Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-10-27

church will hold a social At the farm
home of Mr.. w. II. Phillips, abou,
three miles north of this city on the
Dodgeville road. Friday evening
Oct. 2S. Everybody invited.
Miss Lena Thomas, who was taker
suddenly i'll last week is gradually
improving. Many friends hope for
her speedy recovery.
Marshal Day has sold his residence
in the northeast part of the city to
Edward Johnson, who intends to oc-
cupy it about the first of March. He
also sold forty acres of land west OF
town to W. S. Ross.
Mr.. Thomas Prisk and sister Miss
Ella are home from pleasant visit
with relatives in St. Louis
The Eastern Star Chapter will hold
its regular meeting Wednesday even
ing, Nov, ID, 1898, opening at $50
Mrs. ]. +. Boynton, who has been
visiting relatives at Platteville for
several weeks. has returned to her
home in this city.
Miss Maria Spenslcy started on
Monday for Kenosha, whore she will
attend kemper Hall school.
| Mrs. VIM. Lancaster was called
to her home of her daughter in Arkan-
sas on Monday on account of the i'll
ness of her daughter. She will prob
ably remain there during the winter,
Alfred G.. Thoreson, of Mount Horeb,
died recently of typhoid fever on the
United States hospital ship Relief, en-
route from Porto Rico to Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Evans is spending few
weeks in Chicago, visiting with her
son.
Mrs. Little returned from New Dig
gings on Monday night.
Mary Toay, who had the misfortune
to break one of lower limbs, the Sun
day before last. is progressing favor
ably. The injured member was re-
Gently placed in a plaster cast.
For want of an audience, Judge
Bancroft did not speak in this city on
Saturday night.
Mineral Point would do we'll to fall
quickly in line with other progressive
towns in the matter of early store
closing. Stores generally could be
closed at six o'clock p. M, during
the entire winter without great incon-
venience to any one.
Meeting of Trinity Parish Guild at
the Rectory this afternoon and even
ing.
The Advance, of Chicago, notes the
pleasing prosperity of the church at
Winfred, S. Oak, under the ministry
of Rev. j. Anderson, formerly of New
Diggings., and well known to many
in this part.
Quite number of the members of
the Eastern Star are planning 60 at
tend the convention at Platteville to-
morrow.
The body of Edward Barry, a once
wealthy citizen of Argyle, La Fayette
county, was found by the roadside,
near Monroe, on Tuesday. The body
was stiff and covered with snow.
The ladies of the Alpha Society were
lH hn of
their supper and bazaar held last
evening. The attendance, notwith-
standing the snow and icy sidewalks,
was very good. The young ladies
had a table, music box kindly
loaned by Mr.. Thoma and q .candy
stand: and the whole tastefully dec
Grated. While the ladies of the
Alpha Society thank again their many
friends and patrons for their cordial
help we feel that they themselves de-
serve the warmest appreciation of the
church whose interests they so untr-
ingly and efficiently serve.
Mr.. John Pittz has had a neat barn
erected on the site of the one recently
destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Henry Kane and sister, Miss
Alice Collins, returned on Monday
evenings train from Janesville, where
they have been visiting the past fort
night with Mrs. Michael McCarvel.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Hooking started
today Thursday for the far west.
They will tarry awhile at the Trans
Mississippi Exposition, and expect to
spend the winter in California.
MIR. Henry Tyack is in Madison,
visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Thos. Priestley.
The convention of the thirteenth dis.
trict of the Order OF the Eastern Star,
which includes the chapters at Albany
Brodhead, Mineral Point, Darlington,
and Shullsburg. was held in Monroe.
Wednesday, Oct. 10Th. A reception
was given by St. Omar chapter with a
| banquet at & o'clock.