove.
This fact demonstrates the intelligence of
our population.
The roof on the one.story building north
of H. Whiteley's residence has been raised,
and the premises is to be converted into
twostory residence.
H. Bragg's coal biEs are completed and
filled with black diamonds The General
says he's going to go into the fuel business
for all there is in it.
\ portion of the books ordeled for the
Metropolitan library have been received,
and the public is elsewhere notified that
the library is now open.
The excavation for the cistern on the
corner of Fifth street and Atlantic avenue
is about completed, and the huge tank
will be put in this week.
REPAIRS "A carpenters services are re.
quired on the bridge at the Glenwood
crossing of the Pomme de Terre river.
The approach planks are loose.
Some OF our young folks insist that it is
high time to re-organize the Quadrile
club, so as to nave ample time to conclude
the series of dances before lent.
A correspondent sent some rather pointed
and very sarcastic resolutions. for the con
sideration of the city papas. There is,
however, method in the madness
A brilliant pupil in local school de-
fined ''black as your hat" as darkness that
may be felt" This youth Was inmedi-
ately presented with hoothcelful medal
\ very interesting communication show
ing the growth and development of Han
cock, WAS received too late for insertion
in this weeks paper. 1t will appear in
next issue.
Mr.. E. IL. Noel, we understand, has dis
posed of his property in this village, and
win take up his residence at Graceville,
where he intends building and operating a
large hotel.
Our local sportsmen are having very ex
cellent success in securing large bags of
game. Geese, ducks and brant are the
principal games secured the chicken sea
son being about ended.
Morris ladies might again "do them
selves proud and turn an honest penny.
by having Il sociahle and oyster supper
next Wednesday evening, when both the
district convention and the teachers insti-
tute will be in session.
A man named Ed Boland was drowned
in Big Stone lake last Thursday. Boland,
with two others, attempted TO carry two,
year old bull across the lake in small
skitf, and when about half way the animal
became fractions and upset the boat.
When is that fire company to be rcorgan
lied? 1t is high time some steps were be
ing taken to either resurrect tile old or form
a new organization. If the officers of the
company will call meeting of the mem.
bers they can soon ascertain what had best
? be done.
Our marshals have recently rushed in
to houses. thinking murder or some other
crime was being committed, but have been
badly disappointed to find that all the
noise was caused by the frantic attempts
+ of some of orr citizens to put their stove
!; pipes in position.
! The excitement created by the bursting
of the Maine bubble has subsidized, and al.
. though there is now a broad gauge grin
on the average republican, yet they doubt.
less abstain from any demonstration of
hilarity out of sympathy for their demo
cratic brothers blasted hopes.
A rumor was circulated yesterday to the
effect that there we've two other threshing
machines burned during the past week
one in the vicinity Of Hancock and the
d other near Herman. We have made due
and diiigent inquiry, but have failed tc
CLEAN any further particulars
Wheat receipts are slowly increasing
J. but do not begin to average with the same
o month in last year. The prices are low
and not much prospects of an immediate
. raise. No. one is quoted at seventy-fou
and No. two at seventy-two cents Dat
are bringing thirty cents per bushel.
II II. SdSWCll, WHO &c
sides on the Pomme dc Terre river, soutl
of town about seven miles, has fine waite
power which he is making efforts to have
improved, but as he has not the capital t
prosecute the word an effort will be made
!, by some of the residents of that locality
to organize stock company and build
flour-mill.
4 Not long since, young lady found Ii
tie tiny mite of a red colored animal, an
not knowing what it was. she picked it u
carefully and tenderly, and with man
sympathetic remarks, such as ''poor it'll
pet" etc., carried it to her mother to ascel
tain If she knew just what it was He
mama when she saw it, screamed an
. jumped on the table, the daughter, astor
ished. dropped the "dainty little mite" an
mounted chair in great haste. After