Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19

Divide Musin concert at Concordia
Opera house.
To-day is Ash Wednesday, the be-
ginning of the penitential season kept
by large portion of Christendom.
Yesterday at Juneau. Hon. A. K.
Delaney was awarded 81 800 damages IN
his suit for SANDER against DR.. Kaetel.
We are in receipt of Sixth Annual
Report of the Agricultural Experiment.
al Station of the University of Wiscon-
sin.
Since the resignation of Captain
Borchardt, of Milwaukee, our townsman
Captain A. Solliday, holds the oldest
car tain s commission in the state.
William Hartig, of the firm of Har-
tig & MANI, will erect in the spring
handsome residence on West Washing
ton street, Fourth ward, to cost S., 600.
The Rev. Geo c. Carter, D. d., who
has resigned his post as principal of
Nashotah seminary, will go to Europe
in September, when his resignation will
take effect.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Madison by the West Road
Cheese and Butter factory, of Water
town; capital, 5000; incorporators, Hen
ry Groth, Gustav Klemann, David Hill
demann and others.
The State Dairymen's association
at Columbus last week, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Prof w. A. Henry, of the
state university, Madison; secretary,
D. w. Curtis, of Fort Atkinson; treas
urer, F. J. LOOMS, Sheboygan Falls.
The first ball given under the aus
pieces of the jolly Six club last Monday
evening, at Armory hall, proved to be
one of the most pleasant and best ar
ranged dancing parties of the season.
A programme of twenty-eight numbers
was highly enjoyed by a large company
of dancers.
Hermann Mielke, of Emmett,
charged with shooting the little son of
Carl Christians, in the town of Lebanon,
Jan. y, was brought before Justice
Beckmann Monday for examination
and the ease was adjourned over until
tomorrow at II A. NJ, Mielke, mean
while, being lodged in jail at Juneau.
john Byron Hamilton, formerly of
the British navy and noted traveller,
will lecture on Egypt at Concordia
Opera house on the evening of Feb. %.
He has iourneyed through Africa with
Stanley and is fully competent to speak
on the subject chosen. Our citizens
can be assured of a rich intellectual
treat.
The Democrats are fully welded to
the idea this year of the early birds
getting the worms, and will hold their
convention for the nomination of city
officers, Saturday, March s. This is
done to prepare for any contingencies
that might arise IN starting out under
the new election law, which has many
points about it not thoroughly under
stood as yet.
The postofice is undergoing thor
ough renovation in the line of cleaning,
painting and embellishiHg, much need
ed improvements in the government
quarters Postmaster Moak's room is
quite tastefully papered and made
pleasant with numerous pictures hung
upon the walls, and other marked
changes for the better in its internal
arrangements.
The masquerade ball of the Turner
society held at the Opera house, Satur-
day evening, was a perfect jam in point
of numbers, every seat being taken and
each inch of room occupied by mas
queraders and spectators. The tableaux
were on grand scale, gotten up with
considerable care and expense. Loud
applause followed the presentation of
each Of the allegorical scenes SO finely
rendered The height of enjoyment
was realized by all present and every
body was agreed upon tie success of
the entertainment.
The following is the order of SER
vices for Lent at St. Paul's Episcopal
church: Ash Wednesday, 10 A, NJ. full
morning service, 7:30 P. NJ. evening
PRAYER and sermon; st. Matthias Day,
$50 A. NJ. morning prayer, 10 4. NJ. Holy
Communion; Tuesdays and Thursdays,
$50 a. NJ. morning prayer; Wednesdays
and Fridays, P. NJ. Litany and instruc-
ton; Bible class, 1880 P. NJ. Tuesdays;
Confirmation class, 4:3G P. II. Wednes-
days and Fridays; Holy Communion,
10 A. NJ. Thursdays. Holy week-Good
Friday, 10 a. NJ. morning prayer, itany
and ante Communion, lao to P. NJ.
Passion service; other week days, $50
A. NJ morning prayer and Eoly Com
munion, p NJ. Except Thursday
evening prayer; Bible class, Tuesday
evening as before; Confirmation class,
4:30 P. NJ. Saturday.
The church sociable and supper,