February 25, 1893 ADAMS COUNTY PRESS Friendship, Wisconsin S. W. Pierce, Publisher Local Brevities Mrs. Warren Ferris is quite sick with erysipelas. Levi Niles, of Quincy, was in town on Tuesday last. Rev. P.R. Staples visited Big Flats on Wednesday last. Elder Staples preached at New Chester last Sunday. Mrs. Clara Osborne, of New Chester, is the guest of her brother, N.M. Jones. Mrs. O.B. Hoard is lying very ill with heart disease at her home in this village. Clayton Niles, who has been very sick at Coloma, is visiting friends in this village. County Superintendent Reynolds was a guest at the Atcherson House last Tuesday night. Ned McGowan accompanied his father on his regular trip to Portage the first of last week. County Treasurer Graham made a trip to Jackson last Wednesday, returning the following day. Hopper has been hauling the lumber to make extensive and material additions and improvements on the property lately purchased by him of Mrs. Powers. There is no denying the fact that Johnny Harrison made large investments in crockery and coffee - such ambrosial coffee - last Tuesday evening. Johnny will never tell why he did it. Williams & McGeorge have the frame up and sheeted to their new building. The building is 24X50, two stories high, the lower being 10 feet and the upper being 14 feet high, in the clear. It already makes a fine appearance. Messrs. D.L. McConick and Chas. Snyder, of Big Spring, are visiting at D. Frank McConick's. We are pained to hear of the illness of L.W. Holmes, of Big Flats, and trust that he will soon be well again. Mr. Fred. Wilbur, who is now a resident of Duluth, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Wilbur, in this village. Mr. George Powers, who a few years ago was a resident of this place and has many friends here, is back on a visit to his old friends. White Creek F. Witt has bought several hundred bushels of wheat at Mauston, and has had it hauled here while the river crossing was good. There has been a crossing at Point Bluff most of the winter. Mr. C.H. Brand, a veterinary surgeon of Meridian, was doing work in this place last week. Rev. A.C. Marden and H.A. Howard took a trip to Milwaukee last week. Miss Katie Wintersteen has been spending a number of weeks in Kilbourn, with Mrs. Sunderland. Dr. McGowan took supper at the Howard House on Wednesday evening last week. In a recent Nunda, N.Y. paper, we notice the marriage of Miss Etta Myers to Hon. Thomas A. Elliott, of Bismarck, N.D. Miss Etta was the eldest daughter of William and Etta Myers, of Easton, in this county, and after her father's death her uncle, Monroe Myers, took her to live with him in Nunda, and has given her every advantage his means would allow. Rev. E. Yocum preached in our church Sunday evening. County Superintendent George Reynolds visited our school Monday. Mr. William Darrow, so long a resident of Point Bluff, but now living in Necedah, spent Wednesday night in this place, and called on old friends Thursday. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Myers, of Necedah, and two sons and their wives, Harvey, now a prosperous merchant of Hurley, and Zella, who owns a meat market at West Superior. The young people had a pleasant time at a birthday party for Henry Wines, given at John Lewis' last week Wednesday evening. Plainville John Atcherson and Clif. Walker went to Necedah Friday for lumber. A donation for Rev. L.H. Brown's benefit was announced for February 2nd. Sickness, stormy weather and very bad going were sufficient cause for postponement until Wednesday February 15th, at which time a goodly number of the friends and neighbors gathered at the hospitable home of Mrs. M.G. Sperbeck. The original plan (a candlemas supper) was well sustained. A bountiful supper having been prepared, the tables were artistically adorned with candles. A candleabrum holding twenty two candles was prepared by O.S. Atcherson and occupied the center of the table, and several old fashioned candle-sticks with the attendant snuffers and tallow dips caused much wonderment among the young folks. Financial results, $8.50, which was given to the Elder, who responded with well deserved and hearty thanks, and the company dispersed to their homes. Twin Valley John Donnelly and his mother and little sister, Mamie, have gone to Milwaukee to visit their sister and daughter, Sarah. Blasezyk and Marshall's saw mill is now running and doing fine work. Reynolds brothers are preparing for a new barn to be erected on their place in the spring. Thomas Waterman has had a very serious time with diphtheria, but is now much better. Mrs. C.S. Lawrence was called very suddenly to Eau Claire by the death of her mother. Pilot Knob Miss Bessie Barnett is down from Coloma making Mr. And Mrs. I. Dimick a visit. Mila Dimick is on the sick list. Frank Thompson and sister were guests of their sister, Adda Bishop. We hear that Mr. Vomdersock is very sick. We are glad to learn that Luverne Richmond is slowly recovering. Hattie Nesbitt's school in the Miller district will close in two weeks. MARRIED JONES-GARDNER - At the residence of the bride's parents, in the town of Preston, February 22, 1893, by Rev. P.R. Staples, Mr. Elmer E. Jones, of Hancock, and Miss Melissa I. Gardner, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Gardner. The bride is well known in this county, and has many friends who wish her every joy in her journey through life. Hancock Badly Scorched On Wednesday evening of last week our neighboring village of Hancock received a rather severe scorching - the severest in its history. The fire was first discovered about four o'clock in the morning in the Campfield Brothers' grocery, situated in the building owned by O.G. Hubbard. In the same building was located the furniture store of Hubbard and Moors. Near the Hubbard building was that of H. Barton, occupied by him for a dry goods and grocery store, and by J. Campfield for a saloon. South of this, and between it and the Moors Bros' store was the building of F.C. Wood, occupied by him for a general store. Six carloads of potatoes in the cellar are a total loss. All the buildings above mentioned were entirely consumed. C.L. Stowell, who occupied as a residence the rooms over Barton's store, lost nearly all his household goods. The stock of goods in the Moors Bros' store was moved out and considerably damaged by water and smoke. Their store had a narrow escape and was considerably damaged. Their loss is probably covered by insurance, but the others it is understood carried little or none.
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