The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-03
Purely Personal.

Mrs. VIII Hendricks left last week
for an extended visit to her former
home in Illinois.
Mr.. Hugh Mcdonald, of Clinton, On
taria, arrived at Abilene last Friday
morning, and is the guest Of Mr.. ThOs.
Mustard, of Buckeye. Mr.. Mcdonald
is greatly in love with this part of Kan
sas already.
Mr.. Hargraves is no longer lonely,
discOnsOlate man. His mother and sis
ter arrived last week to make their fu-
ture home in Abilene, and the REFLEC-
TOR predicts for them warm welcome
from our people.
Mr. Jas. F. Mustard, of Buckeye, re-
turned home from SeafOrth, Canada,
last Friday morning. He did not come
alone, for on the 18th of December he
was married to an estimable SeafOrth
maiden. The REFLECTOR extends its
congratulations to its young friends.
Capt. John Scanlan, Of Chapman, was
in town last Saturday and called on the
REFLECTOR. The Capt. is in favor of
Sunset" Cox for President. The dem
OcratS might go further and do worse.
Mr.. Cox has been in public life for
years, and it is altogether probable that
he could carry New York.
The friends of Mr.. S. w. Kendall
learn with regret that he intends leav-
ing Abilene on Friday for his home in
Bedford, Ind. Mr.. Kendall has been
prescription clerk in the drug store of
J. G. Northcraft for almost two years.
By his social, genial manners he has
made many warm friends here, who
hope that he may decide to return and
make Abilene his permanent home.
Prof. o. NJ. Crary went to Abilene
last Saturday to spend his vacation with
home folks. Before going he purchased
of Mr.. Dabney handsome gold watch
and chain, present for his daughter,
teaching in the public schools of that
city. Mr.. Crary is having fitted up a
suite of rooms in the Scott & fowler
building, and will move his family here
in March, fact that we are glad to
note.-COuncH Gr0re Cosmos.
Mr.. Samuel Bricker dropped into the
REFLECTOR Office on Tuesday and cas-
ually ordered the REFLECTOR to be sent
to Miss..Alice Beethoven, in Pennsyl-
vania, las New Years present which
will last through the year, you know"
Our painful mOdesty will only allow us
to say that it is thoughtful, valuable
present-not to be judged by its paltry
subscription price $3.50 year-which
Miss Alice will get.
Write it 1884, now.
1884, and don't you forget it.
The Commissioners meet next Monday.
Were our correspondents frozen up
by the cold wave? We miss most of
them this week.
During Christmas week there were
fifty-fOur names added to the REFLEC-
TORS subscription book for 1884.
The water mains and pipes were fro
zen Tuesday and yesterday, and many
people suffered great inconvenience.
Mr.. J. w. Moneys has been success
fully conducting Crane & Co.'S elevator
business during the sickness of the |
MeSSrs. Crane.
The PROGRESSIVE Current, published at |
Minneapolis, comes to us this week as
a twelve page, sixty column paper. The |
REFLECTOR congratulates.
Parties having legal advertisements
will benefit themselves, and greatly |
oblige us, by instructing their attorneys
to insert them in the REFLECTOR.
The REFLECTOR Office will duplicate |
all kinds of job work at eastern prices. |
Business men remember this when you |
want job work and give us call.
Mr.. d. W. Keller was the lucky man
who held the successful ticket in Mr.. |
COoley's goldwatch lottery. The watch |
was a valuable New Years present.
We extend our R0r to Mr.. D. \. Val
entine, who took hold of the Clay Cen
ter Times, on January LIST, and congrat- |
ulate him on securing such good pa
per.
Mr.. Jas. G. Warnock has purchased
the farm of Michael Maloney on Chap
man creek. On the oath of December
while out with hunting party he killed
large wolf.
Mr.. Edward Brunson and Mrs. Jane
E. Wanless, of Hayes township, were
married at Leavenworth, Kan, on
Christmas day. The REFLECTOR ex-
tends its congratulations
There are hundreds of voters in Dick
inson county who would find it profta-
bic to turn over new leaf and take
the REFLECTOR for 1884. Fifty-six
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