Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
British HolIov.

Items are scarce at the present wrl-
ting, owing to the quietness of our rural
village.
Many of the farmers of this vicinity
and Boice Prairie are using the excellent
slelghing while it lasts, by hauling their
surplus grain (most of it being oats) to
the fotosi warehouse, and judging from
the numerous loads seen passing nearly
every day their desire for currency is
satisfied to some extent by the thirty
hive cents per bushel which they receive,
and they are also providing themselves
with an abundant supply of fuel and
fencing &c De used the coming year ere
the warm winds of balmy spring remove
earth's snowy garment.
VIM. Vivian and VIM. Mohrenberr
have each obtained large supply of
ice from the Brewery pond. to be used
in the sultry days of coming summer for
cooling drinks for those who take some
thing for the 'stomach's sake
Prof. Mcneil, of Rhode Island, not
long since, delivered one of his interest
ing lectures, his subject being the
"Briny Deep" and was favored with
quite large audience, though some of
his hearers seemed more affected by
"hre-watern than the same amount of
''salt WATER would probably have af-
fected them.
Mrs. VIM. Richards has been quite i'll
for some time, but we are pleased to
learn IS fast regaining her lost health.
Miss Susan Thomas returned to Ian
caster, few days since, after having
spent some time time visiting friends
and relatives of this place.
MIR. VIM. Dent, having resided here
this winter, has moved to Georgetown,
accompanied by ''the sharer Of his joys
and SORROWS" formerly Miss Nellie
Pangburn, and have located on farm,
where they expect to pass their future
life in earning livelihood besides lay
ing In something for their support in af-
ter years. May they live peaceful and
prosperous life, is the wish of their
many friends. The report had been cir
culated that Mrs. Pangburn had also
moved. But it is not So She had only
gone to aid Nellie in getting the things
arranged in the house, and is now seen
among us as in times past.
The team of Joseph Burke, while
standing in the streets of Potosi, became
unfastened by some means and then
wendell their way homeward at such q
rate as to be called runaway" As
they were passing through British Hol-
low, the tongue of the sled dropped to
the ground and was broken, after hav-
ing gouged several times into the hard
road. Fortunately, no serious damages
were sustained.
Messrs. George Shiffman, Albert
White and James White, of this village,
and Emery Miller, of Georgetown, were
visitors of the school, last week, and ex-
pressed themselves as being well pleased
with the exercises, which are given ev-
cry two weeks on Friday afternoon, and
consist of recitations, declarations and
compositions; some of the latter, how
ever, would have done credit to old wri-
I'm IS csa al,
tendance has been quite irregular; but
the pupils are advancing rapidly, con-
sidering their age, which shows that dill
igent study is what acquires knowledge.
Two sleigh-loads of scholars with the
teacher went to the spelling school at
Potosi, Friday evening, February LIST,
which was well attended by large
crowd. and would have been much bet
ter had more of those who attended Ia
ken part in the exercises, which con-
sisted of spelling down twice before
recess, Miss Sena Thomas spelling down
the first time and Miss Eva Wade the
second. After recess some vocal music
was rendered by Miss Lily Greene and
Miss Mile Hale, which was highly APP
preciated by the audience. The last
spelling-down was carried on with much
enthusiasm until the word "Michael-
mas" word so familiar to all. Yet
those who were standing failed in their
attempts to spell it correctly.
Harvey Long, who is clerking in the
store of JAS. Anderson & Co., of North
Andover. made his parents short visit
last week, and he was accompanied by
Mrs. Lizzie Blewett, formerly of this
place, who made her friends very
pleasant call.
Quite an exciting occurrence took
place in one of the rooms of p. j. Bin
dert's store, Friday evening, February
9Th, by fire, which was seen by those in
the store and quickly extinguished. 1t
was supposed to have been started acct
dentally by one of Mr.. Blindert's little
girls while playing in the room, and
when first noticed the room appeared
full of flames from the burning clothing
that was hanging on the wall. Those
who were in the store rushed into the
room, and as Mr.. Kit Peacock was one
of the foremost he seized to put out
what he thought was a calico dress on
fire, but it proved to be q rubber buster,
and the burning rubber adhered to his
hands to such an extent as to burn one
of them quite badly but not seri-
ously. If the fire had not been extin-
guished when it was, it is probable that
the store and its contents with the adj
joining buildings would have soon been
reduced to ashes. As it was, there was
valuable overcoat, buster and pair
of overalls burned.
The youngsters of this vicinity assem-
bled at the Hall Friday evening, aud
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