The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-14
Chapman Items.

The painting on the new building Of
Whitehair Bros, on the corner opposite
the postoffice, is at last completed.
Some person will get one Of the best
places in town at this point.
James Green has his stock of furni-
ture just opposite the depot on the
south of the railway. He has the goods
now displayed and is ready to sell the
same at bottom prices.
The cold weather of last Thursday
and Friday nights was almost too much
for early garden vegetables. If they
got through without being nipped by
frost they will feel sickly for the next
ten days. Some of them are turning
dark and may have to be replanted.
The furniture store under the Opera Hall, for
merly occupied by 7. W. Irion & Co. as a sales
room, looks deserted. 1t is good place for trade
and will not long remain idle and tenantless.
A. s. Foley, of the United States regular Army
has been a visit to his brother T. j. Foley, of
this city. Mr. Foley goes on with his regiment to
Asiniboine, Montana Territory, one of the most
northern forts in the government, where they viii
be stationed. MIR. Z. has seen quite number Of
years in the service, in the mean time being from
the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, and from the
Gulf of Mexico to the British boundaries.
EThe councilmen have been reporting some of the
street CrOsSnSs. lOS mas DullO All It's sue
walks within the past eighteen months and has
now very good showing.
Only one lady book agent in town last week
She ought to have met with success for she was
really very modest and unassuming, and didn't
undertake TO force one TO subscribe when they
said no.
1t often occurs that young men from the country
seek places where they can do something in town
In majority of these cases the young men do not
know when they are well OFF, and they should stay
on farm.
MP Sanborn, one Of our contractors and
builders hSs just gone ont TO make an addition to
the residence OF George Winters some five miles
northwest of town.
at the North side skating rink, were sold at Guc-
ton on Saturday last
half dozen weddings, or whereabouts, have
sprouted, but have not come off yet. II can't be
that the cold weather set them back for that is
conducive to the marrying business generally
Something .else must have occurred to cause
delay in this intended mating, such as hard times,
late garden sass. interference of the sold
folks" and may be lack Of pocket money If the
LATERAL we have 10 say is, that You can get il
done cheap, for prices are down at present and
five dollar bill will accomplish more splicing
than will be necessary In any one case. Try it
and find out.
Only one colored person seen on the streets for
the last month.
Now is the time when '4greens- suffer- All the
sour dock, water cress and various other varieties
of spring weeds are gathered in abundance by the
hungry lover OF "spring green's"
There is not another young City Of the ace Of
Chapman that can equal it or in any close degree
compare with ii in the number of newly and
freshly painted buildings tits almost impossible
TO find a house, barn or shed that is not painted
In color white prevails-f white can be called
color, although there are many who use the mixed
paints with prepared coloring in green, red and
other shades between the originals.
NJ, Fl. Boles Esq. plowed out and killed three
rattlesnakes last Friday. Enough TO make a rope
to hanga man with, and it was hangmans day at
that.
Not much going on in town except church
eociables and mite societies.
u. Poor goes on visit TO eastern states this
week
The druggists have their hands full of business
in rejecting applications for whisky. Some they
cannot refuse.