Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-21

Sarah NJ. Grlfln, look plSce feurudFy'
13, 1889, at the residence of Robert
BrindIey, of Mt. Ida, Il. Buggins Esq,
performing the ceremony.
ID. B. Stephens has a contract for 24o
car loads of ice to be shipped 10 st.
Louis and other points south. The ice
is procured in Glen Haven and shipped
on the C. b. & N. railroad south.
A music box and watch were rallied
off in John Pendleton's restaurant
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Rose Cramer
was the lucky one to draw the music
box and Robert Peacock the watch.
On Friday evening of next week,
March 1st. an Operetta will be given in
Hydes Hall for the benefit of the Ladies'
Parish Aid Society of the Episcopal
church. Further notice next week.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tial Endeavor will hold special service
in the social room of the Congregational
church next Sunday evening. All
Young people are cordially invited.
j. G. Harsberger. of Mt. Hope. VIM.
O'Brien, of Mt. Ida and Joseph Shmeak
of Castle Rock, were in this city Mon
day and paid the taxes of their respec-
tive towns to Treasurer John Neayill.
A number of communications are left
over this week owing to their not being
received until Tuesday night. That is
too late, they must be received on the
Monday night or Tuesday noon mail to
insure publication.
Jehile Hyde has purchased the land
formerly occupied by the Rink, of VIM.
Dyer, AID is putting up large buggy
and sleigh repository on it. 1t is nine
Foot story bull ding and is 24x60 feet
in dimension.
The SANDER suit of j. f. n. Rude
against Ole Mass, brought in town
seventy-tive witnesses for the defence
Tuesday. The case was continued at
request of plaintiff, with costs set at $40
and witnesses limited to twenty.
Henry Cooley died at the home of his
son H. Cooley, in this city Wednesday
morning. The deceased was about
eighty years of age and left an aged
wife to mourn his death. The funeral
services took place Thursday morning.
The ladies of the Baptist church gave
an oyster supper at the residence of
Marshal John Miles Tuesday evening.
The supper was excellent and all who
attended enjoyed themselves. About
six dollars was made clear of all ex-
penses.
A large car load of fruit arrived at
the depot Friday for JOS. Nathan e.
Sons. The load was made up of seven
ty-fve barrels of apples, grecnihgs,
baldwins, spitzenburgs and swars. The
remainder of the load consisted of boxes
of lemons and oranges.
The Biennial Report of the State
Superintendent of Wisconsin is in the
hands of the several town clerks Of the
county. Each school district clerk is
entitled to one. The reports are now
ready for distribution and may be had
whenever called for at the town clerks
office.
Misses Irene Woodward and Ida
Buchner, the primary teachers in the
Lancaster schools will have special ex-
ercises in their different rooms Friday
afternoon of this week. 1t being the
22nd of February the exercises will be
devoted to the life and times of George
Washington.
An entertainment will be given at
Hyde's Hall by two colored gentlemen,
under the auspices of the M. E. church,
next Tuesday evening. Everybody
cordially invited Admission, % cents;
children under Is years. Is cents; re-
served seats SO Seats for sale at the
post-office.
Henry Miles and Miss S. Wagner
went over to Bloomington Friday morn
ing to attend the funeral of Mrs Ball,
an elderly lady who died on Wednes-
day. The funeral services took place
in the Dodge School House Friday
afternoon, and the body was inferred in
the adjoining burying ground.
Ash Wednesday will come on March
9th this year, which opens up the lental
season. Easter comes on the first Sum-
day after the first full moon after the
vernal equinox. ire verual equinox
comes on March 2ist. The first full
moon succeeding it this year is on Mon
day, April Is. That brings Easter on
April 81
Miss Barbara SchloesseF and Misses
Hannum and Mcpherson have COM
menced TO receive their spring stock OF
millinery goods. The c Id weather OF
:. unday and until Wednesday, makes
cans a. d hoods preferable to straw hats.
Jack Frost has only short time to
stay in this seeli6a at the longest.
Hail. glad spring time Of flowers, sun
hats aud balmy breezes. etc, efc. YOU
cannot get lere too soon!
An entertainm mt will be given al
Hyde's Hall undo the management o.
), NJ. Z. church. on Tuesday evening
10, 10Th. The entertainment will
comm st of humorous, pathetic and in
s,ruct;, g anecdotes. concerning the
origin an d influence of the quaint old
plan,,t;onN melodies, Illustrated with