Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-09-27
HIT OR HISS.

Good baking apples for sale al
Crosses at Soc peck.
R. Parrish & Bro, received a carload
of brick this week.
The new store is crowded most of the
time with customers buying goods.
Mr.. York, of Adams county, was a
social caller at this Office Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Lyon were visit
ors at the State fair in Milwaukee the
past week.
Mrs. w. T. Davis left Monday even
ing for Randolph, this state, to visit her
daughter.
Ellis Kroner has commenced to learn
the mysteries of the Photographic art
in J. O. Hebert's gallery.
Miss Mamie Welty, of Stevens Point,
was guest of Miss GeOrgina Arpin in
this city the past week.
For RENT.-Rooms furnished or
unfurnished in the Warren House.
For particulars enquire of Mrs. NJ. g.
Warren.
The ambitious, the covetous, the
superficial and the ill-designing are apt
to be bold and forward.-[Swift.
The German from Milwaukee that
purchased the McCamley farm came on
with his family Monday and took
possession of it.
For bargains in groceries, clothing
&C., call on Mr. Pretyman proprietor Of
the new store.
Miss Ella Parrish is home after long
absence visiting with relatives in Mich
igan. She has been poorly most of the
time while away.
Life does not count by years. Some
suffer a lifetime in day, and SO grow
old between the rising and the settiug
of the sun"
Miss Baker, of Michigan, spoke from
the NJ E. Pulpit last Wednesday even
ing her remarks being confined to
missionary work.
For RENT.-A house in the first ward
owned by Stephen Slattery. For
particulars apply of owner or at the
Grand Rapids House.
Rev. Loomis delivered an excellent
sermon on Courtesy" last Sunday eve
ming 1t is to be hoped that the young
people who heard it will profit thereby.
Three Russians were in this city
Monday from Milwaukee and purchased
of Mr.. John Arpin what is known as
his Germantown farm. The considera-
ton was 81 800.
A large warehouse for the storage of
dry lumber is in course of erection in
this city for Mr.. John Parrish. 1t is
located back of SIMPSONS residence.
Miss Grace Kirk, of GAINESVILLE, and
Miss Addie Mason, Of Nasonville, are
the new teachers in the Centralia corps
of teachers.
Mr. M. P. Kinney, of Sioux City,
Iowa, was a welcome caller at this Office
Monday. He reported his family all
well. He has been away for years.
VIM. Ziege, of the town of Grant, lost
a little girl of 8 years of age with
hemorage from the stomach. She was
taken sick and bled to death In few
hours.
There is no man at once either excel
lently good or extremely evil, but grows
either as he holds himself up in virtue
or lets himself slide to viciousness.-[Si
P. Sidney.
In conversation with DIR. Robinson
we learn that malarial fever and
dysentery is becoming quite prevalent
among the people in the country.
Messrs. Ned Canning and Carson
Mosher started Monday for Washington
Territory, where they will cast their lot
for weel or woe. May success attend
their efforts in the new west.
Mr.. John Patrick and Miss Chloa
Eaton were married week ago Sunday
by the Rev. A. L. P. Loomis. They
have gone to keeping house in the
Eaton residence lately purchased by
Mr.. Patrick.
The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the
Wisconsin Unitarian Conference will be
held in Milwaukee Oct. 4th, 9Th, & 9Th,
1888. A Cordial invitation is extended
to all the Friends of Liberal Religion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Zenier, Sr., left
Monday morning VIA Green Bay rail
road for Assoton, W. T., where they
expect to spend the winter with their
daughter Mrs. Emma Benedict. May
their visit be pleasant one is the wish
of their friends.
We understand that the Anti Wood
County Bridge men in Marshfeld and
Pittsville held mass meeting in the
former place last Friday evening to take
under advisement the nomination of a
local county ticket regardless of party
politics We did not learn the results
of their deliberations.
T. G. St. Amour has rented the double
brick store in Centralia of Mr. Pomain-
vile, who will fix it up for the reception
of the Fair Corner stock of goods. We
are sorry TO have brother st. Amour
feels obliged to leave us.