Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-15
sRIvAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS AT LAM
CASTER, WIS, POST OFFICE.
yEomn and County Neus.
Mrs elise is quite I'M with nneu

Mrs elise is quite i'll with pneumonia.
VIM Rowden took a fine car load of
cattle to Chicago last week.
Plattevile has had quite an epidemic
of weddings and tits spreading north.
Ora Richards arrived hero last Thurs
day. He has business that will detain
him here several days.
A. G. Alexander was in town on
Tuesday and gave us a call and an ad-
vance subscription.
BE sure to go and hear Rev. B. E.
Wheeler on Oddfellowship and kindred
topics Friday Evening at Hyde's Hall.
Admission free.
Ira Sykes is reported 70 have sold his
interest in the job Office at Madison to
his partner, Mr. Horner, with the inten-
ton OF going west.
Mrs. DR.. Hassell will go to Chicago
next Monday to attend her brothers
wedding which will take place on the
IoIIOWlhg 1hursuay
Go to Hyde's Hall Friday night and
hear what an earnest, honest, eloquent
christian, man has to say on the subject of
secret orders in general and oddfellow-
ship in particular
New York had on Monday the heaviest
snow-storm OF the season. Travel was
seriously impeded.. Even the cars of
the elevated railroads had to come to
stand-still
We make tardY recognition of the
receipt Of speeches by distinguished
congressman and other valuable and
interesting matter from Mr. John Cover
Of Washington, d. c.
Rev. j. f. Mcintosh, who was ex-
peeted to preach in the Baptist church
two weeks ago, went to Reedsburg to
attend to some business there. He will
hold services regularly hereafter.
Miss Alice Chandler went to Kenosha
last week to visit her mother who has
been during the winter at the Water
Cure in that city On her way home
she will 60 to Milwaukee for a day or
two TO attend the Press Association.
Mrs Elizabeth Barber, who is with
her son Marsh in Crookston. has been
quite i'll for the past week but the latest
reports announce that she is now much
better and viii soon be quite well again
Mrs Barber will remain in Crookston
through the summer
Conductor Charles Marriott had bust
that brought him to Lancaster Monday
night. His arm must have been lame
the next morning shaking with old
friends He left Mrs. NJ. and the chill
dren all fairly well. considering that
the youngest, fine boy, is only week
old.
During parade in the streets ofNew
York, Saturday night one of BaInum' s
great elephants broke loose and for
some little time made things extremely
interesting for the populaee. No one
was killed, but number of person were
stretched fiat by blows from the
animals colossal trunk.
please don't make any mistake in
the names" writes q correspondent. If
every communication was written as
nlainlv as the one referred to, we sell
dom should. Some typographical ac-
cidents will occur. bat most errors in
proper names are caused by illegible
writing. We can't guess them out from
the context like other words.
Mr.. ]. Allen Barber and wife are ex-
nected here soon for q visit. Mrs. Bar
her Is now in Galena where she expects
to spend some weeks. Mr.. Barber
will ioin her in q few days and they will
come to Lancaster to see their friends
and enjoy the delights of the spring
thaw. During their stay they will be
he guests Of Mr.. aud Mrs, W. G.
Chandler