The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-08-18
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES
FTFTY YEARS AGO.

FIFTY YEARS AGO.
| HARVEST HOMES. S.-After the bounti-
| full harvest with which our farmers
have been blessed, what can he more
appropriate than the observance of
Harvest Homes?-days of thanks
giving for the abundant favors Heaven
| has awarded to labor. BY our eN-
| changes, we see that all over the land
these old-fashioned institutions are be-
ing revived, and preparations being
made to celebrate them as they should
| be, and the farmers of ManitOwoc
| County are not backward in their
gratitude for the lavish manner with
which Nature has dispensed her fayors
among them. On Friday evening, the
3lst inst, a grand Harvest Home will
take place at brownsville, three miles
from this village, and a general inyi-
tation is extended to every one to be
present. Those who 90 can contribute
ediblcs, light or refreshments, at their
discretion. Messrs. jerome. Goodwin,
Brown, the brothers Hall and others
in that vicinity, understend how such
affairs should be conducted and are
making every arrangement for the
comfort and enjoyment of their guests
Those who were present at the 4th of
July celebration at that place, need no
incentive to urge them to attend this
time.
OUR PARK.-Our Park is beauti-
full place in which to stroll on moon
light evenings, and is fast becoming n
popular promenade. On Sunday eve
ming in the southwestern corner, we
noticed three gentlemen musing on
the beauties of Nature for nearly as
many hours. No doubt they enjoyed
themselves, and we venture the opin-
ion that the "hallowed" association of
that evening are still fresh in their
memories
FIRE IN SCHLESWIG.-THREE CHIL-
DREN BURNED TO DEATH.-From the
Tribune of Tuesday we learn that the
house Of Frank Sinnot, in the town of
Schleswig, in this county, caught fire
on Saturday last and was burned to the
ground with all its contents. Three
children, aged respectively one, three
and five years, were alone in the house
and perished in the flames. The
agonized father was at work a short
distance off, and saw the fire few
minutes after the children had been
left alone; but all attempts to enter
the house were unavailing. SIS hands
were terribly burned attempting TO
house, and he was compelled to aband-
on his efforts. a few charred bones
was all that could he found of the
children after the house was con
sumed.
SECOND WARD PUBLIC SCHOOL,
The fall term of this school commenc-
ed on Tuesday under the direction of
Mr.. O. Il. Bacon, its excellent prin-
cipal, assisted 10y Miss Norris and
Shepard
The PILOT Office typos return their
thanks to Mrs. II. Rand for her kind
remembrance to them.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
The engagement of Mr. Frank A.
Miller to Miss Ida Blescr, both Of this
city, is announced.
MARRIED.
KUNZ- MILLER. On the 18th of
August, at the city Of Manitowoc, by
Michael Kirwan, Court Commissioners,
William Kunz and Bertha Miller, both
of said city.
Estabrook received letter on Tues
day from Oshkosh, and as he opened it
he thought some one was playing "A
practical JOKE on him. 1t was from
Gabe Bouck, and seemed to be written
in cypher with fence rail for pen
a careful study of the letter revealed
the following:
IN IN m
IN IN m IN
IN IN IN m m m IN m IN m m
let him have the dry rot damn him.
Brnh.
No one had the key 50 another expert
tackled the thing and made out the
first word to be Smith. Having thus
found a key to the characters he
read:
Smith Smith Smith Smith damn him.
Bnl
The next struck information as the
first word and through it identified all
the rest which were a stringof "inGorma
tions' with the exception Of the little
profanity at the tail end upon which
all agreed. The signature this time
was BRIT.
Miss Mamie Sanford gave a pro
gressive enchre party on Monday eve
ming. Miss Jennie Barnc, won the
first prize and Mr.. Stowcr- the second
for being gar nicht wcrth.
John Sims rptiIrnpl IN Friday from