Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-03-11
British Hollow No. ca

-" Late to bed and early to rise, Makes
man stupid and rub bis eyes ~; but never~
theless, having few items which | wish to
HERALD abroad, will attempt TO pencil a
few notes. While gazing out Of the window,
and trying to think up items. notice It's
showing, and so nicely, too yet it is enough
to make ''feller" feel like using what some
grarHmarians call words of ''euphony." Now
that the "awfules." of roads. which we've
had during the past few weeks, are in good
condition for drying, &c, it must snow and
rain until the mud is knee-deep again.
Since my last communication, British
has been quite lively. Business has been
good.
Hank Smith has been real busy at 'plow
work, at which he IS right in his element,
He's happy, too, when lots of work is on
hand. and you ought to see him make the
sparks fly. He's quite "spark' himself
when he's among the girls.
Our harnessmaker is also busy both
early and late. Working by candle light is
something he has not been obliged to do for
a number of years, but is now, and makes
the stitches fly, to I'll the many orders he
has ahead. That Kruger furnishes homes.
and reliable work, is a substantial fact. be-
coming mere known now than ever before.
Our merchants are, as always, receiving
their usual share of patronage.
"A little counting has been done here the
past few daYs, but not of the mutual kind by
any means Messrs. Bell & Cleary, Of Platte
vile (attorneys at law, have been trying to
settle dispute in regard to a-well, as near
as | can understand, a claim brought in
against an estate. failed to get any of the
evidence, so can not say how the matter
stands.
Mr. j. H. Penberthy, who is at present
under the employ of a prominent business
firm in Dubuque, is home for day or two
Joel is the book-keeper, but for a change his
boss has sent him ont on the road to make
trip. As it's his first, We wish every success
to the boy.
After visit of several weeks out West
with her relatives, Mrs. Phillips has returned
again, and is well and hearty.
We've had another wedding, too. Thus,
one by one, our girls keep going This time
it is Miss Alice Thomas whom a Mr. Thomas
Webster, of Scales Mound, has been fortu-
nate enough to win as a companion through
life. Rev. Cook, of Lancaster tied the knot
and gave them his blessing last Thursday
afternoon in the presence of few chosen
friends, Alice isa kind and good girl, well
liked by all, and she has accepted one who
will prove good and dutiful husband. May
all happiness be theirs and just enough of
thorns along their path through life to remind
them of the roses. The friends loaded
table with valuable presents for the bride.
I'm another week our winter term of
school closes and the Youngsters are looking
forward gladly to the yacation days" so
near at hand. Thursday evening next March
81 an entertainment VIII be given by the
children, which the teacher is striving to
make success. The programme of exer-
cises is one that will please if well carried
out. With the assistance of several of the
ladies and gentlemen of the village, second
entertainment will be given the following
evening. The programme will be quite diff
ferent from the previous one. An acting
play, entitled, Doing for the Best" will be
attempted, to be followed by the mirt tn pro-
voking farce, "Turn Him Out" and the whole
to be interspersed with vocal and instrument
tai music. We trust there will be full at.
tendance, as no efforts will be spared to
please one and all. The young folks are do
ing all they can to make it a success. An
admission fee OF Is cts. will be asked each
evening, and the proceeds are to be used for
the erection of belfry on the school prem
Uses.
Joe Needham, who has charge of the
"North Wing SCHOOL, near Burton, took
lodgings and dined with yours truly last
week, while Supt. Harper made another of
his semi-annual visits among the Knights of
the Birch" in this vicinity. Considering the
roads, the examination was well attended
and proved quite satisfactory. Prof. Harper
deserves many words of praise as Supern~
tendent. His questions were indeed good,
and well chosen but that mental arithmetic
paper was an Old settler. Had they all been
as vexatious we'll warrant you some husky
schoplma'am would have made a practical
illustration of her agility before now; in
short, would have "put tin ear on m"
March 9, 1880. "SwIPEs.n
Mr. nnV1a NafNo