Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-08
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Vesper Chronicles.

Now it happened on the 28th day of
1.-THE same being the year of the deep
spow,7 that Chas. Farmer, who dWelleth
afar off, came into our city, and by gen
tlemanIy conduct and fair dealing, sold
A nice bill of goods unto II. Sherry & Co.
And it came to pass, on the 10Th day
of the second month, in the same year,
that all the women Of the city, includ-
ing not few residing out side thereof,
conspired together to Walk out. There
for with one accord did they array
themselves in fine linen and gorgeous
apparel and promenade the principle
streets of the city, stopping at IL. Sherry
& Co.'S Bazaar to examine, and price
their mammoth stock of ladies shoes,
fine laces, embroidaries, muslins, ging-
hams, prints and other articles too nu-
merous to mention.
And behold upon the day following
being the first day Of the third month,
of said year, there arose, and swept
over the land, mighty storm, shifting
upon the cheek alike, the just and the
unjust.
Then straightway did the wise men
who congregate upon the street corners
arise and cry, saying, there l told you
sol L knew it was going to storm! l never
kBeE it to fail to breed cyclone, or a
blizzard, when all the women got out.
Ip !,
in the mind of the chronicler, are these
charges against the fair DANES of our
land just? could they? or should they,
be held responsible for the fact, that
March came in like roaring ion-and
if SO? who will be held responsible,
should it 90 out like the ID?
Now it came to pass about this time
that Miss Ella Mullen took q journey
into the country, for the purpose of
visiting her former friend and neighbor
Mrs. Pat Starr, and while tarrying
there, she called upon other old time
friends and acquaintances, and behold
other ladies, also came visiting friends
and acquaintances among whom we no
ticed Mrs. f. NJ. Sterns and Mrs. N. Ill.
McRaith, and there was great rejoicing
throughout the city, and exceeding Joy
over the arrival of so many of the fair
daughters of the land
Now it happened that Eugene Bisbee
who was spending the winter under the
paternal roof, gladly accepted position
in the saw mill, recently vacated by one
named Hamilton, who resided in a far
off city called Oshkosh.
And it came to pass while the snow
lay heavy on the land, and the winter
waxed long, that one Bruce Kelly took
journey into a neighb0ring city, to
have three teeth extracted, hoping
thereby to reduce the price of beef.
And behold on the Sabbath day,
when men rested from their labors,
there came from the far east, a young
man of fair countenance and pleasing
address, named Fred Tibbitts, and
when it was noised about that Re had
come, there was great stir and COM
motion among the school children,
looking up their books, states, &C., and
the big girls crimped their hair and
rubbed their cheeks, that they might
look their best at school next morning.
1t furthermore becomes the pleasant
duty of the chronicler, to note the re-
turn to health of several of the denizens
of this burg. More particularly Mrs
w. II. Rozell and daughter Miss Bertha
who were afflicted with sore throat, and
the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. L. n
Carbono which was quite i'll from teeth
ing Also Mrs. c. III. Laxon and Mrs
Geo. Weatherby who were recently
under the doctors care.
Thus endeth the first chapter of th'
book of chronicles.