Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

{. the baptist church Monuay aiternoon
l. at 2 O'Clock, Rev. Mcintosh officiating
! A bright young gent of twelve pounds
!. adopted MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Diyal as
: his parents last Sunday, Sept. l. lie
thinks Ellenboro good enough for him
and will stay and help swell the census
of 1890.
Prof. Charles johnson, of Iowa,
! former assistant principal in our High
j School, passed through this city last
week on his way to Highland. where he
commenced his winter term of school
teaching Monday morning.
Ye editor acknowledges compliment
airy to the Shullsburg Driving Park
Races, which take place Thursday and
Friday, the &c and 9th Three events
each day comprises the program, COW
ering both trotting and running.
Chas Jaquish. fireman on the regu-
lar way freight train with Engineer
Miller. has moved his family from Bar
aboo to this city and is occupying part
of the house owned by J. S. Wright and
recently vacated by Express Messenger
Daily.
Pick ont your best squash and pump
kin, your finest horses and cattle and
bring them to the Fair next week. Lib
eral premiums are offered all around
and the Agricultural Society will make
it pleasant for you in more ways than
| one.
The wedding of Miss. Matte Miles,
eldest daughter of Marshal John Miles.
to Mr.. Frank Munns of Fennimore oc-
Cured at the home of her parents in
this city Sunday Sept LIST. The newly
| welded couple left for their home on a
farm north of Fennmore.
Next Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, the Grant County Agricultural
Society hold their 34th Annual Fair at
the Fair Grounds The popularity of
these meetings is increasing each year
and the management are looking for
ward to the best efforts of the society.
Persons living in this city who intend
to exhibit articles at the Fair, arc re-
quested to hand in entries as early as
possible next week. The secretary will
be at the Fair grounds Wednesday
afternoon the 18th and at the bank of
Richard Meyer & Co. Wednesday even
ing.
A white ribbon basket picnic dinner
at the w G.. r. u. tent will be one of |
the pleasant features of the last day of |
the Grant County Agricultural Fair.
All w. z. Il. U. workers are requested
to call at the tent and register. Com
mittee on reception Mrs. Pulford, Mrs.
Marcelus, Mrs. Grinnell
BY order OF committee.
The goth anniversary of The wedding |
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens was eel
ebrated Monday evening. About forty |
guests We're present and presented the
bride with complete china dinner set |
and other valuable and beautiful pres
ents. A bountifnl supper was served
and the company enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
A special train with X. X. Commits
siOner Atty Peterson, and his assistant,
Supt, Bidwell, Asst. Supt. Cowan, Train
Master Montgomery, Road Master Sny-
der, and others, was brought in on
Thursday afternoon by Conductor
House, on tour of inspection. They
only remained here a short time.
The Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tian Endeavor will hole their meetings
in the west room OF Clark building until
the church repairs have been completed.
The use of the room has been kindly |
donated by Col. Clark and is handy
and pleasant place To meet The We'd
nesday evening prayer meetings will
also be held there
To all persons wishing to take an
eastern paper, we will furnish the Phil
adeIphia Press, a bright ten column
weekly, newsy, social and entertaining,
together with the HERALD for $500 per
year cash III advance. This is special
clubbing arrangement and will only
last short time, so that those wishing
to take advantage of the low price must
do so at once
The good work OF putting in stone
culverts is being done as rapidly as
possible. They are being made city
fashion with catch basins and stone
pipes. One is now being laid from
Knapp's Machine Works to the spring
at the Excelsior Factory, and one
ought to be- put down on Monroe street
between John Philipp's building and
Luther Basford's residence. The odor |
from this drain is dreadful and unless
covered much sickness is sure To arise /
therefrom.
A special train came in few minutes
before nine O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing TO take ont large shipment of
stock. The train was run by Conduct
or Maher, Engineer Coughian, Fireman
Will Heimne, and Brakesmen Win Hav- |
en- and Will Jaquith, all of Madison. |
They left little after one o'clock with |
three car loads of cattle and four of |
hogs for Gates and Willis, four cars of
cattle for Oliver Club. two loads of
cattle for Frank Smith. of Beetown,
and two cars of cattle for Andrew
Cairns, of Bectown making long
rain of fifteen cars OF stock Oliver
Club and Mr. Gates went along with
their stock to Chicago.
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