Adams County Press
Local Brevities Cattle buyers from Montello were to our village buying fat steers during the early part of the week. We understand they drove away some thirty head. See A. J. HILL's card in another place. Having taken a "new departure" in business he insists that those indebted to him shall settle up without delay. Wanted, a new daily post route from Portage to Friendship, by way of Liberty Bluff and the north pole. One daily, and two tri-weekly mail coaches, the latter two arriving on alternate days, are found inadequate to the business wants of this little community. Another heavy rain storm, accompanied with hail, passed over his village on Saturday evening of last week. Much damage was done to vines and growing crops, and also to grain cut and standing in the shock. Never in Wisconsin have we witnessed such a growth of vegetation as there has been this year. But the frequent and heavy rains of the last two or three weeks, with the extremely warm weather, have so damaged all kinds of crops that if our farmers succeed in saving an average yield they will be fortunate indeed. A. J. HILL, the premium wagon maker of Adams and adjoining counties, has taken his son, Mr. Chas. L. HILL, into partnership. The new firm will be known as "A. J. & C. L. HILL." Charlie is well known as one of our best Friendship boys, and we wish him, and the senior partner, the success they so justly merit. The mails on Friday and Saturday of last week failed to bring any daily papers to Friendship. Monday evening those of Thursday's and Friday's date came to hand, but Saturday's date, which should have come with the others, were among the milling. And so also Tuesday evening: thee was almost an entire failure in our citizens getting any letters or news from the south or east. Not a letter, and barely one paper, an Iowa print, came to the Press office. Manifestly there is a trifle too much enterprise somewhere and it should be the duty of some one to slack up a little and get the snarl unraveled. School Report Of the School in Dist. No. 1, Town of Big Flats, for the month ending July 2, 1878. Enrollment this month, 15. Per cent of attendance, 78 Cases of tardiness, 5. Number of visitors, 10 Scholars whose standing during the term on a scale of 10 averages 9: Ezburn MATTHEWS, Peter Nelson, Eva STEWART, Mina STEWART, Minnie POTTER, Rubie KAYE. Those who left off head the most in their different classes: Spelling, Class A; for first two months, Eva STEWART. Spelling, Class B; Mina STEWART, Spelling, Class C; Abel KAYE. Mina STEWART has neither been absent nor tardy during the term. Mary C. PRATT, Teacher. Teachers' Institute The following letter explains itself: Plainville, July 16, 1878 S. W. PIERCE, Friendship, Wis. Dear Sir: Will you please state that arrangements have been made for a Teachers' Institute, to be held in Friendship, commencing September 30, and continuing two weeks, conducted by Prof. D. McGREGOR. The friends in Friendship are invited to prepare for a grand rush of teachers and those preparing to teach, as all are coming. Yours, respectfully, Jesse M. HIGBEE
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