Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-03

this city. November %. by Rev. c. c.
I Swartz. Mr.. James A. KesKe, of Gin
ton. Wis. 10 Miss Eliza Stead. of Lima.
Wisconsin.
Monday was busy day at the stock
wards: at least 40 loads Of hogs were
unloaded there for shipment, and six
car loads were shipped to Chicago in
the afternoon.
The Lancaster Mill is being rapidly
pushed to completion. The frame
work is nearly finished and when com
pleted will rival many of the larger
buildings of its kind.
The notice published last week, an
nouncing the meeting of the Grant
County Agricultural Society. should
read Saturday Dec. 9TH. instead of
Dec 9TH. as published.
The friends of Fred Burr. who has
been quite sick the past week, will be
glad to know that he is able to be
around again. He went back on his
run to Milwaukee Wednesday.
Saturday afternoon the temperature
went up considerable higher than it
had been for over a week. but in the
evening Immediately went down again.
Sunday morning the thermometers
registered five below.
The weather this week has been fav-
orable throughout, and has given the
farmers a chance to husk out the corn
left in the fields, when the cold snap
came upon us. 1t has also been good
week for our merchants and stock
buyers.
Thanksgiving Day received the usual
attention by our business, and profess
sional men. The stores were closed
during the afternoon, and from 10 to y
in the morning on account of the
funeral services of the late Adolph
Schreiner.
R. A. Twitchell, while at Chicago
last week, purchased large, new
press for pressing excelsior. 1t snow
on the way and will be here some time
this week. AS soon as it arrives and
is set up, operations will commence
again at the factory.
A large number of young people, of
Lancaster and vicinity were in attend
dance at the Thanksgiving dance at the
City Hall. last Thursday eve. The
music furnished by the Platteville
Orchestra was splendid and an enjoy
able time was participated IN by all.
Last Wednesday, Nov. %, John
Rowden and Miss Lille lockwood were
united in marriage at the residence of
the brides parents. A host of friends
and relatives were assembled at the
house and after partaking of a sump
tuous wedding dinner, INDUCED in a
pleasant little dance.
Monday forenoon Jno. Humphreys
delivery horse, while standing near The
depot, where the delivery boy had left
him, took fright at the cars and started
down town at 2:40 pace. He finally
ended up at the Lancaster House, where
the delivery was turned up.side-down.
No damage was done excepting to the
wagon, which had the back of the seat
broken out when turned over.
Robert Nourse, the great dramatic
Orator." OF Washington, d. O., will
lecture at Platteville, in the "Platteville
Lecture Course next Monday, Dec. z.
The lecture will be on that remarkable
novel, "Dr Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Nourse is highly spoken of by the
Clergy and Press. This will be one of
the best features of the course" and
should be we'll attended.
Deputy Sheriff James McGonigal ar
rived in the city Saturday evening from
Boscobel, having in custody James Nc
Gill and Peter Miller, who were con-
victed at Muscoda on the charge of
having entered and stolen goods from
Hotel in that city. The prisoners were
both sentenced to 80 days in the Co.
Jail and were brought to Boscobel,
where Deputy Sheriff McGonigal was
waiting to receive them, having been
telephoned to by authorities at Mus
coda, to meet them at that city.
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