Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-10

A change in the advertisement of
Geo. P. Goble will be noticed this
week. Handsome furniture for the
Holiday trade is made a speciality.
The severe billiards of the north
only touched here with a light fall Of
snow Sunday. Fine crisp winter
weather marked the first of this week
Tuesday was the day Of immaculate
conception with the Catholics all over
the world. Services We're held in the
ch lrch in this city in commemoration
of the day.
The Kings daughters OF the Con-
gregational church viii give a peanut
s0ciable at the rectory this Thursday
evening Admission ten cents. A
cordial invitation is ext nded to al to
be present
Married:-At the Baptist church, in
Lancaster, Nov. 18th, Mr.. John d.
Vaughan of Union Mills, Iowa Co, to
Miss Hattie Bishell of Lancaster, Rev.
John Mangham officiating.
There will be fine breed of poultry
on exhibition and for sale, at the Cong'l.
Church Frir. These chickens are per
petual layers, non-scrstchers and never
have the chicken cholera.
An umbrella. decorated in our nation
al colors, that was used as a sign by |.
Phillipson & Co, was blown down by the
wind Thursday morning, and started off
alone up the middle of the street. 1t
was captured however, before it had
gone block.
A larger number than usual attended
the club dance at the City Hall, Mon
day eve.. which passed off very
pleasantly IrwinsOrchestra was APP
parently at their best and furnished the
dancers delightful music from eight p.
m. until twelve.
At the Congregational Church next
Sunday morning the theme of the dis
course will be 1.-The Ethics of Church
Lotteries" on Sunday evening, The
Liberty of the Gospe; Is christianity
tyrannical or does it allow the right of
private judgement
1t makes no difference what the
weather may be during the first five
days of the week, it invariably clears
up for Saturday, and, apparently to
give the farmers chance to come to
our city to do their trading, where they
are confident of getting the best goods
at lowest prices.
The Hyer Sisters Comedy Co., put on
an Entertaining programme to a rather
small audiance at the Opera House last
Thursday eve, owing to the disagreeable
weather. The Companys band paraded
our principal streets in the afternoon in
the true Minstrel style. The company
has some very good artists with it, and
were given numerous encor's during the
performance.
John Taylor former resident
of the county, returned from South
Dakota last Friday He has been alb
sent in Dakota over seven years and
tells some very interesting stories re-
garding the scare created by the Indian
outbreak last winter, and also many
interesting facts about the large wheat
crops raised there this season.
Jim Day lost $40 while in the city
Saturday afternoon. He had drawn
$3.50 from Myers & Co.'S. Bank during
the afternoon and supposed he had the
whole amount with him until arriving
home in the evening he counted up and
found $40 missing. He came to town
Sunday and swept mp the street where
his team had stood, with broom. but
without success. The money was
found by Fred Orion Sunday and re-
turned to It's rightful owner Monday.
ne meuUeTs Vi UIle lIG bSpdlGHiCul
will give a Grand Ball, at the City Hall
Christmas. Heretofore the different
Companies have given separate dances
on Thanksgiving and Xmas eve, but
having decided to give but one dance
this year, and that by the Department
they intend to make it the grandest
social affair of the season, and, by unit
ing their efforts to give dance far in
advance of its presidents. The Capec's
Orchestra, of pieces, from Wauseca,
have been engaged to furnish the music
The members of the Department will
shortly call on our citizens with tickets
and all should purchase.
The Ladies Bazaar to be held the 18th
and 10Th inst. in the Clark building,
promises to be one of the best fancy
work exhibits and social affairs of the
winter. The Recipe book in the fea-
ture Of the Bazaar. contains only tried