Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-17

start for Texas next Monday or Tues
day where they expect TO reside iii
the future. The best wishes of the
many friends 60 with them.
The house being rebuilt for Rev. L.
j. Lewis and under the management
Of Asa De Hart and F. f. Lewis. is
nearing completion and when done
will make large roomy dwelling.
The new barn just erected for our
enterprising and prosperous dray-
man, James Tomas, is quite an inn
provement over the old one and quite
an improvement to the place gener-
ally.
McDermott, Metcalf, Stephens aad
Blanchard FenuImore's famous deer
slayers, returned home last Friday
bringing with them eight fine deer as
a resalt Of a short hunt in the north
part of the state.
Mr.. Kern has been in Chicago and
foundssome wonderful bargains there
which the people will have an oppor-
tunity OF taking advantage Of if they
will come to the special sale at the
Fennimore Bargain Store next Mon
day and Tuesday, November 21-22.
The event of the season came off
last Friday in COVERS Opera House
and consisted of q Chrysanthemum
Show, Bazaar Entertainment, and dim
ner and supper, and proved to be
a great success in every department.
The display of flowers was grand, ave
wonderful. We never saw anything
like it. One could hardly imagine so
many flowers and all of one kind but
of very many varieties, in a town the
size of this. There were four prizes
or premiums given, three for eollec-
tions or groups of chrysanthemum
and one for the finest single plant
and were awarded as follows: For
group-Mrs. j. Stair, first; Mrs. G..
V. Billig, second; and Mrs. Gibson,
third, and the premium for the fin
est single plant was given to Mrs.
c. j. Neihaus. The dinner and sup
per was simply immense. Such
meals are seldom served at public
gatherings of that kind or nature.
The Bazaar so far as we are able to
learn was under the direct manage
ment of Mrs. d. 7. Parker, Mrs c. V.
Billig and Miss Della Switzer. And
that booth in the other corner pre-
sided over by three of our charming
young ladies! What shall l saw
about that, in fact what can / say?
1t was nice, it was fine; it was serum
tuous, it was everything but out of
sight. Why, scu could buy anything
in the way of sweets that one could
wish; you could even get kisses for
penny each. And then the enter
tainment! That was good enough
for an evening without anything else.
First there was the male quartette
consisting of Messrs. Wilson, Orion,
Niehaus and Pengilly, who entertained
us to that extent that they. were
repeatedly encored That solo of
Miss Daisy Palmer's was fine and
proved to al that the male qaartette
were not the only ones that can sing
But that was not the only solo for
there was little GLADYS, the Youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Park
er, aged about s or years and who
did remarkably well for one so Young.
DR.. Billig did extremely well in his
recitation, was roundly applauded
and gave general satisfaction Miss
Ulala Pengilly recited couple OF
pieces and proved that she is an elo-
cutionist of no small ability. But
the little Lilliputions were strictly in
it, especially the champion bread eat
err. Ask Neihaus about it. Well.
taken as whole, it was a grand sue
cess both as an enjoyable time and
also financially, as the ladies aid soci-
ETY. express themselves as highly
pleased with their efforts Receipts
of the whole affair were $S7.