Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-02-04

the little hamlet of North Andover.
The first thing that attracts VISITORS
attention is the old factory erected by
Douglass Oliver many years ago, and
IN which he sunk a good share of his
previous savings. Lancaster has a
monument of misguided enterprise of
the same kind, but that will no doubt
be utilized for tobacco factory or some
other industry, and will not be dead
loss, but the building at North Andover
will probably never be of any more use
than it is now. The village is situated
in the midst of flourishing farming
district and appeared lively, consider
ing the size of the place. Mr.. Charles
Taylor is the only merchant doing
business there. He has a very suitable
and we'll selected stock OF goods, and is
selling them. groceries in particular. at
Lancaster prices. He is also postmas-
ter, telegraph operator, and is about the
busiest young man have met for some
time. He also gave a tramp good
dinner and that is something l always
make a note of. Andrew Ortscheid
keeps comfortable little hotel, and
was busy on the day of my visit provid-
ing for the wants of the Cassville theat-
rical troupe, who played the Turn of
the Tide to good house that evening
and gave good satisfaction. The
troupe is composed mostly of young
men, and band of good musicians ac-
companies them, and adds much to the
attractiveness of their entertainments.
They contemplate visiting other towns
the coming month. There is good
blacksmith shop run by Dave Birch;
and Mr.. Thos. Csombs will do anything
in the wheelwright line in a workman
like manner. Mr.. Humes keeps
the only saloon in the place, in the
building formerly occupied by Mr.. Ish-
mael for the same purpose. Dick has
''gone to the front" keeping saloon
in the village of Glen Haven, where
times are very lively and .'heavy
skirmish line' is necessary the most of
the time. Those are all the industries
that think are carried on, and they all
appeared to be busy. They don't seem
to be particularly jubilant over the new
railroad, but that is probably owing TO
their recent unfortunate experience
with absconding contractors, who left
some of the farmers and business men
''holding the sack' for quite large sums.
Several of the citizens are laying in a
supply of leo for the next summer,
thinking ii much surer and cheaper than
to haul it from Cassville when the warm
weather made it a necessity. | left the
place with the reflection that they were
ahead of Beetown in two particulars:
They have hotel and are provident
enough to save ice in the winter, anal
not wait until wet weather for a supply.
Quarterly meetings were held in Bee
town last Thursday and Friday. Elder
Goodsell and Rev Harris preached up
on those days and in the evenings, and
Mrs. Harris lectured on Satur day
night.
The skating rink is open generally on
Saturday nights, but the "craze" has
waned. and the performers in the aero
batic line are not near so plenty as last
winter.
Mr.. G. Hutchinson has been visiting
us the last few days, and we were all
glad to see him here again. He has
eschewed politics of all kinds, and is
now running his farm in Shulsburg.
He don't weigh or girt near as much as
formerly, in fact is in about the same
physical trim that Comrade Barth was,
when he was mustered out of the SER
vice in Nashville; his adipose tissue is
''all gone" But Chris is as genial and
sociable as ever; his hands indicate
contact with farming utensils (far more
so than President Lewis') and we allow
him to sit by the stove and husk corn,
chop wood, and dig out dry-bone, in
unlimited quantities without any rasp-
ing comments.
Our home talent will give an enter
tainment at Cassville next Friday night,
giving the plays 1.-The Turn of the Tide
and 1.-The Hoyden," rendered here
short time ago. AS l have leased that
lime kiln for an indefinite period, and
Marsh promised me some '.cold wittles'
on my next visit, think shall attend
that performance-tha is if Doc. will
lend me 20 cents, as he promised to do,
but | don't feel right confident about
that part of the prospect.
The town supervisors will pay Mr..
Mayne just price for his horse that
fell off the bridge, without any demur.
They will probably then proceed to put
ratings on that and several other
bridges in the town, that are deficient in
that respect
Off, Stephens stopped short time
last Thursday, with train of new cut
tiers, selling one to Mr.. Jake Bonn be-
fore leaving.
Rallies for horses. cutters and various
other things, have been all the rage
here lately, and our citizens have con-
tributed very literally to those enter
prises; but if any of them have got even
currycomb to start a cheap livery rig
with, they amt making any noise about
it.
Supt. Harper visited the village
schools last Friday and judging from
the reports of the scholars, large and
small, made very encouraging i'm
preston upon them. Is there a statute
forbidding parents visiting schools oc-
casionallY? If there is not, it would be
very inspiring to both teachers and pu-
pills to receive call now and then.
w. q. Beers, who has had some ex-
perience as miner in Beetown former
ly, and lately throughout the county
as a tramp, was in town last week look
| ing up lode of lead ore that he has
covered up here somewhere. No one
| has iiefr1rba6 III n q vpf an ha copntnIo1