The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Mo. lain w IlIlt Iloto al SlSltI NlSll-
ing her from Nebraska.
Geo. Palfrey returned from Danville.
Ills, on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. W III. Sunderland returned from
Chicago, on Sunday morning.
Abilene will increase p per cent. in
population during the next year.
The Ladies' Guild meets at Mrs.
ComO's this Thursday afternoon.
Remember the Cleveland and Hen
bricks ratification meeting next Satur-
day evening.
Harrison Bonebrake spent last week
and part of this III st. Louis on bust
ness connected with his firm.
The attention of our readers is called
to the closing out adv. of J. f. Angus
tines. Call in and get bargains.
Mrs. E. W. Odds left last Thursday
in company with Mr.. and Mrs. Sterl to
spend the summer with relatives in
Ohio
The Presbyterian festival at Mr.. y.
W. Rice's residence, on West Third,
last Friday evening, was pleasant and
successful affair.
The firm of Spickler & Hughes has
secured the services of an accomplished
letterer, and are now ready to turn out
first class sign painting.
Mrs. Chiffon. of Mcpherson, recently
visited her uncle, Mr.. Robert Russell,
of the west side. She was OH her way
to Paris, Ky.
The rite of infant baptism was admin
istered in the Episcopal church last
Sunday to the infant daughters of WV.
Hendricks and S. J. Wright.
1t would be a pleasant and graceful
act on the part of our young ladies if
they should happen to present Abilene's
military company with flag. Atten-
ton lovely b. BIS.
The temperance festival and harvest
home picnic, to be held at the Fair
Grounds next Friday, promises to be a
successful and interesting affair. The
programme is good one.
Miss Jennie Putnam took the train
on Friday night for her home i'll Chica-
60. Miss Jennie made many friends
i'm the few months of her stay in abb
lene. who regret to have her leave.
Miss Rose Rowland left last Friday
evening for her home in Thayer, Kan,
where she will spend amOnth indulging
in a much needed rest. At the end of
that time she will return to Abilene and
resume charge of her music class.
\ large number of our people took
advantage of the extraordinarily low
rate which the railroads offered to the
G. y. r. excursiOnists and left on the
noon train last Sunday for Minneapolis,
Mimi. The round trip tickets, good
for 80 days. sold for only sl4.5O.
Mr.. J. c. Kenney, of Griggsville, ILL.,,
spent few days in this city this week.
lie left for Caldwell and other points in
southern Kansas. He will probably 10
cate in this State, and maybe at Abb
lene. J. c. is live, progressive bust
ness man, and would be valuable ac-
QUESTION to our city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wesley, of Solo
mon city, were welcome callers at this
office last Saturday. Mrs. Wesley said
the REFLECTOR was the best paper she
had ever read. and she couldn't do with
out it. Mrs. Wesley is good house
wife and lady of appreciative quail
ties and eminent good sense. She will
please accept our thanks.
Senator John JohntZ had a painful
accident happen to him last week. a
lot of red-hot Babbitt metal was acct.
IDENTIFY discharged into his face while al
work in the mill, and his eyes were Sc
verely burned. For a day or two he
could not open his eyes, but we are
pleased to state that their service viii
be not in the least impaired. A pair Of
blue glasses hide the effects of the acci
dent.
J. Zeamer, Esq, of Carlisle, Pa.
spent few days of last week here, tax
ing view of Dickinson,s fertile lands
NJ. Zeamer is editor of the Carlisle Iol
iateer and is a radical exponent of Penn
sylyania democracy, as well as q fearless
newspaper man. He was accompanied
by II. Silas Stuart, Esq, one of Car
} isles rising attorneys. Both gentle
men expresses themselves as being
: highly pleased with our western coun
try.