Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-11-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
Waterloo, Oct. 80, 1859.

w ATERLOO, OCt. opy ACOV'
Messrs. Editors -
What has become of your Waterloo cor
respondent? We Waterlooians have been
long and anxlously looking for communi-
cation from his interesting and able pen.
Fearing the outside world may think we
are not exercising our usual enterprise, the
writer has determined to inform your read
ers of the doings of some of her inhabitants.
Notwithstanding the doIorous cry of "hard
times" scarcity of money" low price of
heat, &c, with numerous variations of
those mournful melodies, our place is stead
lily improving, and progress sing towards
higher state of civilization and outward
culture.
With the assistance of a celebrated arti-
san of your town, many of our prominent
buildings have been changing color and
now present very attractive aud inviting
appearance. Among the NJ mber, we. no.
tice the finished and imposing appearance
of our new school building, in which we
all feel laudable pride as wei as deep in
terest. How many Of our future Presidents,
Senators, Lawyers, Judges, &c, will there
commence their a, b, c's, s for the future to
determine. Your artist has also been ex-
ercising his taste upon The drug store of G. P.
Mead & Co., and the residences Of NJ. NJ Nc
n nd ofh rrf, icl
we invite the attention of strangers visiting
our village, as indications of its prosp rity.
Effort are being made, whereby our citizens
may avail themselves of the privilege OF
listening TO some of Wisconsin's distinguish
ed speakers. The services OF such men as
Hon H. S. orion, and P. A Chadbourn, Pres
ideRt of the Wisconsin University, who is
one of the three Americans who ever visit
ed Iceland and will deliver It lecture on
ICELAND aud the Iceianders," have been Sc
cured. Allison, of Milwaukee, has prom
ised TO deliver one or more of his Gel
ebrated lectures other names equally as
dist ingushed are announced for the course
1t is hoped Waterloo will, by giving these
lectures hearty support, retrieve the char
acter given her by rival towns, as being
nothing but a drinking community. While
we acknowledge with sorrow there is too
much truth in the appellation, and also that
there are those here, as elsewhere, who
have 20 higher capacity, and can appreciate
no more elevating subject than the discus
sien of their neighbor' affairs, proclaiming,
exultingly, their short comings, strangely
forgetting their own, there are those, who
have higher aspirations, who are as truly n
telligent, educated, refined people as are to
be found In any community.
must not forget to tell you of the tin
and crystal weddings, the latter celebrated
in honor of the fifteen anniversary OF the
marriage of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Sayle, pastor
of the Baptist church, the former at the
residence of James Giles, Esq, both OF
" hich were occasions long to be remember
ed by all who were so favored as to be
present. l am informed a silver wedding
is in contemplation the coming week So
you can see we do not intend to be behind
in doing as other people do. think am
spinning out my letter to an uni interesting
length, but really, find so many things to
chronicle it is hard to close and leave so
much unsaid. But as all good things must
come to an end so must this letter. G.