Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
TIE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Ol laZy readers.
Stevens aud Bartlett, Cassyille are ready
to wait on customers and make out bills. 4w.
Stevens Bartlett have nerrly one mil
lion feet of lumber for sale cheap for cash.
4w
The new bell for the NJ. E. Church lay at
Platteyille nearly month because there was
no railroad to bring it to Lancaster
Have you called to see Woolstenholme &
Nathan on that little business matter? They
want to see you and will treat you courteous
ly
DR.. Brown, Dentist, will be in Lancaster,
The FIRST stuen days of each month Our no.
tice last week read the Isl and 18th. 1t should
have been tie first seoen
The editor, owing to very severe cold,
rendering him unfit for reading or writing, has
entrusted the preparation Of "copy" for this
issue of the HERALD, mainly to the kindness OF
friends
Another communication received from
Mr.. &. w. Lee, at a late hour is deferred uns
his own eyes, to read it. much less give it the
attention il calls for
The article on Chinese Funerals and
Weddings is taken from a paper published in
China 1t was sent to Hon. J. Allen Barber by
his son, now in that land of squirt eyes and
queues
II you would have book that teaches
practical photography send to d. Scott Brown
737 Broadway, New York. At 90 cents per
number he publishes the best monthly phono-
graphic work extant.
&C. J. Hyde went yesterday to Patch
Grove with large stock cf merchandise to be
sold at auction. He will give the people OF
that vicinity rare opportunity to purchase
clothing, gloves, mittens, and other dry goods
and notions at low prices
Barney Russell, the one armed man,
made in 1877, his first year in the business
Oser 800 brooms. He makes good and
handsome article, and always satisfies his GUS
toners. Thankful for past orders he is now
ready for more.
JAS. Wilkinson, of Dubuque, formerly of
ser, was thrown from horse in Dubuque one
day last week and so badly hurt that for a
time his life was supposed to be in danger. At
last accounts he was recovering.
WIN. Clifton, for about forty years a resi-
dent of the town of Clifton, will start this
week with his lady to visit a son in st. Louis,
the Rev. J. T. Clifton, and will spend the
greater part of the winter visiting there with
other friends.
The largest pear, probably ever seen in
this country was left in our Office the other
day by Mr.. Robert Orr. 1t was grown in Cali
fornia and sent to Mr.. Orr by Mr.. Olmstead
by mail. It's weight now is two and three
fourths pounds, and has doubtless lost some
ounces.
Money is acceptable always and we want
a large quantity of it soon, but those who ar e
detained by the pecularities ofthis season need
have no fear, on that account of having to pay
$500 instead of 81 90 for the HERALD. II
paid in reasonable time the charge will be
Sl60.
We had the pleasure yesterday Of taking
by the hand Mr.. VIM. Mccartney of Denver
Col, and Mr.. A. R.McCartney oe Storm Lake,
Iowa. They aud their brother Henry Nc
Cartney are in the county on the soTrowfu
errand of burying the only brother who had
remained a resident Of the county.
j. A. Neavill, of Potosi, was given the
position of Assistant P. NJ of the Wisconsin
Senate. He was chosen to the place on the
recommendation of Senator Hathaway. Miss
Georgia elise is Assistant Engrossiug Clerk
of the Senate and Mr. George Cox of Lancas'
ter is Assistant Engrossing Clerk of the House
The latter is the selection of Hon. w. j. Me-
Coy.
Hv,neneal-On Christmas a goodly num-
Der assembled at the residence of Mr. Lewis
Crow, near Lemars, Iowa, TO celebrate thu
Christmas holidays. and participate in the fes
tivities attendant upon the marriage of Mr.
Martin n. 30 nham of Nevada, and Miss SUSIE
Walker, formerly of Grant County, the cere
mony being performed by the Rev. Mr.. Am
burn. Among the numerous presents was {
valuable case of jewelry from Mr.. Bonham'
brother in Nevada. The day closed with many
congratulations, and best wishes to the happy
couple. A GUEST.
"A fire occurred at Appleton Sunday nigh
Jan. 9th, which with other property, destroyed
the presses and other printing material of tn
Appleton Post The Post was well conduct
cd paper and in thriving condition. During
the last year the publishers had supplied tn
office with an entire outfit of new type an'
their paper had as comely an appearance a
any on our exch ange list. The issue befor
New Years was the largest specimen of
country newspaper we ever saw. 1t containe
complete review OF the institutions and bus
mess houses of Appleton, with an interestin
historical sketch of state, county and city
The interests of the people of Appleton are ia
vorable to the revival and prosperity of tn
Post and we look with sympathy and pleasur
for its usual visits
Last Spring there appea red in Lsncaste
youth somewhere in his teens, an orphan
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simplicity, his frankness and gentlemanly de
meanor won him the sympathies of the goo,
Samaritans in the village they had provide,
him with clothing, hats, shoes and pants suit
able 10 the triple divisions of his person and
kind lady who assumed the relation Of mothe
80 the poor waif, babe him God speed, telln
him to 60 out to her son, Mr.. John Bennett
and he would give him work on his farm. Th
boy, however, did very little work there, an
disappeared from the neighborhood. A fe'
days ago in the dusk of evening, he made hi
appearance at the residence of the same job
Bennett, as familiar as a carrier-pigeon just &c
home after long voyage. He told his bene
factor Bennett, he had been very fortunat
since he had left him, had been down int
Texas, made S45 per month herding cattl
there, and had saved all his money. In fac
he took out roll of bills, more than 1900
showed it to Mr.. Bennett, who counted it owe
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