Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25

on his new residence.
The brick work on the Witter
Hotel is completed.
Edward & Co.'S. logs are being
driven over the rapids this week.
No serious damage was done to the
railroad bridge by the late fire.
Are you attending the temperance
meetings? It not, why not?
Chas. NJ. Webb has gone up the
line for brief period Of time.
Nate Compton has taken the job Of
painting the pulp mill property.
Mrs. Phillips is having all the work
she can do and employs several hands,
Mrs. Reardon's dress making rooms
are pleasantly located on high street.
The Commercial Hotel in Centralia,
has received new blinds the past week.
Mark Pratt has added a new avn.
ing to his building on water street.
Rev. Ferris, of Green Bay, occupied
the pulpit of the Cong. Church both
morning and evening Sunday last.
Five men are kept on the jump, sci
ling goods, at the general store Q.
Messrs Spaford & Cole.
County Superintendent Lynch
keeps on the go continually, visiting
and overseeing district schools.
Mrs. K. K. Kline and Mrs. Cook
of Remington, were visiting among
friends, the past week, in this city.
Mrs. F. L. Tibbitts has gone tt
Appleton, where she will spend two
weeks among friends.
Hyde & Company expect to put il
a paper mill in addition to their pull
mandatory some time this fall.
Mitchell Sweeney and wife, of Mer
rill, are visiting relatives and friends
in this city.
A sprinkling of snow Monday morn
ing was the state of the weather il
this city.
E. B. Brown, of Appleton, is th'
popular book-keeper of the firm o
Hyde & Co., located in the Rablir
Store.
CoMING:--The Royce Swiss Bel
Ringers and Concert Company vii
soon visit this city. The exact date i
not yet known.
Jack Frost was an unwelcome visi
tor Monday night. How much dam
age was done still remains question
Prof. Vennor does hit it occasionally.
| Mr.. Harry Howe of Merrill, Will
down to this city the past week receiv
ed the job of painting the Witter He
tel.
The Bennett estate in New Y ork wa
sold Tuesday, James Gordon bidding
in the property for $1,361,O 900. TIL
Herald building was put in at $3.50,
900.
NJ. j. McRaith has engaged tn
services of still another tailor and
doing a wonderful amount of work thi
season. Don't take our word for
but 60 and sec for yourself.
Major Cole has gone below to max
a purchase of new machinery for til
paper and pulp mill. He departe
Tuesday evening and will retnrn TIL
week.
This office was greeted on Monda
last with the company of E. "
Fields. of Vesper, and W. Bisbee, I
Wausau. Both reported bushes
good and prospects better.
Several capitalists are skirmishin
about Centralia trying to purchase tt
Bensley water power. A stock con
pany will soon be organized fer tt
purpose OF buying and improving tn
idle property.
There will be ice cream, cake, len
onade etc. served at Mr.. John Arpil
hall May 30th. decoration Day
The proceeds to be appropriated fl
improvements being made on the n
| Z. Parsonage in Grand Rapids.
| Napoleon Menier, who has been
the Northwestern Business COLES
at Oshkosh, for the past six month
returned home on Saturday last wit
the best recommend possible fro
: Prof. W. W. Daggett. He expects
take charge of set of books in tt
near future.
0. H. Bronson, of Minneapoli
Mimi, was in this city the past wee
visiting friends and relatives. He
in the employ of Leonard, Thompso
& Bates, manufacturers of awning