Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

meets on Friday evening this week.
"A. E. Baumann has opened cigar
mandatory at 800 West Main street.
-ssWhite Daisy" flour, per 4o-lb.
sack, $I.oo, delivered to any part OF
city
City Treasurer Goeldner will com
mence the collection of taxes on Fri
day of this week.
Edward A. DUNCAN has been ap-
pointed to the position of yard foreman
here for the St. Paul road.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway is putting in a large scale on
their spur track near the Globe Milling
company's Empire mill.
AT the meeting of the State Histor-
ical society at Madison last Thursday
John G.. Conway. of this city, was elect
ed corresponding member.
Charles Baker and Miss Lena
Ebert, of Hubbleton, were married
December at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ebert.
In the local Catholic churches Sun
day offerings were made to aid in the
rebuilding of the orphan asylum at st.
Francis, which was burned last week.
William Stiehm had formal open
ing of his new opera house at Johnson
Creek Saturday night. Dancing and
TO
Several from here were present.
jefferson was the Mecca of Luther
ans Sunday, the occasion being the
dedication of the new Lutheran church,
costing some $25 1000. Our city sent a
good delegation TO participate in the
days doings.
Bowling club. made score of 9O2
points, rolling twenty-four balls, Sun
day evening on the Concordia alleys.
Twenty lone "forties" were included.
This is phenomenal record.
The Congregational Sunday-school
will hold their annual Christmas-tree
on Christmas eve, Tuesday evening
next. Besides the usual program OF
recitation and song, the children of the
school will render Christmas cantata.
Services commence at 7:30.
Christmas services at st. Paul's
Episcopal church will be as follows
Children's festival, with tree, Tuesday
evening, December "a, 1880 O'Clock
early celebration ofthe Holy Eucharist
7 O'Clock Wednesday morning; second
cele bration, with sermon, 1870 O clock
There IS considerable complaint
heard concerning the water pipes
strung salong the curbing on several
streets. Inconvenience is thus caused
to citizens using conveyances. There
seems no prospect of the pipes
being laid before spring, and something
should be done at once to get them out
of peoples way.
The pulpit of the Congregational
church was occupied Sunday morning
by FL. II. Jacobs, of the state university
in charge of the church at Sun Prairie,
and in the evening Rev. William Wood
mansee, assistant secretary of the Wis.
consin Children's Home society, gave
an address touching upon the work of
his organization. Rev. Mr.. Weiss, the
pastor, was at Sun Prairie.
The meeting held at the city hall
last Wednesday evening to consider
the maintenance ofa skating rink on the
river this season was attended by a
number of skating enthusiasts. A club
was formed, Otto d. Winkenwerder
being chosen president apd A. c. Shan
ton secretary and treasurer. O. E:
Meyer, Albert Buchheit and Arthur
Kusel were delegated to solicit sub
scriptions in aid of the project. They
have been meeting with encouraging
success.
The following from The Church
Times thus refers to the Episcopal
church in our city: Sat St. PauPs,
WATERFOWL, on the night of December
8, fourteen were confirmed, presented
by the Rev. Dr. Johnson Here again
was met a crowded congregation, a
beautifully rendered evensong, de-
voted rector and happy people"
The music at St. Paul's is always good
and it has been remarked that there is
no more beautiful, impressive and af-
fecting service than that rendered in
the Episcopal church at Wate1town.