Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
Nonrc 20laffers.
BREVITIE :

Passenger rates on the great railway
lines between the East and the West con
tinue to come down. The rate from Chi
cage to New York over the Pennsy WANNA
route is Sl4.
The seeder mandatory of Van Brunt,
Barber & Co., will not be removed from
Horizon to Fond du Lac The question
has been finally decided we understand
Mr.. W. D. Stacy has removed his
stock of Groceries and Dry Goods to the
brick store in the Carrier building, on the
west side, opposite his former place of bust
ness.
We are in receipt of invitations to at
tend the Fourth annual commencement OF
College of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
to be held Tuesday of next week, June
Goth, at o'clock NJ.
S Mr. G. Smith, owner of the American
House on the West side, is building a fine
commodious brick veneered barn in con-
nection with the above named popular
hotel.
MIR. s. Baird, the recently cleo ted Justice
of the peace for the lst ward, has quali6 ed
for the Office, and entered upon his official
duties holding his court for the present in
the business room of the engine house build
ing.
Capt. William Wedemeyer, Of the q. S.
A., whose regiment is stationed at Nash
vile, Tennessee, is here on furlough,
visiting his parents and passing some.
pleasant hours among his Numerous friends.
The value of Personal Property in JEFF
ferson county, as shown by the State AS
sessment is $2,255,l7 Resl Estate, So
16o,6il; Total ISL ,sl4,7 1856. For DODGE
county, Personal Property, s3,o4s, oo4;
Real Estate, sl3, 1856, $40; Total, II, oso, s44.
commencement exercises at Lakeside
Seminary, Oconomowoc, will take place at
the seminary schoolroom on Thursday,
June Is, at A. M. The operetta of 'sThe
Lost Child" will be given at Man s Hall,
on Wednesday evening, June Ia, commenc-
ing at s clock.
The several commit tees appointed on
the matter of Fourth of July celebration,
are doing effective work, and determined
to make the necessary arrangements for
celebration worthy of our city and state, as
will be seen by the splendid programme
adopted, which we publish in another
column.
A Centennial Sunday School Picnic
will be held on the campmeeting ground,
near The Marshall depot, on Saturday the
18th inst, in which the Sunday schools of
Sun Prairie, Columbus, Lake Mills, Pierce
vile, York, Portland, Cottage Grove, Bris-
toll, MARSHALL and Waterloo are expected to
participate.
The Ladies OF st. Paul's Parsonage
Fund Society give lawn party at the res
idence of MIR. J. A. Chadwick, Thursday
evening of this week. Ice Cream and
Strawberries will be served and a most
pleasant gathering is expected to which all
are invited. Refreshments served from 6
to o'clock.
The members of the St. Bernard S
Brass Band, recognized under the leader
ship of Mr.. M. Boyne, played some of their
sweet music in Turner Park last Monday
night, and sub sequently serenaded few of
their friends in different parts of the city.
Thanks for being among the list of those
complim ented on the occasion.
The Good Templars Festival given at
their hall last Friday evening, was numer-
ously attended, and an entire success in
every particular, realizing to the society a
nice little sum from the proceeds. An
abundance of erything was served. The
strawberries were the most delicious ever
partaken of, and the ice cream was after
Hawkins best make which is all that need
be said in its favor.
The Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad
is meeting every reduction in passenger
rates 10 the East, and will continue 10 do
SO always saving its patrons the fare be-
tween Milwaukee and Chicago and expenses
of transfer. This route is always the
cheapest and since its recent change in
time the quickest to all parts East. Pres.
ent rates, Milwaukee to Buffalo. sl2 90.
Milwaukee to New York, $500; Milwau.
kee to Boston, $500.
Those solid old Quaker companies of
Philadelphia, the tAmerican Fire Insur.
ance Company" organized in 1910, aud
Fire Association" organized in 1920, are
represented in this city, by E c. Avery
They believe in square dealing, and have
issued policies FOR over half century with
out being members ofany "Underwriters
Ring or aiding any such attempted mo
nopoly. They are no "new thing" bu
are known all over America az being sou az
and raliahla