Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-01-28
Successful Institute.

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nesday of this week was a success.
The hall was packed throughout TO
its greatest capacity. Messrs. Nj.
A. Thayer, c. II. Everett, II. A.
Briggs, r. S. Kingman and c. A.
Hatch, constituted the conducting
force, and they proved intelligent,
paiustaking gentlemen. On the
evening of Tuesday the pupils of
our High school, under the director
ship of Prof. A. X. Jolley, provided
the main part of the entertain
ment, consisting of music, reel
tations and essays, and to say that
each one did exceedingly well is
only mild praise. Mr.. JAS. Spens-
ley's remarks on skillful dairying
were compiled from actual ex-
perience and proved very instructive
to all hearers; likewise Mr.. Ed.
Cullen's portrayal of the advanced
methods in farming. 1t is question
able if any institute ever held in
the county gave better results than
will this.
The joint installation of the G..
A. Il. Post and the w. Il. c., on
last Friday evening was very
enjoyable affair. Asst. Adjt. Gen.
J. II. Whitney, of Madison, was
present and installed the Post, and
Mrs. Puffer, Post Dept. President,
of Monroe, installed the w. r.. c..
After the installation ceremonies a
banquet was served, and the enter
tainment concluded with addresses
by Adjt Whitney and Mrs Puffer
and singing by Prof. 5. t. Osborne.
Mr.. John Meehan, Post Dept. Sen.
Vice Commander of Darlington,
acted as officer of the day. The
officers of the Post are:
Com.-D. +. Jacob
s. V. Comb. II. p. aux
J. V. Com.-W. Treviian.
Quartermaster-Georg Jeuck.
Surge. ID. WILDER.
Chaps. e, Shepard
o. d.. b. Prideaux
0. G.--E. Naef
Adjt-D. S. Cummings.
Serg't. Majors. Hooking.
Q. Nj. Serg't.-C. Cox.
W. n. c. OFFICERS.
Presient--Mrs. Mary l.. jacobs
Sen. Vice Pres.-Mrs. Eliza Jeuck
Jun. Vice Pres.-Mrs. Mary Shepard.
Sec. Mrs Jennie NJ. Smith.
Treds.-Mrs. Belle Wright.
Chapain-Mjss Anna Jacko.
Conductor-Mrs. Nellie Haes.
Guard-Mrs. Elizabeth Wearne.
Asst Conductor-Mrs. Ella Ludden.
Asst. Guard-Mrs. Villa Penhallegon.
EVERY one seems to think he has
claim on the preacher. Loafers
find him out. Book peddlers bore
the life out of him. Impostors
practice the boldest frauds on him.
Beggars are as thick around his
door as the retainers of an Irish
baron. 1t is pretty hard thing to
be preacher from a financial
standpoint alone, to say nothing of
the moral side of the calling. A
reverend gentleman in a city not
very distant from Mineral Point for
= few days entertained and assisted
d deaf and dumb brother who had
been a sort of lay preacher. For
those three days he was as still as
sphynx. But the last afternoon of
his stay they took a walk togeth er.
The preacher fell into a musing
mood, and presumably the "mute"
also, as both were silent. Both
completely off guard, the minister
suddenly asked, GLOW long did you
say you had been deaf and dumb,
Brother S--?" eight years" I"
was the prompt and ingenious
reply. Both gasped in astonish-
ment as they stopped suddenly and
stared full in each others faces.
Then the late "mute" walked
hurriedly off before the preacher
regained his mental equilibrium,
for he had not intended to entrap
the man end the detection came in
the shape Of tremendous surprise.
If he had only lived in the ninth or
tenth century he might have
thought himself second Dunstan,
and that he had restored the deaf
and dumb to hearing and speech.