Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-10-19
TOWN AND COUNTY :

Hon, O B. Thomas at the courthouse on
Monday evening next.
Senator Carpenter will speak at Laneas-
ter on Thursday evening, Oct. 81
Here it rains; in Canada they have deep
snows.
Local committees will please make arrange
ments.
-Messrs Howe 4 Baxter have fine assort-
ment Of oyercoats and boys suits, just arrived.
An iuitialory goose party" was held in
Lancaster last Monday evening-on the road
to Fennimore.
"A large number were pleased to shake
hands The other day with our good looking
friend, Mr.. T. O. Calvert, of Louisville, Ky.
He will return to his post OF duty next week
Mr.. J. P. Lewis takes order. for the eel
ebfated PERFORATED buckskn underwea r.
Cold weather coming on and they will prove
comfortable garments
Gibbs barber shop is now moved to the
building until recently occupied by Chas. Or
ton, a confectionery. He shaves well, aud
many may be his dimes.
1t will be Just in tune now for tho AdUo-
cate. man to tack that autograph letter from
Park Goodwin on his bllletin board. Let US all
see It,
Hon. George c. Hazelton will speak in
HAZEL GREEN on Tuesday, October oath,
and at POTOSI on Wednesday, October 25th.
All citizens should turn out and hear him.
--Gcorge Clementson, ESQ., will speak at
Platteville Tuesday, October oath; at Bloom
ington Monday evening, October 3Oth, and at
Patch Grove, Saturday evening, Nov. 4th.
Our ''rooster column last week thought
that Indiana had probably elected Republic
an Governor aud gained two Republican men,
bers of Congress. Later dispatches showed
that the Roughs got the Governor but the Re
publicans gained four members of Congress
Let not Fennimore Republicans join in the
dirty work tho Democrats are boastIng will be
done for them to defeat the Republican ticket.
Our ticket is composed of good men and If the
good citizens of Grant County wish to MAIN
tain their reputation there must be no break
in IT,
Among the pleasant calls at the HERALD
office yesterday, 1c received Judge Fries and
]. H. Waggoner ESQ, of Richland Centre.
The latter is about to return to journalism,
and wherever his lot is cast we wish him
abundant success.
We havea request to notice that Bloom
Ington VI f. Sabbath School will give an
entertainment in Browns Hall, on Thursday
evening, Oct 2lst. As Thursday is not the
2lst we can't say just when they will enjoy
those recitations, tableaux, refreshments mus
sic and exhibition Of views 10y Rev Hoskins.
"A rich entertainment is promised to take
place at Budd's Hall one evening next week,
due notice of which will be given. It will
consist of music, vocal and instrumental,
tabeauY and pan;omime performances Mrs.
Reed has charge, and her scholars, we hear,
will compose part of the characters repre-
scented.
William f. Carter will address the citizens
of the following places upon the political
issues of the day. viz; Hazel Green, Thurs
day, Oct %; Fairplay, Friday Oct 81 Mar
tinvillc, Saturday, October IS Georgetown,
Monday, Oct 80 Jamestown, Tuesday, Oct.
81: Ellenbofo, Wednesday, Nov. /; Bosco-
bel Thursday, Nov. 2; Fennimoro, Friday,
Nov 8 Platteve, Monday, Nov. 6.
The .4dpocatc Of last week announced
thst at a "late hour on Tuesday night special
messengers" had brought it dispatches tnat
Ohio and Indiana had given huge majorites
for the Democratic tickets The truth is that
the editor received no special or any other
messenger; that the paper was in press and
printing that very falsehood before the. polls
we're closed in those states, and before late
hour was all printed of and its editor abed
dreaming os straw bustles worn by Plaltevile
.concertists.
When Mr.. Bushnell began his speech on
'TucsGag evening last, he stated that he would
not only aear questions but requested Repub-
deans to ask questions or correct him if they
thought him in error. During the speech Mr.
David Schreiuer, a one>armed soldier and
0ne of the most upfight men in Grant county,
asked question, and the moment his voice
was heard. some of the highest toned Tildsn,
ties in the county undertook 10 put him down
with Kisses. A man who would hiss David
Schreiner under such circumstances in Lam
caster, ifhe we're in the "solid South" would
DIN NJ c. Butler's crowd in letting darkiei
loose, ike wild pigeons from trap. to see
who could put the most bullets in them while
they ran tor their lives.