The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11

DIR. Raub was a Topeka visitor last
Monday.
V. p. Wilson went to Topeka on
Monday.
County fair next week commencing
on the 10th.
A horse belonging to Nathan Rhue
died of collie in Abilene last Saturday.
4 large number of our citizens are
visiting the State Fair at Topeka this
week.
\ noticeable improvement in the in
terror arrangement of HaZlett'S store
this week.
w. III. III. BOnebrake was looking
around the State Fair grounds at TOpe-
ka last Tuesday.
Dickinson county fair begins next
Tuesday, the 10th, and the premiums
will be paid in full.
Mrs. :. \. Flemer returned home
FRIDAY from visit to Pennsylvania,
and 5. y. is happy.
Will Little and Clark Nathan returned
this week to their studies at the State
University, Lawrence.
Hcrace Lifts. of Hancock, Col, ar
rived at his Abilene home last Tues
day. lie is looking well.
Last Sunday morning the right hand
Of fellowship was given to eight new
members of the Baptist church.
John &. Woodbum started Tuesday
for Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, his old home,
where he will spend several weeks.
4 third story is being added to the
City Mills. and Il new engine and new
machinery roller process be
put in.
The county republican convention for
the nomination of county officers has
been called to meet in Abilene on the
9th of October.
The new NJ. f. church at Enterprise
il to be dedicated next Sunday. An in
teresting programme has been prepared
for the occasion.
It is currently reported that 5. y.
burroughs will announce himself as all
indepe,.ient candidate for Probate
Judge of this county.
Mrs. G. W. Carpenter left on Monday
for Havana, y. Y, where she viii visit
friends and relatives. Mr.. Carpenter
went with her as far as Kansas City.
The democratic party was increased
last Friday morning by the arrival OF a
voter at the home of Mr.. John GleiSS-
ner. The republican party must go,
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. Carpenter left
Tuesday for their old home i'll Wlscon-
sin Mr.. Carpenters father will be
ninety years old the 18th of this month.
Michael Flynn, of Chapman tp., Clay
Co. called on the REFLECTOR last Mon
day. He was q Click republican and
wanted the REFLECTOR. They keep
OH coming.
Elder Love left Oh Monday for Clay
Center, where he is to hold protracted
meeting for his people of that city.
Elder BATES will fill his pulpit here dur
ing his absence.
Sells Bros. circus drew very large
crowd to town last Friday. The street
parade was very good, and the ring per-
formanceS gave satisfaction. The man
agement is white.
The county democratic central COM
mittee is requested to meet in the
REFLECTOR office, Abilene, on Satur-
day afternoon Sept. Is, at two O'Clock.
Business of Importance.
a special meeting of the Cleveland
and Hendricks club is called to meet at
the court room on Friday evening,
Sept. u, at 7:30 O'Clock. All members
are urged to be present.
Will Zahner arrived in the city last
Saturday and has accepted apOsition in
j. G.. Northcraft'S drug store. Mr..
Zahner is a competent druggist and an
accommodating young man.
An excursion party numbering about
80, in charge of J. l.. WOrley, left
Tuesday for Harrisburg, Pa, from
which place they will go to their homes
in various parts of the state.
James McNasby, Esq, of Union
township, was in the city last Friday
and of course went to the circus. The
Squire has lots of friends in Abilene
who are always glad to see him.
Mr.. III. II. Mcdonald, of Garfield
tp., left some magnificent specimens of
apples at the REFLECTOR sanctum one
day last week. They are ON exhibition
at the State Fair at Topeka this week.
Frank Curtis left on Monday for Ev-
ansville, H., where he will attend
school this winter. His younger broth
er, David, left at the same time for
Baldwin City, KanS., where he expects
to attend school.
Mrs. Charlie Crane spent day or
two in Kansas City last week making
arrangements for the opening of Kin
dergarten school here. We hope she
will meet with that success which the
undertaking deserves.
Rush GibbOney who was until recent
ly in at Northcraft's, has gone to Solo
mon City where he will enter drug
store. Rush is good boy and first
class druggist, and the Solomon people
should treat him well.
School began on Monday with about
200 pupils in attendance. The teach
ers are all in their places. and already
the well oiled machinery is in smooth
motion. The prospects for very pros
porous school year are good.