Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-17

Chas. Roberts has finished his course
in music at Grennell. Ia, and returned
to this city Monday. Charles is I'M
certain as to where he will locate but
for the present will remain in the city.
The special term of the Circuit Court
that was to have held on the 21st of this
month has been further adjourned to
some time in May. owing to the Darling
ton term of court extending beyond the
time expected.
The Platteville District Ephworth
League met at Montfort Tuesday. The
delegates from Lancaster are: Sarah
Morehouse. Florence eastman and
Bell Bartlett. The attendance is large
and delegates enthusiastic in their work.
E. n Ellis OF Riohford. Arkansaw.
formerly resident of Grant County,
was in the city few days last week.
MIR. Ellis knew Lancaster and citizens
as far back as 1860, and relates some
interesting "reminiscences of those days.
Mr.. Grad Barnett and daughter, of
Independence, Kansss, arrived in the
city Monday. Mr. Barnett has been
absent in the west number of years.
He was formerly resident of this city
and also of Boscobel. He will spend a
few days with his brothers Messrs Joe
and Jed Barnett, of this city.
The papering and painting of the
Opera House was finished the first of
the week. The Hall presents a bran
new appearance and Lancaster will
doubtless be able to secure some good
Dramatic companies during the next sea-
sou. II is now definitely settled that a
hometalent ompany will produce the
first play in the new ball.
Last Friday Thomas Farrell farmer
who lives three miles southwest of the
city, had his skull fractured by falling
tree Farrell bad chopped off the tree,
and when it fell he ran in the direction
it was falling. One of the largest
branches struck him on the head knock
ing him senseless and also fracturing
the skull He will.recover.
R. B. Gillespie bought forty seven
head of spring hogs of Earnest
Damn Saturday, the average weight of
which were 1856 pounds. This is I'M
doubtedly the heaviest drove of hogs
bought in this city this winter. Mr..
Gillespie shipped them to Chicago Mon
day with a number of other fat hogs,
and was paid the highest market price.
The young people of our High School
who participate in the contest with the
Richland Centre High School, Friday,
left on the morning train to-day for
that city. They were accompanied by
several young people of the city and
Prof. Chas. Harper. Our young people
have become very enthusiastic over the
coming )ntest and will make splendid
showing whether victorious or other
wise.
Burglars blew open the safe in the G.
& N. w. r. Y. depot at Galena, Monday
night. The noise made by the explosion
brought several people to the scene, but
before they arrived the safe blowers had
made good their escape. They were
unsuccessful, however, as they otnoth-
ing, those who heard the explosion
getting to the depot too quick to give
them opportunity to do anything but
escape.
The Album Sociable given by the
Kings Daughters of the Congregational
church at the residence of Rey. P. II.
Mason Friday evening, was a novel
affair and delightful in every sense of
the word. The pictures presented of
the good old yankee family aud histori-
cal characters were unique and grand
and were most wildly described by
Prof. Chas. Harper. The social was
largely attended.
DR.. W. I. Brown has finished his
course of study at the Hahnemann
Medical college of Chicago and will
practice in this city with DR.. S E.
H4ssell. The DR.. has given a great
deal of time to the study of diseases of
the eye and ear, and was clerical assis-
tant to the eye and ear department of
the Hahnemann hospital under Prof j.
Watry who gave him special course
on fitting of glasses, etc.
The chimney on the north end of the
old Mansion House caught on fire We'd
nesday night and for a few minutes
burned savagelY. At one time the crowd
that was watching from the street,
thought it would be necessary to call
out the fire companies, but soon after
the flames subsidized. Had fire broken