The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-12-06
Mr.. Ed. Bishop had his arm broken on

The engagement of Ramage & Free
Iman's Standard Theatre Co., at the Opera
House closed last Saturday evening under
very hatering circumstances. Crowded
houses attended the performances every
night. The Company is good and merited
the generous patronage they received.
Mr.. Edmund Galauner, of New York
was married to Miss Carrie Wright, No.
III b. South ST., Kenosha, Dec. LIST. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. J.
Hartley and was witnessed by few of the
intimate friends of the contracting parties.
! After partaking of an elegant repast they
departed for their home in the east with the
! good wishes Of all present.
Next Thursday evening, Dec. 18th,
Judge Van Wyck will give the second en-
tertainment in the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms, which will consist of
stereoptican views in Southern France,
Marseilles, Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Naples,
Vesuvits and Pompeii, interspersed with
music and recitation Admission 10 cents.
Members free.
Last Sunday about o'clock flames
were seen issuing from Mr. Mic Plrsch's
barn. Mr.. Fred. Gottfredson was the first
to see the hamesS and he drove rapidly to
Chet Wattle's barn and turned on the alarm
The fire department reached the
ground promptly, but expert
enced some difficulty in get
ting water, which delayed the work of quel-
ling the flames. In the meantime the fire
had communicated itself to Mr.. Dan Heads
barn just across the alley The mows of
both barns were filled with hay, which bur
ned very rapidly and made an intense heat.
The cow was removed from Mr.. Pirsch's
barn after being severely burned. The
horses and carriages were removed in safety
from Mr.. Heads barn but about hundred
bushels of oats, cutter, and brussels car
pet belonging to Mrs. Mary Head were bur-
ned in the barn. Everything about the
barns was dry and burned readily. The
heat was SO intense that it was difficult to
get near enough to do effective
work. For time it seemed
as though Mr.. Heads residence
and others in the neighborhood were DOOM
ed, ana it was only by the most heroic work
that they were saved One of the best work
ers at the fire was a tramp who had
been begging around town last week
The loss on Mr.. Pirsch's barn and contents
was about $500, and probably no insurance.
When the reporter called on him he was
not certain whether he had any insurance
on it or not. The loss on Mr.. Heads barn
and contents was about 81 1000 Insured for
$3.50. The cause of the fire is not really
known, but it is thought that come one
passing through the alley had thrown a
lighted match into tuft Of hay that pro-
truded through an aperture in Mr.. Pirsch's
barn. Mr. Pirsch had been in the barn
about ten minutes before the fire broke out
and saw no one there nor any indications of
lire. The alarm for the fire was not very
general. Many people living in the imme-
diate neighborhood knew nothing of the fire
until after it wos all over.
dramatic entertainments by home tai
ent were formerly a source of much enjoy
ment to the people of Kenosha, and there
would seem to be no good reason why they
should not continue to be desirable. But of
late years the popularity of such entertain
ments seems to have waned and gone into
desuetude as it were. The entertainment
given in Kimball Hall Tuesday evening for
the benefit of St. Matthews church was a
pleasing revival Of this form of local effort.
Unnder the direction of Miss Bond, four
young ladies and the same number of Young
gentlemen presented the pleasing drama,
IAN Unequal Match" to a large audience
of the best people of Kenosha. The parts
were we'll taken and played with credit to
each of the performers. Mrs Thompson
took the part of the uneducated rustic girl
charmingly and afterward blossomed into
the intellectual belle very naturally and
correctly. She had the hardest part to
play and played it very creditably. Billy
Howe played the cultured lover very COM
fortably, and his treatment of his meek lit
tie wife was as impatient as the most ex-
acting could wish. Mr.. Marden makes
fully as good Farmer Baxter" as he does
a reporter His excellence In either capac-
ity is inquest oned Miss McHenry as
Kate Henderson, Miss Bacot as Mrs. Hen
derson, and Miss Rogers as Grace Gilbert
all played their paris we'll. Miss Bacot and
Miss McHenro seemed specially adapted for
their par,s. Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Lance
seemed quite at nome in their parts and
played them with ease and effect The
parts were we'll distributed and well played
all around. The whole enterprise was
credit to its projectors as we'll as to those
who carried it ont. 1t was certainly great
Succass financially IT is tn he hOnad that