Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-17

Homer Cope, the elocutionist, is ex
pected here about May 18th
Grand opening OF spring and summer
millinery goods at Mrs. NJ E Parker's store
next Saturday afternoon and evening.
The Con 2regationa) Tea Party will be
held at the residence of Mrs. j. W. Men,
,ink, Thursday evening. Supper served
from to p. m. Tickets Is cents.
= The public schools of the city closed
last Friday for the spring vacation The
schools will be resumed, the Thursday after
Easter, April 25.
Gen Henry Harnden, of Madison, I'M
tied States Internal Revenue Collector tor
this district, and one of the captors of jeff
Davis, was in TOW last Friday looking af-
ter Revenue matters
Let US see, what Irish Democrat was it
who received an appointment fro.n the
Common Council? His name does not lust
now occur to US.
The next Temperance Meeting of the
course will be held at the N. E. Church
Sunday afternoon (instead of in the even
ing) commencing at 3 o'clock All friends
of the cause are invited to be present
Next Sunday is yesterday, commemo
rative in the Christian church of Cbrist's
rising from the dead The customary SER
vices for the day will be observed at ST
Pauls Episcopal church at lOd o'clock in
the morning with the administration of the
Holy Communion, and at y p. m.
Next Monday evening grand concert
is advertised to take place at Music Hall in
whcih some of our best home ia lent will
appear. Among others the Philharmonic.
under the direction of Prof. R. Hardege,
and Mr.. L. Charboneau will be present, aud
assist in the entertainm
-Messrs D. l. F. Kusel have purchased
% feet front of the Werner property, west
end of Main street bridge, and after the old
frame building now occupying The site is
moved away, the purchasers will erect
handsome two story brick building on the
lot.
1t is hoped the action of the Common
Council with reference to the city printing
Is not indicative of the manner in which all
he public business is to be transacted by
he Board. Awarding the contract for
o-inting to the Democrat at a rate five
lines higher than that offered by the Re-
'UBLICAN, has queer look, and if that sys-
EN- of paying for W ork done for the city is
prevail during the year, tax payers will
e apt to grumble They have no objection
the Democrats being fed at the public
RIB, but they have right to demand that
he fodder shall not cost FIVE times m ore
han ii ought
The Common Council, in making its
ppo:ntments for the coming year, honored
II of!ast years off cials, excepting Night
Waterman Blair, with a reelection. The
ause of this discr mination we are unable
explain. Perha ps it was on account of
is being tainted som ewhat with the
reenback heresy, and. not considered sound
officially. Or was it because he is not a
erman? There probably is some good
Jason for blackbaling him, but it is not
oparent. That he should have been sim
ed out from the half dozen appoiatees of
Board and ousted as he was, naturally
cites his Indignation, and seems to call
= some explanation.
The Eclectic for April has for a frontis-
'cea fine engraving of prof. o. G. Marsh.
Yale College, with an Interesting sketch
his life BY the editor. "Over the Balkans
th Gen. Gourko, from Cornhill Magazine,
vivid sketch in which the author gives
he says, ssome idea of the kind of life
| by soldiers and correspondents while in
mediate contact with the enemy" and
III be read with much interest now. Also
lecture by James Bryce on Constantinople
slivered al Aberdeen, Scotland, Jan. 1878.
France before the on tbreak of the French
evolution" by H. Taine, and "Count Ca.
our" from Frasers Magazine,::are full o.
interest, and the editorial departments qui to
quail TO those of former numbers.
Boots and shoes