Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-19
BABCOCK AND REMlNGTONiTEMS.

| Monday, Nov. 10Th, in the building
known as the "Painters' house, now
owned by Mr.. w. Stout. 1t IS situated
/ just back of McNeel & Brost's store, on
Marathon Ave. The place has been
made as comfortable as possible for
teacher and scholars, and will very
likely be used for school h..se until
the town can afford a suitable school
building.
| Babcock is also to have a church,
Catholic denomination; one hundred
and seventy-one dollars have already
been collected, by two or three ladies
with only two afternoons work. A few
more half days, with as much success, a
fair, some sociables and suppers, and il
| will only be a matter Of how long it will
take to build the church before we will
have it.
| The whooping-cough is going the
rounds among the children. It has
taken it's hold early in the season, and
if it is true that the cough does not let
up until spring, it will make considera-
| bic trouble for families where there are
small children; it is more to be dreaded
than feared though and with careful
treatment may not leave bad conse-
quences.
Our town is still building up, five or
six houses being now under construc-
ton. w. J. Shea is building two cot
tages for Mrs. E. A. Gilbert House
rents are high, eleven dollars for
cottages of four rooms.
The R. r. Co. are building a water
tank at the round house. The workmen
look like small boys, while on the top
Of the tank. We understand it is being
built to such a height for the purpose of
| gaining pressure, in using the water for
washing out engine boilers
There is going to be dance Thanks
giving eve. The ladies are to give the
supper, which Will be served at w
Stout's hotel, and it is expected will be
a sociable, enjoyable affair.
Some of the Remington ladies gath
cred at the present home of Mrs James
Casey, and gave what is known as a
sewingbee. We believe it was day
proitably spent, and helped to do up
the fall sewing, preparatory to their
moving into their new hone.
The school-board of Remington, met
on the grounds, surveyed the land be-
longing to said board, and have begun
clearing it, in order to further improve
the property by fencing the grounds.
We Will soon have a school second to
none, as far as district schools go.
Mrs. c, Cummings has purchased
one Of the new Babcock houses on Pine
ST., at the moderate price of eight hun
dred dollars. These houses are nicely
finished both inside and out, are very
conveniently arranged, and well worth
the money.
A serious accident happened at the
new water-tank caused by the explosion
of gas, arising from coal tar, with which
the inside of the tank was being coated,
taking fire. One Of the workmen was
very badly burned, the tank being
saved from destruction by hard fighting
with the flames.
Russell Wales is having his house
plastered, getting ready for winter.
Del Cleveland is remodeling his house
outside and in. It can hardly be recog-
nized as the same place.
Mr.. Cook is building house on the
street leading to the wagon bridge
According to appearance it will be a
nice looking house.
A nice little girl has come to visit in
definitely at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rando, of Babcock
McNeel & Brost have branched out in
new line, shoes and stockings. They
have also new stock Of groceries, etc.