Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-08
PERSONALS.

very severe illness.
Ella Heron, of Rudolph, is visiting
at the home of her brothers.
Miss Gertie Shaw left Monday even
ing for visit with friends in Mauston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wigman are rejoicing
over the arrival of 10 Id boy Saturday
August 3rd.
There will be services morning and
evening at the Cong'l Church next
Sabbath August 11th.
Miss Mary Dougherty has been enga-
ged to teach department in the
Stevens Point high school.
Miss Mary Ruleau has returned to
her home in Merrill, after an absence
of nearly year.
Miss Ella Grosskoph, of Horizon, has
been visiting at the home of John Snib-
ley the past week.
The next meeting of the w. C. I. U.
will be with Mrs. James Miller next
Thursday Aug 10Th at 2:30.
Mrs. Lou Davis, Of Necedah, spent
the Sabbath in this city with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Crosse.
Rev. J. D. Cole, of Appleton, will
preach on Sabbath evening. Quarterly
conference will be at o clock on Mon
day morning.
Miss Minnie Brown, a typo in the
Centralia Enterprise office, is enjoying
her summer vacation with friends at
Stevens Point.
Mrs. Peter Swenson and baby, from
Port Edwards, were welcome callers at
this office Monday. She renewed her
subscription for the REPORTER.
Rev. E. S. McChesney, pastor of the
M. E. Church of Stevens Point, with
wife and daughter visited at the NJ E.
Parsonage on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Quarterly meeting services at the NJ.
f. Church on Sabbath morning next by
the pastor. Sacrament at the close of
morning service.
Miss Emma Bellows, of Pittsville, is
visiting with friends in this city. She
has been rendered the position of
teacher Of the intermediate department
in the Pittsville school.
The w. c. 7. U. services under the
supervision of Miss Gertrude Tyler
held its monthly meeting last Sunday
evening, every rendition was excellent
and the chancel decorations beautiful.
Mr.. NJ. c. Bradley, representing the
Madison Democrat Printing Company,
was a caller at this f4ice on Saturday.
We found him very social gentleman.
Ed. c. Gottry, editor and publisher
of the Pine County Pioneer, Pine City,
MINI. and former resident of Stevens
Point was welcome caller at the
REPORTER office Tuesday
Mr.. L. J. Mangold, Wood County's
gentlemanly treasurer, has returned
from Milwaukee where he has been
under treatment. We are glad to note
that he is much better and on the road
to health.
Thomas Mullen and Nels Noel have
been in Tomah the past week playing
ball. Their assistance to the Tomah
nine helped them clean out the Sparta
Mauston and other clubs. Our boys
play ball.
We received a good letter from Mr.
John Hall, an inmate of the Soldiers
Home, at Milwaukee, but who was
formerly a resident of these parts. He
used to drive stage between Grand
Rapids and New Lisbon and viii be
remembered by most of the old settlers
Married, at the home of the brides
father July 29th 1889, by Rev. Bitner,
Miss Sue Smiley, of Grand Rapids, to
Mr.. Robert Grosskoph, of Merrill They
left on the evening train for Horizon,
Milwaukee and thence to Appleton
They will return to Merrill and make it
their home
Portage State Register:-J. J. Bois, of
Rantoul, Ill.,, Mrs. NJ. c. Woodwork, of
Grand Rapids, Mrs. John w. Palmer,
of Poynette, and o. P. Conklin, of
Appleton, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l.. Porter. The three first
named are brother and sisters of Mrs
Porter, and the latter named gentle
man is cousin, the occasion being a
sort of family reunion.
Stevens Point JournaI:-John Parrish
of Grand Rapids, has settled with par
ties living on Mill Greek in the town of
Stevens Point, who claimed to have
been damaged by having some of their
lands overfowed by a dam used for log
driving purposes. The damages were
estimated by a. @. Hamacker and Jet
son Wheeler who awarded six different
parties an aggregate Of $500.
Waupaca Post:-Alex Zenier, of
Grand Rapids, and Frank Skinner, of
Fond du Lac, spent the first days of the
week at Lake Park with the editor OF
the PosT and family. Mr.. Zenier is a
pianist of exceptional ability, and
Tuesday evening went to Waupaca with
his friends, including the members OF
the Marshfield party, and treated them
to couple of hours of his exquisite
rendltions of the music of the worlds s
famous composers.
New Music.-It pleases us to call the
attention of our musical friends to
Fishers "Robin's Farewall," Caprice,
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