Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-09
persons and particulars.

Cap Ferg, OF Boscobel. Is in town.
! Miss S. Watts vent to Madison Non
day
Mrs. \. ". Moore, of Plalteyiile, was
in the city Saturday.
Harry Kyle. Of Plattevile, spent
Sunday at the county seat
Miss Libbie jacobs, of Lancaster, is
visiting Miss Clara Michaelis.
AIr. Nathaniel Gardner. of Lodi, is
visiting at Rev. r. Pengilys
Miss Bessie Calls returned Thursday
evening from her visit to GAINESVILLE.
Don't forget the summer meeting at
the Lancaster track, August 26 and 81
Interesting races will be trotted at the
Fair Grounds the last week in August.
Application has been made for the
appointment of a guardian for Frank
Barr
a party of Lancaster young people
picnicked last Thursday at Kings on the
Platte.
Dir. Geo. S. Whitcher, of Lima. was
in town Saturday and made the HER
AID call.
Lancaster's young folks win give a
social dance at Hyde's Hall tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. f. w. McNair returned Satur-
day evening from visit with Fenni-
more friends.
A party of Lancaster's young people
pleasantly picnicked near Specht's
Ferry Friday.
Mrs G. H. Basford entertained about
fifteen of her lady friends at tea party
Saturday evening.
Mr. Martin Oswald and his family, of
Fennimore, were guests at John j.
Oswald's, this city, over Sunday.
Mr.. Will II. Lewis is enjoying the
Understandings of his friends and the
comfort of the paternal roof this week.
Misses Pattie Bracket and Ollie
Bowen, of Bloomington, visited Miss
Bertha Morse last week. They visited
the HERALD office
Rev. r. Pengilly, win lecture in the
NJ. Z. Church next Sunday evening,
on the duty of the Citizen in regard
to the Whisky Traffic"
Mr.. Louis BETTER, of Mt Hope, was
in town Friday and gave us a call. Mr.
Better is greatly encouraged in his
canvass for the nomination of Sheriff.
Miss Jennie Haynes returned to
Waukesha Monday morning, after a
visit of several weeks at the Hubbard
House. Her sister, Miss Lettie, is ex-
pected in few days for a visit
Clinton Babbitt, secretary of the
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society,
has our thanks for a complimentary to
their annual fair at Milwaukee, Septem-
Der 20, u, %, %, "a and %. 1886.
DR.. Eaton is passing a few days at
the Monona Lake Assembly at Madi-
son. Rev James Eaton occupied the
Congregational pulpit in the morning.
No service was held in the evening.
Among the graduates of che Chautau-
qua course who received diplomas last
Friday at Monona Lake were Mrs.
Kate Brooks and Misses Matte Barnett
and Mary j. l.. Pippin, of Boscobel,
aud Henry Goodsell, of Platteville.
Miss Effie Demarest, after two
months visit with her uncle and aunt,
DR.. and Mrs Eaton, has returned to
her home in New York State. She left
on the train Friday morning for Madi-
son and will make short stop at Mon
ona Lake.
Miss Laura Baxter spent several days
last week with Der friend, Miss Mary
Evans, in Platteville. George Baxter
and Fred Burr drove down yesterday
and brought both young ladies back,
and Miss Evans viii spend this week
with Miss Baxter.
A shower of rain visited this place
last Saturday, about three inches of
rain falling in twenty minutes. This is
the first rain since June q and the larg-
est rainfall since May 10. The pas