Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-02
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mineral Point, Monday June :.
Miss 5. y. Munro, ot Darlington,
Vt, is spending few weeks at the
residence of j. p. HankinS.
Mrs. A. l.. Conrad, of Albuquerque,
New Mexico, is here for visit with
her sister Mrs. Carrie Luke.
Miss May Seeley has been visiting
during the past week at the home OF
her sister Mrs. Ed. A. Phillips.
Edward keegan, has gone TO Bru-
ming, Nebraska, where he lntends to
make his future home. May health
and good fortune attend him.
At the quarterly meeting services
held at the p. NJ. church last Sunday,
two very able sermons were preached
by the much beloved pastor Rev. I.
Kent. The choir was ably assisted by
two strangers, Prof. Palmer, of Gale
ma, whose bass singing is delight to
all listeners, and Miss Mann, the con-
tralto of the Shullsburg Lady Quartet,
who, in the evening, sang the solo
which was beautifully rendered. Miss
Sarah Jacka will sing the solo at the
morning service next Sunday.
The Misses Leet, Miss Sinclair, Miss
Millie Gilman, Miss Ruth Spensley,
DR.. Sylvester, Messrs. Fred Hill and
Charles Snow, under the escort of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Snow, enjoyed trip
to the Wisconsin river, on Saturday
last, and report an enjoyable time, de-
spite the threatening storm in the
evening.
Mrs. Hustled, and Mr.. Charles
Kitto, of Galena, visited in Mineral
Point during the week the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5. Ross
Mrs. Theodore Dick and daughter,
of Chicago, were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Prideaux dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. Henry Sims, known as "Aunty
SIMS" died, at Dodgeville on Saturday
evening of paralysis; aged "A years.
She leaves no children.
II. W. Barnes. formerly one of the
proprietors of The Darlington Demo
crat, graduated from the law depart
ment of the University of Michigan,
this year.
Miss Helen Dresen, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Dresen. is visiting
with Miss Dora Dresen and other
Madison friends. Her many friends
in Mineral Point wish her very en-
ioyable time, and hope to have her
with them at the close Of her contem-
plated four weeks visit.
The following members of the East
ern Star from out of town attended a
regular meeting of Mineral Point chap
ter, held on Wednesday evening:
Miss May Louise Puffer, (Worthy
Matron) Monroe; Mrs. Mary w. Sher-
wood, Grand Electra) Janesville; Mrs.
Clara Mundy, Grand Martha) Dodge
vile; Mrs. Eliza Rewey, Mrs. V. E.
Cushman, Mrs. w. H. Elgar, Mrs. c.
B. Cushman. Mrs. Roxy Cushman,
Miss Grace Hughes, Miss Laura
Hughes, Miss Martha Hughes, Rewey;
Mrs, c. Z. Thompson, Denver, Colo;
Mrs. Mary James, Sac City, Iowa;
Miss Millie Lanyon, Pittsburg, Kan
sas; Mr.. o. G. Rewey, Rewey.
Miss Agnes Martin. who has been
attending school at Whitewater during
the past year is home for the vacation.
Miss Victoria Swinbank, of Shulls-
burg, is visiting her cousins at the
home of Mr.. J. +. Miller, of this city.
The foundation for Cyrus Lanyon's
new residence is nearly completed.
The contract for the carpenter work
has been let to John H. Padon.
The contract for the stone basement
of the Fair amphitheatre has been
awarded to r. Il. Goldsworthy, and
the work will be pushed rapidly for
ward.
Miss Ruth Bennett arrived here on
Wednesday evening, from Glen Falls,
New York, for visit with her cousins
E. J., w. II. and B. J. Bennett. She
Is a daughter of William Bennett, who
left Mineral Point in 1850, and located
In California, where he died.
William Jeuck and John Miller and
children drove over to this place on
Sunday from Dubuque.