Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-01
st. Paul's parish guild meets Thurs

Trouble is apprehended by the great
amount of snow on the roofs of buildings,
unless shoveled off before thaw comes.
In connection with THE REPUBLICAN
we are prepared to furnish The Chicago
Weekly Inter Ocean at seventy cents
a year,
The Carpet Weavers of the M. E.
church, will hold a "nlckle reading" at
the residence of @. w. Rundlett Tuesday
evening of next week.
The entertainment for the benefit of
St. Paul's church guild takes place this
evening at lower Turner Hall and an in
teresting programme is announced, along
with a supper, all for 35 cents.
The country roads are worse than
they have been for some years, on &C
count of the deep snow. Very few farmers
are able to get to town with full loads
these days.
The Turner society should be we'll
at their masquerade next
evening. The spectacular part,
embracing scenes from Fairy Land, will
be very fine as we'll as the collection of
masqueraders.
AT NJ. E. church next Sunday Love
Feast will be held at 10 A NJ. Preach
ing at 10;30 followed by Sacrament of
the Lords Supper. Services conducted
by the pastor. Sunday school at II NJ.
All invited.
The next meeting of the Saturday
Club will be held at the home of Mrs.
Campbell Subject: Modern Novels"
Quotations selected from any of our
modern novels.
MARY E. CHADWICK, Sec'y.
The reported serious illness of Miss
Carlotta Perry is pronounced false ru-
NOR by lady with whom she is staying
at Evanston, H., in letter to a Chicago
paper. Miss Perryis preparing volume
of her poems for the press, and is in usual
health.
-Chas. B. Hitchcock, who, with his
wife, was murdered near Los Angeles,
California, January "a, was an Intimate
friend of Or. F. G. Moulding, when both
resided near Elgin, Illinois. The crime
was committed by one Fred Anschlag in
order to get deed to ranch owned by
Hitchcock. Anschlag has made full
nfession of the crime.
Last Saturday morning at GAINESVILLE
the st. Paul through express collided with
a detached engine of the Chicago accom-
mediation of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, badly wrecking both engines,
and telescoping the St. Paul baggage Cal.
The passengers and trainmen escaped
serious injury. The accident is believed
to have been caused by carelessness.
A charity ball will be given at Fort
Atkinson, Thursday evening, Feb. 9, IN
der the auspices of the Masonic lodge oil
that city, the proceeds to be donated IL
the Ladies Aid society for the needy
poor. The noble purpose in view ought
to insure a large attendance. A highly
enjoyable affair is promised. Remember
of the three great attributes, charity takes
precedence.
Exhibited States Attorney Delaney
writes from Alaska, that he has already
forgiven the men who defeated him fol
congress, but that he will never forgive
those who sent him to Alaska. As thi
statement comes directly after the appoint
meDt of General Bragg as minister t.
Mexico, it looks as if Delaney regrets hi
own acceptance of the Alaska appoint
ment because he was not on hand to hel
"down Bragg
The eclipse of the moon in this par
of the world Saturday evening was quit,
visible here and some good observation
were made. Another eclipse OF the moon
which will be total, visible to the large
part of the world, except eastern Europ
and Asia, occurs July 1928 A partia
eclipse of the sun, visible only to til
Antarctic ocean and southern Patagonia
occurs February II. Two more partia
eclipses of the sun, invisible, occurs Jul
and August 7.
Monday night the roof of the ice
house connected with the brewery of tht
Fuennann Brewing company, fell in wit
a loud crash, the accident being cause
by the great weight of snow on the build
ing. The north side also collapsed, max
ing bad wreck Of the building. 1t
estimated that it will cost 81 900 to plac
the structure ia its former condition
There was little ice in the building a
the time it fell, and fortunately no on
was hurt. The work of repairing tb
damage has been already begun.