Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-19

Rrerfftes.
Attend the caucuses Saturday evening.
The JOURNAL is Fair to middlin'"
this week.
The frat Eost Of the season occurred
on the morning Of the 18th inst.
The council proceedings and two or
three communications we are obliged to
omit this week.
ID E Eyre. Hastings, has received
fine stock of fall and winter goods Of
the latest styles. They will be specially
announced next week.
Bro. o. F. Jones, of the Hudson
Democrat, waded into our sactum,
through mud AMI rain, last Friday. He's
a pleasant gentleman to meet.
Gen. Sam Hartman, met with
serious accident last week Wednesday.
The team after which he was riding ran
away down the ferry hill opposite Still
water. The General in leapiug from the
wagon struck stump, and WAS seriously
injured internally.
-" The Prescott Musical Union " was
organized ON Tuesday evening Those
desiring to become members should, du
ing the succeeding week, consult Messrs.
G. III. Nichols, d. Fl. Bates, or David
McGilI, who will impart all necessary in
| formation.
Our neighloring towns on the river.
aud steamboats,. have cleaned out The last
chunk Of ice in Prescott Last week
the Sucker State took 1900 lbs of Fred
Wehrnan, entirely 4" bearing ;" the mar
ket.
We are under obligations to Mrs
Rogers for the premium head Of cabbage
displayed at the late County Fair, II IS
a magn iticent specimen Of The vegetable
kingdom, being nearly five feet in cir
cumference. We are proud of being in
possession of the biggest cabbage head
IN the county.
"A handful of ripe red raspheries,
was given US yesterday by j. IL. South
wick, of this city, rs sample of the sec
ond crop now ripening in his garden
He says the bushes are loaded with Der
ries, but the birds are so troublesome that
few are permitted to ripen fully.
Mr.. A. Il. Carroll has purchased the
John Hunter farm. in Oak Grove, for
$l.7OO. Mr.. Carroll also, some time
since. disposed Of a portion Of his old
farm in that town, to Chas. Virgins,
taking in payment Mr.. WIS interest in
the blacksmith shop, occupied by Carroll
& Virgins.
We have neglected to notice the sale
of Henry Bascom's farm in Clifton,
Hank" we are told, looketh with long
ing eyes upon the broad prairies of Min
nesola in search Of favorable location.
We shall regret to lose him. and firmly
believe he will drift back to Pierce county
n due time like many other gond citizens
who have gone the same way before him.
Miss Isa Moore, Of Clifton, has our
sincerest thanks for The present of pair
of mittens which she kindly bestowed
upon us at the county fair. They are
very smaIl--scarcely an inch long-but
finel y proportional in every particular
and of curious Workmanship We have
often been "mittened" before, but rarely
under such pleasant circumstances.
%. C. Hicks, of the River Falls
Nursery had some fine varieties of seed
lings on exhibition at tho Fair. His
nursery is filed with choice fruit trees
and shrubbery which has required the Ia
Dor OF years to raise. These trees are
acclimated and therefore especially adap-
ted to the St. Croix Valley. Every per
son giving bis attention to fruit growing
will tind it far more 10 his advantage 10
patronize home nursery than to go
abroad for fruit trees aud shrubbery.
Rev. j. d. Potter. evangelist, is
holding a series Of revival meetings dur
ing the forenoon and evening Of the days
this week They are being well attend
ed and considerable interest is awakened
among our worldly citizens upon the sub
ject If religion. Many of The stores and
shops are closed during the morning ser
vices TO attend the meetings. Mr.. Potter
is doing good work and should have
the CO ope alton of every christian.
J