Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-30
PERSONAL MENTION.
8. B. Brundage is in Madison.

Robt. Conner transacted business in
this city on Tuesday.
e. B. Rossier and son Edmond will
leave for Switzerland Monday the Sd.
F. d. Chamberlain, of Stevens
Point, made this Office a pleasant call
on Wednesday.
Mrs. T. J. Cooper and Miss Lizzie
Douglas are visiting relatives in Sank
county.
Mr.. D. r. Coon made this Office a
short visit Tuesday. His presence In
the city was occasioned by civil law
suit before Justice Woodwork.
Dennis Bishop has re-engaged his
services as clerk and druggist to Mr..
G. H. Slocum and will begin business
the first of August.
Miss Ida Carman returned from the
village of Amherst, Monday. She
visited friends and picniced at Lake
chilly willie GHere.
Mr.. r. G. Worthington continues
doing a nice business in the drug and
grocery line. He returned recently
from visit in Dakota where he has
acquired some farm property.
Judge Webb has returned from his
special term of court work at Wausau
and is spending the week in this city.
The Judge manages to maintain his
characteristic smile Notwithstanding his
arduous labors.
Messrs. Dan Arpin and Severe
Boron have feet of "a pieces which
passed this port Tuesday, for st.
Louis, and II more at the mill will
leave the last of this week. The boys
sold at good figures on contract.
Messrs. Parrish Bros are taking
advantage of the present rise in the
river and have started a feet Of 80
pieces from Mill Creek this week. It's
destination is not yet known.
The item, in the last REPORTER,
stating that Mr.. lunt would remove
to Maine was given on good authority
and was not, as claimed in the Tri-
bune, without foundation. However,
it makes but little difference to the
people whether he goes or not.
Mr.. Luke D. Garvin has severed
his conn ections with the Centralia
railroad Office The Western Union
Telegraph business is now in the
hands of John G. Love. Mr.. j. G..
Howell succeeds Mr.. Garvin.
Camilla Urso at Writer'S Hall Fri
day evening. She is receiving crowded
and enthusiastic houses wherever she
appears. Do not fail to attend. Re-
gular admission only SOC. Reserved
seats 75c.
E. X. Heller, Sank city merchant
and lumberman and wife, were guests
at John Arpin's the fore part of this
week. Mr. Heller made trip up the
line Monday and then they returned
home Thursday event ng.
Mr.. JOS Dugas who is clerk at
for Messrs. Arpin &
Sherry spent couple of days in this
city the first of the week. He is max
ing good man for them and their
business is improving.
Mr.. O. s. Peston, who resides be-
yond Clark & Scott's mill, in the town
of Rudolph, has been sick sixteen
months caused by an injury to the
ankle while chopping. DR.. Robinson
performed an operation on him last
week cutting down and removing the
dead bone and tissue of the injured
ankle. We hear the patient is doing
we'll.
Tuesday this Office received an in
teresting letter from Mr.. A. Knapp,
Knappa. Oregon, who formerly resided
in this city. He is postmaster at the
above named place and says he still
sails under the present administration.
Mr.. Knapp is one among the many
good men in this country and is conse-
quently happy.
Thomas Wakefield who has been in
the employ of Mr.. c. H. Slocum the
past year in his drug store, severed
his connection with Mr.. S. and returned
to his home at Kilbourn. Mr.. Wake
field was a popular Sabbath School
teacher in connection with the Cong.
Church Society and an exemplary
young man. Dennis Bishop takes his
place in the store.
Mr.. E. G. Sennett is in the city
ready to do all kinds of painting.
granting, calcimining and paper-hang-
ing. If you need any work in his
line call on him, or leave your order at
T. J. Woods drug store, in Grand
Rapids, or Jones & Nash hardware
store. Centralia. IF