Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-06-13

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barbs or the wire ran into his hand,
causing slight wound. Pierna, or
blood poisoning, set in with fatal re-
suits. Mr.. Pcngelly was born in PEN
zanse, Cornwall, England, June y,
I842. He came with his parents to
this country in 1916.
The citizens Of Dodgeyille met at
the city hall last Monday evening Tor
the purpose Of arranging for 4th OF
July celebration. Committees were
appointed to collect funds to defray
the expenses. On Wednesday even
ing the committee reported not hay
ing finished their work but had all
ready collected enough to make the
celebration IA grand success. Other
committees were then appointed ana
all necessary arrangements made.
From the Chronicle.
A new band stand is to be erected
in the city for the use of the band
and the entertainment of the people
who enjoy open air concerts.
The county committee on pubic
buildings are having the interior Of
the court house repapered and decor
ated in very artistic manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Baker re-
turned from their visit to Washing
ton, on Wednesday evening, last
week, and Mr.. Bakers health has
considerably improved.
Memorial Day was very fittingly
observed in this city, considering the
unfayorable circumstances, and
much better than 1t might have been
observed by less patriotic people.
The friends of Gullick Anderson,
near Union Mills, viii deeply sym
pathize with him in the present at
flicted condition Of his family. Two
of his children are sick from the ef-
fects Of severe spell of the grippe;
his aged father and mother, each of
whom Is about So years of age, live
in Instantly and they are both feeble
and helpless, and Mrs. Anderson is
also unable to perform the house
hold duties, and the sick ones re-
quire the constant attention Of Mr..
Anderson, and he gets but little rest
day or night, except as he is relieved
by the kindness of neighbors.
The following letter will be inter-
csting 70 many in Mineral Point as
we'll as Dodgeyille:
Lockport, y. V, Jund >, 1895.
Editor Chronicle; Perhaps you
will excuse the liberty take in writ
ing to you, whom ! never saw,
but having 4 good many fond recol-
lections of your beautiful town of
Dodgeville, where, in the year 1859
first set foot and made my home UNI
til the fall Of 1860 with my dear
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Elliott,
now deceased.
| also remember of coming to my
own home in the east and returning
early in the spring Of 81, and we all
remember those days Of early spring
With the roll of drum and the call of
the bugle we were told that war in
all its fury was upon us. Recruiting
was going on, everything else was
forgotten, men were wanted to 60
down south and clean out those reb-
els and have good time generally.
Well, | was one of those people who
went. | walked from Dodgeville to
the Point on the Sd Of May, and en-
listed the next day in what was
known rs Co. |, 2d Wis, the Miners
Guards the history of that company
being well known, and you have
some of those men in your town We.
living and some in the surrounding
towns. VIM. A. Owens, who is yet a
resident Of your place, and was a
brave soldier, he was my tent-mate,
with j. q, Williams, who was killed
at Gettysburg, and Geo. Jouck, of the
Point, But the greatest number of
the company were from the Point,
and have the pleasure Of having in
my possession the roll-call Of the
whole company, and prize il very
highly. Imiss very muchnot in seeing
my comrades, rs We are many miles
apart, but cherish memories deep
down in my hort and can never
forget them there n that TIE that
can never he severed whiletlne shall
last, or the last Grand Army man
has been mustered for the last roll
call. loHN NJ. f,rRsE.
rnff Is erya atsri IL ncgeoans cole,
Cholera and siint.at eomppiuty Al absolutely
prompt and safe cHte found ia pewitts Collie
and Cholera Cure v pmpn,N.
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