The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-28

!, tunity, and thus show that Dickinson
! county is portion of the FRUIT BELT
of the State. j. w. ROBSON.
Frank Ball & Co. have sold their meat
market on Second street to F. III. Board
man. who will continue the business.
Mrs. Fera, of Danville, ILL.,, arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon and is
the guest of Mrs. r. Mccormick.
\ common note or scratch book, con-
tanning number of pages of memOran
da, was lost in the Opera House or on
the street last Saturday evening. The
finder will confer great favor by leav-
ing the same at the REFLECTOR office.
Those young fellows who drew pistols
upon Jerry FOrney, the other day, were
fined SIS. and costs each by Justice
Quinn. Drawing deadly weapons upon
a person is very serious and reprehen-
sible thing to do, and the aforesaid boys
were lightly punished.
The following are the names of the
teachers who will instruct pupils in the
Abilene schools during the next school
year: Prof. \. V. Jewett, principal;
Misses Jessie a. Austin, Mary L. Will
der, Anna Murphy, Minnie Hutchins,
Della Thornton, Ella ReamS, Estella
Rugh, Winnie McNaul, Lille BOnell,
Annie Gleissner and one vacancy to fill.
/ Rooms have not been assigned to the
teachers as yet, but it is probable that
/ their grades will correspond with the
order in which the names are given.
y son of Isaac LantZ, living ten miles
northeast of Abilene, on Wednesday
of last week, went up to the top of the
windmill tower to oil the machinery,
and the wind caused the fan to turn,
striking the boy and knocking him to
the ground, distance of 80 feet. The
fall fractured the left femur, the bone
protruding from the leg and being driv-
Ell into the ground three inches. He
was also injured internally. DR.. GiSh
was called in, and under his Skillful
treatment the young sufferer was made
as comfortable as it was possible to
make him. On Saturday the young
man died from the effects of his inju-
rieS. The funeral services, conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Wager, of this city, were
held on Sunday afternoon, and the re-
mains were laid beneath the sod.
Squire Barber is a good democrat,
and he has raised the largest watermel-
Ons this year ever before seen in this
or any other State. AS free offering
to personal pulchritude and moral and
political integrity, he on last Thursday
presented the REFLECTOR with mel
on weighing IS pounds, more or less,
which was as good as it was large. These
democratic melons, in the skillful hands
of the Squire, are doing good service
for Cleveland and Click. To secure one
of them, our esteemed contemporary,
the Chronicle, raises itself, by means of
pulleyS, into an atmosphere Of truth
and democratic purity and says OF
Geveland: ''As governor he has shown
himself the friend of the labOring man
and the enemy of mOnOpOlistS. AS
politician he believes in purity and re-
form and never resorts to machine
methods. Finally, brethren, the intel
ligent, law-abiding citizens. of Kansas
will re-elect GOV. Click After max
ing this statement he receives from the
Squire large melon: not so large a
one as was given to the REFLECTOR,
but as large one as new convert
could reasonably expect.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gibbs, of south
EN- Clay, invited their friends to a
''hOuse- warming last Friday night,
and to say that the friends went and
warmed the new house, which is
large. two-story, handsome structure,
would be only mild statement of the
fact. About 100 of Mr.. Gibbs neigh
borS and friends were present, and a
jolly, generous, good looking crowd they
made, too. The house was thrown
wide open by the hOspitable host and
hostess. The young people danced and
sung and had big time" generally,
while the older people enjoyed them
selves talking about politics, corn, wheat,
the markets, neighbOrhOOd affairs and
household matters. Supper was served
in the dining room, and the food was
abundant and excellent. Mrs. Gibbs is
certainly good cook as well as a pleas
ing, considerable hostess. The fun and
jollity continued until four o'clock in
the morning. Sheriff Miller and Eye
local. were there, and they think that
they never had better time nor met
nicer, more hospitable people. Mr..
Gibbs is prince of good fellows, and
deserves the prosperity which has ena-
bled him to possess one of the best and
most nroductiye farms i'm all that region
and to build a house which would be a
credit to any city in the state. The ed
itor of the REFLECTOR has a warm,
friendly feeling for the people of Athel-
stane township, and hopes to meet with
them again.