Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17

city.
AT Reeds opera house one week
beginning Aug. p, (Monday). the
great Griffith Company Hypnotists.
Ladies' free first night Prices 10,
20 and 80 cents.
Witness: AT a meeting Of the
subscribers Of the Platteyille-Lima
telephone company held at the court
room Of the City hall Saturday after
noon ii was voted 10 merge this line
into the company now known as the
Sitter and Livingston Telephone
Company.
According to the Galena Gazette
a hail storm last week in the vicinity
of Hazel Green and Benton dropped
chunks Of ice four and five inches long
and from eleven to sixteen inches in
circumference. They fel, with such
force that the roads and fields arc full
of holes where they struck.
Bloomington Record During
the heavy shower early Thursday
morning the lightning struck corn
err Of l.. d. Holford's hay shed and
started a little blaze Fortunately the
fire was discovered from the home of
Lincoln Abraham and quickly extin-
guished.
Owing to the late arrival of the
Griffith Company Monday they will
not be able to give their street cxhi-
bition but they will give a perform
ance at the opera house that will be
refined, instructive, marvellous, laugh
able and up to date at popular prices.
Ladies free opening night only.
Mr.. John Burns Of this city has
recently received little package from
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Wedeman who
lives in Washington, containing three
nuggets OF Klondike. Mr.. Wedeman
went to the Klondike about the time the
Lancaster party did and returned not
long since with something over $2500.
John +. Ryan will give a lecture
at Metropolis Hall, North Andoyer,
August 18th, under the auspices of
the ladies aid society of that place
His object is Porto Rico. Mr.. RYAN
was in the SpanishAmeriean war and
no doubt what he has 10 say of the
places and people that he saw while
in the service will be very interest
ing.
Viroqua Republican: President
Duncan McGregor gave very inter
esting and instructive lecture last
evening at the M. +. Tabernacle
on the subject Of Meaning of Educa-
tom" Judging from his lecture the
Professor has not lost any vim and
enthusiasm that he used to display
when conducting institute here TWEEN
ty five years ago.
Miss Nellie Okey, Miss Ida March
and Henry Mink drove from Cassville
and visited in Lancaster last Friday
and Saturday, guests Of Miss Portia
Showaltcr Miss March is resident
Of Shullsburg and is in the county
fora few weeks renewing acquaintance
and friendships formed at theCassyille
Normal Review school several years
ago
The grove meeting near the
Hoffman church last Sunday was
largely attended and much interest
was taken in services. In the after
noon Rev. +. +. Hirsh of Charles
City, Iowa, preached a powerful
sermon Mr.. Hirsh is young man
of rare talent as pulpit orator and
his kindness in preaching to his old |
friends in this county every year is
gratefully appreciated.
The following named persons from
Lancaster attended the Y. r. S. G. +. |
convention held at Platteville Tues I
day and Wednesday of last week: |
Rev. +. j. Brown and wife, Dora Wat |
kins, Stella Baldwin, Miss Chaliee,
Clara Bccwar, Rose Acorn, Mable |
Smith, Blanche Rothschild, Ruth Mill |
or, Anna Garner, Charles and Ralph |
Watkins, Mable Bieg, Mrs. c. l.. Har-
per, Eta Brown, Hester Harper; Nell |
lie and Margaret Watkins, Ocea Sey
mour, Hazel Durni, Emma and Mabel |
Kilbourn.
Mrs. ID. Cornwall of this city has |
very fruitful fig tree growing in her
yard and few days ago she showed
a Herald reporter small basket in
which were thirteen ripe figs weigh |
ing twenty-nine ounces. There are
nine more figs of the first crop, about
forty Of the second crop and the
third crop IS setting with the pros
pect Of good yield. The tree is
about six years old and Mrs. Corn
wall says she takes it TO the cellar in
winter and often the fruit will hang
on and ripen about spring.
A few evenings since, Young
man in a neighboring town called on
his best girl to spend shc evening
When about 10 return home. the con-
versation turned on art, and the lady
told him that he reminded her Of
Venus Of Milo. Whercnnon tho