Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

Don't miss the Galatea at the City
Hall, Friday evening.
The time fixed for the county
Fair at Lancaster is September %,
"a and 25.
The Emily Miltner English Opera
Company at the City Hall this
(Friday) evening.
Lorraine Hubert of Monroe has
been engaged as principal of the
Darlington public schools.
A. ii. Hodsdon, the piano tuner,
will be il this city about July 18th.
Orders can be left at Hanscom'
book store.
Secure reserved seats for the
charming and brilliant comic opera.
The beautiful Galatea, at the City
Hall, Friday evening.
In spite of the croakers, the pota-
to bugs and the cut worms the
probabilities are that we will have
good crops all around.
The Bethel Grove camp meeting
will commence on August 26. The
committee have decided to build
board tabernacle 24x40 feet.
Geo. Keller is fitting up the stone
building adjoining his residence on
Fountain Street, for a livery stable.
lie will purchase a bran new stock.
The Beautiful Galatea is not of to
high class for appreciation by the
general public, but a very simple
charming comic opera. Don't fail
to attend
Weidenfeller & Son, of this city
have been engaged to paint and dec
orate the new residences of James
Watkins and Nicholas Jewell, in the
town of Linden.
The census of the city of Lancas-
ter, rs taken by VIM. McGonigal is
1410. In 1886 it was 1896, making
an increase of 354 or 80 per cent in
five ycars.-Teller.
The ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
Il. church will hold lawn party and
festival on Wednesday evening at
the residence of Mr. James Spensley.
All are cordially invited to attend.
NJ. J. Briggs, general solicitor for
the Chicago, Freeport Il st. Paul
Ry, reports that the work of grad
ing between Freeport and Blanch-
ardville will soon begin, and that it
is proposed to build rs far as Blanch-
ardville this summer.
We have received from Mr.. c. Ii.
NJ. Curry, formerly of this place, now
of San Francisco, pamphlet con-
tanning the proceedings of the sixth
annual session of the Grand Lodge
Knights of Honor of California, of
which Mr. Curry is Grand Reporter.
A subscription is being circulated
among our citizens for the purpose
of raising means to equip drum
corps in our village. A good drum
corps is about as enlivening a thing
as town can have, and we are glad
to hear that the boys are meeting
with liberal response.-Chronicle.
VIM. Coad, of this city, is agent
for Law Of Business for all the states
in the Union and Canada, with
forms and direction for all transac-
tons and abstracts of the laws Of all
the states on various topics, by
Theophilus Parsons. This is a
work of great value, and Mr.. Coad
will no doubt find many purchasers.
The state teachers association at
its meeting in Racine last week cleo
ted the following officers: President,
A. ]. Hutton, of Platteville; vice.
presidents, J. B. Thyer, River Falls;
n. c. Twining, Monroe; Miss Eliza
Christie, Racine; secretary, c. II.
Leach, Kenosha; treasurer, S. A.
Hooper, Milwaukee; executive
committee, A. +. Sprague, Racine;
Albert Hardy, Lacrosse; l.. W.
Briggs, Oshkosh; NJ. l.. Frawley,
Eau Claire; c, l.. Harper, Grant.
Philip Eden for nine years prin-
cipal of the Brick School in this
city has been elected principal of
the High School and Public Schools
of Mineral Point. Mr.. Eden has
given universal satisfaction here and
has done thorough and good work.
All that will be necessary to insure
his success in Mineral Point will be
the united support of the citizens of
that city which we believe will be
accorded to him. We are sorry to
loose him and his very agreeable
wife.-Platteville Democrat.
The contract for building the foun-
dation walls of the county asylum
has been let to Paul, Cornelins & Co..
masons of Dodgeville. The price to
be paid is SLIGO, and they have
given bond in the sum of $4,000,
signed by leading citizens of Dodge
vile, that the work will be done &C
cording to the plans and specifcat-
ions furnished. The building
committee have purchased the plans
Of the asylum from our townsnan
John Charles and have engaged Mr..
Charles to superintend the construct
| ion Of the building.