Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-06-04
Georgetown.


Not seeing anything in the shape of
Georgetown items, thought it no more
than right to send you few lines from
our little village.
The farmers are all through with
their cropping and most of them are
smiling to see the corn come peeping
through the ground this beautiful Nav
weather.
We have at this season of the year
one of the pleasantest little villages In
the county. We are not bothered with
the whistle of the railroad, nor that of
steamboats,, and our citizens are not as
noisy apparently as in the days of yorc
Yet we occasionally see sport when
there is church to shingle or a great
work on hand to be accomplished, as
we have some great lights among us
who claim to always be successful in
any achievements they undertake. WE'LL
| say it is a blessed good thing that
some people have such good opinion
of themselves, if they held their peace.
They forget the warning of the Good
Book, which says, 'Let another praise
thee and not thine own lips
The general health of our village is
very fair. Bro. Cook, who has been
seriously sick four weeks with a COM
bination of troubles, is much improved
and we hope to see him entirely well in
the near future and again hear his voice
from the pulpit.
Sister Eplett, who has been sorely af-
fllcted with rheumatism which has now
taken the form of dropsy, is very sick,
and though we hear reported from day
to day that she is about the same, there
seems to be, some days, change for
the better.
We see Uncle George Wineman step
ping about the town as lively as you
generally see man of his age.
Uncle John Watson is also working
around as busy as bee in his garden
either with raspberry bush, straw
berry bed, or something extraordinary,
of course.
The Odd Fellows have been having q.
general good time as is their custom
when number of them get together.
AT such times they are apt to want oys-
tiers, peaches, or some of the good
things with which the palate is pleas
antly satisfied.
There is great deal of trade here
for little town off from the railroad
We are going to reshingle the M. E.
church, and fix up things generally on
that line.
The Methodist Sunday School was
expecting to have representatives at
Mineral Point, but on account of sick
ness on the part of elected delegates,
were disappointed. They missed real
feast for Sabbath school worker in
not attending the convention, but we
trust the remainder of the district did
better than we.
III. Gilmore, one of our sweetest citi-
zens, or one who raises and sells more
sweet than all his neighbors together,
is dealing quite extensively in bees.
He is also noted small fruit grower
Hiram has recently set out great many
lynn trees, from which of course he ex-
poets to have his bees gather an enor-
nous amount of sweetness in the near
| future.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. John
Reynolds had the misfortune to break
both of her wrists on the 9th inst.
While leading a COW she was thrown
upon the ground, and in trying to save
herself from being hurt, she threw her
hands forward and the shock was so
severe that it broke ore of the bones in
i each of her wrists. A very sad affair,
| indeed.
We also learn that our neighbor JOS
eph Rinch, Jr., met with very severe
accident, inasmuch as he had close
call for both of his feet. We understand
that he caught his feet in the horse
power of the drilling machine of VIM.
Williams, on the 2Slh ult., and in extri-
eating them from the machine he pulled
off his boots and came very near leaving
his heels. He is recovering under the
treatment of DIR. III. A. Terrill.
VIM. Williams has bought the we'll
drill formerly owned by l.. A. Will
Jams, and will be happy to drill well
for any and every one in the town. We
heard him propose to drill well and
take it all out in newspapers. | think
he is calculated TO make a success of
the drilling biz.
Lewis A. Williams has received from
Uncle Sam a pension of the neat little
sum of $500. and proposes to take
4 Horace Greeley's advice, together with
his wife and family, and Ego west