Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-21
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BREVITIES

BREVITIES
The sap has taken a good start, and
sugar making goes on apace in the bushes
The dry cisterns have made demand
for ice among housekeepers.
The time for Wednesday and Friday
morning services at ST. Pauls church has
been changed from 10 o'clock to s o'clock.
Tuesday was the last advertised day to
pay take. to the City Treasurer, but if you
have not ye, paid, perhaps your money will
not be refused even now
MIR. G. VI. Sloan, who has been lying
dangerously i'll of heart-disease and lung
fever st the residence Of his father in the
in the town of Wa,ertown, is slowly recov-
ering.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Weles, of the
Diocese of Wisconsin. will make an address
on "Pari5h Guilds and their work" in S.;
Paul's church in this city, on the evening
of Tuesday, the 9th inst. The public are
invited to attend.
Those who are acquainted with Judge
d.. Pulling, of the Sd judicial Circuit, will
recognize a striking likeness of him in
erayon at Straw l. Murphy's, from the pen
Gil of Mr. ]. B. Murphy.
TO really enjoy this fire weather one
has TO make up his mind that spring is
surely at band. But to think that we are
yet, perhaps, 10 have severe touch of gen.
uine winter weather spols all the fun this
sunshine brings US!
Sunday was day not often met with
in this climate in February: The air was
as balmy and pleasant almost as early sum
mer, while the roads were dry and smooth,
enteng nearly everybody out for either a
walk or a ride. The spring seems to be
surely approaching.
Sickness has been so bad among child
rem in several Of the country school districts
near this city, as to necessitate the closing
OF the schools. One district on thu ''West
road" in the town of Watertown, whic b
had been closed, resumed Monday Anoth-
er district school in the town of Milford
still remains closed.
The prospect seems good for lecture
in this city from Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton some time in March, A committee of
the Young Mems Lyceum has got the mat
ter under advisement, and there is no doub.
of the success of the project Of course
Mrs. Stanton will draw full house in
WATERFOWL
Miss Lettie Allen, well known here in
theatrical circles, has commenced an en-
gagement at McVicker's theatre, Chicago,
in the play of the "Crabbed Age" Miss
Aliens acting is heartily commended by
the Chicago papers, and she is spoken of as
"the most delicious comedienne our stage
has lately seem
Observation-Disclosures is often the cause
Of queer freaks, and through it ludicrous
mistakes happen in very inappropriate
places. The latest is a clergyman adjusting
his watch over his nose IN place of his
spectdcles, while preaching to his flock.
The congregation lost the run of his dis
course for minute.
Relatives of Hon. Carl Schurz, of thi s
city, have received a dispatch announcing
the death of the mother of the ex-senator
at st. Louis. She was in her 10th year
The remains will be brought to Monee. Ill.
and buried to-day beside those of her hus
band, which were inferred there last year
Chicago Tribune, 18th inst.
The coming opening of Stoppenbachl
Hall at Jefferson, on the evening of Wash
ington's Birthday, is the topic of converse
ton in our midst, and there is every evi
dence that a large number of Mr.. Stoppen
bach's friends will attend the ceremonies or
the occasion. Those who 90 will be certain
ofsenjoying grand time, as every prepare
ton has been made for the finest affair o
the season.
The blue glass fever has at last com,
down on Watertown like a wolf on the
fold. Everything blue is held in reveren
tial regard. To such an extent has til,
fever penetrated tina. good tenplar car
look upon blue bottle without hipchinu
and blue nose is an envied appendao
these days. Blue tailed flies will be court
ed in their season, no doubt. and tn
sblues" will no longer be An unwelcom
caller upon those who are belle vers i
Gen. Pleasonton's theory.
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