Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-19
Miss Lucy Dewey, of Yankton, Da-
gotta. ia visiting Mrs Dr uassoll

was in town Tuesday.
t. j. Brooks, Esq, of Boscobel was
in this city Tuesday on business.
Miss Carrie Harper, of Madison, is
in town visiting her brother. G. l.. Har-
per.
II. L. Sprague, of Beetown, was in
town Tuesday and made q friendly call
on the HERALD.
Ben Robertson came up from Platte
vile last Sunday and spent the day
with friends here.
Mrs. Mills, of Independence, Iowa
spent few days last week with her
niece, Mrs. f. M. Lowry.
Mr. and Mrs. j. +. Rhodes left for
Cincinnati last Wednesday. for visit,
combining business and pleasure.
I. J. Brooks Esq. and family, of
Boscobel, were in town Tuesday. Mr..
Brooks was here on legal business.
Misses Nettie and Jessie Meyer gave
six o'clock tea Saturday for their
sister Mrs. Brown, of Rhinelander.
Rev. Father Nehaus was called away
last week by the death of his brother.
He retrned Sunday morning in tim for
church service.
Mrs. Street and her children, came
up from Chicago last Wednesday night
to spend few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Wood and family
and Mrs. Mcdonald left town Monday
for Madison where they expect to spend
the remainder of the summer.
The new barn of w. j. Dyer is under
roof and rapidly approaching compile
ton. 1t is spacious structure and
will be conveniently arranged.
Mrs. John Taylor, who lives on Joe
Nathans farm south of this city, is very
i'll. She is daughter of Andrew Wakl-
er, whose sudden death occurred last
week.
The music at the Congregational
church last Sunday was particularly
enjoyed. The quartette was accom-
panied by the or gan, flute, violin and
two horns.
The new bank building is rapidly
approaching completion and will be a
very handsome building, adding mater
tally TO the appearance of the east side
of the square.
The orchestra led by Miss Maud
Garvey serenaded several residences
last Thursday night. The music was
well rendered and much enjoyed by
all who heard it.
The furniture that formally belonged
to the late Miss Sylvester, will be for
sale at Auction on market day on Sat-
urday 20. 1t consists of bepsteads,
table, lounges, chairs etc.
Next Sunday, July 22nd, about forty
children will receive their first COM
munion at ST. Clement church in this
city, Father Nehaus has invited them
all to take dinner with him after the
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Oleson and
Nettie Oleson wish to express their
heartfelt thanks through the columns
of the HERALD to the kind neighbors
and friends who helped them SO faith
fully during the sickness and death of
their son and husband.
Hon. Luther Basford and wife have
m owed from Glen Haven to this city.
Mr.. Basford recently purchased the
Schroeder property intending to live
there, but after putting it In order
traded with his son for his residence
near the depot. and now resides there,
G. II. Ba sford moved to the Schroeder
house.
The young ladies of the Baptist
church rendered pleasant surprise to
Rev. and Mrs. Mcintosh Thursday even
ing. 1t was Mrs. McIntoshs Dirt hday
and the young ladies presented her with
a beautiful lamp. A delightful time
was enjoyed, when the ladies departed
wishing their hostess many happy re-
turns of the day.
The Episcopal church has been
thoroughly renovated and new carpet
put down. This has been due to the
efforts of the young ladies, who, with a
zeal worthy the cause, solicited. COL
lected, and bought the carpet and had
the church brushed up for its reception.
The improvement in the appearance
of the church and the added comfort
will be appreciated by the congregation.
The Young Peoples Society of the
NJ E. church, gave delightful ice
cream and cake social under the trees
in the court house square, Wednesday
evening. The weather was all that
could be desired-warm enough to make
the delicious cream in great demand
and music by the Harmonic Band added
to the festivities of the occasion. The
object was to raise funds for the pur-
chase of new organ.
A letter just received from Thode
Sherman, from Redlands, California,
makes one want to go there, for the
winter, at least. There is quite Lam
caster colony settled in that place and
they are all doing well Thode and
MYron Sherman, Win Plue and Fred
Langridge have all the earpentering
they can do, and Art Sherman thinks
it IS good place for printer. Before
Mrs. Sherman arrived, the four boys
lived together and were their own
housckeepers.
Those who attended the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday morning had
the pleasure of seeing and hearing once
more the once well known pastor,