Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-02-03

has been secured, work will be begun
forthwith.
Vesper News.
We noticed Jere Witter out this
way looking after his logging interests
last Saturday.
John Whorton, of the firm of
Whorton Bros. spent couple of days
with US last week.
J. McCarey was called to Appleton,
last Thursday, by sickness in his FAM
lily. Jas. Gibson drives the blacks in
his absence.
Mr. Buxton's house took fire in the
roof last Tuesday. A few pals of
water properly applied soon quenched
it.
Notwithstanding the extreme cold
weather of last week logging opera
tons continued as brisk as ever. On
Tuesday there were banked at the
mill SIS, $40 feet in 46 loads. In one
day J. Early put in II, 1872 feet in four
loads.
On Thursday, H. Stein. in coming
to the landing with load of logs and
not turning quick enough had his
horses pushed by the load over the
bank, and down among the logs fully
six feet 1t is surprise to every one
that his horses were not killed, al
though they came GU. with scarcely a
scratch.
We noticed George Voyer, Jr. down
from the West Branch camp the other
day with an immense growth of beard
George says he has found just the
place to cultivate a moustache. If
some more of the young men around
town would follow his example they
would find it better than the applica-
ton of so much "cream."
SCRIBBLER.
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Obituary.
DIED.-In Grand Rapids, Wis, after an ILL
ness of about two weeks, Huldah Bronson,
in the seth year of her age.
She was boon in Berlin, Conn.,,
March 9Th, 1892, and was united with
John Bronson in marriage in 1911.
She united with the Congregational
church in 1912, and at the time of her
death was one of the oldest church
members in the State, repre- senting a
membership of more than sixty eight
years. She was the mother Of five
children,-three sons and two daugh-
ters. One son--the eldest of the
children-and the daughters died a
good many years ago. She. with her
husband, emigrated to this country
several years since, and located at
Winneconne, WIS, where her husband
died about seven years since. Some
two or three years since she went with
her son, r. P. Bronson, to Marshfeld,
Wis, and from there to Grand Rapids
with her son. only few weeks since,
where she died Jan. II, 1881. Her
son. however, brought her here for in
terment, and she now lies by her
husband.
After locating at Winneconne, for
sake che united with the
Presbyterian church of this place, and
became one..of its brightest ornaments.
Some years before her death, she re-
quested the writer Of this notice to
preach her funeral sermon from the
following text: Thou hast dealt
we'll with thy servant, o Lord, accord
ing to thy word" Psalms, 119, 65.
Her life was almost an exact counter
part Of this language. She was a
woman of much more than ordinary
ability, and made the Christian religion
the central though Of life. Hers was
a rugged, or ssalwart faith, like unto
that of Abraham of old which gave
her that positive, yet loving spirit,
which so wonderfully characterized her
life. TO so much native and acquired
ability, aud to such faith, was added
the grace of humility; she was as
humble and trustful as a child. This
gave her a wonderful moulding infu-
ence for good While she was member
Of the Presbyterian church, she was SO
catholic in spirit that sherose above sect
and her great love for souls. ignored
lines and the worked
alone for the glory of God and the
good of humanity. "She rests from
her labors.
She leaves two sons, r. P. Bronson
Of Grand Rapids, Wis, and }. {,
Bronson of Winneconne, Wis, besides
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