Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-06
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BREVITIES


BREvITIES
The Sociable Of the Methodist Church
will meet Wednesday evening of this week
with Mrs. Cooley.
Reserved seats for Mrs. Woodhulrs $
lecture can be obtained at the Post Office.
The coal bins are getting filled up pre-
paratory to ''the long and dreary winter
before us.
Next week the democrats will 20
through the agony of nominating cand-
date for the Assembly from this district
The farmers in this vicinity have sown
more than the usual acreage ofwinter whe at
this fall, encouraged by the abundant yield
OF this crop the past season.
Notwithstanding the supposed failure
of the apple crop in this section, good
apples are selling on the streets tor. seventy
FIVE cents per bushel.
Mission services are being held at ST.
Bernard'S Catholic church, and will con-
tinue during the present week. The former
pastor of St. Bernard's, Father P. P Cooney,
is here assisting and breaches every evening
The friends of Rev. W. II. Wind ow
will hold a donation visit at his home on
Tuesday evening next, October 18th.
The Parish Fund Society of ST. ?aul's
Church meets Thursday evening of this
week with Mrs. Eugene Bradbury.
A large stock of fine oil window shades
and shade cloths have just been received at
Straw & Murphy's.
Teachers examinations will be held at
Concord, Friday October sth PALMYRA.
Saturday, Oct 10th; jefferson, Friday Nov.
9TH.
At the recent term Of the Jefferson
County Circuit Court, Mr. George W. Sloan.
of the town of Watertown, was admitted to
the bar as attorney and counselor at law.
General Sherman has accepted an in
vitation to be present at the Reunion of
Co. B, First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. at
the Bidwell House, in palmyra, on the at-
ternoon and evening of October 18th.
The Ladies Mite Society of the Con-
gregational Church meets on Thursday
evening with Mrs. W. P. Green. This is
the annual meeting OF the society, and n
general attendance is desired, as the elec-
ton of officers for the coming year takes
place.
The turf Saturday last suffered severe
loss in the death of the American Girl,
which dropped dead while trotting race
at Elmira, New York. The Girl has a re-
cord second to but few trotters in America,
and was valued at nearly thirty thousand
dollars.
The season of the "seer end yellow
leaf is upon US and on every hand there is
the evidence of the departing year. The
shade and forest trees are assuming their
beautiful autumn hues, presenting that
lovely appearance so peculiar to this~ cli-
mate.
The Jefferson County Council Patrons
of Husba ndry will hold an open meeting at
the grange hall in Jefferson on the 10th
inst. at one p. m. Hon. David Williams, of
Darien, oyerseer of the state grange, will
address the meeting. Subject-The Grange.
its needs and possibilities and the duty Of
patrons and farmers. The public are in
vited, especially members of the order.
Victoria G. Woodruff will lecture at
Music Hall, Oct. 18th, at 8o'elock, on sThe
True and the False, Socially" The Chi
cago Tribune says of her:
"The lecture in the evening was real
ly eloquent and exhaustive discussion by
Mrs. Woodruff. However her ideas may
be regarded, there is no doubt but that she
is one of the most active, energetic, able
and eloquent speakers that ever appeared
in this city"
One more chance to go to Iowa, Ne.
braska, Kansas. Dakota, Denver and many
other western points. An excursion will
run over the Chicago and Northern rail-
road Oct. 10, leaving Turner junction, 80
miles west of Chicago at ll:4o A. NJ.
Tickets from all stations on the Madison
and Wisconsin division, BY way of Crystal
Lake and Elgin, at excursion rates with
plenty Of time to return. See your nearest
Postmaster or send to G. II. Reeves, Aurora,
Ial a;