Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-11-27
Home Matters.

pany.
"A. w. Rich & Co., Milwaukee, have
a new sad" in this issue.
An original pension is granted
Thomas O'Brien, of Lake Mills.
The Clover club will meet with
Miss Guynoir Lewis Saturday afternoon
at o'clock.
An incandescent lamp arrangement
for showing the interior Of boilers while
under steam has been made by Ger
man inventor.
Everything is nearly ready for the
event and the electric light will shed
it's brilliant rays on the city next Mon
day evening, Dec 2.
Patrick Rogan, of the Fourth ward,
is the oldest member who ever served
on the county board. He passed his
61st year last September.
Thanksgiving services with holy
communion and a sermon will be held
at St. Paul's Episcopal church, Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs Maggie Lean died November
goth in the town of Sullivan, aged 81.
She was the wife of Thomas Lean, who
emigrated from St. Bernard, Cornwall,
Eng, in 1860.
"A teachers institute will be held in
Jefferson Friday and Saturday, Dec. Is
and Ia. Prof. Gillian, of Milwaukee,
and Prof. Harvey, of Oshkosh, will be
the conductors.
Patrons of THE REPUBLICAN will
please hand in their advertisements
and business notices not later than
Tuesday afternoon, to insure insertion
for Wednesday morning.
The missionary meeting and tea
connected with the Ladies' Missionary
society of the Congregational church
will be held at the home of Mrs. ] esse
Stone, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 4.
Union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Congregational church. The
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
A. A. Wood, of the M. E. church. Ser
vice at half past ten o'clock. All are
invited.
MIR. and Mrs. E. w. Schultz have
issued cards bearing the following:
''Muriel E. Schultz, born Nov "a, 1882"
Of course, the parents are happy, and
their wide circle of friends rejoice with
them over the "little" circumstance.
The Columbus Democrat must
stand the consequences of the follow
ing:
1.-TWO instances are reported, one in
Eliza and the other in Portland, of the
trading Of girls for farm machinery and
stock. One was snapped for binder
and the other for horse"
Some nice venison steak, present.
ed to us Monday, testified in a manner
well relished at the EDITORS house, of
the goodly aim of John Slight Jr when
the feet-footed and argus-eyed deer
cross his path in Wisconsin's north
ern wilds.
We are requested 20 announce that
the annual supper and bazaar Of the
Clover club will be held in lower Tur-
ner hall the evening OF Dec. II. 1t is
the hope of the young ladies who form
this industrious band that the public
will favor them with liberal attend
ance and patronage.
Hon. John A. Barney's term as a
member of the Soldiers Relief commits
sion of Dodge county having expired,
JudgeLamoreux e-appinted him Tues
day as member for three years. AT
meeting of the commission held later,
0. f. Weaver was reelected chairman
and John A. Barney secretary for the
ensuing year.
According to the statistics of In
sane in Wisconsin for October, 1899, -
there were in the Jefferson County In
sane asylum at the close of the last
month ninety-one inmates, ffty-o
men and forty women. OF this number
forty-four work all day, thirty-four a
less time and seventythree are on pa
role to go around without an attendant.
B. F. Watson, landlord of the Cen
trail house, closed his hotel Saturday
and takes charge of the Newton house,
Lake Mills. Mr.. Watson was quite sue
cesSful here as landlord and his re-
moval is to be regretted. He consider
ed the prospect better at Lake Mills
for larger and more successful bust
ness than it was possible for him to do
here, hence he made the change. His
large circle of friends wish him success
in his new location.
"A circular has been issued by the
Civil Service Reform association of
New York city, urging upon the religi-
Gus bodies of the country the necessity
for bringing before the people the i'm
portance of reform in the civil service
of the government. 1t is signed by
leading representatives. of the various