Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-25

Don't forget the social dance at the
city hall next Friday evening.
You may not feel like going to the
San Francisco mid-winter fair. but you
should feel like going to j. Nathan &
Sons Cor your Teas. Coffee and Spices.
Miss Laura Barber has had charge of
the intermediate department during
Miss Hawks sickness, and done good
work. Her teaching ability is good
and she manages her work well. Any
good school wanting good teacher at
any time may do we'll TO keep this in
mind.
Ten nights in the Bar-room to
make you laugh and cry, and Joshua
Whitcomb to make you laugh till you
cry, and four other plays, much super
Tor to those usually attempted by
travelling troupes will hold your atten-
ton in Reeds Hall next week. Only
20 and so cents.
Mr. and Mrs. j Nathsn went to Chi
cago last Thursday to consult speci-
alist in regard TO Mrs. Nathan's health,
which has not been good for some time.
After visiting with Chicago friends for a
week or two they may go to Pennsyl-
vania to visit their friends of "Auld
Lang Syne" there.
The Christian Endeavor Society held
social at the home of the pastor, Mon
day evening. 1t was shadow affair.
The young people enjoyed the reading
of ''The Courtship of Miles Standish''
while the characters presented them
selves behind a curtain and were only
visible in their shadows.
Next Monday. January 20, the
Angell-Kelly Comedy Company will
commence sn engagement of one week
in Reeds New Opera House. The
Doctor has made the price of admis-
sion 20 and 30 cents, an unusually low
price for such excellent entertainments
as are given by this company.
There was pleasant social given at
Mrs. Chss. Frothingham's pleasant
home last Tuesday evening, in the in
terests of the Episcopal church. The
younger members of the church =
ished entertainment in the line
theatricals and recitatlons while the
elders furnished coffee and cake.
The X. P. Lodge here is booming
right along and has applications for
membership faster than they can regu-
larly be attended to. This order is
probably the most popular organization
in the state just now. They meet
Tuesday evenings here in their elegant
ly furnished hall over Geo. Goble's new
furniture store.
The pleasant progressive uchre party
given last week by Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Basford awarded the first prizes to Mrs.
H. G. Nathan and Mr.. j. McBrien,
while the consolation tokens were taken
by Mrs. S. r. Greene and Mrs. E. E..
Mccoy. The elegant lunch served by
Mrs. Basford helped in the many enjoy
ments of the evening.
Delos Abrams Esq, has bought the
G. w. McCord residence opposite Gov.
Ryland's home in the north part of the
city. Mr.. Abrams expects to make his
new purchase his home before great
while, and turn the management of his
excellent farm over to some one else.
MIR. Abrams has certainly earned along
rest from farm work and farm cares.
Mrs. Benz. Cornwall, of Ellenboro,
died of grip and an attack of pleurisy
last Thursday, and was burredin Wing
cemetery Saturday, Rev. Trousdale
preaching the funeral serman. She
was % years of age at the time of her
death, and leaves a husband and one
child to mourn her loss. Her neigh
bors and friends miss her pleasant
companionship.
There was spelling school at the
Bowen school house in Little Grant last
Friday evening. The house was crowd
ed and after long program of dialo-
CUES and Rotations, there was an old
fashioned "spell down. in which Cora
Bidwell, of Bloomington, took first
honors. Miss Mary Sweeney is teacher
in this district and has taught here
nearly three years.
The Knights of Pythias gave social
dance last Friday evening and about 80
couple took part in the merry making.
The Lancaster orchestra furnished
the music. A canvas was spread oyer
the rich hall carpet and many merry
measure was tripped to the time of ex-