Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-08-19
IMPORTANT DATES. -The following
dates it will be we'll to bear in mind
Five Sundays in this month.

Green apples are in the market
The Lancaster schools open on Monday,
September lS-
John G. Parkhurst viii now entertain the
people Of Hazel Green
At the Dubuque Fair there will be some
twenty five entries offas horses.
The sun rises at 5.ll, and sets at 6:55,
ana the days continue 10 grow shorter
y VIM +. Carter, of Plattevile, is on
tour through the Eastern States and Canada
GYPSY fortune tellers are around this
week Interviewing people d. two dollars per
head
= The whippoor0iIs notes are growing less,
aud insects notes Of The piping Of the fall are
alread, heard
The Ladies' Episcopal Society will meet
this afternoon Thursday at the residence of
Mrs John Wright
Mr. Edward Eaton preached in the
Platte,iIe Congregational church last sunday
morning ana evening.
Howe 4 Baxter, through the HERALD, have
something Of interest to say this week to the
people Of the county.
"A gentleman came into this Office one
day last week and paid $40 for five years subs
scription to the Herald.
Rev johnson, Of rlatteve, filed Mr..
Eatous pulpit last Sunday morning and even
ing. giving two rare sermons
-Hite, the popular tailor in Budds block,
is getting ready for his fall and winter work,
and viii produce some handsome outfits
At Barnums circus in Dubuque, last Fri
day, some twelve or fifteen thousand people
were present many going from this place.
This will be an unusual month, in that
there will be two moons, making It the most
moonshiny month known for seventeen years.
Bad corn weather-the farmers fearing
that the crop will be cut very short. There
has been no real warm weather for several
weeks.
Fresh oysters will soon be i'll market, and
John Beig has a coy little parlor into which
he viii invite his friends to partakc Of .'stews,
raws," etc
The people Of this town viii be pleased
to learn that Mr.. John Brindley viii assume
control Of the Lancaster school during the
next term, commencing in September
"A nimble sixpence IS better than slow
shilling ]" and those business men who follow
out this maxim viii have one great advantage
towards achieving success. Advertising rates
made known upon application.
Tho '.wives, youths and maidens' Of Lam
caster failed to make an excursion over the
narrow guage last week but "A party
Of ladies ana gentlemen will visit Gaena
from this point some time this month
"A uoman.vas arrested in Washburn last
week Cor selling liquor without license, and
refusing to pay a fine was brought to Lancas-
ter and placed in jail. from which place she
was released upon paving the costs, amounting
to S 90
The Young folks prayer meeting at the
social room Of the Congregational church was
largely attended last Friday evening. To.mor
row evening, at ia. the usual exercises will
be participated in ~ all who may feel ike
Attending.
An article Of considerable interest. emit
tled An Inciden, of the Gettysburg Battle, =,
will De found on first page Of this paper
General Calls, IT Lancaster, i a prominent
character IN the article, ana it is otherwise
interesting
The Ladies' of the Episcopal church will
have dinner table on the Fair grounds on th,
ID "a day &c the exhibition. aud if ans of the
friend. st the church residing ii the county
feel 80 disposed contributions in this dircc>
tion will be thankfully received and appretia
ted. Donations can be left either At Mrs F
Shcrman's or al Ms. II \ Fishers
The pastor Of the Evangelical Lutheran
church Of Platteyille, Chs Rechenberger, has
been publicly requested to resign his position
and .leave-the sooner the better Cause;
"Sturias Up an melted feeling among his
pari-hers," etc we don't know the facts in
the case, further than that short time since
the preachers house was shot into and the
windows banged 70 pieces in a way that would
disgrace associations Of burglars and other
heathens. Doesn't the request r. leave show
that the sympathies Of its sisners are with
that outrageous mobs