Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29


of DR.. f. B. Robinson. 1t is good
reading.
THE weather is and has been de-
lightful for growing fruit and veg.
citation, and the prospects are favor
able for an abundance of both.
THE ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give strawberry festi-
val next Thursday, June 5th, in the
lecture room of the church.
FARMERS, see the Case Cultivators,
four or six shovels, with foot levers
to raiee the drag bars. They are
the boss. For sale by S. ID. Terrill.
THE new and neat fence around
the residence of VIM. Varcoe, hard
by the M. E. church, adds greatly to
the attractiveness of that part of
town.
WE have one pronounced Butler
man in town. He's going to vote
for Ben if no one else does, no mat
ter what ticket he's on. Free coun-
try; that's right.
EACH member of the graduating
class of our high school for this
year is to have a handsome band
ring with "class 1884" engraved
thereon, by Mr.. Church.
THE people of Lone Rock are pre-
pairing for the reception and enter
tainment of the veterans of the
Sixth Wisconsin battery on the 10th
and l1th of next month.
AN estimable young lady of
Dodgevillc, Miss Annie Penberthy,
who went to Texas last fall for the
benefit of her health, returned home
on the l4th inst, and died four days
afterwards.
THE Sunday School convention at
Dodgeville last week was largely at
tended and was a very profitable
session. 1t was voted to hold the
next session in this city in May
next
THE Janesville Driving Park As
sociation has joined the Wisconsin
and Northern Illinois circuit, and
will give a meeting in that city
June II, Is and 10, at which $4,000
will be offered in prizes for trotting
and pacing
TIE Dodgeville BARRIERS have con-
cluded to close their shops on Sun
day, or are thinking of doing so,
and the like is being done in several
towns throughout the state.
The Juvenile Temple will provide
a strawberry and cream festival next
Tuesday evening at the Good Ten
plars' hall. Don't miss it. The lit
tie folks will do the square thing.
WE hear of new quartette of
male singers of conceded merit be-
ing organized in this city, and that
they will prepare themselves for
rendering all kinds of first class
music.
PAUL, Charlie Parmele's thorough
bred dog, is proving himself as in
telligent as the average child. 1t is
really amusing to witness the animal
perform various noteworthy tricks
upon command.
Ar Monroe on the night of the
22d, fire partially destroyed the lum-
Der yard of A. ID. Dodge, and total
ly the ice-house of Jacob Hefty.
Loss $1,000; no insurance. Sup
posed to be of incendiary origin.
An epidemic known as the "Dutch
measles" is having an extensive run
in Lancaster. This is as the papers
of that place put it, but they offer
no explanation of the difference be
tween this and the common measles.
YOUNG gentlemen visitors to Oar
lington should use more judgment
and discretion than is commonly ex-
ercised. The girls fathers down
there have wonderful reputation
as kickers, regardless Of the wear
and tear on shoe leather.
TH1s spring the members of Rich
land Center, Temple Of Honor did
very commendable act to brother
templar by planting sixteen acres Of
corn for him. who has been unable