Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-12-20
WatGrtOVn Republican
WATERFOWL, WIS, DEC. 20, 1898.

"A fine line of Xmas cigars at
Schlueter Bros.
St Paul's church services next
Sunday morning will be held in Mem
orial chapel
Rev. and Mrs. Geo C. Weiss are
the happy parents of bright boy
baby, born 20 them Friday.
Our townsman, William Hum
phrey, at the recent meeting of uni
formed rank Of Knights of Pythias,
held IN Milwaukee, was elected one of
the trustees of the order.
Saturday evening the German
Methodist church congregation and
Sunday school will celebrate Christmas
with tree and appropriate exercises
bv the scholars at the church.
Next Sunday evening being Christ
mas eve, the Congregational church
Sunday school will observe the occa-
sion with appropriate exercises COM
prising Christmas songs and declama-
tons.
AT the Joint meeting of the Beloit
and Madison district convention of Con-
gregational pastors, held at Madison
last week, Rev. g. c.. Weiss, of this
city, gave a paper on Religious Culture
of the Young"
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was weak, but steady, closing
at 5S4c cash and 624c May. Flour was
dull and nominal Barley closed at
49c, rye at 1850, corn at SAFE and oats at
299c. Hogs were sc lower, ranging at
$4.9O@S5.2O.
Prof. @. T. Viebahn will furnish a
paper to be read before the annual SEES
sion of the State Teachers association
at Madison, December rs, 81 and %, en-
titled: Can the High Schools Furnish
Adequate Preparation for the Classical
Course in College?"
Another Jefferson boy = Frank
LANCER, for many years night operator
at that station-is now employed by the
Northwestern Railway company in
their office here He is assistant to Mr..
Heimerl, and manipulates the tele-
graph KEYS during the day.
-Roadmaster F. H. Buffmeyer now
has charge of the east end of the La
Crosse division of the st. Paul railway,
with headquarters at this city, succeed.
ing the late E. L. Bradbury, of Portage.
Mr. Buffmeyer formerly had charge of
the main line from New Lisbon to La
Crosse.
The postoffice will be open on Mon
day next Christmas day. from 7:30 A.
NJ, until 10 A. NJ and from to P. NJ.
The morning delivery Of mail by car
rier Will be the only one that day,
Carrier window will be open from ) to
6 P NJ The same regulations will be
observed on New Years day.
EARLY Christmas day service at St.
Demands church will take place at five
O'Clock 4. NJ, and the second high mass
at half past ten o'clock A. NJ Mozart's
celebrated Twelfth Mass will be rem
dered at both services. A special
musical programme has been prepared.
Vesper services at seven O'Clock P NJ.
The following officers of Anchor
Hook and Ladder company, No. l,
were elected last Wednesday evening:
President, A. A. Hardie; vice presi-
dent, Chas. f. Frey; secretary, Paul
Schoechert; treasurer, NJ. A. Began;
foreman, Geo. Weber; assistant fore
man, Jas. Roy; trustee, L. MolIert.
Mrs. Alexander Campbell died at
the home of her son H E. Campbell, at
Stephensville, Friday. December s, Of
heart failure, aged 78 years. Her hus-
band services her with two daughters
and one son. Deceased and Der hus-
band came from Canada and settled in
WATERFOWL in 1871, three years later
removing to Portland, where they re-
sided forty three years. Mr.. Campbell
is brother Of our former old resident,
Mrs. Heller Smith.
Personal friends of the groom here
are in receipt at the following card,
which explains itself: "Mr. and Mrs.
7. d. Scoield invite you to be present
at the marriage Of their daughter
Bertha to Mr. Walter 0. Bradbury,
Monday, December 25, at II O'Clock, at
their residence, Montesano, Washing
ton, 1898" The groom is we'll and
most favorably known as the third son
of our residents, Mr. and Mrs. d. 0.
Bradbury, and during his boyhood life
among Us gained large number Of
fast friends who will be much interest
ed in this pleasant Christmas event and
who extend hearty congratulations in