Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
HOME MATTERS.

-Beloit college has received the $50,
10 donated by Mrs Stone.
-Beloit college has been making i'm
rovements to the amount of about $500
its electrical apparatus.
-Assemblyman McFetridge is said TO
e the every image of Henry Clay"
1t is reported that State Treasurer
fuenther has purchased The Milwaukee
'reie Press.
The Ladies Aid society and the
Agnes Guild of St. PauIs Church
leet Thursday evening at the residence
f Mrs II. T. Eberle.
,dapted to fish culture There are be-
ween four or five hundred fine inland
axes within its borders, occupying some
lalf-million acres of land.
A bill for the repeal of the law of
1880, whereby a farmer can compel his
lext neighbor to build a division fence
whether he wanted one or not, was de
feated in the Assembly on the 23d III
tant.
-Theo. D. Kanouse, of this city, will
ecture in the Congregational church,
lext Sunday evening, March 9th. Sub
ect-The Theological View of Total
abstinence and Prohibition.
Jacob Eudmiller, Fond du Lac in
galid, has just completed cigar-case of
orty-three different kinds of wood, main
Iy of foreign growth, in eighteen hun
red different pieces. He also has
1.,dsome card case on the same plan
There will be Communion Services
at the Congregational church, Sunday
morning, March 9th. The preparatory
lecture will be held at the church, on
Saturday afternoon, March 9Th, at 2
,'clock, Any who may wish to unite
With the church on Sunday, are request
ID to meet the committee of the church
1t Mr.. Bedford's study, Thursday even
no, March Sd. at z o'clock. Study at
Mrs. MitchelPs, corner of Clyman and
tn streets.
Henry William Orion, an English
armer who emigrated to Canada, on re-
urnlng to England after his family took
nth him as a curiosity several potato
ugs. Some of them escaped, and he
as fined G5. The matter has caused
lch scare and parliament has taken it
p, and censured the magistrate for not
oosing larger fine upon Orion for his
.,sSsness
-Mdle. Bernhardt says that American
len are too practical. They have no
oetry. They chew tobacco. But they
make love nobly to girl that is alone in
.room.with one of them, while French
nan would be sure to throw himself at
he lady's feet Mile Bernhardt finds
Fault with negro walters because they do
not bring her enough bread.
Mrs. Persis Marble Squires, wife of
DR.. William Squires, of Palmyra, died at
Ter home at that place last Friday after
noon, aged "a years. Mrs. Squires was
he last Of her race. She prided herself
N tracing her ancestors directly back to
he Mayfower pilgrims. Her father,
danton Marble, fought and died in the
var of 1912. Her only son, Captain
squires yielded his life in battle during
he War of the Rebellion.
'ming events cast their shadows before
.~11s~theatrical line in Milwaukee. The
Celebrated tragedian, Thomas w. Keene,
loses an engagement of three nights this
yening at the Grand Opera House, in
ne great historical play of Richard III.
ext Saturday afternoon the famous
,tress, Sarah Bernhardt, presents Camille
the Academy of Music, and in the
ening, Frou Frou. Monday evening,
arch 7th, the world renowned Italian
or, Salvini, appears at the Grand
era House, in the tragedy I'll Gladia-
and on Tuesday evening his COM
will produce the comedy, "Our
nor.'