Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-06
OCtL HRETIrtES.

The ex.prisoners OF war are holding re.
union at Chillcothe, this week.
Miss Ada Struger, OF West Pleasant street,
is visiting relatives in Greenville, Ohio.
About tzen families OF the South End
are holding an all day picnic at Aberfelds.
W +. Drees, a prominent young society
ge2tlemen OF Xenia, is visiting friends in the
city.
Twenty car loads of excursionisis from
Dayton, are pickncking at Yellow Springs
today.
The Sherils summons for the water works
injunction suit was served on the trustees this
morning.
Joseph p. Stockton, one OF the well-known
horse traders of Ohio died at his home In
Columbus last evening.
II is desired TO make the GLoBE-RsPuBLIc
the news medium, and the cooperation and
assistance OF the people OF Springfield is iu-
vited.
indications for a boom in business are better
than they have been for the past twelve
months.
Editor Bckhams sons, in company with
other Daytonians, are enjoying a weeks
camping on the banks of the Miami, near
Waynesvillc.
The ground of a petition TOR divorce filed in
court at Dayton yesterday was that defendant,
the offending wife, was living in adultery
with man in Springfield
Judge White, in Common Pleas yesterday,
attended to several items OF minor business,
confirming sales, making orders for security
ior costs in two money cases, etc.
Messrs. Kissell, Hagan and White have Sc
lected the Jefferson club rooms in the Buck
iugham building as place for holding the
democratic county convention August 5.
The attendance at the Washin gton G. H.
Sunday school assembly is very encouraging.
The exercises Sunday were seriously inter-
fered with by the heavy rain. The regular
camp meeting opens next week.
The min battalion arrived at home from
camp at Toledo about noon, coming via CO.
lumbus. Ths Springfield company, A, and
officers are all well pleased with their recep
ton and entertainment.
The ladies of the decorating committee fol
the Grant memorial service at St. Paul church
require a few more large or medium-sized
flags. Any persons having them to loan for
this purpose are requested to leave flags at
Black 4 Bros, c. A. Davis's, or at the church
tomorrow forenoon.
Persons having items of news of local
nature will confer favor on the publishers
OF the GLOBE REPUBLIC by sending them in
for publication. Call the Office by telephone
or send through the postothce as early in the
day as possible, in order that the i:em may
appear in the afternoon paper
The fire in Dickson's shop last night was
undoubtedly incendiary. Two cans of coal
oil were found near where the FIRE was burn
ing, and the contents of third had been
bulldog. 1t is possible to come pretty close
to the parties who did the work.
d.. B. ". Arnett, the prominent colored
orator, and republican candidate for the legis
la.ure from Green county, delivered an elo
quent eulogy on General Grant, at the mem
ori4l services held at Wiberforce university
last night. The fame of the nations dead il
not likely soon to die among his thousands o
colored friends.
Mr.. F. c. Runyan, southwest corner Gem
tire and Jefferson, is authorized to receive
bids for eighty gallons of milk. to be delv-
cred al the dining hall OF W. r, c. on Far
Grounds, Wednesday and Thursday, August
l2 and l3. The milk to be delivered twice
daily. Bids must be handed in before noon,
Saturday, August 8. By order executive
committee.
il is intended to have a headquarters at the
Fair Grounds for all ex-sailors who served in
the late war. There are in this city about a
dozen men who paced the decks, some in the
Mississippi squadron and some on the Allan
tic. All these are requested to meet at Hollo-
ways coach Office on High street tomorrow
evening at 1880, to make arrangements to
entertain their brother tars who will attend
Grand Army Day.
Yesterdays papers contained two state
ments made on unreliable information, doing
injustice to Jim Quill and "Dufer' Lyons
Quill has been at work at the indianapolis
Malleable Iron works and returned TO thi:
city this morning. He says he has had nc
trouble whatever in Indianapolis. Lyons has
been hard at work for the past nine months
during which time he has supported his
mother and sister.