Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
ARMENIA.

j. A. Stillson Of Long Point, ILL.,, was
at this place few days last week look
ing over some real estate with the pur-
pose of locating here. Mr.. StillsOn
owns a threshing outfit which he in
forms us he will ship to this place on or
before the LIST of August to take in a
falls threshlng. Look out for cut in
threshing prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Warner and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Warner visited at the
Wood county poor farm one day last
week.
Mrs. Vought visited with Mrs. Trickey
a few days last week.
The road commissioners in the sew
eral road districts are making many i'm
provements by the use of the new road
scraper; so much to the credit of our
new town board.
D. C. Woodruff and son, David, of
Seneca attended the open lodge held
here on the Sth.
An ice cream social will be held at the
residence of Rev. S. L. Brooks, on Fri
day evening, June IS. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to ALL
EuNdIu 1IdCy Vi GOuu uu Lac NlSlI6u
with relatives a few days last week.
The annual meeting of the Cemetery
association was held on Saturday eve
ming last. J. D. Harring was elected
president for the ensuing year; Mrs.
Joseph Short, treasurer; J. D. Short,
chaplain, the other officers were re-
elected.
The open lodge of the I. 0. 6. T.,
held on the Sth, was we'll ATTENDED, the
hall being crowded to overfowing.
The program was we'll prepared, most
of the pieces being Of an elevating ma
ture, showing the right from the wrong,
and Chief Executive j. /. Warner con-
Quoted the same in a very appropriate
manner.
District Lecturer Geo. B. Stratton, of
Sparta, spoke to the people ofthis place,
Tuesday evening, on temperance.
In reply to an indirest request, asking
us to state where the Ladies' Aid
society was buried that they might dec
crate the grave, we will say Judging
from public sentiment) at the Rev. S.
L. Brooks place of residence, robed in
a beautiful shroud of many colors; but
we understand, at the funeral held at
the same place on Wednesday of last
week, a resurrection day was hoped for
some time in September Now, as we
have furnished the needed information,
| please decorate.
Died.-Alexander Marcoux, of the
town of Port Edwards, Friday morning,
June t. of Bright's disease. Mr. Mar
couX was born in Quebec, Canada,
March 20, 1922, and was therefore IS
years, months and II days old when
he died. In 1913 he came to Wisconsin
and settled in Green Bay, where he re-
manned one year, and from there he
came to CentralIa. In 1857 he went
back to his old home in Quebec, Canada,
and was married to Miss Rose Monroe,
July 18th of that year. He came back
to Centralia where he continued to re-
side until 1868, when he purchased a
farm IN the town of Port Edwards.
Here he was content to live the balance
of his days. He was a millwright by
trade and worked in nearly all the saw
mills On the Wisconsin river in an early
day. He was we'll known among the
early settlers of these parts. He leaves
four sons, Moses, Cleophus, Nelson and
Albert, and one daughter, Miss Laura,
to mourn his death. The funeral took
place at the Roman Catholic church in
Grand Rapids, last Sunday at 10 o'clock.
A large number of friends and relatives
were present to pay their respects to
the dead and have a part in the last
sad rites.