The Grange advance., 1874-09-16
THE GRANGE ADVANCE.
oMoial Paper Of aoodhus County
Red Wing and Vicinity.

The lsat quarterly meeting of the
present Conference year Of the NJ. E. Soci-
ETY. Of this city, will be held next Saturday
and Sunday.
The Cannon Falls Agricultural Society
are out with fine list Of premiums for
their Fair, October 1st, I'd and Sd.
-Chas. Kellogg, Deputy Register of
Deeds, is enlarging and otherwise improv-
ing his residence On Third street.
Mr.. Clum, architect, showed US q few
days since the designs drawn by him of the
new Post Office building now in course of
erection in this city. The building will be
finished up in most beautiful manner, hav-
ing more Of the ornamental than any other
building in the city.
The new Hay Greek German Methodist
Church, Of which we have heretofore CIV
en- an account, will be dedicated on Sun
day, the eth inst. Services will COM
mence at ten o'clock in the forenoon. All
are invited to be present. Several minis
ters from abroad will participate in the
services. 2w49
-Chas. Erickson of the firm of Erickson
& Swanson started East one day last week,
to purchase machinery for their new furni-
ture mandatory. This factory will be
furnished with the best modern improved
machines and will be one of the most i'm
portant manufactures Of our growing city.
Rev. J. F. Chaffee Of Minneapolis, we'll
known but not we'll beloved by the citizens
Of Red Wing by reason Of his operations
with regard to Hamline University, is to be
met at the next annual conference of his
church by five charges and twenty three
specifications. Women figure in the three
counts Of the first charge, falsehood in the
i've specifications Of the second charge
while unchristian conduct, dishonesty in
business, string up strife, are the slight
offences enumerated and classified in the
other three charges. One of the speci6ca-
tions is that Mr.. Chaffee offered to sell out
the votes of the NJ. E. Church Of Minneso
ia for donation to the Hamline University
of some of the repudiated railroad bonds,
and that he afterwards got some Of the
bonds, but the charge fails to state wheth-
er he carried out his part Of the contract.
Wepresumc that he didn't from the result.
Hon. Warren Bristol has sold out his
farm in Featherstone for six thousand dol
lars, and is preparing to return to New
Mexico, where he expects to make his
future home. Judge Bristol was one of
the earliest settlers of Goodhue County,
and was one of the most faithful State Sem
ators that Goodhue county ever had. He
has wide circle Of friends throughout the
State. He seems much pleased with his
new home, and from the reports coming
from New Mexico he is giving perfect sat-
isfaction as Judge, which is what might
have been expected from \ man Of his in
dustrious habits, thorough research and
we'll balanced Judgment May he live long
and be prospered.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
the town Of Burnside on Monday evening
for the election Of delegates to the Feather
stone Convention. There was large at
tendance and perfect harmony, with de.
termination to work earnestly and unitedly
in the cause of reform. On Tuesday night
the primary meeting in Featherstone and
Vasa, Wednesday night in Goodhue and the
ball is rolling on. Abram Howe, Jr.,
\. Sargent and J. E. Simmons are the dele
gates from Burnside.