The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.


Miss Lizzie Howe, of Georgetown,
Colorado, is visiting her sister Mrs.
Downey.
A lady's black veil has been in the
REFLECTOR Office since Easter Sunday
awaiting an owner.
''CindrelIa,'' charming little opera,
will be given by about sixty of our little
girls, next Saturday evening.
II. Parker, Esq, of OsawatOmie, was
visiting in the city last week as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Morley.
Miss Mamie Faulkner went to Leav-
enworth on Saturday for few weeks,
visit with friends at the Fort.
The day of the creamery fire Ed. We
giard lost an ivory, silver mounted 2
foot rule. The finder will confer a
great favor upon him by returning the
same.
DR.. Philip KrOhn, of AtchisOn, will
address temperance mass meetings at
the Opera House in this city on the af-
ternoon and evening of Tuesday, May
5th.
James Elliott bought a fine Durham
yearling bull at the Higinbotham sale
at Manhattan last week. The hand
some animal arrived on the train last
Saturday.
J. r. Downer, Esq, is visiting in
this city. Mr.. DOwner was the original
founder of the Baptist church in this
city, and is genial, educated and cul-
tured gentleman.
An entertainment was given last
Friday evening at the Johnson school
house for the benefit Of the Home
Literary Society. The programme was
creditably rendered, and the audience
was pleased.
Last Sunday was a beautiful day and
pleasure carriages and buggies were to
be seen everywhere. By-the-way, Abb
lene can show on occasion very large
number of fine turn-outs.
NJ. V. Brilliant has been commission
ed a member of the staff of Grand Com
mander Stewart, @. a. r., with the
rank of Colonel. The REFLECTOR con-
graduates Col. Brilliant.
J. II. Barnsley arrived in the city
last Monday from Newton, Penn, af
ter al absence of more than six months.
He is looking well and his friends will
be glad to see him.
The first meeting of the new council
was harmonious, but it is reported that
Mayor Rice took the oath of office run
ning-the fire alarm being sounded be-
fore that formality was completed.
Every day brings new corners to the
broad praries and bOundless fields of
Kansas from Michigan, Ohio, Penn,
and other states in the Union. Kansas
has land enough for all and all are well
come.
Mrs. Andrew Stillie and children left
last Sunday for Glasgow, Scotland, to
visit old home and friends. The RE-
FLECToR trusts that Mrs. Stillie may
have a pleasant trip across the ocean
and an enjoyable visit.
The annual meeting of the German
Baptist Church will be held at Mexico,
Penn, this year, 204 miles east of Pitts
burg. An excursion will leave Abilene
on May 10, and the price of round trip
tickets will be only $4,000.
The Minstrel Show of J. II. Webb at
the Opera House last evening was
greeted with a large house and gave
very fine entertainment, it being their
second visit to our city.-Daily Nonpa-
reil, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
jill. Webb's u. S. Minstrels held
the boards at the Opera House to a
large and fashionable audience, and
gave the usual minstrel entertainment,
only on a higher order and larger
number of performers. The OliO and
elevated first part was great.-Daily
Leader, Pittsburg, Pa.
The beautiful floral emblem, a cross
and anchor, used to decorate the Epis-
copal church on Easter day, was pre-
scented to Mrs. Jane F. KeiSer. and the
bouquets to Mrs. Birchmore. Rev. Mr..
Wager also received a handsome
bouquet.
Saline county is to have a straight
out democratic paper. The Salina Her
aid has passed into the hands of J. NJ.
Davis, of Albany, Missouri, who will
establish a strictly democratic paper.
The REFLECTOR congratulates the faith
full of Saline county, and welcomes Mr..
Davis as a co-laborer in the democratic
vineyard. May the Herald flourish and
prosper under its new management.
The ladies of st. Johns Guild met
on Thursday of last week, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. S. Cooper, and reelected
the following officers: Mrs. Z. Curtis,
President; Mrs. NJ. Nelson, Vice Pres
ident; Mrs. Emily L. Russell, Sec'y and
Treas. There will be meeting of the
Guild, this Thursday afternoon, at the
residence of Mrs. Moling, corner of
Walnut and Tenth Streets.
On Wednesday evening April Sth a
musical and literary entertainment was
given at the Walnut Grove school
house, proceeds to be applied for the
purpose of an organ. An interesting
programme was given and the neat sum
of thirty dollars cleared. This live,
wide-awake neighborhood is fully up
to times and pushing right ahead in
literary and musical matters as well as
fine farms and pleasant homes.
In view of the numerous fires occur
ing in Abilene and the high winds at
this season of the year, there should be
city ordinance passed prohibiting paper,
straw and other combustable material
being thrown in the streets and alleys.
In the alley between Broadway and
Cedar there is enough loose straw thrown