Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-06-20

A Gypsy camp at GAINESVILLE is coming
money from the credulous people who want
their fortunes told,
The Badger Girl, of Beaver Dam, has
gone to Oshkosh, where she will be trained
and exercised on the track.
The Ladies' Aid Society of ST. Paul's
church will meet Thursday evening of this
week, at the residence of Mrs. Amos Baum
The annual election of officers of the
Watertown Dairy Board of Trade will take
place at McMillen's Hall in this city to-day.
The grand concert given at Music Hal
last Monday by Mrs. J. B. Walker was not
success so far as the attendance was con-
cerned
commencement exercises will be held
at the College Of the Sacred Heart Thursday
of this week.
Mr. Max Gaebler was made the recip-
lent of a beautiful gold cameo ring by the
members of the WATERFOWL Glee Club, Sat-
urday evening last.
The Turner festival at Milwaukee next
month is to be a national affair SO far as the
Germans are concerned.
The Board of Supervisors of Washing
ton county have compromised the deficit of
ex-County Treasurer Senior at Sl4,0O
-, - Al.
30th instant.
The new Commercial Hotel is progress
ing finely. The proprietor expects to have
it finished and furnished by the lst of July,
ready to receive guests.
At the commencement exercises of the
Wisconsin Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
at Delevan, held on the 18th inst, among
the addresses delivered was one from
Heinrich Groserck of Watertown
1t may be all right, this spooking
around the skies with telescope after
comets and things, but the person who will
invent potato bag annihlator is the per-
Examination of classes will be held at
the Northv University, Monday and
Tuesday, June 25th and 26th A cordial
invitation is given TO parents and friends to
be present.
Hampers Magazine for July just re-
ceived at T. S Clark's News Depot, where
all the leading periodicals and newspapers
an always be found, ccr Sd and Main SITS.
Meeting OF the Watertown Sporting
Club at Canes Hall on Thursday eve, June
2lst, at P. NJ. sharp. All members in
good standing cordially invited to attend.
S. S. WOODARD, Pres't
J. ". CANES, Sec'y.
Mr.. Judson Prentice has been deliver
ing strawberries from bis garden in the 9th
Ward Tor some days FAST. Those wishing
to can the fruit will find the berries from
Mr. Prentice's garden just the thing, as they
can be obtained from him fresh from the
vines
At last the dreaded currant work has
made its appearance in Wisconsin, For
years this pest has prevented a crop of cur
rants in New York and other eastern states
The State papers speak OF lis appearance in
different localities.
The City Clerk gives notice that the
Assessment Rolls for the city of Watertown
have been completed, and that the Board of
Review will meet at the Common Council
rooms on the last Monday in June, being
the 25th for the purpose of correcting any
errors which may appear in sa id rolls.
Some 80 members of the WATERFOWL
Musical Society, Concordia, went by the
early morning train on the Chicago &
Northwestern Rs, Tuesday, to attend the
Annual Sangerfest of the Northwest which
met at Freeport, H., Tuesday, June 10TH
and will continue till Friday the 22d inst.
a society called the "Wisconsin COL
ony Association" was organized at Black
River Falls last week. The object of the
ASSOCIATION is to found a colony in one of
the southern States Mississippi, Alabama
or Tennessee-tor the purpose of farming.
numbering or manufacturing. TIC Ankney
was selected agent to go southwark and
look ~ suitable locality.
One of the pecuiarities of Mr.. Jesse Cra-
vim, Who died here on the 18th inst, was
his aversion to banks, aid his money be
always kept hid about bis house. During
his last illness he was unable to tell the
hiding place of bis treasure. After his fun
eral bis friends instituted search, and in
tire different places about his premises
discovered some $3.50, mostly in gold.
Whether 81 the money he had hid was
ound in these searches cannot be told.