Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-16

worked well in the street where the
experimenting was done on the street
The proposed excursion given by the
Episcopal society has been given up.
They thought of going to DEVILS Lake.
The train to run in time to give a
stay there of six hours.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says: IAN
evangelical camp meeting is in progress
at Arena, under the management of the
Rev. Mr.. Wolf, of York, Pa, and his
Cherokee Indian bride. Many CONVEX
tions have been announced. "
Our earth has been passing through
the great meteoric belt, and the display
of meteors has been fine for several
nights. Last Friday, Saturday and
Sunday evenings were the best nights
for watching the pyrotechnic display in
the heavens.
Harvesting is getting so well along
that farmers find it easier to leave home
than they have Last Saturday there
was the regular full row of teams around
the court house square, and the stores
were all having their regular lively
Saturday trade
The innocent looking little black cat
belonging to Ziegler Bros. store has
given one more proof that cats are not
safe pets. The other day Mr.. M. M.
Hiegler was playing with it, when it bit
his wrist The bite is very painful and
he has not been able to use his hand
yet
In the Senatorial District Republican
Convention call of last week, Waters
town in the third district was ac-
credited with 2 delegates whom it
should have been but 1, which IS all the
votes east at the last presidential
election entities her to.
Last week. the house occupied by
Mrs, Charles Hale, in Galena, was dos-
troyed by fire by the explosion of gas
in the cellar The plummers had just
gone out and say there had been no
light there for ten minutes. Mrs. Hale
is sister of Mrs. Ed Lowry and many
of the Lancaster people have met her
here.
The Ladies' Aid Society, of the Epis-
copal church, met last Thursday after
noon with Mrs John Baldwin. An unu-
sually large number were present, and
partook of a delicious supper that
would have been served as a picnic in
the yard, but for the cool weather,
which made the dining room more
comfortable.
The Teachers Institute, in Potosi. is
in full blast, with thirty-seyen members
enrolled Prof w. j. Brier and Supt.
Harper are in charge of the work.
The class is good one, and the work
promises to be very successful The In
sttute, at Bloomington, commencing
next Monday, viii close the series Of
four held in tho county during this sum-
mer,
1t has been said a good many times
during the past week that such cold
weather in August was "beyond the
memory Of the oldest inhabitant," but
an exchange says: Thirty years ago
last Thursday night there was black
frost all over. the Northwest, and the
corn crop was almost q total failure.
The next day the price of corn advanced
40 cents a bushel
For the past week the weather has
been SO cold and damp that fires have
been comfortable in the house. 1t has
been October weather IN August Some
hard showers with thunder and light
ming have given variety to the steady
drizzle. The flies "stick closer than a
brother" and every one with rheuma-
tism has felt it this month.
Quite a crowd went to the Court
House last Saturday night to hear Geo.
Z. Ward denounce all the existing laws
of society and government in his Union
Labor speech. The audiance came and
went through the evening, and some
sympathy with the speakers ideas was
shown occasionally, but the sentiment
of the town is generally agai nst such
violent methods of reform as he pro-
poses.
Two weeks from to-day the Lancas-
ter Driving Association hold their an
nual meeting at the Fair grounds, con-
tinung two days. Special pains have
been taken to get up interesting events
and there will be three minute trot,
special purses and green running race
on the first day; trotting in $50 class,
trotting 4-year-old and under. and
free for-all trot on second day Entries
are free to the green running race Of
the first day. Entries close a week
from tomorrow.
The Premium List of the Fifteenth
Annual Exhibition of the Boscobel
Agricultural Driving Park Association
comes to the HERALD Office in the form
of a neat pamphlet from the press Of
Ths Dial. The exhibition will be held
September 11,12,13 and 14th. There
will be a 2:39 trot and running race
on second day; green race and running
race on Thursday; Ladies equestrianism,
800 minute race, free-for-all and mile
race on fourth day.
The next meeting Of the l. ancaster
Literary Club will be st the residence
of Judge Clementon on Tuesday the
18th of Sept. Dir. Barber will read an
essay, Should the public be taxed to
teach the Classics in our public schools
Disputants, Mr.. Ed. Lowry and Chas.
II. Harper. The following Essayists
were appointed: for Oct. A. r Bush
nell: for Nov. Miss Jessie Meyer: for
Dec. DIR. Hassell: for Jan. SO. Mrs Z.
Pulford: for Feb. Mrs Z Lowry: for