Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-31
FenninlOre,

place, at Bloomington, Tuesday, July
22d Charley as he was Familiarity
called, was born at Lancaster, January
30th, 1850. He had for long time
been sufferer from consumption of his
right lung; and also complicated form
of dyspepsia. His complexion having
been greatly benefited by the treatment
he had been using. he felt confident of
ultimate recovery, if his dyspepsia
could be cured Having been treated
for a short time by DR.. w. II. Glasier,
of Bloomington, with good effect, and
desiring to place himself under the
Doctors direct treatment, he started
for Bloomington the Friday previous to
his death, for that purpose. 1t being
chilly morning, he ciught cold during
the ride. Pneumonia set in, attacking
his well lung and causing death. The
remains were brought back to this place
on Tuesday, and buried Wednesday,
the Rev. j. Nj. Phelps officiating. A.
kind husband, tender father. dutiful
son, and faithful friend; he leaves be-
sides his wife and child, many relatives
and friends to mourn his loss.
The Methodist parsonage, under the
able hands of Messrs. Earl and Curtis,
is about ready for the painters. A els
tern is now being built, and the prop
erty when completed, will be one of the
neatest in the village.
A Norwegian whose name we with
hold, was before Justice Billig last week,
charged with wife beating, but was dis
charged.
The topic which seems most to occu-
ply the public mind is, ''who is to teach
our high SCHOOL," and as the applicants
are numerous the board seems to be
having hard time of it; they have our
sympathy.
G. r. Showalter returned from Miles
City, Montana, with Mrs. s. and child,
last week. Mr.. Showalter says that
Wisconsin is good enough for him; thank
you.
Work on the Catholic church has
been suspended for a day or two, ow-
ing TO the failure of the window frames
to arrive from Dubuque. 1t takes
Clark and Rogers to pile the brick up
while they are at it; but when Jacob
Miller gets at the woodwork, things
are going to buzz"
The foundation of Mr.. VIM. Linton s
n ew residence is about completed.
The Boys are moving to have a
G.. A. II. Post formed here, and already
have about forty names. What with a
G. A. II. Post, and Militia company
under such efficient organizers as Mar
tin Oswald, and Dr. Pickard, we shall
become quite metropolitan.
Mrs. W. H. Pedicord, who has been
visiting Mr. Pedicord s relatives in Del
phos, Ohio, returned home last week.
The Juvenile Templars'' with their
Supt., Miss Viola Shearer, picniced al
Montfort last Thursday. We noticed a
number of larger Juveniles" in the
crowd, and all report ga splendid time;''
that's just the way, you can always de-
pend on good time picnicing at Mont
foIt-your correspondent speaks from
experience.
Mr.. A. Fannin, step-father of Rev. j.
Nj. Phelps, and his daughter, Miss Fan
min, of Warren, Ills, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Phelps for few days.
w. G. Beers is again resident Of
Fennimore, and ready to attend to the
wants of his customers.
Prof. Barrett, of Bloomington, and
Hosea Case and George Burton. grad.
yates of the Platteville Normal Glass OF
"a, were in town recently.
Dr's. w. II. Glasier and Nina B.
Glasier, were in town recently attending
to their patients, they were accompanied
by Miss Daisy Brooks, sister of Mrs G.
and were the guests of H. II. Hampton
Him, Hildebrand & Parker, owing &c
their large butter trade, are contem.
plating building creamery. We will
write it up for your readers as soon as
they get it under way, which will be ere
long.
Mr.. Joe Him, who has Just returned
from Dakota, gives report Of the
storm at Dell Rapids, in which l.. c.
Rogers, former resident of Fennmore
had his stable blown away; u house
which was not occupied, was blown
three-fourths of mile. Joe says he
did not go west to get married, so the
story to that effect must have been a
''roorback'' intended to precipitate g
panic in the matrimonial market; the
young ladies will breathe easier, now
that Joe is still bachelor
Prof. d. ID. Mayne made Fennimore
flying visit on his return from the Ma.
tiOnal Teachers Convention at Madison
1t was the unanimous desire of the
school that Deck" should have
the high school this coming year; but
he goes elsewhere to accept y more lu
crative position.
Miss BERTHE Philbrick is assisting il
the postoffice for week or two; per.
haps that's the reason why there are Sc
many more stamps sold.
"They do say' that Rev Phelps
building has been rented by one o.
Fennimore's prosperous young bushes:
men.-and-and that he is going to get
his mother(O to keep house for him.
Joel Cramer and daughter, of Bosco
bel, were in town Wednesday attending
Mr.. Chas. Wright's funeral.
Mrs. Il. Hicks is to have an auction
August I'd, preparatory to her depar
ture with her daughter Grace, fol-
Kansas.
Mr.. Howard Garrigues, of Massilon
Ohio, is visiting Mr.. Chas. Wilson fol
a day or two. PETE"
Burton.
Mrs Freeman, who has been visiting
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