Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-09
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The G. M. & St. Paul Railway Co.
has in charge some 5000 miles of road.
The Wisconsin conference meets at
Appleton, October 18TH Bishop Harris
is to preside.
The Ladies Social Society of the M.
E. Church will meet this "wednesday
evening at Mrs. G. w. Rundlett.
The June term Of the Jefferson Coun-
ty Circuit Court convened at Jefferson
Monday, Judge Conger presiding.
Commencement exercises will be
held at the College of Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart on Tuesday, June 29th.
There will be Sunday School Cen
tennial service at the NJ. E. Church next
Sunday evening in commemoration OF the
founding of the Sunday Schools by Robert
RaIkes.
At the recent Good Templars' con-
vention held in Palmyra there were II
lodges reported in the district, 10 of which
were represented. A total membership of
712 was reported.
The pupils of St. Bernard's school
will give their annual exhibition,
under the supervision of the Sisters of
the Holy Cross, at the College Hall on
the evening of June Oath.
On the 22d instant there will be a
total eclipse of the moon, which will be
invisible in this portion of the globe, but
will be partly visible in the more western
part of the United States, and entirely
isihln in the Pacific ocean.
The regular monthly cattle fair held
yeerday had omparatively small at
telance, owing no doubt to the threaten
inspect of the weather in the morning.
The was good demand for stock at fair
pris and sales seemed to be unusually
live in horse flesh.
-unday evening services were dis
penl with at the NJ E. Church last
Suny evening for the purpose of at
teng temperance meeting at the Con-
gregonal church. An excellent ad-
dresvas delivered by Grand Worthy
Chidemplar kanouse.
aries Arnold, the old Justice OF
the ice, has formed a partnership with
E. FTasterson for the transaction of all
kind law business. The new firm is
wort of the confidence of the public,
and business left in their hands will
be prrly and promptly looked after.
BEAVER Dam Citizen says at
is repd that w. S. German and A. A.
Lowbof Waupun, who are in Colora-
do, hsmade a rich strike. They say
that lie Fox Lake Mine, at Brecken-
IL h.
an init, vein has been struck which
assays,ut $4,000 to the ton.
IL eferson county veterans, head
ed byol. G. w. Bird and Fred Ku-
sci, mad through our streets Yesterday
mornin the St. Paul depot to take the
train Milwaukee and there Join the
reuniorces The Jefferson band dis
coursede music for them, and the
whole $ tended to convey the mind
back to old war times.
-Thsund Rev. Mrs Van Colt is
sufferinsm heart disease, and her ply
sicians AIRED that if she speaks in
public s. liable to die at any moment
Neverth, she has begun series ofre-
vival megs in New York, declaring
that shenot afford to be sick as long
as "Boo' gersoll's health is so shock
ingly amazingly good.
-Thalwaukee is full to overflow
ing and some of her visitors from
here, we sorry to say, are in the same
conditionn be easily vouched for by
reading following dispatch received
yesterday
.wAUKEE, Wis, June Sth 1880.
To WIN, Iris, ESQ,
WaKn, Wis;
Twenty -tmillions of soldiers here sure.
c. A. SPRAGUE.
The st mason in the United
States hast died after enjoying a CEN
tury of Ii John Best, of New Con-
cord, Ohios " years a master mason
He was amber of a commandery at
WashingtPa, became a mason in
1903 in Ind, where he took all the
degrees upznight Templar. He came
to this cou in 1911 and past the Cir
Gle of Perrin, receiving all the degrees
OF Cryptic onry.
The c &. ST. Paul R'y Co., have
Just issued andsome pamphlet of 1874
pages desdye of the health, pleas
IRE and scaesorts of Wisconsin, Iowa
and MINES together with game and
fish laws, guides excursion rates,
etc. 1t is prly illustrated with fine
wood engras of the several centers
of interest, utterly devoid of the adj
vertising chteristics which usually
mar the apance of tourists guide
books; it is nee beautifully printed
and illustratolume and an accurate
and satisfactguide.