The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-15

Decoration day will be publicly OBJ
served III Abilene.
Mrs. McLane. of Iowa, iSyisiting her
son Charlie in this city.
Services at St.John sEpiscOpalChurch
next Sunday at usual hours.
Mrs. W. T. Monies and little daught-
er have gone to Colorado Springs.
Thos. Mosher, of Abilene, has been
commissioned a notary public 10y Gov.
Click.
The young gentlemen of Abilene will
give ball on the evening of May 80,
decoration day.
II. X. Clark has come home from
Kansas City suffering with infamma-
tory rheumatism.
Read the advertisement of the public
sale of the Durham Park Herd OF Short
Horns. y big sale.
\ party of twenty Pennsylvania Men
nOnites, on a prospecting trip, arrived IN
Abilene Tuesday morning.
District Court in and for Dickinson
County OOIlN CllCo al ~Ab1ASliS NAV -AOiA
day. The docket will be light.
The average of Kansas wheat on the
first day of May was 103, higher fig
ure than ever before made by the State.
Fred. J. Dudley and Miss Carrie B.
Keech were married in this city last
Sunday afternoon by the Rev. John
Curtis.
The CliffOrd's come again on the Dist
and 22d. They are GOOD. Let them
be greeted with large audiences and a
hearty welcome.
The body of Katy Strife, who died
Sunday, was taken to Pennsylvania for
burial. The casket left here on Tues
days noon train.
Bishop ZOok and brother Noah left
for Pennsylvania, Tuesday, to attend
the General Council Meeting of the
River Brethren church.
John Johntz and Henry Lifts, of Alb
ilene Commandery Knights Templar,
have gone to EmpOria to attend the
Grand Commandery of the State.
Harry Downing has bought w. r.
DRYERS interest in the Henry House,
and is now sole manager and prOprie-
tor. The REFLECTOR wishes Harry
success.
J. C. Hill. the genial editor of the
Solomon Sentinel, and one of ''b' hOyS'
of that pleasant burg, showed his Smll-
ing ''phiz'' in the REFLECTOR Sanctum
last Saturday.
The Presbyterian Social will be en-
tertained at the residence of Mrs. J. b.
Case. on Friday evening, the 10th. Sup
per from half past six to nine. All ar
cordially invited.
y fight last Sunday and one early
Monday morning resulted in giving JUS
tice Quinn a little work and the bank
-rupt city treasury little money. The
city is not often so belligerent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hershey, of
Buckeye township, left Tuesday for
their old Pennsylvania home, where
they will visit among friends and rela-
tives for the next three months.
Mrs. r. b. Porter will open to-day,
in the building next to b. K. Nelson S
grocery store. south Abilene, a fine and
varied stock of Millinery Goods. She
extends cordial invitation to the la
dies to call.
While driving along the road Monday
evening. with five in his buggy, light
ming struck one of Daniel Burt's horses
and killed it instantly. The other horse
was not injured, neither was the buggy
nor its occupants.
Capt. w. f. GunneI, of Gunnison,
Colorado, was III the city last week on
a visit to his sister, Mrs. DR.. L. B. Ross.
The Capt was highly pleased with Alb
ilene and the beauty and excellence OF
the surrounding country.
Our pfOhibitory law may succeed in
closing few saloons, but it is notice
able fact that at every term of nearly II
not quite every District Court III Kan
sas the criminal docket contains more
or less whisky cases. Why is it so?
Ezra Belden and L. y. Jones wert
REFLECTOR callers last week. Mr.
Jones had good words Of cheer for the
REFLECTOR, and Mr.. Belden, an intel
ligent. substantial German, had hi!
name enrolled on our subscription list.
The Junction City Union, the bes
weekly paper on our exchange list anC
of fine typographical appearance, was
! twentv-three wears old last week. The
| REFLECTOR hopes the Union may dOub
lie its age under its present manage
ment.
Sam Cooper was taken suddenly sicl
one day last week, while down town
He was taken home, and for severa
DAYS was threatened with pneumOnl
and typhoid fever. We are glad t
state that at this writing he is on fal
road to recovery.
Mr.. J. W. COverdill, of Chapman
was a REFLECTOR visitor last Satru
day. Hereafter the REFLECTOR Wi
make him weekly visits. One by on
we are welcoming the substantial an
intelligent yeomanry of the country t
our subscription list.
J. II. Speer has about completed hi
4th street residence, and Mrs. Spec
has furnished it beautifully Throughout
When the blue grass covers the var
and every thing is placed in good ordel
they will have one of the most attra'
tive places in the city.
The River Brethren held very int
esting services in the United Brett
ren's church, last Sunday morning. :
the close of the services twelve person
were baptized in the creek by BISHOP
Zook and Engle. \ large crowd
spectators witnessed the impressive ce
emory.
NJ. Holman arrived in the city fro