The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
RED WING IN, AND & VIC Is sll.fY. \

The Masons Of this city hold a festl-
val in their hall tomorrow night.
Hawkins II Conner have just finished
an elegant circular sign for the Good
hue County Savings Bank.
Judge Crosby re-opened the District
Court Monday.
Bishop Wells, Of Wisconsin, was in
town yesterday.
The new Board of County Commis-
sioners meet on the first Tuesday in
January.
G. ". Burbank, Esq. leaves town to-
night for Ft. Madison, Iowa.
The weather 50 far this week has
been such as to indicate that winter has
finally set in.
Christmas was handsomely celebrated
and thoroughly enjoyed by nearly al
the Sunday Schools Of our city.
The Amazon Fire Insurance Compa-
nv of Cincinnati, have sent an adjuster
here for the purpose Of making c settle
ment with Beheng & Sherf.
Don't forget to pay yonr personal
property tax.
The Goodhue County Savings Bank
begins operations on Friday, January
18th, 1875.
Gen. Kellogg succeeded in organizing
Good Templars' Lodge in this city.
L. r. Wellman, Esq. has been elected
Worthy Chief.
MIR. A. Mcdonnell, late Of LIE Roy,
has opened a Dry Goods emporium in
the old post Office building.
Our boys and girls who are pupils of
the Faribault schools are home spend
ing the Holidays.
The man Of many smash ups,
Williamson of Lake City, was regis
tered at the National one day last
week.
A well-known young man Of this city
has been so unfortunate as to write an
afectionate letter to young lady and
then lose it. Any of the boys can tell
YOU the contents of the now famous
epistle.
A large crowd attended the Noras
Harpe ball at Music Hall, last evening.
Much good feeling prevailed, and the
occasion will long be remembered by
those who were present as an exceeding
ly pleasant one.
Christmas morning about half past
five o'clock the fire alarm was sounded.
The steam fire engine was gotten out
in an incredibly short time but a con-
Aagration was prevented without its as
sistance.
Several Of our young bloods are talk
ing of making New Years calls on Fri
day. Our young lady readers will do
we'll to bear this fact in mind.
A miserable miscreant helped him
self to ten bags full Of wheat, out of the
barn Of Robert Beveridge, on Feather
stone prairie, Wednesday evening.
The tracks showed which way the
wheat went, and that chap had better
return the sacks and save trouble.
J. Newton Mind, of the St. Paul
Press, acknowledged to be one of the
best reporters in the State spent his
Christmas vacation among his numerous
friends in Red Wing.
A Methodist sociable will be held at
the residence of Mrs. Messick, on Fourth
Street, New Years night. Oysters and
other refreshments will be served from
five until nine o'clock. All friends are
invited. -
In the District Court, John Govern,
bartender for Fields & Royce proprie-
tors of the National, and James Kelroy
an employee Of John Williams, were
lately convicted of selling liquor to mi
nors, and each fined $50.
The Swede NJ. E. S. s. had q Chr;atI:
mas tree and fine time on Thursday,
Christmas eve. The Church was illu-
minated, the singing was excellent, one
hundred and seventy presents were dis
tributed and everybody was happy
This morning about twelve o. clock,
y smoke was seen issuing from the side Of