Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
Chicago g. Northwestern
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BREVITIES

"A bill has passed the Assembly for the
preservation of fish in Lake Ripley, in this
county.
The Methodist Church Sociable will
be held at the Parsonage this Wednesday,
Evening.
The mesn temperature at st. Paul for
January was 10 below zero, being the
coolest month for the past forty.two years.
st. Valentines day, day sacred to
st. Valentine, occurs next Sunday, Febru-
AIRY l4th. Saturday aud Monday will doubt
less be busy days with the juveniles ia
transmitting missiles of love to each other.
At the Wisconsin State Conv ention of
Universalists, held at Racine, on the 4th
inst, between $4,000 and $4,000 were raised
in aid of the jefferson Liberal Institute.
On the evening of the 2sth alt,
Juvenile Good Templar's Society was or
ganized in Palmyra. The number of its
members were about fifty.
The store of Schroeder and Schmuszler,
corner of Main and Fourth streets, has
been rented by Messrs. Degenhardt and
Bredow, who will occupy it with wall
paper. painters stock, walnut goods, &C.
-Messrs Lewis and Griffin. the new
proprietors of the American House at Ju-
nesu, give a grand re-opening party on
Tuesday Evening of next week, February
10th.
DIR. Barber, an old resident of Junesu
and pract ising physician in that place
for \ number of years, died on Monday last,
February 9Th.
The morning service at St. Pauls
Church on Ash Wednesday will not be
held owing to the absence of Rev. Mt. Mil
Ter in attic ndence at the funeral of DR.. Bar
Der at Juneau. The service in the evening
may be expected.
-Thlrty-six degrees below zero in
mans kitchen last Sunday, while good
dinner was in progress of cooking is the
frigid testimony of Westsider and may
be taken as fair indicator of the severity
of the weather.
The regular monthly cattle fair was
held Tuesday of this week. The attendance
was quite limited with small show of
stock the severity Of the weather doubtless
preventing many farmers from coming in-
to town. Cattle seemed in good condition.
But few sales were made.
A dancing party was held at the Lin
don House last Monday Evening. The
number present was not large. Severances
band, of Milwaukee, discoursed sweet
music on the occasion, and the supper,
served by s'mine host of the Linden, was
all that could be desired
Last Sunday morning was probably
the coolest ever known in Wisconsin, Their
mometers in this city at daylight indicating
fully forty degrees below zero. Owing to
the stiffness of the atmosphere many did
not realize the intensity of the cold, but
the frost permeated into every rock and
corner, and cellars must have pretty gen.
orally suffered.
A sleighiEg party composed Of the
Methodist Church Society took possession
of the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. @. Hull,
in the town of Watertown, Tuesday Eve
ming of last week. After enjoying fine
sociable time the party returned home
without any mi shap except tip over now
and then just for the fun of the thing.
The attendance at the dance of Mr.. AL
len Rutherford at Music Hall, last Wednesday
Evening, was not large owing to the storm
which had prevailed all day. Neverthe
less all present had splendid time and en-
loved themselves to the utmost. Mr..
Rutherford intends giving another party
in few weeks hen it is hoped there will
be larger attendance