Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-06
LDCtI BREIITIES.
GOING EAST.

Miss Halle Kelley left to-day for a brief
visit To Xenia.
Mr. l.arrabcc of the q. Il NJ. visited in
til" city yesterday.
Dr. Dmond has presented his partner.
Dr. buckingham, with very handsome dog
cart.
This weather is neither sqllaw winter nor
Indian summer. II has no name in the yo-
cahnlary of civilized humanity.
The Misses Miller, of East High street.
entertained a number of their friends with q
very delightful card party last evening.
Mrs. Angie Owens has been summoned
(" til" bedside of her son Edward. who is
lying seriously i'll at his home in Urbana.
The prohibition club held its regular
meeting last night and made further
arrangements for building their wigwam.
Tn" pcrSimlnon crop is ripcning under
III" Influences of the autumn frostS. The
crop is large and the latest craze is per
smmon party.
All the personal property in the Yellow
Springs house will be sold at public auction
tomorrow Saturday at O'Clock James
Foley, auctioncer.
In the rolling skating contest at Xania
In" Greene county champion easily ran
away from the champion of Indiana The
last race goes tonight.
L. T. Montanus and W. II. Griffith went
ont to slaughter the heeting quail yesterday
and returned triumphant with nineteen
guincas and thirteen tame pigeons.
The gas well attracts men. women and
children. The Market street bridge and all
available space is crowded with those want
ing a glimpse at Springiield's latest bonanza
Expert workmcn are engaged in putting
a new hard wood floor in the wigwam.
which is being fitted up as the Mikado rink
1t will probably not be opened until Friday
November 49,
As cold weather comes on the homeless
vagrants that have been sleeping in the
open air about lumber yards, commence to
swarm in about the depOtS and other points
about town where there is light and warmth.
Previous to her departure for Marysville.
CAL, about twenty-five relatives and friends
of Mrs. Saul Baker, gave her very pleas
ant surprise party at her residence, on
Front street, last evening The guests
brought their baskets, and the evening was
passed very delightfully."- in card playing,
music, ctc.
spring wagon, loaded with empty bar
rcls and other fragments, broke down. last
evening, on East High street in front of
William Wardcrs residence. and remained
there until this morning. 1t occasioned con-
siderable annoyance to persons driving in
that direction, by causing their horses n
scare 50 that in some cases they had to be
led past.
Officer Mckay met with rather disagree
able miShap Just about midnight last night.
lie was running along the platform of the
J.. NJ freight house to catch colorrd man
wanted for disOrderly conduct. when he
took a step too far in the darkness and
came down at full length in puddle of mud,
most of which he carried up to police head
quarters ON his clothes.
Th" rush toward the gas well and the
u
teal demonstration of the fact that every
body at once becomes Interested In every
new project enterprise or discovery, which
displays to the eye and reason its merits in
All unmiStakahlc manner Every grade of
citizens, from the college professor to the
guttcr-snipc, was there to testify to the old
llei.., seeing is believing
aNsgh gay crowd of young people from fel-
low Springs and vicinity and from near
Springfield, surprised their friend, Elmer
HANNA, of near Springfield, Friday night,
oct. 30 that evening being his twenty y-thir'l
birthday. The time was pleasantly occupied
in playing games and in social conversation
and music. At II o'clock the merry crowd
partook of the bountiful lunch their baskets
contained, and at about IL o'clock the crowd
Dispersed wishing Elmer many returns OF
the day.-Xenia Gazette.
u The man who never took q ride on 9
freight train, running at the rate of forty
miles an hour, does not know what he has
missed. The feeling that the whole she
bang, himself included, is likely to go int,
the gutter at the next turn of the wheel i,
not in the least pleasant to contemplate
The only advice that can be- given to thos,
who may by accident or circumstances b'
compelled to thus cayort across the country
Is Ia stick To her and let her run. The ad
venture is not pleasing, but then it all goc'
in 10 help swell ones experience.
ON Tuesday night last an attempt wa
made Ia burn the house Of Milie Moran,
. poor colored woman at Xenia while sh'
was asleep The smoke awakened her, an'
/ with the assistance of her neighbors, tn
\ fire was eXtnguished with slight damage
IAN investigation showed that some Scoun
lrnI had crawled under the house, placed
~ orn stalks and other rubbish in
I'M %..d set fire to II. On account of tn
kW house being of very green mate
NNNgt catch fire but made tcrr
AN Che matter was kept quiet /
egpetratOr Of the outrap
a. II IL now thought b