Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-05-24
Confirmation as St. Pauls.

churches should be locking for appearance
of fresh vitality, In the various Ronal
Catholic and Lutheran congregations there
has been active movements in this direction
in the Episcopal Church, also, the same ev-
idence Of renewed life appears.
Under the pastoral charge of the Rev
Dr. Boyd, St. Paul'S church seems to bt
rising to a recognition of its responsible
ties, and producing salutary effect upon
the community subject to its influences. We
had the satisfaction, Friday evening last
to be present at the visit alton Of Bishop
Armitage to St. Pauls church in this city
There was a class Of thirty persons prepared
to receive the rite of confrmation; but ow-
ing to the short notice, there were only
twenty-three actually present, to be con-
| firmed The occasion was one of interest
to many of our best citizens, and the church
was crowded to its full capacity. The
chanceI the windows and the brackets for
/ gas-iets, were all rich in floral decorations,
and the altar, and font were radiant with
their wealth of white flowers, typical of the
season and appropriate to the occas ion. As
the organ sounded, keynote, strain of
/ jubilant music was heard in the recesses of
| the robing room, and the door swinging on
| lis hinges, presented most beautiful sight
Twelve or fourteen boys, offs to l 3 years Of
age, in SUPPLIES, white as the driven snow,
advanced two and two, into the church,
singing beautiful professional hymn, fol-
lowed by their Precentor OF leader, in sur
plice, and the Rector of the church with
the Bishop in his robes, bringing up the
rear. At the charcel the choir divided,
fling into their places, and the Bisho p pas
sing through their open ranks, took his
place at the Altar, and the Rector commenc-
ed the services. The music was very ami
mated and appropriate to tie ceremonies.
The Bishop preached q most excellent dis
course, after which the Rector called for the
candidates for confirmation, when general
movement stirred the crowd, and gray
headed men, mature matrons, ardent man
hood and glowing beauty pressed forward
to renew at the holy altar their baptismal
vows, of lifelong deyotion to God. The
heart must have been hard indeed that
could have witnessed that scene unmoved
There knelt the old man, with his tried and
faithful companion for half century, and
by their side their son in his early man.
hood. The fair proportion OF men added to
the interest of this class, and showed that
not the gentle sex alone are interested in
religious movement.
1t must have been day of rel oicing for
the Rector of the parish, to see his work Of
a few months, (siuce February so soon
bearing fruit
We were struck with the reverent de-
meanr of the congregation as all rose to
their feet, when the procession" entered,
and remained standing until the service
opened; and then at its close, instead of
rushing unanimously forth, as if glad it
was over, every one remained standing un'
til the door of the robing room closed pom
the retiring choir and clergy. And as the
softened music of the ''recessonal' still
fingered and penetrated through the closed
door, the congregation slowly dispersed, as
if reluctant to leave those holy courts and
ming!e again with the busy outside world.
R-cJNEcr CIR EraJY, Tho
Thirteenth Annual Statement of the Trade
andCommerce of Milwaukee,, for the year end
ing December 81, 1870, reported to the Mil
waukee Chamber of Commerce, we find the
following abstracts of commodities trans
ported eastward from this city on the Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railway during the
year 1870:
Wheat, bushels, l26, $50 barley, bushels,
,258 grass seed bushels, 81; -four, bbls.,
1876; hides lbs l27 $50; dressed hogs
los l,l35, 1870; eggs 400 lbs; butter lbs 1880;
tallows lbs 1880; wool lbs %, 400; mer-
cbandise lbs 3I7,l20; pig iron tons CIT;
100; machinery lbs 2l,5o0; agricultural
implements lbs 24.840; hops lbs $3.50;
slaves and headings lbs $4,000; brick
$4,000; No. of horned cattle 292;
hogs live 385; sheep rs; mill feed lbs 49,
600; empty bbls 4 200; stone tons 10; lum-
Der feet l, 846.700; shingles $4,000; mis-
cellaneous lbs, 2,08l,270. The ship
ments westward from this city on the same
road, during the corresponding time, were
as follows: Salt, 39l bbls water lme,and
cement, A lbs; lime, bulk, lbs. 986, 200
-four. bbls. Is; merchandise lbs 33,788.070;
agricultural implements lbs. 2.210.47O
machinery lbs. $50 1910; coal tons 20 ; rail-
road iron tons 1851 Stone tons 10; lum-
Der feet 3.4O5.l75; shingles 100000
brick $4,000 horses, 34l empty barrels,
8 400 slaves and headings. lbs. 3o2.5oc
miscellaneous 5. 973.330.
From the same source we have the fellow
ing statistics of Jefferson County
Number of corporations, companies or in
dividuals manufacturing more than $500.
value annually, 267; No. of hands employ
ed, 1924 value of manufactures produced
$2.298.027. In respect to manufactures,
Jefferson County STANDS about sixth among
the counties of the State. No. of acres IN
der cultivation, 232.284; No. of bushels
wheat raised, GIG 1875 !; rye 32.254 corn
57l.53O; oats 473.l6l barley 50.I93 po-
tatoes 296.498 wool lbs. l99.9l5. On the
production Of wheat Jefferson County
stands the eleventh in tie state.
Real Estate Sales.
Sales of Real Estate in Jefferson County,