Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17
they must be spoken for quick, as they are
going very fast.

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going very fast.
Mr.. Walter Pierce, son Of Chas. H. Pierce
has purchased magnificent full nickle bi.
cycle. 1t will keep the Street Commissioner
hustlipg to get the streets in good repair after
some Of Walters Leaders.
Spring is here now surely. A large gang
Of gypsies have encamped down near
the Main street Mad river bridge
and are busily engaged 10
telling the fortunes of the classic Siringto-
mans. A reporter was out In that neghbor.
hood recently, and an old Gypsy woman
begged him to have his fortune told. "Heav-
ems, woman" said he, al haven't got any for.
tune. I'm newspaper man."
It's just possible that some Of the enter
prising managers who have built enormous
rinks for next season will be badly left.
There are already evidences that the roller
skating craze is on the wane. For big rink
the one now being erected by Mr.. v. Whit
ney, . prominent Cincinnati lumber dealer
certainly takes the cake. II Is whole square
long and halt square wide. Inside II looks
as large as the Grand Central Depot in New
York City. The floor will be magnificent
one, and the galleries will hold several thous-
and spectators. was talking to a gentle
men well posted In the ins and outs Of the
rink business in Springfield, the other day,
and asked him why no rink would pay here
. ut 10 sometimes said," remarked he, "that
the trouble Is that Springfield hiss no really
large Grst-class rink. This is true; but
doubt II even very large one would pay.
The first rink started here in the old Repub-
lican wigwam was an enormous financial
success, the profits occasionally reaching $50
to 500 per day. The reason Of this was be-
cause hundreds and thousands visited the
rink simply to look on. know how it was
with myself. could hardly wait until
night came 80 as to see the skating
It was great enjoyment al first to watch
the crowds Of brightly dressed, whirling
skaters. Now you could not hire me to visit
a rink. and it Is doubtless so with the general
public. No rink will pay in this city from
the admission fees paid by the skaters only.
There must be respectfully ::sized sudience
as we'll. Now, take the Center-street skating
rink here. The rent of the rink costs $50
per month; music costs So per night, or
about $l60 month. The salaries OF door.
keeper, ticket-seller, ticket-taker, skate boys,
advertising and other expenses, including
wear and tear Of skates, and various other
expenses. swells the expenses to at leas, $3.50
per month. Adding to this, 500 per month
for the profits of the manager, we have $3.50,
which must be passed into the box office every
month before the rink is at all q paying sue
cess. You can see for yourself that IL would
take very good business to draw that amount
on an average"
few Of the new style checkered black
and white felt hats are noticed on the SPRING
field streets. The peculiar style has taken an
immense rage in Cincinnati, where the hats
are seen by the thousands.
Mr.. VIM. Enoch brother of Frank Enoch,
OF the Western Union Office, has invented
rske-cleaning attachment to be attached 10
haud.rakes, which is likely to prove one of
the most valuable small inventions tor long
time. The attachment can be put on any
rake for FIVE cents. The cleaner is used
by turning over the rake and press
ing projecting lever on tbe ground.
The invention is extremely useful, perfectly
new, and will likely be worth fortune.
There has always been the greatest rivalry
between fire companies ever since the inven-
tion of fire extinguishing devices. The first
question with many men in this city is not
the location of the fire or what the loss was,
but whether the Central or Western engine
boys got first water on the fire.
Last Monday, as lady was walking out
on the path bordering the Little Miami Ry.,
track, on Jefferson street, she was terrified to
preceive what she thought was great rat
running along the ground. The creature had
little, bright, rat.like eyes, short fur and
long, smooth tail, but was as large as full
grown rabbit. Some boys drove the animal
into little pile OF brush under stone cross
ing. Several gentlemen coming along sur
prised it ont Of its hiding place, and lmmedi.
ately pronounced it ground hog. What the
creature was doing there, only three squares
from the post Office, or how It got there, can
not be imagined. 1t is propable, though,
that It has Q burrow in the neighborhood. 1t
10 just possible, however, that the ground
hogs have become so disgusted with the cold
winter, that they have changed grounding
day to May llth.
Mr.. W. Gibson, formerly Of the GLoBE-RE-
PUBLIC, has removed to Cincinnati,
where be Is engaged in doing stenogra-
phic work in the Office of Mr.. Thomas
Campbell, the Cincinnati lawyer.
at makes one tired to hear the papers talk
about Springfield not being able to accommo-
date the visitors to the State Convention"
said Mr.. John Wilborn, the head waiter of
the St. James, the other day. "Why, this
convention will not be circumstance to the
first time the State fair was held in Spring
field. 1t was held in 1870, think, and at.
tracted immense crowds from parts of the
State. There we're as high rs $4,000 visitors
from abroad attending in one day, and
Springfield only had two hotels At that time.
never shall forget it; wherever there
was room for cot In the
hotels one was placed - In the