The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-08-11
COOPERSTOWN.

After silence that was not neglect
and an absence that was necessity: of.
ter leaving our native burg for month";,
without intermission, to undergo the
travail that we expected would bring
forth themes for other pens, we again re-
turn to note its progress and describe its
actions.
Miss Mary f. Hewitt closed the sum-
mer term Of school in Dist. No. 4, last
Friday.
Misses Annette and Mary Gleason, the
former of Manitowoc, the latter OF Chi
cago, paid short visit to friends here
one day last week.
a cheese factory and blacksmith shop
Are the latest additions to the Furnishing
little village Of Rosecrsns.
The good people of Greenstreet, who
have been practically estranged, for o
number of years, from the diocese to
which they belong, now begin to see
their star of hope grow brighter; for
clergyman is soon expected to redeem
them from their dissipation
Miss Mary Mach, late of Co. Glare.
Ireland, recently spent week visiting
relatives in this town. The numerous
denizens who hailed from near her native
home have had their memories refreshed
by accounts from the scenes of their ear
ly days; and their hearts have been made
glad by the encouraging account given
OF things in their old home which, it ap-
pears, contrast pleasantly with the
gloomy condition of most other parts of
Ireland.
The body of a new brick school house
has just been completed in Dist. No. 2.
The building is spacious in size, and the
outward finish displays the high artistic
skill of the architect. A meeting will be
held this week to determine what shall
be done toward procuring furniture for
the school.
John Mulquine, of Chicago, is at pres.
ent visiting friends and relatives here.
Coming back to the scenes of his school
boy days to meet the companions of his
youthful sports, he has not failed to re-
cognize that manhood and womanhood
do not incapacitate people from engaging
IN the social entertainments that he in
his younger days looked on with intense
delight. Accordingly, on last Saturday
night, he was the central figure around
which the crowd of invited guests gath.
cred to have good time until the gray
of morning heralded the near approach of
day, when all wished him good by Thank
ing him for the pleasant entertainment
and wished him unbounded success in
his future career.
Rye, barley and green peas are now
cut and gathered in awaiting the thresh-
ing period in order to prove their pro-
ductlveness. A large amount of other
grain will be harvested this week. The
heat of the past week has ush-
cred in the harvest sooner than was an
ticipated. Fields that one week ago
wore o look of verdant freshness are now
tinged with golden yellow aud the click
of the sickle tells that all will soon be |
bare. The wheat crop is excellent
Danger was unprecedented from the chinch
bug; but the pestiferious little creature
delayed making his assault until the
grain began to ripen, so that but little
damage was done by him, and he now
retires wonderfully chagrined at his tar
diness and impotency.
Rev. Father Rosselschwitz, pastor Of |
St. James church, Cooperstown, has left /.
his parish and gone on o three months |
visit to his native country, Germany.
He is young man Of great energy, sim
cere devotion and intelligent principle. |
He came here six years ago unable to
speak word of English; but by dint of
hard and earnest study he soon acquired |
such a mastery ever the language, as en-
abied him not only to converse and read
but to speak forcibly and
During his last year in Ger
many the prison doors yawned before
the clerical members Of his faith, and he
enjoyed no immunity from Bisnarck's
iron rule; for he was immured until he
promised to betake himself to foreign
land. He chose America as his asylum
of refuge. He now returns hoping to
find intolerance less exacting and the de-
votion OF his clerical friends heightened
rather than depressed by the discipline
of tyranny.