Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-01-05
Tlown and County News.

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date line.
The Lancaster ice-houses have been
filling up the past week.
Squire Sneclode, of Cassville, was in
town Tuesday on probate business.
Miss Minnie Graham is visiting Mrs
John P. Lewis and Mrs. DR.. HasselI.
Frank Webb spent week with
friends in British Hollow and Platte
vile.
Will Haven has been promoted to
conductor aud will soon have charge of
freight.
Miss Elva Barber spent her holiday
vacation in Dodgeville with her friend
Miss Nellie Pengilly.
Miss Emma Budworth, Miss Wood
wards assistant miIliner, spent New
Years at her home in Bloomington.
Mr., and Mrs. G. M, Barber left this
afternoon for Chicago. After few
days there they will return to Crookston.
Last Saturday night the week, the
month and the year went cut together.
The same thing will occur again in
five years.
Grand Chief Templar, Eugene
w. Chain, of Waukesha, will
speak in Lancaster on Jan. II in the
interests of the order of Good Tenn
plars.
The SC hool at jamestown is closed at
present on account of the prevalence of
measles, while the outbreak is quite
general and severe has not yet assum-
ed malignant form.
Mr.. Edward Osborne and Joseph
Varker, enterprising farmers from
Hazel Green were here on business be-
fore Judge Carter, Tuesday, Edward
Burns, a young lawyer from jamestown
accompanied them.
The Lancaster schools did not begin
on Monday, for the reason that some of
the teachers were snow-bound and un-
able to get back. As it was legal
holiday nobody felt very badly about
it-except the pupils, of course.
Does it pay to be good? A strong ar
gument on the affirmative side of this
question is found in the steady growth
in prosperity, popularity and circulation
which the GRANT COUNTY HERALD has
experienced during the past year
The following officers were elected
at the business meeting of the Congre-
gational church Monday evening. Mr..
Grinnell will be reingaged as pastor
NJ NJ. Zeigler and DR.. S. Il. Hassell
trustrees; r. 4. Murphey, secretary; NJ
NJ Zeigler, treasurer.
Messrs. Eugene and T. G. Lewis
spent the holidays with friends in this
vicinity. The former did not favor
Lancaster with visit, but I. G spent
several days here. Upon his return tc
New York he will enter into a partner.
ship in the practice of law, negotiations
for which are now pending.
Mr.. John F. Lewis took sleigh ride
last Sunday. His duties as Juror a
Madison detained him too late for the
Northwestern train home, so he took
the St. Paul train to Boscobel ant
stayed there Saturday night. Sunday
he put in on the road home, accompan
led by &. B. Eastman who wanted L
get to his family in Platteville. The,
only tipped over twice. and had to dis
the team out of the drifts frequently.
The special services at the Congre
gational church are very well attended
and considerable interest seems to b,
manifested. Mr.. Wolfe is q ready ant
vigorous speaker and puts an earnest
ness into his work that makes itsel
felt. On Tuesday evening Mr.. Grinnel
ably filled Mr.. Wolfe's place in th,
pulpit, the latter gentleman being de
tanned at home by illness. The sing
ing, lead by MIR. Swain, is a prominent
feature pf the meetings.