The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-06-13
SOMERS.

Hot last Sunday. Thermometer in
the nineties.
For five weeks we have had only an
| occasional shower, and for half that
time. the earth being dry, its effects
were scarcely perceptible. so that
vegetation was slow, especially grass,
and many pastures bare, or nearly so,
when in the early hours of Monday a
heavy rain set in; enough to thorough
ly saturate the earth.
The early planted corn looks we'll !;
some of the last planted awaited rain
before terminating. The last freeze
cut some down to the ground in many
places, but not so as to kill it. Some
complaint is heard of damage by mice,
worms, birds and poor seed requiring
replanting.
The timely rain will make a great
difference in the hay crop. There is at
present fair show for good crops.
The last freeze injured grape vines
in places, also strawberry blossoms in
many localities. Oats, barley and flax
were cut down in places, but not en-
ough to damage the crop much, if any.
The cherry crop promises to be
larger than for years past, some trees
being quite loaded. Apples that bios
Somed have set more fruit than the
past two seasons, but it IS too early as
yet to determine what the crop will be.
The currant and gooseberry worm
is at work. Some bushes In places
are entirely bare of leaves. Ashes.
air Stacked lime and white helle-
bore in powder busted on the
bushes, or the latter in solution APP
piled by a watering pot, are said to be
the most effective remedies. Hand
picking is the Surest, but slow process
when they have made much Roadway.
John Spence's neighbors turned out
last week and almost before he was
aware of it the lumber for his barn,
which was in cars at the station. was
near the site of the Darn ready for the
builders.
Some powder was burned at the
station and elsewhere. judging by the
noise, on receipt of Blaine's nominal
ton. Republicans in this locality are
we'll pleased with the nominations.
This difference is nOted-no one has to
ask who is Hayes or Garfield, as it was
when they were nominated; every
body knows Blaine, if not Logan.
The railroad pile driver has been
busy the past week driving piles in the
bridges north of the station. The road
through SomerS is now ballasted with
broken stone. and walking on the track
is hard on shoe leather and tiresome to
limb, so when practicable the walking
is done off The track.
Qnise a rush Of hay at the station of
late. Some had to wait all day to get
unloaded last week.
Sheep washing seems to have taken
setback. A few have washed !;
many are shearing without washing.
The prospect seems good for low prices,
so say buyers.
The carpenters are through for the
present at Ned Ozanne's.
Considerable road work has been
done in many Of the districts, for viii ch
the travelling public are thankful to
the P. NJ. Work done before ha rvest
counts for so much more as rule than
after.
Sunday was "Children's day" at tn G
Methodist church. The church was
filled to overlooking, and the exer cises
were success. A committee of ladies
tastefully decorated the church on Sat
urday. By inadvertence the wrong
day was mentioned in this correspond
ence.
Miss Hattie Spence, on account OF
temporary illness, was detained al
home last week, being unable to take
her place in school.
DR.. J. T. Ozanne, of Horizon, came
to his fathers to see the folks on the
evening train, returning on the morn
ing from the junction, one day last
week.