Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-20

st. Paul's parish Guild will NEE
Thursday evening with Mrs Edward
Rack.
The Northwestern University brass
band will give an open air concert this
evening on the College grounds.
For the latter portion of June Ven
nor, the Canadian weather seer, prophe-
cies as follows:
Sunday, 17.-Sultry and stormy. Cy
clones and hail-storms in Iowa AMI aG-
iacent States. Generally unsettled wealth
er. Very wet in Western and South
western districts. Wind and hail-storms
again in Iowa and Illinois, 22d and 23d.
Cool and backward weather in England.
Sunday, "a Heat and sultrlness,
with hail, thunder and wind.storms.
Very hot weather IN New York. Severe
storms in Dakota. Great damage done
by aail and wind. Heat and storms,
25th and Goth, majority of sections.
! Cooler and rainy weather close of month.
Saturday, 80 Rainy and cooler.
! Storms again in Western districts
Weather, on the whole, favorable IN
Canada More rain and storms West
and East
The great McGeoch lard crash and
the ruin and destruction wroughtin bust
ness in consequence, calls to mind the fact
that the actor in this astounding transac-
ton, upon whom the eyes of the COM
mercial world are now turned, was at
one time a resident of jefferson county,
an humble farmers boy. residing on his
fathers homestead at Stony brook, mid
way between Waterloo and Lake Mills.
| Peter McGeoch's parents were emlgrants
from Scotland, in which country their
now notorious son first saw the light, and,
we believe their first residence In the
United States Was upon their Jefferson
county farm, Peter was fond of spending
his spare time in the pleasant hamlet of
Lake Mills and .Sssduriug his frequent
visitations there he made the acquaint-
ance of one of the fair daughters of the
place, Miss Harvey, who subsequ emily
became his wife aud now shares his joys
and sorrows as true. pa rtner in life's
tourney should do.
FURNTrURE.-P, May & Co., offer to
the public large and well selected stock
of furniture of the best make and latest
styles at the lowest living prices. Any
article wanted which is not in stock may
be ordered through them. People can
be as well suited at this establishment as
in Chicago or Milwaukee and the as
sortment of P. May & Co. should be
looked over before sending away. See ad-
vertisement in another column.
The FOURTH CELEBRATION AS will
be seen by consulting our new adver-
tisements the Fourth of July is not 60
ing to be allowed to pass here this year
wholly unnoticed. The Watertown Ri.
fles and Turner Society are preparing for
a grand observance of the day at Turner
Hall and Park Thosespatriotically dis
posed will be pleased to know that an
opportunity is to be given here to enjoy
the DAY in a manner fitting to its memo
ries
OBTrUARY.-The many friends here of
Mrs August StoppenbachE Will be deep
ly panied to learn of her death which
occurred at her home in Jefferson on
Monday, June IS. We learn that the
deceased some weeks since fell and receiY-
ed q severe injury IN her throat which
prevented her from taking any nourish-
ment and she literally starved to death.
Her age was about 48. She was the last
surviving daughter of the late James
Revele and came to this city at an early
age living here until her marriage. Mrs.
Stoppenbach leaves a son and two daugh-
ters to mourn the loss of kind and de-
voted mother.