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

ing taeir corn and from current reports
the prospect now, for good crop is
much better than we have had for some
years past.
Grass and small grains are growing
nicely. except rye, which does not look
quite so well probably owing to the
dryness of the fore part of the season.
Jack Frost has visited numerous
localities this spring it seems, but he
has not done much damage in this sec
ton of the country as yet.
MI. Charles Alexander, of Carl City,
Iowa, has been visiting friends and rela-
tives in this vicinity for few days, but
he has returned. Come again Charley
when you can, we are always pleased
to see you,
Is. G. Lewis and family, start for
McCook county, Dakota, Tuesday the
18th inst, where they viii settle on the
farm he purchased this spring. We
presume judging from his equipments.
he does not intend to go to Dakota UNI
prepared for the work always attending
new settler. He has the well wishes
of many friends for his future success
and prosperity.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the instruction of w. B. Phillips
and Miss Beetham, two excellent
teachers, whose ability to train the
young idea how to shoot, " is unques-
toned, Miss Beetham's department.
the primary, closes on the 18th inst,
but the High School department will
continue three weeks longer If the pu-
pills desire.
DIR. VIM. f. Sloat has gone to visit
parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska,
and will be gone about two weeks. We
hope he will not invest for we do not
wish him to leave this vicinity.
James Wiseman, of Clay Center, Kan
sas, has been visiting friends in Mount
Hope for some time, but will soon re-
turn home.
r. NJ Day and j. G. Harshberger
have gone to Madison to attend the
Grand Lodge of |. o. o. f., held there
this week, and we feel confident Lin
coin Lodge will be ably represented by
them.
Our Sunday School seems to be pros
pering nicely both as regards members
in attendance and interest in the study.
As we have preaching only once in
two weeks we may have longer exer-
cises on the alternate Sunday. On the
Sabbath following, May 30th, it was
thought to be pleasant feature to sup
plement to some extent, Decoration ex-
ercises as of course all persons in our
vicinity could not be present at the
more elaborate arrangements ut other
places. The graves of the soldiers in
the easier cemetery and others in the
vicinity were decorated with flowers on
Thurday evening, we think by some
Division of the Army Post, and it re-
manned for us to have some appropriate
vocal music as tribute to the men,
DRY of the fallen heroes at these SUBJ
sequent exercises. Brave Boys Are
They" "O'er Every Sleeping Heroes
Head" and This Offering of Flowers
is all we Bring" were fittingly rendered
by w. B. Phillips and Miss Mamie
Townsend as this part of the pro-
gramme.
These memorial exercises were pre-
barred by the teacher and pupils of the
High School Dept and the reading of
scriptural responses and other selections
and the pleasing manner in which the
kindness" and "Our Better Home Be-
vond," were rendered all left very
pleasant impression. Excellent re-
marks were made by w. B. Phillips.
After another selection in music ''Oh
Lilies Sweet LillIes,' the exercises at
the church were concluded. As there
are no soldiers buried in the new ceme-
terry and as one of the pupils of the
school rests there it was thought best
that the school and as many others as
wished to go should repair to that pace
with floral decorations. All the graves
were accordingly decorated, accompa-
MED by appropriate music reading and
and singing, Thus were these exercis-
es concluded. A very touching feat
ure followed, before leaving the Gem
etery grounds, which was the planting
of box of pansies, lilies and evergreen
by the teacher accompanied by the
pupils upon the grave of one of their
number who had been buried so recent
". This was done while two verses of
Mrs Holiness beautiful poem" Bring
Flowers" was read by one of the young
ladies. All these exercises will no
doubt be held in pleasant. rememem-
brance. G.. r. w.