Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-23

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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Museheid,
500, O'Connell street.
Miss Habhegger, Ais Fifth street,
entertained company of lady friends
at tea last Thursday.
Ar an ,ements are going forth for
the annual masquerade of the Turner
society on February Is.
During the past year the Water
town Gas company furnished to con-
sumers 100000 feet of gas.
"A large silver fox was seen by a
party of hunters in Hartwig's willows,
near this city, on last Sunday.
Among recent patents granted is
one to our towrsman, Robert Cairns,
on bis differential pattern machine,
The pastor of the Congregational
church will speak next Sunday morn
ing on Salvation and the Church,"
in the evening on "Why Free Thought
is Always Ready for a Fight"
James Roy, the west side veteri-
nary surgeon aud blacksmith, has a
business card in this issue. Mr.. Roy
understands his business and persons
entrusting work to him will make no
mistake.
"A freight car at the st. Paul depot
was broken into Sunday night and its
contents rummaged, but not much of
ANYTHING taken save cask Of alcohol.
The freight was from Milwaukee firms,
consigned to parties here.
The cheese box plant in the Mise
gades building on North Water street
was sold last week to Henry Laemmer-
hirt & Co., and removed to their cooper
ing establishment on First street, where
the business will be carried on in the
future.
One of the severest billiards. ever
experienced in this section prevailed
all day Monday. The wind howled
and heavy fall of snow blinded ones
vision and dritted the thoroughfares.
The sleighing promises well after the
roads are beaten down.
Willie, the young son of Fred
| Hose, of the First ward, met with q
painful accident Saturday afternoon.
| While playing lie stumbled and fell
running a rusty nail into his leg below
the knee-cap. DR.. Werner attended
| him, and reports his patient doing
well.
Benjamin g. Chaplin pleased a
good-sized audience last evening at
Concordia Opera house with his elocu-
tionary recital While Mr.. Chaplin e
principal selections were from Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby." his programme
was a well-diversifed one. humorous,
| dialectal and heroic numbers being
given.
Our worthy representative in the
assembly, Hon. John 6. Conway, is
among the few legislators who have re-
fused favors from the railway copora-
tons in the shape of passes. He pays
his fare like a common mortal and
| thus pursues a conscientious course
well worthy ofemulation and common
dation.
Treatment parlors of the Badger
State Magnetic Appliance company
have been opened at 208 Main street,
where may be seen and inspected the
different processes for the cure of dis
eases in use by this company. Drs. A.
O. and Lille L. Brown are the consult
ants. The company's ADJ in anoth-
er column is of interest
-TheCongregational church free lee
ture course was opened last Wednes-
day evening by Rev. I. L. Corey,
of Milwaukee, who spoke entertaining
ly to fair-sized audience on Congre-
gational history. Next Tuesday even
ing, January 20, the second lecture
will be given by Rev. ]. K. Kilbourn,
of Genesee, on "The New Testament
Writers-Their Life and Times.''
During the year 1894 there were
fourteen births, ffty-seven deaths and
three marriages in st. Bernard's con-
gregation; besides these eleven from
outside the congregation were buried
from the church, and there was one
couple from abroad married there; of
the thirty-seven funerals held from
there, five of them were children's.
The congregation now has a member
hip of 258 ia miles, Gazette