Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-08-31

Sept. 18th to 18th.
The Good Templars Of this district
will indulge in picnic on the shores OF
Rock Lake, Tuesday, September 9th,
wind and weather permitting.
John Foster, of Fall River, Wiscon-
sin, and John Smith of Summit, New
York, visited relatives and friends in the
city Monday and Tuesday.
= Straw & Murphy have put a new
face on the appearance of the interior OF
the Wisconsin National Bank with their
brushes apd pencils. The rooms are
greatly improved by the work.
The six richest counties in the State
las far as reported are: Milwaukee $780,
757.197; Dane, $4,000, 516; Dodge,
$40, 4S3, 800; Fond du Lac SIS, 656,621;
Rock, $50, 2S6, 422; Waukesha, $50, $780,
221.
The Milwaukee exposition building
will be ready for the opening of the ex-
hibition on September 9th, though it has
been prodigious work to accomplish
this.
The Grand Lodge of the Good Tenn
plars of Wisconsin will convene i'll annual
session at Eau Claire, Tuesday, Septem-
Der 4th. It is thought that nearly all of
the present grand officers will be re-elect-
ed.
- The Northern Wisconsin Spiritual
Confere nee will hold three days meet
ing at Omro on Sept. 9, 10 and II next.
Prominent lecturers from abroad will be
present.
The Ladies Tea Party of the Congre-
gational church, will be held at Mrs. M.
J Woodard's, Thursday evening, Sept.
LIST. Tea at 6 o'clock and from that time
on till all are served.
"A teachers institute is being con-
Quoted this week at Union School No. ]
by Prof. c. F. Viebahn. Those present
are for the most part teachers of the
Watertown public schools, and thus far
the sessions have been attended with
much pleasure and profit to all concerned,
The new Health officer, Dr. W. f.
Whyte, is active and vigilant in looking
after the bygienic interests of our city
and the abatement of unhealthy nui-
sances. The selection of DR., Whyte is a
good one, and will meet with the en-
dorsement Of the community.
The new artesian we'll on the State
Fair grounds at Fond du Lac is stated to
be the finest of all the fountains in the
Fountain City. 1t goes down $50 feet
for volume of clear and tasteless water
which comes to the surface with force
enough to reach any and every section Of
the grounds-sixty acres in extent
At the meeting of the Board of Street
Commissioners held last evening permits
sion was given to the Mutual Union Teie-
graph Company to erect posts for the
purpose of stringing wires over said posts
on any street within the city limits. The
posts are to be erected on outer edge of
sidewalks and $50 feet apart at least.
The posts to be 80 feet high above ground,
the city to have the right to use such
poles for stringing fire alarm wires. The
city reserves the right to collect tax
for each post erected and in case Of a con-
solidation of this company with the West
ern Union all the rights and privileges
above enumerated are forfeited. W. F.
Quentmeyer & Co. received the contract
for the masonry on the Smiths Bridge
at $3.50.
The New York Sun thus speaks Of
Miss Abbie Darlington who sings at Turn
er Hall Friday evening:
'AIiss Abbie Darlington, the other de-
butante, who has studied in Milan, has
beautiful soprano voice Of soft and del
icate texture, and of remarkable purity.
She sang Mendelsohn's 'Hear Ye Israeli"
with excellent understanding, though
much too slow, and it was too large and
too dramatic piece for her grasp. In
the Shadow Song, from "Dinorah," and
the Bolero, from the F'Sicilian Vespers,"
which she sang later in the evening, she
found pieces better suited to the display
of her best gifts.
Miss Darlington has been admirably
taught. Her style is simple, even in
forid music, her execution wonderfully
good, and her enunciation of words sim
gularly distinct. the voice itself is OF
pleasant and sympathetic quality. The
young lady will be a valuable addition to
our concert rooms.