Nebraska advertiser., 1878-09-19
LOCAL PERSONALS.

the country last week. He has got
'em, too.
1 Ike Williams, Mr.. Medford' & SON.
in-law, has moved back to Brownville
from Hamburg.
Mrs. Middleton has our thanks
for 8 treat OF delicious grapes. grown
on her premises in this city.
Mrs. Ada Fairbrother, after ten
days visit with her mother, Mrs C.
NJ. Hayden, London, returned home
on Sunday of this week.
Elder G. B. MulIis and wife, of
Plattsmouth, Neb.. and Miss Bell
King, of Logansport, Ind, are visit
ing friends and relatives in this city.
Mrs. Sins Morris and family
have taken rooms over McCreery's
drug store, where she will continue to
carry on the business OF dress max
ing.
- Elder Charles Rowe will preach
| in the Christian Church on Sunday,
September 9th, 1878, instead of next
Sunday as was given out. All are
cordially invited.
- Miss Morgan, Preceptress Of the
State Normal School, In company
with Miss Hattie Smith and Miss
Emma Morgan. students, visited
BrownviIle on Monday last
A N. Smith has a nice new
carpet on his floor. Itmakes the shop
lock neat and pleasant If you want
q good and pleasant job of tonsoEial
work done, at AIbert's is the place to |
get IL.
- Clarence Gillespie, Esq, of Falls |
City, last week received the sad intel |
Iigence Of the death of his mother, !
Dr. Gillespie his brother, and sis
ter, residing at Grenada, Mississippi. /
They were victims OF yellow fever.
- Aaron has had his Express wsg- !
on painted in good style, and it Is the 1
best vehicle Of the kind in town. In |
dustry, honesty and close attention to 1
business, will always pan out, as is I
demonstrated by the prosperity of /
Aaron Farmer.
- BUrcbes and Dave Mclaughlin /
are working Ike Turks, gathering
and shipping fruit specimens TO the
State Fair. This business is in the
hands OF the right men, and had
they been put to the work earlier,
Nemaba wouldn't be beaten very
bad.
Just as We go to press, Wednes-
day, s dispatch is received by VIM:
II. Small from Falls City, that Ross
WicLerIy Is dying that if his friends
want to see him again alive they must
come at once. Mrs. W. H. Small and
Mrs. r Hatchett started about D.
N. for Falls City.
While the people are in the city
at the fair. they viii not see all The
sights If they fail TO call and see
the big stocks ofgOods just received
al McGee's, Lowmsn's. NcPhersOu's,
and McGee * MOore's stores. They
all have immense piles Of goods and
will wait Oh you with courtesy and
pleasure.
L L9wmaB returned from Chi
cago Wednesday last week, and
brought with him by far the largest
stock Of all kinds of dry goods and
clothing he ever brought to Brown
vile. He claims 10 have the largest
stock in the city. and judging by the
immense piles Of goods on exhibition,
We think be is correct.
- Our county Fair commenced
Wednesday morning Of this week,
aud We 90 to press with our paper
the afternoon OF the same day, conse-
queutiy we cannot say much about the
fair. We understand however that
many entries have been made, and {
continue 10 be made. promising 8 bet
ter fair than we have had fer several
years.
- Many of our citizens remember
the whole souIed Simeon P. Bell, {
sim, as he was called, son of John
r. Bell, and brother of Mrs. Harvey
McGee. He lived in BrownviIle
about nine years ago, as superintend-
eat OF his fathers Ium Der yard. On
Sunday last Simeon z. Bell departed
this life at St. Joseph No. The dis
ease of which he died wss dEopsy.
On Monday, this week, Harvey Nc
Gee and wife went down and attend |
ed the funeral OF their brother, and :
returned home on Tuesday. II
- Dr.. John i. WgFder, whom We
mentioned last week. as having spent .
a day with Us among our native for
est trees, and orchards, has. in pur-
suit Of his calling, tree culture, trav- :
elled nearer AL over the world" ,
than any other man. While here. he
was shown what he had never before
seen, and what he had "Iong.Iooked :
for, " small dwarf oak hee, OF shrub
rather, that grows abundant OF the
bluffs, and in many places on the
prairies. Il Is known in Botany a.
''qiserclls p1iH0ides," or dwarf chin
quapin.
The Doctor gathered 8 goodIy sup
ply OF the little acorns that were lust
ripe. Thus Nebraska adds q new
item in the American Forestry list.
E-A AnpuADTrD- ron
Zephyr Woods,