Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07

The new Congregational church
Manual wasready for distribution last
Sunday.
Samuel Kerr keeps one of the best
country stores in the state, at Hurricane
corners.
Rev. W. w. Wheeler is conducting
a series of revival meetings at Ellenboro
Work commenced last Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Brick. returned home
Monday after pleasant visit of few
days with friends in Montfort.
john Jones, Esq. and Mr.. Hope Of
Patch Grove were in Lancaster on bus
mess before the probate court Tuesday
Editor Bresee of the Monitor madeus
pleasant call Monday. Heis business,
and is looking up new field for his
printing office.
Jerry Garner lost valuable cow last
week. She hung herself with the rope
by which she was tied in the stable, 1t
is q serious loss 70 Mr.. Garner
John Duncan, Esq, has been gradu-
ally but slowly growing better the last
few weeks. He still suffers severely at
times but his good constitution ard
clear grit will bring him out al right.
1t you want to spend jolly evening
with jolly houseful of jolly people,
just come to the Opera house and listen
to the Buchanan Comedy Company.
They viii be here all week. They are
good too.
The ladies of the Womens' Foreign
Missionary Society of the Nj. E. Church
will hold their usual missionary tea in
the Chapel room on Wednesday after
noon December 18th. Tea will be
served at the usual hours.
Hon. W. II. Morrison, S1pt. of Far
mers Institutes fell on an icy sidewalk
in Madison last week and severely
fractured the thigh bone. The accident
will keep him confined to the house
several weeks, and a good many farm
ers institutes will miss him in the mean
| time.
DR.. A. A. Willis, of Dayton, Ohio,
will give his famous lecture entitled:
Sunshine; or the Secret of Happy
Life, y in the Platteville Lecture Course.
on Thursday, Dec. IA. A happier lee
ture was never given from any platform
1t is sunshine, wit and sense in the
most attractive form.
The Lancaster Flavoring Extract
Works are in foil blast and they pro.
duce fifteen different kinds of extracts.
For purity, strength and cheapness they
are not equaled by similar extracts pro-
duced anywhere. Try them and be
convinced. They are just what you
want tor your Christmas dinner
"fixins.n
Mrs. Benjamin Croft died quite sud-
denly last Saturday. She had been
suffering from a severe carbuncle for
some time, but there was no apprehen-
sion that serious results would follow
until Friday, when dangerous symptoms
of heart failure developed, with fatal
results on saturday evening, We hope
to give particulars next week.
/
Frank and Lee Duncan have taken
advantage of Minnesota winter to
leave their prosperous business there
and come down here to spend month
with their parents. They never looked
in better health than at present and it
is hoped that their father, John Duncan
may catch some of it from them and
soon be with US on the streets again.
c. II. Baxter has fixed his rooms up
stairs SO that they make elegant and
beautiful offices. His big stock of cloth.
ing that he used to keep upstairs is now
kept on the ground floor which he has
enlarged by the addition of the build
ing lately occupied by Oscar Heberlein
as shoe store. Improvements still go
on in Lancaster in spite of hard times.
There will be basket social at the
home of Mr.. James Mccormick on
Thursday evening, December 14th, for
the support of the Methodist services
held at the Cement school house. All
friends from city and country are in
vited TO attend and enjoy pleasant
time. Ample provision will be made
for sheltering all teams.
A meeting of the Literary Club was
held at Judge Carter's Office on Satur-
day evening, Judge Clementson presid-
.ng. 1t was decided to call 8 business
meeting on Friday evening, December
%, at 7:30, at Judge Cart9r's Office
1 All unpfnb hers desiring 10 retain their