Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-11
Personal.


Gilbert Chappell and his family, of
Elmo, were in the city last week, visit
ing friends.
John Mccormick, the great machine
Mogul of Lancaster, was in town last
Wednesday.
Chas. Wyne made a trip last week as
express messenger on the Northwes-
tern.
Miss Cary Whitman. of Elmo, was
in town last week, visiting friends.
Miss Katie Jones. of Elk Grove, was
in town last week, visiting the sick.
Will M. Rindlaub, who has a posi-
ton on the La Crosse Republican and
Leader, is in town spending few days
at his home.
VIM. jackson, of Milwaukee, one of
the best piano-tuners in the Northwest,
was in town last week. on professional
business.
ID. b. Walker, Esq. of Elmo, was
visible on our streets last Wednesday.
1t is rumored that Mr. Walker will
soon enter the ministry.
John Vine, of Big Patch, was in the
city last Wednesday,
H. Gilmore, of Georgetown. one of
the most successful fruit growers in
Grant County, was in town one day
last week.
Charles Wunn, of Belmont, was in
town last Wednesday on business.
| Mrs. Sam Jones was at Cobb, Wis,
last week. visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Will Gibson.
Thomas Webster returned a few days
ago from Lemars, where he went to ar
range some business matters. He re-
ports things as being unusually quiet in
Lemars.
John d. Jones, of Strawberry, beamed
in upon us last Friday.
Hon. E. p Dickinson, of Lima, was
in town Saturday.
E. L. McNett, of Elk Grove. was in
our city Saturday ON business.
Miss Maggie Roberts, who has been
visiting friends in Milwaukee the last
week. returned to her home in this
place last Monday.
Chas. Harri $. of Georgetown, dined
in Platteville, Saturday.
Miss Annie Gilligan, teacher in the
Industrial school for boys at Waukesha,
was in town last week. She says that
a great majority of the boys in that
Institution can trace the cause of their
downfall to intemperance.
Daniel Shultz, of the Mechanics In
surance Company. of Milwaukee, was
in town Thursday, interviewing his
agents.
Hons. VIM. Thomas and Joseph
Harris, of Hazel Green, were in town
Saturday. While here they bought a
fine team of Jonas Rawson.
Miss Ella Nye, teacher in the high
school at Shullsburg, is in town visiting
at the residence of her father, Prof.
Chas. Nye.
Richard and James Gill, of Ipswich,
were in town Saturday. Richard will
leave in few days for Lemars, Iowa,
where he will engage in farming.
Fred Roberts, who has been on the
sick list for number of days, is out
again.
Mr.. and Mrs w. G.. Chandler, oil
Lancaster, came down to hear theIUn.
derhill-C Courtney troupe last Saturday
evening. They remained over Sunday
with friends in the city.
Tom Moore, the irrepressible knight
of the white owl, made a visit to Lam
caster, one day last week
NORMAL NOTES.
The work at school is again going on
in business-like way, the influenza
having subsidized somewhat.
Miss Abbie Dinsdale, of Belmont, was
obliged to leave school Friday to at
tend the bedside of her sick sister.
Only two weeks of this term now re-
main. 1t closes on the 10Th inst, for a
ten-days' vacation.
All is quiet in the bean-bag brigade.
A chest or two stove in and a fattened
nose are the only casualties reported.
1t is said that as the graduating class
is so large this year. all will not be able
to deliver orations or read essays at the
regular exercises.
Visitors for this week were: Miss
Annie Thomas. of this city; Mr.. Will
Rindlaub, of Lacrosse; j. c. Conner,
of Monroe; Miss Smith, of Darlington,
former student here; Mr.. Stevens, OF
Marcus, Ia; Mr.. Stevens, Monttort.
The literary session of the Atheneum
society was called to order at 7;10 p. nj.
Friday evening. March 5. The open
ing exercises were as follows:
Music. Bible reading. Lords prayer
| by society. Music.
Roll call. Responses from Long
fellow.
2-Critic's report. Miss Rena Wood
ward showed herself close observer of
the form and purpose of literary gath
erings.
3eReading: 1.-The Slave Ship" Miss
Name Campbell is perfectly at home on
the platform and her exercise was well
| done.
4-School Paper. Miss Augusta Brind-
ley. Fine salutatory, spicy. ludicrous;
presented phrenology in a new light,
and have some sound advice to senior
class about wearing apparel.
5-Recitaticn. Miss McDougall,
| teacher of history and geography, an
honorary member. favored the society
with 1.-The Curfew Bell" and on being
encored gave humorous selection.
6-Song: pretty Pond Lilies" Miss
Belle Burke. Good. Words very dis
tinctly spoken.
Recess. CAS- is the custom of the So
ciety after recess on the alternate nights
when there is no debate, some author
is taken up and discussed and selec-
tons given.)
Author, Longfellow. Personal
history, Miss Lulu Roberts; as interest
ing as is possible for such papers to be.
Selection, Miss Ida Conner; well chosen
and delivered with spirit. The poets
first poem, Miss Agnes Hay; short and
sweet