Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19
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EREVITIE :

A large assortment of Diaries for 1878
for sale a; T. S Cark's Book Store.
The lightning flashed and the thunder
rolled Tuesday night something unusua,
for the 18th of December
W. {. Stone has Just received a fresh
supply of his celebrated cand les for the
Holidays, call and see them.
The members of the Pioneer Fire Com
pany are in possession of a bran new side
walk in front of their engine house on First
street.
Ladies who intend &c keep 'open
house" New Years will please not to neglect
sending US their names for publication next
week.
Last Wednesday night a thief stole a
set of harness from the barn of the College
of the Sacred Heart and thus far no clue has
been obtained of the robber
The ladies of the Congregational
Church will give tea party on Thursday
of this week at the residence of Mrs. j..
Hamlin Supper % cents, served from 6 to
SPIN All are invited
The Jackson Spiral oed springs manu-
featured and sold by S. NJ Eaton are estab-
lishing such fine reputation for and
comfort that they are going off like hot
cakes
The Annual Meeting of the Concord
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be held at
the Town Hall in Concord on Wednesday.
the "a day of January, 1878, at 10 o'clock
PM
Emmett in his renowned character of
s'Fritz," but on account of sickness Mr.
Emmett cancelled his engagement here.
The third sermon in the advent series
of discourses at ST. Pauls church will be
delivered Friday evening of this week by
Rev. Mr. Troop rector Of St, James church,
Milwaukee,
discrimination of classes will be held at
the Northwestern University, Thursday and
Friday of this weel The exercises will be
interspersed with music. A general invi-
tation to attend any or all of these exercis-
es is given. The next term opens on Thurs
day the Sd Of JAM, 1878.
Mrs w. Livesey last week sold her old
"City Hote' property near the gas works
III the lst ward to Messrs. May and Weber,
for $500. The new side track of the Mil
& St. P. Ry. from the depot to he Touring
mill OF F. Miller & Co. will run on a por-
ton of this property
The Republican is in receipt of beau
tiful map of Iowa, Missouri and PORTIONS of
Wisconsin, Nebraska and Kansas furnished
to the subscribers of the Burlington 0owa)
Hawkeye, one of the best and wittiest news
papers in the country. Two dollars gets
the weekly HaDkeye and the map.
Early last Monday morning an attempt
waa made to force an entrance into the liv-
cry stable of Mr. E. R. Evans The hired
man hearing noise got up and found the
thief prying open the door but the fellow
not wishing 10 have an encounter with any
one connected with the premises beat a
hastv retreat towards Main street.
Both our railroads complain of having
had a large amount of God stolen during
the past few months. The Milwaukee & St.
Paul Company has taken proper steps to
have the pilfering stopped, by building a
high board fence around their wood in the
yard near the depot, thus making it ra ther
awkward work for parties to carry it o II.
The oldest inhabitant fails to remem-
Der such miserable weather as we are hav-
ing at present. The bottom has fallen out
o: the roads again and the depth OF the mud
is beyond computing. The mornings Of the
last few days remind zone OF London rather
foos. There never seemed more dreary
prospect for the Holidays.
1t may now be regarded as certainty
that we have a continuous side walk to Oak
Hill Cemetery. Within a short time the
eide walk will be built to Boughton's bridge
and through the enterprise of Mr. Bonghton
and the liberal spirit displayed by portion
of our citizens the sidewalk from the bridge
to the cemetery grounds will be completed
within a short time.
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PERSONAL.
Mr. Henry Enos of Roseobel,w was in town
on short visit last week.
Rev Vim. Dafter, OF Oconto, former
81 Ct paorc oh of his CITY Maid