Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-13
GENERAL NOTES.

SIX HUNDRED cOal-miners in the Mas
silIon district of Ohio are on a strike for
an advance of 10 cents per ton.
AT the Hartford meeting, John Splan
drove Rockefeller's CleOra and Indepen-
dence a quartcr-mile in 322 seconds
EDWARD STABLER died at Sandy
Springs, Maryland, in the house in
which he SwaS born in 1894. He has
been postmaster Of the town since 1880.
THE funeral of Judge Jere S. Black
was the largest ever held in York, and
was attended by many men Of distinc-
ton IN law and politics. General Han
cock and Chief Justice Mercer were
among the pall-bearers. .
HOWARD & DENICt, who undertook to
erect a capitol at Indianapolis, have
abandoned their contract claiming to
aave lost over $500, 900. Their sureities
hire citizens of Chicago, who will submit
new propositions to the state house COM
miSsiOnerS.
The brigade camp at Springfield, ILL.,,
was inspected by Governor Hamilton
and Captain Hampson, Of the 10th in
fantry, the latter having been sent by
General Hancock for the purpose.
THOMAS HUGHES, Of London, has az
rived in New York with a party of
friends, en- route to the colony he found
ed in Tennessee.
CHICAGO defeated Detroit in a ball
game by a score of 26 to g. This places
ship with 81 games won, Providence
and Cleveland being tied on 80.
AT the Charter Oak park, Hartford
John Splan drove ROchefellers span in
2:18, making the first half mile in GIL
seconds. John Murphy sent Frank
Work team around in 2:18, Jay-Eye-
See made a mile in 2:14I.
1t is announced from Newport that
Henry A. Herbert, q handsome member
of the British parliament, the owner of
the estate of MuckrOss and the Lakes of
Killarney, is engaged to Miss Rebecca
Williams, whose father is president of
of the Maryland senate and million
aire
THE Chicago ball club Tuesday de-
feated Detroit by - to /, and Buffalo
beat Cleveland by 8 to 3. Chicago, Bos-
ton, Cleveland, and Providence have now
won fOrty-nine games each, condition
of things never before known in the
closing month of the season, and one
which will arouse renewed interest in
the contest for the championship
JOHN JACOB AsTOR, of New York, is
United States minister to Italy, property
valued at the lowest estimate at $50. O00.-
900, subject to pension Of 800, 600 per
annum. The object is believed to be the
concealment Of the amount of the es-
tate.
THE Northern Pacific guests went
from Lake NIinnetOnka to st. Paul.
where a magnificent trade procession
was reviewed and drive around the
city was taken, the council having ap-
prOpriated $50 900 for the display. Mr..
Willard and his guests then proceeded
to Minneapolis, where President Arthrlr's
! special train was met. The chief bust
ness interests of the city united in a
monster procession, and the town was
decorated almost as gayly as st. Paul.
The event of the evening was a banquet
at Hotel Lafayette, Lake Minnetonka.
The story about the New Bedford
lady, whose husband severed his
great artillery" has caused the con-
tribution of these two items: A Boston
lady. who had sprained her foot, told
a sympathizer that she bandaged it in
hot pneumonia water. A druggist in
| Sandwich received the following note:
please give bearer 10 cts. worth of
barracks, 10 cts. worth of alkahaul.n
QUEEN VICTORIA visits ] ohm Browns
grave regularly each week, and
decorates it with flowers.