Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-27

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The school closes s very successful
winter term, next Friday. and the teach
ers and students will enjoy week va
cation from hard work
Misses Frye & Morehouse have opened
dress making shop over Stone q Has
sells drug store. where they are pre-
pared to DO satisfactory work in latest
fashions
Dave johnson arrived in this city last
Thursday noon. but through mistake in
telegraphing was to late 10 attend his
mothers funeral which occurred Thurs
day morning
The children who have been receiving
instructions from,Rev Nobholz were con-
tirmed in the German churct last Sun
day, services being conducted in Ger
man by the pastor.
Hon. Jos. Harris, Herman Grimm and
w. T. Scott. committee on charitable
institutions, were in town last week
looking after the improvements being
added to the asylum.
The family of Presiding Elder B. f.
Wheeler, of Platteville, IS seriously
afflicted with scarlet fever. All precau-
tionary measures to prevent a spread
of the disease are being adopted.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis. March 25th, Miss
Floss Corson was united in marriage to
Mr. Houstain Miss Corson was a
former Lancaster girl. and her many
friends join in extending their best
wishes
In few weeks the HERALD will be-
gin publishing new serial, "Topsy
Turvey," by Jules Verne. A mention
of this celebrated authors name is all
that is needed to warrant a wide circu-
lation of his writings.
Friday and Saturday of next week,
April 4th-5th, teachers examination
will be held in the school building at
Lancaster, by Supt. Harper Work will
begin Friday at 10 O'Clock a M, and
Saturday at o'clock.
The attention of our readers is called
this week to the opening chapters of a
new serial entitled 1.-The Victim of His
Clothes, by Howard Fielding and Fred
erick r. Burton, which will be found on
the first page OF this paper
VIM White, of N. Y, brother of j. G.
White of Mt. Hope, has been making
his brother a visit, combining business
with pleasure; having purchased quite
number of horses, which he has been
shipping to Delaware county, n. \.
The Town Board of Lancaster town.
ship, consisting of Delos Abrams, chmn.
and VIM. Kerr and JAS, Borah, met
last Tuesday and considered claims of
different parties, report of which will
subsequently appear in these columns.
Last Monday Jos. Dickson, of Platte
vile, brought to County Clerk Thomas,
three fox scalps for which he received
two dollars each. Another fox scalp
was brought in Wednesday morning by
Jas. Ginger who lives on Grant river.
Rev. j. E. Wolfe, of Plainfeld, will
preach in the Baptist church April 9Th.
Rev. Wolfe occupied this pulpit for a
few months several years ago, and ar
engagements are being made to secure
his services again, to take the place of
Rev. Mcintosh. late pastor of the church.
The HERALD is indebted to H. f.
Kinney, member of tie class of 80.
Chicago College Of Dental Surgery, for
an invitation to their commencement
exercises at the Chicago Opera House.
March 25th. Hall is Lancaster boy
and graduates from the institution with
| honor
Notice is hereby given that the lecture
advertised to be delivered by the Rev.
F. E. Hmsch, in Con gregational church
of this place, Friday this week is post
poned to Friday, April %, owing to
revival meetings and exercises at the
Public school same night No post
ponement this time.
The Y. 2. S C. +. will hold con
vention in this place, April 10Th and
Goth. This society is a strong organiza-
ton. and hold their meeting each Sun
day evening at the Congregational
church Extensive preparations are be
ing made for good time Further
particulars will be given later.
The Prairie du Chen Courier say, the
New Ballot Law creates more cost and
bother than anybody expected 1t
would be cheaper to let The Job of elect