Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-06-12

Your correspondent has failed to fur
nish notes for the past two weeks, for
the reason that there was not much of
general or local interest to record, and
also has been rusticatng and therefore
could not be expected to catch on to
many items. Yet find the old saying
is still true that you "must'' go to the
country to hear the news of the town,
and find that distance does add some
times to the interest of commonplace
every day happenings.
Since my last writing things have
went on in our village about the same
as usual, in proof of which have to
note that we have yet Il few''imbecilcS'
left here yet, and that they got in their
work in the usual good shape, raiding
one PERSONS smoke-house, another's
granary, and anothcr's kitchen, getting
away with their loads, leaving no YES
tige of track behind them. As the
people well know we have been suffer-
ing under their infection for long
time, and all the satisfaction we have
got thus far is that by sending a speci-
men or go up to the hub of learning and
justice, we have got them classified for
us so that we know now what to call
them. We had been calling them
thieves, but are pleased to learn that
when poor people steal they are inn
beetles, and when rich people steal
they are kleptomaniacs. Wen, that
sounds much nicer, certainly, and we
really think we are learning something.
When Nick Ames | think that was his
name) took the town of Lancaster escon-
cling himself very properly in the
pinnacle of your tower of justice, we
thought it rather laughable; but now
we have to turn our attention to our
own place, and it will, no doubt do us
good, if we read the lesson Alright BY
the way what did you do with Nick,
send him to school for the weak
minded or to Waupun?
Mr.. c. Hutchinson is paying us visit
the present and last week. He brought
one hundred and fifty sheep from his
Shullsburg farm, to be relieved of their
heeces, and pasture on his farm here
this summer.
DR.. Hartford attended the State Medi-
cal Association at Milwaukee, and also
visited Chicago during the Convention.
He came home full of patriotism and
other good things. which he proceeded
at once to dispense in his usual urbane
manner
Last week was also noted for the
general good health of the community,
but don't know as this is exactly the
proper place to mention it.
Phile Stephens is making extensive
improvements upon his farm here and
visits US quite regularly to inspect the
same, and deal out greenbacks to those
in his employ
We noticed the Misses Lou Stephens
and May Garner with Lancasterian es-
corts in town last Sunday.
Our Sunday School under the super
vision of Miss Lizzie Blewet and Mrs.
! Rachel Hutchcroft. celebrated Chill
dren's Day in very entertaining and
successful manner last Sunday. Sacred
songs and music, with pieces and dia-
logues suitable to the day and the oc-
casion. were well rendered and listened
to by a large and interested audience.
the church not being large enough to
hold them all. The above named la
dies assisted by corps of yoang ladies,
have succeeded in organizing and keep
ing up an interest in the largest Sun
day School we have had for many years.
The nominations at Chicago are
warmly endorsed by Republicans here,