Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-14

reHoOreu ana is Delng fufnlsheu with
new single seats; all of which de-
light the pupils.
The Darlington fair, on Sept. 27th,
2Sth and 29th, prom ses to be a
good one. You can go down by
train in The morning, and come home
by train in the evening. Try it.
THE Democratic Congressional Con
vention for this District will meet at
Dodgeville next Wednesday. The
Prohibition Convention meets at the
same place next Thursday.
Losr.-Gen'l Wilson lost a pair
of gold trimmed spectacles and the
case IN which he carried them, on
Thursday of last week. He will
pay suitable reward for their re-
turn to him.
GRANITE.-Jos. Gundry, Esq, is
enclosing his lot in Graceand Gene
terry with light colored granite
brought from Massachusetts. 1t is
highly polished, and makes Mr.. 6 IS
lot the handsomest in Graceand
/. c. COMFORT, of Linden, eXhib-
ia 30 bool &C ,tool, o+ 81 fo;r a, 1
they were beauties. He sold and
delivered five young bulls to farmers
in the town of Waldwick alone.
Does it pay to raise good stock? If
not, why not?
SAD.-Last week Mr.. and Mrs. w
Saunders buried one of their twins
the girl; yesterday the little boy
died The funeral takes place this
afternoon, at , o'clock, to the old
cemetery. This is certainly very
sad bereavement.
The young gymnasium club, com
posed only of juveniles, gave a free
exhibition of their abilities each da y
of the fair last week, which attract,
ed and pleased large number oI
those on the grounds. The passing
Of the hat brought in the boys the
snug little sum of SIS.
NEw.-Mr. Cummins went out tc
Waldwick on Tuesday to survey the
site for new Catholic church and par
sonage, which the congregation there
are about to erect. The church is
to be about double the size of the
present one, and the parsonage will
be large and convenient.
LIGHTNING struck the barn of Mr.
John Mari, located in the western
part Of the city, during the storm of
Saturday night. One gable end and
some other boards were ripped off,
but, strange to relate, although the
barn was full of hay, no other dam
age was done.
SoRGHUM.--The manufacture of
sorghum molasses and sugar is late
this year, occasioned by the back
ward season. Mr.. Ed. Jeffrey OF
this city tells us he is better fixed
for sorghum making this year than
he has heretofore been, and expects
to begin work next week.
BISHOP HESS, of Milwaukee, Of
ficiated at the confirmation exercises
held at st. Mary's German Catholic
church yesterday morning, when
about 200 we're confirmed. To-day,
at 10 A. NJ, the Rev. Bishop per-
forms the same high duty at the st.
Paul's Irish Catholic, confirming G
about $50 persons.
The Monroe Cornet Bands visit
to this city last week, under its en-.
gagement with the 5. w. w. I. AS
ISOLATION, gave great satisfaction,
and the many compliments paid them
while here will, IN a measure, com
pensate its members for their efforts
to please. We thank the boys for
compliments paid the TRIBUNE.
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE EXPO
ITIoNs.-The Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway Co. will sell
round trip tickets to the Milwaukee
Exposition for s6.65; and to the Chi
cago Exposition for Sc 80; and these
figures include tickets to these Expo
sitions. Sales for the Chicago Ex-
position will be as follows: