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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-31
Lincoln's Gettysburg Sneecf.

President Lincold made q speech,
which has become famous, at Gettys-
burg Nov, 10, 1863 Gen. Meade had
won the battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3,
which destroyed the last hope the
Confederates had of invading the
North, and proved to be the turning
point of the war; At the dedication Of
the cemetery in which the slain Of this
battle we're buried, President Lincoln
made a brief address which has been
pronounced the finest ever delivered
on q similar occasion, and which has
become familiar to the entire English
speaking world. The martyr President
said;
"Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth upon this CONT
nent q new nation, conceived in liberty
and dedicated to the proposition that
oil men are created equal Now We
are engaged In great civil war, testing
whether that nation, or any nation 50
conceived and So dedicated, can long
endnre. We are met o. great battle
field Of that war. We have come to
ded cate q portion Of teat field as q
final rGStsng-Bllcc for those who have
given tl il lives shat that station might
i've it is altogether fitting and proper
that We should do this But in larger
sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot
consccrate, we cannot hallow this
ground The brave men, living and
dead, who struggled here, have conse-
Grated it far above our power to add or
detract The world viii little note,
nor long remember, what we say here;
hut it cannot forget what they did here
II is for us, the living, rather to be
dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus
far so nobly advanced IT is rather for
us to be here dedicated to the great
work remaining before Us; that from
these honored dead we take increased
devotion to the cause for which they
gave the last full measure Of devotion;
that we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain; that
this nation, under God, shall have
new birth of freedom; and that govern
ment of the people, by the people, and
for the people shall not perish from the
earth"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-31
RSONAA.

Personal.
Ex-Gov. Dewey was visitor in town
Friday.
G. d. Streeter was a caller in town
Wednesday.
d. w. Taylor went to Galena on a
visit Friday.
John Harms, of Smelser. called in
town Wednesday.
Hon. Ensign P. Dickinson, of Lima,
was in the city Tuesday.
County Superintendent Harper visit
ed the Normal Friday.
John P. Wilkinson, merchant at FL
lenboro, was in town Friday.
Joseph Kay, of Georgetown, was in
town Wednesday on business.
Capt. j. B. Mccoy returned from an
extended Western trip Tuesday.
Joseph Robinson, of Belmont, was
in town Wednesday on business.
John Blunt and his wife, of Elk Grove,
shopped in Platteville Wednesday.
Mrs. E. Whitman, of Elmo, was in
town last week, visiting relatives.
II. H. Rountree went down to Hazel
Green Friday, on creamery business.
Milt. Jones and his sister Belle, of
Georgetown, were in town shopping
Friday
j. Grovestein, representing a Beloit
paper firm, spent Decoration Day in
our city.
H. II. Roser, student of the State
University, came home Friday evening
to help decorate.
Misses Jennie Truesdale and Eta
Simmonds, of Strawberry, visited the
Normal last week.
George Booth, one of the rising
young men of Elmo, was in town We'd
nesday on business.
w. H. Pascoe, one of the leading
merchants at Cuba City, was visitor
in our city Wednesday.
Miss Nettie Harris and her brother
Jake, of Hazel Green, tried the exam
ination at the Normal last week.
I. Schnitzler and his wife and daugh-
ter left Wednesday morning for Dubu-
que, where they will visit among friends.
Fred. McWithey, who has been with
A. r. Mills in business here, left We'd
nesday evening for Dubuque. Fred
made many friends here, who regret his
departure.
f. M. Payne, who has been opera ting
at the Milwaukee & st. Paul depot here
for some time, left Wednesday for
Chicago, to accept position in the
general passenger department of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail
road.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-31
BUSINESS NOTES.

GARDNER, of the City Bakery, leads
them all for good bread, rolls, etc.
If You want nice cool drink of
lemonade, or soda-water, 60 to Gard
ner's.
GARDNER sells groceries at prices
that defy competition. If you don't
believe it try him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-31
Obituary..

Died, at the residence of c. V. Bil!ig.
Fennimore, Wis, May %, 1886, Ethel,
daughter of j. Nj. and Ollie Phelps,
aged Is months and 3 days
Baby Ethel was smitten with her final
illness while on a visit to her mothers
parents All that the fondest love of
parents and friends and the best medical
skill could devise, was done to ward off
the insidious destroyer, but without
avail. and three weeks from the date of
the first attack, just as the sun was about
going down over the western horizon,
the little sunbeam of life drifted out into
the infinite beyond, to the home where
blight never comes
Ere vet the world could breathe one blight
Ger thy sweet innocence
Thou, that brighter home to bless.
Art passd with all thy loneliness"
While bowed low under the stroke of
their afiliction and realizing the bitter
ness of their desolation, her parents are
sustained by the Christians faith that
their dear one is only separated from
them for little while. Heaven has now
an added charm for them, and the loved
pastor, as he ministers consolation to
the bereayed hereafter, can do so with
a sympathy born of like sorrow with
theirs. w.
Fennimore, Wis.
Died, at her residence in the town of
Marietta, May y, 1885, of heart disease,
Mrs. Sarah Wayne, aged 81 years,
months, and 81 days
Deceased was born in Crawford Coun-
ty, Missouri, Nov. p, 1888. While in
the bloom of youth, she with her widowed
mother removed to Grant County, Wis,
where in 1851 she was married to Phil
ip Mattison In 1857 her husband died
and she remained a widow till 1871,
when she was married to- N. l.. Wayne, of
the town of Marietta, Crawford County,
Wis, where she resided till the angel of
death called her home, She had four
children by her first husband and two by
her second, one of whom died in infancy,
one at the age of Is and the other four
are still living. Mrs. Wayne, to all APP
pearances, was usually well up to the
very hour of her death. She had com
planned, however, Of being very sleepy
during the few weeks previous to her
DEATH but as she was apparently as well
as common, the family felt no anxiety
about her. On Wednesday, she went
about her household duties with her
usual cheerfulness till about / p. M,
when she was found by her sister few
yards from the house. She had been
gone but few minutes and her absence
was not needed till she was found pale
in death Her husband, who was work
ing a short distance from the house, was
Immediately called, and his wife, whom
a few minutes before he had lef5, he sup
posed in perfect health, was carried to
the house where every means was used
to restore life but in vain. The doctor
was Immediately called and pronounced
the cause Of her death heart disease.
Mrs. Wayne was highly esteemed by all,
being naturally Of kind and loving dis
position, caring more for the comfort of
her friends than for her own, ever ready
to lend a helping hand TO those who
needed her assistance. She has been a
member Of the II, +. church for twenty
five years and during all that time has
been devoted Christian, ever found
working for the cause Of her Master till
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-31

"BEwARE," said Lavater, ofhim who
hates the laugh of child" "Ilove
God and little children, was, the sim
pie but sublime sentiment of Richter
Sjg0uT7ley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-31
NV PATTY.

Friday was May party day for the
Brick school. The pupils met at the
school house about 10 o'clock and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-31

attendance, yet everyone had a delight
full time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
The Vote on local Option il the 9th
District IN 1880.
9th Dist. 9mo. 14lh, 1886.

9th Dist ONO. 14lh, 1886.
Mr.. EDITORIALS it may be of interest
to some of ynur readers to know how the
vote ON our present local option stood in this
district in 1880, | send you the following
statistics. with few remarks in regard to
the campaign &c. The vote stood as fol-
lows:
Dem. Against License . ." 1853
" For License '' " " g 1876
'' Blank :" &" l3
Rep. Against License g. " PA
=" For License g 26
" Blank % g /" d" =" 7
AS shown above the majority against IL
cense was 297 counting those who voted on
the question.
The campaign was q1ite a lively and ex-
citing one and on the uay of the election
those engaged in the whiskey traffic were on
the ground early ant workcd like beavers
until the polls were closed, feeling sanguine
that the result in the county would be in
favor of license. This impression was Great
ed from the fact that many persons, who,
intended TO vote for local option lacked the
in dependence, or moral courage to plainly
say so; hence the misc alculation of the grog
venders and their lac <ers. But as an apoi.
osy for the deception practised upon the sa-
loon men and their allies, 1t must he taken
into account that they, with viii ,key, were
"a tors in ,litics that S; ira is to otfic did
Mt care to tritle with. TIE large democrat
ic vote in the district, for license, was in a
great part obtained by misrepresentation, it
being industrionsly circulated among DEM
ocrats, that the local option movement was
republican trick, gotten up to build up
that party; ifso, the republican managers
made great blunder, for the democratic
vote in this district has been increasing ev-
er since, which hope our H Oh License"
advocates, will not attribute To that "free
whiskey," they are SO continually writing
and mouthing about, and consequently dam
age the party. That the wh;skey question
so far as going back to the license system
again in Cecil county, either high, or low,
will be put forever at rest after the Second
day of Novembers next, there cannot be the
shadow of a doubt if public sentiment in
other parts of the county comes any where
near tallying with this.
A LOCAL OPTIONIST.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Mr.. Kirk of the Board reported
that he had contracted with Mr.. n
I. Lacland for the building of the
new school house on the farm of j
L. Mccullough, in Elk Neck, for $795
Mr.. Kirk was authorized to have 4
fence erected around school No. ,,
Fourth district. Mr.. Baldwin to al
low the use Of spring on his property
as long as children did not injure his
property.
MIR. Kirk reported a number of re
pairs to school properties, the
amounts due for which were order to
be paid.
Mrs. Rachel Tilghman, colored,
entered complaint against the pu-
pills of Elkton colored school for de
stroying her fences. Matter held for
consideration.
w. c. Henderson, agent for the
Michigan School Furniture Company
dan MIR. E. j. Guyton, representing
j. W. Bond of Baltimore, dealer IN
the Grand Rapids School Furniture.
were heard by the Board as to the
merits of their respective desks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
The W. c. It. u. of Pleasant Grove.

The first Anniversary of the w. G.. T. U.
of Pleasant Grove, was celebrated on
last Saturday evening, and attended by
large audience. The opening exercises
consisted of music. "Hark the Voice of Je-
sus Calling" Reading of the Scriptures,
and Prayer after which the following pro-
gramme was attentively listened to. Music,
1.-The Temperance Bells are Ringing" An
able address by Mrs. S. E. Maxwell Presi-
dent of the W. G 7. U. "Wolds of We'll
come" Written by Mrs. L. S. Maxwell,
and recited by Mena Nesb;t The Cru
ade,'' selection hy Clara Brown. "W.
c. I. L. as Interpreted by party men. w.
G. II. U. as interpreted by US. Recited by
Annie Nesbitt, Lizzie Brown. and Alice
and Mamie Taylor, all members of the
Band OF Hope. Music. Nv 40 Hath Sor-
row." AN Earnest Cry" selection by
SaIlie Coyle. Social Drinking" an essay
by Mary Brown. Music. "BeautIful Zion.'
The Mission of the White Rlubon,"
recitation by Ada brown, Address, and
recitation py James Armstrong. Lewis NJ.
Wright presided at the organ. At the
close OF these exercises, while the choir
sang "A Handful of Leaves" a boquet of
flowers, with a criptural card attached to
each, was presented TO every person present,
while absent members, and Others, were not
forgotten. The Cnapel was handsomely dec
GRATED with ferns and evergreens, and a
large motto with the words For God, and
Home and Native L,nd." Oar fair young
sisters acquitted the nSeives il a very cred
liable manner. All tne exercises of the ey-
enlng were rarely appropriate, aud our first
anniversary Was sLceess, far beyond our
expectations.
PRESS Com.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
ORPHANS COURT.

The Orphans Court met ON Tues
day. All the Judges We're present.
Letters ,estamenLory were issued
as follows: Upon the personal estate
of Samuel j. Jenness We're issued to
Robert T.. Jenness; upon the person
al estate OF W. Is. Darwlck tv Sarah
Jane Darwlck.
Letters Of administration were
as follows: Upon the personal es-
tate 1f David IL. Ralst,n to Sarah
w. Ralston and Robert Z. Inackery !;
upon the personal estate Of JAS M.
ANDERSON 10 Saran Il. Anderson.
Sundry orders against the estate of
deceased persons were eAamlneu anu
passed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17

p st. They might be netted in thous-
ands as the old time fowlers used to
net wild pigeons. If allowed to mul.
t'ply unrestricted it will not be
great whiI- TIL not a berry, pea or
anything else they can devour will
escape t1eir voracious appetltes, and
the pest will extend to the grain
fields, and thousands of bushels of
gram will be destroyed while the
grain is in the milk state.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
Grapes.

Mr.. Job Haines gave us a sample
OF sone OF tne improved grapes
winch ne mas recently planteo, tnls
oelnS his nrsJ crop ot grapes from
Cn.so Vines. 1he grapes were very
nae Notwithstanding what he says Ia
Cue accompanying note.
These are lour OF the varieties OF
CLINE s. grapes. of kocuesCer ~. \ .
1 ne vines wele 1utl, and but Tor
the sparrows, worms, and dnst ULey
Would nave turned OUT very well for
Lue n.sL season. They are the "Vtr.
genncs," ''Owassa," Monroe (new
and Lne ''Pockllngton." And nau
anotner, the "Early Dawn" but /
nave goJ them mixed and l dom /
REAL y Anow which variety Is left out.
Ine worm used up the bearing quail.
lies u1 Lue vine. The CLUSTERS mou.u
have been fine, had the sparrows let
Them alone"
1he "Early Dawn was among the
varieties III the package lelL al
our office, and the "fockllngton," was
Lhe missing grape.
1t Is about time there was an eff fprt
made to eXterninate the sparrow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
Advocates of High License Take Notice
Advocates ofNeutral Ground Take Notice
Advocates of Temperance Take Notice

The meeting advertised at the Nor
NAL School room last Monday evening
was, on account of the unpleasant
weather, deferred. The speaker of eYe-
ming together with a large audience
were kept away.
The following organizations, viz: The
w. =. Il. U. of Rising Sun, the Crystal
Lodge L. q. OF G.. L. of Rising Sun and
the sixth District Local Option Club,
have united through their officers and
committees and propose to give nun-
Der OF public meetings during the cam-
paign.
Under their auspices the first meet
ing will be he'd i'll the Lecture Room
OF the NJ. E. Church in Rising Sun, on
Friday evening at 7:3O p. NJ, sept. 24th.
key. l.. E. Barrett OF Port Deposit and
other ethc.eut speakers will address the
meeting.
The friends of High License and all
persons who are halling between two
opinions on the great subject, are fav-
Ored hereby with special invitation
to come out and hear what argu ments
we nave tor prohibition, and are like
wise solicited to plead their own cause.
Discussion respectfully invited.
Friends OF Prohibition are likewise SO
liciteu TO come out. 1t is expected TO
furnish the puUllc an opportunity 10
attend our meeting each week at least
during The campaign and perhaps
many more. The latest advices i'll re
garu to MIS-. Washington, d national
Speaker, uuder the auspices of the w .
I. L. u, spoken OF elsewhere i'll these
columns, Informs US that she will Le
present. at the next public meeting CIV
ell, a. the Lecture Room of the N. E.
Church ON Thursday evening 1850 p. NJ.
Sept. 3Uth. Free admission and no
basket collections at these meetings.
ADA JEWELL.
II. Ii. hAINE9,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
OL.VIII. RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD. FRIDAY, S

that timothy took best if the ground
was not rolled after the drill.
MIR. Duyckinck did not agree with
the gentlemen who favored early
preparation for wheat. Had done so
twice, when heavy rains packed the
soil so hard that only disk harrow
would reduce it to a proper condition
for receiving the seed. He believed
there was no difference ia
time of blowing as to re-
suits if the ground was worked ii |
brought into proper condition before
putting in the seed. Late sowing re
quired more seed-preterred II bus.
of seed per acre, and 200 pounds of
fertilizer would make as good crop
as 400 He also thought that if Mr..
Wilson's estimate of cost, S21.5O per
acre for raising wheat, was CORE CT,
that the "calf would soon be bigger
than the cow He thought. as a
rule, rolling wheat ground after seed
ing was not so good as leaving the
surface rough. He had once crossed
his wheat field with steel toothed
hay rake after the drill, and was re
warded with one of the pest clover
catches. He proposed to SOW Futz
wheat this fall.
Mr.. Bond inquired whether any
member had experience with Orchilla la
Guano. Two instances were cited
where the guano had been used on
oats this season without any percept.
able advantage.
The committee appointed to view
and report the condition OF MIR. Will
sons buildings, farm, ETC., made j
most gratifying report, which was re-
ceived with unanimous approval,
which could sc arcely haye been 9TH
erwise. MIR. Wilson has one of the
handsomest farms we have seen in
this part Of the county, and his build
ings and ppointments are well in
harmony. His mansion is a complete
farm house, roomy, well arranged
and everything in perfect taste In and
about the premises. A cultured fam
lily is not always reflected in their
surroundings, bnt here the harmony
is complete. The lawn about the
drelling is tastefully laid out and en-.
closed with neatly trimmed Usage
orange hedge, planted With trees and
shruoDery and gravel drives are be-
ing constructed through 1t. The
barn is large, double deck and dou-
BILE foored building. with every con-
venlence tor tightening labor, aud
provision made tor the comfort
Ut the stock, and protection OF man
ure from exposure to tue weather. A
large tank is placed III the south end
of the barn 2o feet from the ground,
which is supplied by windmill
pump, with hose in the yard for
washing carriages or wettlng the ma
nure, etc. Other necessary out-bulld-
ings, carriage house, hog pen, fowl
house, shop, etc, complete the ap-
pOlntments In the way OF buildings,
and no labor is performed by hand
where horse power can be used. Mr.
wilson evidently scores No. /. as Il
farmer.
The next meeting of the Club was
appointed 1or " euuesday, OcLoucr
l3.n, and to be held at Mr. John ..
EwIng's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17

"Dr, Lindsey's Blood Selrcher''-
great medicine for fever and ague, ma
laria and all blood poison. Don't fail
to use it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17

SHILOH'S COUGH and Consu MP
ton Cure is sold 10y DR.. Kirk a guar
antee. III cures Con SUMPTION.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-05-19
Seventy Persons Instantly Killed.

4@ II
MADRID, May IA terrible cyclone
mas just swept across the middle Of Spain.
In this city seventy persons are known to
have been Instantly killed and two hundred
others seriously injured. The wind struck
this city with the suddenness Of lightning.
A train of cars and cabs was overturned
and broken into splinters. Roofs were dis
lodged and telegraph wires everywhere
were torn from their poles. Parks in and
about the city were devastated and in some
cases entirely denuded. One church tower
was blown down. A number Of houses in
the subusbs were entirely wrecked and
many cottages were blown from their
foundations and wrecked. Some were SO
completely and quickly broken up and
scattered by the wind, that they may be
said to have simply vanished before the
storm. Telegraph communications has
been ocompletely cut, thatit is impossible
as yet TO obtain news from the provinces,
but it is believed that the ruin wrought by
the hurricane is widespread.
MADRID, May 14.--In this city thirty-two
persons were killed and $40 injured by the
hurricane of Wednesday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-05-19
American Exp osition.

CHICAGO, May 12.-The Hon. E. B,
Washburne, Of Chicago, has accepted the
presidency Of the American exhibition, to
be held IN London commencing May 3rd,
1887, and to continue two months. The
presidency was rendered to Mr.. Wash
burne by the executive council. The OBJ
iect of the exhibition is to make in Lon
don thorough and complete exhibition of
the arts, inventions, manufactures, pro-
ducts and resources Of the United States,
to the end that the Amerie al export trade
may be stimulated and Increased.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-05-19
Pardoned by the President.

At Deer Lodge, last week, Charles Boz
den, Henry r. Johnson, 2. A. Largey and
two or three other parties were arrested
for unlaWfully enclosing public lands.
The cases were called last Saturday, and
Boden and J ohnson plead guilty and were
fined fifty dollars and costs each and SEN
fenced to tWenty-fonr hours imprison-
ment in the penitentiary lightest sem
tence permitted by law, Under the laws
of Montana the serving of a term of any
time, no matter how short, in the peniten-
tiary is disfranchisement. When the
order of the court was made, telegrams
were Immediately sent to Washington,
stating the facts in the premises, and in
less than five hours both persons were in
receipt of pardons from President Cleye-
land, restoring them to citizenship. They
were sentenced at | o'clock p. N. and
their pardons arrived at p. %. the same
day. The case against Mr.. Largey was
continued for the term,-Miner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-05-19
-
The Massacre by Mexlcans.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Secretary
of State has received q preliminary report
from Consul Brigham at Paso Del Norte,
Mexico, in regard to the killing Of ofCaptain
Crawford by Mexican soldiers. lie says
there is no way of obtaining definite infor-
nation, owing to the absence of witnesses
to the tragedy. It is conceded on both
sides that the attack was made by the
Mexican troops employed by the state Of
chihuahua through unfortunate accident
or malice. He says further, that
depredations committed in Mexico by the
Indians nurtured by the United States
government IS a grievance that cannot
well be overlooked. The circumstances
attending the affair are being investigated.