Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-17
just north Of his lumber yard and east
Of the depot.

separate TWO large uoRs tuhI Wei
fighting on Friday, had the secon
finger on his left hand severely bite
by one OF the ours.
| Miss Alice Woodward has moved he
millinery stock of goods into the fror
rooms on the second floor Of the She
walter building where she will b
pleased to wait on her customers.
The youngest daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. Burgess died on Thursday morn
ing Of lung fever. The funeral service
took place at the residence Frida
afternoon Rev. Marcellus officiating.
c. Fl. O'Hara. of Potosi. has bee
appointed to clerkship in the Assembl
at Madison and Master Lawrenc
Spaulding, also of Potosi, has th
position OF messenger boy in the Sen
ate.
Many car loads of hogs and cattl'
were shipped by the stock dealers oil
lionday morning. Look over the mar
ket report as the prices are carefully
corrected by the best authority every
week.
A Gospel meeting was held on thu
northeast corner of the public squar,
Saturday p. M, at o'clock. Gospe
hymns were sung, prayer offered anC
a short address made by Rev. Mar
cellus.
Recently Ira Root brought to towr
a golden Eagle shot by Dave Harris
near Werlcy. The bird measured six
feet seven and one-half inches from tip
to tip, and was taken by Markert s
Brinkman.
Geo. McCarty advertises bis black.
smitbing, harvesting machines, farm
implements. carriages and sleighs.
Most of our patrons know George,
and his growing trade testiies to his
excellent workmanship.
B. Mauer, Henry, Fred and Lou
Schuppner, W. Spies and Adolph and
Edward Bergheger came down from
Sitter last Sunday evening to attend
the revival service in the M. E. Church
conducted by Rev. Marcellus.
Miss Ellen Woolstenholme received
last week, from her former pupil,
Thomas Langridge, now living in
Olympia, Oregon, a choice collection
of sea shells, petrified star fishes,
MOSES etc, gathered on the Pacific
coast.
The Young Ladies' Literary Review
Club met with Miss Laura Schreiner
last Monday and discussed the life of
Coleridge. and read 1.-The Ancient
Mariner. The Club met this week
with Miss Emma Schreiner and took up
the life and writings of Lord Byron.
A special dispatch from Madison to
the Milwaukee Sentinel says speaker
Mills has not yet made up the various
committees but that in the distribution
Of the best chairmanships McEroy.
Chas. Hall, Hugh Porter, r. b. Sho-
walter, K. w. Jackson and H. NJ.
Stocking win have about what they
want.
Mrs. Mary Pratt lives with her
daughter Mrs. Thomas Peacock in this
city. Thursday of this week she will
celebrate her 82nd birthday. She is in
good health, can knit and sew, and is
spry and active. She has seven living
children, twenty-three grand children
and twenty great-grand children, and
is the Oldest lady in Lancaster.
Rain Tuesday and yesterday COM
menced the January thaw. With ex-
cellent sleighing from Christmas and
bright weather to enjoy it in, our
citizens have not had much to complain
Of In about a day more, muddy,
slushy roads will be the rule, and then
for the second half of the winter. viii
it be mild as heretofore or end in cold
snap. Who can tell?
A sleigh load Of young ladies. with
Harry Barnett for driver, went to
Platteville Monday. TO attend the
"Musin Grand Concert Co." Upon
their arrival in Platteville they were
treated to a bountiful supper at the
home Of John Woodward. The young
ladies were delighted with the concert
and say that the violin music alone paid
them for the trip. Mrs. Woodward
again treated them to refreshments
and the party set out arriving at home
about 2 o'clock. The company was
composed Of Irene Woodward, Emma
Schreiner. Clara Jones, Name Hyde,
Ida Buchner and Fannie Schmitt
The social gathering of number OF
young people at the residence of r.
Twichell, last Wednesday evening, was
a most enjoyable affair. The Excelsior
Orchestra furnished music. and dancing
was the chief amusement of the evening
At ten O'Clock the company were in.
vited into the dining room where 8
delicious repast was spread. Those
present were Name Barnett, Netti,
Oswald, Laura Cover, Katie elise. Laura
Schreiner, Lena Oswald, Helen Strong,
Charlie Longdon. William Osborne
George Goble, Fred Meyer, Howard
Rhodes. Fred Strong, Reuben Twichell
w. II. Clark, Harry Barnett and
Charlie Burr.
The Baptist Minister, Rev. Mcintosh
with his wife, went to Bloomington
Tuesday of last week, TO see their frien,
Mrs Lincoln Abrams, who is seriousl,
i'll at her home in that village. Th
snow storm of Tuesday night AM
Wednesday prevented them from start
ing home before Thursday when the,
set out and only progressed six mile
in four hours, at which time the.
stopped with friends until Friday p. m
when they came the remaining min
miles. arriving home about O'Clock
Business calling Rev. Mcintosh to tn