The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

An engine and four or five cars Of
/ freight train ran off the track near Nortl
Evanston on Sunday morning, delaying
the 1924 train about an hour and a half
The freight cars were badly smashed up
The ladies and friends of Asbur,
chapel, Bristol, will give 8 basket festiva
on the lawn of Mr.. A. Fl. Stevens nexI
Wednesday evening, July H. Ice cream
will be served. Supper also will be
served to those not desiring baskets
Everything will be done to make the
evening enjoyable. You are invited to
come and bring friend.
Don't forget the adjourned meeting OF
the Old Settlers Club at the office of D.
B. Benedict on Saturday, at l P. NJ.
We have been requested to suggest that
the old settlers make arrangements to
hold their annual picnic in the park In
this city this year. 1t is thought it
would be more largely attended if this
were done, as accommodations are better
here than in the country.
For months past there has been a
large, deep hole near the sidewalk at the
corner of West Main and Garden streets.
1t is near the switch, and we have been
informed that several brakemen on the
trains have tumbled into it while run
ming to open and close the switch.
Some one will get seriously injured some
day, and the city will be called on to
pay damages.
Mr.. J. M. Kellogg, of Bristol, has re-
Gently put hydraulic ram in the spring
at his ex-cheese factory, which forces
the.water LOO feet to his barns, thus
obviating all pumping to supply his
stock with water, summer and winter.
The water tank has an elevation of
about so feet above the spring. The
ram was furnished and placed by Mr..
John O'NeiI, of Kenosha.
A number of young men contemplate
a weeks fishing and sailing on
the Dutch Gap canal. They trust there
will be no funny { p tricks played upon
them, and that the fish will not be sup
piled with too much alcohol, in order to
keep them at the bottom of the canal.
They will pay literally for such refresh
ments as they need, but trust they will
not have any watered milk foisted upon
hem.
There was no public celebration of the
Fourth in this city. Our city fathers
lid not even vote the customary 800
or fireworks in the evening, and the dis |
plays of rockets. Roman candles, &C., at |
he park and other places were paid for |
oy private subscriptions. A large num-
Der of the Knights of Labor and other
citizens went to Racine to attend the |
celebration in that city, and several to |
Waukegan to see the races.
Last spring an intelligent lady in
Bristol sent to one of the large stores in
Chicago that advertise great bargains
or samples of black dress silks also to
our leading Kenosha dry goods houses.
After carefully examining them she
ound that the samples and prices she
eceived from one of the Kenosha
louses were better and cheaper than
he Chicago house. 1t is needless to
i'd that she purchased the silk in Keno
ha. Our Kenosha dry goods houses
will sell you goods as cheap as Chicago
lOuSes.
The clerks in the stores in this city
would be glad to have the stores closed
It 7:30 or s o'clock every evening, ex-
'ept Saturday, so that they could have
m hour or two for recreation. We
hink our merchants would not lose any
hing by closing their stores at halfpast
or 8 o'clock in the evening. If people
Knew that the stores would be closed at |
either hour they would make their pur-
,hases earlier in the evening. The peo-
,le themselves could help this move
nent by doing their shopping in the
Lftenoon. We hope to see our mer-
chants at least give this trial.
An adjourned meeting OF those in
avor of organizing a Young Mems
christian Association in this city was
leld in theGrant House parlors on Tues
lay evening. The committee appoint
ID at previous meeting to draft con-
titution reported through their chair
nan, E. L. Grant, a constitution, which,
Ifter some discussion, was adopted.
The question Of raising the necessary
unds to carry out the purpose of the
Association was considered, and COM
nittee appointed to ascertain to what /
extent the liberality of the people could
We relied upon for that object. The
meeting adjourned to meet at such time
IS the proper public notice may be given.
Mr.. Matthias Goergen, Jr., aged 81
years, died on Sunday morning, of in
of the bowels. Deceased was
J quiet, respectable young man, and was
by all who knew him. He
vas for years a blacksmith in the Balm
Wagon works, but was obliged to give
Up his situation there some time ago on
account of an injury, which was the re-
note cause of his death. He was a
of the hose companies, and the
,ngine houses have been draped in
all week, out Of respect to his
His funeral services were
leld at St. Georges church on Wednes-
lay morning, and were attended by the
members of the two hose companies
md many of our citizens.
For SALE-133 acres of land in the
own of Somers, adjoining the city on
he west, being the Ridge lot belonging
to the estate of the late Judge Volney
French. The lot contains thrifty
7oung orchard and grove of noble oaks,
overlooking the city and the lake, and
10 more eligible location can be found
n the vicinity for any one desiring an
elegant building spot, ample grounds,
md susceptible of easy improvement.
The property will be sold at q bargain,
md on easy terms of payment. Apply |
20 Leonard Lee, Or A. HI. French, in |
Masonic Block.
The Courier, last week, stated that we |
we're misinformed as to Mr.. John w. |
Hayes being assistant local editor of the |
Courier that we did him great injustice |
in charging him with the authorship of
the item referred to. and trusted we
would make our apology as public as our
charge. When we make mistake we
are glad to have it out pointed to us, and
are always only too glad to correct it.
But in this case we have made no mis-