Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
ABOUT OUR OWN PEOPLE.
WHhRE THEY AND WHAT THEY
ARE DOING.

Items of Interest of a busy Week, for
Sunday Reading, Pertaining to Local
Affairs and Our Guests.
Messrs. A. L. Gutbiel and w. H. White
left, on Tuesday morning, for San Francisco.
At the meeting Of Christ Church Parish,
Monday nighr the following were officials
elected: B. H. Warder, Senior Warden:
Henry Baldwin. Junior Warden; Vestrymen,
F. S. Penield, NJ. F. McGrew, jr., Wm John
son, C. A. Davis, Henry H. Bean, Chas. Lud-
low, A. 5. Bushnell. Clerk, Harry Il. Bean,
reelected Treasurer, DR.. Henry Baldwin, re-
elected.
The city weigh-master reports receipts
amounting to $ll6.sO, for March.
Mayors report for March: Total fines,
$l35 So; receipts for licenses, $lo50; total,
Sl46.35.
The City Solicitor has been ordered by
Council, to demand of John W. Bookwalter,
the amount paid by the city to Walker for
damages.
Hon. j. Warren Keifer left for Kansas City
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Judge Miller entertained her mother,
Mrs. Hoglen, Of Dayton, during the week.
J. N. Barth, OF Cleveland, has returned
home after pleasant visit in this city.
Mrs DR.. PATTERSON left on Tuesday for sew
eral weeks visit at Versailles, Ky.
Springfield inventive talent figured exten-
sively st Washington last week. Patents
were issued, during that time, to Clark
county men, as follows: Franklin p Circle,
vehicle hub; W. s. Downey, grain drill;
Mary A. Ihrg, screw for ice creepers: john
". Runysn, Catawba, pump driver; Frank
Wells, assignor to himself, W. W. Neal and
P. Haerr, Lsgonda, skillet cap.
There is no lack of candidates for Chief Of
Police. Many think that ia certain conrin-
gencies that may arise, Billy Hughes should
be given the appointment. Ex-Marshal Hay
ward is also prominently spoken OF.
On Tuesday night Finance Committee pre-
sentei an ordinance to pay out OF general eI-
pense fund to Moses Walker $9,l56.Ol. Car
ried-l4 yeas. This is the judgment against
the city, BY arbitration on the celebrated
damage suit.
Marshal Hay ward is on the sick list with
fever.
Stiles Brothers. OF Springfield. have bought
the Hamaker farm, east OF Enon, TOR SGT ler
acre.
Ralph H. Hahn was sued in the Common
Pleas court, on Wednesday, by Magdalena
Ammon, for $4,000; breach Of promise 10
marry. Her attorneys are John L. Zimmer-
man and E. L. Wallace.
Herman G. Aarshall has recovered from hi.
late illness.
! Officer Record filed an affidavit Thursday
morning against Douglass O!lesbie, the West
Eud colored saloon-keeper, for keeping open
on Sunday.
| Mr.. J. Q. Peck, OF Southern avenue, is the
happy parent of a bushel o! childIen-that
is. of four young Pecks. The fourth arrived
Wednesday night in the shape of . nine
pound girl.
Theodore Troupe is now sole proprietor OF
the City drug store, having purchased the in
terest of his late partner, Mr.. Coblen,z.
Ga Wednesday night some sneak thief
stole blanket from the buggy of DR.. Bell
and one from that of Rev. j. C. Fernald,
which wSs hitched in front of DR.. Bells
Office. The doctor has lost in this manner,
within the last two years, six whips, three
blankets, his vsise and medicine case.
On the night before or Wednesday morn
ing fifteen or twenty feet Of the new Lime
stone street sewer caved in at the intersection
of Kizer street, making large hole in the
ground. A force of men was set at work at
once to repair the damage at expense of the
contractor who will lose 5000 or $500.
Frank Schrimpf, father Of Frank E.
Schrimpf OF this city, was rln over and
killed by the cars at Bellefontaine, ON
Wednesday. The deceased was upward Of
67 years OF age and widsver. leaving son
and daughter, highly respected young people
here, the son carrying on a feed and flour
store ON Clifton street. Mr.. Schrimpf was q
native OF Neuhoff, in Kurpesse, Germany /;
and came here about IS years sgo, marrying
his wife here. He was prosperously engaged
in the cooperage business at Section and Fos-
ter streets for many years, and acquired some
property Business becoming Improbable be
closed his shop and worked for others, and
was engaged, at his trade, at the above place.
when the accident occurred while he was
walking on the track, returning from dinner
On last Tuesday evening at 7:3O O'Clock
Mr.. Hugh Russell and Mrs. Elizabeth Russell,
his wife, two OF Spring6eld's old and honored
citizens, were met by more than a half hun.
dred of their friends and relatives at the
house of their son-in-law, VIM. Mccullough
on College avenue, the occasion being the
celebration OF their golden wedding.
Thursday morning at 80 o'clock Council.
man John H. Driscol. who was on his way
home from counting out the vote at Precinc,
A, Third ward, was halted by two men who
stepped cut OF an alley on Sou,h Market
street and approached him. Mr.. Driscol mo-
toned as though about to pull a pistol and
stepped back when the men took to their
heels. 1t looks like an attempt at highway
robbery.
Messrs. Thomas Dugan, proprietor OF the
st. James Hotel, and John Lyueh, left
Wednesday for Magnetic Springs.
| Officer Bass and wife were called to New
Burlington. O., by the death OF Mrs. Bass
father. They left for that place on Wednes-