Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-23

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vs.. Heatheock, ct nj, is spoken Of By I'll
who listened to it rs being one of the
ableSt arguments ever made in court
in this judicial circuit.
The Sunday School Convention for
Platteville District, will be held in
the NJ. L. Church OF this place next
Tuesday and Wednesday. First SER
vice will be held Tuesday evening
There will be three sessions oil We'd
nesday, viz: at . \. NJ. ut L. NJ. and
at $50 in the evening. Good speakers
will be in attendance.
Rev, Joseph Hewitt will preach
his farewell sermon i'll the Z, NJ.
Church Of this city on next Sunday
evening. He has been appointed by
the 7. NJ. Conference to the charge of
ROCKFORD Circuit. Mr.. Howett is II
Jealous christian minister and carries
with him the wishes Of our people
for success III his new field of labor,
Dodgeville will have i railroad
before very long. The leading citizens
of that place have taken hold Of the
matter in earnest and have formed
company With i capital stock Of
$4,000. divided into shares Of 500
each. This company is 70 receive the
aid voted to the old company, which
is said to DC sufficient 10 put the road
il running order.
Grant County Gazette: sheriff
Streeter started early Monday morn
/ ing for Wanpun and Oshkosh. He
took to Oshkosh six insane persons,
namely: Geo. Ring, lorenz Noss.
Emery Walkhart, Chas. Richards,
Albert Brannahan, James Foster and
John Pedro. Two Of these Ring and
Noss, have been confined III Jail for
years, and the rest have been in the
poor houss. Mr.. Streeter also took
John Sturmer, the Beetown shootist,
to Waupun.
There was 4 regular stampede 81
teams on Commerce street, Tuesday
afternoon ,Ieuck 4 Mullen's team.
which was hitched to 4 buggy, started
and two other teams hitched to lum-
Der wagons followed suit. One of the
teams ran over Il bank between Mr..
| p. kane's residence and Sanders x
Stamm's coopershop, but us the horses
lit upon pile of shavings, neither Of
them were injured. The smashing of
Jeuck & Mullen's buggy was most of
the damage.
The Literary Society Of Moscow held
its annual celebration on Saturday
last the 18th inst. The exercises con-
sisted of orations, essays, declama-
tions, select reading, vocal and ilstru-
mental music. Mr.. +. Scott Ansley Of
this city delivered the Grafton. 1t is
spoken of by all who had the good
fortune to be present as one of the
most eloquent productions to which
they had ever listened. They day was
spent III the most ageeable manner.
We regret that no reporter Of the
DEMOCRAT was present to take note
Of the proceedings.
SeribneT for June is ON our table.
1t would be difficult to undertake to
give a review of its contents. Scrih-
ner's is unquestionaply the best Of Ill
the monthlies, and its increasing
popularity is accounted for from the
fact that in each succeeding number
some Improvement is made. The
number for June is marvel of litera-
~ excellence and skill. Among the
summer announcements of Scribner's
Monthly are new serial Of four to
six numbers by Henry James, IT., and
4 number Of authoritive papers on
the inventions Of Mr.. Edison, includ-
ing a full account Of his Electro-Moto-
graph and applications: paper on
his Electric Light, another on his un-
applied inventions. The first Of these
appears in the June number.
st. Nicholas for June has arrived
1t is is usual filled with all manner of
good things for little folks. st. Nicho-
las is conducted by the well known
authoress, Mary Mapes Dodge, and it
is the most interesting Of all the
young folks magazines. The June
number has Il seasonable frontispiece,
entitled, "Summer has Come" Sarah
Winter Kellogg and Louisa NJ. Alcott
contribute two excellent stories. 4
number Of short tales are given, and
are finely illustrated The two serials.
~ Jolly Fellowship" by Frank r.
stockton; and Eyebright,' by Susan
Coolridge, With fine illustrations.
are highly interesting, "Chub and
Hoppergrass " is tile title Of very
funny story. Jack i'll the Pulpit
The Letter-Box,' and The Riddle
Box afford amusement and instruc-
ton for children.
To-day Birplv q Son wilI renavp