Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-28

sugar seAsOn Will U0 very SuoIt Anu uh
productive this year There has been
but few days when the sap would rus
freely, and the amount of sugar made is
quite limited.
In compliance with the order issued
by the Post Office department, directing
that all post offices throughout the coun-
try be closed as mark ofrespect to the
memory of Postmaster General Howe,
the WATERFOWL post Office will be closed
to-day from 2P. NJ. to 5 PM.
Bishop E. R. Welles will make a
visitation of this parish and administer
the rite of confirmation Wednesday even
ing, April 4, at ~ o'clock. Rev. Prof.
Riley will present the candidates and
Rev. 81. St. George, recently from Eng
land, will assist in the services.
in late issue of the Sentinel b.
Weidner, a well-known resident of Mil
waukee, publishes a card certifying that
Drs. F. j. Toussaint & G. G. Taylor,
cured his valuable horse of brain fever
after two prominent veterinary surgeons
had given the animal up. We are glad
to note the fine progress that our friend
Frank J. is making in his profession.
The Carpet Weavers' Fair and Sup
per will be held this evening at Turner
Hall The supper to be served will not
be an oyster supper, as stated last week,
but will consist of a plenitude of the
good things of life Don't fail to attend.
The young ladies are determined to have
a new carpet for their church, and they
are willing you should help them.
As will be seen from his card in an
ether column, NJ G. Ambrose is candi-
date for Justice of the Peace in the Third
and Fourth wards. Mr. Ambrose b as
been tried in this position and rendered
satisfaction In discharging its duties. In
electing him again the people would be
making no experiment, but know precise
ly what to expect from him.
Last week the type made havoc of
an item which should have read as fol-
flows:
The challenge on big calves made by
J. Norman recently has been accepted by
r. Williams. of Piperville, who comes
forward with a calf from seven-eighths
Durham cow that weighed, when % hours
old, 1857 pounds, beating the Norman
record 111a pounds. Mr.. Williams also
makes record on the other extreme with
calf weighing only % pounds. Both
calves are now three days old.
The blue birds, robins, meadow
larks and other songsters first appeared
among us some ten days ago, but it has
been hard work for the winged harbingers
of spring to MARBLE with any degree of
welcomed as they have
been for the most of the time since their
coming with cold, bleak, dreary weather
But they are here all the same, tokens,
as it were, of future sunshine and
warmth.
Clinton Rabbit, Secretary of the
State Agricultural Society. has issued the
following bulletin, addressed to the farm
ers of Wisconsin: "Last season much Of
your corn was cribbed in a poor cohdi-
ton. Analysis at the Wisconsin State
University shows % per cent of water
in the grain-double what it should be.
Tosave from spelling what is now remain
ing in crib it should at once be shoveled
over. The cold and strong winds of
March will greatly assist in retaining
A delay of few days may cost you thou
sands of dollars
DIR. Fishblatt is philanthropist and
deserves the large and lucrative practice
that be enjoys. The poor receive the
same attention as do the wealthy and OPP
ulent and none need be afraid to consult
him on the account of being unable to
pay. He prescribes gratuitously to those
who are in INDECENT circumstances, as
many can testify who have been restored
to health and strength, and he cordially
invites all charitable persons to bring to
him those who though poor are deserv-
ing and they will receive all consideration
and the best treatment known to modern
science. Prof Fi>hblatt has performed
some remarkable cures and if half be
true which has been told of him be has
earned the gratitude of the
whole human race.
RUNAWAY WITH Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Smith while driving on Wilder
street last Saturday were thrown out of
their buggy near the railroad crossing by