Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-11
Bloomingicn TENS.

Who says Grant County can't grow large
hogsg Mrs. A. Bagley slaughtered one which
weighed after dressing $50 lbs
REV. r. i. Cheney started for his old
home Monday the inst He will be greatly
missed by his circle of warm friends, but know
ing that the visit win do hiHl good they bid
him God speed. and look forward to hisre-
turn with pleasure. ~ III
DIR. o. P. Saia is again on duty after a
very pleasant trip through portions of Iowa.
He reports very good crops, fine country
and hospitable people. Yet he still prefers
old Grant for home and means to settle here
for life.
MIR. Wayne's little child, while its parents
were from home thrust grain of corn into
one Of its nostriIs. After "a hours Dir. Sala
was called. The corn had swollen to such an
extent that the operation of removing it was
a very difficult one.
The celebration passed off very pleasant
ly, being all that the most sanguine could ex-
pect. At an early hour the people began to
congregate and ere the hour to begin the ex-
ercises Of the day arrived, the grounds were
crowded with an eager, anxious, expectant
throng. The Programme was fully carried GU.
in very satisfactory manner, not a jar oc-
curing to disturb the general good feeling Of
the pleasing or the pleased. The Declaration
Casually so old and dull to '.Young America'')
seemed new and interesting as read by Geo.
+. Gay, NJ. d. The Grafton by Mr.. r. q. Orr
was the grand success of the day, being term
ed by one If the most learned in the audience
as 'classical, deep and eloquent" Mr.. Orr
spoke in clear, ringing tone, articulating dis
tincty, thus enabling those in the most re-
mote part of the audience 20 hear with ease.
As he progressed with his speech EXPLANATIONS
of good, good, good" were heard on every
hand aud at its close the largest audience cys
er seen in Bloomington dispersed for dinner
well pleased and satisfied. The people of West
Grant claim the speaker as their own and feel
proud of their home talent After dinner the
Bloomington band discoursed some grand
martial music fully demonstrating their pow
er to play the most difficult passages with ease.
The Toasts we're good but the responses we're
not just what one would expect. "The Farm
err" was responded to by Mr. Sargent in
manner satisfactory to the farming class and
though the professions found no fault they
felt that their colors were being dragged in
the dust. The vocal music was good indeed,
especially a solo by Miss Lille Woodhouse
In several of the choruses the impression de-
signed was marred by gestures of the boss, un-
doubtedly supposed to be sublime hut partak-
ing more largely of the ludicrous. The NJ. E..
Society supplied the hungry with great var
iety of good substantial food, but owing to the
vertical rays of the sun and lack of shade
the hotel iniringed upon their custom The
Restaurant, by the Congregational Society was
protected from the heat by huge CANVASS
roof and the temptation to occupy seat in
the cool delicious shade called forth many a
dime for ice cream, lemonade, cake, candy &c.
In the evening the ball at Sine Woodhouse's
was attended by goodly number ofthose who
love "to trip the light fantis.icp and Jolly
time they had too. Taking it all in all the
Bloomington celebration was success as all
her undertakings are.