Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
FLOATING PARAGRAPHS

MRS; JUsTINA FEGLEY, of fremont,
Schuylk1ll County, Pa, weighs 5OO
pounds.
AT Upper Sandusky, o., man rs
years old has just been convicted OF
sheep stealing
AN aged and wealthy blind man OF
Atlanta has just led to the altar a beau
tl1ul bride, aged Is years.
READING has Fat Mems Association,
composed of eleven members, none of
whom weigh less than 225 pounds.
Two sea birds, which had evidently
strayed from the haunts OF old ocean,
were killed by an Illinois sportsman on
the banks of the Sangamon River.
A MCKEAN County woman SO years
old, is said to have been married to her
fourteenth husband the other day, after
having been divorced thirteen times.
A GRAY wolf, which is believed to have
destroyed over 81 900 worth OF sheep
and other stock during the past winter,
was killed near Thornville, O., the 9th
er day.
A BLIND man died rece ntly in Chi
chester workhouse, England, who had
been an inmate of that institution for
20 years. He entered at the age of 9
and passed his whole life there.
A MAN named Post and woman
named Stump were married some time
ago by preacher named Lockwood in
little town in Maryland. Thew have
boy now named James Lamp Post.
STEILAcooM, Wash. T., although very
small town, is incorporated and under
the laws of the territory receives 5000
per month from liquor licenses, although
there are but two saloons in the place.
& 30
crisp, was found the other day in the
field, Mass. How it got there is sub
ject for speculation which each reader
can indulge.
AT Sebring, Tioga County, flock of
wild geese became bewildered by the
fire at sugar camp and came tumbling
down into the blaze. The boys who
were at work there succeeded in killing
two of the birds.
The astronomical director of the
aristocratic Capital City Club, of Atlanta,
Ca, is a colored woman who is noted
far and near for her skill. She is paid
salary Of 81 800 a year and allowed ST.
QUO for an assistant.
A REMARKABLE family reunion took
place at Robinson, Ca, recently. Three
sisters and two brothers of the same
family were present, whose united ages
were over $50 years. The Oldest is so
and the youngest IS.
A LONDON dealer in birds prepared
for the adornment of ladies' bonnets
| makes the statement that last year he
sold 1000, 900 ofthem, ranging in variety
| from the robin and the wood pigeon to
the splendid tropical bird.
NATURAL gas is reported to have been
discovered at Peterborough, England.
The clay there, when subjected to heat
| IN close vessel, yielded dense smoke
| which, when lighted burned like coal
gas for considerable time.
An ingenious moonshiner in Ken
lucky concealed his still in cave in
such a manner as to allow the smoke to
| escape through hollow iree. In this
way he eluded the vigilance of the reve-
nue. officers for over year.
AN owl collided with the headlight of
a locomotive on Georgia railroad the
other night, smashing the glass. The
manned clinging to the light until the
| train stopped at the next station.
A New YORK religious paper makes
| the following statement: cat ST.
Thomas Church, Homestead, Md, the
Rev. William Brayshaw, rector, is at
once to be reshingled and otherwise
| repaired, and bids are now in hand: the
cost will be some 5000. ! The rector
| must need suit OF clothes badly.
A BUFFALO man, who draws pension
for wound received during the war,
| is very conscientious. About three
| days before the time comes around Tor
him to draw his quarterly allowance,
his leg gets in bad shape, and SO contin-
ues until a week after he has received
his money. At other times he walks as
! we'll as other people.
A BALTIMORE firm has till-tapper in
the shape of Maltese cat. When one
| of the firm opened the money drawer
on Tuesday morning out jumped cat
belonging to him. From the cash were
missing 800 note and two 81 notes, and
other notes were damaged by the cats
teeth. Tabby is accused of having ap-
propriated the money.