Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-01

The beautiful Fall weather is now up
on us.
Editor Holford, of the West Grant Adoo-
cate, called at the HERALD Office yesterday.
Iron and rolling stock for the Narrow
Gauge railroad is daily arriving at Galena.
Rev Ira Tracy of Bloomington will preach
in the Congregational church next Sunday.
The Circuit Court for Lafayette county
will convene at Darlington Tuesday next.
The Galcna aud Platteyile railroad is now
running to Bells Mills, seven miles from Ga
lena.
The public well at Bloomington is being
put down as fast as the nature of the rock
will permit.
The Bloomington band gave our people
some fine music yesterday, which was highly
appreciated.
Mr.. Fred Critchlow, of Blooming ton, died
in that village last Sunday evening after a
brief illness.
-Thirty-fve applicants attended the teach
ers' examination last Friday and Saturday at
Bloomington
The Fair held at Hazel Green last week
was well attended and everybody seemed to be
well satisfied.
The harness shop heretofore in the base
ment Of Horstmans block has been removed
70 the ground floor.
--Chas Bennett advertises his passenger
and express line, and invites liberal patron
age, which he should have.
The Republicans of the Second Assembly
District of Grant county will hold their con-
ventou on the 7th of October.
The Patch Grove school, under the eff
Gent management of Mr.. Lyman, is fast gain,
ing a wide reputation in northwestern Grant
county.
The first freight shipped over the Galena
Narrow Gauge was a lot of flour from Bells
Mills. and the first passenger ever the same
road was Mrs. William Bell.
The post Office at Scales Mound was
entered by burglars last Monday night and
robbed of about 500 in stamps and currency.
The burglars were captured in Freeport.
At the races during the Hazel Green Fair,
a horse owned in Racine won the free for all
race. and Billie O'Niel the three minute race.
0'Niel was sold to Maher and Fisher for $500
Err. Mccoy, of the firm of Mccoy &
Holloway, who has been absent some four
w,aks visiting friends and relatives at the
East, viii DC at his place Of business Saturday
next
Attention is called to the advertisement
Of Nessrs Hough Starr s. Fisher in another
column. These master worknen in their line
deserve a full share of patronage from the
public
"A grand opening of Fall goods is now in
progress at Burrs' store. I. A. Burr has been
to the market and while he did not purchase
all that was there, he has sufficient to satisfy
the wants of all.
Lancaster is now supplied with one Of
the best BARRIERS that has been here for years
Everything about the shop is neat, clean and
wholesome, and one can enjoy quiet shave
at small expense
The concert given at the Methodist church
in Bloomington last Saturday evening, under
the management of Mr. Parkhurst, is pro
nounced to have been one of the best ever
held in that village.
The new stone building being erected by
Mr.. McSpaden at Boscobel is fine structure
and will add much to the SUBSTANTIALLY Of
the lower part of the city. II is to be oceu'
pied for NJ nrchandising
The funeral of Mr.. ?. T. Sadler. OF James
town, took place in Dubuque Tuesday, at the
Second Presbyterian church of that city, Rev.
IA Ostrauder officiating, assisted by Rev.
Mr. Main, of Platteville.
The Galena Gazette says 4 storm is brew.
inc over the head of certain prominent citi-
zen of that city, of nest-hiding character
that will burst in few days, and the public
is promised a RIGA denoument.
The ladies of Boscobel and vicinity ART
using ever effort to have the Art Hall on th'
Fair grounds filed One energetic matror
has completed a beautiful rag carpet for thai
department, and other useful and ornamental
articles will be exhibited.
In another column Mr.. Geo UT calls at
tention to his stock OF groceries Having pur
chased the interest of Mr.. Hyde in the busi
ness. he will hereafter undertake to deliver al
articles purchased of him either in the morn
ing or evening, as will best suit his customers
Next week the Boscobel people viii en-
JOY their first Fair. The grounds are in ad
mirable order, the track one of the best in th'
State, the cattle stalls are built for comfor
and convenience, the Art Hall is commodi
Gus, the Ampi'heatre il well proportioned
and all the attainments of the Society are o
the first order. May this be a successful ex
hibitiOn