The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-26
SOMERS.

Wintry. The lowest thermometer
SO far, IS degrees below.
Tax time has come round again. It
never fails. Crops fail, prices may be
low, the owner of property dies. and
no end OF contingencies, but the de-
mand of the tax .gatherer must be met
with the cash, or the property, If any
there be to levy on, will be sold to sat
isfy the debt.
The completion of the Washington
monument calls to mind that there
are living in Somers few citizens who
paid their dollar towards its erection
at the Presidential election of 184S.
Another interment in lakewood Gem.
etery-that of En0s Bush, formerly of
this town. who died after two days'
illness in Racine week before last.
The numerous friends of L. Cook
and family gave them a genuine sur
prise. Headed by the band, they march
ed to the dwelling and spent a pleasant
evening. 1t is understood that the
family leave this week for their new
nome. Many regret their departure.
Mrs. A. G. Ozanne has returned
home from a visit to relatives and
friends at Rockford, Hampshire, and
Chicago, Ill.
The Presbyterian society have an
entertainment at the church on Friday
evening Of this week.
The Methodist Society oyster supper
for the benefit of the pastor is to be
held at Bishops Hall on Friday even
Ing, the I'd day of January next. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
and, as usual, square meal and a
good time may be relied on.
A sidewalk has been laid in part at
the station, the cold weather putting
q stop to its extension for the present.
Our village is bound to go ahead. The
prospect is fair for the erection of the
Methodist parsonage next season
When built it will be quite an addi-
tion.
Rumor says we are to have butcher
shop at the village, John G. Mitchell
to run it.
The band oyster supper came off
last week, and was a success. The
evening was cold, but fortunately not
as cold as it would have been one day
later.
Most of the schools have a two
weeks vacation, but some only one
week.
After long period of suffering, oul
townsman, Mr.. c. Bluck. died last week,
and was buried in the family lot in
Paris. Owing to severe weather, some
neighbors were not aware of his d..
cease unNl after the funeral, so they
did not attend.
A rumor came to the Station that
Mr.. George DeGaris or his brother
Charles was instantly killed at the R.
| K. crossing near Slauson's on FRIDAY
last. Further information showed
that it was Walter, son of Charles, of
Mt. Pleasant. It appears that, in
company with a brother, on their re.
turn from Racine with team, wagon
and hay-rack, the brother was driving
and he seated near the hind end of tine
wagon, saw the train and Jumped tc
avoid it, but instead landed on the
track, was caught by the enginb and
instantly killed, The result was due
to negligence in not looking oat for
the train, as it being an outgoing
train could be seen some distance be.
fore the crossing was reached. The
weather being intensely cold had no
doubt something to do with it. The
other brother and team were uniniur-
ed, but the wagon was damaged. The
engineer said if he had remained on
the wagon he did not think he would
have been killed. It was proved al
the inquest that the whistle was
| blown.
A deer that had been seen in the
woods was finally killed by Frank
Gibson. A fox who has been seen
several times on the premises of Jas.
H. Fink and been hunted for several
mes is still at large.
A large flock of wild geese were
seen going North week ago Saturday