Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-02
BLOOMINGTON
AND POTOSI
Home-comers Thanksgiving
Day Are Noted.
A WEDDING CEREMONY
Special Correspondence to the Herald
Recording Weeks Happenings
in Thriving Villages.

This village has winter lecture
course, the second number of which
was a lecture by VIM. r. Bennett
of Darlington, on Wednesday even
ing. The patrons speak well of the
lecture and singing. Mr.. Bennett
has good future in the lecturing
field.
Among those here for Thanksgiv-
ing we noticed Misses Allie Schrein-
er, Nell Phillips Gertie Mauger and
Erskine Jay of the Platteville Nor
NAL, Miss Edith Ballantine of the
University, Madison, and Miss Bes-
sic BARLEY of music school in Du-
buque.
A large number of relatives and
friends from this community attend
ed the funeral Of Philip Garthwaite
at Little Grant Sunday, which was
one of the largest funerals ever
seen in this part of the country.
Mr. Garthwaite was man of mid
die age, with every appearance of
health and many years of useful life
to his credit. He was prosperous,
having established fine farm in
Little Grant, and was in position
to enjoy the fruits of his industry
during the afternoon of life. The
blow fell like thunderbolt from q
clear sky, leaving a wife and two
children well-nigh Frustrated. Neu-
ralgia of the heart is ascribed as the
cause of his untimely demise. The
stricken ones have the sincere SYM
pathy Of the community.
Dode Geo. H. Woodhouse, son of
the late Simon Woodhouse, who for
many years was the landlord Of the
Bloomington hotel, visited old-time
friends and scenes of those happy
boyhood days here last week. He
had been enjoying the mineral wat
er baths at Prairie du Chen. Dode
finds many changes in town and
people, but still suficiency of the
old order Of things to warm the
heart and recall a thousand happy
memories. He is the prosperous
proprietor of the Hotel Orleans, a
fine establishments Estherville, la.
Dell Shrake of Tomahawk is visit
ing here. Dell is in the railroad
business now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Brookens are
rejoicing over the arrival of girl at
their home Thanksgiving day.
w. P. McGann and wife of Sher-
bourne, Mimi, are guests of their
cousins, the Sawyers. Before the
war the family lived at Fennimore
and for a time at Bloomington. Mr.
McGann was soldier during the
war.
Miss Wessie Wood, teacher in the
intermediate department. is i'll.
Mrs. Daisy Brown is taking up her
school work during her absence.
The bowling alley is running full
blast now On Friday evening the
ladies do the bowling. They make
some good scores.
Will Kinsler was lame last week,
needing assistance Of cane.
Weather brisk and pleasant.
Trade good. Our merchants are on
the hop to wait on many customers.
They are paying more attention
to window decorating and fixing up
their stores than heretofore.
Many of the folks about town are
afflicted with bad colds.
Prof. Bewick passed Thanksgiving
at Sun Prairie with his people.
Rev. Witherbee went to Hazel
Green last week to attend the fun
eral of brother, who had been i'll
some time.
Rev. Matt Wing of Elkader, Ia,
preached at the Congregational
church Sunday.
Miss Mary Day of Mt. Hope is as
sisting in Ludden's store during the
holiday season.
The Thanksgiving dance at the
City hall was a social success, about
fifty couples attending. The music
by the Metropolitan orchestra of
Prairie du Chen gave good satisfac-
ton. Besides the orchestra there
were a number of Prairie people in
attendance, viz, Messrs. Garvey,
Neugent, Cornelius and Alex and
Geo. Frederick, and Misses Carrie
Chamber sand Rose Garvey.
The California party, consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. JAS Geiger, Mrs.