Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
Bloomington Notes.

-" Thou knowest It's common all that live
must die Passing through nature to eternity. .
The Great Reaper. Death, during the last two
months, has forcibly reminded US Of this
quotation BY snatching our grandfathers and
grandmothsrs in the persons of Mr.. Lumpkin,
who was born before our great nation saw the
light of day Mrs. Bracket, Mrs. Prideaux,
Mrs. Parker, and Mrs. Palmer who was buried
the 25th inst. These we're all among the early
settlers Of Grant county. They have done
much to promote the welfare OF the present
generation were loved and respected by all
who knew them, and have left children and
grandchildren with numerous friends to mourn
their departure. Many tears are shed, sacred
to their memory; but alb, how comforting the
thought. they have gone to a better home and
with outstretched arms await our coming
With pleasure we note the recovery Of
Mrs. Rosa Hoskins Her family and friends
welcome her back to health with realization
that she has been restored to them from the
very portals of the tomb.
The Worthy Master Of Bakes Prairie
Grange returned the 25th inst from Milwau.
kee, where be has been in attendance of the
meeting of the State Grange Mr.. Briggs re-
ports pleasant and profitable visit.
The Grange appears to be increasing in
numbers and stability. Last Saturday eve.
the patrons had jubilee or something and
wound up with " feast Of which your hum
BILE servant was invited to partake. COM
pany were gathered just enough to fill the
hall through the centre OF which extended a
table-a long table. None but farmers wives
and daughters could have loaded it with such
dslicacies, 'twould tempt an epicure. Gray
haired men and women, middle aged men and
their gentle helpmates, youth and maidens
mingled there as one large family. As one
listens to the repartee, the notwithstanding
laugh, and the unrestrained sociability of the
members, he is forced to believe that the order
OF T. II. has done noble work in establishing
such brotherly intercourse between the farm
ers.
The Blakes Prairie Mite Society, the
object of which is the purchasing of Sabbath
school books, convened at the home of J. A.
Kilbourn, on the evening of the oath. A
goodly number were present. The "Od
Folks sat by themselves and chatted, while
the youngsters in another room played, -
All, well young folks are young folks wher.
ever they may be.
There is considerable excitement in town,
caused by the discovery of horse supposed
to be diseased with CHAMBERS. The horse has
been quartered here several months and
allowed to drink from public watering
trough, and otherwise expose animals to the
disorder.
Sunday afternoon, while Mr.. John Battles
people were at church, two of his sons and
two nephews (three of the boys aged II and
the other 81 discovered can containing about
five or six pounds of blasting powder. stored
IL the chamber Of an old cheese factory. The
boys amused themselves some time in shooting
mimic cannon made of corncobs. AT last one
OF the boys fred grand shot, which ignlted
the powder in the can. The explosion tore
off portion of the roof and fred the building
The boys escaped uninjured and, with the aid
OF one or two persons whom the report and
smoking roof brought to the spot, succeeded
in quenching the flames. That the boys es.
capped with their lives and no serious injury,
seems mystery almost miracle.
COSMOPOLITAN
RIooMNeToN Ian 1870