Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-28
L H e He R A Id.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

Fourth OF July next w eunesuaY.
British Hollow, as the programme will
show, will do something grand on the Fourth.
Gen. Augustus C. Dodge will address the
old settlers to-day.
Lancaster win be largely represented at
the Beetown Fourth
: The ~ +. festival At the new church last
Thursday was brilliant success and good Pc
cuniarily,
Some articles of clothing were stolen from
he clothesline on the premises Of Mrs. Rosie
last Thursday night.
At Buncombe last Saturday the Galena
bows we're beaten at base ball by the Bun
combe boys.
The members Of the Lyceum please
notice that the next meeting will be held
Monday evening.
Hon. Geo. C. Hazelton will preach the
sermon on Patriotism at the 4th of July church
in Prairie du CHEN.
Look At Treasurer Ivey's table and you
can tell Just how much school money your
town will get from the State.
"A new bridge is to be built near Wlcox's
MIN Contractors should look at the advsr-
tscment
The Hazel Green base ball club beat the
Ga!ena club on the Galena Fair grounds last
satarday-score IS to u.
The North Lancaster boys will play
matched game of baseball next Saturday al
ternoon with Lancaster village club, on the
farm of Mr. John Willis.
Mr.. IIolford says this week he furnishes
one corner Of his diaper not printed IN
Chicaeo-that lie did it himself Well that
corner does look ike him.
ca clumsy man with big feet IS the big
cost train wrecker lady knows of This pun
was invented away over in Milwaukee and
therefore was not intended for our neighbor.
The Old Settlers Of Galena will picnic at
the grove near the village Of Benton, just cast
Of the Grant County line, on the Fourth Of
July, and they invite all old settlers Of the
lead mining district to join them
thereafter Lancaster COWS viii have to
depend on sources for progender other than
farmers wagons. IF they could speak 10
doubt they would thank the village fathers for
not making tic order early last winter.
Some spatting is going on between
writer Il. tie HERALD who signs "Mother'' and
another Potosl Reporter. We have not seen
the "Reporteress' notes and can only guess
what smother" is driving at. Potosi and
British Hollow people will know all about u
we are told.
Lancaster will be treated to novelty IN
religious services beginning next Sunday
Adventist meetings will be held under tent,
ana conducted Iva gentleman famous in that
line throuheout Wisconsin and other parts OF
the west. His own notice is given in these col
umns. Everybody will go to hear him.
Our notice last week of pcnickers going
TO the Grove near D. H. Budd's in Liberty was
intended to be an open invitation to any one
Who felt so disposed to Join the party. Scarce
IL any business will be going on in town and
people viii find that good place for rest and
recreation, L the weather is favo rable. Mrs.
Budd will give an welcome
Mr.. John Wagner, the Clerk Of Liberty
township, came near losing his life last Satur-
day. While loading a calf at Mr.. Richard
Justices his team became frightened and while
he held them at the bits they dashed with him
through the fence. His face and head were
badly cut, his knee seriously hurt and his body
much bruised. lie was taken to Louis Ats
where in the care Of his niece Mrs. Alt, he re-
manned until Monday when he was taken
home
The storm on Wednesday last week which
only scared the people in some localities gave
Cassville blows as:well az threats The house
of Mr. Otto Rciuke was struck by lightning,
frightening but not hurting those within. Mr.,
Schreier's stable was struck and mare with~
IN It vas killed A colt was truck and injured.
Mr. Schreier and son were in the stable at the
time and received the shock They were hurt
but not permanently injured. The son was
in the act Of hitching the mare and was
knocked down.