Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
HOME MATTERS.

HOME MATTERS.
"A meeting of the Watertown Fire
,partment will be held next Monday
ening at Lower Turner Hall for the
elton of a Chief Engineer and other
| GERS.
The Congregational church Tea
rty will be given this week by Mrs
[oak and Mrs. Skinner at Mrs. Moaks
upper served from 6 to s. 1t is expect
that Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works will be
Inhibited during the evening.
The annual entertainment in cele-
ration of St Patrick's Day will be CIV
this evening in the Hall of the Sacred
cart College, by the St. Patrick's Liter
ry and Debating Society.
Call on Straw & Murphy and select
.om the finest stock of Wall Paper ever
rought to this city, and have your dec
rating and papering done before the
ush of spring business commences.
Prof. A. Curr, of Kenosha, being
now-bound here preached at the Meth
dist church Sunday morning and filled
ne of the pulpits at Jefferson in the
vening.
Henry Daub last week with COM
lendable enterprise placed telephone
his Restaurant, Main street, for the &C
ommodation of the public, which con-
ects with all parts Of the city,
Amos Baum has rented the old W.
3ieber store, now owned by ]. P. Slight,
ear Main street bridge, and will occupy
with his stock of SO cent goods which
te has removed from Oshkosh.
We have received from J. R. Deck
f The Columbus Republican stereo-
pc horse cut of his own make which is
very fine piece of work. Mr.. Decker
as five or six horse cuts from which he
ill stereotyped duplicates to printers at
easonable rates.
- Some farmers in this section who
ave tested the matter report that the
winter wheat thus far is all right. 1t
nows healthy, vigorous appearance
nder the heavy body of snow and with
syorable weather this spring full crop
lay be expected.
We are in receipt of an invitation
attend the Sd annual commencement
the Dental Department of the Univer-
ty of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, class
581, through the hands of Charles G.
outhwell, formerly of this city, member
the graduating class.
Matt Carpenter could read some of
1akespeare's plays from beginning to
and studied the Bible for its grand
~ aad rhetoric. His law library,
lie of the most valuable in the country,
worth $40, 900, and his library of mis-
ellaneous works $4,000 more.
The Columbus Republican contains
ne following: "Sad news came to Water
% on Wednesday last. Mr.. McCracken
tation agent and wheat buyer at that
lace, with his wife, recently went on a
isit to Dakota. Caught out in sleigh
n storm, he was frozen to death, while
lis wife's feet were so badly frozen that
.mputation was found necessary. His
yife narrates that when she complained
# the cold, he insisted on taking off his
vercoat and wrapping her in it,
The above is all true, except that
Ir. and Mrs. McCracken have not been
Dakota and are at Waterloo alive and
zee from frost bites.
II. D. Kanouse, G. w. C. T, lectured
D large audience at the Congregation
| church last Sunday evening. The
iect announced was "The theological
sef prohibition The lecturer chef
occupied his time in defending the
uestion of prohibition and total absti-
ence from the attacks made upon it by
ev. DR.. Ell. Crosby, of New 70 rk, dis
nguished Presbyterian divine, in a
cture delivered in Boston some time
ice. Mr.. Kanouse handled the doctor
a severe manner and did not mince
rds in the least in treating with his
rersary. Many present were doubtless
,dering in their minds what DR.. Crosby
Id have done about it had he been on
4 to defend himself.