Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-11

| Thursday afternoon with MIS-. Oanlel
! Jones'
The second Knights of Pythias So
cial will be held at the lodge room this
evening.
Don't fail to see the lakes and hills
of Killarney by moonlight next Satur-
day evening.
Those in need of artificial teeth
should read DR.. E. Goeldner's new ad-
vertisement.
The Clover club will meet with
Miss Anna Campbell Saturday after
noon at @ clock.
Holmes Ives, one Of the oldest citi-
zens of Fort Atkinson, died Sunday.
He settled in Oakland in 1874.
The Charles F. Higgins Concert
company, the finest musical organiza-
ton in the country, at Concordia Opera
house, Dec. 81.
-"The Ivy Leaf" company is pro-
nounced by critics to be fiawless. The
play is of Irish homes and hearts, and
is enlivened by Irish music.
w. d. Sproesser, jeweler, has son e.
thing to say under the head of the old
but truthful adage "the proof of the
pudding is in the eating" See lad"
-Goeldner Bros. light their windows
with gas jets arranged in a half arc,
something entirely new here, making
very handsome style of illumination.
Monday last j. Brown, living three
miles south of Fort Atkinson, had a
part of his left cheek shot off by his
gun discharging while he was in the
act of getting over fence.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was steadier and closed at 713c
for No. cash, 12c December, 723c
January and 774c May. Flour was
steady, but dull. Barley closed at 46c,
rye ut Acc, corn at 293c and oats at 22c
Hogs were dull at $3.45@3.65.
The wet fair day yesterday was a
great disappointment all around, our
merchants and others expecting a large
attendance and making preparations to
do rushing trade. AS it turned out,
the attendance at the fair was the slim
NEST at any fair this year, and no stock
of any account was brought in. A few
horses were offered for sale, but trades
were scarce. Rain and slush reigned
supreme all day, and there was gen.
eral appearance of discomfort in the
surroundings.
Asa Faville, died at Rochester, n.
Y. Tuesday, December3 3, aged SS years.
He was until about fourteen months
ago a resident of the town of Milford,
since about 1870 He was one of the
original family of Favilles who came to
Wisconsin from Herkimer county, n.
| Y. About 1870 he suffered stroke of
paralysis, since which time he has been
comparatively helpless, and great
care to his family. His remains were
brought to Lake Mills and the funeral
took place at the Methodist church
there last Sunday.
Our old townsmanWm Livsey, form
er secretary of theWatertown Gas COM
pany, now resident of Pittsburgh, Pa,
has just been appointed state treasurer
of Pennsylvania, to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the recent death of the
treasurer elected last fall. This will be
Mr. Livsey third term ofservice in this
high office. He was appointed treas
erer to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the election of M. S. Quay to the U. S.
Senate. Next he was himself elected
by the people, and now again obtains
the office by appointment.
The annual conference of charities
and corrections will be held in Madi-
son some time in February. Among
those appointed on committees and
! from whom addresses are expected are
the following: Employment and
| Amusement Of Insane-Henry [. Grae-
sci, superintendent county asylum, JEFF
ferson; Provisions for Care of Idiots
DIR. w. w. Reed, Jefferson; Public Out
! door Relief-Thos. Crane, poor super
intendent, Fort Atkinson Hygienic
Conditions Of County Institutions-Dr.
w. E. Hallock, county physician, Ju-
neau; Management of County Farms
John Whittet, trustee county asylum,
Busseyville; Exhib it-Mrs. S. Rudolph,
matron poor house, Juneau.
PERSONAL.
Miss Laura Foote, of Ripon, has been
visitor in town, the guest of Miss
Anna Brown.
James g. Ford, of Whitewater, has
been in town since Saturday, atten ling
at the bedside of his father, John Ford
c. B. Mead, of The Waterloo Demo.
crat, wife and sons, were visitors over
Sunday with Mrs. Mead's sister, Mrs
Robert Kearns.
Rev. Charles Iwert, presiding elder
/ of this district, assisted in the services
of the dedication of the new German
Methodist church at Madison, last Sun