Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30
COUNTY NEWS.
From Dodgeyillc.

tAlN btll ~ lllI Ililll NhNNll ~
at the court house in Dodgcville,
on the Goth of March, 1879, to COM
memontc with proper services the
death of Hon. George L. Frost Il
member of the bar of this county
and circuit who departed this life
on the 10Th Of February, 1879, at
Madison i'll this State, it was direct
ed by said bar meeting that Il COM
mittec consisting of McssrS Strong,
Mills, Orton, Spensley and Briggs
be appointed to draft appropri-
ate resolutions to be presented to
an adjourned meeting Of said bar,
to be held April ,, 1879. Said COM
mittce reported to said meeting for
its adoption the following resolu-
tons:
Resolved, That we, the members Of
this association. have received with
profound grief and sorrow the news of
the unexpected death Of our brother,
the Hon. Geo. l.. Frost, which occurred
at Madison on the 18th of February
last, while he was in the discharge of
his duties as member of the LegiSla-
ture from the first assembly district
in this county.
Resolved, That the native genius.
brilliant intellect, finished education,
attractive social qualities and pro-
found legal attainments Of our de-
parted brother, rs we'll as his profess
sional qualities, always courteous,
kind and marked 10y every trait that
characterizeS the true gentleman.
command our highest respect and pro-
found admiration. 1t was his un-
Swerving integrity, his honest deyo-
tion to truth and honesty, which pre-
eminetly entitled his memory to be
ever held in the highest esteem 10y all,
and exhibit Il character worthy the
emulation of those whose high priv
ilege it may be to practice the pro-
fession of which he was an ornament
and eXemplar,
Resolved, That with the survivors
Of his family, his mother, his Wife and
plN 1,1tp,, ,r,.inf rn
them it is a loss which nothing can
supply except the hopes that the fu-
ture afford; and this mournful event
should also warn us, his survivors,
that we must sooner or later follow
him to his last resting place.
Resolved, That copy Of these reso-
lutions and proceedings be spread
upon the records of this court and
that copy of the sa me be sent to the
wife of the deceased.
Joseph f. Nero returned home
from Minnesota, Saturday, the Doth.
j. II. Gribble, of Milwaukee,
stocked our merchants with hats
and caps, Friday, the 25th.
The telegraph office will be i'll
the Perkins building in the room
over S. w. Reese's bank, instead of
Briggs & jerks office, as stated last
week.
Bennett, George 4 Co., the smell
tiers, have started their furnace at
Highland.
The Wisconsin River is higher
than it has been for years.
J. r. Davis and his son Charles
started for Prairie du Chicn-the
former to try the effect Of those
celebrated Turkish baths and min
cral waters.
The Primitive Methodist Church
of Mineral Point is very fortunate
in securing The services of Rev. VIM.
Jacka, Jr., who has been in charge
Of the p. NJ. church for the past
three years. In losing Mr.. Jacka
the =. NJ. church Of this village has
lost a Jealous worker and Dodgcyille
one Of its best citizens. Rev. J W.
Fox succeeds Mr.. Jacka.
One of the most serious rain and
hail storms that ever visited Dodge
vile made its appearance about Z
O'Clock, Saturday, the 9th. It
commenced to rain from the south
west and then changed to the south
east and hailed, rained, thundered
and lightened. One flash struck
the ewly.constructed telegraph line
near the Post Office and ran down
the pole, tearing of considerable
bark. Many people, thinking We
were going to have tornado, took