Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-08

sachusetts and Mrs. Grant Two of these,
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Grant, were cons tant
attendants upon her during her last illness.
The tailors of this city are on a strike, and
they give warning through the Cincinnati
and other papers to all tailors seeking work
not to come to Springfield.
Charles Darlington, Esq, prominent rail-
road attorney of Xenia, hss been in attend
ance at the Clark county bar for some days.
There is good story told of Mr.. Darlington,
that Bob Burde,te, of the Burlington Hawk
eye, has circulated worldwide, but with Dar-
lington's name carefully suppressed. Here it
is A preacher, one afternoon, was holding
forth from the Xenia court house steps, from
the text: "Who will be damned2" He en-
pbasized the text by repeating it in stentorian
voice, and just at this time Mr. Darlington
was needed in the court room, aud the court
crier, as if in answer to the preacher, called
out, from a window: "Charles Darlingtonl
Charles Darlingtonl Charles Burlington
The Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society
had a large attendance at Blacks Opers House
parlors, and no pains were spared to make it
enjoyable. Among the fne costumes worn,
we noticed the following: Miss LeBame
Allenfelt and Ida Monheimer, Kentucky bellies,
out on lark; Miss Julia Schoental and Sadie
Blsckmer, cotton queens; Minnie Schoental,
flower girl; Miss Birdie Regensten, blue bird;
Sallie Klein, German peasant girl; Sophia
Goldberg, paper suit; Julius kaufman and
Scott Adder, Two Johns; Louis Regenstein,
Dutch comedian; Charles Symsns, Turkish
gentleman; Morris Aron, bicycle suit.
Mes,rs. Isaac Norris, Jake Fohr and Louis
Regenstsin had charge OF the floor.
julius kaufman led an artistic and beaud-
full grand march. During the intermission
Charles Weeks favored the audience with q
Dutch song and dance in costume. Foreman's
orchestra furnished the music and Mr.. Sam
Swartz the supper.
The William Henry Gsrnett Club, an Or
ganization OF colored people of the city for
social enjoyment and mutual improvement,
met Monday evening at their room on Main
street, with An attendance OF sixty or sew
enty, the president, Mr.. T. ]. Jewetr, in the
chair. This was the meeting advertised by
parties anxious for the defeat of the Republi-
can city ticket as held for the purpose of or
ganizing a colored Democratic club, to sup
port that party's ticket. The objects of the
organization are not political. So lar from
/ fiofoc ho,n
made, formal or informal, was in favor of
united, hearty support of the Republican
ticket from first to last and confidence in its
success at the polls on the first Monday in
April next.
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 2.-Graham
Jardine, a plumber from Springfield, O.,
lately working for the Lexington Plumbing
Co., showed signs of lunacy yesterday, and
is cared for by the police. He has wife and
children at Springfield.
As usual at the March meeting, the Spring
field township trustees Monday made the
annual settlement with the supervisors for
road work during the past year. The bills for
relief OF the poor for the month of February
foot up, as predicted, over 81 500, the heaviest
ever made.
On Monday, Judge Goode, in the Common
Pleas Court, heard Oscar T. Martin in the de-
! tense Of the County Treasurer sgainst the
suits Of some fifty saloc n-men for the recov.
cry of money paid under the Scott law. Mr..
Martain's main points we're: That the pay
ment was voluntary and could not be re-
covered; that the Supreme Court in 1888 had
construed the law as constitutional, and
under that decision vested rights and inter-
ests had been acquired in the tax paid, and
that the subsequent decision in 1884, decIar-
ing the same law unconstitutional, could not
impair such invested rights.
The Linden Avenue Euchre Club met with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. VsnHarlingen Monday
evening, the attraction being progressive
eucher.' A number of pretty and desirable
"favors, principally mantel ornaments and
the like, had been provided As prizes for the
! winners, the principal ones being awarded
Mrs. Ward and Mrs. yanHsrlingen-
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Williams were treated to
genuine surprise on Monday evening. They
;; had been purposely called to q neighbor's
| house for short time when the friends .ook
possession of the house. On their return
| they were greeted with music by Messrs.
Haur and Sells, and on entering the house .
beautiful floral design with twenty-five as
| q centre piece indicated the cause of the as
| sembly of their friends. Among those pres
ent were the following gentleuen and their
wives: D. E. Moore, E. A. Carver, Geo.
| Smalley, Robt. Clark, Fred. Ralph. A. v.
Hodskin, D. Jaynes. Also, P. G. Welty and
lady, Chss. L. Castle and lady, Misses Lille
Record, Jennie Morris, Mollie Thompson and
many others.
School Board met in regular session Mon-
day night with President Hotchkiss in the
chair.
Present: Messrs. Burnett Burns, Hurd,
Kelly, Lorenz, Msrtindell, Miller, Butler,
Nash, Sewer, Warren, weixelbaum, Wolf.
The clerk presented a Communication from
Joseph Bolan. rendering his resignation as q
member OF the Board from the Fourth wfrd.
On motion the resignation was accepted.
Superintendent White presented his report
for the month of February as follows: En-
rollment, 3,799; average daily membership,
| 3.5s6.O; average daily attendance, 1869,
average daily absence, 232.7; per cent. of
average daily membership on monthly en-
rollment, 94.7i per cent. Of average daily at
tendance on monthly enrolment, ss.6; per
cent of average daily absence, 6.l; number
of sccessions, Al; number withdrawn, 6O4;
tardiness. 200; perfect in attendance, 1900;
corporal punishment, ia; referred to princi-
pal, 81; to Superintendent, 8; truancy, ls.
On motion Of Mr.. Burns an order was is-
sued for $3.50 for interest on bonds.
| Mr.. Martindell, Of the Auditing Committee,