Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-07
"A board made of good timber--the Lo'

lana Returning Board.
Seven degrees below zero, BY the Their
mometer, on Saturday morning.
The Lancaster Wooden Mill will shut down
about Christmas for short time.
With potatoes at their present price it
will paw to keep cellars from freezing.
Our exchanges note the prevalence of
scarlet fever as doing violence in many
places
The Developments" in "Lousy-ana" is
what the Hon. J. Allen Barber calls the down
South doings
The Prairie du Chieu Union is to be cut
down to seven column paper and subscrlp>
ton price reduced to $3.50.
We'll. well Only think of it Ellen
boro has a newspaper J. D. Hurlburt is the
Editor and it is "edited by the publisher"
Rev. Mrs. Cooley, of Chicago, will begin
series of revival meetings at the NJ e.
Church, in Lancaster, on Monday evening
next
Mrs. Mary Burks, the longest resident
Of Lancaster of any person now here, has for
FIVE or six weeks been suffering lingering
illness.
Friends Of the Lancaster Highg School
are invited to witness the rhetorical exercises
to he delivered in the chapel on "Wednesday
next. These take the place Of the Lyceum.
Rev Edward Eaton and lady start next
Tuesday for Newton, Iowa, where he takes
charge Of a congregation Friends of both re"
eret they cannot remain in Lancaster.
Nathan, Schreiner & Co. have paid out so
far hi. season between ss5, 900 and $4,000
for hogs. They are paying now So per hun
dred delivered at the railroad.
Rev. Fl. T. Smith, of Fennimore, pastor OF
the German Presbyterian churches in Liberty
and Marion, has found his way to the HERALD
sanctum, and we trust will not by neglect for
getiL
MIR. John Mahood, a Lancaster boy thir-
" wears ago, son of Uncle Stephen" was in
town last week He lately lost his property
in Minnesota by the burning of his mill, and Is
seeking home southwark.
Those cranberries at Utts are highly
pleasing to the senses but the cash amount OF
sugar YOUR wife calls for, in these times, to
sweeten them, would knock all the centses
ont of any ordinary man.
Mr.. j. ]. Mckenzie took to Platteville on
Monday 81 hogs that averaged $50 pounds
weight Being choice lot they brought
choice prce-S5 % per hundred, or over $40
each.
The Educator is the title Of school news
paper published at Muscoda by Charles IT,
Darlington, Esq. 1t Is neat little paper
well worth to teachers and other educators
its price-Sl0 90 year.
The woman suffrage article in this paper
III the Rev. Bushby, now deceased, was sub
mitteI for publication four or five years ago
but was for some reason withheld TWIN DC
read With interest now.
Col. John G. Clark and lady are in Nil"
waukee this week The Col and II Buchner,
ESQ. our Clerk Of Court elect, are in attend-
ance at the annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of odd Fellows
Some one is developing the fact through
the Darlington Republicans that F. A. orton'
performer" is different man from I. A.
Orion. Chairman Of the La Fayette Board
but they wear the same breeches.
Mark Twain, the humorist, sought recrea-
ton and ipspi, alton by visiting the Holy Lane
the place II religious monuments. Rev. Ed
ward D Eaton put the finishing touches upon
long wears Of study for the pulpit, by SPEND
inc wear in Germany, the land Of fun and
vines.
Chubby Lou, four years old, was very
sick with Group. His papa and mamma we're
watching lovingly at his bedside, moving qui-
etly. tenderlv caring for him and signing their
sympathy and sorrow for him. Il guess I'll
90 m the spout this time, mamma, said he,
wheeling as if his breath went through
steam whistle. The parents became less
alarmed
A Fair and Festival win be held by the
NE. Society at the IT. E Church in Laneas'
Ter al Friday (to~morrowl afternoon and eve
pins The sale will open at o'clock and the
simmer will be ready at 5. There will be all
sorts u pretty and useful things there for sale
ald it will be good place to buy Christmas
presents The proceeds are for the benefit Of
the new church enterprise, which the good
peonle of Lancaster must not allow TO stand
too long out in the cold Supper::25 cents
Persons having articles for sale are requested
20 have them at the church oy o'clock in the
morning.
The Lancaster library has been knocked
about rather too much of late for ITS health
Ever since Mr.. r. f. Mccoy pulled his tent i
has hardly had tabernacle in which to rest
The Association met, therefore, last Friday
and made better arrangements. First they
chose Messrs VIM. McGonigal, A. H. Barber
D Schreiner, R. E. Murphy, and W. Barlow
As Directors-who made the first three, re
spectiyely, President, Secretary and Librarian
and then directedthat the library be kept il
the Court House, where it viii be open two
days in the week, and in charge of that care
tu Young man Rolla Watkins.