The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-11-03
SALEM.

Pleasant, like summer, after the
thunder shower on Monday night.
George Bailey and wife arrived from
Chicago on Saturday to attend the
wedding on Monday evening.
The Rev. Gotten and wife are the
guests of Mrs. HOLSTER.
The Misses Ruth and Chloe Munson,
and Frank and DR.. Albert Munson start
for Florida about the middle of No
vember to spend the winter.
Mr.. j. Rhodes and wife and two
daughters. of Brighton, visited at W. V.
Cults on Sunday and attended the M.
E. church.
Mrs. Gordon. wife of Rev. John
Gordon, Of Buffalo, and Charlie Irwin
and wife, of Crystal Lake, visited their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cogs-
well, from Wednesday to Saturday.
Mrs. o. z. Barber, Of Chicago is Wis
iting in the family of Mrs. Geo. Wicks.
Some of our young folks who enjoy
ed the dancing party in Wilmot on
Wednesday night say it was a great
success. Wilson's Band furnished the
music and sixty couple attended.
The Pound Sociable in the M. E.
church on Monday evening didn't pan
out we'll, owing to the storm. But
nothing daunted, the good people will
try to bring their pounds and make the
minister and his family glad some
other time.
The Ladies' Aid Society met in the
M. E. Church on Thursday, and good
ly number of the brethren lent their
services in the constructing of stems
up steep bank along the railroad to
make it more accessible to church. II
is safe to say they are good steps in
the right direction.
Mrs: PAMELA Carpenter, after long
suffering with a cancer, died on the
goth ult., at her home in Alto, aged 81
years. Rev. G. A. Stockwell. of Lamar
tine, Wis, who spent several of his
Doyhood years in Kenosha, officiated at
the funeral. Mrs. Carpenter and her
husband, Samuel A. Carpenter. who
died number of years ago, were earlv
settlers of this town, and moved to
Alto, Fond du Lac county, in 1S46.
A party from Kenosha, eouipped with
boats and other appurtenances for a
good duck hunt, hied themselves to
Silver Lake Thursday of last week. The
day was replete with adventure. hair.
breadth escapes, and liked to have cost
Kenosha County her Sheriff. It an
pears that Sheriff Blackman separated
from the others alone in a boat. and in
shooting at some ducks his gun kicked
and resulted in capsizing of the boat,
He managed to hang to the boat and
followed for help a long time before
his cries were recognized as coming
from one in distress. Men then
fastened to his rescue and took him to
the house of Mr.. Flemming. He lost a
$4O borrowed gun and his overcoat in
the bottom of the lake. John Chris
man, one of the party, likewise
mourns the loss of his gun, which
has gone to the same place.
On Monday, Oct 80, d. C. Stewart
shipped from Burlington to Kansas
1000 sheep.
Mr.. Keenan,, one of the supervisors
OF the town, and Mr.. Ballad, one of
the contractors, were to Fox River
Station to-day (Tuesday), inspecting
two carloads of lumber designed for
the construction of bridge across
Fox River, TO replace the old Bullen's
bridge; said bridge is to be completed
on or before the 1st of January.
Gernesey Van VIE got up a surprise
party for Miss Luanah Palmatier on
tuesday night, Oct. 81, and upwards
OF thirty were present.