Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01

Trains Nos 90 and so run sundays only, ana
between Milwaukee and WatertoWn only.
Trains Nos. II and is run daily, Sundays ex-
cepted, between milwaukee, ana Madison.
J. II. SLEEPER, Agent.
Chicago and Northwestern.
GOING NORTH.
Passenger. 90 T. M.
Passenger. 10 L. M.
o:9o A. M
freight. o.oo A. NJ.
GOING SOUTH.
Passenger t. NJ
Passenger. o'40 A. NJ
freight 20 +. M
al ntiors dai1v
CHAs. H. WILDER, Agent.
HOME MATTERS.
Coop Japan Tea for Is cent a pound
at Wollerings. AZ
THE list of premiums awarded at the
Central Fair will be published in our
next issue.
THE Parish Aid Society of St. Paurs
church meets Thursday evening at the
residence of Mrs. r. L. Potter.
JANAUsCHEK's receipts in Beaver Dam,
a week ago last Saturday night, were
1898. 1916 reserved seats were Sold:
The Watertown Gas Company are
working with vigor for the discovery of
the numerous leaks in their pipes and in
many instances have been successful.
THE receipts of the Central Fair will
very little more than pay the expenses.
The Society can pay no old debts this
year.
W. Quentmeyer leaves this week with
a gang of masons to engage in the work
of erecting roundhouses for the Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway at
Mason city and other points in Iowa.
THOSE who raised good crop of hops
this year will probably receive good
prices for it. The hop crop in England
is a failure, and they need all we can
sendI them.
THE Northwestern German Methodist
Conference in session in Chicago last
week selected this city as the place for
holding the next annual meeting of the
society.
THE household of F. P Brook rejoiceth
in the advent of bran new baby girl
that made her appearance Friday even
ing. Everybody connected with the
event is happy and congratulations are
extended from all sides.
Rev. W. P. Stowe, of GAINESVILLE, and
Presiding Elder of the GAINESVILLE District,
filled the pulpit Of the NJ. E. Church in
this city last Sabbath, and delivered two
sermons that were not only felt by those
who heard him, but will long be remenl-
bered
DISTRICT Attorney Steiner has paid
over to the County Treasurer the sum of
one thousand dollars being the forfeiture
for the non-appearance in court of the
parties arrested on the charge of playing
confidence game on some of our citi-
zens during the visit of Coles circus here
this summer
The two-cent postal-card is coming,
and will soon be in general circulation.
It has two stamps, one at each end, and
spaces for two messages. The send
er who desires information valuable to
himself occupies one of the. spaces, and
the return correspondent the other. One
stamp is cancelled at the Office from
which it is originally sent, and the other
at the return office
The number of bales of hops raised in
this county the present year will be
about 1900 They will weigh an average
of 200 pounds to the bale, worth at pre-
sent prices about 100000. About half
the crop has been sold at prices ranging
from 20a25c. The crop is one of the best
in quality that has been raised in this
county for a number of years Good
hops are now worth about % cents.
The Pulpit of the NJ E. Church of
Watertown will be filled next Sabbath
by Rev. Z. L. Eaton of Beloit. Mr..
Eaton is brother of our townsman, S.
NJ Eaton. Rev. Mr. Eaton in connection
with his preaching-will make his own
singing-he is said to be equal to the
celebrated Philip Phillips in his musical
performance