Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-11-03
HOME MATTERS.

HOME MATTERS.
Burr Robbins has gone into winter
quarters at GAINESVILLE.
M. Mullen & Son have removed
their stock of boots and shoes to Chippe-
wa Falls.
Several COWS have died near Milton
lately, in consequence of excessive clover
eating.
The GAINESVILLE Guards are among the
best companies visiting the reunion at
Atlanta. Georgia.
The Ladies Social Society ofthe NJ. E..
Church will meet at Mrs II. HamiltoD's
this "wednesday evening.
The epizootic is still troubling the
horses of Chicago and vicinity. At the
East the disease is gradually disappear
ing
Capt. J. A. MCGOWAN, has con-
tract for grading three miles of the Madi-
son and Milwaukee road in the town of
Sullivan. He has about fifty men en-
ployed.
A Joint meeting of the St. Agnes
Guild and the Ladies Aid Society of St.
Panl's church will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Ruth L. Potter, Thursday
evening.
Rev. DIR. Carhart was found guilty
of the charges upon which he was tried
at the Wisconsin Conference, in Apple
ton last week. and expelled from the
Methodist church and ministry.
The Congregational church sociable
will meet this week with Mrs. d. w.
BaIlou and Mrs. w. E. Evans. A good
attendance is desired.
By Order of Committee.
Rev. Thos. Collins, assistant pastor
of ST. Demands Church, was summoned
to Washington D. c., on Tuesday morning
last, OF account of the illness of his moth
err Hopes are entertained for her recov-
cry.
John Dillon has great many thou
sand friends in Wisconsin who will be
glad to learn that he is getting along
finely, having had no tri ps or lapses from
sobriety for some months. His new play
"Electric Light" is very popular.
The wood pile of the brick mill of
F. Miller & Company on the east side
was discovered on fire last night, but for
tunately the progress of the flames was
stopped by the removal of part of the
wood and before much damage was done.
Annie Bogie, Il years of age, and
Ida Bogie, 10 years, of Sullivan, husked
respectively 80 bushels of flint corn in
one day, last week. Ella Ebbott, a
young lady Of the same town, has taken
the Job of husking 500 bushels, and has
three hundred husked.
Rev. G. S. Hubbs who has been in
charge of the Methodist church at Apple
ton the past two years, and formerly a
resident of this city, has been assigned to
Marinette. Mr.. Hubbs does not "hand-
some very much, but he is the ablest
man in the Wisconsin Methodist pulpit.
As an illustration of how inte'ligently
some MEL vote we mention an instance
in the 9Th ward The small handful which
was distributed pretty freely about the
city Yesterday morning warning democrats
not to split their tickets was found in the
ballot box of the 9Th ward neatly folded
I'D in ballot style. Doubtless some one
handed the bill to friend, who supposing
it the right ticket to vote chucked it in
Question-was the bill intended for a
democratic or republican vote?
Prof. Stretzel, Principal of Union
School No. /, sent in his resignation to
the School Board last week to take effect
December 1st. His resignation will
doubtless be accepted and another teacher
engaged. No action has been taken yet
by the Board to procure a principal for
school No. ], but we understand that the
Board are unanimously in favor of engag-
ing the best educational talent that posi-
bly, can be had at good salary. No
teacher will be engaged until the right
sman presents himself.
Henry B. Williams, tramp printer,
fell into Rock river four miles from Be
lott A few days ago and was drowned.
He was well known in the printing offices
of southern Wisconsin. It was often his
habit to step into an Office, setup enough
type to get square meal" draw his pay
and leave. He usually carried on the
road an old carbine, with which he shot
game and cooked it by the road side
When last seen in GAINESVILLE he had an
old row boat, in which he said he would
ride down the river to New Orleans. He
stopped few days and worked in Beloit
and the next seen of him was dead, float
ing in the river.