Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-31
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BREVITIE :

Charities and Reform for copy of their
annual report presented to the Governor,
December, 1875.
An Oshkosh girl who hung up he
stockings on Christmas eve, received silk
dress and bushe of apples in one, and
cabinet sewing machine in the other.
The choir boys of St. Paul's church
were entertained at the residence OF Mrs
Theodore Prentiss, Monday evening, and
enjoyed a pleasant season of amusement
among them selves.
At the regular meeting Of the Temple
of Honor, held Monday evening, severa
stirring addresses were made in the temper
ance cause, among them one by Mr.. Ashley
D. larger, Of the Ocopomowoc Times.
he seventh regular annual meeting of
the Wisconsin Academy o. Sciences, Arts
and Letters will be held at their rooms in
the Capitol at Madison, beginning Thursday
evening, February 18th, at y o'clock.
We understand that Dr. James Cody
has let the contract for the erection of a
tasty and commodious dwelling house near
the site of his present residence. In the
plan of architecture it will be somewhat
similar to the residence of Mr.. Jesse Stone.
Ed. Davies is turning out of his wagon
and carriage works some fine cutters equal
to eastern make For beauty and style they
can't be excelled. The finishing touches
in the painting line are done by Eugene
and Charles Jones.
MIR. John Forbes, an old resident of
Oshkosh, and vel. known to a number of
our citizens, is making a short stay in town
visiting with his sister, Mrs. John Richards.
Prof A. Ernst, President of the North
western University, lectures in German on
Socialism at Music Hail. Saturday even
ing, Feb Sd. President Ernst is an able
speaker, and his subject is one of deep in
terest at the present time.
The jury in the Hopkins vs.. Wood
worth case, on trial at juneau, Dodge
county, after twentysix hours delberation
returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for
$4,000 Hopkins sued for $40, 600 DAMAGES
the defendant having induced plaintiff !,
wife to secure divorce and marry him,
Woodw orth.
Mr.. James B. Murphy has just finished
fine lfe-sze portrait in crayon of Hon.
W. II. Dennis. The picture can now be
seen in the store of Straw Murphy and
cannot fail to be recognized at once as a
faithful likeness.
The patrons of the Lake Mills stage
lire are Ileased that Mr.. Alexander Hunter
is again to be found in his old position as
driver or this line. Mr.. Hunter is a thor
oughly reliable, prompt and efficient man.
lie seems TO be just the person for the po-
sition, and the owner OF the line will do
well to retain Mr.. Hunter as long as love or
money will do it.
"A novel way Of arousing sympathy for
the Younger hers, tie notorious Min
nesota robbers, is said to have been adopted.
Several women are traversing the State,
ostensibly to sell biographies Of the outlaws,
but really to distribute the laudatory books
for little or nothing, and to talk favorably
of them. But the Younger Brothers Will
stay where they until they die, unless
the Minnesota people elect fool Governor.
Last Saturday morning, for the first
time for several weeks past, the United
States Signal Service did not record the
mercury below zero at any point within the
range of its observations Even Brecken-
ridge, Mimi, about the coolest place in the
Union, failed to register lower degree OF
temperature than 80 above. The lowest
degree reached anywhere was 50 above and
the highest (San Francisco, Cal. SO above.
-EDIToR Observation-Disclosures Jan.
II, l877.-Special limited time tickets for
one continuous trip are now On sale at this
office to the following points by various
routes: Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. Patrons of the
c. l. n. ". r. r. need no longer go to Chi
cago to purchase cheap tickets to the above
points. CHAS. ii. WILDER, Agt.
The e. S. Marshal gives notice through
the Madison Journal that Mr.. Henry Bert
ram, dealer in boots and shoes in this city
has been adjudged bankrupt on his owr
petition, and that meeting of the creditors
of the said bankrupt to prove their debts
and to choose one or more assignees of biz
estate, will be held at 8 Court of Bank
ruptcy, to be holden before S. W. Botkin
Register, on the 9th day Of February, A. D
1877, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at his Office il
the city Of Madison, Wis.