Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-15

HOME MATTERS.
Work was resumed last week at the
piary supplies mandatory of James
orncrook & Company on the West
de-
The Night Hawk Club participated
n a dance and supper at the National
Hotel, Thursday evening, at which jollity
md gayety prevailed.
Having their gates taken. from the
hinges and thrown "around loose" is one
Of the petty annoyances some of the
First warders have had to put up with
for several nights past.
A six year old daughter of Mr.. &
Mrs Charles Gaul died of diphtheria
Sunday morning, the funeral being held
Monday afternoon. Other children in
the family are sick.
The Temple ofHonor Benefit Associa-
ton which has been in operation three
years, met with its flst loss recently in
the death Of E. W. Davis, of West
Depere.
The Wisconsin Teachers Association
will hold its annual session in Madison,
commencing December 9th, and lasting
until the Goth.
Mrs. Van Colt, who once worked
revival in the religious circles of this city,
IS at present laboring for the religious
cause in Waterloo, Iowa.
Senator Blaine has announced his
intention to introduce bill in Congress
providing for the reduction of letter pos
tage from cents to cents.
In the year 1881 there will be four
eclipses, two of the sun and two of the
moon On June IL there will be total
eclipses, of the moon.
There is evidence on every hand of
the near approach of Christmas and it
seems here as if greater preparations than
ever before are being made for its advent.
= Our physicians are having consider
able "let up to their business, owing
to the, improved sa nitary condition Of
the city and the surrounding country.
A number OF our young men are talk
ing of organizing reading room with
debating club connected. VIM. Buch-
nett, the extensive commission merchant,
has, with commendable spirit, offered the
members the free use of rooms in his
block for the society.
The St. Agnes Guild and Ladies Aid
society of ST. Paul's church will hold a
meeting at the residence of Mrs Daniel
Jones Thursday evening and the occasion
will be made interesting by readings from
prose authors
of the fourteen governors Wisconsin
has had since her admission to the Union
of States, only four are dead-Barstow,
Bashford, Randall and Harvey. OF the
fifteen lieutenant governors, John E.
Holmes, S. w. Beall, Timothy Burns, E.
D. Campbell, Wyman Spooner and Milton
Ell. Pettit-six, are dead.
The LaBelle House, at Watertown,
Dakota, was entirely destroyed by fire on
Ne 9th. The house had been thorough
~ly repaired and was just ready for reopen
ing by j. n johnson. The house was
insured for $1,000, and the furniture for
$1,000.
w. F. Sommerfeld has decided to
close the sale of his Bankrupt stock of
Boots and Shoes here on Friday Dec. oath.
AS this is the last chance to buy good
goods cheap, it will pay you to lar in a
stock of Boots and Shoes for year to
come-as he will positively leave here
with the balance after Friday Dec. Oath.
Persons tending horses that are af-
ficted with the epizootic, cannot be too
careful A young man at Elmira, n. Y,
recently lost the use of an eye by Wiping
his face with a handkerchief which he
had used to clean off the foam which a
horse had coughed on his coat sleeve.
His other eye was also endangered.
-The.supervisors of the town of Eliza,
Dodge County, have let the job Of build
ing new bridge across the Crawfsh
River, where the old one now stands
known as the Stewart bridge Chas.
Breyer received the contract for the sum
# 1858. The bridge to be built after the
Z form of a railroad bridge. The contract
calls fer tie competition Of the bridge by
February lst, 1881.
Last saturday evening goodly num-
Der assembled in Good Templar's Hall to
witness the exhibition of the Juvenile
Temple, consisting of charades, vocal
and instrumental music, pantomimes,
tableaux and declarations. The exer-
cises for the most part were rendered by
the members of the Temple, but some of
their older friends assisted in the enter
tainment, the whole proving of interest
to all present. No little credit for the
success of the exhibition is due Mrs T.
ID. Kanouse, the worthy and Jealous
Superintendent of the Juvenile Temple.