Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-15


Bloomington. L. D. Holford was
elected director Of the school board
for three years.
Mrs. Z. \. Williamson. who had
been visiting her sister Mrs. Geo.
Goble, has returned to her home
in Albian, Neb.
Revival meetings are in progress
in the Methodist church at Blooming
ton. Rev. w W. Hurd, OF La Crosse
is the evangelist.
Henry KnobleG went to Galena
Saturday to do some lettering on
monuments. He expects to be absent
two or three weeks.
Ella NeCollins is now at home in
Lancaster and is greatly improved in
health. Her many friends are de-
lighted at her recovery.
Joe Mccoy shipped thirteen head
OF extra fine horses to Milwaukee on
Monday OF this week. They are to be
used as coachers and fire horses.
Miss Christine Thompson, who
has been visiting Miss Annie Wenzel
for the past two weeks, returned to
her home in Chicago Saturday.
Married: At the NJ. f. parson-
age, in Mineralpoint, by Rev. F. w.
Straw, on July /, Mr.. VIM. Bam-
brough and Miss Jennie Thrasher.
The Lancaster marble men are
cutting nice headstone for the in
FAINT daughter of Sherman and Rosa
B. Hill, buried in Brodtville cemetery.
The new school house at Boscobel
will probably be built of stone. Those
who have the matter Of building in
charge are figuring with the quarry
men.
Mrs. L. a. Williamson, who was
called to Lancaster on account Of the
illness of her mother, Mrs. S. Kill
bourn, has returned to her home in
Albion, Neb.
John Wright has just purchased
new plate glass to replace the one
broken in the new Wright house ex-
tension. 1t is at the depot and will
be put in soon.
Rev. T. H scruggs, pastor of
the Baptist church at Cassvllle. is
taking forty days vacation and is
visiting his old home in Virginia. He
Will return to Cassyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. NARROW, of
Bloomington, attended the funeral of
Mrs. Dodge held in Lancaster Friday
evening at 6 O'Clock. Deceased was
an aunt Of Mrs. NARROW.
Now is the time for that family
group you have been talking about.
Have it taken while all the children
are home from school. NATIONS
STUDIO. South Side Park.
Charles Pritchard, a veteran Of
the Twelfth Wisconsin Battery, was
drowned in Pine river near Richland
Center. He was 60 years old and
leaves a wife and two children.
Papa Wright informs US that the
Herald was mistaken in stating that
he trained with the Tooth New York
on the night Of July 9Th. He did not
shoot a firecracker on that auspiclous
occasion.
Quarterly meeting next Sunday
morning at the Methodist church in
Lancaster. At the time Rev r. PEN
gilly will oiliciate and Rev d. NJ
Sinclair will fill Mr.. Pengilly's pulpit
in Bloomington.
Lancaster and Boscobel base ball
teams played a second game in this
city Friday afternoon whichis entirely
different from the first game at Fen
nimore. The score stood II to Z in
favor of Boscobel.
Our city hall looks well in its
new coat of paint. Now take down
the wretched looking rags that hang
inside the windows and put up some
kind of neat shades. Might wash
the windows, too.
Miss Eta Hannum. who for a
long term has been an efficient clerk
in the employ Of Baxter 4 Draper, has
resigned her position. Since her res
ignation there have been over thirty
applications for the position.
Mrs Geo. Elliot Of New London,
Conn, with her daughters. Mrs. A.