Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-28

MIR. d. Price has the best weather strip
we ever saw. If your door or windows
are loose in the castings get few feet
of it, fasten it to the castings. Keep out
the cold, save fuel and be comfortable.
Miss Barbara Schloesser wants the
public to know that for the next 80
days, before taking invoice, she viii
sell Millinery and Fancy goods at re-
duced prices. Now is a good time TO
buy. 44-45
Thode Burr has been a pretty sick
man. He suffers from stomach trouble
and Ia grippe, but the latest word is
that he is much more comfortable and
he hopes to greet his friends on the
street in few days at the farthest. We
hope he may.
There was q merry Christmas feast at
the home OF John Stephens Monday
There were number of jolly people
there but none of them seemed more
alive or happier than Mrs. Richard Ben
nett, despite her four score years or
more.
Beetown and Plattevllle are the first
two towns TO pay their State taxes over
to County Treasurer Harshberger. Mr..
William Hawk brought the money fol
Platteville and Mr.. Sam Birch for Bee
town. Beetown was a few minutes
ahead, both coming Wednesday.
Good lunches at Burns.
Misses Addie Rogers and Nellie
Woodward from Milwaukee came home
last Friday evening to spend the holi
days with their parents here. After the
holiday season they will return to theil
work in the cream city. Miss Allie
Woodward came home some days ago
Mrs. Twitchell and Fred are here tC
visit during tho Christmas-tide. They
will give pleasure to many houses by
their presence here. We are anxious &c
know Fred's Chicagoschool experience
Mr.. Twitchell could no. leave his bust
ness in Chicago but is well and prosper.
Gus.
Mrs. Mary E Griffin whose home is
now in San Francisco, Cal. was married
to Geo. L. Pollock, Esq. of the same
city on the 9th of the present month,
There are many friends here in the city
who will most cordially wish the great
est prosperity and happiness to Mr. and
Mrs. Pollock.
You should have seen Messrs. Phin
Walker, Chas. Knapp, Henry Cooley
and VIM, Rowden at the Hook and
Ladder dance. There was not young
fellow in the room but could get point
ers from them on a quadrille. Their
set was always one Of the gayest and
liveliest in the room
d. T. Nichols Esq. from Cuba City
and his son William from Montfort
were in Lancaster on business, Tuesday.
MIR. Nichols has sold his fine farm near
Georgetown to Mr.. Kitto from Benton
and will now take life easy. 1t gives
us pleasure to acknowledge call from
these gentlemen, whom we have known
for years.
BULK OYSTERS 35cts quart at j..
NATHAN q Son. 43-45
S. E. Pearson, principal of the Bloom
ington high school, came over to spend
the holidays with his parents here. His
fall term has been very successful, not
withstanding that colds, whooping
cough, la grippe and scarlet fever did
what they could to work interference.
Mrs. Pearson preceded her husband TO
her home here.
Rogers plated knives at $3.50 per
set, at j. Fl. Baldwin's.
1t is reported that man near Gratiot
painted the end of large log black and
left it in a portion of his woods where
rabbits were quite numerous. The little
animals supposing the black end to be a
large hole, dashed against it with such
fury as to break their necks, over 200
cotton tails being found in a short
time Galena Gazette.
The Congregational Sunday school
will give a supper to their Sunday
school pupils on Saturday from 8 to
P. NJ. Beginning at 7:30 there win be
a Christmas service of song and of re-
citation by a number of the pupils. The
parents, kindred, and friends Of the pu-
pills Of the Sunday school are cordially
invited to attend this service.
Full line of elegant Holiday neck
ties, muffiers, ETC., ETC., etc, at Philip
sons Clothing Store.
Every one who attended the Christ
mas exercises at the German Lutheran