Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-02
PERSONAL.

city on Monday.
Mrs. J. w. Cameron, of Vesper, was
in the city Wednesday shopping.
Mrs. Sophia Noel, of Merrill, spent
the Sabbath with her mother in Contra
liza.
Mrs. F. MacKinnon left Tuesday for
Appleton for a short visit in company
with Mrs. Ramsay.
Mr.. John Howard Dredge, Of Amboy,
Minnesota, is the guest of Mcmillan
Bros in Centralia.
w. 7. NJ. McRaith has been in
Chicago the past week seeing the Fair
and taking in the sights.
Peter Dessaint is painting F. J.
Woods new barn this week. He has
delightful weather.
Mathew McRaith is in the city he ar
rived Wednesday. We hope he will
decide to remain here.
Herman Fritz moved his family into
his new cottage in the second ward re,
Gently erected. He has very pleasant
little home.
John Graither, the cooper, has 6
large new cooper shop completed on
lots near the C. NJ. & st. Paul railroad
1t is 22x64 with II foot posts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. LaMadeline are
back from two weeks visitin Chicago
the guests of relatives. While there
they took in the Fairand its attractions
Mr.. Chas. Lord, who has been a
Hancock, for several months is home
again. Before returning he took IN the
Worlds fair at Chicago and reports {
delightful time.
Miss Carrie Bell, of Pittsville, who
taught in the Centralia school the pas
year, is teaching in the town of Seneca
in the Finley district
Mr.. F. MacKinnon and Miss Grace
Hoskinson left Monday to join party
of Neenah friends in duck hunt OF
the Wolf river. The steam yacht
"Mystic" was chartered for this
purpose.
Mrs. Chas. Lemley we are pleased tc
note is much improved. She has beer
confined to the house for long time
The past week she has been able to ride
out several times.
Capt. Mennett, the obliging post
master of our city, was absent few
days the past week in Chicago during
the last days of the Fair. His son filled
his place while he was away
Mrs. c. d. Whiting and daughter
Alice have just returned from Wautoms
and vicinity where they have beer
visiting the old friends and neighbors
of years gone by Miss Addie Benja
min, of Wautoma, accompanied then
home.
Mr.. Irving NJ. Addleman, who is en-
ployed by J. r. Chapman, left the pas
week for Chicago, Milwaukee andsWau
kesha, to be gone several weeks. Mr.
Addleman is a skilled workman and
confined steadily at the bench and in
need of his vacation
Mr.. S. r. Welsch, who formerly drove
the Witter House bus, and left some
| time ago for Montana, was in the city
over Sunday. He reports business in
Montana very quiet. He says Wiscon.
sin is good enough for him. He re.
turned to Wausau Tuesday morning.
Messrs. f. w. Kruger, George Bra.
zeau, Will Wheelan and Chas. Scott
made up a quartette who were to dc
the Worlds fair the past week. If il
were possible for any four young men
TO make the most of such an oppor-
tunity-the above named will fill the
bill.
Mr.. Jos. L. Cotey, agent for Chase
Bros. nursery, Rochester, New York
left a fine sample of the Niagara
grape" at this office the past week
which was grown from the stock
that he is selling III the twin
cities. They were large and of fine
flavor.
Miss Minnie Helmold, for q long
time in the employ of the Fair Corner
store in Centralia, began work last
Saturday as clerk in the Dry Goods de-
partment of johnson, Hill & Co.'S
general store. She takes the place re-
Gently vacated by Miss Mamie Whitney.
Miss Whitney VIII keep house this
winter for her father.
Brother f. H. Fontaine. of Los
Angeles, California, reached this city
Wednesday after a short stay in Chicago
at the White city. His health is not
very good and we are in hopes that the
cold weather of Wisconsin will prove
just the remedy, There is rejoicing at
the old family freside over his arrival.
We will hope for visit from his family
if he decides to remain here this
winter.