Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-22
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BREVITyE

DOSlllOu us OtCtCtd'y duu VI tHS
Northern Pacific Railway.
The Ladies' Aid Society of ST. Paul'
Church will meet Thursday evening of this
week at the residence of Mr.. P. V. Brown
Mr.. Louis kniesel. Jr., shipped 81 len
did lot of IA hogs to Milwaukee last Mon.
day. Some Of the porkers weighed over
600 pounds each.
The Warden of the State prison al
Waupun reports that for the fiscal year just
closed, the sales from the shops and gardens
of that institution were $685. GAS.
The Milwaukee District German M. E.
Conference viii be held in Columbus, COM
mencing on Tuesday, at the German NJ. E.
Church, and continuing three days.
Mrs Reuben Farnsworth, of Oak Grove,
who is SO years of age, has knit an even
bushel Of mems hose during the year.
There were sixty pairs OF them.
Mr.. S. E. Randall, one of the last pilgrims
from this city to the Centennial Exhibition,
arrived home from the "big show" last
Wednesday highly delighted with all he
had seen.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will give tea party at the residence OF
Mrs j. W. Mentink, Thursday evening of
this week. Supper served at six o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Wanless, of the Methodist
church, came home from the Centennial
last Friday and resumed his pastoral duties
On Sunday.
Many in this vicinity will regret to
learn that Royal P. Bronson, once resident
here but now of Winneconne in this state,
has been forced into bankruptcy by his
creditors. His liabilities are about S., 900.
The sale of pews in the New ST. Ber-
rard's Catholic church took place last Sun.
day. There was lively competition and a
large number of seats were disposed of.
Judging from the large amount of
poultry coming into town there will be no
lack for good substant ial dinners on Thanks
giving Day, Thursday Of next week, No.
yember 80,
Commodore Mutt and Miss Minnie
Warren with other Lillputs. aud by way oil
comparison, a giant of huge proportions,
gave an exhibition at Turner Hall last
Monday evening. The performance no.
having teen properly advertised, the au-
dience was meagre.
Col. A. H. West, proprietor of the Park
Hotel, Madison, offers TO present splendid
silver tea set to the one who will write
the best article on Madison and its hotels as
a summer resort, the article to contain not
more than 1000 words, and to be ready by
December lst.
At no time for number of years has
there been as much sickness in this vicinity
as prevails at present. Among children
scarlet fever predominates, and among the
adult portion of our population cases oil
typhoid aud intermittent fevers are pfeva-
lent. The increase of sickness is attributed
to the wet season we have had. -:
Hon. James Ross and family, recently
returned from their European trip. lef,
Madison Tuesday evening for Australia
where they intend to found a permanent
for .Lo fat, fofo T
in the Good Templar order, SO long filled
by Mr.. Ross, has been transferred to S. D
Hastings, of that city.
w thin the past two weeks j. A. Wa.
rous, who is the head of the order in Wis
consin, instituted thirteen Temples O
Honor, as follows: Two in Milwaukee, ont
at Oxford, West Bend, Fremont, Weyau
vega, New London, Manitowoc, GIenbeu
lab, New Cassel, Racine. Rachsten ant
Waterford. There are now seventy-fv
Temples in Wisconsin, more than any othe
state in the Union.
The goth of November has come ant
gone, which is about the time winter usual
" sets in, in this latitude, and still we hav,
nothing to indicate winter The DAYS fo
the most part are pleasant for the time o.
year, without anything like a freeze up. w
are entitled to considerable good weather We
this fall before We can boast of having til,
amount usually allotted to us in thi
climate.
Our attention was called few dayl
400 to the circular Of Beloit Lecture Com
mittee, advertising course of lectures TO
30 cents. The idea struck US as being
good one, and VIC would be highly pleased
t, see it put into practice here. Good lee
tires can be had at low price, and W
a-a inclined to think that course resem
bling the Beloit one in price and materla
would be very popular here. Will no
some one undertake the enterprise!