Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-19

a large stock OF new Wall Paper has
Just been received for the tall trode, at
Straw & Murphy's.
Our merchants and business men should
devote at least one afternoon next week TO
the Central Wisconsin Fair.
The Parish Aid Society OF St. Pauls
Church will meet Thursday evening at the
residence of Mr.. j. A. Chadwick.
There are 1876 unoccupied houses in
Oshkosh. The number of children in Osh-
kosh between the age of t and % is given
at 5,449 decrease of 449 the past year.
Mrs. kroni,z has commenced the erects
ion of two brick stores on Third street, in
portion of the recently burnt district, Fbe
stores are to be two stories high. and built
in good tasty style.
No one viii receive greater benefit
from the Central Wisconsin Fair than the
merchant 1t should be the aim aud pur-
pose of every merchant to make a display
of merchandise ct the Central Wisconsin
Fair.
The Commercial Hotel in TT. Atkinson
formerly known as the Eagle House, was
entirely destroyed by fire last Thursday
morning. The property was recently in
sured for $4,000, which probably covers the
loss, excepting perhaps few cents.
Go to T. S Carks' for your Building
Paper, Carpet Paper, Lapboards. Paper Oil
Cloth, Splashe Wooden Toothpicks, Cigar
and Lamp lighters, States School books
and all kinds of Stationery, corner Third
and Main streets.
Mr. John Luber has shown Us Califor-
MA cucumber grown on his farm on the
West road which measures three feet FIVE
inches in length and weighs eight pounds
1t looks like the father OF all cucumbers
A young blood named Buck was arrest
Ell Tuesday for stealing a ring from the No.
velty store of E. R. Baum L CO. The theft
was CO committed in the presence of the clerk.
The case comes up for trial before Justice
Ambrose to-day wednesday,.
Our manufacturers can do great deal
towards helping along the exhibition of the
Central Wisconsin Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association. They all should have
articles from their factories on exhibition
and in this way add to the interest and ex-
tent of the Fair.
The Northern State Fair is to be held
in Oshkosh from the oath to the 2sth otthis
Hampton, Gov. Ludington, Senator Howe,
Hon. Gabe Bouck, and poem will be read
by Will Carleton. A novel feature in the
way of pony races will take place each day,
the riders to be Chippewa Indians
The Wisconsin Agricultural Society at
GAINESVILLE elected the following officers
N. D. Fratt, President; J. S. Partridge, A.
A. Boyce, j. II. Warren, Fl. Ludington, Sat
Clark, r. D. fancy, John S. Dore, J T,
Kingston, Vice Presidents; George E. Bry-
ant, Secretary; Cyrus Miner, Treasurer;
Additional Executive Committee, c. L.
Martin, H. c. Mcdowell, H. P. Hall. George
H. Daubner, W. W. Field, Isaac Stevenson,
Chester Hazen.
a few days ago DR.. C. R. Muzzy picked
up in field east of the city limits fungus
OF the puff-ball variety of remarkably large
proportions. It's sverselclrcumfereEce is
feet II inches, vertical circumference
feet inches, and weight 81 pounds. The
pedical is inches in diameter The fungus
rested on the ground; the lower surface is
fiat, and loafshaped above.
Friday was one of the hottest days of the
summer, the thermometer ranging about 80
degrees in the shade. A refreshing shower
Saturday morning cooled the atmosphere
considerably, and laid the dust so that trav-
cling was much more com Portable. The
heat of the past week has settled the cues
ton Of whether the corn would have the
weather 10 ripen n, and the result is what
the farmers earnestly desired.
John Williams, of the firm of Williams
i Co., butchers, mysteriously disappeared
from Oconomowoc, Saturday morning. He
was in the habit of delivering meat Satur-
day mornings in the country, and last Sa-
turday he failed to appear at the usual time
a. l.. -
he had some words with his wife that mora
ing, and hoping to better himself by leaving
be did so. and has not been heard from
since. His wife does not seem to care much
about his disappearance, while those that
saw him last say that he was feeling very
sad The cause of this disturbance was be-
cause be was not rich enough to support her
as well as she wished.