Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-20
Persons and Particulars.

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Henry Lowry. of Potosi, was well
come caller Monday.
| Assessor Halbert is hard at work on
the city assessment roll.
w. G. Palmer. of Fennimore, was in
the city Monday on legal business.
Capt. Bushnell went to Chicago Tues
ay afternoon, to be absent several days.
| Hon. w. E. Carter, of Platteville, was
in the city Saturday on legal business.
| DIR. Eaton will give his sixth Pilgrims
Progress lecture next Sunday evening
| john Ruka, Jr.., of Boscobel. shook
hands with his Lancaster friends Mon
day. Z
Il Miss Rose Culver, of Esterville, Ia,
/ is visiting Lancaster friends and rela-
tives.
| Mrs. A. s. Davis. of Lone Rock, Wis,
is passing few days with friends in
this city. A
i Rev. Chas. Harris, pastor of the M. E.
Church, Bloomington, was in Lancaster
Monday. "
John Pepper, postmaster of Boscobel,
was at the county seat Saturday, on
business.
Jim Harcleroad went to Boscobel
Friday to attend the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs. Wayne.
| VIII McGonigal is at his desk again
in the County Judges Office, after a
weeks outing.
Marks g. Barstow, contractors, are
building new house for Fred Kemper
at Liberty.
Alfred Roberts, mine host of the Wis
consin House, in Patch Grove, visited
Lancaster Monday.
The Decoration Day committees are
announced to meet at Judge Carriers
Office, at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Miss Aurora Bishop, agent for Grants
Memoirs, viii deliver the second volume
some time during the present month.
Richard Carter, of Dodgeville, accom-
panied by his wife and son, Sundayed
with his brother, Judge Carter, in this
city. s8
Miss Matte McGonigal accompanied
her sister, Mrs. McCarn, to her home at
Creighton, Neb., Tuesday afternoon and
will probably pass the summer there.
| Mr.. Marsh Barber returned to Crook
ston, Minnesota, Monday morning, ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs. j. Allen
Barber, and his niece, Ethelwyn Eaton.
i L. C. McKenney, of the Bloomington
Record, was IN town Saturday, on bust
ness. He gave the HERALD friendly
call. His wife accompanied him to the
city.
| John II. Reed, of Odgers & Reed,
dentists, went to Chicago Tuesday, where
he expects to remain about month,
studying some specialties of his profess
sion.
DIR. Eaton attended the sessions of
the Home Missionary Society at Mad
ison this week. going up to that city
Monday morning and returning Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. James Graham, of Shippenburg,
Pennsylvania, who has been visiting
several weeks at Mrs. M. c. Lewis's,
Potosi, was in town two days of last
week. the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
p. Lewis.
Mr.. c. J. Hyde has closed out his
stock of merchandise in the Lewis store.
Mr.. Lewis is placing new foundation
under the frame part of the building and
viii otherwise improve it before he rents
it again.
Miss Culver, of Estherville, Iowa,
who has been visiting at Mrs. M. Nj.
Trowbridge's, is at present visiting
relatives at Platteville. She will return
to Lancaster Saturday for longer visit
with. Mrs. Trowbridge.
Monday, last week, an accident hap
at Sullivan's camp, on the grade of the
c., b. & N, near Cassville, by the igni-
ton of some loose gunpowder, by which
two Italians were seriously injured, one
of them probably losing his eyesight
Mr.. &. f. Head, of Anamosa, Iowa,
the well-known dealer in white
bronze monuments, was in the
city Thursday. He set up six mon
uments in Grant County while here,
which is anotherev that judicious
advertising pays.
Mr.. John Karouse, q brother of DIR.
Kanouse, formerly of this city, was in
town Thursday on business. Mr.. Ka-
mouse halls from Appleton and has an
interest 10 one ofsthe. farm machinery
manufactures ofsthat city.
Three stately cottonwood shade trees
| in front of DIR. Hasselrs residence on
Madison Street were chopped down and
hauled away friday. They had be-
gun to decay and besides almost CON-
pletely hid the Doctors house and lawn
from the rays of the morning sun.
Mr.. Jacob Fawcett and his wife and
| child, of Galena, were in the city Mon
day. They came by way of Platteville,
driving from that city to Hurricane,
where they visited Mr. Fawcett's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Fawcett,
| taking in Lancaster on their way back
Mr.. Wallace Chambers, photograph
er, of Bloomington, is in town, making
photographs of our public buildings
and some private residences. He has
been working in Galena and has some
fine specimens of the work he did there
photographs of buildings. horses, ETC.
Mr.. Will r. Verran. who will be re-
membered as salesman for the firm of
Howe & Baxter. is to be married to-day
at lockwood, Tennessee, II miles from
Chattanooga, to Miss May Sanborn.
Mr.. Verran is managing grocery
store at lockwood and is evidently