Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-23
]. ABRAHAM'S NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
BLOOMINGTON.
special Correspondence TO the Herald

special Correspondence TO the Herald
Jay Abraham had narrow escape
from death Tuesday evening. During
the electric storm lightning struck
the rod on James Donnelly's house,
and a small shoot from this bolt came
down block away and struck Jay on
the shoulder, running down his side
and leg. Luckily it was his right
side, as the doctor said that the same
shock on the left side probable would
have produced instant death. AS it
was, he was laid up several days and
still has a very stiff knee. At the
time of the accident he was visiting
on the front porch and his wife and
baby were not more than three feet
from him. They received no shock to
mention.
Everett Pritchett visited last week
with his brother Lester at Fort
Atkinson. Lester plays ball and
music, and likes his job very much.
Cesar Selle with a force of men is
building cement walk along the
block north of the M. E. church and
H. o. Enke's and John Schnorren
burg's residences. Probably the
village board will have several blocks
built this season. Our plank walks
are getting rather rough, and unless
we build several blocks each yeal,
the Job will be on our hands all in a
! bunch.
Miss Reeds school for the deaf
closes this coming Thursday. This
department of learning is under the
supervision of the state and has
ten moths session. 1t is reported that
Miss Reed will not return next year.
AS sprinter DR.. Hancock (dentist)
could take the prize. as he made re-
cord breaking run of six blocks for
the doctor when his neighbor Jay
Abraham was electrocuted during the
storm Tuesday evening And the
sousing he got (out:ide) was some
thing noticeable in its thoroughness.
He didn t think to dodge between the
raindrops.
On July 30 our people expect to
send large delegations to the celebra
tions at Patch Grove, Wyalusing and
Cassville. We expect them to return
the compliment here on the 9TH, when
the great orator, Bryan, will make
one of his celebrated speeches. Also
there will be field sports, etc.
D. L. Slattery, the Dubuque Times
Journal agent. made US a short visit
Wednesday.
Mr.. Hayman, the gas light man
form Freeport, was here last week.
Mrs. Martha Pryor Of Casville
visited here last Wednesday.
Last Wednesday evening the Merry
Go-Round club celebrated the 25th
wedding anniversary of Mrs. j. NJ.
Donnelly, one of the members
John Crashaw is here from North
ern Wisconsin for visit with his
sister, Mrs. Andrew Foster, and other
relatives.
Miss Marie Patch is home from
Sinsinawa for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Archie Baker and children are
visiting relatives in Minnesota.
Mrs. Harry Geiger and children
visited relatives in Beetown last
week.
Tavern W. Brooks, who has been
principal of the Tomahawk schools the
past two years, has been elected to a
similar position at Manitowoc, one
of the large cities over on the lake
shore He expects to spend portion
of his summer vacation in Blooming
ton.
A large aggregation of gypsies
camped on the fair grounds couple
Of days last week.
Norm. Watriss blew in from the
west Friday, looking hale and hearty.
Mrs. M. Small and children re-
turned from Mt. Hope Friday, where
she had been nursing her son Lorin,
who was taken with pneumonia while
at the Roseman farm. Lorin is now
convalescent, after a hard tussel.
Improvements are now under way
on the interior of the new bank
building.
J. B. Ludden expects to move to
his new store home this week. The
room looks very fine.
The cooperative store is now fairly
settled in its new quarters.
Oscar Brady and Joe Patterson were
in Lancaster Friday.
Watermelons and cantaloupes are
on the market. Good.
| John Mankel and wife were over