Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Adjourned meeting Of the ). w.
Wis Industrial Association, at city
hall, Wednesday afternoon Feb. %.
James Duffy, Of Darlington, was in
town on Friday last representing the
Mccormick harvesting machine COM
pany.
Dr. 5. I. Deahofe recently received
a certificate of election as a member
Of the American health association
which met at the City of Mexico from
Nov. 20 to Dec. 2, 1892
The members of Allen Lodge will
hold their annual festival, oyster sup
per, in their hall, Feb. %, 1893. All
are cordially invited and good time
insured to all who attend.
Thomas cambridge, Frank Whaley,
Thomas Clegg, and others have organ
lied and incorporated the Southwest
ern Wisconsin Mining company, to en-
gage in mining of lead and zinc ores
in Lafayette county.
An adjourned meeting of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Industrial
Association will be held at the City
Hall in Mineral Point on Wednesday
afternoon, Feb. D, 1893, at | o'clock
sharp.
Vim. TreWeek and Edward Curnow
have taken down their signs; but this
does not mean that they have gone
out of business. 1t means that the
signs have been taken up stairs to be
artistically repainted by L. G. Weiden-
Teller
A portion Of the roof of Penberthy's
livery stable, opposite the City hotel,
fell in, on last Friday night, owing to
which had settled upon it. Fortu-
nately nothing but the building was
damaged.
The beautiful nautical comic opera,
H. M. S. Pianfore, or The Lass that
Loved Sailor, will be rendered by a
good company, at the opera house in
Darlington, on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, Feb. % and %. New
scenery is being painted for the oc-
casion.
A. &. Macrorie, a printer in the office
of The Madison Democrat was muir
derously assaulted on last Sunday
night. A watchman found him at 3
O'Clock on Monday morning, uncon-
scious and bleeding. This wicked
deed is one of the evil results of the
recent strike of the Madison print ters.
The T. NJ. church will be closed
next Sunday to unite with the NJ. E.
church in union service. All the ser
vices to be held next week in the NJ.
T. church. On Sunday the 18th the
services will held in the L. NJ. church,
when the Nj. L. church will be closed,
and the services will continue all the
week.
Rev. NJ. b. Williams is expected to
be here on Saturday, to assist the pas
tors and people of the Methodist
churches in special services. He
will remain one or two weeks, and
in order not to keep the meetings too
long they are withdrawn this week.
There has been a good attendance and
interest at the meetings so far, and
the churches are looking for much
good to be done.
Timothy Haley was killed by the
ears, on a crossing near Mazomanie, on
last Sunday afternoon. He was on
the way home and when on the cross
ing train which was switching
backed and struck him, knocking him
down, running over his lower limbs.
The trainmen did not find him until
they were leaving the station about
fifteen minutes afterward. Deceased
was about IS years of age, and leaves
four sons and two daughters.
The second meeting of the Farmers
horticultural and Improvement asso-
ciation was well attended. Edward
Cullen read paper on Roads and Road
Making, which was well received and
drew out great many remarks by the
members. Thomas Tregilgus read
selections on Manure, which proved a
good thing from the discussion that
ensued. The next meeting will be
held the second Wednesday in March
at 1:30 o'clock. Quite number or
are down for papers on different topics
and pleasant and profitable time is
expected.