The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-30
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Summer now. The days are short.
ening. Thursday and Friday of last
week the first really hot days of the
season. Thermometer ninety to ninety
two degrees for hours.
Saturday brought a welcome rain, ac-
companied by thunder and lightning.
The warm weather has given new
life, as it were, to crops of all kinds
Corn especially has been benefited, and
is of good color and growing fast at
present.
Pastures are renewed and look quite
green, unless overstocked. Grass fol
hay is coming on apace.
The man who was afraid if he began
haying as usual, after the Fourth, he
would have to use a fine-tooth comb.
has hopes now of being able to use his
horse rake to gather the crop.
The apple crop is promising at pres.
ent; cherries, medium; pears, full
crop. Strawberries are ripening now
crops, on the whole, good; old beds
winter killed in places. Currants
raspberries, gooseberries and black.
berries give promise of full crop.
Next week Tuesday is the Fourth OF
July. Among the celebrations is one
of the Sunday school children in Levi
Fink'S grove.
The school in the Ozanne district
Miss Sarah r. Devlin teacher, closed q
successful year and term on Friday
last. On that day, in the afternoon, the
scholars enjoyed picnic in the Ozanne
brothers grove. The teacher, contrary
to the wishes of many of the parents
insisted on furnishing the refresh.
ments, which she did to show her APP
probation of the goodwill of the
scholars and their diligence in studies
during the term.
The assessor having completed the
round of the town and found out the
richness !? poverty of the inhabitants
the board of equalizers are holding
sessions at the Town Hall to equalizt
the same, as best they may, according
to law.
j. W. Rhodes was seen in company
with wool buyer last week making
calls on the wool men. Thirty-thref
cents, it is said, was the highest offel
made. No sales heard of. Farmers
hope to get little more, and are in no
hurry to sell at present prices.
Everett johnson has sold his house
formerly his fathers, including 2L
acres of land, to John Fink, for one
thousand dollars. Possession to b.
given in November. 1t is reported hi.
father and mother are to occupy it fol-
a residence.
Hughes Bros. John and George
having procured some carloads O
lime stone from the Rapids, are nov
building their cellars, sc.
Joe Bradley is boring a well fo
George Hughes.
| John Petrie's cellar is nearly built
as also underpinning for house.
| w. J. Rhodes barn is rrominen
object on the prairie now nearly com
| pleted, and would have been ere thi
but for the builders injury, B. F. Yule
who is reported nearly well.
| A Mr.. Furman preached at th
Methodist church last Sunday in plac
of Rev. Norris, who was suffering from
a cold.
One week from next Sunday is quar-
terly meeting day at the above church
Preaching at PA p. M. by Elder Col
man.
Rev. Parsons, of Bristol, accompa
MED by Rev. Norris, went to Mrs
Blodgett's last week to perform mar
rage ceremony.
| Mrs. Jas. III. Fink took the train on
day last week for Wadsworth, going t
visit her brother, Mr.. Leonard, at Nil
burn.
| The few that SOW buckwheat wer
sowing last week and this.
/ FL. Crane, the Franksville butcher
has started on his weekly round, mucl
to the relief of his patrons, furnishin
good meat at reasonable prices.