Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-06
C6on1e yNaffers.
BREVITIES


Rev. DR.. Boyd officiat ed to his old
flock at st. Paul's Episc opal Church last
Sunday.
Mrs Van Colt will hold meeting for
children at the Methodist Church this WED
nesday) afternoon.
A crowded house greeted the theatre
cal performance at Music Hall, OF New
Years Evening.
The winter term of the public schools
of the city opened last Monday under favor
able auspices and with larger attendance
than last term.
MIR G. B. Lewis, proprietor OF the door
and sash factory on the West side, is max
ing preparations to manufacture ore hun
dred thousand cheese boxes the present sea-
son.
The Congregational church society, Of
this city, are observ ing the Week of Prayer
and hold meetings each evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Daniel Hall.
The ice houses connected with the
breweries OF Mr.. A. Fuermann and Mr.
Bursinger are being filled with their stock of
ice for summer use.
Arrangements are being perfected for
the holding OF . grand Pioneer Festival at
the village of Fort Atkinson, Thursday,
January 2lst, 1875.
"A paper is about to be issued regularly
for the benefit of the students of the Col
lege of the Sacred Heart, and in,,the interest
of that institution of learning.
The next dance of the Comus Club
takes place at Music Hall, Tuesday Eve
ming of next week. 1t has been decided
that the balance of the Comus parties are
to besheld at Music Hall where the dancers
have better floor accommodations.
Mr.. Stephen Davis, resident of tht
city for the past seventeen years, died at
his residence in the 4th Ward, last Sunday
Evening, January Sd, of dropsy, aged about
3 years Mr. Davis leaves wife and
lee children to mourn his loss.
W hat has become Of the Old Settler
Association OF Jefferson County Many
are anxious to know if it IS the in tention
to have an s'old settlers" gathering the pre-
sent winter. What are the officers of the
society going to do about it
The amount of pork brought into this
market the present season is cot as large as
last year. The average price paid this
year is nearly double that of last. Dealers
are paying s7.85 per hundred tor heavy
pork this week.
Deputy United States Collector, Calvin
Cheney, has removed his Office to the Office
Of Hall and Skinner over the Wisconsin
National Bank, West side, where he will
be glad to see all who wish to patronizs
the United States for beer and cigar stamps
The revival meetings of Mrs. Van Cot t
in the Methodist Church, continue to ex-
cite considerable interest, and the meetings
are crowded nightly with eager throngsanx-
ious to hear the distinguished revivalst.
These revival meetings vii! be continued
throughout the present week.
We crowed too soon over the prospect
of an open winter We have had intensely
cold weather for several days past. The
thermometer Tuesday morning of this week
indicated 20 degrees below zero. Cold
enough to suit the most Lapandish am ong
MS!
Some of the finest workmanship in the
way of painting and stripping we ever saw
is that performed recently by Mr.. Eugene
Jones on some cutters, several of which can
be seen at the Livery stable of Mr.. e. R.
Evans. The style of work turned ont by
Mr. Jones stamps him as a true genius in
his line of art.
Our former townsman, Mr.. W. T. Ram.
~yusch, has resigned his position of Assistant
Superintendent of Foreign Mails in the
Post Office Department at Washington,
and is once more resident of Juneau,
having returned there last Thursday
Mr.. Rambusch has formed a co-partneI-
ship with Mr.. E. c. Lewis, of that place in
the law business.
One day this week Mr. James Form
crook, " head man " in the factory OF G.
B. Lewis, showed US an ingenious machine
lie has invented for putting together chees,
boxes of various sizes. 1t is a great saving
labor machine, but we believe no paten
has been applied for, which is mistake
for it is we'll deserving of receiving one.
One of our citizens informs US of al
~ and sure method of thawing out wood
en- pumps, which is handy thing to know
this cold weat her, Insert gas pipe int
the pump and through this pipe pour II
not water and the result is that your pun
. Jxx fo~ N few minutes