Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-22
TOWN AND COUNTY,:

-Kedd the RePuOlICdh EldtiVih oh ti0
first prge.
The Lancaster Fire Company will be out
on parade this evening at $50 o'clock.
As the cucumber season comes on the
Chicago Journal warns its readers not to
eat too many eFest they " up"
Two of the Platteyillc safe burglars :
Drew and "one>armcd" George-are to be
taken to Platterille to-day for examination
before the Justice of the Peace.
This is Ben Hips brief bat forcible ex-
preston Of opinion as 10 the strength of tbs
nomination of Hayes and Wheeler "By
Cd they've got Us again ~
The committees whose business it is to
receive the Earthquake Brigade on the
Fourth, will be ut tho courthouse this evening
at o'clock.
The State Normal School Commence
ment Exercises at PlattevilIe will be held on
June goth to 29th-Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday next.
Esquire Rockefeller, champion toast
master of the Northwest, is billed for Bloom
ington only on July 4th. The Cassvillians
will take due notice and act accordingly.
The Adrocate man claims that his shee
is good for pantry shelves, if it is a failure a:
Democratic organ. But the latest report
Is that milk sours in Just 81 minutes if left in
that pantry.
w. w. Forbes will give grand ball
the Dennlson House at Cassville, on the
evening Of July It'll. He will have accom-.
modatons for large party and no one knows
how better TO entertain such.
How much is the HERALD willing to wager
that Grant will not be renominated at Cincin-
natl ?-1dcoeates prophecy in February,
when the HERALD ridculed its suppositon
that Grant would be nominated,
We hear that the Earthquake Brigade
have secured an orator, and he viii address
that valiant body on the coming Fourth. They
expect to receive from him general instruc-
tions AZ their conduct during the next hundred
years.
The largest specimen of a newspaper
that ever came to our Office was the Chi.
cago Rseplag Journal of the 10th inst. 1t
contains SO pages, larger than the HERALD
by one eolumn to the page, and weighs two
pounds and quarter.
The 4dvoeate man Is drowning and
saucily demands thad the Judge Of Proba Il
snail ''hep him out.'' The Judge probably
feels like saying to him, as the farmer 30!
said to that other impudent coxcomb
''Alter your tome my little man,
And then I'll help you all can"
iugton will have table on the Celebrate on
grounds there on July 4th, 1t VIII be spread
with the choicest Injuries the season affords,
worthily transferred to the church fund
According TO the vote of Ellenboro on
the railroad proposition on Tuesday, there
are Just 80 citizens of the town that would
have and are willing to pay little for a
railroad running through the town. Ninety
nine shook their heads and said 'didn't wan't
any railroad iii their'n.''
The numerous friends of Rev. Gilmore at
evening and had a royal time with strawber-
ries and icc~crcam. The Lancaster string
band was present and helped to make the
evening pleasant to all and prosperous for the
church society.
Before the State election last. Fall the
Aduocdte was offered 10 subscribers at 81 for
the year if Taylor was elected and for nothing
if he was defeated How many subscribers is
its publisher carrying on his books on that
offer? and has he demanded pay of any of
them? or arc they the deed beats" ''he goes
for so frequently
We are authorized 70 state that any
party desiring to erect booth or sale stall
on or about the grounds occupied by the cele-
orators on the 4th of July, can secure location
by application to Mr.. \. Nathan, to whom the
matter is entrusted by the Committee of
Arrangements for the Celebration.
The cminently good aud the eminently
patriotic of Mt. Hope proposes to unite at
that place from June 2Sth to July 4th.
We are asked TO give notice that camp
meeting viii be held there, commencing on
the 3sth az . T. N. 1t will continue over
the Attn. and the day will be duly celebrated
on the camp ground
OF the mum Der who aspire to the Sherifal
ity of Grant, the name of Lewis Holloway is
very favorably mentioned Mr. Holloway has
the qualities necessary TO make good officer.
lie is liar with the people and if he is made
candidate the Democracy may as well skip
that Office in making up the ticket, for he vii
be bound to win
Notwithstanding the Indictment weather
on Friday evening last there was good att
tendance at the VI. E. church strawberry festi>
val Prof. Barnettos string band furnished
such grand music that had it been any where
else liyey shake-up would have been the
order But everything passed off nice and
happily, and the church debt fund diminished
at least to the amount Of round FORTY.
The Boscobel Driving Park Association
VIII hold ITS third annual exhibition October
4th 9Th and 6:h. The trOtting and racing
purses to be expended amount 10 over $1,000
Every preparation will be made 10 properly
care for and entertain visitors. Boscobel is
one Of var youngest cities of our State. and
many older,nore populous and wealthy places
might well feel pro I'D of the public spirit as
Is frequently shown by this gem Of the Wis
consln valley.