Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-03-25
Patch Grove Notes.

PATCH dRovn. March q, 1880
Said citizen of Patch Grove, ssynu have
been writing some for the HERALD lately,
why don't you write some Patch Grove
notes." so Mr.. Editor, with your permission
hoping to be permitted to occasionally
communicate to the HERALD, few
Of the little things that 20 to make
life happy and to interest the PEG.
pie of unassuming communities. We shall
not ask space to discuss matters of state, but
will leave that tor the editor. Will say dat
the people rejoice that the Legislature has
adjourned.
Will c. King, G. D., Of the Good TEN.
plars will be in Patch Grove on Saturday
evening, the 9th inst He comes rec om-
mended by T. d. K,nouse, the highest
authority as ga good taIker." The public are
cordially invited to turn out and hear him.
Two of our successful LAZY teachers
were married last week. Elijah Ladd and
Miss Mary Ann Booth. The church will
lose an active member, and The Sunday
School an earnest teacher. She will be
missed greatly. They will leave in a few
days for Dakota. The best wishes of the
community 60 with them for success and
happiness in life. James Lewis and Miss
Anna Murphey were married March 18th,
and lett the same day for Osceola county,
north western Iowa. Thus two of our village
teacher have become farmers wives, and
left the profession TO make room for others.
There is prospect that other teachers will
follow in their footsteps. We have had ten
marriages in Patch Grove this winter. What
town of its size can beat it?
The Masons have rented the new hall OF
our enterprising citizen, R. Collier, and will
institute lodge here. The Good Templars
will remove TO the same quarters, and prob
ably the Grange.
Our young merchant. J. J. Humphrey.
and wife, who ope ned store year ago
and their business having SO increased that
they are obliged to have the hall over their
store, 10 store goods in, therefore the Good
Templars and Grange have to remove to
other quarters.
The "Blind Artists" Hitchcock, Evans
and Pautch, the same that were in Lancaster
during Court, gave their second concert in
Academy Hall, on Friday evening the 10Th
had good house-receipts $35. After
the concert the Good Templars and other
had dance in Golfers ne hall to christen
il. 1t was held under the auspices of the
Good Templars, who furnished the supper.
The "Blind Artistso furnished the music,
fifty numbers were Quit only cost fifty
cents couple they received $25, total Of
$50. All had very enjoyable time broke
up at O'Clock, A. NJ.
Fred. Madison, one of our saloon keep.
ers, who has been here for three years, left
last Tuesday. Supposed cause for leaving,
"about played out" Would that all saloons
would play out, and that our citizens would
become strictly temperate.
The citizens OF Patch Grove should be
well supplied for social enjoyment and i'm
provement, with Good Templar organiza-
ton. Ancient Order of Mendotas', Masonic
Lodge, Patrons of Husbandry and Liberal
League.
Cosmopolitan in his Bloomington notes
seems 10 forget that there is a Grange store
there. His notes Of last week should have
mentioned as an item of interest to many,
that some Changers had bought the store
owned by Mrs. Grant, and now occupied
by L. Holford as drug store. The asso-
citation will move into their new quarters
about the lst of May. They will then oc.
cupy one of the most desirable locations in
| Bloomington. ]. A. Z.