Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-06

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Mrs. Henderson, of Platteyille. called
on Lancaster friends Wednesday, last
week.
Michael w. Hope, of Little Grant,
was in town Tuesday on business con-
nected with the estate of his deceased
father.
John ID. Wilson. Esq. of Boscobel,
was in town Tuesday, this week, and
dropped into the HERALD office few
| minutes.
Mr.. David Weber has sold his house
and lot situated east of the Lancaster
House for $500 to Mrs. Mary Bennett,
who occupies it.
Messrs. Trowbridge & Morse will
open the creamery for business Mon
day, May II, which is about a month
earlier than usual.
Rob Bailie, viii Robertson, Misses
Mamie Campbell and May Strong, of
Platteville, received calls from their Lam
caster friends at the Hubbard House
last Sunday.
Mr.. j. w. Bracket, clerk in the land
office at Madison, spent last Friday
night in Lancaster, on his way to his
home in Bloomington.
Jim Harcleroad, driver of the Potosi
stage, has gone to Boscobel and John
Perrin is driving in mis- place. 1t is ru-
mored that Jim has gone on important
business.
Messrs. David Eastman, j. b. John
son and A. G. Eastland, of Moutfort,
were among the visitors in Lancaster
and at the HERALD office Tuesday,
this week.
Rev. ID. G. Talbot will address the
young men of Fennimore and vicinity
at the U. B. church next Saturday even
ing at 1880. A general invitation is
rendered to ALL
Mr.. Chas. Zehnpfennig, of Madison,
succeeds Mr. Wunderle as manager of
the beer depot in this city, and will in
in the future dispense beer from the
Housman brewery. of Madison, to
Lancaster customers. We have not
hoard that the price of beer will be in
crease to ten pence glass to cores
pond with Mr.. Ten-penny's name.
Mrs. Solomon Griswold and her sis.
ter, Mrs. VIM. Griswold, started Tues
day for Fort Madison. Ia, where they
will visit the family of DR.. +. Sloate.
late of Mt. Hope. They will also visit
other points in Iowa, making several
weeks visit.
Thos. Orton went to Oshkosh Mon
! day as delegate from the Lancaster
| Lodge A. o. wv. to the Grand Lodge.
His place in L. c. Hawley & Co.'S
warehouse is supplied by his brother
Walter, who has been at Livingston for
some time past.
Mr.. Marsh Barber surprised his Lam
caster friends by his arrival on the
train Saturday evening. He Sundayed
here, leaving Monday morning for
Chicago. where he intends buying
stock of furniture to supplement a
bankrupt stock which he and a partner
recently purchased at Crookston. MINI.
Miss Mary Boynton, of Mineral Point,
who has been the guest of Mrs. j. AL
len Barber for some weeks, has re-
turned home. She intends learning re.
touching of photographer at Free
port. Ill. Miss Boynton has done some
very fine painting, and while here
painted some with Mrs. Ira Bellows.
George Selleck. of Millville, was in
the city Monday and Tuesday. He is
engaged in saw -mill business with his
father, and is taking few weeks vaca-
ton, during which time he will visit
friends in Iowa and elsewhere. He is
past p years of age, but this was his
! first visit to Lancaster, with which city
he expressed himself highly pleased.
| The sad news of the death of Miss
Harriet }. Somers at her home in Deans
vile. N. Y, April Goth. has been re-
ceived by friends in Lancaster. Miss
Somers was compelled to resign her
! position as assistant in the High School
here last fall on account of Ill health.
While here she gained m any friends
who will be grieved to hear of her death.
Isaac Greenwood, of EImdale, called
on the HERALD Friday. Mr. Green
wood has taken the HERALD since its
/ first publication in '43. He came to
Lancaster in that year, and has the hon.
or of making the first boots and shoes
ever manufactured in this city. He is
also one of Grant County's soldiers,
having served in the 25th Wis. for a
term of nearly three years.
Mrs. Joseph Bond, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Polly, and Miss
Lpttie Trollope, visited the city of Lam
caster Tuesday. A fine piano has
arrived here from Chicago, which will
be taken out to Mr.. Trollope's to-day.
/ Rumors fill the air of various disting-
uished gentlemen coming to Lancaster
to claim the Colorado heiress as bride,
but it is probable that Miss Bond in
tends to devote the summer to the en-
| joyment of rural pleasures. 1t is to be
feared that the aforesaid distinguished
individuals viii have some very formid-
able rivals in Lancaster before the sea-
son is past
CHEESE MAKING. On the 2lst of
April Mr.. George S. Whiteher, of Lima,
commenced operation for the season at
his cheese factory in that town. His
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