Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15

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Of Beetown, successor to s. Newick who had
that position for about twenty-five years.
MIR. |. G. TRY is around town again
There is no evidence that the application of
kerosene has any effect upon his scalp unless,
when applied, he makes prairie fire oft.
The managing committee for the eere.
mories of May S0th will meet at Mr. Buch>
ner's Office this evening. All committees are
requested to meet with them and report.
Everybody attend the ten cent enter
tainment at the NJ E. Church Tomorrow
evening, and hear the lecture by Rola
Watkins on, "Some Mistakes Since Moses"
Judge McGonigal is enjoying a visit
from his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Stubbs. of
Macomb, III. He had not seen her for forty
two years. Like the Judge she is native of
Tennessee
ID w. Curtis, the Secretary, has our
thanks for copy of the Seventh Annual
Report of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Associa-
ton. IL is book of leo pages. As soon
as we get time we'll milk it and see il any
cream will rise on the product
The HERALD Office has more new Job and
fancy type than any other Office within
/ hundred miles. It turns out the handsomest
letter-heads. bill-heads, circulars, posters,
and other jobs and at the lowest prices of
any Office within hundred miles.
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/ The entertainment tomorrow night at
the NJ, E. Church, is..a very attractive one.
| II consists Of lee ture by Mr.. Rolla Watkins.
"Some Mistakes Since Nose 8" a select read.
ing by Ed. NJ. Lowry, and music which is in
charge OF Miss Carrie Barber. Admission
/ 10 cents.
Gen. Ed. E. Bryant, of Madison, Adiu.
tant General of Wisconsin, has accepted the
invitation rendered him to address the citi>
zens who come together at Lancaster to
honor the memory of our soldiers General
Bryant is man offine appearance and good
speaker. His hearers will enjoy an address
they can remember with satisfaction. His
sympathy with the soldiers and their cause is
natural and his utteranees in honor of their
memory will come from the heart.
The Seatons in Grant County, residents
of Potosi and 6oscobel, who are numbered
among our prominent and best citizens, have
recently enjoyed visit from their brother,
Mr.. VIM. L. Seaton, of Jackson, Michigan.
William L. is like the Grant County
brothers in many of their good traits and has
one virtue that they do not all claim He is
a sound Republican. He is Postmaster. of
Jackson, Mich, city of, we should say,
thirty thousand inhabitants, and is warm.
personal and social friend of Zack Chandler,
the man we want for President
The Lancaster Phoenix Fire Company
No. /, held its annual meeting on Monday
evening last for tie election of officers. The
following is the result John Stephens, Fore
man; Henry Nehls, LIST Assistant Peter
Stoffel, I'd Assistant; Geo. D. UT, Treasurer;
Rolla Watkins, Secretary. The Fire Com
pany is an inst tuition that cannot safely be
dispe nsed with. Each property owner in
our City should feel and make it his duty to
aid in the forming and keeping up of res
/ spectacle Company, for we cannot appreciate
its value until our own property is in danger
Let each member see to il that they answer
to every roll-call or else give place to some
more worthy citizen.
/ The lightning storm which last Saturday
night barely woke up a sleeper or two
/ in Lancaster, left marx to remember it by
/ in Boseobel A fash struck the Colyrega-
tional church spire there, shivered It badly,
and ran down the rafters and the walls
shaking up the whole building. 1t is dam
aged $500 or $500 worth. 1t took fire but
with the help of the rain the citizens sue
ceeded in putting the fire out. Next morn
ing, by previous appointment, Rev. Mr.. Stod
dart preached his farewell sermon to the
congregation of that church. Church and
pastor we're near closing OUT at the same
time. Our finite ideas lead us to the con-
clusion that the Lord should not send his
1 bolts against Boscobel churches.
Some ten days ago Frank Riley, at work
! for Mr.. John +. Clayton in the town of Cliff
/ ton, for few brief moments thought himself
a wealthy man. He was blowing. running
deep furrow for potatoes, and plowed up a
thousand dollars in yellow sovereigns and one
dollar coins. The glittering circles however,
on being rubbed, and jingled and weighed
! proved to be of little more value than G. w.
Lees or some other Pomeroy mans fats
The field was near the well known Bull tav-
ern. One Hawk Woods used to live there.
He left some years ago between two suns.
! Some one of the connection was supposed to
| bave been engaged in counterfeiting. This
| field at that time was in the woods, and the
| counterfeiter must have buried his sack
| there to avoid detection. The dollar coins
were dated 1883 Gold dollars we're IN most
common use from 1855 to 1853 and it would
seem probable these were made and conceal
ed during that period.
The American Bible Society has given
pocket testament The Society has our
warm thanks for its consideration. The
HERALD wanted a new Bible. How the
Society found that out. we don't know. We
! do not think the HERALD pages show the
want, for except Rev. Bro. Rindlaub's Sunday
school paper it is the most religious paper
west OF Milwaukee. But we doa't accept the
books altogether as gift. We will give the
| Society the benefit of little advertising.
The Society sells this Bibe-the whole book
complete, both old and new testament--for
! only 25 cents And the new testament
alone for only cents Who, knowing this
will be without the great book The Society
has, moreover, changed its policy in the
mode OF selling its books. Heretofore their
books have been sold only by auxiliary socie.
ties. Now, they offer them to the trade and
every dealer can obtain them for his custo-
mets at discount prices. Book dealers should
address Bible House, Astor Place, New
| York.
Look out for lightning, you telephone
amateurs. In l775 DR.. Franklin wrote: 81
saw a very great quantity of lightning con-
/ Quoted by wire no bigger than a common
| knitting,neede. Il was atNewburv in NeyEng-