Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-26

The NJ. E. Sociable at the pleasant
home Of Mrs. William Lanyon last
Monday evening was well attended
and very enjoyable.
An account of the celebration Of
the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Woolrich appears on the 9Th
page Of The Democrat.
The Parkinson Brothers, of Willow
Springs, have added to their herd Of
cattle fine young Folled Angus bull,
purchased from James G. kirkpatrick,
of Rewey.
Rev. 5. r. Chubb'S subject for last
Sunday evening was, "The Transla-
tion Of Elijah, and the Dividing Of
Jordan by Elisha" but our Bennett
law neighbor The Tribune printed it,
THE translation of English, and the
Dividing Of Jordan by Elisha"
Miss Mary Skewis, Of ShulIsbUrg,
was recently elected superintendent of
the M. Il. Sunday school of that city.
The Pick and Cad says that she is the
first lady to hold the position in
Shullsburg.
The Platteyille News says that Miss
Schneider of Oshkosh is expected to sue
ceed Miss Glisan at the Normal She
is graduate Of the River Falls Nor
NAL and Wellesley college.
The Darlington Republican: James
Judge the banker who has been ser
iously i'll is said to be slowly improving.
lie has not been out yet and probably
will not until the warm and genial
weather of the spring time comes.
M. j. Minor has packed immense
quantities of nice clear ice. He has
filled all of his own ice houses at the
brewery and John Horns large ice
house, north of the city hall square,
as well. He expects to have enough
for his own use and to supply the
trade
A correspondent writing to The
Dodgeyille Chronicle from Livingston,
says; Mr.. Geo. Chamley, one of Min
eral Points wide-awake hotel propri-
etors, who has been living in our Vicin-
ity for some time, contemplateS erect
ing a fine new residence on his farm,
one mile east of town, the coming
spring. We hope others will follow
his example.
One of the signs of better health in
our city is the filling up of all the
peWs in the 7. M. church, as before
the sickness came. Mr. Chubb says it
looks natural now, and like home
again, and sincerely hopes that diph-
liberia, scarlet fever and every other
colored fever, grip and pneumonia,
and old monia and the whole tribe of
that sort will stay away till sent for
So say all OF us.
On Tuesday afternoon, while Josiah
Paynter was filling the large ice box
in the meat market of Paynter Bros,
Il ladder upon which he was standing
slipped out at the bottom, and let
him fall heavily to the floor, iniuring
him quite badly. He was Immediate
ly taken to his home and Drs. Vivian
were summoned to attend him. 1t
was found that he had one rib crushed
or broken and one shoulder badly
bruised, but unless he was hurt worse
internally than appearances would in
dicate he will recover without perma-
nent Injury.
Just as soon as spring opens Charles
Gillmann will continue the work of
improving his brewery and bottling
works. He will secure an increased
amount of water by building upon the
hill back of the brewery large reser-
yoir, which will be supplied from a fine
we'll which he had sunk last fall. The
reservoir being elevated above the
other parts of the plant he can by
laying the necessary pipes have COM
plete system OF water works. He has
stored about three thousand loads
of ice for his own use during the year.
The Chicago Concert and Art Exhi-
bition company will appear at opera
hall on Thursday and Friday evenings,
Feb. 25 and 26. The entertainment
consists of instrumental duets, trios,
and solos; descriptive, humorous and
sentimental songs; tragic, pathetic and
comic presentations; and beautiful,
instructive and amusing art illumin-
ations. The company is well recon-
mended by the press. The Monroe
independent says: The entertain
given at the opera house last evening,
by the Alvah Milton Kerr Troupe, was
tirst-class, and was highly appreciated
by the audience"