24 Aug 1841
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Newspaper
Southport Telegraph
Location
South Port, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1841
Page
1
In a stark wartime scene United States forces under Wayne breach British defenses at Stony Point. The decisive assault ends with American colors raised atop the fortifications amid heavy combat and captive enemy troops, as guards and sentries take their stations around the works.
A dramatic 1779 night assault on Fort Stony Point is described with marching columns, whispered commands, and the daring bayonet attack led by Wayne troops. Flames, thunder, and heroic silence mark the culmination of a perilous assault against a seemingly impregnable position.
At a July 17 1641 meeting in Ivan with the Farmer and Meehenton and chaired by Dr A B Cany, farmers discussed forming an agricultural association. A committee will draft a plan while observers note market knowledge and better prices could stimulate industry and migration. The meeting adjourned to October at Clunnery Kellagg'y with H R Cary chair and Srpied secretary.
An old Connecticut deacon and his son observe a ram tormenting a man who plies it with a hat while the ram backs to strike. The deacon first spanks his son then tries the sport himself and is knocked into the river by the ram, as the son shouts that sport for wits is death to you.
The Ranker Hill Monument described as reaching one hundred feet with plans to raise it by another hundred. Work has continued about ten weeks with three courses added every two weeks and the last two courses laid in one week. Curious readers ask how the capstone will be raised and whether lightning rods will be fitted. A shoemaker jokes about kicking caditors. editors in Ohio wear padded trousers.
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