The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-21

Col. nj. Frank, the veteran editor and
pioneer champion Of free schools, will de-
| liver one Of the addresses at the Old Set
tiers picnic August 30,
Rev NJ G. Hodge, pastor of the
| First Baptist church of GAINESVILLE, occu
pied the pulpit at the Congregational
church last Sunday morning.
| The Malt House has closed down for
the summer and the management are
making extensive repairs around the
works.
L Mr. O. NJ Calkins has contracted to
| have large plate glass windows put in the
front of his store. Let the good work go
on.
Mayor Kupfer's horse attached to the
handsome delivery wagon took fright at a
hand cart drawn by some boys last Mon
day and ran away, damaging the cart to
some extent They are now delivering
with their old wagon.
Mike, the popular United States Elk
press driver, and his dog have once more
resumed work and are prepared to deliver
packages and fight any unmuzZled dog
which our brave policemen may allow to
wander around ''unshOt.
There was a man up from Chicago
last evening to look at the bay team of
Mr.. Ted Meyers with a view to purchas
ing them. When we saw the ''coachey'
showing up their PAGES up and down
Main street, our soul burned within us
and we lOnged to own that pair of bays.
The cards of invitation for the dane
ing party on Thursday evening at Mrs.
| O. S. Newell'S, have been recalled on ac-
count of the death of Miss Bessie Allen,
Mrs. Newell's niece, who was killed in a
railway accident yesterday on the Cape
| Cod and Wood Holl train of the Old Col
ony road at Quincy Mass. We extend
our sympathieS TO the family
| liceman has at last hit the object at which
| he shot, and that too in our small town.
One of our public defenders wounded a
small dog belonging to the Grant House.
iNSuch accuracy Of aim is wonderful. 1t
must have been at the dead of night when
| this dog and the policeman were the only
things stirring. AS rule, when po-
| liceman fires at dog, he wounds two or
threw persons standing behind him, or
SmaSheS a window pane to his right, or
breaks the gas lamp on the opposite cor
ner.
| Listen to this On Thursday even
ing, the 28th inst, the spacious house and
grounds of w. Dixon, Pleasant Prairie,
will be opened for an entertainment and
supper furnished by the ladies and
| friends of the Methodist church The
ladies are determined to excel in this en-
| terprise Preparations are being made
for 500 people, Comfort and pleasure
will prevail A banjo quartette from
talent will also aid in entertainment. Pro-
ceeds for parsonage building fund. Tick
cts, SO cents.
Mrs. Howe, who is managing the
Kirmess, is the only lady member of the
| G. A. r. and the National Guard in the
United States She will give an exhibit
ton drill with II pound rifle on Tues
day if able. Mr. Howe will come from
Milwaukee and do a fencing act with his
wife on one of the evenings of the Kir
mess. Mrs. Howe is also a good swords
woman. These are among the features
which fill up handsome program for the
Kirmess Miss MARITIME will be Queen of
the Kirmess; Misses King and Schroeder
maids Of honor to the Queen. Miss Cas-
tello, Of Racine, will be the italian Prin-
cess.
Quite a number of the Baptist con-
gregation assembled around their church
yesterday afternoon to witness the cere-
monies in connection with the laying of
the corner stone Rev. Corey opened the
meeting with few words, and then de-
tailed the various papers and documents
which were to be placed in the box. At
| ter they had been inclosed and the box
sealed, Rev. Hodge, of GAINESVILLE, spoke
| for a few minutes. His speech was inter
esting. He began by saying that the
burying of the box was in hope of a res
nrrection, of which it was type. 1t was
buried there in the anticipation that some
day the descendants of those gathered
there would perhaps examine its contents
and learn what their ancestors had done,
what they had thought, and how they
had worshipped. They looking back,
even as we do when we disentomb some
box long buried, may wonder at our
primitive ideas and think how slow we
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