Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-06-06
The Southwestern District Convention

The Southwestern District Convention
of the Congregational Society met in
Platteville last week Wednesday and
Thursday. Rev. A. j. Covell, Miss
Clara Jones, Halle Kinney and Supt
Chas Harper, of this city. were in at
tendance.
Messrs. Joel and John Penberthy,
formerly of Dubuque, Iowa, are now
engaged in large merchantile store
in New Hampton, Iowa. Their mother
Mrs. f. Penberthy, lives with them.
In company with her son Joel she Wis
tied at the home of her brother Mr..
Sam Stephens in this city several days
last week.
This week the HERALD Job depart
ment furnished the Lancaster Protec-
ton Fire Department with Constitution
and Bylaws neatly printed and bound
in cloth. Societies or organizations of
any kind desiring their bylaws printed
will do well to send to this Office for
estimates. Reasonable terms and first
class workmanship guaranteed.
A Rebecca Degree Lodge was organ
lied in the |. O. o. F Hall Friday even
ing About n dozen ladies Joined.
Mrs. w Barlow was elected Noble
Grand Mrs. Col. Clark, Vice Grand;
Mrs Jno Reed, Rec, Sec,. and Mrs. ID,
Weaver, Treasurer. Their time of
meeting will be on the first and third
Friday evenings of each month.
Mrs. Jennie O'Niel Potter read before
larger audience in the city of Bosco-
bel on Saturday evening. She came
down here on Sunday and remained the
guest of Mrs. James McGonigal for two
days. From here she has gone to Min
neapolis to fill IN engagement in
''Fanchon the Cricket" She expects
to sail for Europe about the 2Sth of
August.
George Dingley, resident of Western
New York, and relative of Mrs. Jno.
Lane, has been visiting Capt, j. +.
Lane and Warren Hannum for some
time past. More than forty years ago
Mr. Dingler lived in this place. and at
that time received n certificate from j.
+. Mills to teach school. Judge Mills
was then the Town superintendent
Mr. Dingley left here Monday to go
to Iowa to visit relatives.
Two members of the State Board of
Charities and Reform arrived here
Tuesday evening on an inspection tour.
They were Pres. Andrew G.. Gilmore, of
TT. Howard. and Geo s. Graves, of
Fairchild, the latter being the newly
appointed member of the board in place
of Vivien. Early on Wednesday morn
ing they made Il trip out to the Grant
County Asylum, before breakfast, and
upon inspection found everything in
proper shape and running order under
the supervision of Supt. Geo. McFall.
Childrens Day was celebrated at the
Congregational church in Potosi Sunday.
After the usual Sunday School in the
morning the pastor, MIR. Corey, preach
cd sermon TO the children. The even
ing was devoted 10 songs, recitations,
ETC., by the school At the close of the
exercises the pastor made brief remarks
and 4 collection was taken for Sunday
school mission work. The church was
most beautifully decorated with flowers
and plants. The children were well
drilled by Misses Nell Kinney and
Mabel Seaton, and all who attended
were highly pleased.
Mrs. Jennie O'Neil Potter made a
pleasant call at this Office before her
departure from the city Tuesday. Mrs.
Potter is bright vivacious little lady,
thoroughly in love with her art, and
determined TO reach the highest mitch.
AS a native of Grant County she re-
ceived many warm hearted well wishes
from this section. She will visit Paris in
August, take in the "big show and
incidently study and correspond for
some American periodicals She has
flattering propositions to star the coming
season from managers in New York,
and although yet undecided, may pos
sibly add shining light to the stage.
Several tramps were in town on Mon
day, who had previously been seen in
Fennimore and Sitter. They were
around the depot and stock yards all
day, calling at most of the houses. in
that vicinity and succeeded in terroriz-
ing the people. BY night time they
were drunk and became so noisy and
hilarious that Station Agent w. H.
Decker notified the officials, who gave
them warning to keep quiet or leave
town. Two of them were arrested on
Tuesday morning and sentenced by
Justice Baldwin to thirty days hard
labor on the road. In The afternoon of
the same day two more were captured
south of the Asylum and were given
two weeks solitary confinement in the
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