Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-12-26

The Lancaster contingent of the
Platteville Normal Misses Cawley.
Barper and Oswald and Messrs. Pear
son and Cox, are all at home for a
two-weeks' rest.
Mr.. Jos. Heiliger of Sitter called
at the HERALD office last Thursday
and made his annual contribution to
the HERALD treasury. He has been a
regular subscriber since 1857.
All persons knowing themselves in
debt to us will please call and settle
before the 1st of January, 1896. as all
book accounts will be put in the hands
of our attorney for collection after
that date. j. NATHAN IL SoNs.
A little two-year-old child of Joe
Trollope was severely scalded last
Monday and but little hopes of its
recovery are entertained. The little
unfortunate fell into tub of hot wat
er and suffered severe scalding over
almost its entire body.
Herman Behling had the misfortune
to receive a painful hurt while work
ing at the water works spring recent
| ~. A good sized stone fell from the
top of the wall striking him on the
forehead and making an ugly though
not dangerous wound.
Mrs. Ann Cover has returned from
Ashland where she has been for sew
eral months with her son Joe Cover
and family. Joe has been very seri-
ously i'll for over a year but is
improving and hopes to regain health
and strength in few months.
The election of officers in the Ian.
caster lodge of A. F. & A. NJ last
Saturday evening resulted as follows
w. NJ. ........ .#..........s....J G. Clark
> w ........--, .-=-.--..-..... , wright
J. W..t....-.. ............ Ed walker
Treasurer .-............... Il. Meyer Jr
Secretary ...... -. ......Geo II. Budd
s D................. Henry Belscamper
J. D.....-...... Jos L. Bennett
Trustee. ..........s.......W p. Stone
Stewards ....... J. II j Reed
| The Benton Mining Times in the
hurry Of getting out mammoth
Christmas edition copied the article
written by Miss Mamie Foster of Lam
caster in 1875 and which was pub
lished in the HERALD few months
ago under the head of ..Some Twenty
Years Ago" and forgot to give proper
credit. The article was changed by
substituting the names of Benton peo-
pie for those originally written.
The state teachers association
meets in Milwaukee Thursday Of this
week. A large attendance is expected
and an extended and what promises
to be a very interesting program has
been prepared. Supt. Nye has paper
on 1.-The Most Profitable Institute.
Length of Session aud Character OF
Work. Prof. McGregor of Platte
vile is chairman of the Normal Sec
ton OF the association.
1t is pleasant thing to contem-
plate the students from all the uni
versities, colleges. normal schools
and seminaries of the country at home
with parents and friends and enjoy
ing the good cheer OF the Christmas
tide and resting from the arduous
duties of school work. 1t is also
pleasant to reflect that the towns
where these schools are located are
having much-needed rest at the
same time.
The first annual ball of the Lancas-
for Eoruat band xr;ll Na.r
Years night. You will attend OF
course: everybody is going. Besides
having a good time you viii have the
satisfaction of encouraging worthy
interchangeable Of equipping and
building mp a firstclass band for Lam
caster. The young men interested
are Just the kind Of material to make
band Of which we shall be proud
and our citizens should not forget
fbar1, ,,o44t Md IL,