Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-01
IOC4L RRECITIES.

for violating the Sunday ordinance.
There is strong talk OF . permanent repuo-
lican organization in this city similar TO the
Lincoln club of Cincinnati.
Quite number of our citizens left for Car
ding,on this morning, TO attend the Morrow
county tsir, now in progress there.
Mrs. Smith, wife of Samuel Smith, an old
resident in this county, was buried yesterday
from her home in Courtsville, about thirteen
miles southwest OF this city.
The night watchman of the Springfield
Tricycle. Co., detected some young boys steal
ing wagon from the shop, and gave chase,
No arrests. |
c. J. Bartholomew, who has been repairing |
the telephone lines at Washington Z. H., has
placed on exhibition at c. Il. Pierces book.
store piece OF bark with common wheat
straw driven into it by the cyclone.
A large cart, loaded with coal, stuck in
the mud by the Bee Line track yesterday
afternoon, and was released from its strong
hold Just about five minutes before train
came along or there would likely have been
a snashup.
patrol force, went up IN the country this
morning on little fishing tour. They re-
turned this afternoon with sixteen fine
speckled trout. They were caught in pri-
vate pond.
The Salvation Army open their new bar
racks at Crystal hall, on Friday evening,
Oct 2. Capt. Rainey and commanding staff
of southern Ohio division are expected to he
present. A small silver offering will be taken
at the door.
| At the bench show At the Dayton fair, the
following Springfield dogs took prizes jim,
bull dog, owned by W. H. Clark, second
prize; Jasper, bull terrier, owned by John
Cray, second przs; Jack. bull terrier, owned
by John Nagley, second prize.
The new ten cent special delivery system
went into operation today. Four letter:
bearing the stamp were received at the Spring
field postotfice, ard stamp clerk Will Cart
NELL reports the sale OF forty of the stamp
/ at his window. This is pretty good start
= Mrs. Elizabeth Oglevie, an elderly lady re
7 siding with her daughter, Mrs. Z. S. S. Rouse
lO9 South Factory street tell upon ston
r, pavement adjacent to the house, this morn
= ing, aud seriously injured her shoulder. Tn
Q physician has not yet decided the extent 0
e her injuries.
; A telephone message was received at tn
? patrol house about ten o'clock last night tina
the railroad men at the c. c. c. Il |. round
house had a lot OF tramps locked up IN
freight car in which they were sleeping. Tp
wagon went out but in some way the tramp
had gotten out and made their escape.
The township trustees of Spring Vale.
were unable to learn the name or residence o
! the man whose body was found at the side o
the Little Miami track Tuesday morning, AM
: "Wednesday evening his body WAS buried in tn
village cemetery. The officials are dispose
, to think the man was tron Springfield 0
! some point in that direction.
AL. Lessner, of Lessner Il Son, has re
turned from New York and the easl, where
= has been making purchases of clothing for b
IT extensive Springfield business. Mr.. Lsssn'
says there Is a regular boom on east. Ever
a. merchant has his hands full, all factories an
"a mills are running full time and business me
e, are feeling more hopeful than for sever
- years. His purchases are just beginning
n arrive.
N There is exhibited in the window OF NJ
e Barr's bookstore a very pretty piece OF dec
e' rative psinting-a screen of three panels.
. the center is group OF hollyhOck A be
vine on the left Is just such as one might s
er hanging from the back porch OF farm hou
r. on warm September day. The third pan
d d has an autumn touched branch OF Virgin
9. creeper. 1t is the work Of Miss Kauffms
the talented teacher OF painting and wo
= carving, who has lately moved to this city.
- Some time ago gas well was discover
a. a. about 300 yards above the slab dam, at Mi
dletown, Ohio, and the excitement was i
tense. Sunday a party of prominent Midd
- town business men, P. ]. Sorg, C. F. GuncL
m and others, went up in boat Since
discovery the we'll had been fitted with
hogshead and pipe, and some OF the par
- ignited the gas, which exploded. the concl
a. sion over-turning the excursonists' boat
> damage except some very wet store cloth
- The we'll will be developed sure but by whC
ng is not yet certain.