Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Chicago s. Northwestern
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BREVITIES

The number Of Oranges in Wiscon sin
is reported at 49, and still on the increase
Three prisoners belonging to Jefferson
CoHnty are in the Dodge County Jail at
Juneau.
Another lot of Lovejoy's Metallic Wealth
er Houses just received at Straw Il Muir
phys.
There are FIVE churches of different de-.
nominations in the town of Oakland viz:
M. E., F. W. B I, Presbyterian, Lutheran
and Advent
The comet pass ed from the earth S or
bit last Friday night, and hence all who
had fears Of terrible disaster to the world
when that event should take place may now
quiet their nerves.
Tuesday Buchhet's well was down a
distance of two hundred and forty feet with
little or no indications of flowing. They
are still drilling through species of sand
stone.
-Messrs. g. T. Schempf & Sons have re-
Gently made an extensive addition to the
r:ar of their Dry Gools land Grocery store,
an 'evdence that their business is on the
increase.
Mr.. Charles Wood has just added to the
machinery at his Bedstead and Chair manu-
factory beautiful planer and matching
machine capable of turning out work on
the shortest nstice and doing it in the best
manner.
The regular meeting Of the Young
Mems Lyceum was held last TUESDAY
Evening at the office eff DR.. Whyte. Ac-
cordiag to previous agreement no business
was transacted and the Society adjourned
until Tuesday August 4th
1t is expected that as soon as the spring
wheat is cut the chintz bugs will next pay
their att entien TO the corn. We hear Of
some fields having already been attacked
by these pests, but is hoped that the corn
will not be damaged much by them.
MIR. l.. Dow, continues to run ily
stage from Whitewater to Fort Atkinson,
leaving Whitewater at l o'clock a. NJ. and
Fort Atkinson at $50 2. m. Persons wish
ing to travel between the two plac Will
be accommodated by this arrangement as
the trains at Milton Junction do not con.
meet.
The Ladies Mite Society of thu Con.
gregatio nal Church will meet Thursday
evening next with Mrs. J. r, Buchanan at
the residence of DR.. NJ N. Barber. The
young ladies of the Church will give an
entertainment, exhibiting Mrs Jarley's
Wax Works. Admission Is cents. A gen.
eral invitation is extended
Last Monday at the race course, a couple
of boys got on The track and before they
could get oat of the way were run over, but
fortunately not injured. It is very pro-
Toking to have persons crowding on the
track when the horses are coming in, be-
sides being quite dangerous When some
body is badly injured bodily perhaps it
will be stopped.
The Chicago + North " estern Railway
Company it is reported has given up the
idea heretofore entertained Of erecting ex.
tensive passenger and freight depots in Mil.
waukee, and the Milwaukee & ST. Pau
Railway Company threaten to save their
money by running slower trains if COMPEL
ed to live up to the requirements of thu
Potter Law
1t is the united sentiment of the com
munlty that for fervent and oppressive
heat last Saturday night is entitled to tn.
prize. All day long the heat was exces
sive and its fury seemed to be rather in
creased than decreased by the going dowr
Of the sun. We venture to say few peo
pie got up Sunday morning who could
congratulate themselves in having had
much rest.
During the ster N last Friday afternoor
high wind broke down many shade trees
IN the city and scattered limbs In every
direction. For nearly an hour the rain
came down in torrents, replenishing the
parched earth and resulting in great bene.
ut to vegetation. Much of the ripe grain
in the line of the storm was leyeled by the
severity OF the wind making If very d;f6-
cult to use reapers in some fields