Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-12-12
Local Matters !:

mas toys at the book store
Miss Titus lectures again at The
M. f. Church next Sunday evening
-Several carcasses Of Crawford
county venison were brought to
town to-day.
Next Saturday Hazel Green
holds an election the object of which
i. the raising Of a railway tax.
That "cold snap" has formed the
otock-in-trade for a dozen days or
more Of nearly every local writer in
the Northwest.
That 'LiLtle Cottage" 50 long
on exhibition in the =. O., now belongs
to the person holding number 30. The
drawing took place last night.
Freddie Burr lost his little leath-
or mtten in the street few days
ago. He has ten cents for the boy
who will return it to him.
Sunshine and south.winds have
pretty thoroughly spoiled the sleigh-
ing, and once more the jing ing of
bells IS usurped by the rumbIiug of
wheels
Tho Cassvilc School, we ar
pleased to learn, has Ex-Superintend-
ent Hubbard at its head. Prof. s.
Muflley and Miss Grattan are the sub
ordinates.
Those vases, figures, ard other
matters Of beauty and utility, Just re-
ceived at Baxter & Kinney's, make
most excellent Christmas and New
Years gifts.
Mr.. Geo. Sprague, the efficient
warden Of our town finances, began
airesh bis tax collecting labor yester.
day morning. Tax payers will find
him in Ryland q HollowGy's banking
house.
The Witness says that on Sunday
morning, Dec. 3, the Rev. j. f. Pond
commemorated the 10th anniversary
Of his Passionate over the Congrega-
tional church Of Platteville by an APP
propriate historical discourse.
This evening fine flakes of snow,
driven slantwiso by steady Sou
wester, thicken the air, promising an
abundance of sleighing material and
fulfilling Fred's weather prognos-
tix," made only twenty-four hours
ago.
Parties wishing to subscl ibe for
any of Harper's publications., for the
Chicago Tribune, Chicago Journal,
tho Toledo Bldde, New York Ledger,
etc, should do 40 through the medi-
um Of postmaster Chesebro, and by
40 doing save money and avoid risks.
Mr.. Samuel Cook, who was in
the lumber trade at Dunleith a num-
Der of years, and quite we'll known to
many people in this county, died of
brain foyer at Clinton, Iowa, not ma
ny days ago. Exposure to cold is
said to have brought on his early and
lamcnted dissolution. Mr.. G. was o
mason Of high standing in the order.
An invaluable public servant is a
good postmaster. In this respect
our town 10 singularly Fortunate
Mr. Chosebro is in truth, one Of the
most trusted and obliging Of the let
ter-handling brotherhood Keeping
open tho p. o. one hour every Sun
d ~ for the accommodation of tn g
country people, is something whic b
every postmaster is not in the hab it
OF doing
"A personal encounter az Mont
fort some days ago, between a man
named Palmer and another of the
name Of Clark, resulted in u broken
lcg on the part of Mr.. p. The quar-
eel was an old one about some mines.
but the immediate cause of the dis
graceful ARRAY, il is said was an ex-
cess OF perilous whiskey. Mr.. Pal.
mer is y poor laboring man with u
large family, who, for time at least
will be obliged to eat the bread of
charity.
-Jhe work Of removing from
around the court house those great
bu,warks of fuel goes steadily on
Il is positively dangerous to have the
wood Spile too near the house and
if the people know what is good fol
themselves they will speedily see to il
that their personal supplies of sawed
aud-splt are removed matter, Of
well-say about a hundred yards
from the kitchen door. Nothing bet
ter for the system than carrying
wood from the farthest corner Of you
premises in cold and stormy weather
SocIABLEs. Tho sooiable las
Thursday evening, at the house o.
Mrs. sherman, was pronounced
most happy entertainment by those
who composed the gathering Mex
Thursday evening there is To b,
mother at the house of Mrs. elise
which the young people all are cor
daily invited TO attend. Remembc
the object, aid for tho Lancsste
Episcopal church.
VILLAGE ORDINANCE.-We call III
especial attention of our readers I
the provisions under the above heaC
published in the Herald to-day.
careful reading of the ordinance wi
set people right concerning its re-
quirements and enable them to avoi
vexations, troubles and undesirabl
publicity.
MILWAUKEE SENTINEL We hav
on divers occasions been prompte d {
say good word for this paper.
Is altogether too we'll known TO nee
recommending, and now Wen merol
venture TO hint that il will be TO III
interest Of yourself and family to rea
the prospectus and then subscribe 6
once.
DANCEs.-There will be ball {
tae Locust House. British Hollow o
Monday evening, January l ~.
And Mr.. James A. Faris, of tn
American Hnvea IUNnAroor annnr,