The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-29
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Mrs. Harry Harris, of st. Louis, i.
visiting her father, DR.. Bowers, in this
city.
Don't forget to go and hear Barton's
MaStOdon Minstrel Co. at Cases Hall.
Thursday, February 9Th. No vulgarity
Oceans of fun. Admission % cents.
The coal bills for the extremely cold
month of January will make the cold
shiverS run all over man and make
him wish that he was tropical heather.
Barton's Mastodon Minstrel Co. will
give one Of their grand entertainments
in Cases Hall, Thursday evening, Feb.
5th. Everybody invited. Admission
% cents.
The REFLECTOR was pleased to see
Mr.. A. q. Buchanan on our streets last
Friday for the first time in several
weeks He is slowly recovering from a
severe attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Monies, of
Scranton, Penn, arrived in Abilene
last week. This is their sixth visit
during the past seven, years. Kansas
possesses a faScinationfbat eastern peo-
pie cannot resist.
Meeting will be held in the Baptist
church every evening of next week ex-
"ept Saturday. Rev. j. p. Ash will
+ 1ch Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings. All are invited to attend
these meetings.
J. y. Lord died at Denver the other
day. We trust that he made a grace
full exit from this world. He wasn't
much of an actor, but he was a square,
genial sort of a man and deserves a re-
spectacle place III the memories of our
people.
Not the least among the ATTRACTIONS
offered to its readers by the REFLECTOR
is a complete summary each week, of
the dOingS of our Legislators at Topeka.
The REFLECTOR always gets to the
front. Come in and subscribe. Only
$l.50 per year.
The Frebrand, of Clay Center, is to
be known after this as the Eagle. Pre-
sumably, it has burned long enough and
is going to scream now for a diversion.
But its democracy will be just as strong
in the future as in the past. Long may
the Eagle scream.
The Union Sunday School Concert at
Bonebrake's Opera House this Thurs
day evening will be worth attending.
Excellent music will be rendered by our
best musical talent. Admission only
10 cents. Go and listen to the music.
You will enjoy it.
Mr.. D. a. Mcdonald, of Atlanta,
Georgia, is visiting his uncle, Mr.. III.
Ii. Mcdonald, of Garfield township
Mr.. a. is a Georgia republican, and is,
politically, more of curiosity than
Kansas democrat. lie will remain in
Dickinson county all summer.
District Court adjourned last Tues
day until the regular February session.
A large number of cases were carried
over. Miss Ida Hendricks, not salts
fed with the amount of damages award
ed her in her case against the city,
asked for and was granted new trial.
The ladies of st. Johns Guild will
hold pie social, on Friday evening,
Jan. Both, at the residence of Mrs. II.
II. Floyd. Coffee, ice-cream and cake
will also be served. Charades and reel
tations will he attractive features of
the evenings entertainment. All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. w. II. Smith and Miss Lizzie
Junken will be married this evening
at Miss Junken's home on West Second
street. The REFLECTOR joins a host
of friends in wishing this popular young
couple a long life of happiness and
prosperity. May their joys be asdeep
as the ocean, and their sorrows as light
as its foam.
Young Mr.. Deming arrived in Abb
lene, his old home, from BentOnville,
Ark, last Sunday. He was employed
in the BentOnian office of that city, but
the failure of bank for $3.50, 900 ruined
the paper as we'll as severely injured
all kinds of business. The county was
caught to the tune of $4,000. Mr.. Dem
ing likes Arkansas.
The REFLECTOR is creditably in
formed that Miss Cora SINNERS, of
this city. and Mr.. Charles Mclaughlin,
of Salina, were married in the latter
city last Sunday. The REFLECTOR as
sumes the pleasant responsibility of Of
fering the young couple its SincereSt
congratulations and well wishes for
their future happiness and prosperity. |
The REFLECTOR is very sorryto learn
that its old and respected friend, Squire
E. Barber, is suffering from an attack
of paralysis, which came upon him last
Friday. The old Squire is one of the
oldest settlers of the county and num-
bers his friends by the hundred. His
right side is paralyzed. We sincerely
hope that he may recover his usual good
health.
The Abilene lady who wrote the Sec
A9tary of the State Art Association, |
Topeka, Kan, about Dec. 10, asking
information regarding it, will do the Sec |
retary great favor by rewriting, as her
letter was, unfortunately, lost before it |
could be answered and the name of the |
writer forgotten.
G. F. PARlIELEE, Sec'y,
Topeka, Kansas.
In the district court, last week, the
jury awarded Mr.. New $3.50. in his
suit for damages against Dick Reed, |
who was charged with setting fire last
July to the building occupied by Mr.
New as livery stable, the flames con-
Stunning horses, buggies and feed belong
ing to plaintiff. Hon. J. R. Burton left
his legislative duties at Topeka and ap-
eeared as News lawyer. While Reed