Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-21

mere on business wednesday.
The j. H. Rountree estate reached
final settlement Tuesday, and the adj
ministrator, j. H. Evans. was dis
charged.
Will Clark, Esq. son of DIR. p. A.
Clark, came Wednesday for few days
visit with his parents. He looks as
well as ever.
The home of Rev. G. E. Plant has
been made happy by the birth of a
daughter, who begins life with balance
of III pounds to her credit.
Mr.. Luther Basford has been quite
sick this week from grip and threatened
pneumonia. His large circle of friends
will be glad to hear that he IS better to-
day.
There was an old-fashioned '.eandy
pulI' at the home of MIR. Thode. Barber,
Monday evening. Miss Sena was pat
roness, and everybody had sweet"
time.
Revival meetings are being held in
the Aupperle School House. Rev. ".
w. Wheeler, and Rev. L. G. Atteberry
are conducting them. They will be held
every evening this week and next.
Mr.. George Kinney, up to within two
years well-known resident of this
county, is very sick with pneumonia at
Washington, d. C. His son, DIR. Geo.
Kinney, of Saltwater, Mimi, is at his
bedside.
| The BLOOMINGTON liquor cases came
up for trial yesterday. but are contin-
ued to January 10th, 81, by agreement
of both parties. Hon. T. G. Richmond
from Madison was here to assist IN the
prosecution.
If all the people in the country have
as merry and happy a holiday as the
Herald sincerely wishes they may have,
all past joyous occasions will be eclipsed
by the merriment and enjoyment of the
Christmas tide
The latest and most reliable news
from the Chicago electios, for mayor,
held Tuesday, is 1887 majority for Hop
kins, the democratic candidate. Mayor
Harrison had 1000 last spring. What
is the matter with the usual democratic
majorities anyhow?
Preaching service at the Congrega-
tional church on Thursday evening of
this week. Subject of address, Church
Polity, Creed and Covenant. Every
body invited. Communion service
Sunday morning Dec. "a, 1898. Sun
day evening, Christmas sermon.
Next Monday evening O'Clock the
marriage of Mr.. II. w. Brown aud
Miss Laura Baxter, daughter of Senator
G. IL. Baxter will take place in the
Congregational church. Rev. p. H.
Mason will pronounce the ceremony
that shall make these worthy young
people man and wife.
Little Emily Cronin ought to be one
of the happiest girls in the city, for
when DIR. Cronin was in Chicago he
brought home for her one of the small
est gentlest, livelest and prettiest Shet-
land ponies any one ever saw. 1t weighs
little over 100 pounds. just wait till
good weather comes anu see little Emily
go by on cantering pony.
The Lancaster Lodge of A. f. q A.
M held election of officers last Satur-
day, with the following result: X. B.
Showalter, W. M. Jno. S. Wright,
Senior Warden. Arthur Knapp. Jun
Tor Warden. Geo. Budd, Secretary.
r. Meyer, Jr. Treasurer. Albert
Brooker, Senior Deacon Frank Schre-
liner, Junior Deacon. Erskin Mccoy,
Tyler.
Haveyou been in Michaelis q Roberts
new music rooms. If not, make it your
business to be there right away, and in
spect some of the best and most beauti-
full pianos, organs, sewing machines,
etc etc, that can be had in any city
anywhere Get one of those elegant or
gans or pianos for your home; its sweet
tones will drive dill care away, and
make home happier for many years to
come. They ere for sale at hard times
prices.
H. IL. Chandler of Galena has
opened branch dry goods store in
Lancaster, and solicits a share of your
patronage. He IS located in the Clark
building, one door west of the Post
Office, and has a large room literally
crowded full with an enormous stock of
all kinds of dry goods. His motto is
spot cash, strictly one price, no credit,
courteous attention to everybody, and