Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-01

ing sbd bedding were destroyed. The
insurance. $500. will barely cover the
loss
Rev l. e. Catch pole of Beaver Dam.
travelling in the interest Of the Wayland
Academy. gave talk at the Baptist
church in this city Sunday morning.
He is engaged in raising sufficient
endowment fund to make the school
self supporting, and is far along toward
success. Hewent Ia the Mt. Ida church
Sunday evening and held services there.
The preparations are being steadily
pushed forward for the opening of the
Grand Hotel with F. G. Thompson.
landlord Painters, carpenters, masons
and paper hangers have been busily en-
gagged adding such repairs as were
needed The work of equipping the
building in first class shape has been no
small JOB, and it viii probably be nearly
a week before all is completed.
A visit to Anton Schmitt's place re
vealed the finest vinyard seen in this
part of the state. About two acres con-
tanned the best varieties in a splendid
state of cultivation and growth. Some
clusters were all craps with hardly a
vestage of vine and but few leaves.
One sample of the Worden variety about
six inches long contained three perfect
lunches that weighed / ] pounds.
Mrs. Vancott an Evangelist of nation
al fame will begin a series of meetings
at the NJ Z. church next Sunday. Mrs.
Vancott will preach both morning and
evening, and each evening during the
week except Wednesday evening. The
formal re opening of the church and
dedication of the new addition will take
place at the morning service Every
/ body invited TO attend
e. C. SwARrz.
Art Richardson, middle aged man,
residing in Nit. Ida, died Sunday morn
ing. from a wound inflicted several days
prior, with suicidal intent. He was
found day or two before his death
/ and a short time after the work had
been done, shut up in his house, and in
a serious condition. The instrument
used was long knife, which had
penetrated the left side narrowly mss
ing the heart Family trouble was the
cause of his desire to die.
Rev. p Fl. Mason and wife were
pleasantly surprised last Friday evening
at their home. Mrs. Masons Sunday
School class oflyouBg ladies and gentle
men to the number of Is. entered one
by one at short intervals, nearly half of
the class arriving before their teacher
suspected anything. They broug hire
freshments with them. and while Mrs.
Mason was in the dining room prepar
ing refreshments. beautiful parlor
lamp was spirited into me parlor where
it was presented 0 her BY he class A
very enjoyable evening was spent.
A pew plan, has been adopted by the
State University, of furnishing a
course of six lectures at a slight expense
TO such towns of the state as will get up
classes. The lectures are to be deliver
ed, (some illustrated) by the teachers
and professors of the school, after each
of which the class will discuss and ask
questions upon the subject under con-
sideration. They will occur at intervals
OF from one to two weeks. The six
lectures will cost S120 and the lecturers
travelling expense and entertainment.
Two courses have already been pre-
pared The COLONIZATION of n. Ameri-
ca" by Prot. Turner, and English" lit
erature by Prof Freeman. The latter
is a well known lecturer in this city, and
his recent debates with the cryptogram-
list, Ignatius Donpelly have added fresh
laurels to his rich requirements in the
field of English literature Let move
be made to secure one or more of these
lecture courses.