Adams County Press Local News Articles From the April 1, 1893
April 1, 1893 Clarence Simons, of Necedah, was in town Wednesday. Rolla Cotton accompanied Dr. McGowan to Kilbourn Tuesday. H.N. and Well Brigham visited Friendship on Friday of last week. Supt. Reynolds held teachers' examinations here on Monday and Tuesday last. Mrs. O.M. Coats, who has been quite sick for the past two weeks, is very much improved. Miss Mame Wilber left on Tuesday last for an extended visit with relatives in East Brookfield, Mass. Dart, the barber, opened his shop last Saturday, and is now ready to receive the public at that place. Miss Tilda Holm, who is teaching at Westfield, is spending the week with her mother in this village. Milo Harris, who has been oliving at Oxford for some time, has moved back on his farm at White Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Campbell, of Kilbourn City, came up Wednesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Landt. Mrs. Henry Shipway and two children, of Big Flats, visited in this village last week, returning home Sunday afternoon. Rev. J.A. Abb will hold services at the Catholic church in this place on Sunday, April 9th, at ten o'clock a.m. Mass at 10 a.m. on the 9th. Landt, Knight and Pierce have each received from Surveyor Spragg a nicely executed map of Oaklawn, the latest addition to Friendship. Ours will be framed and hang in the office. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Risk and daughter and son visited with friends and relatives in Easton last week. They were accompanied home by Miss Belle Risk who visited with friends in this village. County Superintendent Reynolds and any school-ma'ams invaded this berg last Monday and Tuesday. The Superintendent was trying to find out if the ma'ams ought to teach school, and they were trying to find out if they knew enough to do it. The team of Simons Brothers, Necedah, ran away one day last week. They ran west from the depot on the Northwestern R.R. track about one and one-half miles, where they plunged into a bridge. The fore leg of one of the horses was broken; otherwise the team escaped serious injury. Dr. Parham set the fractured leg and the horse is likely to get well. We clip the following from the Wilmot (South Dakota) Reporter, published by L.S. Perkins, the same Lew Perkins who in years agone ran the Register's office in this county, and John Perkins was a little chunked, mischievous toddler more full of pranks than a monkey let loose in a feline kinder-garten: "John Perkins is happy and much elated over the arrival of a nice baby boy weighing 7 ½ lbs. at his home Monday morning, and ye editor is proud to greet his fifth grandchild, while Uncles Charley and Roy can hardly contain themselves over the happy event. Mother and child are doing finely." MARRIED DURKEE - FLETCHER At the residence of the bride's father, at the Marsh House in the town of Lincoln. Mr. Delbert J. Durkee, of Schofield, Marathon Co., to Miss Mabel R. Fletcher, of Lincoln, Adams Co. Rev. J.H. McChesney officiating. Their future home will be in Schofield, to which place they will go in a few days, laden with the rich endowment of the friendship of the bride's acquaintances and their sincere desire for their happiness. New Rome Mrs. Lucy Burhite returned to Plainfield, Saturday. Miss Estella Burhite is home for a vacation of one week. Mrs. Ora Odell, of Wausau, is visiting with her mother, Mrs. L. Hayes. A Sunday School was organized at New Rome last Sunday, Mrs. R.M. Burroughs, superintendent. Chas. Watson visited with friends at Monroe Center, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Schuyler Horton, principal of the Pittsville school, is spending his vacation at home. G.H. Monroe returned from his visit to southern Wisconsin on Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Weaver, of Grand Rapids, are visiting with Mrs. Weaver's brothers, Elmer and Loren Finch, and with other relatives in Barnum. Mrs. Jas. Jefferson, of Lewiston, Wis., who has been visiting with relatives at Spring Creek, visited with her father, Mr. C. Hinckley, one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Girth and little daughter, Edna, who had spent the winter in the southern part of the state, are visiting with Mrs. Girth's grandmother, Mrs. Orin Sanders. Quincy Bennie and Amelia McBride lost their little girl about nine months old last Tuesday. She had pneumonia and whooping cough together. Fred Heitman has the material on the ground to build him a new home. Ducan Kennedy is spending his vacation with his aunt, Helen Colburn. W.D. Niles was visiting old friends and neighbors last week. George Atchey is busy sawing wood in White Creek this week. John Otsie has moved into his new house. Mr. Huffurt had a valuable cow drown herself in the creek last Monday. Walter Greenwood shot a blind goose one day last week. Myron Morley is getting better, is able to be out without crutches. Fred. Kitzelman has three children quite sick with the whooping cough. Charley Hockerman says he has wood enough ahead to last him two years. Albert Wilson has bought a horse of Geo. Hatcher. Coloma Items Mrs. T.L. Burdick, a resident of this place for nearly forty years, died on the 17th inst. She was highly respected by all who knew her. Thos. Lowe had the misfortune to fall from a load of hay one day last week from which he received serious injuries. Carrie McClyman, having taught the little kids of Coloma Station with success, has been engaged to teach the higher department the spring and summer term. A ten lb. boy came to live with Eugene and Nina Caves last Friday. Gene thinks he is worth raising. Hosea W. Codding, an honored citizen of this place, while visiting his daughter at Milton, died very suddenly of apoplexy of the brain. His remains were brought home for interment. Rev. Dumbleton, of Plainfield, held quarterly meeting at the Station Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Temby is preacher in charge. Laverne Richmond expects to go to her school at Easton as soon as the ground settles. From Pilot Knob Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs. D. Morgan in two weeks. Mrs. John Plugh is in very poor health. We learn that Collins Gibson is getting better. Mr. Joseph Voberil is doing some carpenter work for A.W. Horr. Miss Lizzie Stevenson is engaged to teach the Pilot Knob school this coming summer, and Miss Edith Ayers will teach in the Morgan district. Mrs. Ida Wagner is working at J. Dimick's. Miss Fannie Miller, daughter of Fred. Miller, is reported quite sick. Mr. Wiers, from near Westfield, is engaged to work for Mr. Lewis Brooks the coming season. Plainville Mrs. John Atcherson is very sick with pneumonia. Dr. Stillman is in attendance. Arthur Girling came home from Tomahawk last Saturday night. Elder Brown preached his farewell sermon here Sunday. March 18. Harry Barrett came home from Arpin's Mills last Wednesday. H.C. Atcherson was in Friendship a few days the past week. George Cook's hired man cut his foot while chopping wood. Frank Shadduck came home from Marshfield last week. DIED Dimick - In the town of Richfield, on the evening of March 25, Celina, wife of John Dimick, in the 82d year of her age. The departed was the mother of three living children, Mrs. George Stillman of Sauk Co., Mrs. Chester Gray of Coloma, and Miss Mila Dimick who lived with her parents. Mrs. Dimick was born in Jefferson Co., N.Y., where she lived until she was married to Mr. Dimick on March 9th, 1829, and in the fall of 1855 they moved to Pilot Knob, Adams Co., where they have since resided. Thanks We sincerely tender our thanks to the friends for the sympathy and many kindly deeds extended to our loved one in her last sickness and to us in our great bereavemenet. Mr. John Dimick Mila Dimick Silver Wedding The silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Thurber occurred at their home at Spring Creek, Tuesday last. A large number of friends were present, and the occasion was one of the brightest and happiest character. Congratulations and good wishes were showered on Mr. and Mrs. Thurber. A royal feast was served to the guests. The gifts were many, costly and beautiful, but richer far than all these, was the esteem and affection of the givers. Owing to the illness of the editor of the Press Mrs. Pierce and himself were unavoidably detained at home; but their best wishes will not the less go with their friends along the whole of life's pathway.
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