Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. c. II. Hornung and son Elmer,
Miss Wiener, Charles Snow and Bert
Gale went on the excursion to the
Dells on Tuesday.
See eighth page of the paper for
specialties of the 1895 fair of the S. w.
Wis. l. A. to be held in this city,
Sept. 3, 4, and s.
The fall term of the Mineral Point
public schools will commence Monday,
Sept. 9.
The Mineral Point Band won the
first prize at the Dodgeville fair last
week and delighted the crowds in at
tendance with excellent music.
Miss Crozier and her nephews Sam
and Thomas Crozier are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Fannie Gundry.
Mrs. Matthews, of Chicago, is here
for a visit with her daughter Mrs. M.
Chase.
The Public Library will be open for
the distribution of books on Saturday.
AS will be seen by marriage an
nouncement printed elsewhere in to-
days Democrat, Rev. S. r. Chubb was
up at Austin this week. 1t he only
realized how many warm friends he
has in Mineral Point, he would doubt
less have returned to his home in Ke-
vance via this burg.
The ladies of the Primitive Metho-
dist church will be on deck as before
at the Fair. Their tent where they
will serve meals will be the same
homelike place as before and we are
sure will have an increasing patronage.
The excellence of cookery and service
has made them an enviable reputation.
They will commence by serving dinner
on Monday. Meals will be only 25
cents each.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Douglas and
children returned on Wednesday to
their home in Chicago, after pleasant
visit with relatives and friends in
Mineral Point. While here they were
the guests of Mrs. James Brewer,
sister of Mrs. Douglas.
Mrs. Colin W. Wright and son
Wilson came over from Monroe last
week for visit at the home of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Sylvester.
Ira Middleton, of Milwaukee, has
been visiting old time friends in this
city and Cobb for the past few days.
He is taking short vacation for the
benefit of his health. He expects to
return to Milwaukee in about week.
Mrs. Josiah Lanyon, last Saturday
afternoon, entertained in her own hos
pitable way a very unique company
covering four generations of the Lam
yon family. The occasion was the
baptism by Pastor Kent of the five
grandchildren, three of whom belong
to the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned.
Lanyon, of Pittsburg, Kansas, and
two that of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. White,
of this city. A tastefully served sup
per followed which all the generations
seemed to enjoy.
DR.. Homer Sylvester, who graduated
in June last from the Medical depart
ment of the University of Pennsyl
vania, is visiting at the home of his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Sylvester.
We understand that he has been en-
gagged in hospital work in Philadelphia
and will return there at the close of
his stay in this city.
Rev. w. J. C. Ralph, of Mazomanie,
will preach in the Primitive Methodist
church both morning and evening
next Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph are
spending their vacation in this city,
the guests of the latters parents MIR.
and Mrs. James Callow.
Dan Keeney, aged about 25 years,
(son of William Keeney, who lives a
few miles west of this city met with
an accident while riding into town on
horseback last Saturday. The horse
stumbled and fell, throwing young
Keeney to the ground in such a man
ner as to break his collar bone.
A great time is expected in Shulls-
burg next Sunday when the corner
stone of new Congregational church
is to be laid. Rev. T. Kent, Of this
city is to preach the sermon in the
morning and will make an address on
Congregational Principles 81 in the
afternoon.
A. w. Marshall, of Chicago, came
up Saturday night to join his wife,
who has been visiting her mother for
the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Deller drove
over to Lancaster, on a short visit
with Mrs. Deller's parents and other
relatives.
Young Mems meeting at the p. M.
church, Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.
Charles Curtis will lead, subject
"Built Upon Rock" Matt. z; 24-27
The we'll recently drilled for F. G.
Weidenfeller by A. d. Stover, is we
believe, the deepest well in Mineral.
Point. 1t is through the st. Peters
sand stone. The depth from the sur
face is 168 feet.
Thomas Sims has purchased from
w. H. Prideaux the home lately occu-
pied by DR.. Deahofe.
Mrs. S. Vivian and Miss Eta Neal