Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-22
TOWN AND COUNTY:

A new safe for John P. Lewis is ditched
near Galena.
p. Flynn, of the c. & T., was in town
yesterday.
Jim Jones' Of Boscobei. was in town
yesterday.
Mr.. Samuel Harper, of Hazel Green. is
IN Lancaster.
George Cox is around again among his
LANCASTER friends.
-Hammocks seem to be all the rage in
Lancaster at present.
Oscar Lewis returned home from his
western trip last week
John Jeide is building a dwelling house
in the east par. Of town.
Miss Maggie Phillips Of Rockville, is
visiting Mrs. viii Orion.
Why is a young lady of our city like
policeman Answer next week.
Rev. Mr. Haish, Of Muscoda, exchang ed
pulpils with Mr.. Eaton last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Woodward, of Plstteyille, is
visiting with her friends il Lancaster.
Mrs Geo B. Carter, of PlatteyilIs, is
visiting among her relatives in Lancaster.
Mr. John Howe, of Watertown, is visit
ing his brother, Mr.. Geo. Howe, this week.
The new passenger and mail coach was
brought into Lancaster for the first time on
Tuesday.
-Mrs Edward D. Eaton and children, of
oak Park, Illinois, are visiting their relatives
in Lancaster.
If you stop at the Lorimier House in Du-
buque you strike the best house in the city
and rates are low too.
Mack Graham, who has been clerking for
John p. Lewis during the absence Of Oscar,
leaves for Dubuque this week.
There are two new postofices established
on the railroad between Fennimorc and
Montfort called Preston and Al.
Mis- Jessie Meyer recently returned
from several weeks visit at Mazomanie
Mlss Hoyt, of Hudson, accompanied her.
Mrs Judge Paine, formerly Of Platteville
now Of Fremont, Nebraska, was the guest of
Mrs. G. D. streeter Oh Tuesday this week.
In the foot race last Saturday a. the
fair grounds, Smith, of Mineral Point, beat
Loomas, of North Lancaster, about foot on
l00-yard race.
Major J. II. Rountroe of Plaltevle, was
elected President Of the Wisconsin Pioneer
Settlers Society," at their annual meeting in
Madison, last Thursday.
"A choice lot Of tine top buggss, open
buggies, phaeton buggas and three spring
wagons just received by G. j. Hyde Cheap,
cheap, cheap. Call aud see before purchase
ing elsewhere.
-Scribner Co, New York, have recently
issued new Sunday school song book, enti>
tied, "Spititual Songs for the Sunday School"
1t ia bound very nicely, and contains large
number Of songs.
Mr.. j. +. McMulIen, Grand Master of
the A. 0. U. W. of this state, who was to
aave delivered public lecture in Lancaster
last Saturday evening, failed to make con,
nectiens, and did not arrive until Sunday.
Mrs Addison Burr returned homo last
Friday from Minnesota where she has been
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Brigham
She brought with her Miss Lizzie Farrar who
will Wait among her friends during the sum.
msr.
The buildings In process Of construction
in Lancaster are all going up very fast. John
Arthur's dwelling has the framework built,
Geo. Gibbs's brick walls are ten feet high, and
the brick-work ia all done on D. Schrsiner's
FIRE and burglar proof vault.
A pleasant evening was spent last Friday
al Library Hall,by the Lancaster young folks.
The weather was cool enough 10 make COM
Portable dancing and ,here being only about
q dozen couples present, very enjoyable
time was had by those that were there
The Lancaster Harmonic Band has sold
Its old Instruments to the citizens Of Hazel
Green for tie sum of SlOo, and with the 500
subscribed by the Lancaster citizens our band
will DO finely fixed They are going to buy
whole uew set of instruments.
"A case Of love at first sight occurred on
the 9th Of this month. Geo McKiuny, in the
employ of Mrs. McLimans, took the necessary
materials for running STAND at the Little
GRAFT celebration. When there he met,
wood and won Sarah shannon, and the next
day Witnessed their happy nuptials.
A few Lancaster "smal boys" are fitting
themselves for the pOntentiares. During
the base ball game at the fair grounds last
Monday ono OF them pretended to be gate
keeper, took two admission fees at the gate
and Ihsn 'Hit out" Il was small amount,
but "small beginnings often make great end
ings"
To the people who want US to have
good local "lay. out' every week, we would
cay, don't be afraid to tell US anything
you know that you think would lock well in
print ifyoa have friend wishing you, don't
be bashful about telling va sll about it.
Printers can't keep track Of sverybsdy's
friends, try thsy ever so hard.
Last Thursday tho narrow gusg. srans
had their hrst collision, noar Gaena. Supt.
Trul, on tie construction train, thinking
he could make station before the regular
train left IT, ran into the regular train, which
was pushing four cars in front oft Tbs cars
were pushed up towards the top Of thu en-
gno, smashing headlight apparatus and cow
catcher, and breaking aa iron bar nearly two
inches in thickness
p. I Bsruum, the 8msgned Snowman,
is at the head Of q company . capitalists who
have secured the immense plot Of ground in
New York near Madison square, known as
the Madison Square Garden, and are 70
build thereon mammoth museum and
opera house 2o0x425 feet l; will be FIVE
stories Ligh, constructed Of brick, stone and
iron in the NEST substantial manner, thor.
oushly 6re-proof, and will contain nearly
eleven acres of floor room, bsipg by far the
largest structure OF its kind ever erected in
the werld
AT Whitewater, on Sunday week or