Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-22
ABOUTO OWN PEOPLE.
WHERE TBEY GO AND WHAT THEY
ARE DOING.

The Events Of a Week whitfield Down to
. Fine Point - Miscellaneous Matter
Suitable For Sunday Reading and Med
itation-sharps and Flats Gathered from
Our City and Surrounding Towns.
There is in Springfield a euchre party that
has met quite regular for twenty-one years.
Township Trustee Joseph Harrison says:
"The situation is right smart lighter. Fewer
calls BY considerable last week, Same old
story, though little coal and a little gro
ceries.
Elder D. B. Green, of the Baptist church,
| is one of the council that will convene in
Lebanon this week to settle a difficulty in
the church there.
Miss Kaufman has returned from Xenis.
Miss Ida Monheimer has been confined to
the house with asthma.
Misses Ella Fisher and Wilda Gerard, OF
London, O., visited in tue city during the
week, the guests Of Miss Ella Baker.
While John Armstrong, Of 2s2 South Me-
chanic street, was working at his machine at
Mast, Foos b Co.'S, the lever in some manner,
few up and struck him just above the eye,
tracturing the skull and otherwise injuring
him severely DR.. Russell, who was sum-
moned, apprehends no very serious results.
Pension agent Chas. Berry states that dur
ing the four years he has been in that busi-
ness he has secured for persons living within
the limits of this city alone, back pay to the
amount Of two hundred and thirteen thous-
and dollars, and that the monthly pay on all
of these pensions, OF from So to $75 per
month, is going steadily on.
House bill to refund taxes illegally collec-
ted, including the Scott law liquor tax, was
defeated.
Mrs. Rice and family, Of Springfield, have
moved into the Casad property. Many i'm
provements have been made on the building
till now it is one of the most convenient
dwelling houses in town.-Yellow Springs
Review.
The Springfield District Telegraph Com
pany has been incorporated. Capital stock
$45. 900.
Mrs. George Spence, Of Springfield, Ohio,
who came on to attend the Inauguration cere-
monies of President Cleveland, is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. J. H. Wilkinson, 800 East
Capital street. Mrs Spence is lady of high
literary attainments, and is . member Of the
American Association for the Advancement
OF Science. Washington D. c.
The County Commissioners have enacted
an ordinance against driving over the turn
pixies with loads of over $500 pounds from
November to May, except when the ground
is frozen 30 that greater weights will not
caus, the wagon-wheels to cut through the
surface. Penalty IS to $50 for violation.
Enquirer Washington correspondence:
"hayor Constantine says that Captain S. H.
Bowlus, of Clark county, is ambitious to be
Postmaster 1t Springfield; that he has had a
very cordial interview with Senator Payne,
and has called npon Vice President Hendricks
who has agreed to interest himself in Cap
tain Bowlus's behalf"
VIM. Seybold has gone to Springfield, TO
locate. He will engage in the manufacture
of shoes as partner with Brede L Reidel
who left here lately.-Hsmilton CO., News.
Dr. ". G. Bryant will not be a candidate
for reelection as Director Of the Agricultural
Board He presented the name of Mr.. c. E.
Thorne. as bis successor.
The eclipse, on Monday, was eclipsed by
the clouds in this locality. 1t is claimed by
some that for about one minute the sun was
seen and presented the appearance of the
moon in the third quarter.
Dr.. L. E. Russell is officially informed that
the National Gun Association will hold its
first shoot in this city, for purse Of $4,000
May 8, Z, 8 and 8.
The Clerk OF the Board of Education re-
ports for February: Amount in fund
$29.l67c4; disbursements, S6,s6s OF; bal.
snce, $22,299.s7.
The Lsgonda objectors to school anne1a.
ton will make no further objection.
Pleasant township is liable to get her town
hall, about which there has been so much un.
necessary squaobling, at last. The trustee:
have purchased a desirable lot in Catawba Of
N. s. Conway for $500, upon which to erec,
the building this city.
An Evansville, Ind, paper intimates tina,
the reports of the intended removal Of the
plow works from South Bend, Ind, was 6
J scheme got up by the owners to scare tht
South Bend people into making some cOnces.
sions which had been demanded, and that il
was never intended to remove the concern
at all.
Misses Minnie and Nellie Thompson attend.
ed the opening Of the Columbus skating rink
They were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Beu
: Thompson.
The following gentlemen and their families
OF this county, are preparing to move to Pu.
laski county, KY: John Weller, N. II. Shat.
fer, F. N. Harris, Il. T. Wike, J. R. Shaier.
Miss Milligan, living close to South Charles
ton, had 4 large fatty tumor removed from
her left shoulder by Drs. Patterson & Welsh
Tuesday morning. The tumor was of long
standing. and required quite capital opera
i ton, as it covered some OF the mail arteries
aud nerves Of the axilary region.
Bob Burdette says that the world hardly
knows which to admire most, the Spring
field boy, three e-years-old, who smokes so
many cigars or the darling liar who invented
him.
Come right down to Springfield, Bob, you
doubling liar OF the Age, and we will intro
duce you to our Petey Spangenberger, our
champion boy smoker