Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-28
PITTSVILLE.

Mrs. M. E. Young and daughter, Mrs R.
| Nelson left last Monday for Stevens Point,
| after weeks visit with friends in our city.
| The Royal Neighbors did not present their
show at Vesper last Saturday night as re-
ported but intend to do so Saturday evening
| May 30.
George Mccoy left for withee last Sunday
where he has employment.
H. c. Mccoy and wife and son Leslie, and
| Mrs. H. E. Mccoy made up party that drove
to Marshfield last Saturday.
Beulah Smith, of Tomah, is in the city, ow-
| ing to the death of her grandfather James
| HammeI.
John UdeI and son John were Marshfeld
visitors last Monday.
| Postmaster F. S. Woodwork returned last
Wednesday from a short business visit at
| the County Seat.
AT a special election which was recently
held in the town of Dexter, it was decided TO
bond the town for the purpose of construct
ing new steel bridge across the yellow
| River at Dexterville.
George Conklin of Seneca, was a business
visitor here few days last week
The commencement exercises of the Pitts
vile High School will be held in Hougen's
Opera house Friday eve May %.
| A horse belonging to L. S. Woodwork be-
| came frightened at RobC Houstons auto
| while tied in front of the Baum Dept. store
| last Friday evening and crealed little ex-
| element. After making fe W circles around
the hitching post and cutting several other
| circus capers it was finally stopped without
| causing much damage.
| While fixing the night alarm at the Tele-
phone exchange, last Thursday evening,
Russell Lunday met with an accident which
| came near costing him his life. In some
manner his screw driver slipped and
struck the wires in such way as to open a
circuit and as a, result Russell received a
| terrible electric shock which rendered him
unconscious, A terrific electrical storm
| was raging at the time and it was probably
due to this fact that the accident occurred.
Medical aid was summoned at once and
| after two hours work the young man was re-
susicitated. Russell may consider himself
very fortunate in his narrow escape from
death.
The Juniors of the Pittsville high school
gave reception for the Seniors at the HI. C.
| Mccoy home last Friday evening and all
present enjoyed very pleasant time. II
Joe Severns of Hancock, has been engaged
| as stage driver on the Pittsville Babcock
Star route.
| The youngest daughter .of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Amos Ford who reside a few miles west of
| Dexterville died at her home last Friday,
| The funeral was held at the home Monday
afternoon, fnte-ment in the Dextervile
cemetery, with Undertaken John Weiner of
| this city in charge of the remains.
James HammeH died at his home in this
city last Thursday after an illness of several
years. Mr. Hammel is an old resident of
this section having lived here over twenty
five years. He leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Mott and Mrs. Joe Sanyille of our city, and
| two sons, Archie of the State of Oregon, and
Will of this city. The funeral was held Sun
day from the home with intermentiat Mound
cemetery.
Owing to the excessive rainfall the farmers
| in this section are experiencing considerable
difficulty in getting their crops planted and
hopes for dry summer are shattered.