Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-19
IOCAL BRErfTiEs.

G. NJ, Henderson general manager !. B.
W., passed through here last evening.
Chas Z. Patric, of this city, has been
granted patent for force feed seeding ma
chine.
The little daughter Of o. N. Sellers, 90
badly scalded the other day, has almost re-
covered.
Mr.. John X. Hogan, travelling passenger
agent Denver and Rio Grande railroad, Is in
the city.
Miss Lily Dowdall OF Philadelphia. Is the
guest of Miss Nellie johnson, Of South Mar
ket street.
Most of the delegates to the democratic
state convention left last night and this morn
ing tor Columbus.
Mr.. D. NJ. Stewart, of Xenia, is in the city
today on business connected with extensive
land interest in Texas.
Agnes, the little daughter OF Mr.. John Cor
man, OF Lagonda, fell last night and broke
her arm DR.. Welsh is attending the little
girl.
The Creighton will case has been taken up
from the probate to the common pleas court,
the papers having been filed in the clerks Of
fee to-day.
Miss johnson, who has been the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Christie, south Center street,
left for New York last evening, via the P. c.
4 st. L. R'y.
John Rotheimer, a workmen IN W. F.
Bauroth's machine shop, tore his thumb nail
ont in drop punch this morning. Drs
B,tterson and Welsh dressed the wounded
member.
The festive musquito is getting in his work
on the summer tourist, and the result is that
many OF our citizens, whose familiar faces
have been missed for some time, are again
among us.
The residence OF Christ Boehringer, on the
Xena pike about three miles east Of Dayton,
was entered by burglars at an early hour this
morning, and sl4o in money, silver watch
and other valuables taken.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette sug.
gests that the natural gas discovered al
Springfield is good for heating but not fol
lighting purposes. The people OF Springfield
are willing that their gas shall stand on it
merits.
Tomorrow a congenia party, com posed o
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Holloway, Mr.. and Mrs
John Carey, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Rockheld
Mr.. and Mrs Doson, Mrs. Burt Whitley
all-day picnic at Clifton.
The colored citizens of the city are work
ing up mass meeting to be held some tiru'
soon to protest sgains, being compelled to
send their children to school in what they
call the pheasant street cellar" Time and
place of meeting will be announced here
after.
The fremen complain bitterly OF express-
man and others who persist in driving heavy
wagons and other vehicles over the lines of
hose when stretched in the street, greatly to
the injury Of the hose. There is an ordinance
against it and the fremen propose to test it
on the FIRST occasion.
The west-bound morning mail train on the
Pan Handle killed an old man named George
Wiley at Covington, Ohio, Monday morning
Wiley attempted to cross the track in front o
the train and was struck by the engine H,
was eighty. one years of age, and died in
few minutes after being hurt.
This morning as a driver for the Spring
field Ice Company WAS attempting to drive 4
heavy load Of ice into the alley on Market
street by Prezmans bakery his team became
stuck, and as he tried to back out one of the
horses fell, knocking down some spouting
from North's store and narrowly missed put
ting his foot through the plate glass front.