Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-26
HOME MATTERS.

HOME MATTERS.
Six large offers have been caught near
lterloo this winter.
The Shakespearean Club contemplate
eigh ride to Oc0nomowoc this even
The regular old fashioned january
w has not been visible to the naked
so far this month.
There have been about forty deaths
~ diphtheria in the town of Leroy,
dye county, the past month.
T. D. Kanouse, G. w. C. Il. address
large temperance meeting at the
,ngregational church at Oak Grove last
turday evening.
The widow of Frank Leslie has
,ught suit against one of his sons to
strain the publication of new maya
.ie in the name of the noted publisher.
A sleighing party from Watertown
God Templal' sLodge will attend the en-
rtainment to be given by the Farming
II Good Templars Saturday evening and
splendid time is anticipated.
"A meeting of the Ladies Aid Society
I'd the St Agnes Guild, of st Paul's
urch will be held at Rev. FL. Thompson's
udy, Thursday evening, at which time
officers of the guild will be elected
ID committees appointed.
The members of the WATERFOWL
smple of Honor went by sleighs to
.aterloo last evening and enjoyed
easant visit and sumptuous supper
it'll the brethren Of the Temple at that
ace.
The invi atoms are issued for the
arriage of Will c. Stone and Miss Lena
,inner, the happy event to take place
the residence of the brides parents in
First ward tomorrow evening.
The sugar cane growers of Mime
TIA, in convention at St. Paul, Friday,
tied to send barrel of the sugar on ex-
bition to President Garfield as a sample
estern enterprise and ingenuity.
d. w. Curtis, of Fort Atkinson, has
cen elected secretary of the Wisconsin
airymen's Association for the coming
ear. This association it is evident en-
races every opportunity to advance its
lterests as the selection for secretary
ould indicate.
The Ladies Social Society of the NJ.
church will meet this "wednesday
sening at J. Q. Hull's. All DESTROYS
ping are requested to be at the parson-
re by half past six, where sleighs will
in readiness to take them. A cordial
vitation is extended to all.
The question of government control
the telegraph business is receiving con-
1erable attention III congressional cir
es, and the probability is that the House
1mmittee on Postoffices and Postroads
Ill be instructed to inquire into the ex-
.diency of establishing telegraph post
system. This movement is the result
the reported consolidation of all the
legraghic companies.
At the GAINESVILLE cotton mills last
ar there were manufactured 1850 bales
IDS amounting to 5,150,080 yards.
70 were consumed $3.50 bales of cotton
i the cash value of the cloth thus manu-
ctured reaches 326, 472. There was
,pended for labor $6S,S4S.70, the num-
sr of employees being about $50 some
mes more, sometimes less. The mill
as 400 looms and 10000 spindles and
hese have been kept at work constant
7.
Tho annual joint meeting of the State
Agricultural and Horticultural socie-
les will be held in the capitol from Janu-
ry 81 to February 4, inclusive. The
programme includes an address by the
Ion. n D. Frat, president of the State
agricultural society, with lectures to be
delivered, papers to be read, and discus
ions on farm and economical topics dur
ng each day and evening.
Saturday morning about Z o'clock a
re broke out in the large water tank
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
ear the depot in the Third ward. Short.
y after the alarm was given both engines
t the fire department were on hand and
aging upon the structure. Owing tc
peculiar construction of the tank the
as hard to get at, but at last the
enes were extinguished although not
efore considerable damage was done.
Dodge County loses another old set
Ter, and the community an upright citi-
en-, in the death of David Flavin at his
ONE in the town of Emmett on the even
lg Of the 18th, inst, after a long sick.
SIS of cancer in the neck, aged II years
,ars. The deceased was native of Ire,
I'd and settled in Dodge County on the
m where he died over 80 years ago
funeral of Mr.. Flavin was held from
Demands Catholic church Friday
rning and the large number of sym
hizing friends in attendance testified
he high opinion he had been held il
snsighbor and friend.