Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-08-03

ing a good machine can safely rely
I o. the "Howe ;" we have one in our
house and endorse it fully in every
respect; il has also been Lately i'm
| proved. Mr.. Walker is now pre-
pared to give time on part or the
whole of the payment when desired.
Due notice will be given Of the move
ment OF agents. Send for circulars,
terms, &c
LOOK OUT FOR MISUNDERSTANDING
the night Of Sunday last some of the
light fingered gentry entered one of
the sleeping rooms of the Mansion
House occupied by VIM. Bryant and
Cyrus Alexander of Patch Grove.
and left the former minus a $40 watch
and took from the latter S32 in cura
rency, passing outiundiscovered.
Also, on same night, some one
same party probably-went through
Wright's saloon, helping himself to
all the change and some Of the liquors.
Also, Col. Clark's residence was
approached on the same night; but
while attempting to effect an entrance
the thief was discovered. The
latter fiHding that the Colonel was
about prepared TO give him warm
reception made himself suddenly
scarce about there The thief or
thieves are yet at large
The city papers have for some
time been advising the country towns
TO be on the alert for these charac-
tiers, as it has become too hot for
them in the cities and they have gone
INTO the country by he hundreds to
operate. Again we caution the peo-
pie against showing favor or any
quarter TO suspicious characters, ap.
pearing IN the role of speciality doc
tors, machine and patent right agents,
cheap pedlars, &c, and the like lazy
employments to introduce them, and
whose true business is crime.
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SUIT TO RECOVER A WArcH.-A
singular case was tried before Justice
Burr one day last week One John
B. Lawns, who is in Jail awaiting
trial on charge of burglary, sued
Charles BENEFITS of British Hollow.
the Constable who arrested him, in
replevin to recover possession of a
watch.
1t appears that in May last after
BENEFITS arrested LAWN and while
taking him to British Hollow to be
preliminarily examined, watch that
LAWN had got into BENEFITS possess
sion. Just how he became possessor
of the watch was the main point in
trial. BENEFITS testified that Lawns
gave him the watch to keep and told
him If he ever wanted it again he
would give $50 for it, Lawns saying
at the time that he did this, because
at his trial he wanted it to appear
that necessity had compelled him to
deliver the watch Lawns testified
that he gave BENEFITS the watch un
der promise TO allow him to escape,
which BENEFITS failed to do.
Barber is Lawns general attorney,
but as ne was witness in the case
he got Clementson to conduct the
trial. Bushnell was Benefits attor-
ney. The jury returned verdict
for the plaintiff and valued the watch
at $50. The judgment was for the
defendent to return the watch or
pay its assessed value.
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THE ECLIPsE.-On the afternoon
Of Saturday next, the much talked
Of eclipse of the sun will occur, this
being the first eclipse of the kind
visible in any portion of this coun-
try since 1884, and astronomers say
the last which will be visible during
the present century. The line of
the total eclipse is about $50 miles
wide and runs in a southeasterly
direction through Dakota, Iowa, H.,
Kentucky and North Carolina. The
eclipse will not be total in this lati-
tude, but about eleven digits-that
is eleven-twelfths of the distance
across the sun-will be eclipsed.-
Boys get the smoked glass ready and
watch for the eclipse about o'clock
IN the afternoon next Saturday. The
sun will remain shaded about one
! hour and a half
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FICNIC-A large party Of young
folks assembled at the Shannon
Falls. miles northwest of Lancas-
ter Thursday last, and enjoyed bas-
ket picnic There was a happy time
the choicest delicacies Of the season
were provided by the fair ones. The
Falls are now the favorite resort for
pleasure parties the grounds are
/ beautifully shaded and afford scenery
/ the most romantic. Minnehaha like
the waters o: the Shannon Creek
laugh and leap into the valley
the perpendicular fall being 80 feet.
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THE New ECLEcTIC.-This popu-
lar Southern magazine is progressing
with gigantic strides 1t is become
ing a tavorite wherever it is read,
and now it is equal in ability, neat
ness and interest to any Monthly
published in this country. The Aug.
No. contains a fine steel portrait OF
! B. G. Humphrey, Governor of Mis-
sissippi, besides large number OF
excellent articles. Our friends should
send tor this lively Eclectic" Ad-
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l. .. Q. F.-All the membe OF
4 Lancaster TOdCa No so I O. o. F.