Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-18

City bank OF FretcOu.
Ryan Gray. Levi Bailey, s. McIlroy
E. B. Armstrong, Mrs. Ephriam Harms
busger, Mrs. Chas Bailey, Mrs. J. N
Todd, E. Holt, E. N. Bousteal, J. R
Isman. J. A. Moore, ]. A. Stirrstt, Geo
W. McMurphey. Eli Atwater. Gsorgt
Teachout, S. ]. Mansfield.
NJ. w. BARB, Treas.
The Masquerade Arrange
ments have been completed by the Ger.
mania Society Of this city for a grand
masquerade carnival and fancy dres.
ball on Friday the 9th inst.
A grand procession en- costume in the
afternoon, will be one of the features Of
the entertainment when prizes will be
awarded to the three best assumed Char.
aclers. Dunbar's Hall has been engaged
for the dance in the evening, which 10
expected to be filled with merry naskers.
Tickets for single ADM. sion rs cents.
Brevities.-Wheat is "looking
up"-sl.o5 to 81 10 on our streets 10
day.
Remember the lecture tomorrow
night.
&C. Fox, Esq, has gone to Vermont
on a visit.
"A series of club dances are on the
tapis in this city.
wv. F. Miles Esq, returned from
England last Saturday.
w. w. Ballard. grocer, of Hastings
has failed for $4,000.
Rev. II. Bunker is inaugurating a
religious revival at the Baptist church.
No news from the Land Grant up
to the time of going to press-Wednes-
day noon.
Postmaster Gates has recovered
from bis recent illness, and resumed bis
place in the office.
The ladies of Mazeppa. near Lake
City have presented w. F. Jameson with
a gold pen, for his championship of their
rights"
Chief Clerk Young. of the assembly
has appointed Miss Linda Harris tran
scrbing clerk of that branch of the
legislature.
Last week rs we went to press it
was raining. Since then we have had
a fins fall of snow and now the sleigbing
is superb.
We have been shown some fine di
pIomas for successful competitors, at our
last county fair. They were procured
from Cincinnati, we believe.
Don't forget that the first one of
Prof. whiPples course of lectures on
Geology, a, Fox & Dickinsou's Hall,
will occur to morrow, (rhuIsday) even
ing.
Gov. Fairchild's Tuesday evening
receptions will be pleasant feature of
Madison society while the Legislature is
in ssss;on,-" which the same were laAt
winter.
1t is claimed that rats may be ef-
fectualIy driven away by powdering with
common red pepper the holes through
which they get into the houses. So sim
pie way Of Kidding place Of the yer.
min. ought at least be tried
We have obtained an extension
from the publishers of our premium pa
per-the Peoples Journal. Those who
pay their subscription TO the family
paper one year in advance within. the
merit thirty DAYS, will receive the Peoples
Journal free for one year.
Our worthy townsman, G. J..
Barnes, who started for New Orleans
some weeks ago, has returned without
visiting the Crescent city. Upon reach
ing St. Louis and discovering that the
steamers, on account: Of low water, were
running with so much irregularity, he
decided to return and try it some other
time. His loss is our gain.
We notice paragraph going the
rounds Of the papers, stating that DR.,
Gabriel Bumpus. Of Lawrence county,
Tenn, the oldest Free Mason in ht
United States,-having belonged to the
order seventy years--died lately. W.
can beat that just three years. Bro. Da
vid Stiles. of this city. celebrated bis
seventy third masonic anniversary OF
the 9th of Dec. 1870, and is acknowl
edged To be the Oldest known Free Ma
son living.
Organs and Melodeons at thelLowes