Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22

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" Klondike Supper " in Masonic Tenn
pie on Friday evening, Sept. 80, from
five o'clock to eight. Supper, inelud-
ing souvenir, - cents.
Miss Lenahan has returned from
Chicago with a full line of fall mil
linery.
Rev. L. Kent returned on last
Thursday evenings train from Nit.
Clemens, Mich. where he had been
visiting with his sons Alfred and
Allen w. During his stay there, he
preached twice in the Presbyterian
church, and most hearty welcome
was accorded him. He says Mt,
Clemens is a delightful and progress
siye city, and that his sons are doing
well in business there.
Rev. NJ. Chase went to Milwaukee
on Tuesday morning to attend the di-
occsan council of the Episcopal
church. He will visit Alton and Chi
cago, and perhaps Hartford, Connect
icut, before returning home. He has
been re-appointed Dean of the Mad
isou Convocaton by Bishop Nicholson.
Miss Name Priestley came down
from Madison on Saturday for II
short vacation and visit with relatives
and friends in this city.
Mr.. Joseph Fielder has gone to
Madison to enter the law department
of the state university. He attended
the law department of the Northern
Indiana Normal school at Valparaiso
last year.
Mr.. Joseph BAIL, of Dodgeville,
sister and friend, visited relatives and
friends in Mineral Point on Sunday.
Two car loads of pipes for the eN-
tention of the water works system ar
rived in this city last week. The
work of digging the mains is now in
progress.
Mr.. +. 7. Bennett and family re-
Gently moved into the Mrs, A. g..
Bennett home in First ward where
they are pleasantly located.
I. A. O'Neill, of Co. ID. First Wis.
Reg, visited with relatives and
friends here last week. He was with
the company at Jacksonville.
Miss Burgess has resumed her posi-
tion of trimmer in Miss Lenahan's $
store,
Mrs. Fannie Gundry and nephew
returned from their eastern visit on
Tuesday night.
Rev. s. w. Trousdale, who has
been pastor of the Nj. L. church dur
ing the past year, has been appointed
Presiding Elder of the Platteville dis
trict by the M. T.. conference held at
Eau Claire this week. The promotion
is a merited one. Rev. Mr.. Trous-
dale is an able and Jealous minister,
who during his brief pastorate here
has made very many friends. Rev.
j ohm Tresidder, who was Presiding
Elder of the district, has been as
signed to the West Superior church.
Rev. George Merrifeld will succeed
DR.. Trousdale as pastor of the church
here, and as he is we'll known to many
members of the congregation, will re-
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Mineral Point has been honored by
a visit from Peter Barr, Esq, of Lon
don, England. Mr.. Barr occupies an
eminent position in England as :an au-
thority in Floraculture and is Eel
low of the Royal Societies of Horti-
culture and Agriculture, as we'll as
one of the sixty Gold-medalists of the
Queens Sixtieth Jubilee. He is MAX
ing a three years tour of the world in
the interest of his favorite work. Be-
ing an old friend and family connec-
tion, he was entertained during his
stay here by Rev. and Mrs. I. Kent.
He is much pleased with what he calls
:" this marvellous country" He was
pleasingly surprised here-instead OF
finding hamlet of half dosen
houses, he found thrifty and pros
porous city whose institutions and
industries he examined with careful
and appreciative eye.
Mr.. c. L. Mckee, of Willow Island
Dawson county, Nebraska, visited
with his cousin j. G. Mckee Of this
city.
Our friends of the NJ. L. church had
a pleasant and successful Harvest
Home Festival on Wednesday eve
ming. We were pleased to notice the
attendance and interest OF many lead
ing members from other churches.
Miss Cook, of Linden, and Mrs. DR..
Pearce of Dodgeville, visited Mineral
Point on Tuesday.
Mrs. Robt. Lanyon, OF Pittsburg,
Kansas. who is visiting at Mr.. Cur
now's, has been quite sick, but we
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