Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-16

The Social Ball Friday night. the 18th
will be the last of the season, and will
have large attendance. You should
not fail to hear the Strong Bros, 0rches-
ira, which is considered TO be immense.
No pains nor expense has been spared
by Our young people to make this the
most enjoyable event of the season.
Buy your tickets early and avoid the
the rush.
Mrs. Geo. Fritz, nee Lucy Club. was
brought to this city, her old home for
burial, Tuesday evening. She had been
married several years, going with her
husband TO Minor. Dakota. where they
have since resided. The blow is a sad
one to the family, TO whom the sympa-
thy of large circle offriends is extend
ed. The funeral was held from the
Congregational church Wednesday
morning at II O'clock.
A telegram came to this city Monday
morning. to Albert Croft, announcing
| the death of his aunt, Mrs Esther Croft
at Edgerton, Wis, on Sunday morning.
She was the wife of James Croft, brother
of w. A. Croft, decd. of this city, and
was about so years of age. The tele-
gram also stated that Mr.. Croft was
very low. Both Albert and VIM. Croft
of this city took the train Monday after
noon for Edgerton to attend the funeral
Rev. d. Thrall, of the Emanuel
church met with an affiiction last week
in the death of his wife. at the residence
of their son in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Mrs. Thrall has been much of an invalid
for number of years, and she was not
thought to be dangerously i'll till about
two weeks ago when Mr.. Thrall was
summoned. The Doctor was getting the
parsonage in readiness and had hoped
to reunite his family here shortly, but
the circle is now broken. The Doctor
will probably return this week.
Union services were held in theCongre-
gational church Sunday evening. Mrs.
Perkins of Cleveland. Ohio, delivering
the address on TEMPERANCE. The chur-
oh was crowded, there being about 400
people-present. Mrs. Perkins is among
the leading speakers on the platform
today. She is a staunch member of the
w. G. L. u, and an able advocate of
woman's rights. An able sermon by
Rev. Olympia Brown was delivered at
the same church in the afternoon. On
Saturday evening both ladies spoke in
the Hall TO good audience. The soci-
ETY. of which these ladies are representa-
tlves, is doing work all over the state
this spring by organized effort, preach
ing temperance and striving to inculcate
the principals of woman suffrage.
Rev. Dyer. formerly a minister located
in Potosi, and at an early day filled an
appointment in this city in the old court
House, before we had any churches,
has been visiting in these parts the past
week. and delivering lectures on his
itinerancy in the Rocky Mountains.
MIR. Dyer went to the far west over 30
years ago, and has travelled the entire
length of North Americas greatest
Mountain system in the u S. and Mex
leo, doing work of missionary char.
acter. He gave his lecture to a good
audience at the M. Z. church Friday
evening, with pleasing effect on his
hearers. He went from here TO Fenni-
more Saturday, where he also expected
to make an address. He is selling a
book of his own authorship on the same
subject upon which he lectures.