Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-02

Inlrns ~ aOobt eO"h.
Temperance meeting at the Congregation
al church next Saturday evening.
Mr.. J. r. Lewis has choice lot of dried
easrants that be sells at about C.
We go to press too soon to tell about the
grand performance Of the Century Club.
Il. you have not secured your seat for the
Triton lecture, il will be best TO do so at once.
Did you ever see fun in Stray sdver>
tisement? Read those in our new advertise
pents
Well managed grange stores succeed
Learn to manage them at La Crosse Business
College.
MIR. W. II. Bennett, weary Of hard work
in Madison, is enjoying part of his holidaS in
Lancaster.
DIR. A. II. Barber has returned from his
three months Of study in New York. looking
healthier and happier than ever.
Eastern mails are just beginning to come
Eu again, after famine of New York papers
by snow blockades east OF Buffalo.
Mrs. Mary Walsh, of ut Hope, offer. for
sale twenty acres Of land lying near Pulpit
RO4sk station on the G. 1T. N. G. X. r.
(. --Tasasurer Altzer for week or two has
been receiving money at rapid rate. We
would like 60 have his income without his
bonds
--Rumor has il that popular young lady
of Lancaster will assume the responsibilities
of married life before the HERALD again greets
its readers. =
The handsomest and largest lot of fancy
glass and silver ware brought to town
came in on the first through Marrow Gauge
train by order of R. E. Murphey.
Some notes of comparison oftaxes in Lam
caster this year with other years, prepared by
Mr.. Mlchaelis, will be given next week slse
statistical notes Of county affairs,
Brief notes Of the death Of an esteemed
lady, Mrs. James Prideaux, are received too
late for use this week. Some friend should
have given US the account earlier
An auction of blooded stock owned by
Mr.. Alfred Hale, near Bloomington, consisting
of cattle, horses, hogs and sheep comes of
Tuesday, January IA, 1879. George w. Lump
kin, auctioneer.
Mr.. Hiram o. Wood, well known in bust
ness and social circles in this county, and
Miss Flora Mcdonald of Milwaukee, were
married in that city at st Marks Church on
New Years morning.
The bridge at Flora Foun,4ia (more gen.
erGey known as Slab TOWN., is rrr"'t, high
eF sE4 better bridge than the carried
away last summer. By Flora Founia is the
best route between Lancaster aud III i0ming-
ton.
An advertisement Of railroad lands may
beefound somewhere in this paper, offered on
wonderfully advantageous conditions by Mr.
T. NJ. Young of Glen Haven. Wish he would
put his western lands in his pipe and smoke
them.
The cars are in Lancaster Haste to go
to press in time TO give the boys share Of
holiday prevents US from doing justice to the
occasion this week. We say, Hurrah for
full praises to those so deserving.
The denizens Of that popular hosiery
known as the Phelps House entertained their
friends on Christmas evening, hosts and guests
keeping time to the Terpsichorean music
which the experienced hand of Joe Barnett 90
we'll knows how to evolve from his violin.
Any one who wants an intellectual feast
Thursday evening, should not fail to attend
tbe lecture by Mr.. Theodore Tilton. As a
brilliant writer he has been an acknowledged
genius for many yerrs. and his delivery from
the platform is the perfection Of manly grace.
The Family Health Journal for 1879, put
into oar hands by Mr.. II. Robinson, of Burton,
is a valuable little pamphlet published by the
Adventist publishing house at Battle Greek,
Mich The Adventists are "odd" in their re
iigion, but they give to the world many useful
prints outside of their religion.
That Peter Henkel bought the Mrs. Day
property in Lancaster is an error. It is still
owned by Anton Schmitt. 1t is handsomely
situated and its value will be much euhanc ed
it out into city lots aud disposing of it to par
ties wishing to purchase near but not on the
railroad.
The Prairie du Chen Courier has draped
columns for the deceased l.. o. King, promi-
nent man of that place. whose death occurred
in Prairie du Chen, December 2sd, and for
Thomas II. Nyhan, formerly Professor In St
Johns College, and who was a son-in.law of
Col. Thomas Reynolds, of Madison. He died
recently in Ireland
1T is an encouraging sign to find tho
school board willing to open the High School
chapel for a public gathering, such as the
charity entertainment this week. It seems a
pity that such a beautiful hall. erected and
furnished by Lancaster money, should not of
tener minister to Lancaster convenience
profit and amusement.
On yesterday we can say there was a
great joli6eation in Lancaster, over tn advent
within the city limits, of the locomotive. Big
speeches were made by Mr.. Adolph Nathan
and-brt the difficulty is we are writing this
while the dying embers of 1878 are yet arlow
and we can't tell what big speeches we re
made until after the affair comes of, which
will be severa hours after this paper is printed
The meetings of Revs Clspp aud Stafford
commenced with lar ge audiences at the Con.
gr"gational Church last Sunday. Mr.. Clapp
still carries the CHEEKY air which has made him
50 popular Of old, and Mr.. Sshord's sole
singing is feature which, tried with great
success elsewhere, is also greeted with much
interest here The meetings are continued
every evening this week with the exception Of
Thursday.
Next week we presume we will lose Mr.
Alex Ivey, our popular County Treasurer. Hi,
family returned to British Hollow two or three
weeks ago. In his place Lancaster will wei,
come Mr.. Lou Lester and family, who we hope
may make as good Treasurer as Mr. Ivey
Surely he cannot do better. Sheriff Birchard
we understand viii move to Platteville to be
near the Normal school, and Mr. Slreeter will
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