Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-18
Home Matters.

If you want to see really gooc
performance of brilliant play, dom
miss THE Burglar
The fourth winter session the Wis
consin Press association will be held III
GAINESVILLE, Feb. IS, 10 and 20, 1890.
The revival services at La Crosse
under the auspices of Mrs. Van Cot
have been very successful. Many con,
versions are reported.
AT the recent election of officers OF
the Ashton Oak. lodge A. F. and A
M, our former townsman F. P. Brook
was chosen Worthy Master.
Thirty mine stuffed geese,e pur-
chased the present week by Henry
Daub from one farmer for $152, speaks
well of the Watertown market.
The Old Settlers Club, at Fox Lake
elected A. NJ Morrison as its president,
and O. n. Gorton, w. F. Halsted and
Jas. Pendell as presidents.
The electric light plant has received
its incandescent light dynamo, and the
incandescent Lighting is expected to be
started up by the end of the week.
"A literary entertainment will be
given under the auspices ofSt. Patrick S
Literary and Debating society at the
Sacred Heart college Friday evening,
December 20.
The following officers of Watertown
Chapter No. IL, r. A NJ, were elected
last evening: J. Stahl, III. P; Chas.
Fuermann, K; Gust. May, S.; VIM.
Sproesser, T.; VIM. Humphrey, S.
To get rid of the English sparrow,
Secretary of Agriculture Jerry Rusk
recommends poisoning the feathered
nuisances, which can easily be done by
feeding them grain soaked in solution
of arsenic.
1t is said that forty-eight languages
and dialects are spoken in Mexico.
That's nothing. In the United States
pretty much every language on earth is
spoken. We have newspapers printed
in upwards of sixty different languages
and more coming
The Christmas services at st. Paul s
church will be as follows: Christmas
eve, evening prayer at 7:30; Christmas
morning early celebration at 6, morn
ing prayer and Holy Communion at
1890; Sunday school festival, Holy In
nocents' eve, Friday, Dec. 81
"A grand performance of the ''Pir-
ates of Penzance" by company of
thirty-six voices, will be presented at
the City hall, Fort Atkinson, Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week.
Proceeds to be given to the purchase of
singing books for the High school.
-Don't miss the performance of "The
Burglar" next Saturday evening, at
Concordia Opera house, for no better
play or finer company has ever been in
Watertown. Columns of praise have
been written about it in the large cities,
and the same excellent company will
present it here.
Who will not be pleased to hear
that in making change of postmaster
at Johnson's Creek, Geo. c. Mansfield
received the appointment in place OF
H. c.. Christians, removed. The office
will be run with care and efficiency by
the new incumbent, and congratula-
tions are herewith extended
AT the meeting of Branch No. SIS Of
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, held
Monday evening, the following officers
were elected: President, Marcus Hur-
tubise; vice president, Joseph Tous-
saint; secretary, VIM. d. Stacy; fnan-
cial secretary, Charles Hahn; treasurer
Joseph Brooks; trustee for one year
Michael J. Burke.
Rev. A A. Wood, appointed pastor
of the NJ. E. church in this city by the
late conference, but after few weeks
ministrations here, transferred to the
Methodist church at Columbus, will be
married to-day to Miss Sadie Philpot
,, of Milwaukee, the nuptials to be cele.
| brated at the home of the brides par
ents, AS Third avenue.
The plan talked up to some extent
of widening and improving Main street
bridge has been given up for the pres
ent, at least. There is now some idea. in
the near future, of filling in some twenty
five feet at both ends of the bridge, thus
lessening the length fifty feet, and
then either repair the present struct-
ure to conform with the change, OF
build new bridge.
AT Concordia Opera house Satur.
day evening, w. H. Powers company
presented the Irish drama of ''The Ivy
Leaf" to q fair house The play, which
has many fine and striking situations in
it, was smoothly rendered, the leading
characters being well taken. The com.
pany carries some handsome scenery
adopted specially to the play the pres
entation of which is very enjoyable
part of the entertainment. "The Ivy