Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-04
.HE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:


Call and examine stock and prices at the
store Of Woolstenholme & Nathan. If
Mrs. Joseph Iyey, of Lancaster, died yes
terday morning.
&C. d. UT & Co. are buying all the poultry
they can get. They pay the highest price.
The ladies Of the NJ. E church hold their
annual Fair December 18TH.
Mr.. w. J. Bailie, after spending the sum-
mer starting farm in Kansas, is back to spend
the winter in old Grant.
-LosT-About the streets Of Lancaster,
gold paddock. reward will be given to the
finder for returning the same 10 this Office.
The reliable Rockford Quick Train
Wa'ch--none better for accurate time, for
sale at NuRPHEYe. If
Live turkeys, chickens, geese and ducks
wanted, for which the highest market price
will be paid. 3sw2. GEO. D. Urr Co.
Many local and other important items are
pushed out OF this paper by the Presidents
m 'sssge.
Now is the time Of year to sell chickens
and turkeys. c. D. UT d Co. are buying to
ship and want them in large quantities. They
pay cash.
Rev. Mr.. Miner, of Madison, occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational church sua-
day last, and preached sermon very favora-
bly, spoken Of by those who heard II.
Lengthy as the Presidents mes
sage is, the type for it was all set up
in our Office. We chose to pay print.
ers for doing this rather than send
the money away to the city for ''pst-
ent' supplements. Patronize home
is our motto.
If safe that weighs over thirty hundred
pounds means anything, then R. E. Murphey
must be running prosperous business. 1t
was brought on and located in his corner this
week.
DR.. T. c. Pierce, veterinary surgeon, Of
Fennmore, has gone to Chicago, to spend a
few weeks, probably until New-Years. The
people Of Fennimore viii have to do without
his professional services during that time,
Rev. R. J. Scott, who was the Catholic
pastor in Lancaster three years ago, died at
Mazomanie last Sunday. He was social
man and generally popular. Mrs John Nc
Cormick, Of this place, is his sister.
Joseph Baie's offer of 5000 for the cap
'ure Of the incendiary who attempted to burn
his property and the $500 reward offered by
Sheriff Streeter are still offered This an.
nouncement is authorized. These offers with
that ofJsmes G. Bailie, of Georgia, amount to
100000
Andrew Doyle, of Fairvew, Hazel Green
township, has purchased the hotel at Seymour
Corners, now occupied by Mr.. Kirschbaum,
and also the farm Of 80 acres connected with
il, paying fer the whole $3.50. Mr.. DOYLE
will soon move into his new qnarters--G ale1a
Gazette.
Prof Allison, of Boscobel, will lecture
Sunday evening next at the Congregational
church, on temperance. On Monday evening,
following, he will deliver his lecture, '"The
Battle of Getty sburg," in the Methodist church,
for the benefit of the ladies' fund. A small
admittance fee will be charged.
The first death in Lancaster, from diph.
iberia, during the season, was Louis Ats lit
tie girl, Alba. She was beautiful child, the
pet Of fond father and kind mother. Two
summers and one winter she had blessed their
household. Many friends sympathiycd and as
sisted in laying the precious remains away in
their final rest.
The receipt Of lengthy article treating
upon our common schools, written by an aged
contributor, is acknowledged. He claims that
in the common school of his school days the
Youth received more thorough, substantial,
practical and general education in fifteen
months than he youths in the present common
schools do IN fifteen years Pity it is there is too
much truth in his claim.
The new hall Of the Lane sster Library
Association has chairs for seats. They are
much more comfortable than the soft sides
of two-inch planks. The members of the
Association have done all they could 10 and
as much as could be expected of them in the
way OF providing Lancaster with hall for
public entertainments. Some good literary
feasts are promised for this winter from both
imported and home talent we hope for as
large proportion of the latter as possible.
The Galena people appear to be just find
ing out that their narrow gauge railroad to
other difficulties the Galena Gazette SAYS the
timetable is such that person has four hours
in Platteville for shopping, and return the
same day, whereas fine goes to Galena to trade
he must at, 3 over night and hence more pas,
senger tcke-s are soldfor Platteville than for
Galena. sthis advantage in trade we con-
graduate the business men Of Platteville and
Gaena people are not deserving of much sym
pathy for their shortsightedness in building n
road out through the country where it would
give people chance to dispose of their pro-
duce and pocket the money without Galena
having finger in it at oil.
john Beg, who in some particulars was
4 remarkable man in Lancaster, departed this
lite last Friday morning. Twenty odd years
ago he began business here as a tailor. After
few years successful business he visited his
native Germany and from there wrote back to
the HERALD his opinion Of the advantages and
disadvantages between that country and this.
lie returned and after while gave up tailoring
and opened restaurant and saloon. The
"omens temperance movement few years
ago induced him to cut of the beverage part
OF his business and he has since dealt in gro
ceres provisions; stationery and books, with
lar success. a year or SO ago he was stricken
with Yayalysis, and never fully recovered.
though a constant sufferer physically he was
mentally yiSacious, and the announcement of
his death took people by surprise. They had
not thought that Honest Shon,' as he play.
fully called himself. could leave the world SO
soon.
Last evening We had hasty look through
The new Odd Fellows hall. It is located on
Maple street, the entrance being in the same
building and one door east of Oswalds hard
ware store The hall is approached by wide
and easily assembled stairv.,y ~ tha ,or "A