Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16
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hall the officers of o. D. Pease post
and the Woman's Relief corps were
installed, the ceremonies being open
and witnessed by a large company of
invited guests. After the installation
the women of the corps served sand
wiches and coffee, and there was
dancing and music.
The following officers have been
elected by the ladies' section of the
Turner society: President, Mrs. w.
f. Quentmeyer; secretary, Mrs. Gus.
Chaser; treasurer, Mrs. Edward Specht;
committee of entertainment, Mrs. Will
liam Schlueter, Mrs. Ernst Kunert,
Mrs. George Henze, Mrs. Gus. Martch,
Mrs Arthur Goeldner.
A musical event Of unusual merit
is expected this evening in the ap-
pearance at Concordia Opera house of
Hons Breuning, pianist, and Miss
Sophie Gaebler, soprano, both of Mil
waukee. William Sproesser, barytone,
and Edward L. Schempf, tenor, will
assist in the program, and the Con-
cordia male chorus will also sing.
Friends here are in receipt of in
| vitations to the marriage of the Rev.
Henry Sidney Foster, late rector of
ST. Paul's church, to Miss Mary Eileen
| Sidley, the ceremony to occur at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kirby Sidley, 1928 Ellis
avenue, Chicago, on Wednesday even
i ing, January IA, 1900, at s o'clock.
Mayor CRUDE has been apprised
! of the recent death at Toledo, o., of
Elab w. Metcalf, who at one time
held a good slice of the celebrated
railroad bonds of this city Aside
from Ephraim Mariner, of Milwaukee,
Mr. Metcalf was, we believe, the only
bondholder who effected a settlement
with the city and thus realized parti-
ally on his holdings.
The annual meeting of the Wis
consin National bank was held last
Tuesday and the board of directors
elected as follows Fred Miller AL
bert Solliday, Henry Mulberger, Daniel
Jones, P. G. Quentmeyer, w. P. Brown,
w. I. Voss. The following officers
were chosen by the directors: Presi-
dent, Daniel Jones; vice-president,
w. F. Voss; cashier, w. 2. Brown.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the jefferson County
Abstract company last Wednesday, the
old directors, 0. j. Kerschensteiner,
George Grimm and Charles A. Skin
ner, were reelected. At the meeting
of the directors the old officers were
again chosen, as follows: 0. j..
Kerschensteiner, president and man
ager; George Grimm, secretary and
treasurer Record.
1t has been demonstrated repeatedly
in every state in the Union and in many
foreign countries that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is certain preventive
and cure for Group. it has become the
universal remedy for that disease. M.
V Fischer, of Liberty, w. Va, only re-
peats what has been said around the
| globe when he writes: Il have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my
| y
perfect success We believe that it is
not only the best cough remedy, but that
it is a sure cure for Group 1t has saved
the lives of our children number of
times" This remedy is for sale by <.
| A Gamm
"A movement has been started for
the erection of a monument in the
military park at Vicksburg, Miss, to
the memory of the Seventeenth Wis
consin volunteers, known as the Irish
regiment. This regiment gained en-
during fame during the war of the re-
bellion for their gallant bravery and
splendid fighting qualities, and some
of their fercest engagements took
place in the vicinity of where it is
proposed to erect the monument.
Colonel John Crane, of New York
City, is at the head of the movement
to create fund for the purpose men
toned, and has written to Colonel d..
D. Scott, of this city, to interest him
in the matter. The people of this
state, and especially wealthy Irish
men, will be solicited for contributions.
WATERFOWL has a local pride in the
movement. inasmuch as one Of the
companies of the regiment was re-
cruited here.
Rev. H. S. Foster held the last
services of his rectorship of ST. Paul's
church last Sunday, and both morning
and evening large congregations filed
the edifce. In taking leave of his
people, to whom he had become great
ly endeared during his three years Of
service here, Mr.. Foster departed
from the usual custom of preaching a
farewell sermon and instead gave an
address at the evening service in
which, with commendable propriety
and discretion, he referred only brief
ly to the pleasures and displeasures
of his work in this city. In the
morning he delivered typically
strong and sincere discourse from the
text, Il am under authority, +" admon-
ishing his hearers to ever follow the
path of religious and worldly luty
with that thought uppermost in the
| mind Rev NJ. Foster and his moth