Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Local Laconics Of The Quaint
Old Town Noted.
SOCIAL AND
Herald Correspondent Writes Interestingly
of Events Past and Attrac-
tons Due.

rvs met with Miss Claudia BENEFITS
Saturday evening.
There was a new arrival at DR.. T. B.
Ennor's Tuesday evening OF a bright
and fair young maid who will probably
some day lay down the law at Lycur-
gus farm.
Master Sammy Elscamp fell into a
bucket Of hot bran and scalded his
knee very badly, but under his moth
er's care will be around all right.
Mrs. Hannah Vincent of Mineral
Point is visiting friends in Potosi and
vicinity Of which she has a large num-
Der.
Friday evening Prof. Hatch and wife
entertained the freshman class OF the
high school. Refreshments were served
and a general good time was enjoyed,
while the seniors who think they are a
"little above were not in it.
Mrs. Harry Bromley, nee Ella Ring
land is home for a few weeks visit.
The breezes from Lake Pepin seem to
agree with her.
Mrs. Kinney, nee Nett Jackson OF
st. Paul, Mimi, is here visiting her
father, Mr.. G. M. Jackson.
Miss Myrtle OFT had her classmates
spend the day with her Saturday.
They we're the Misses Lizzie Wilson,
Viola Keehner, Mayme Green, Oracle
Suale, May Koeller, Lille French, Cora
barrow, Lille Schumacher, Susie
Duve. Dora Duve, Ida Guenther and
Florence Willmers. They all speak OF
such a splendid time and the good
things they had to eat and one and all
vowed they would marry farmers
sons. Jim Elscamp, the only boy in
the class, was afraid to venture SO far
from town with so many young ladies
Henry Jackson of Sparta, Wis, is
visiting his brother, James Jackson.
Sunday was the first day that felt as
if spring was near, and as n gentle
man remarked, Its fine overhead, but
few of us are travelling that way
James Whitcomb Riley's vision is keen
and melodiously realistic on this sub
iect as the following verse will tell:
w men HOtS6- Udll huOUS L DClhS ClNo
And teamsterS whistle here and there,
And clumsy mitS are laid aside.
And choppers hands are bare.
When chips are thick where children play,
The spring is coming round this way.
Bert E. Preston of Platteville came
down Saturday for a short visit with
his sister, Mrs. T. B. Ennor. Miss
Jennie Fure who teaches near Foot
vile came with him. Louis Renike OF
Chicago as usual, saw that she returned
to her school Sunday evening.
Col. p. E. Holp, a humorous lecturer.
who comes we'll recommended by the
lecture course and the press, will de-
liver one of his interesting lectures in
the city hall on March 9th. This is
the last entertainment Of the season OF
the lecture course. Each number has
been enjoyed by a large number OF our
citizens and this, the last one, is one
of the best that the committee select
ed.
Mrs. Winifred Hatch and Miss
Claudia Bennett are soon to be num-
bered among the Eastern Stars.
Joe Muldoon of Beetown was on our
| streets Sunday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Vogels-
burg. Everybody is cordially invited.
One of the features will be hot coffee,
| cake and sandwiches.
Miss Myrtle jackson, who has
| clerked so long in Welsch's store, will
take a vacation and visit Sparta with
her uncle. They leave Friday.
Will Smith will leave for Sheldon,
Ia, the last of the week. Will is a
f~irst-class embalmer and funeral dlrec-
tor and will go into business at that
place. Welsch's being central, we can
hear his voice over the long-distance
telephone in the future.
Miss Mayme Green and Mrs. Ben
netts sang a beautiful anthem at Sun
day morning service. Misses Bessie
barrow, Clara Keehner, Mayme Green
and Bertha Roesch sang at the evening
service.
E. A. Berge attended the Royal Arch
grand chapter at Milwaukee, as dele
gate from Lancaster in the place OF q.
E. Budd who is high priest Of that
lodge. He also attended the conven-
ton of the Eastern Stars as a repre-
sentative Of Warren Chap. No. ~, OF
POtosi.
The following is the program for the
literary society that meets Friday
evening. Every body cordially in
vited.