Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-02-03
British Hollow Letter,

To the Editor
British Hollow is still alive, though
not 50 lively as it used to be. There
was time when the hills around
here were dotted thickly with piles
of lead ore, and smelters were kept
busy hauling it to their furnaces,
smelling it into pigs of y pounds
each, for shipping to St. Louis, and
when nearly all had plenty of filthy
lucre, and farm was considered by
the miners as something that they
wouldn't have as a gift. And British
still looks forward to the time when
a railroad or something will turn up
to give employment to the laborers
and throw in little extra cash to
make US happy.
Some of the miners have struck
mineral in paying quantities, and
some repeat the old story-"HaveR't
got down deep enough yet" Among
the lucky ones are Messrs Uren e
Hubbard, Peak & Richards, John
Cardy e Sons, Long Brothers,
Samuel Penglaz9 and the Sike boys.
All have pretty fair iiggings. Mr..
Penglaze has been working his Dig
gings for the past three years, and they
promise well for another three J ears
Mr. Thomas Hymer is running
smelting works, and IS the fortunate
owner of some fine bred cattle and
hog4. Mr.. A. W. Emery also runs
some smelling works.
Mossrs Ivey & Webb have been
keeping a larg, stock of general
merchandise, but are at present SELL
ing off at cost, and settling up their
book accounts.
John PedIar has been engaged in
the mercantile business here for the
past twenty years Mossrs Pedlar &
Ponborthy arc also engaged in buy
ing and selling general merchandise.
Our place is we'll supplied with
saloons There are now five, owned
respectively by j. r Stevens, Joseph
Thomas, James Paugh & Co, Henry
Rupka and William Vivian.
John r Stevens keeps the Union
Hotel, Henry Rupka the Farmers
Home; John Kruyar makes the
harness Anton Lngsheid and Jas.
w. Shitfman are tho snoemakers, and
w. i. Webb is the Postmaster. We
have also two bIacksmiths and two
wagon shops. Dr. Hambilzer takes
care Of the afflicted. Oar school is
prospering under the management OF
Geo. L. Foster, of lancaster, who is
well liked by all his scholars and the
citizens generally. He gov erns about
70 scholars. There is also an organ
lied debating society, Mr.. J II.
Reed has writing class here of %
members.
We regret to lose from our midst
Mr.. and Mrs. John James. They
have sold out and are going west TO
look 40 a new home. The Sunday
school presented them with two
handsome pocket Bibles, aud adopted
the following resolutions upon Mr.
Jamea's resignation Of the office OF
Superintt ndent Of the school
WuEhEAs 1t has become necessary by the
removal of Mr.. john James from our midst,
that he resign the office of superintendent of
our Sabbath School of which he has been an
active member for the past sixteen years
therefore,
Resolped, That in his removal we have lost
a Jealous worker faithful member and
sincere friend
Resolred That wherever he may 50 we can
!ecommend him as great help in the cause OF
the Sabbath School, and that he has been up
right in all lis lie 2nG dealings among Us.
Resolged, That the Bible we now present
him, is given not for its intrinsic value, but
as memento Of our love and regard, and we
trust that whenever he may peruse the sacred
volume, he will find the real comfort looked
for through faith in its teachings, and that he
will thins Of the many pleasant Sabbath morns
he has spent with the British Hollow NJ. +.
Sabbath school
The resolutions were drawn by
committee and adopted by the school.
CITIZENS.
GRANT County has two and Iowa,
Crawford aud lafayette each one
candidate for Judge.