Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-29
TOWN AND COUNTY:

Special attraction-thc fireworks at this
place on Tuesday evening next.
The Lancaster fire company will be out
again for drill and parade on Saturday at 7
o'clock p. m.
The Episcopal folks are ahead about
$1,000 since the ice>cre4m and strawberry
festival at Griffith's hall on Tuesday evening
The wheat prospect in Grant county for
1876, as reported from different sections indi-
Gates a quarter" yield. Corn backward, but
strong and promises well. Oats doing well.
Mr.. ]. W. Taylor, law student in the
Office Of Barber & Clementson, is announced
to deliver tho oratioa on the Fourth at LiL>
den, Iowa County.
The Photographic workshops for he'll and
Ter are scarcely distingulohabe. slow facts
do adapt themselves to fancyT we hear the
Adpocatc man exclaiming.
The credit Of suggesting the Centennial
Box we understand is due Hon A r. Bush
nell That boy of his will be just the proper
age to open it, with one week to spare July
4th, 1875
The ladies' of the Episcopal church pros
nose not to be outdone by any other fellow
on The Fourth. Their lemonade, ice-cream
and general restaurant stand will be located
Just south of the court house.
T bav cd
unanimously to close their place of business
ON the Fourth aftor 10 o'clock in the forenoon'
and 10 do no business after that hour during
the day.
And still he browns, gasping up the spout'
Now d-n you, Judge, do take me out
And still ths Judge, awinking on the sly
SAYS to the youth of vengefGl cry:
"Alter your tone my little man
And then I'll help you all can"
The entertainment given by the Patch
Grove Dramatic Club in that place on Friday
evening last was success in every respect
The Lancaster string band was present and
added to the interest of the occasion.
The Catholics of Potos and neighboring
town will generally meet at the Dutch set
Element near Potosi on July 4th. St.
Andrews church viii be dedicated on the oc,
casion, and speeches by several prominent
local eergymen.
The Centennial Box, made at W. Bar
lows cabinet shop, by Schroeder is attracting
visitors In proportion to its size it IS a
much stronger ship than Noah's Ark, and
should safely carry its burden through the
deuses of century.
There is no law to compel anybodys abb
senee Of the National holiday. But no one
will be ashamed of their trip to either Lancas-
,ef, Platteville, Bloomington or Washburn to
Join in the first Centennial cele bration of Ma
tional independence.
The Aduocate thinks that L. ]. Wash
bourn, of Platteyile, is the strong man for
Sheriff next FALL We advise the gentleman,
if he has any desire to succeed Sheriff Mccoy,
to hire the Afvocate to keep mum on the ques-
ton.
We are authorized by the merchants o.
Lancaster to request farmers not to bring IL
produce for exchange or sale ON July 4th
They don't propose to handle eggs and butter
that dav-no, sir; not on the Centennial
Fourth of July.
Signatures for the Centennial Box-0n
the morn-ng Of July 4th next, at Lancaster, a
blank book with pen aud ink at hand will be
placed the court yard, in which all attending
tho celebration are invited TO write their
names tor deposit in the Centennial Box.
The ladies of the NJ F. Church will give
all We Centennial folke good dinner on the
Adj Of july. Their dinner hall aud refresh
ment stand will he located on the vacant LOT
between the store of j. Z. Lewis and j. G
Hyde All the delicacies of the season viii
be provided Charges moderate.
What damphool he was" will be the
expression of the people one hundred year:
hence when the Centennial Box is opened
and the discovery made that Grant County
Editor offered his paper free for months OF
the following terms IF Mr.. Hayes [candi
dtte for President is defeated for one dollar
and Il half if elected for nothing"
At Bloomington arrangements have beer
carried out to perfection to celebrate tht
Fourth Grafton by Prof Clarke. Centennia
Poem by Mr. c. y. Holford Music by th'
Bloomington cornet band National Salute
and Fireworks Such are the head lines in tn
poster that attracts the attention of all t
what Bloomington proposes to do on tn
glorious Fourth
Battle flags at Lancaster-War worn am
battle torn regimental flags of the End Wiscon
sin Iniantry, 7th Infantry. 50th Infantry, au
end Cavalry will be displayed at tho celebra
ton at Lancaster on July 4th next. Captain
ard Aid-de-e camp, E. G. Lindeman, inform
Mr.. A. R. Bushnell by letter, dated the 2ft
inst. that he shipped these colors from Madi
son to his address on that day
Let US begn. the new century of our ma
tonal life by the comnemoration of its frs
day-our great national ho;iday-in such
manner rs shall tend TO inspire within US as
psopie, and especially the rising generation
that patriotic ardor and love of country whic
fred the hearts of the fathers of the Republi
hundred years ago, and without which n
nation can ever long endure
Mr.. Laws Holloway is popular with tn
people, and if he is made candidate the De
nocracy may as well skip that office in maxim
up the ticket, for he win be bound to win
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IARALD say