Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-16
Plattevtlle Notes.

Geo. w. Twiss, florist of Rockford, III,
is again here with q fine collection of plants.
Rev. II. Goodpell. pastsr of the N. f.
church. preached his first sermon here on
Sunday last. He is iair speaker and win
doubtless fill well the place Of the able man
who preceded him. He believes ia doing
his best at all times in the pulpit.
Two Of the children of Chas. Weitten-
hitler. Esq, were taken with diphsheria this
week.
Eggs are IL cents by the bushel.
The Normal department has LAT stu
dents.
"A lady had her picture taken in Robert
sons gallery few days ago, who has lived
within three miles of Plasteyille for twenty
two years, and has visited Pla tteville for the
first time on Tuesday last-Mrs. Henry Seitz.
style here, the dress differing slightly from
the sleeve in shade. What win the ladies
think of nexts
w. II. Bcebe saw the end Of his nose
the other night while coming from Belmont
and took il for meteor. We bet that's the
same meteor our Potosi correspondent tells
about.-EDToR.
The German Correspondent issued ito
first number on the 10th instant.
The Wright House had the honor on
Monday night Of entertaining seventeen Of
the most prominent citizens of Martinvills,
Wingville and Lancaster. who were on their
way to the Exposition.
John Calvert of Calamine takes the place
of Mr.. Thomas Robbins as telegraph operator
while the latter takes In the exposition a,
Chicago.
Yesterday was the first day of the Driv.
ing Associations Fair. There was pretty
good turnout and the contests interesting and
passed off nicely.
In the glass ball shooting Harry Webt
broke 9 balls, R. A. Brown =, w. E. Car.
ter 10, Add. Townsend q, Simon RublelO,
VIM. Laushtoa 10, d. Phillips 7, Ed Bough
ton 8, VIM. Waters 5, John Wright Z, Hen.
ry Trerary and H. Speech I. The three
highest tied, had five shots more and
Ruble came out best. The prizes were So,
81, and 50.
In the half.mile foot race the prize.
were infested for by F. Smith, james Den
son, Chas. Black, John Gregory, A. Record
John Conilin, C. Bodie and r. Beebe. Tn.
prizes were SIS, SO, and $2-the first wa
captured by F. Smith In minutes and 1:
seconds-beating Rarus's best mile quarter
of second.
10 the half.mile running race, best thre
in five, on the first hea, Burglar stood lst
Murphy I'd, and Trouble 3d,-time 53i sec
onds. In the second heat the relative stand
ing was the same-time SGT seconds. Thirt
heat same-time sgt seconds. The purse
was $50.
In the trotting race the entries were
Jack Lynch, Germa Boy, Gray Dick, An
nie Laurie and Grundy Bill. In first hea
German Boy came out LIST, Grundy Bill ID
Gray Dick Sd, Jacg Lynch 4th and Ami
Laurie 5th. In the second heat Cerma
Boy was LIST, Annie Laurie I'd, Grundy Bill
Sd, Jack Lynch 4th and Gray Dick 9Th. I
the third heat German Boy was LIST, Ami,
Laurie I'd, and Gray Dick Sd. The reade
can pick out the winners. Purse $25.
Mr.. John Hier, of Jane, town, is tn
Democratic nominee for the Assembly i
this District He is rather high maj
physically and high in the estimation of hi:
neighbors, but he will have to be goo
deal Hier than he is now before he beat
Charley Watson.
Ninety six passengers went out on III
excursion train from here Tuesday morniu
bound for the Chicago Exposition.
Hazel Green Notes.