Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-01

Passenger trains Will hereafter run
on regular time on the C. B. & N. Rail-
road.
Mrs. Henry Richardson, of Liberty
Ridge, called at the HERALD office last
Friday.
The Northwestern has new mail
and express car in place of the one
burned.
Mr.. Emerson DePuy, at Des Moines,
Iowa, this week became the father of
11-pound boy.
Rev. S. w. Eaton baptized four chill
dren in the Congregational church yes
terday morning.
The last issue of the Graut County
Democrat puts up Mr.. McNair's name
without authority"
Last Friday the Baxter boys came
down from Madison, where they are at
tending the University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Weber left this
morning tor a few days visit with their
son, Albert, in Fennimore.
Attorney T. j. Brooks, of Boscobel,
has been elected captain-general of the
Wisconsin Knights Templar.
Mrs. r. E. Murphey will leave home
tomorrow morning for Brooklyn,
n. Y, to visit her sons.
win Lewis, Of Butte City. Montana,
is home again on business matters and
is visiting his parents and friends.
Last Friday evening John Reed re-
turned from Chicago, where he has
been attending the dental college.
Mrs. J. w. Scheuss, who has been
visiting at Mrs, DR.. Clarke's, returned
to East Dubuque last Saturday morn
ing.
Last Saturday was market-day in
Lancaster and the streets were thronged
with people, intent on making the best
of the fine weather.
Rev. Father Barth will hold service
this morning in st. Clements Catholic
Church and administer the holy COM
munion to children of the parish.
James w, son of Hon. Chris. Hutch
inson, of Shullsburg, has gone to Mil
waukee to take charge of the Wiscon-
sin State Fish Hatchery in that city.
1t seems likely that Mr.. McNair's
name was printed on some Democratic
tickets to induce Prohibitionists to vote
the Democratic ticket, instead of the
Republican ticket, as Mr.. McNair says.
Probably the longest train that has
left here this fall was the freight that
left here Monday afternoon. 1t con-
sisted of eighteen cars loaded with hogs
and cattle, one car of freight and the
caboose, making in all twenty cars.
The race at Mineral Point between
Garfield, driven and backed by r. &.
Vinegar and w. j. Dyer's Victory,
booked by John Francis. for 800 side
was won by Victory.s Garfield took the
first heat in 2.56 and Victory the next
three-time not given.
Services were held yesterday morn
ing as usual in the Congregational
church. Devotional exercises were led
by Mr.. Il. E, Murphy. Mr.. A. Il. Bush
nell read Canon Farrar's grand tribute
to America, the choir singing my
country, It's of thee at the close.
Mrs. r. Meyer, Miss Jessie Meyer
and Mrs. Jos. Book took advantage of
the charming weather of Saturday to
have a ride and picnic. They went to
Specht's Ferry, crossed the Father of
Waters to the Iowa side, and did
Potosi and vicinity on their way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Borah arrived in
Lancaster via Specht's Ferry Thursday
evening. They have been visiting
friends in California for the last two
months, having left here August 16.
They return in good health and with the
Observation-Disclosures of their trip and
visit, but with better appreciation of
] old Grant County than ever.