Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-13
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and horses. can now be had at Straw Il
Murphy's.
The Ladies Aid Society of St. Paul's
Church will meet Thursday evening of this
week at the residence of Mr.. Fl. S. Howell.
Mrs. Gov. Harvey was married last
week at Beloit to Rev. Dr. Chester, of Buff
falo, New York.
Mr.. II. P. Russell, our popular fancy
grocery dealer, contemplates 3. trip eally in
January to one of the Vest India islands for
the benefit of his health.
MIR. J. B. Atwater, the tragedian, and
his niece, Miss Lette Allen, are playing an
engagement at present at the Grand Opera
House, New York city.
1t is against the laws of this State for
persons to remove ice from any stream or
body of water without marking the spot by
brush, boards or some visible sign.
Next Sunday quarterly meeting will be
held at the Methodist church. Love feast
at 81 o'clock A.. NJ. Preaching at l0a 4. NJ.
Quarterly Conference, Monday at 4p.M
The annual meeting of the Madison
District Convex ton OF the Congregational
Church will be held in the village of Fort
Atkinson, Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week, Dec. q and l3.
Attention is called to the advertisement
elsewhere of Mr.. c. A. Hascall, agent for
the sale of nursery stock for the spring Of
1877, for hitewater Nursery. All stock
from this nursery is warranted, and Mr..
Hascall is good man to make purchases of.
The Wisconsin Grand Lodge OF Good
TempIars has addressed printed commune
cations to a number of citizens. asking for
contribution. Il is proposed to raise
fund of 900 to be expended in paying
for lectures and temperance literature.
Two of the stage Victims by the burn
ing of the Brooklyn theatre last week, H.
S. Hitchcock (stage name Murdock) and
Claude Burroughs. appeared in the play of
the 1.-TWO Orphans" when rendered in this
city By the Frank Aiken troupe
We are told by hand-bllls scattered
through the town that "James Haywood,
with his Great ,,O:io Company, New York
Sereneders and Swiss Bell Ringers" will
give an entertainment at Turner Hall,
Thursday evening, December IA.
A popular arrange ment has been ef-
fected whereby the Milwaukee Sentinel is
received in this city at half-past seven
o'clock each morning of publication. Cop
les of the Sentinel will be found on sale at
the post Office news room every morning.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company have made some changes in their
time card which appear in our railway d.
rectory' The change gives Watertown in
effect the old popular Sunday; night train
by the Northwestern route to Chicago.
Mr.. Henry L. Beckman, who has been
absent from the city for several years, has
returned and opened a barber shop in the
basement room of Randall's building on the
west side, where he is prepared to do the
the most approved manner.
Examination of classes will be held at
the Northwestern University, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 18th, 10Th
and goth insts. The presence of parents
and friends always encourages both pro-
fessor and student
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth saYs.
The oldest living Mason in the United
States is Capt. Hiram Ferris, of this CITY.
He was initiated at Whitehall, Washington
county, New York, in 1915, and has there
fore been mason 81 years. He is now Sc
years old.
The Congregational Sociab,e, held at
DR.. BARRIERS last Thursday evening was
voted success. The attendance was good
and the PRESERVATION of Jean Ingelow's
"Songs of Seven" by the young ladies well
nyson's GRANDMOTHER" made the touching
story seem more pathetic than ever. We
understand there is series of these enter
tainments to be given, and all who care to
pass an evening pleasantly will do well to
attend.
Col. 81. West, proprietor of the Park
Hotel, Madison, offered silver tea set as a
prize to the author of the best article on
"Madson as Summer Resort" the article
to be of about 1000 words. There were
eighteen competitors, comprising the liter
ii of Madison and other cities of the State.
The committee of award consisted of Judge
Hopkins, Mrs. Sarah F. Dean and David
Atwood, and after careful consideration
they awarded the prize to Mrs. A: R. Jones