Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-11

Henry Schiegel made short trip to
Tomahawk last week.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. hurry and little son
are the guests of relatives at Kiibourn.
DR.. and Mrs. Wood and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Zero spent the Fourth at
Grand Rapids.
The young people of this city cele-
brated the glorious Fourth at yesper
Mr. and Mrs. Carl KuFtz have moved
their household goods from Arcadia.
and will reside in the John KurtZ
residence.
Mrs. J. Grover received word last
Friday morning from her cousin, Mrs.
Johnson of Oakdale, telling of the
complete destruction of their general
store. during the cyclone which visited
that village last Thursday evening.
She wrote that she and her husband
escaped unframed.
The following teachers have been
hired for the ensuing year:
First -Primary-Kate NcKeweOn,
City.
Second Primary-Mabel Willis, Sey-
mour, Wis.
Intermediate-Myra Uden, City.
Grammer Dept.-Miss Voucher,
Marshfield.
Principal-Glen Junkman
Assn't Prin.-Essie Junkman, River
Falls.
Albert Wells returned last Wednes-
day from weeks visit at Stevens
Point and Waupaca.
Arthur Mitchell spent the Fourth
with friends at Grand Rapids.
Earl Nowatney and Miss Minnie
Case of NekooSa, visited friends here
over Sunday.
The following sis copied from the
Oshkosh North Western:
The funeral of the late Mrs. r. III
Boyington was held Saturday after
noon with services at three O'Clock at
the home of niece of the deceased
Mrs, A. r. Slayton, 127 Frederick Ave.
There was large attendance. Inter
ment vas in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. R. H.. Boyington known TO her
girlhood friends as Sarah Pickett, was
born ia the town of AEdover. AShta-
bula, Co. Ohio, March 13 1928 She
was the Sixth child and fourth daugh-
ter of Joseph and Orizza Pickett, and
one of family of eleven children, five
of whom are still living, these being,
Mrs. A. e Webster Of Wlnneconne,
Aarson Pickett of AShtubula. Ohio,
Wolden and Henry of Andover, Ohio,
and Samuel Pickett of Millbrook,
Mich. There is also half brother
Marvin Pickett at Langsing, Mich.
Mrs. Boyington spent the years of her
young wOmanhOOd teaching in Ohio,
with her brothers Kingsley and Aaron
and came in 1857 10 Winneconne, Wis.
where two of her sisters and one
brother were then living. She taught
the village school in WinnecOnne and
it was in that place that she met and
married R. III. Boyington of Oshkosh.
From the time she was married until
1879 when the family moved to Pitts
vile Wood County. this city was her
home. Deceased remained in Pitts
vile until last October, when the fail
ing health OF Mrs. BOyingtOn and the
advanced age of Mr.. Boyington made
it necessary for them to give up their
own home and they again came to
months with Mrs. A. B. Slayton. The
husband, stepdaughter, Mrs. VIM.
Andrews of Darlington, Wis, and two
sons Ralph and Orville both of Fernie
B. G. survive Mrs. BoyingtOn. The
deceased was woman of strong per-
sonality and noble character.
Mrs. Boyington'S death did not
come as a shock to her many friends
here, as she had been in very poor
health for the past year.
D. S. Platt is now nicely located in
the Briggs building, having moved
his restaurant goods from the Pamp-
bell building last week.
There was a fair attendance at the
school meeting last Monday night.
T. j. Crowley was elected Treasurer
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Cotey and daugh-
ter Ruth are visiting at Mlnocqua.
Messrs Ernest and Lewis Dawes left
Monday for Rockford, Ill.,, where they
are employed.
Miss Sylvia Pope is reported quite
i'll.
E. Sibley who has been in the furni-
ture business in this city for the past
three or four years, sold his stock of
goods last week to the PittSville Hard
ware Co. That part of the Heuer
block recently used as saloon by HI.
Mclaughlin is being fitted up as a
furniture store, and the old furniture
store has been sold to J. Peaslee who
will convert same into livery barn.