Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-08
News was received here YESTERDAY

News was received here yesterday
morning that Mrs. Amy Pearce
mother of Mrs. J. T. Moak, hac
died suddenly the evening previous
at her home at New Hartford, New York
aged 81 years. Mrs. Moak was visiting
her mother at the time of her decease.
Ice dealers have commenced prepare
tons for cutting the crystalized substance
on the river, which is now of a fair thick
ness for storing, being about IA inches IN
depth. They donot intend to get caught
with thin aud poor ice, as they were last
winter by waiting until after New Year
before cutting.
We, publish in this weeks REPUBLI
CAN the full text of the annual message
of President Hayes delivered to both
houses of Congress Monday. The docu-
ment is not only the most lengthy but
one of the ablest and most comprehen-
sive papers that has yet emanated from
the President. His views and sugges-
tons on all leading topics now before the
country will we'll repay the reader.
On Wednesday evening, next dec.
15th) the ladies of the M. E. church will
give a New England dinner at the church
and parsonage. Hours for the meal, 8
to9P. NJ. Price % cents and privilege
to eat all YOU want of hot potatoes, pork
and ns,apple dumplings, pumpkin pies,
plum buildings and everything else which
wi be supplied necessary to make it a
real New England dinner. "Ho ye,
that hunger come and eat.
Among our new advertisements this
week VIII be found one of the Post office
News Room by consulting which it will
be seen that newspapers and all the pop
ular periodicals can be obtained through
this channel at greatly reduced rates from
ordinary prices. Those making up their
lists of papers and reading matter for the
coming will bear this fact in mind.
On the Wisconsin Division Of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway, on last
Saturday, the locomotive of the morning
train from GAINESVILLE, ran into the rear of
the Geneva Lake train, standing on the
track at Carey, causing a complete wreck.
Although there were quite number OF
passengers on the crushed train. no one
was killed. Nine persons were more or
less injured, and the wonder is that any OF
them escaped instant death. There was
a heavy fog at the time Of the accident.
The Golden Wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny B. Basford, of
Austin, Minnesota, former resident of
this city, was duly celebrated at their
home on the evening of November Doth,
1880. a large company of their neigh
bors and friends enjoyed the scenes and
incidents of the happy time. The bride
groom was presented with he tul
gold headed cane and the bride with an
easy chair Their oldest son, Z. B. B.
ford, of Winona, Minnesota, performed
cart of the hOnors on the memorable 0c-
casion.
The largest cigar factory in the world
is situated in New York city 1t employs
1000 men, women and children, and pro-
poses to soon double its capacity and
working force. During October, it made
4,S3S, 800 cigars, paid $4,000 in wages,
used up 1896 lbs of tobacco, S38, 500
worth of revenue stamps, paid 81, 154 in
duties on imported tobacco, and spent
70, 305 for cigar boxes. The cigar manu-
featuring business in this country is i'll
creasing almost beyond calculation.
Millions of American cigars are now ex-
ported annually, to Europe, and the cigar
product OF Cuba is but the merest trit1e,
compared with the thousands ofmillions
made here.