Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-11-24

have light by Christmas if the weather
permits, and God is willing.
The ditching machine started asst
Tuesday at the east end Of canal street
and finished at the east end, Thursday,
despite the bad weather and rocky
proposition they met with at the east
end for about four rods where they
will have to resort to dynamite.
Last Thursday evening the Masons
from distant lodges assembled here
to be present at a raising OF the local.
lodge, and afterwards were banqueted
at the Hotel Jones, after which they
departed to their respective homes,
feeling we'll paid for their visit.
Last Wednesday George McBerry
moved his family from the Knapp farm
to the tenant house of David Baldwin
near the fairgrounds and will do farm
work for Mr.. Baldwin for the ensuing
year. Mr. McBerry is a good trusty
man and never has trouble in finding
employment.
The New England dinner and enter
tainment given at the Congregational
church last Saturday evening by the
w. r. C. was a great success financial
~ and joyfully 1t won't be many years
until the G. A. r. will be thing OF the
past, but the w. r, c., thank God,
will always be with us.
Attorney Casey of this village, with
Abe Patch and Alex Robertson OF
Patch Grove, attended meeting OF the
directors Of the electric railroad COM
pany at Lancaster last Tuesday and
heard a proposition offered from the
owners of the gasoline motor, which
our delegation inspected at GAINESVILLE,
a couple of weeks ago.
Frank Hickok and wife, after
honeymoon of about two months in
the West, arrived here Friday and will
be at home in Mrs. George Days res
idence on the Brooklyn side until fur
Their notice. Frank said he enjoyed
the trip very muchly and we all join
with him in the belief that he certain
ly did.
William Edwards and wife, of Pipe
stone. Mimi, arrived here Friday for
a visit among their many relatives
andf riends Mr.. Edwards is brother
of Matt Edwards of this village, and
James Edwards, deceased. Mrs. Ed
wards was formerly Miss Anna Crit
fifth of Lancaster, where we were
school mates together many long years
ago.
On Wednesday evening, Nov. "a. the
Rev. Father Salmone will deliver an
illustrated lecture on Syria and the
Holy Land at the city hall under the
auspices of st. Mary's Catholic peo-
pie, commencing at 1870 sharp. Ad-
mission for children, 15c, and adults
Csc and soc, and Immediately follow
ing the Bloomington band will give
Thanksgiving dance at the same place.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Last Friday evening as per previous
natice, the members of Will Hickok
Post, gave a banquet to the members
of the w. r. G. and their husbands
at the Guernsey cafe, and such
spread, no one knows but they who
were fortunate enought to be there,
after which they all retired to the q.
A. r. hall where they all joined in
singing the old war songs, and all
went merry as marriage bells.
Last Saturday just after dinner we
had another fire scare at the Lowen-
sohn's clothing store, and had 1t been
in the night there is no telling how far
it might have extended While Mrs.
Lowensohn was busy about midway
on the west side of the store, she
noticed smoke coming from under the
back counter and in a moment flame
burst forth and filled the room with
smoke, but by careful management
and with the aid of Mr.. Guernsey's
extinguisher it was soon subdued.