Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-06-20

Mrs. F. L. Durand left this week
for her home in Minnesota. Her
mother, Mrs Jay Barber, VIII here
after make her home with DR.. Bar
ber's family.
The Pearson brothers. the popular
..wielders of the birch in Blooming
ington and Patch Grove, are enjoying
their vacation in Lancaster under the
paternal roof.
Mr.. Geo. Gibbs and family drove to
Plum River. H., for visit with the
father of our popular barber, Mr.. Ith-
mar Gibbs. They are expected to re-
turn Friday.
Owing to goods not arriving, F. Sar-
gent, the photographer. was not pre-
pared to work last week. but is now
ready to meet all orders; opposite the
Grand Central Hotel.
Mrs. rockingham left on Tuesday
morning for GAINESVILLE, to be present
at the organization of the Eastern Star
Chapter at that place. She will also
visit friends while there.
Mr. and Mrs w. b. Carter have re-
turned from their wedding trip and
have gone to housekeeping in the west
part of town. Miss Florence Brigham
of st. Cloud, Mimi, came with them
to visit Lancaster relatives.
Richard Meyer. Sr. has been visit
ing for several weeks in Rhinelander
with his daughter. Mrs W. f.
Brown. He returns improved in
health and strength and with his usu-
ual abundance of good spirits.
Mrs Joseph Nathan. Sr. and daugh-
| ter Mrs. Clemant and baby came in
from Chicago Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Nathan had started for Hot Springs.
Oak, but owing to the illness of Mrs.
Clemant did not take the contemplated
trip.
The present high school room in
Lancaster is to small to accommodate
the students in attendance. 1t would
be marked improvement on present
conditions to seat and furnish the
chapel for a high school room and
convert the present high school room
into one or more much needed recita-
ton rooms.
AS we go to press. the ceremony
which will make f. b. Goodsell and
Miss Lena Oswald one is being per-
formed by DR.. f. f. Edwards A
large number of guests are present,
including a number from Dodgeville
and Mineral Point A full account
will appear in the Herald next week.
A singing-school is being formed for
the benefit of the young people of Lam
caster, by Rev Charles Buffers, to
meet Wednesday evenings in the M. E.
chapel. A term (13 weeks of lessons
will be given for 81 All desiring to
study the rudiments or further them
selves in vocal music will do well to
confer with Rev. Buffers.
Alva S Wood, an Illinois Central
conductor was the victim of an acct
dent that cost him the loss of a LEG.
In the act of stepping from one car to
another he fell between them The
wheels Of one Of the cars passed over
the lower part of his right LEG and
crushed toe on the left foot Mr.
Wood has a wife and two children at
Freeport, his home.
Prof w. H. Lyon of Mt. Hope has
been in this vicinity working for the
American Book Company. Mr.. Lyon
will open a summer school in Mt.
Hope to begin July Sth. This is an
excellent opportunity for teachers and
others desiring to enlarge their fund
of information during the summer va
cation. Prof. NJ. P. Rinlaub, Jr., of
Platteville viii assist Prof. Lyon.
An entertainment will be given in
Reeds Opera House soon that prom
Uses to be treat Miss Emma wv
man of the Platteville Normal school,
assisted by Miss Sue Carter and others
will give an entertainment consisting
of readings, tableaus, music, etc.
Miss Wyman has given much atten-
ton to elocution and kindred SUBJ
iects and merits a generous patron
age.
A large party of ladies were very
pleasantly entertained at the home of
Mrs. Delos Abrams last Thursday eve
ming. A delicious repast was served,
and number Of novel and laughable
theatricals enjoyed. Among them
might be mentioned the serio-comic
play of ''Grandma's VS. Not Grand
mas and the laughable farce-comedy
Cleanliness is next to Goodness. :"
Mrs. Joel A. Barber and two girls
of Chuluota Fla. arrived in Lancaster
last Friday. Mrs Barber came to
spend the summer with her daughter
Mrs. A. Knapp. 1t is her first visit
to her old home since she left it tlev
en- years ago She notices marked
growth and many changes in our city
during this time.
Married, at the Sinsinawa Catholic
church, Mr. Herman Plaeke and Miss