Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-05
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siding elder in the evening. All
services as usual.
THE consecration meeting of the
7. p. 5. G. +. in the chapel Of the p.
NJ. church this Thursday evening
at Z o'clock, will be led by the pastor.
Topic, "Heroes OF Missions"
AT the young mems meeting next
Sunday morning, in the P. Nj. church
the topic, Faithful and Unfaithful
Servant" will be discussed, with Ben
Beaumont as leader.
INVITATIONS are out to the mar
rlage of Miss Della Tregear and Mr..
James S. Rule. at the home of the
brides mother, in Linden, on the
evening of March llth.
SUBSCRIBERS to the stock of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Fair are
again reminded that certificates are
ready for issuance at the First Nat
ional Bank, by the treasurer.
MIR. JOHN ALLEN preached very
able sermon in the p. M. church last
Sunday morning and Rev. w. Wood
mansee in the evening spoke in be-
half of the children's aid society.
The first official act of Miss Annie
Phillips as Worthy Grand Matron of
the Order of Eastern Star of Wiscon-
sin, was to inspect the Marion chap
ter at Platteville last Thursday
evening.
The Little Men and Women's Lit
erary Society of the 4th ward school,
gave a very pleasant and creditable
entertainment last Friday evening,
superintended by Miss McCabe, their
teacher.
THE venerable George l.. Hall has
tired of life in the city, and returned
to the scenes Of his activity, as a
leading farmer of the town of Wald-
wick. He makes his home with his
daughter, on the farm he developed
from state OF nature.
WEnotice by the Darlington papers
that the citizens Of that place have
recognized the ability of our Paul
Noble. by nominating him for one Of
their alderman. Good nomination,
and if elected would prove good
man for the place.
REV. AND MRS. STRAW go to Platte
vile the last Of the week to attend
the Epworth League convention.
Mineral Point chapter sends two
delegates beside, and it is probable
that others who are interested in
League work will go.
WALLACE's YEAR Book for 1896,
the horseman's bible, is received by
the secretary of the S. w. Wis. Fair,
and is being consulted by lccal turf
men. t decides one bet of "A Y,
pending since our last fair, in favor
Of J. j. Penhallegon, Jr.
THE following are the delegates
elected to represent the town Of Min
eral Point in the republican county
convention to be held at Dodgeville
March 10th: John b. Bennett, Alvin
Temby, Henderson Raine, John Ben
nett, George Wooirich and William
r. Hoare.
THERE is much interest centered
in the work Of the pennies in the
p. NJ. Sunday school. The amount is
not to be known until Wednesday
evening after the TRIBUNE is printed,
but reliable estimates place the ag-
gregate at over $400, realized from 300
pennies.
THE Dodgeville sun is not so
warped by partisan democracy that
it cannot appreciate merit in in Of
fetal, though he be republican.
Referring to our representative in
the assembly it frankly says:
1T is to the credit Of Assembly
man Jones, of this district, that he
mas cO1uucttu lllllHtIl III a. etISib1O
and rational manner during the Ell
tire proceedings Of the special ses-
sion"
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHITMAN
was called to this city Monday to
prosecute Heney Weisen, on COM
plant of DIR. Eastman for vicious as
suit, but upon the young mans obli-
eating himself to abstain from drink
ing liquors, the cause of the trouble,
the case was settled, ana consider
able cost to the county saved
REV. WIN. WooDMAEsFE, agent Of
the children's home society, of Mil
waukee, paid our city another visit
last Sunday and Monday in the pros
ecution Of his good work. He re-
ports fair progress, and destitute
children being provided with homes
ut an average rate Of about three per
week. The work il done entirely by
private subscriptions, and il is pleas
ant to learn that d spirit of charity