Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-10-26
TOWN AND COUNTY:

Before making purchases of Fall goods
call on A. & T. A. Burr.
Miss Lizzie Camack, one of Madison's
favorites, is visiting this week among friends
in Lancaster.
The High School Lyceum will entertain
the public next Monday evening, when there
will be debate by young ladies.
You that live in a city or Incorporated vii
lage should see that your name is placed upon
the Election Registry before Tuesday next.
Potatoes arc so high and apples so low in
price that one bushel OF the former is worth
three Of the latter. Who ever saw the like
before
Rev. Clapp, of Prairie du Chen, has
taken unto himself WIFE We hope he will
succeed in his marriage as well as he has in
his ministerial relations.
The new NJ. Z. Church in Lancaster is I'M
der roof and the spire reaches farther heaven
ward than some of those boys will ever get
who we're up there last Sunday.
The Lancaster Registry is open at the
bank Of Mr.. Ryland, where it will remain till
Tuesday next Every voter in the town
should know that his name .s properly regis
tered before that day.
Besides great many new and beautiful
articles to be seen at the cash store, by the
post office, Is good looking clerk. Young
ladies may look either east or west of the post
Office.
d r. Sylvester was IN Lancaster yester-
day. When the people of the North district
entrust their affairs with him, at Madison he
will give them the same energetic attention
he does his own business now
Election day is near at hand Be ready,
countrymen, and see that Wisconsin stands
true to her history = true to the great cause
for which there is so much contention, so
much expenditure OF life and treasure.
The Democrats Of the First District
have put IN nomination Hon. II. D. York of
Hazel Green, for the Legislature. All the
the nominations for the Legislature are now
made in this country, and all are good men.
An the Republicans put on the county
ticket by the Green men have now gone back
on it. They had no green5acks to put into it.
Now let US hear from those Democrats put on
as tail to wag the ticket
Nathan, Schreiner & Co. have received
an immense stock Of clothing for the season
trade. Also boots aud shoes, gloves and
and ladies furs They buy in laLge quantities
at comparatively low figures and can therefore
sell correspondingly low.
Mr. Harry elise is getting up a club Of
subscribers for the New York Ledger, It's
regular price is 80 a year. He takes subs
seriptions at S250 Parties wishing to sub
scribe are requested to leave their money with
Postmaster Burr or with Mr. elise at the
HERALD office.
At the close of Mr. Orton's speech in Bos
.cobel recently the notorious "C. K. D." rose
up to tell what lie knew about reform, when
the audience made a stampede for the door.
Men, women and children were willing to run
the risk of being tramped to death rather than
suffer any such punishment.
Hon H. II. GRAY, of Lafayette county, in
his speech at Boscobel, Oct. 18th, opened his
remarks TO a Democratic audience in the fol>
lowing language AT the breaking out of the
rebellion | wac called copperhead. | stand
before you this evening the same old copper
head that was then" His remarks brought
down TIE house
The Concert Entertainment to be given
at BuGis Hall tomorrow evening friday
by the scholars of Mrs Reeds music class
promises to provide fun enough for one even
ing, and We hope it may be well attended.
The admission fee will be, for adults % cents,
and children Is cents. The entertainment
will not be repeated on Saturday evening as
heretofore stated.
Hon. Joseph Book for the Assembly, is
the popular candidate in the Second District
of Grant The reason is that he is known TO
be honest, aud as earnest in what he thinks
right as determined against what be thinks
wrong lie made good record in the last
Legislature and should be returned to the
next with several hundred majority
Col J. G. Clark, who has been absent n
the far West near two months, is expected
home Friday or Saturday of this week. We
hear that he viii make half dozen speeches
for ives ana Wheeler in Grant, before the
polls close on November eth Hurrah for the
Colonel The good folk of Lancaster. Platte
vile, Muscoda, Fennimore, Bloomington and
Cassyille may expect to hear him.
Mr. Warner Mills made his dsJa in the
political arena on Monday evening, aud Sc
quilted himself CALAMITY. He handled that class
Of Republicans which he regards as corrupt
with bitter severity, aud may have irrtatcd
some minds present We think he was unjust
towards some, but his evident candor made
his speech an effective one for good On
Tuesday he and Mr.. Clementsan addressed
large audience in Plat,eyille
One Of The best meetings yet held in Ian
caster, was that addressed on Monday eveh-
lug BY Hon o. B. Thomas and Warner Mills.
Esq. Mr.. Thomas regarded himself as very
plain man in the presence of ar audience of
our educated and refined New England So
ciety of Lancaster, but be held their attention,
and greatly interested them for an hour and
hat lie preseated the issues of the canvass
IN way TO be easily comprehended Re-
Fuolieaas were pleased and Democrats not
displea'cd- The former found reason to be
hrmer IN their adherarce to the Republic an
party and the latter, some OF then nav have
teen persuaded that there were weighty reas
ems for voting the Republican ticket this
year.