Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-07-21
BLOOMINGTON

her home in this village Friday morn
ing aged 81 years She was born in
the town of Patch Grove and spent
most of her girlhOod on farm near
| Bloomington attending the public
school here. She was married to
William Foshay of Patch Grove in
| 1889 and made her home at that place
for about IL years After the death
of her husband she moved to this vii
lage with her two daughter where
she had resided for Ia years. Mrs.
Foshay was a woman whose chief in
terest was in her home and loved
ones. She was a great reader who
liked to keep abreast of the times.
Although she had been in poor health
for some time the end came unex-
pectedly as she~had been able to be
around the house and was out in the
yard the morning of her death. She
leaves to mourn her loss, one daugh-
ter, Clara, teacher in the Bloom
ington school,; three grandchildren
Leland, Dorothy and Gertrude Abra-
ham; one sister, Mrs Michael Casey
of this city, and two brothers, John
OF Wyalusing and George of Califor-
nias- One son died in infancy and her
other daughter Mrs Eulalia Abra-
ham, died MAY 26, 1919 Funeral SER
vices were held at the home Sunday
afternoon by Rev. D. w. Phillips, af-
ter which she was laid to rest beside
her husband and children in the
Patch Grove cemetery.
The T. o. o. F. have completed the
improvements on their hall and it is
now in excellent shape A new roof,
steel ceiling, hardwood floor, lights,
paint and paper have completely
changed the appearance of the hall
The addition of city water will prob
ably be the next Improvement
Ort. Cooley had the misfortune to
break his leg last Thursday when he
fell from ladder at the A. C. Tubbs
residence where he was making
preparations to build new chimney
The injured member was properly
cared for and he is as comfortable as
circumstances will permit.
A good force of men assisted in rails
ing fine new barn on the Era Pen
dleton farm just west of town last
Wednesday,. A number of women
helped Mrs. Pendleton and her daugh-
tiers serve some fine meals to which
all did justice
Clyde Knapp fell from the hayloft
out at the Jeide farm Saturday and
is laid up with severe bruises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Cooper are
the parents of a little boy born We'd
nesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Woodhouse en-
tertained for few days a party of
relatives who are driving through to
Los Angeles. They are Mr.. and Mrs.
JOS. Newcomer and four children. a
nephew and Mrs. Hunter of Monessen.
Pa, and Mrs. Austin Hunter and
daughter OF Chicago
Rev. and Mrs. ConkIin, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gates, Mrs Olive Osborn. Mr..
and Mrs. Will Hickok, Mrs. AID. Hick-
ok, Mrs. Fred Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Sawyer, Harold Sawyer, Mrs.
Casper Auel, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Cliff, Mrs. Linda Garthwaite. Mrs.
VIM. Lewis, Raymond Lewis and Mrs.
Melvin Cooper and perhaps others at
tended the camp meeting at Platte
vile Sunday
The largest band of gyps1es that ey-
er stopped here were in town a short
time Saturday. There were eleven
auto loads of them They made the
rounds of the business places and
the. drove off heading toward Lam
caster
A good number of young people
from this place attended the Ameri-
can Legion dance at Lancaster We'd
nesday night and report good time.
DR.. and Mrs. R. NJ Carter and chill
dren returned Saturday from an au-
tomoblle tour through the east, after
an absence of about month. They
visited Washington, New York, Mag
are Falls and many other interesting
places and enjoyed the trip very
much.
Quite number from here attended
tire Chautauqua at Lancaster last
week and the general verdict is that
the entertainments were fine.
Nelson Greenfield of Blue River
and party of four young people from
BOscobel spent Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Lizzie Hickok Miss Velma
Hickok returned with them to Bosco-
bel for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Ludden, Mrs.
Charles Stone and Miss Hazel Hick-
ok are attending the r. C. u. conven-
ton in Chicago this week
Jesse Sawyer is home from Roches-
ter. Mimi, much improved in health
S. Kitto returned Thursday from a
visit in Minneapolis.
Clifford Raisbeck and wife of Ar
1ington, S. D., are visiting relatives
hers
Burne Pollock of Milwaukee was in
town a short time Friday.
Mrs. P. J. McKeon9of Rush City,
Mimi, was here to attend the funeral
of her aunt, Mrs. Rose F'oshay.
Mrs. Nan Donnelly went TO Cass-
vile Friday to visit her sister, Mrs.
John Foley. Sunday the annual
family picnic and reunion Of the Lew
is family to which these ladies belong
was held at Cassville.
Mesdames Ora Hatch, J. B. Gill
gan. Clarence Smith and A. E. Blu
dahn took their picnic baskets and
went out to the Morrissey farm We'd
nesday giving Mrs Morrissey a gen
uine surprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Garthwaite of
Mt Hope spent Sunday here.
Fred Cooper has been in Madison
the past week.
Mrs. S. E. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs.
jamie Sprague and De Forest Brown