Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-12

the most desirable farms on Blakes Prairie.
Write to him and learn the terms.
There will be a shooting match and Of
course great sport at Gabriel Halls brewery
in Potosi, day before Christmas.
Don't forget, friends, to send in those sub
scriptions-Dew ones and old ones. That
thousand dollars is not nearly made up yet.
Read the Announcement by Messers.
Howe d Benedict. Lively times may be ex
pected for the next 30 days at the old Burr
stand.
How funny that the little urchins should
think it fun to fall {" fat on the sidewalk and
get the nose bleed !" Whatever .he snow
brings is fun.
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Ward, who had the
sad misfortune to lose their daughter while in
Missouri, are in Lancaster They returned
some weeks ago.
Josiah Thomas, proprietor Of the store in
Hazel Green formerly kept by Crawford,
Mills & Co., has opened branch establish
mentat Fairplay, Wis.
Old Mr. Stackable is going to Nebraska,
and so is the old oman. When they're gone
the Hurricane people will miss pair Of neigh
bors they were always pleased to see.
The capital prize to be given away by c.
j. HYDE, on New Years day to his patrons, is
a set Of Wayerly novels, % volumes. Every
purchaser to the amount Of 81 gets ticket.
. snIood;I car,, o4rarad Cor colo
iby Mr. r. II. Chambers. 1t is near prosper
Gus town, convenient to MILL to church, to
good schools, &c, and any working man can
meet the terms.
--Loggers up in the pineries this winter are
engaging choppers at $i2 to $40 a month,
against $40 to $50 that used to be paid. But
our farmers are still paying SIG to $40 for
hands employed the year round.
DO Kay, of Georgetown, Wis, sold to JIM
Ryan four hogs averaging 579 rs each. They
looked like great masses, ct I'D with skins
drawn over them. So says NJ Gray, who
weighed the little darlings- Galc"n Gazette.
AT cue calico sociable last W, T. only
very small number 0: the ladies' app red in
the prescribed costume, preferring to mn the
risk of paying a small fine. We don't blame
t,bem. The privilege of wearing becoming
dress is cheap at any price.
Lust Friday evening, Rev. G. w. L,
Brown and Mr.. L. j. Arthur held a temper
ance meeting at the rock school house, six
miles south Of Lancaster. At the close of the
meeting the Blue Ribbon pledge was passed
andy signed bv eighteen persons.
You are not supersttious nor you don't
pelisve in signs, but did you ever, about the
time Of new moon, when an evening light in
the western heavens struck your left eye
catch yourself turning clear around to take a
look over the right shoulder, at the light?
Little Robiu Redbreast, won. you with
us stay? Little Robin Redbreast chirps and
hops away" runs the old nursery rhyme.
Those identical robins are warranted to appear
at q. IL, Baxter's, Tomorrow evening, notwith>
standing the incement season Of the year.
"A devoted affection between two Young
'afe4 is truly touching. But if you want to
see hey such sweetness can, on occasion
.addalate, just 90 to Mr. Eaxter's tomorrow
evening, ael witness the passages of love and
hate betgecn Miss SQueers and her dear
riend 'Tlds.
Bloomington has dancing club of which
'ieo. Woodhouse is floor manager; J. c. Bon
ham, treasurer; f. W, schell, II. Y. Hoskins,
John Graves Chas Briggs and IL. S. Grant,
executive committee The membership ticket
costs $500 and the club attends to business
every other Friday night
Mr.. A. l.. Brown, an old Democrat and
Democrat now said. in effect, in his lecture
Sunday evening, that ntemperanee was the
corner stone of Democracy. Whence we infer
there is truth in the Des Moines Registers
dietum that oil aud water are no more natural
enemies than Democracy and Temperance
Tho Portage Register urges gentlemen to
adopt the polite custom Of calling upon the
ladies New Years day, and I" let il not be a
mere lip service either" says the Register.
Now we think the zip" feature OF the perfor-
maace would be very nice when calling upon
tho ladies, and gentlemen should be content
with il.
A theatre goer, hearing the players great
" talked OF, expected when he went, TO see
Mary and her son on the stage. He was disap-
pointed when he found there was only one
noted pisger-Mary Anderson. He was like
our players in Lancaster who act the word IN
9yoGtate by having lady dressed in gray, STEP
to he foot-hghts eating su anp.e--In gray she
ate.
-0n Friday afternooa and evening, Dec
2o.h, the ladies Of the Lancaster Methods,
church win give a fair and festival in the
rooms above Howe's old store They will Offer
Tor sale quite a variety of articles and will
serve supper. They request all to contribute
articles suitable for the iair, and by patronage
20 assist them IN paying their subscription
toward liquidating the debt on their church.
Or. Ice, of Darlington, well known as q
skfdl aud eminent physician. visits our place
for the purpose of delivering a course Of lee.
lures on the subject of Hygiene and the Act
of Preserving health and Prolongng Life. The
lectures will be at the Baptist chnrcb-the
first one free and the public cordially invited
TO attend. The Doctor has taken rooms at the
Phelps House where he can be consulted for
week.
The yonpg people of the Congregational
church and societg sill give ten cent en-.
tertainment at the residence OF Mr.. c. II.
Baxter, next Friday evening. The programme
comprises parlor theatricals, including q
scene from Diekens Aichotas Nickie6y, and the
pantomi.nes OF Aud Robin Grey and the
baDes ~ ihe wood. From grave to gay,
from hveiy TO severe" viii be the order of the
evening, adapted to every disposition, serious
or ioculsr