Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-02-22

ONTARIO, Feb. 1s.-Those seriously Ill are:
I. b. Marsden, Walter stedman, Mrs. Il. ID.
Prentice and Seth hammond "A miracu-
lous escape from death happened Wednes-
day. Mr.. Chas. Gerlock's team ran away
with load of saw logs. They ran down q
steep little hill beyond the grist mil at full
speed, striking the south end OF the iron
bridge The hobs broke in two and four of
the logs lay upon the bridge and the fifth
went over into the river, 80 feet below. MIR.
Gerlock fell upon the ice with his blanket,
and was taken in dying condition TO DR..
Abbot's. DIR. Phillips, of Wilton, was sent
for and the two did all they could for him
that night. The next day he was taken home
unconscious. AT this writing he can speak.
hear, and can see with one eye Its though!
OH City, died, Saturday, of heart failure.
lie ate supper as usual, and while sitting In
his chair turned his head ana was gone in
one breath. He Was private il Company Il,
twenty fifth Wisconsin, and went with Sher-
man to the sea. he Was "A years old and
leaves a wife and six children. Mr.. Heath
came to Sheldon in 1853 and lived there until
his death. Tbs funeral occurred February
Ii, and he was buried in the Sheldon ceme-
terry, Rev. Best officiating. Veteran J. N.
Woodland died February Ii, Of paralysis. He
was private OF Company ID. Third Wiscon-
sin, and served under Thomas. NJ. Wood
ard was II years old, and leaves wife and
three children. The funeral services were
held at the U. b. church. The remains were
inferred in the Ontario cemetery. Rev. L. s..
Thompson, of Sparta, officiating. About 40
gray haired veterans followed these two old
comrades to their graves. Twenty years ago
they went by roll call in regiments; now they
go In brigadeS and divisions. -. Henry Eyier
bought three car loads OF cattle in the vicin-
ity OF Elroy last week and shipped them
from that station to South Dakota. He has
not yet returned. a. b. OConneIl and wife at
tended u wedding at Pine Hollow Catholic
church st. Valentines Day. The priest said
the words that made Mr. VIM. Brody and
Miss MaSterSon on3 for life. This warm
weather is God send. The mill is roaring
away, the river is filling up and our people
can get -four and feed once more in town
-. The sleds now take d rest and wheeling
is all the go and was never better. Z.
sullivan is seen in his office this week, after
an absence OF three weeks, and we shall ex-
pect to near the legal wheels buzzing ere
long. James kstus took appeal rom JUS
tice Ollivers court. The appeal will cost
him about double the amount he owed the
plaintiff, and he admitted, under oath, that
the debt was just. -. William Barnett of
Whitestown, sold lis farm to Mr.. Budde for
$1,000. and will settle in Oregon the coming
spring. We lose one Of our best families.
MIS- Bessie Sandon leaves on a six weeks
visit, tomorrow, to visit her father, MIR.
Churchill, OF toilette, Illinois, and will, no
doubt, bring home complete line of millin-
Chicago, has a diploma as jeweier, and has
come to our town to begin in his line of
trade at his fathers, Il. Sewell. ... Ed. Hart
and Johnnie tombstone have formed firm
for blacksmithing, and have arranged to
Dulld shop on the two lots of @. Nj. San
dons, opposite the G.. A. r. lot and hall; so
Ontario will have five blacksmith shops and
three hotels, one to rent, and two churches.
ONTARIO LAD.