Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-15

Certain societies 10 Darlington, composed
mostly of ladies, got up 4th Of July celebra-
ton. Instead of the usual collections of con-
tributions they said refreshments, etc, for
money to defray ext enses. Among other
things they sold cigars. A certain rough scuff,
who had a grievance against some of the
members of these societies. thought he saw a
chance for revenge. lie took with him u
number OF companiols and went to the sever
al stands and bought the cigars for the crowd.
He then went to Deputy Collector Campbell
and complained that those people were selling
cigars without license. Campbell, who by
nature delights in pleasing the rabble, that he
may have their plaudits and hear their abuse
of decent people, went at once and demanded
that these societies take out government
licenses and pay the regular fee therefore.
They, however, wrote to Commissioner Raum,
at Washington, and he instructed the stupid
Campbell that the societies had violated no
law and were not required to take out licenses.
The law plainly reads that only dealers ''whose
business il is to sell are required to take
licenses If there we're enough civil service
reform in the Hayes administration to see to
the appointment of Deputy whose sympa.
thies we're in the right direction and who had
sense enough to understand so plain pro-
vision of law, or who, if he believed the law to
be as he represented, would have had the
people duly warned, the respectable people of
Darlington would not be subject to such
annoyances
Our citizens claim to have been highly en-
tertained by the lecture OF Tuesday evening,
by Prof Sprague. "Our Duty Concerning
Literature" was the subject of the discourse,
and was considered in its moral, social, INTEL
lectual and spiritual bearings. Mr. Sprague
claimed for literature an absolute value;
power to secure moral culture, to refine and
harmonic men, to develop the Imagination
and to touch the heart. II affords basis of
common brotherhood. II offers to all the
most noble helpful companionshp through
life. II gives the teacher an opportunity TO
enforce some of the moral lessons so sadly
needed by society. The speaker then gave
the details Of plan for the study OF the En-
gsh classics in our public schools. The i'm
thor was a man of unusual ability and power.
His thoughts show him to possess high de-
gree of culture, and the finest literary taste.
1t is evident that he reads, remembers and re-
fleets much. Prof. A. R. Sprague well de-
serves the high position he holds among the
educators of Wisconsin I
-"At the residence Of Samuel Vance, in
this city at half past six o'clock this morning
was consumated the ceremony which made
Miss Nora Vance the wife of Major James
Lawrence The wedding was quiet affair,
being present. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. +. K. Richardson, of Christ church.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence are among the early
young settlers of Yankton, and are of course
widely known. Major Lawrence is ex-agent
OF the Ponca and Spotted Tail Indians, and
has served in several other minor official ca
pacities. The newly welded couple left on
this mornings train for Schuyler, Nebraska,
which is to be their home. The good wishes
of host of friends accompany them" The
foregoing is taken from the Yanktoo Press of
August Z. The name Samuel Vance sounds
quite familiar to many readers of the HERALD.
Mr.. Richard BROKER and wife are at home
again after three months visit in England.
1t is now twenty-five years since they came to
this country Their family has grown up here
and here they have prospered and it is more
like home to them than their native land,
and they we're glad to get back. On their
passage home in mid ocean they had some
thing of an adventure. Their vessel in the
darkness ran against a schooner and sank it.
Fortunately its cargo was of lumber from
Maine for Glasgow and, as it floated, the
eight or ten persons on board we're easily res-
cued and taken on board the steamer Mr..
Brooker is settled down to business again.
May he have other scores of years of prosper
ity.
In thunder storm, Tuesday, a bolt Of
lightning struck near where Mr.. John Willis's
threshng was going on, just east of Lancaster.
Some Is men were there and every one of
them felt the shock. The horses in the horse
power must have felt it the same for they all
jumped oLs of traces or out Of harness. Be-
fore any one could speak every horse was
loose from the machine. One team ran away
considerable distance with part of load of
grain, the driver being stunned so that he
could not take hold of the lines. Fortunate
ly there was no serious injury, but it was close
warning.
Prof. Chas. T. Zimmerman, of Milwau-
kee will lecture at the High School Chapel,
this evening, his subject, Historic Ornament.
Mr.. Zimmerman was sent here by State au-
thorty to give to the teachers in the Institute
practical and scientific lessons In the art of
drawing, as a help in introducing in the public
schools He has for some years been snperin.
tendent of drawing in the schools of Milwau-
kee. lie is very ready at the blackboard and
the audience will be highly entertained.
MIR. +. s. Kidd is on the street again
looking as if better health than he enjoyed
before his illness were promised him. 1t is
not to be supposed that the pointed story
that appears in this paper over his signature,
In which the names of many citizens of Grant
County figure historically, was written by him
during his hours of illness. 1t is the product
of his amanucnsis, John Altizer. 1t is a nara-
tive of intense interest and will have q long
run in the papers.
Men out of employment and owners of
timber who want to make something out of
il have chance to contract with the G. & 7. r.
for ties. See the company's advertisement in
this paper. Those who want a job should apply
at once as the time within which the ties have
to be delivered is shor:.
Some time ago the HERALD announced a
series of European letters, by Prof. 0. X.
Burchard, prominent educator of the State
of New York. The first of the series appears
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