The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-12
Chapman Chips.

When people go to church, claiming
to be members, and talk against all
dancing as wicked, and at the same time
90 to the common skating Kinks regu-
larlv. the question arises as to how
much genuine religion they possess.
WHY is not well conducted dance as
moral and respectable as skating rink
with its molly crowd?
1t is said there is grand boom in the
counting business. If so people can
look for lively times in the near future.
Some of our young folks have made up
their minds that the good, old fash
toned, solid, three nights in the week
and ten hours Sunday night, makes up
a very happy and interesting part OF eI-
iStence.
The two Sabbath Schools are in a
flourishing condition.
Dr.. j. 4. COlley seems to be quite
busy with professional calls.
Several new buildings to be put up
at once.
A new restaurant will be built some
where on Marshall Avenue and opened
in the month of April.
The garden making business ''Smel-
leth not from affair." for it is right I'M
der our noses. - Some of us lazy ones
can now raise the succulet radish and
fragrant onion to cur hearts content.
Great pity there are not more OF us
farmers.
Only two knock-dOwns in town last
week. One gentleman whose feet
''cleft the air while his head went to
ground is about his business and no
prosecutions. Before the blow was
struck such words as liar and dog fell
harshly on the young mans ears and he
couldn't ''bore it all at once" and so
hit out for the other feller'S peppers.
The cOmbatantS were separated and no
blood spilled that was of any account.
1t is said the feud is not over. That
grief will come to somebody, etc.
Business in town is generally imprOv-
ing and lively.
One of our residents thought it a
smart trick to cut a mans head open
with an iron weight last week. He
then went to court having no juris-
diction and plead guilty to a simple as
sault and was fined a nominal sum. In
the meantime a case was properly COM
menced before a magistrate and ap-
pealed.
Last Saturday was a great day for
trade. The farmers were in from all
quarters and wagon loads of goods were
sold by the merchants. Chapman is
the best place for farmers to trade in
the county. Come and tryi it.
Two grand, large, new, bang-up skat-
ing Kinks are in full blast day and even
ing. Rollers are all the so just at pres
ent.
The Methodists have been holding
protracted meeting of late.
DIR. Thos. n. Gum is very busy with
a score of patients. He deserves the
thanks of Judge Carpenter for restoring
him to health.
j. Scott buys wire by the car load.
The ice was all out Of the river Sat
urday.
Stearns is at home from the Centen
NAL. He says he is better pleased with
Kansas than before he visited the
South.
The finest of table butter here is only
10 cents pound.
There came very near being an elOpe-
ment extraordinary by well known
young couple last Friday evening.
Stern parents of the damSel nipped
it in the bud.
a very few people are leaving town
this season, and many are coming in.
Feeble and fresh voices continually
cry for the post-office. Who'll get there
is the question. If we mistake not he
is a solid, Woodworking democrat.
There is a poet of considerable merit
our citizens.
Yerkes & Co. and Russell s. Fancher,
of the south side, are preparing for
large spring trade. They will get it.
Rheumatism and its attendant troub-
les seems to be prevalent among our
people.