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


Sample Rooms and every accommodation. Good !
meals. comfortable rooms and coy parlors.
A-5ly
VIII Shuttleworth has returned from
Potosi, where he had been in attendance |
at the High School
A. c. Morse and Geo. W. Parker
were in town Tuesday ON insurance
business.
A new awning has been put up IN
front of A. Farnham's store.
Mrs. Roll Fennell, of Bloomington.
spent few days here visiting relatives.
Mr.. John Draggs is building an adj
dition TO his barn and otherwise inn
proving his place.
Mr.. Potter, of Platteyillc, formerly
engaged on the Grant County Democrat
passed through town Friday.
The raising of a large barn occurs at
the farm of Thos. Marsdcn to-day.
Miss Hattie Green returned from the
state of Indiana last week, where she
had been engaged in teaching. She
was absent from Fennimorc consider
able length of time
Station Agent w. n. Comstock re-
ceived visit last week from Misses Ida
Friedrich and Maud Woodward, of Liy-
ingston.
David Walker and family, OF Smclser
township, have been visiting at j. b.
Bradbury's.
At an Auction sale held ON Saturday
by Chas. p. Him, administrator, the
real estate of the late d. G. G. Kreul.
was sold to Richard Kreul
Nj. b. Pittman and John IL. SarleS,
of Boscobel, were in town on Saturday.
G. w Stone and family. visited with
his brother Sam here few days last
week, returning TO Bloomington, their
home, Sunday.
Tho theatre on Saturday called out a
very large audience, it also being the
last entertainment given here by the
Company. 1t is the intention of the
troupe, however, TO return again in the
fall and give another series of shows
A. l.. Snider, of Mt. Hope, and Miss
Alice Bailey, Of Bloomington, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Roach
over Sunday.
Brechler Bros. brickyard is again
running in full blast, although the max
ing of brick has been seriously inter
fered with by the excessive rams.
! The schools close tomorrow for the
summer vacation. Appropriate exer-
cises will be held. The graduating ex-
ercises of the certihcating class will be
held in COVERS Hall tomorrow even
ing. A lively interest in school affairs
should necesstate large attendance.
Mr. Leo Baumgartner and bride de-
parted on Wednesday for Armour, Da-
kota, their future home, taking with
them the kindest wishes for their sue.
cess of their numerous friends
Rev. +. f. Hrsch, of Sitter, doliv-
cred a powerful memorial address in
the Nj. +. Church on Sunday afternoon
which was attentively listened TO by the
large and appreciatiye audience.
Robt. Godfrey has been enjoying 4
visit from his brother, DR.. Henry God
frey, of Galena, also from another
brother, a physician in Benton, Wis.
Small boys oftentimes can do great
harm. This was never better illustrated
than on one day last week, when some
boys set fire TO some straw back of
Him, Hilderbrand d Co.'S, old store.
The fire quickly leaped to some barrels
of oil stored in the rear of the yard, and
q conilagratlon might have ensned
which would have done credit TO the
name, had it not been promptly dis
covered and extinguished. The hand
grenades do effective work.
Geo. Whitish's boy, Ed, lad four
teen years of age, sustained a severe
accident while in town on Friday. lie
left one wagon TO get on another, and
while climbing up his foot caught in the
wheel, which was in motion, causing
him to fall and breaking his leg A
very unfortunate and bad break il
proved to be.
| A baseball game was held 1T Sitter
on June I'd, between the nine of that
place and the Fennimore nine. The
latter came out victorious, the score
standing 30 to 2G, with one more innings
for the Fennimore boys to play. Bad
grounds made it little unfavorablo for
brilliant play.
Him, Hilderbrand d Co., shipped
two thousand pounds of wool last week.
Sheriff +. G. Thompson called in
town on Monday.
Miss Monte Shearer is back home
from Mt Hope, after a several months
stay,
Alberta Agnes, youngest daughter Of
/ MT. anu MIS-. L lOSs 1blihoN u Nhth
on Saturday, aged 1G months. She was
laid to rest on Monday in the new
Catholic churchyard near the white
school house.
Memorial day was observed 10 some
extent in Fennimore, but not rs eXclu-
siyely as it ought to be, considering
that it is one of the great national holt
days. All business ought to be sus-
pended on the day set apart for the re.
membrance Of the dead, those who had
taken part in the great war for nation
al unity. The graves of the departed
soldiers in this vicinity We're decorated,
and at the white school house cemetery
appropriate exercises were held.
CARD or THANKS.
Sam Monteth Post, G.. a. X. extends
their cordial thanks to the Rev +. +.
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