Local News From the Saturday February 23, 1878 Adams County Press




Transcribed by Robert Schieber




Contributed by our Regular Correspondents


The receipts at the donation party held at Wright's Hotel last Tuesday evening, for the benefit of 
Elder HARRINGTON, netted $62.29.  So reported to us.

Quarterly Meeting
The second Quarterly Meeting of the M. E. Church for Friendship Circuit is to be held at the Ely 
School House in the town of Monroe, March 2d and 3d.


School Reports

Of White Creek Village School for the month ending February 15th, 1878.
Total enrollment, 49.
Per cent of attendance, 90
The following named pupils were neither absent nor tardy:  Carrie REINHEIMER, Anna WALKER, Mamie WALKER, 
Orpha HENRY, Jennie WALKER, Anna REINHEIMER, Eddie AUSTIN, Agnes DEVORE, May BACON, Nettie SCHOFF, Rhoda 
SCHOFF, Clarence WINTERSTEIN, Charlie WINTERSTEIN, Jennie HAMMOND, Nellie HAMMOND.
Number of visitors, 7.     L. A. HARRISON,   Teacher

The following is the report of the Hubbard district school for the third month of the winter term:
Scholars not absent during the month:  Alice COTTON, Jared COTTON, Frank JONES, Asa JONES, Ella JONES, 
Mary JONES, Cora JONES, Nellie JONES, Frank JONES, Willie JONES, Jacob HUBER, George WOLFERT, Grant 
Picket and Eliza McGUINESS.
Scholars not tardy during the month:  Alice COTTON, Jared COTTON, Frank JONES, Cora JONES, Hattie 
JONES, Jacob HUBER, Mary REID, Andrew CHANEY, Eliza McGUINESS, James McGUINESS, and Mary JONES.
Scholars neither absent nor tardy during the month:  Alice COTTON, Jared COTTON, Frank JONES, Mary 
JONES, Cora JONES, Jacob HUBER, and Eliza McGUINESS.
In deportment, upon a scale of 10, No's 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 31, 32, 
36, 37, and 46 are marked 10.
In scholarship upon a scale of 10, No's 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 
25, 29, 33, 36, and 37, are marked 10.
No. of scholars enrolled, 40.
Average attendance, 33.
No. of visitors during the month, 13.
Through a mistake the name of Mary JONES did not appear in the list with those who were neither absent 
nor tardy for the first month of school.
Parents and friends of education are respectfully invited to visit our school.
     Feb. 9, 1878     A. EDWARDS, Teacher

From Arkdale School, for the School month ending February 15.
Enrollment this month, 47
Per cent, of attendance, 86
Cases of tardiness, 4
Scholars neither absent nor tardy:  Adolph ERICKSON, Rebecca HEGNA, Peter GILBERTS, Anna LARSON, Martha 
LARSON, Christian WITT, Chr. GILBERTS, August GILBERTS, James HARRIS, Clarinda HAARRIS, Martha JOHNSON, 
E. GILBERTS.
We have had a greater number of large scholars this month than any month before; several of them being 
from other districts.
Number of visitors, 19.     N. P. N. HVALE

MARRIED
HOLMES-KAYE.-On the 16th of February, by Ransom GLEASON, Esq., at his residence in the town of Monroe, 
Mr. Fred Guilford HOLMES to Miss Emma Maria KAYE, both of Big Flats, Adams county, Wisconsin.

DIED
PAYN.-In the town of Preston, on the 20th of February, Mr. Frank W. PAYN, aged 25 years, 10 months and 
20 days. The friends of the deceased have the heartfelt sympathies of this community in their sad bereavement.


LEGAL NOTICES

Order for Final Settlement
State of Wisconsin, Adams County Court-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of Anson Reeves, Dec'd.
On reading and filing the petition of Thomas BLACK, administrator of the estate of Anson REEVES, deceased, 
representing that he has full administered upon said estate, and praying for the final settlement of his 
administration account thereof, and for assignment of the residue of said estate to the persons entitled 
thereto;
It is ordered that a hearing be had before this court, at the Probate office in the village of Friendship, 
on the 15th day of April, 1878, at one o'clock P. M., for the examination and allowance of said account, 
and for the assignment of the residue of said estate to the persons entitled thereto.
And it is further ordered that notice of said hearing be given to all persons interested, by publishing a 
copy of this order for three successive weeks, prior to said day of hearing, in the "Adams County Press," 
a weekly newspaper printed and published at Friendship in said county.
Dated February 4th, 1878.      J. B. HARRISON     County Judge

Sheriff's Sale
William S. BANKER, Plff, against N. B. SSMITH, H. H. PHILLIPS, Wm. S. FRYER, George B. BACON and D. N. BACON, 
Defts.
By virtue of an execution issued out of the Circuit Court for the County of Adams, to me directed and delivered, 
in the above entitled action against the goods, chattels and real estate of William S. BANKER, the above named 
plaintiff, and in favor of the above named defendants, I have levied upon all the right, title and interest which 
the said William S. BANKER had on the ?4th day of January, 1878, at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, or 
at any time subsequent ???, in and to the following described real estate, to wit:  The west half of the north 
east quarter of the south west quarter of section five(5) in township No. seventeen (17) north of Range No. six 
(6) east, except a piece sold to joint school district No. one of Adams and Preston, and about 1 acre to HIBBARD, 
also lots one(1) two (2) three (3), four (4), nine (90, ten (10), eleven (11), and twelve (12), in block seven (7), 
in the village of Friendship, and all in the county of Adams and State of Wisconsin; which above described real 
estate together with the appurtenances thereunto belonging, I shall expose for sale, and sell at public vendue to 
the highest bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House, in the village of Friendship, in said county, 
on the 27th day of March, 1878, at one o'clock in the afternoon of said day, or so much thereof as may be necessary 
to satisfy said execution with all legal charges thereon.
     H. A. MERRIMAN, Sheriff     By W. H. CROSBY, Under Sheriff     Dated Feb. 6. 1878

Administrator's Sale
State of Wisconsin, Adams County Court, In Probate
In the matter of the estate of George FRINK, deceased
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and in pursuance of an order of license made in said matter by said Court, 
on the 25th day of June, A. D. 1877, the undersigned administrator, will, on the 26th day of February, 1878, at 
the hour of ten o'clock, A. M., at the store of George M. WITTER, in the town of Easton, in said county, offer 
for sale, at public vendue, the following described lands situated in the town of Easton, in said county, viz: 
The west half of the north east quarter of section twenty-six, in township number sixteen, range six east, containing 
eighty acres of land more or less.
Terms and conditions made known at the time and place of sale.
Dated, Jan. 23d, 1878
           Silas GARTHWAIT, Administrator

Execution Sale
By virtue of an execution issued out of the Circuit Court for the County of Adams, in the State of Wisconsin, to me 
directed and delivered, in favor of Geo. C. JACKSON, and against the goods and chattels and real estate of Daniel 
EIGHME, I have, for want of goods and chattels, levied upon all the right, title and interest which the said Daniel 
EIGHME had, on the 2d day of January, 1878, at one o'clock in the afternoon, or at any time thereafter, or, in, or 
to the following described lands, situated in the county of Adams in the State of Wisconsin, namely: The east half 
of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section number thirty-five (35), in township number fourteen 
(14), north of range number seven (7), east, which I shall offer for sale, and sell, or so much thereof as shall 
be necessary, at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the front door of the store of B. S. WILBER, in the town 
of New Haven in said Adams county, on the 6th day of March, 188, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy said 
execution and costs.
Dated this 16th day of January, 1878     H. A. MERRIMAN, Sheriff     By W. D. CLARK, Deputy


                             

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