Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-02
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

morrow afternoon with Mrs. John
Smyth.
-Wiggenhorn Bros. have begun re.
moving to their new building on the
west side.
The Christmas musical programme
was repeated Sunday morning at st.
Paul's church.
The wife of Charles F. Zautner, our
former city marshal, died recently at
the family home in Milwaukee.
The Choral union will meet again
on Friday evening of this week. Prof.
Stillman is expected and full attend
ance is urged.
The ice on the river has been in
excellent condition for week past
and the young people have turned out
en- masse to enjoy the fine skating.
"A concert under the auspices OF
the Congregational G. E. is to be Civ
en- Friday evening, January IL, at Tur-
ner Opera house, by the Collins family
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of musicians.
james A. Sheridan, ex-superiutend-
ent of schools for Jefferson county,
and state inspector of high schools I'M
der the Peck regime, will practice law
in Milwaukee after he relinquishes bis
office this month.
Charles A. Judd is now employed
in the freight department at the st.
Paul depot, having resigned his posi-
ton with the United States Express
company. He is succeeded in the lat
ter place by Neil Royle.
The firm of Beurhaus & Co., con-
sisting of w. A. Beurhaus, John Teller
mann and Eli Fischer, has been dis
solved. We understand that Messrs.
Fellermann and Fischer will open
business about March l in the new
Kusel store, on the west side.
Monday evening at about o'clock
thieves entered the home of Mrs. M.
| Griffith, on North Washington street,
and carried off some wearing apparel
hanging in the hallway. A portion OF
the stolen goods was afterward found
short distance from the house.
| New Years day was bright and
cheerful one, but it was rather quietly
spent. A lew of the young men de-
voted the afternoon to calling, and
were Hospitality received by their
young lady friends, but this seems to
be one of the almost departed customs.
! During the holiday season Rev. DR..
Johnson received from the Sunday
school of St. Paul's church fine etch-
| ING and from others OF the congregation
generous gifts and beautiful painting
From st. Marks church, Beaver Dam,
he was the recipient of "The Century
Cyclopedia of Names"
The presentation of der Herr
SENATOR by the Stadt theatre stock
lcompany, of Milwaukee, at Turner
/ Opera house, last Thursday evening,
afforded an excellent entertainment
for our German residents. The play
was an amusing one and very we'll Civ
en-. There was large audience.
Bowling records for this city were
smashed last Wednesday evening,
when Paul Thorn, of the Young Mems
| Bowling club, made the phenomenal
score of 4S0, rolling twelve balls, on the
Opera house alleys. AS forty is the
highest count that can be made at one
roll, Mr.. Thom's record is a perfect
one and rarely equalled.
An enjoyable children's entertain
ment was given on Friday evening at
the Congregational church parlors by
! the Junior Christian Endeavor society,
in which the Brownie and Mother
/ Goose figures were the leading spirits.
The children realistically depicted
these odd characters, and the enter
tainment proved to be much of sue
cess.
During the past week the Water
town Shoe company has been closed
down and numerous alterations were
effected throughout the building and
the machinery re-arranged. Since the
completion of the new addition the
| factory's quarters are much more com
! modious and convenient, and it may
be said the plant is now almost 8
model one.