Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-08

Considerable uneasiness concerning the
fruit crop is felt by good many. as
some of them are just beginning TO
bloom
The custom Of presenting little May
baskets of flowers on the night of first.
was well observed this year. The HER
AID was favored with pretty basket of
roses containing card with the inscrip-
ton comp. ). Il 5
The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee
keepers Association met in Boscobel.
Friday. with good attendance. Every
thing of Importance 10 the industry was
discussed. The next meeting will be
held July %, in same city.
H. Gleason. well known for his little
menagerie which he has been exhibiting
at the fairs and other public gatherings
during the past few years. has disposed
of them. Ringing Bros. will hereafter
nave charge OF lnem.
The Potosi Lead and Zinc Smelling
Co, have received their machinery for
crusher and smelter and expect to be
running in full blast inside Of 60 days.
Coons and others of the same firm are
negotiating at Sitter to place a plant
there.
The May meeting of the Lancaster
Literary Club will be held at the resi-
dence of MIR. Charles H, Baxter. on the
evening of Tuesday, the 18Th inst. Essay
on 'Hypnotism'' BY DR.. Strong-Dis-
putants, DR.. Barber and Mr.. Charles L.
Harper.
The Excelsior Factory shut down a
few days last week, aud thorough re-
pair was made throughout the entire
machinery. The speed has been cut
down, ana everything runs smoothly
and the cutting capacity is argely in
creased.
DR. Cory, Of Patch Grove. and Geo.
w. Lumpkins, Of Bloomington, are
making a tour of the Southern States
They expect to be gone some time, and
while absent, will visit numerous points
of interest. and spend some time in
Washington.
Miss Cora Streeter and a Mr.. Gray
were united in marriage at Crete Ma
braska, April 5Oth Miss Streeier was
once Lancaster girl and her many
friends in this place wish the newly
welded pair unlimited happiness. Mr..
Gray is an importer of fancy horses.
A pleasant little party was held at the
residence of G. Fischer. Monday evening.
The occasion was the 23d anniversary of
their wedding and the 30th anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Starts wedding,
and both families met at the formers
residence and passed pleasant social
evening
Decoration Day will be three weeks
from tomorrow, will there be turnout,
parade and speeches. Lancaster usual
ly does the proper thing and pays due
reverence to our honored dead, but the
earlier preparations arc made the more
thorough will they be done. Three
weeks will roll by awfully quick.
A recent letter to Prin. Kelley, of the
West Bend (Wis.) school, announced
that the essay of Roxy Knapp had Sc
cured to his school the flag for the State
of Wisconsin. The flag was offered
some time ago, by the Youths Compan-
ion, to the school in each state furnish
ing the best essay on The Patriotic
Influences of the American Flag Raised
Over the Public Schools
AT Platteville, Sunday, May 4th, Miss
Flo Smith, of Platteville, and George
Van de Wall, of this city, were united
marriage The bride has been a resi-
dent Of Platteville good many years,
and is well acquainted in this city. The
groom is a son of Frank Van de Wall,
of this city, and is an employ of G. H.
Basford & Co. The HERALD joins with
ether in wishing them bon coqoqe
through life.
The safe blowers who raided several
to WINS in this county a few weeks ago,
and are in jail at Mt. Carol, H., at
tempted to break jail few days ago.
They had provided saw with which to
saw the bars at the window, but were
discovered by the sheriff in time for
him to put check on the proceedings.
A close guard should be kept for them,
as Grant County asks chance to iniiict
her share of punishment.
Tired and cross is common eA-
,,,oce;o,, a,,I most of nc l,rr,,- v,,bo4 -