The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-17
-Kimball Opera House July 21-22

WoIGH LedSe, Will De dG J1e Social DIT Tie
NJ. E. church tonight and give short
address,
Rev. w. L. Brays sermon on Jesuit
ism last Sunday asternoon was quite in
teresting and was listened to by very
good audience. His sermon next Sunday
afternoon will be on on the Claims of
the Pope"
The lawn social on grounds of Miss
Fisk, under the management of the ladies
of the NJ E. church, will be on Thursday
ev ning, July oath The entertainment
ana refreshments will be indoors if an I'M
favorable evening
The Young people of ST. Matthew's
church will put "a Scrap of Paper on
the boards of Kimball Opera House next
Monday and Tuesday evenings July
21-22.
The prize fight Saturday evening did
not come off as advertised. The police
had orders to stop it and when this be-
came known no effort apparently was
made to hold it. One of the principals at
least was not in very first-class condition
to enter the ring.
MIR. T. G. Simmons has put down one
of those cement pavements on the south
and west sides Of his office building and
the carriage depository. Henry Citizen
has put one down in front Of his saloon,
and it is said that the front of that whole
block from Dan Head e Co. s Bank to
the Grant House will be paved the same
way. 1t it a first-class pavement and
adds very much to the appearance of the
The Gas company are preparing to
fulfill their promises to put down iron
mains drought Main street The pipes
have been distributed along Milwaukee
Ave, for some time, and now are laid to
within a couple of blocks of the Sanitar-
ium, which will be reached very soon.
The pipes are distributed through Main
street and will be laid as soon as possible
While this is being done connections
ought to be made to the curb in front of
each store 50 that in the future the paved
streets will not need to be torn up. The
Water Company should see to it that its
mains are put in good condition also.
The young people Of ST. Matthew's
Episcopal church, under the leadership
of Miss Emile Bond, are preparing to
give another play at Kimball's Opera
House. This time it is "a Scrap of Pa
per-, or the adventures of love letter,
one of Mrs. Kendalls best plays. The
following is the cast of characters:
Prosper CouramOnt. ........ w. t. Howe
Baron de la Glaciere. .......J. r. Kehlor
...... HI. w. Marden
Anatole. W. Lance
Baptiste. ................H H. Robinson
Louise de la Glacere Miss Nellie Balm
Mdlle. Suzanne de Russville.
.......... Miss Carrie Kimball
Zenobie. -. Miss Bacot
Madam Dupont. =. Miss Isabel Bond
Pauline .... Miss Lillian McHenry
The story turns upon the adventures Of
a love letter and it affords the talented
cast first-class opportunity to display
their talents. 1t is rather an ambitious
play for amateurs, but the probabilities
are that KenOsha audiences will enjoy it
very keenly.
Tom PeytOn, sailor, fell into the
harbor Saturday night about half-past 9
o'clock and was drowned. He did not
find "a watery grave" in the harbor, for
he was pulled out within three minutes
afqcr he fell in, but all efforts at resusci-
tation were futile. The accident occurred
a few yards west of Baldwin's coal yard.
The lookout of the Life Saving Station
and Mr.. Horace Cole were sitting on the
north pier at the lookout station about
D!30 D. M, when they heard something
drop into the water, followed by noise
as of some one trying to call for help.
They jumpedd into the boat instantly and
rowed over to where they heard the
splash and found the body floating on the
water. They caught it and rowed it back
% the pier, summoned the life saving
crew and began working to resuscitate
he body but failed. DR.. Farr was sent
'or and he worked with him for a time,
put in vain. Peyton had been drinking
1ard and the physician gave it as his
opinion that the shock of falling into the
cold water killed him. The coroners jul
Y failed to agree on verdict as to how
he met his death, as the testimony regard
ne his financial condition was at vari-
lnce He is known to have gone into two
saloons. asked credit for drinks and been
refused short time before the accident
occurred. and this is taken as good evil
lence that he had no money about him
md that his death was either accidental
Dr. voluntary Another witness testified