Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-11

tutes for the coming season are now
being made and any place wanting an
institute should make application for
one. A request addressed to Superin-
tendent MeKerrow at Madison will
bring you blank petition for sigma
lures.
1t was not intentional that the
Lancaster House vas omitted from our
llist Of Memorial decorations last week.
There was no lack OF patriotic display
from that quarter; flags and bunting
both inside and outside proclaimed
the loyalty OF the hospitable host and
his estimable wife.
A carol service entitled The Lit
tie Pilgrim viii be rendered by the
| S. S. scholars Of the Congregational
church at the hour Of the morning
service. The little ones are devoting
special care to the preparation of their
res eetve parts with the hope Of Civ
ing satisfaction in it's rendition
Come early to secure a sea-.
Mr.. Thomas Brookens Of Bloom
ington visited Us last Monday. He
reports severe wind. rain and hail
storm in his neighborhood last Satur-
day afternoon. The violent portion
of the storm was OF small extent but
did considerable damage where it did
strike. 1t blew over the barn of Mr.
Austin and injured several fields of
growing crops.
-Theo. Calvin and family left Tues
day morning for an extended visit
with friends and relatives in the west.
They will make LaPlatte. Nebraska.
where Mr.. Calvin's daughter, Mrs.
Norton and her husband reside their
headquarters. but viii visit numerous
other points in Iowa and Nebraska.
The HERALD viii keep them posted on
the doings at home.
-Olof Nelson Of Hickory Cove
was here Saturday attending to some
tax-title business looking towaT ac-
quiring certain tract of land which
lays near his farm. Olof would have
been pleased to have met with the
Owl club Saturday night; but was fore
ed to take the afternoon train home
so as to be present at a meeting of the
Green Corn club in Boscobel.
Little folks to the number of
about forty, assembled at the resi-
dence of c. Fisher on Saturday even
ing, in honor of their guest Miss Pearl
Hickok. 1t was tho intention TO have
the party on the lawn, but on account
of hard shower early in the evening
it was given up and the little folks
were highly entertained inside by Mrs.
Fischer and her daughters. Misses
Laura and Lena, until the hour of
nine. lee cream, cake and fruits were
served in a bounteous manner. A
most enjoyable time was had by all
present.
Friday and Saturday of last week
were days long to be remembered
by large number of young people.
The leaving of some of the scholars OF
our school going to their respective
homes in this county, some of them
graduated, not to return to our school
in the fall after the summer vacation,
while most of them do return: among
those who vent home for vacation
are John Watson, Verna Cock
lin, Alvin Nicholas and Phoebe An
drews OF Livingston; Glen and Clyde
Ryan of North Andover; Clint Kendall
and May Irons of Wvalusing and Allie
Smith of Fennimore.
The concert last Friday evening
by the Smallev Grand Concert COM
pany was a success both from a must
cal and a financial standpoint. The
singing by the quartette was good.
Miss Sprague has phenomenal con-
tralto voice. Though no sweeter
than the others it attracts special at
tention because of its wonderful depth
I
and fullness. Miss Perrine. the lead
ing soprano, has cultivated voice OF
exceeding beauty. Her singing was
well received. The talented Maud
Caruthers supplied the comedy and
and pathos of the occasion. AS q
reader she has much ability and
pleased the audience well. She is toe
intense perhaps to be truly artistic
/ Int is al harm iror aOforfoiraY