Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-24

the cong Et@atlOlai C0uEN2 sal uI0aN
evening, June 20. 10 hear the greatest
colored literary entertainer in the
United States-Charles Winter Wood
L. a. ". eonsuls for Grant coun-
ty have been appointed as follows:
Boseobel, VIII H. Pittman; Castle
Rock, H. j. Johnson; Cuba City. 1.
A Wilson. Lancaster. Chas. w Burr;
Montfort, W. R johnson; Plattevi,le.
E, P. Grindell
Charles Winter Wood is a colored
gentleman possessing rare dramatic
power. Prof. Whitney OF Beloit col
lege says lis recitations are instructive
without being heavy, and mirthful
without being silly. He visits Lancas-
ter under the auspices OF the Christian
Endeavor society.
Highland Press .Judge-elect
and Mrs. F. B. Goodsell came over
from Lancaster last Thursday for a
days visit among old friends. Mrs.
Goodsell won the hearts of our people
by her beautiful singing at the COM
meneement exercises the following
evening. We trust to have her with
US again at some future time.
-Viroqua Censor: The plans and
| specifications Of the Vernon county
insane asylum additions are now open
for bids at the office of the architect,
John j. NJ. Dawson, second floor in
Williams block The work embraces
scullery, refrigerator Tor cold stor-
age) connecting hall. All bids
must be in by 1880 July Z, according
to the official notice heretofore pub
lished. The work is open to non-res-
ident as well as resident bidders
The Bloomington Record says: S.
E. Pearson, who last week closed his
seventh year as principal of our
schools, has resigned and will 90 to
Madison to teach in the Academy and
also to complete his education. Mr..
Pearson has been emlnently success
full as teacher He possesses exact
ly the right temperament for the pro-
fession and if he continues to teach
will attain high rank with the ma
TONS most prominent educators.
President Edward D. Eaton saws
OF a graduate of his college: i take
pleasure in commenting Mr. Chas.
w. Wood as a reader and public speak
er OF unusual ability. His finely SYM
pathetic rendering of what he reads.
and his remarkable rapport with his
audience, and his genuine dramatic
power render his readings exceeding
ly attractive to any audience. In
personal character Mr. Wood. who is
2 graduate Of Beloit college in the
class of '95, is worthy of esteem and
confidence.
Tuesday morning 175 bouquets
of beautiful flowers were received at
the Grant county poor house and
asylum from the W. C. T. L. of
Platteville, il being their Mission day.
There was bouquet Of flowers with a
scriptural motto attached for every
inmate Of both institutions. The
Plattevllle ladies intended to come
out to the asylum and picnic Tuesday
but were forced TO postpone it on ac-
count of the Masonic picnic held in
Platteville today, Thursday. Mrs.
Anderson desires us to thank the
Platteville ladies for their kindness in
sending flowers and literature.
Pedestrians who are astonished
when run down by bicyclists do not
know, OF course, that a man weighing
$50 pounds and moving at the rate Of
ten feet per second (or only about
seven miles per hour) has a momen-
tum OF 1900 pounds, exclusive OF the
weight of the wheel. a collision be-
tween two wheels, each with $50
pound rider, spinning at the moderate
rate of seven miles an hour, would
result in smash-up with a force Of
5000 pounds. tits easy to understand
therefore. 1why bicycle accidents are
often 80 serious, and why great care
should be taken to avoid them.
Mr.. John Burns Of Lancaster was
in Dubuque last Monday and gives
the Herald the particulars OF a terrible
runaway accident that occurred while
he was there. Three ladies were
driving rather vicious horse, when
he kicked couple OF times and tug
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