Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-28
TOWN AND COUNTY

County orders good as greenbacks at the
HERALD Office
-Bnrns's day passed by Us last Monday
week unobseryed
The Lancaster 81 ool viii open OH Mon
das January 9th.
MIR. Redpath has visited the South Caro-
linaians Read what he saws Of them.
D.. Newell and Charlie 0rton will sing at
the oyster supper New Years night.
So far a. heard from Jack Frost, residing
in the northern part of this county, is the
champion among Nimrods. lie has killed five
deer this winter on Blue River
The Appleton Post announces that the
Wisconsin .Diarymen's" Association meets
there January 18th ana IS. D-i, di-a, di-a-
lets see has that any thing to do with cree
imation
On sabbath evening next, Sabbath
school concert will be held, At the Congrega-
sional church, in this place There will be
new nusie and besides, exercises particularly
adapted to the holidays There should be
good Attendance.
On the subject of Photography the best
publication Ne know OF is Browns Phonogra-
phi: Monthly, published at 49, Broadway,
New York Photography should be taught
and put in practice in every public school, but
II we cannot have school instruction then the
next best help is such as Browns Monthly
affords II is equally Interesting and useful to
vie proficient in the art.
Rev Edward Eaton and lady were ac-
coanpanied to their charge at Newton, Iowa,
~ his father and by her mother. They were
nil warmly welcomed, BY the people of News
ton, who said they fell in love with the new
pastor at first sight. Newton is pretty town
OF twenty-five hundred people, and in
tegent enough to support two good books
stores
The German Mutual Fire Insurance So
cety Of the town Of Liberty holds its annual
meeting next Tuesday, as appears by official
notice Of the Secretary, in this paper. The
Society has been very prosperous as we learn
from its officers, having had but three losses
in five years, amounting to about $1,000 in all.
Its members claim that they keep their pro-
perty insured for what would pay the interest
on the insurance premiu ms in most other large
companies
If there Is any name in the catalogue of
fiction, peculiarly appropriate to the length
breadth circumference gait and adornments
Of Mr. August Reifsteck, it is that of "Pecks-
nil" As applied TO him one feels that it is
onomatopoetic Now why should Mr. Reifsteck
.pe 50 mprudent as to tell the public the name
,oy shich he is most fittingly called ? 1t is
another Of those mistakes concerning which he
,needs she counsel Of friends Take our advice,
,aei.hbor. and guard against such bunders.
Mr. Hciisteek announces that he declines
or friendly counsel without thanks" How
upsr.teful But he tbs about it. No person
.yer was 50 ready in taking advantage of adj
vice. Lock for instance, at his editorial page
Of last week-all covered with matter pros
voked and suggested by the HERALD. We adj
vised him not to do 80 10 go on with his own
journalism and let ours alone The good fell
low took the hint and his editorial page this
week utterly Sights the HERALD Now don't
=, 50 ungratcful thank
On Christmas gang Of over twenty boys,
IN front Of Howe & Bakers store, set two
dogs 60 fighting savagely, and shen Mr. Baxter
,.ried 10 stop it, several of the meanest of them
,lrged on the fight Half an hour afterwards
,one of those boys rode horse at a rapid rate
through the crowd remaining. The horse
Knocked one at the smaller boys down, strk-
SOC the boz in the face with the shoe and
We did wish MARSHAL Mitchell would gather in
soae OF those boys and at least take them TO
IheIr mothers We believe, too, he came very
rear dalug IT
-Tha{ was i rare gathering of citizens at
she Masonic installation last evening, and they
al enioyed themselves well The Lancaster
GRASS band make the music and it is now one
of the best in the State Its new drummer,
air. Shrage, Mr. Jones's clerk in the drug
store. was the special attraction The ladies
thought. of all the drummers they ever saw
chat drummer drummed, and for ourselves it
vas the first time We ever thought il was pos
>:be 10 thump music out OF drum. Doc.
Newell entertained the company with songs
Finnigans Wake, We Met by Chance, etc.
The HEGAtD carriers address viii be passed
around New Years day We commend il
10 Lancaster people as one they will pro-
nounce unusually good If any Lancasterian
declines taking one thinking he will have no
interest IN it, he will afterwards find himself
disappointed It's not only pleasant reading
but it will be printed on new type in style
superior to anything yet presented 70 Lam
caster people. 1t isnot intended 10 be repub
lishei iii the HERALp and We are confident
1nanv will want = copy to send to their
yrieuds
Yes. yes revival has been going on 1t
the Method It church for two weeks or there
about But All the exhortations. the preaeh-
ing the reasoning. the warnings and prayers,
We don't believe have had the least impress
sion upon the long. lean, lank, stubborn, un-
cody, i,lmannered tight-laeed. spFaS l-around
old mali Of the Aduoeate Our Methodist
b-staeisn ought to take him BY the ears =
there you can get a good hod-drag him
through al the snow drifts of Fcnnimore
prairie. shake tim eves the hotel crater of
PIato's homestead and if no favorable effect
is then perceptable, take MIN down South to
the bull dozeTs Oh, he is a hard old sin.
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