Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-01-23

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Condensed Paragraphs Ite-ls Wise and
otherwise.
Colds in the head are fashionable
now in our city.
Mrs. Geo. Kitelinger i seriously i'll
OF pulmonary troubles.
Uncle Jerry Garner was taken i'll
with congestive chill Friday night.
Plenty of cordwood coming in with
prices low on account of warm wealth
er.
Pearl Wright entertained some of
her little friends, at doll party Sat
urday afternoon.
John Engroff, residing four miles
from Lancaster on the Ellenboro road,
is sick of pneumonia.
The Congregational ladies sewing
society will meet with Mrs. John
Schreiner on Friday afternoon.
Loads of freshly cut ice passing
along our streets to different store
houses show this seasons crop to be
superior quallty-
K. C.. True of Milwaukee. state
secretary of the American Protective
Association will visit the Lancaster
council, Jan. oath.
Geo. Dival, the genial '.mine host
of the Lancaster House has been con-
fined to his room for the last week,
with an attack of the grip"
A we'll written obituary notice of
Mrs. Herbit Slaght, who died at Bee
town, Jan. 16, 1896, of consumption,
is crowded out of this issue and will
appear next week.
And now that it is complete sue
cess. watch The Teller take to itself
all the credit of building the Lancas-
ter waterworks. 1t is cold day when
Pcllock-catches on
The Modern Woodman have open
installation and basket picnic in the
g. A. X hall this Thursday evening.
Members and their families and in
terested friends are cordially invited.
Mr.. George Casper, who is employ
ed by IL. Ressmeyer, was kicked by a
horse, last Sunday at his home about
four miles northeast of Lancaster.
Although quite lame there is nothing
serious.
A son of Joseph Place, north Lam
caster. had his foot severly crushed
bv horse falling upon it few days
ago. DR.. F. Strong treated the bruised
member. The young gentleman will
be laid up four or five weeks.
Trout fishers along our streets have
been greatly agitated the past few
days by bright and lively angleworms
appearing on the heaps of dirt being
thrown up by the diggers of the tele-
phone pole holes on main street.
Thos Webb with his well drillers,
Messrs. John Joyce, John Taylor,
John Weber, Tony Grannis. Charley
" aldman, Jimmy Webb and John
Bass, went to Platteville Monday to
inspect the new waterworks well.
Miss Phoebe Andrews of Livingston.
who is attending the Lancaster High
school, unfortunately got a chicken
bone lodged in her throat which was
not without considerable difficulty.
removed by Drs. Hassell and Cronin
The series of revival meetings after
a continuance of two weeks have clos
ed. The attendance was quite large.
and the ministers who labored were
enthusiastic and their efforts were
fully appreciated by the congregations
to whom they expounded the gospel
truths
Services in the Episcopal church
were omitted last Sunday on account
of the putting in of a new furnace.
They will be resumed next Sunday at
the usual hours. Topic for evening
lecture: Church History-England
from primitive times to the invasion
of julius Caesar.
w w. Thompson, who left this city
nearly two years ago, returned here
from England Monday. He came into
port at New York Thursday and i'm
medlately took the cars for the west.
The world on the other side of the
pond was too small for him, once he
had breathed the free air of America,
and he made haste to come back again.
party of about thirty merry ladies
and gentlemen took Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Barrows completely by surprise Fri
day evening, Jan. II, bringing baskets
of refreshments and tin presents in
their hands. 1t was the occasion of
the 10th anniversary of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barrows and con-
. ratulations were long and hearty.
In a recent issue Of the HERALD it
was stated that Frank Adkins Of
Bloomington. who was taken to Men
siota. had been insane for several
1t should have read weeks instead of
wears as he had been insane only
,h.t,t n ,,vnnth IIp had a severe I'LL