The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-12
Chapman Chips.

Rain all night and sunshine all day
appears to be the programme of the
weather bureau this week.
The wheat prospect is better than it
was a few weeks agO-nOt SO much
cheat in it as was supposed. Corn IS
little backward yet but is now starting
nicely.
The pulpit of the NJ. E. Church was
filled last Sabbath morning by Rev. j.
A. Antrim, of Salina. Mr.. y. has a
host of warm friends here who always
give him hearty welcome and gladly
| listen to his eloquent sermons. Rev. j.
A. Wilson, pastor of the NJ. K. Church,
supplied the pulpit of Rev. Antrim at
Salina, last Sabbath.
The strawberry and ice-cream festival
at the school house last Friday evening
was a very pleasant affair. The ladies'
of the Congregational Society deserve
credit for their untiring energy in be-
half of their Church. ..
d. W. NALL & Co. have added three
coats of paint to their elevator, and it
shines like hotel clerks diamond shirt
stud. They have added other improve
ments preparatory for the new crop OF
grain soon to be harvested.
New buildings continue to go up eve
Nv day G. G.. COrrell's new dwelling is
a daisy. 5. l.. Graham is building a
house to rent, which is something badly
needed in our city, as there are no va
cant houses here, and new corners are
compelled to build before they can I'M
pack their goods.
Our merchants report good trade.
b. r. Phillips s. Co. are having good
business in groceries and queensware,
and those who prophesied failure begin
to see their mistake.
If YOU want to see our old friend Pat
rick Sheeran smile a far-away, lonesome,
run-down-at- the-heel smile, ask him how
the railroad track is between Kansas
Falls and Chapman. But we will let
Pat down easy this time.
If YOU want to see fine lot of hard
ware, take stroll through the estab-
lishment of J. e.. Scott u Co.
John Campbell, from Good Hope Vi
cinity, will open up meat market i'll
the Howe building, south side, this
week. The more the merTier. We be-
lieve Mr.. G. to be good square man,
and wish him success in his enterprise.
F. Odle reports too much work i'll his
/ feed store for any one man to do; at
i least, we notice he has no time to sit
: down and pick his teeth with the ragged
end of a broom straw and complain 81
r hard times.
: Mr.. S. Shaefer, formerly of .Pennsyl
t vania, is introducing in our town ant
n vicinity the incest thing in the spring
n mattress line that we ever struck.
For genuine improvement to the tow
s give us a few more men like NJ. L. Shell
a don. Mot. certainly has an eye for TIN
/ beautiful and useful.
II Miss MOllie Fancher, of AltamOnt
= ILL.,, is visiting with her cousin, Mis-
e Ida G. Fancher, and expects to spen'
- the summer.
1t Chapman only lacks one thing, an
re that is, more young ladies. If some G
" our old eastern friends would send GU
IS about a hundred of their good l0okin
r girls our boys would call them blessed.
III u We hear some talk of our band co
~ ldpSlnS. DuI HOPc IL ID Oiilg d IulhOif
~ the boys are now in fine condition
~ make No. band If they will onl
" hang to it.
I'd Our genial friend, W. III. Snyder.
tie building a neat and commOdiOus res
IS, dence in the west part Of town. 'Squil
e. Talbot has also commenced work on
ey dwelling house, and thus the good woI
goes on. >.
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b Parties having legal advertisement
IS will benefit themselves, and great
"a Oblige us, by instructing their attOrne.,
IL | to insorf them in fine REFLECTOR.