Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-03
FROM D0DGENLLE.
A Record Of the Local Happenings,
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DodgeSllle pubic schools COM
menco next Monday.
Miss Ada Williams, Of Mineral
Point, has been visiting friends here
this week,
Died, on the 30th ult,, the infant
Of Samuel and Minnie
Rogers.
Born, 10 the wife Of Wm. Berry
man, u daughter Mother and
child are doing well.
The Nj. +. Church ladies held q
sociable and festival at the church
on Tuesday evening of this week,
and US usual made a success of it,
Mr.. viii Croppcr, of Mazomanic,
was in town last week, enjoying y
short visit with his old friends
here.
Mr.. Will Ross, of the Point,
favored his Dodgcville friends with
a brief visit ON Wednesday of last
week.
The ladies of the =. NJ. Church
held their annual picnic in
Georges Grove, one mile east Of
the village, on Thursday.
Russell IIobson, the self-styled
Smoked Yankee paid his
Dodgeeillo friends II visit. OF
course he will stay till after the
Fair.
Died, on the 3lst ult., OF intlama-
ton Of the lungs, Mrs. Henry Rum
dell, at her residence three miles
north of this village. Deceased
was about seventy years of age.
From present appearances ii is
evidently the intention of our
citizens to attend the Mineral Point
Fair Ell masse. The delegation
from Dodgeville will be "solid. T"
A new butcher shop will shortly
be established here 10y Messrs, JOS.
Dayey and James Cahill of this
place, to be located TT the store
room one door north of the hard
ware store of JAS. Perkins.
Miss Nellie Madden departed
for her home in plattcville on
Wednesday Of this week, after q
visit of six weeks duration, with
her friends in this village.
Payday on the c. & I. X. r.
line here occurred on the 10Th inst,
when the employees came TO town
en- massc. and helped to fill the tills
of our several merchants. Those
dealing in the flowing bowl ! were
kindly remembered, Of course.
The Welsh NJ. i. Church of
this place, held its annual picnic on
Friday of last week, at Treborvllle,
one mile east of town. Those who
participated in the festivities report
having spent an exceedingly pleas
ant and enjoyable time.
From present indications some
of the young bloods of the place
are apt to get into serious trouble,
in consequence of their peculiar
propensity for committing criminal
misdemcanors in the southern part
Of tho village. We refer to those
persons who congrcgate in that
vicinity and amuse themselves by
throwing stones at the houses
there. A word TO the wise is
sufficient.
On Wednesday evening Mrs.
Bates, principal Of Albion academy
entertained our people by giving
an exhibition Of her fine elocution-
ary powers to large audience at
the Court House, for the benefit OF
those attending the institute. The
lady possesses a fine delivery, and
those Of our citizens who attended
came away well satisfied with the
entertainment.
The coming fair Of tic Iowa
County Agricultural Society prom
ises Is be one OF the most sue.
cessful exhibitions ever given by
them. The total amount offered
for racing is over 5000. which will
no doubt bring to our fair many
competitors, who would othewisc
not come. While In other mat