Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-14

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vile is Thursday and Friday,
June 81 and %.
Mrs. C. B. Eastman is visiting friends
in Lancaster.
Blank notices of school meetings for
sale at this Office.
Mrs. Falkner, Of East Dubuque, is
visiting Mrs. L. j. Arthur.
The attendance at the Methodist Sun
day school last Sunday was 275.
Joe Book has sulphur mine in La
Fayette county.
Lancaster is to be entertained all next
week by theatrical company at Hyde's
Hall
Mrs. Thomas Fawcett who lived near
Cuba City, this county, died suddenly
of heart disease last Thursday morning.
John Arthur has traded the old photo
gallery house to Jehiel Hyde for farm
north of town.
Geo. L. Voorhees,, formerly principal
of the Muscoda High School, is CITY
superintendent at Crown Point, In
diana.
The Philadelphia programs did not
arrive, so the Lancaster commencement
was minus programs. The moral is too
plain.
The Methodist minister missed a job
last Wednesday. He was out when a
couple called on business They got
the knot tied elsewhere.
Mrs. Il. Z. Mccoy, who has been in
Lancaster for the past five weeks visit
inc her mother Mrs F. S. elise left on
Sunday for her home in Minneapolis.
Remember that this week, Friday
evening there is an ice cream festival in
the court yard, under the management
Of the Baptist church people, They
solicit your patronage.
T. f. Baldwin, of this city, Sam Birch
Of Bectown, and Geo. Hampton, of
Potosi, hayc gone this week to Mil
waukee as delegates to the meeting of
the Masonic Grand Lodge.
Misses Fanny Ferguson and Emma
Chase, of this city, started to-day
"wednesday for Chicago, where they
will spend couple of weeks visiting
relatives.
The Childrens Day exercises at the
Methodist church last Sunday we're
remarkably successful and reflected
much credit not only upon the children
but upon those who had charge of the
exercises.
L. A Jackson returned from Mil
waukee few days ago, where he has
been for some time under an oculist's
care His eyes are much improved by
the treatment, though they are still
guarded by dark glasses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Meyer Sen.
went to Milwaukee Tuesday to spend
few days and hear der Freishutz" and
other operas which the Hess Opera
Company are now presenting in that
city
DR.. and Mrs Benham, of Hudson, N.
Y will soon be in Lancaster for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Murphy. They
spend the coming Sunday in Chicago,
and Mrs. Benham will be in Lancaster
on Monday, the doctor coming the last
of the week.
Mrs A. Il. Bushnell and Mrs. Fannie
Sherman went to Milwaukee last Tues
day. The chief object of the trip is to
consult an occulist, but a good many
pleasant minor objects will also be at
tanned in sight seeing, in hearing the
opera and the like.
The members of the Senior and
Junior classes with a few invited guests
assembled at the School house Friday
evening to participate in social time.
After refreshments had been served to
all the guests, Prof. McDermott and
Mr.. McNair each made a short address.
The evening was enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. Charles Murphy will repeat her
last summers experience in another
Lancaster visit. She is expected soo!.
and the many friends she made during
her stay here, will extend her hearty
welcome. Mrs. Murphy will be ac-
companed by her sister and her daugh-
ter. little Miss Helen.
A furry of excitement was caused on
Main ST. Monday morning by the horse
attached to Wiley & Needham's de-
livery wagon running from Mr.. Dolan's
house to the corner of the court yard,
where he left the wagon sticking in the
gateway de was caught in the yard,
entirely uninjured, as were the wagon
and harness, save whore the tugs gave
way.
The heavy shower Tuesday night
raised the water in all the streams to
overlooking and with various damag
ing results The bridge over the
stream near the Whitcomb school house
was carried away and another bridge
near Pritchett's Ii IS reported that two
colts belonging to solomon Griswold
were drowned in the Grant, and that a
mare came near drowning
The HERALD editor paid = visit to
Hazel Green last week and had the
pleasure Of attending the commence
ment exercises of the High School. The
visit, which was fun Of interest and
pleasure, has been written up, but by
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