Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-21
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pointments were made as follows at
the recent meeting of the West Wis
consin Conference, Methodist Episco-
pal church
Mineral PoiDt District--P S Mather, Pre-
siding Elder; Belmot, ] Sims: Darlington,
Cook Dodgeyie, Knibbs; Fayette, C
p Hackney Fennimore, 7 Lewis; George
town, to be supplied; Hazel Green, James
lawson Lancaster, A w Cummings; Linden,
G W L Brown; Mineral Point, Bushby !;
Montfort and Washburn, A Charles; Platte
vile, A Dexter; Providence, VIM Cook
Shullsburg, j Tresidder; State Line, Z E
Knox.
Prairie du Chen Dstrict-R Dadgeon, Pre-
siding Elder; Avoca, G Jones Supply Bee.
town, w Thomas Boscobel, W II Cheno-
weth De Soto, D Clingman; Liberty Pole,
VIM Mcmillan Mount Hope, James Jetfer-
son; Mount Sterling 4 Smith Orion, T
Crouch Patch Grove, D L Hubbard Prairie
du Chen, e w Nuzem; Richland Center, w
j Mckay; Sextonville, o B Kilbourn Spring
Green, r Briggs; Springville, j. T. Bryan
Viola n. {. Bradley Viroqua, L Semans
Wauzeka, Thompson West Branch,
Medd
Reverend Couch will preside in the
Madison district, and Reverend Task
er will continue as chaplain OF Wis
consln State prison. We notice that
Reverend Brothbers will continue ut
Mazomanie, Reverend Dinsdale at
Middleton and Reverend Clifton at
Poynette. Reverend Aspinwall is
appointed to fill the passionate at Lodi.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY
We give on the first page 4 compila-
ton Of the laws relating to the filing
Of claims against the county, and
call the attention Of all claimants,
especially Justices and Constabes,
to The same. A great number of
claims are presented each ski to
The County Board for allowance
upon which appears, some i'm
portant intor malily, and because of
which they are necessarily returned
to ihe claimants with the trighttul
endorsement 'R3turned for cor
recti0n. And thea the claimant
swears al the committee on claims
when be should have sworn 10 his
account before. the comp lati9a is
valuable for future reference, and
shouli be preserved Cutit cut.
20 BY the favor of Presiding FL
der Mather, we learn that quarterly
meeting appointments in the Mineral
Point district will take place as fol
lows during the first quarter:
Fayette, October 23--24 Darlington, DC,
tober, SOL Providence, November o.
Hazel Green, November Silt; Lancaster,
November 20-2l; Georgetown, November
27-2S Shulsburg, December 4-5; Miners
al Point, December l1-l2; Linden, Decem
ber 1913 Platteville, December 25--2e;
Dodgeyille, January Ia; Wyoming, Janus
airy So State Line, January l5-l6, Bel
mont, January Z2-23; Montfort, January
$50; Fennmore, February So
s- An eclipse Of the sun visible
in many parts o. the United States
will take Place on the Goth Of the
pres nj month, 10 tho morning. 1t
vii be an aunular, and will be visible
east Of tho Mississippi as partial
eclipse, the sun rising esl2ipscd.
West Of The Mississippi it will make
little show, but in Candad8, the New
e. gland States, and az far south as
Savannah, it will be an interesting
phenomenon.
sO On Wednesday morning last
Mr.. AlonZo Cushman, who resides
two miles east of Washburn, lost
four or five thousand bushels of grain
by fire while threshing. The fire was
caused by the ignition of some tow
that became by some cause wrapped
around the cylinder, which quickly
communicated the flames to the straw
and stacks.
~ In the personal property as
sessment of the county by town, Lam
caster ranks first on the number of
horses ard cattle, Fennimore next.
o. sheep Lancaster first, Beetown
next, On swine uaz Greou first,
Lancaster next. On mules Mt. Hope
takes the lead, and on watches Bos.
cobcl is ahead.
sa- Mr.. Hunkins has resigned the
position Of President of the Galena &
Southwestern Wisconsin railroad.
VIM. Blewett is now Superintendent
Of the road.
~ Cuba City is now the resort OF
those who desire 10 suddenly jump
into fortune. Fourteen buildings have
already been erected, and more in
project.
E0rhore will be Methodist
sociablo, to- morrow (Friday) even
ing, at the residence of Mrs. John P
Lewis.
Special Notices.
Free Lecture.