Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

-AHODS Tic appointments vi w lsCul-
sin postmasters published in Mondays
Sentinel, is Henry G. Christian, at
Johnson's Creek,
Charles Allen has opened the "Panic
Store in G. H. Bolts building, West
Side, with dry goods and ladies' and chill
dren's shoes.
The new crop of uncolored Jap teas
of 1885 just arrived at CRUDE & Achten-
hageo's at prices that will please all tea
drinkers. Call and receive samples.
Peter Janisch at Waterloo, Martin
Stapleton at Fox Lake, Andrew Douglas
at Alderly, and Eugene Hastings at
Theresa, are among the Wisconsin post
masters appointed yesterday.
Our regular Juneau correspondent
has returned from his summer ramblings
and makes his bow to the readers of the
REPUBLICAN through an interesting COR
respondence this week.
&C. S. Ellsworth, lecturer of the
Wisconsin State Anti-Prohibitio Asso-
citation, will deliver a free lecture at
Turner Hall, this evening, on Personal
Liberty and Equal Rights"
The sixth annual meeting of the
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical association
will be held at GAINESVILLE, on the 18th,
18th and 18th of August. A pharma-
ceutical exhibit will be made in coniunc-
ton with the meeting.
The Milwaukee wheat market was
weaker yesterday, prices closing at $3.50
for No. 2 spring, S914c seller August and
9l1ac September. Flour was neglected.
Corn cloaed at 4534c, oats at 3G15c, bar.
ley at 5934 c and rye at 60c. Provisions
were dull, but hogs were higher, ranging
at 81. 35a4 so.
The merchants of Jefferson have
agreed to close their places of business on
Sundays and thus set good and worthy
example for their WATERFOWL brethren to
follow. Closing the stores here at
O'clock each evening has been success
and why cannot our merchants make
Sunday closing succeed?
Van Wyck Anthony, of Fishkiil,
New York, and Miss Florence L. Hustis,
youngest daughter of John Hustis, of
Hustisford, were married yesterday at
St. James Episcopal Church, Milwaukee.
The newly married couple will reside at
Hustisford. Among the guests present
at the wedding was Miss Emily Hall, of
this city.
The proposition to have the city
retain the old Pioneer engine house
building and fit up in it room where
unfortunate people who should meet with
accidents or become sick could be cared
for and receive proper attention, should
have the sanction of our citizens, as we
have on several occasions seen the neces-
sity for such place at the disposal of
the city.
lightning apparently has a much
stronger affinity for the horse than for
man. and where a bolt comes near enough
to kill either one, it almost invariably
selects the horse and leaves the human
being untouched We have noticed
several such cases in this county and this
preference shown by the arch destroyer
no doubt accounts FOR the extreme terror
noticeable in stock, during severe
electrical discharge.
An exchange says the last swindling
device is where a gentleman representing
himself to be connected with some Chi
cago provision house, circulates a paper
among the farmers, asking their opinion
as to the probable crop this season, care
fully noting down the answers. At the
conclusion he asks the farmer to sign it
lust to give the report an appearance of
being correct" and in nine cases out of
ten good healthy note turns up In the
hands of an innocent purchaser, which
will have to be paid.
The epcampment of the Grand
Commandery Knights Templar at Camp
Whiting" Neenah, which commenced
yesterday and to continue until Friday,
is attended by number of the Olivet
Commandery Knights Templar, of this
city, and their families. Among those
present are N. G. Daniels, Miss Annie
Daniels, DR.. Solliday and wife, w. Fl.
Rohr, G. B. Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. III. Stahl, Miss Lottie Stahl and
F. E. Woodland.
OBITUARY.-James Hennesy, a resi-
dent of this city since 1855, died at his
home in the Seventh ward, Saturday,
July fS, of cancer on the arm, aged &c
years. Deceased was born in County
Glare Ireland He leavas q wife tbroo