Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-24


from his usual autumn tour of adj
jacent towns, soliciting orders fol
gentlemen's suits.
REV. @. ]. ScovILLE, of Darlington
occupied the pulpit of Trinity church
in this city last Sunday, and preached
a very strong sermon.
AT the you6g mems meeting next
Sunday morning the subject for con-
sideration will be Watchfulness,
with James NJ. Toay as leader.
Two children Of John Smith were
reported as having a mild type of
diphtheria on Sunday. Both are
now apparently well as usual.
PLATTEvILLE was represented at
the Knight Templar meeting in this
city Monday evening by DIR. 0etti-
ker, ID. L. Newton and j. l.. Nye.
HAS any one heard anything about
that game of football that was adj
yertised to come off al Darlington
last Saturday? NUNS the word.
LAKE GEORGE is the name of a
new sailor hat at the millinery store
next to Gundry & Gray. The popu-
lar Trilby and Majestic at the same
place.
BART PADoN with his wife and
children departed for Chicago last
Friday, where Bart is profitably en-
gagged as contracting carpenter and
builder.
IT is said that the tower of the
waterworks in Warren will be the
tallest stone tower of the kind in
America. 1T will be one hundred
feet high.
THE test of Shullsburg's new water
works last week proved decided
success. Water was easily thrown
from the hydrants to the top of the
highest buildings.
CARDS are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Joseph Hubbard to
Miss Belle Harris, to take place at
the Trinity church Tuesday evening
Oct. 29th at o'clock.
SIxTY-FoUR head of cattle, aver
aging l,470 lbs. each were shipped
from Belmont last week by VIM. A,
Jones Of Mineral Point-undoubtedly
the finest lotshipped so far this year
MIR. WILL BLISS went down to Be-
lott last Friday noon, where he en-
ioyed a visit with his brother George
at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Ar
thur Britain, returning home the
next day.
THE veteran John Ellsworth and
his son John NJ, came all the way
from Livingston, and p. David from
Montfort to get their feet under the
masonic banquet board Monday
evening.
HIS health requiring a cnange, MI.
|. Deller has sold his store fixtures
and is closing out his stock of jew
elry, stationery, ect. Mr.. a. w. Tho
ma will occupy the store vacated by
Mr.. Deller.
b. THOMAS JR., J. I. Pryor, W. NJ.
Comstock, D. w. Clark and T. r.
Mundy came in from Dodgeville
Monday evening to attend a meeting
Of the Commandery of Knights
Templar in this city.
SAMUEL J. BOTTOMS returned last
week from a trip through Iowa, and
agrees with all others that the crops
in that state are immense. In the
vicinity Of Conway, where Mr.. Bot
toms visited hls brother-in-law, VIM
Belmont, farm lands are selling at
$75 to 800 per acre.
AFTER visit of several weeks with
her son and daughter in Chicago
Mrs. f. J. Bennett returned home
Thursday evening Of last week,
With his daughter Nellie as house
keeper, Mr.. b. stood the experience
of widower as well as could be ex-
pected.
THE ladies Of Darlington have or.
ganized themselves into Women's
Relief Corps, the organization being
perfected on Tuesday night. The
society starts out with sixty-one
members and many more have al
ready signified their determination
to join.
MIR. II. II. CHANDLER. who has
been absent in Europe for about two
months, returned to his home in this
city last Monday, accompanied by
his daughters Edith and Grace, who
for over year, have been receiving
instructions at one Of the largest
musical colleges in the world, located
in London.
on Wednesday Of last week Will
lie H. Gorgen, son Of John and Mary
Gorgen, aged s years and 2 months
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