The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-15
Whitley's Hidden Hand Combination
will appear at BOnebrake's Opera House
on Wednesday evening, Nov. 2Sth.

on w edneSday evening, Nov. 18th.
DR.. A. s. Gish narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury last Monday. He had just
finished feeding the horses of guest
when one of the animals, apparently
very dOcile, blaZed away with her hind
feet, one hOOf striking the DR.. on the
hand and the other on the hip. For
tunateiy, the DR.. was not near enough
to receive the full strength of the blow.
The colored people of Abilene organ
lied Baptist church last Sunday, and
Rev. Butler Harper is the shepherd of
the sable flock. The members will
meet in Squire Clark's Office next Sum-
day afternoon at half-past one O'Clock
for the purpose of organizing a Sunday
School. May this organization of our
cOlOred citizens grow i'll wisdom and
grace.
The following encouraging words
from Rev. w. II. Snyder, now at George
town, Colo, no doubt, will be read with
much interest by his many friends here.
In letter he says: Reached here in
good time; preached twice Sunday to
large audiences. Was warmly greeted
by the Georgetown people and can truly
say that [ have fallen in love with them,
as has also my wife. We found every
thing so coy and nice; house furnished
and ready to light fires and go to work. -
Abilene COmmandery of knights
Templar will meet the first and third
| Thursday of each month in Masonic
Hall. The following is list of the
officers: John Johntz, E. c.; George G.
Kenyon, Gen'l; Henry Lifts, G. g.;
Ralph McCOrmack, p; John z. Quinn,
S. W.; E. E. Hazlett, J. W.; NJ. BOWL
ing, T.; C. j. McDivitt, R.; VIM. Halo
well, st B.; E. w. Odds, Sw. B.; II. H.
Floyd, w.
Jas. Garvey, VIM. Flannelly and Jno.
Sebastian, of the c. r. l. & p. R'y; w.
D. Murdoch, of the G. & A. R'y; A. C.
Goodrich, of the O. & NJ, and Mozart
ney, of the B. & o. R'y, all ticket and
passenger agents, were at the Henry
House last Sunday and Monday trying
to get the River Brethren excursion
party to 60 over their respective lines
There was a great deal of SkirmiShing
and Messrs. Murdoch and Sebastian
were the successful ones.
Mr.. John Armstrong; team of horses
while standing at the City Mills last
Tuesday, became frightened at an en-
CINE and started on a run. They were
hitched to buggy in which Mr.. Arm
strong was seated. The buggy was al
most annihilated before the horses were
stopped, and Mr.. A, was thrown out
and had three ribs broken. He was Ia
ken into the Continental Hotel and DR.
King was called in to attend him. Mr.
Armstrong is farmer, and lives some
fifteen miles north of town.
Jesse Brown was frightened darkey
last Thursday evening. He had beer
in the habit of using hay and corn be-
longing to other people, and last week
he was discovered at hay stack, anC
pursued by crowd Of interested per
sons. Jesse took to his heels and q
few shots fired in the air accelerated his
speed and, as Hamlet would say, made
his eyes stand out like ink bottles. The
darkey rushed into Mr.. j. w. Harris
residence, dashed up stairs and locked
himself in a room. BY this time the
City Marshal arrived and put stop tC
the uproar. The frightened darkey
begged the Marshal to protect him
which prayer was granted, and the way
ward Jesse was soon languishing in the
city prison.
While the parents were away from
home last Saturday, the little son OF
Marshal J. J. Miller was playing in the
barn on his fathers premiseSwith anum.
Der of playmates. In the midst of the
jollity an old rusty pistol was discOv
cred and the children amused them
selves by cracking parlor matches with
the hammer of it. Unexpectedly il
went off, and 44-calibre ball struck
the instep Of Mr.. MIXERS little boy.
Fortunately, the extreme rustiness OF
the pistol considerably checked the
force of the ball, and it glanced from
the foot without breaking any bones
The little fellow is getting along nicely
Mr.. Miller had found the pistol When
he first moved into the house and haG
tried to discharge it, but failing, had
thrown it aside as harmless and worth
less. 1t is lucky that the wounded
boys instep was not completely shat.
tered.