The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-08

/ Mrs. Bowen and Miss McAfee, of Con
cord, n. H., have been spending the past
week with the family of Mr.. VIM. COTE.
These ladies are teachers at Concord and
have been attending the Convention OF
the National Teachers Association at
Madison.
Fabian Herbst, who swindled G.. S.
Harris, of this city, out of $50 ona bogus
draft, about three months ago, was found
dead in public park at st. Louis three
weeks ago. Death caused by alcoholism.
His remains were sent to his friends in
Milwaukee for burial.
The excursion to Twin Lakes on Sum
day by the Royal Arcanum was well
patronized, considering the threatening
aspect of the weather in the morning.
All who went say they had very pleas
ant time, and express themselves as
much pleased with the way they were
treated by Capt Ackermann.
The most deadly foe to all malarial
disease is Ayers Ague Cure, a combina-
ton of vegetable ingredients only, Of
which the most valuable is used in no
other known preparation This remedy
is an absolute and certain specific, and
succeeds when all others Will fail A
cure is warranted.
George B. Porter, aged II years, 10
months and 10 days, only son of Mr..
Benjamin f. Porter, of South Chicago,
but recently Of Waukegan, was drown
ed in Lake Michigan, near Hyde Park,
on the 26th ult, by the yacht he was
sailing in being struck by a sudden
squall.
The St. Michael's Young Mems Soci-
ETY. have opened a public library in St.
Georges Hall on the North Side, where
books may be obtained on Wednesday
evenings from to o'clock, and on |
Sunday afternoons from 100 to O'Clock, |
on payment off cents, for which books
will be allowed to be kept out two weeks.
"HUB' COUGH CURE, 25 cents. Pre-
scription of a Boston physician, dispens-
ed years by Boston druggist. ONE
DOSE will cure any ordinary cough. It |
acts almost magically Ask F. Robin
son for % cent bottle of HUB" Cough
CURE. Warranted.
A man named Evans, while painting
for Mr.. Albert Corris, of Russell, fell |
rom the building to the ground. dis
lance Of twenty feet, causing a COM
pound fracture of one of his lower limbs.
He was otherwise badly injured, and for
| time his life was despaired of, but he
$ now on the gain and will probably |
A grand concert Of vocal and instru-
mental music will be given at the Meth
0dist church on Tuesday evening, Aug.
2, by the Alpine Quartette Climb, of Ra-
,ine, for the benefit of the organ fund.
Mr. 0. F. Winship, tenor; Miss Florence
spencer, soprano; Mrs. M J. T. Win
ship, contralto, and Mr.. J. G. Mitchell, i
'asso. This will be rare musical treat, s
nd all should turn out and fill the
hurch. 1
Shortly before 9 o'clock on Wednes-
lay morning fire was discovered in the
ear Of the City Hall on Market Square.
IN alarm was at once sounded and the
ire brigade quickly responded, and, !
With the assistance of two streams from
he Balm Wagon Company's works and ,
he hydrants, succeeded in combining the
lanes to the back part of the building, r
which was considerably damaged. The I
ecords and everything of value were t
ocked up in the safe and escaped unin-
red. The loss is fully covered by in f
urance. The fire is supposed to have ,
originated from lighted cigar being
brown on the floor at meeting of the +,
iremen in the room where it originated /
N Tuesday night. Owing to the heavy {
and the absence of any J
reeze, it was some time before the s
teamer could be got to work. Had I
here been high wind and the fire got I
lnder good Roadway, we would have j
zen called upon to record very disas- T
rous conhagration, as the City Hall is ]
with very infammable ma
erial belonging to the Balm Wagon Com /
any. Some of our citizens are in favor
f abandoning the old building, and
recting new new one in central To-
atty. The upper floor could be made
nto a public hall, which could be rented
Or entertainments, balls, ETC., from
hitch the city could derive revenue,
nd the ground floor could be arranged Il
Or an engine house and city offices. 4