Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-24
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Mr.. H. P. Russell sailed from New ! DIRK
for the Island of ST. Thomas, one of the
West India islands, December 10th.
B. T. Underwood, the noted liberal
thinker and lecturer spoke at jefferson
Thursday evening of last week.
MIR. J. A. Hirsh has removed With his
family to Milwaukee. He will make that
city his headquarters hereafter.
The Musical Society, Concordia, hold a
grand Masquerade Ball, Tuesday evening,
February 18th, at Music Hall.
The annual Masquerade Ball of thu
Turner Society takes place at Turner Hall,
Saturday evening February 10.
The Ladies Aid Society Of St. Paul's
church will meet Thursday evening OF this
week, at the residence of Mrs. 4. Solhday.
The new Congregational church at
Columbus will be built of Uatertown brick,
supplied from the yard of G. A Spraeue.
Miss Marie McDill, daughter of the late
Dr. McDill, was married il Milwaukee, on
the 18th inst, to William Fox, N. D, of
Madison.
- The building of Hustisford Street
bridge, crossing the river in the 9th ward
where the old Labaree bridge stood, is pro-
crossing.
Nixon 4 Reyes have just received a
choice lot of Toilet Soap. They have also
the celebrated Magnolia Hair Tonic.
For anything that is now known to the
contrary, the Walack Theatrical Combina-
ton, with John Dillon attached, will give a
performance at Turner Hall Thursday even
ing of this week.
Our former townsman, Mr.. John ?.
Green, of the old firm of Eaton / Green, is
in the city to spend few days with his &C
Quaintances. Mr. Green is now residing at
Darlington, Wis.
Next Monday and Tuesday evenings
Morris Gems of Art and COMEDY Company,
in conjunction with tie great ope- attic vo-
calists, the "Brennans will give entertain
ments in Turner Hail. Admission 80 cents;
reserved seats so cents on sale at the
Post Office.
A friend writes US that Mitchell county
Iowa, boasts eleven inches of snow on the
level. and claims an average temperature Of
three degrees (Fahrenhelt) below zero for
the last six weeks; which is fair estimate
of the winter weat her for several years past.
The Ladies Oyster Supper at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Walter Pease, last week, was
declared a success. both financially and
socially. Over sixty dishes of oysters were
served, and the company had merry, social
time, as gatherings always do at the home
of the above mentioned lady.
Ten members of the State Agricultural
Society have declared in favor of Evansville
as the place to hold the State Fair of 1877,
provided the citizens of GAINESVILLE raise
$4,000 to erect suitable buildings. It is
very probable the Fair will be held in
GAINESVILLE.
The Rock County Board of Supervisors
asks for the enactment of law which shall
provide that whenever any person shall
hereafter be convicted in any court of this
State for vagrancy, drunkenness or any
criminal offense, and sentenced to imprison-
ment in the county Jail, or shall be impris-
oned for non-payment of a fine imposed on
conviction Of crime, the court may also
sentence such person to be kept at hard
labor during the term Of his or her impris-
"A German citizen of Waupun, in cross.
ing Horizon Marsh last Monday afternoon
got lost in the binding snow storm, and
not being able to keep his team out of the
spring holes, and coming to an island
blanketed his horses, rolled himself up in
another blanket, tied the lines around his
body and laid down to wait fer daylight
He was disco versd next morning by Aleck
and Thos. Simpson SO completely chilled as
to be helpless, though not much frozen
The boys succeeded in resuscitating him and
sent him on his way
Death of r. w. Seaman.
Dir. R. w. Seaman died at Waterloo,
Iowa, Wednesday, January l7th 1877, aged
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