Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-14

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Mr.. Geo. Garner from near North
Andover made us pleasant call Satur-
day.
Mr.. James Woodhouse was elected
Superintendent of the NJ. F. Sunday
School last week.
For suitable Christmas presents call
at Reynolds Furniture Store. Picture
frames a specially.
The Fennimore Cornet Band Concert
and Ball will be given Monday evening,
Dec. 25th. They offer a jolly good
time for all who attend.
Anybody would think there was an
Editors convention here Tuesday.
Bijah Bresee and three others were in
the city at the same time.
Mr.. VIII Morrissey and Miss Mary
Edwards of West Grant were married
last Tuesday at the home of the brides
parents.
Roberts & Michae lis have just re-
ceived two elegant upright Decker
Brothers pianos and half car load
of first class organs. They are in it for
the holiday trade.
Found on the floor of Reynolds fur
piture store, sum of money. Any
one having met with such loss may
recover the same by calling at the store
and giving satisfactory proof
There will be lecture in the inter-
ests of A. P. A. ism at the City Hall
here on the evening Of Wednesday,
December goth, by Bishop NJ. D. Bau-
mer of Viroqua. 1t is free and every
one is invited to attend.
Mr.. Geo. E. Greene of Ellenboro,
and Amelia A. Henckel also of Ellen
boro were married at lie Presbyterian
parsonage at high noon, Dec. 9th. 1898.
The best man was Henry o. Henckel
and the bridesmaid was Anna M. Briel.
The happy couple have settled down
on the Greene farm where the best
wishes of a host of friends follow them.
The case of the State vs.. Herman
Fritz for stealing a watch and chain,
valued at S15, is going on as we 90 to
press. The complaint is made by Mr..
Ernest Staheli of Potosi, who alleges
that the goods were taken from him on
October 14th. The case brings several
of Potosi's good citizens here to attend
the trial. There seemed to be trouble
in getting jury. Everybody seemed
to be out to the shooting match.
Died at Clear Lake, Iowa, Dec. I'd,
Washington Riggs of a lingering dis
ease of many years. He was an old
resident of Grant Co.. and nephew OF
Jerry Garner. He was kind loving
father and good husband. He leaves
wife and three children and many
friends to mourn their great loss. Mr.,
Riggs was an esteemed christian and
highly esteemed by a large circle of
friends and acquaintances.
The best entertainments of the holi-
day season are punched together little
too closely for convenience. An indi-
vidual needs to be fourbodied as we'll as
fore-handed if he hopes to attend them
all comfortably. Here are the dates:
Agassiz Club. Platteville, Dec. %; De-
Molai Commandry Reception, Boscobel,
Dec. 20; Firemans Ball Lancaster,
Dec. %; Bachelors Club Reception,
Lancaster, Dec. %. There were some
in the city who planned TO attend all
these social affairs They will be busy
if they do.
A lady living in Livingston county
who had carefully raised large brood
of chickens, during the past summer,
on going out to feed them the other
morning had the misfortune to find
that thieves had robbed the roost of
every feathered creature therein. In
looking about the grounds for the tracks
of the thieves, she found a pocketbook
and on opening it found it contained
5000 in good, lawful money of the
United States. She is now holding on
to the money, which it is not likely the
thieves will care 10 claim, even by re-
turning the chickens.
The following concerning Jennie
O'Neill-Potter is taken from new
paper called "The Entertainer" pub
lished in Chicago. Bright, vivscious
Jennie is always making dash in
social circles. She has been asked by
the wife of the Governor of Canada to
open the Toronto DraWing-room season;
and has also received an invitation from
the wife of the Director-General of the
Midwinter Fair to give series Of par
Tor entertainments in San Francisco