Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
PERSONAL.


Miss Harriet Richardson spent the
Sabbath with friends in Necedah.
Geo. B. Brazeau, city clerk, was out
of the city over Sunday.
Aleck Muir spent the fore part of
the week in Winona on business.
Mrs Harry Burt and baby Edwina
are visiting at the old homestead.
Mr.. Geo. H. Smith, of Sherry, was a
business visitor in the city Tuesday.
Oswald Mcneil, the photographer,
was in Merrill Monday and Tuesday,
Mrs. John Rogers, of Plover, is in the
city the guest of her brother Mr.. n L.
Compton.
Mr.. G. E. Lester returned from
Chicago Monday where he had been on
business.
Dell White was in the city the fore
part of the week on one of his periodical
visits.
Messrs. Smith & Campbell sold Mr..
w. A. Peeso one of their fine Kimball
pianos recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. LaMadeline went
to Merrill Monday to visit their daughter
Mrs. Noel.
Mrs. Clark Snyder, of the town of
Grand Rapids, is reported quite sick
this week.
Miss Marguerite Nash is better from
her recent attack of infammatory
rheumatism.
Mrs. T. H. Seymour, Of Fort Howard,
visited her parents in this city Friday
and Saturday.
Nathan Harris is back from Eagle
River where he spent the winter with
Byron Darling.
Lii A. Chouinard, of Milwaukee, is
in the city this week the guest of Mrs
Mary Closuit.
Miss Eva Jones came over Saturday
from Pittsville to spend week with
her sister Mrs Muir
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Painter are
rejoicing over the arrival of little girl
at their home Monday night
Mr.. H. H. Sherman, who has been
clerking in clothing store in Wausau,
returned to this city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Whittlesey were
visitors in the Twin Cities the latter
part of last week.
Mike Mathews Jr. has been looking
over lots on Milwaukee st. with a view
to purchasing. This looks rather
suspicious.
F. S. Woodwork, the legal light in
Pittsville, was registered at the old
home in this city the fore part Of the
week.
Mr.. Nels Johnson, Centralia, made a
business trip north the first of the
week. He visited Tomahawk and
Merrill.
John HoWlet and family, of Merrill,
passed Sunday in this city with their
friends On his return they will move
to Arbi Vita.
The Misses Clara and Sara SLIDER were
presented with a "Duchess'' bicycle as
a birthday present. They take delight
in riding out often.
Mr.. Mathew McRaith, druggist,
arrived home Saturday from Fond du
Lac where he has been employed the
past winter He is not going to return.
Miss Marietta Blanchard closed her
school last Friday in District No. l,
Grand Rapids. She will remain at
home this summer on account of her
mothers failing health.
E. Baldwin's new residence is all
enclosed and will make him fine
home. Elry keeps buying and selling
but he keeps improving the size of his
house and lots.
Mr.. Edward Metcalf, of Arnott, an
old Wisconsin river pilot who came to
Wood County in 1910, was in the city
Tuesday. His many old time friends
here always enjoy his visits.
Miss Meta Timm, trimmer in Mrs. A.
E. DonaIdson's millinery parlors has
been a sufferer from the effects of a
felon on her right hand She is better
now and able to wait upon her GUS
toners.
Mr.. Samuel Thompson, who has acted
as clerk in Chas. Gouger's saloon for
the past two years has severed his
connection there and will commence
work Saturday for Andrew Anderson.
Sam is quite popular among the boys.
Miss Mamie Corcoran departed for
Babcock Sunday evening, where she
will teach the young ideas how to shoot
Miss Mamie gives excellent satisfaction
in her school work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Reeves, of this
city, and G. J. Jackson, of Centralia
left Sunday evening for Stoughton
where they are under treatment of Dr.
Hyland. Mrs. Ella Brown and sister
Anna are there also.
\ party consisting of Mr. and Mrs
j. W. Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B.
Kelly and son, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ.
Stearns and son, dined at the Witter
House Sunday. They came over the