Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-14

MISS haue hiktEt. ol Tile CITY, was y
guest of Mrs VIM. Gordon Sunday last.
Miss Carrie l'hleger, Of the city, was a
guest of Miss Lizzie Reed the past week.
Simon Fox has been visiting relatives in
the vicinity of Dayton the past two weeks.
Samuel Keeps returned to home in
Maryland, after several weeks visit with
friends here.
Tonight there will be held a praise ser
vice in our church, to which a cordial invi-
tation is extended to ALL
Miss Minnie Cowan, one of Hsrmony's
handsomest young ladies, was a guest of
Miss Carrie Darst Sunday last.
R.C. Nelson is thinking of going into the
chicken business, having received several
orders for Leghon chickens from parties in
Florida.
Sabbath school teachers meeting was
held at Father Kindlebers's home Friday
evening last with good attendance of
| teachers.
Last Sunday a collection was taken up in
our church for the benefit of deceased min
isters' wives. Miami conference contributes
towards the support of three families.
Raymond Athey, of Enon, and J. NJ.
Besger, of Lsgonda, have special invita-
ton to attend grand reception in Marys-
vile the first Monday evening in March.
Mrs. Mary Jackson, of Ada, Hardin
county. is calling sn friends here. She was
called here on account of the serious illness
of her sister, Mrs. Levi Meek, Of the city.
Ths Ladies' Missionary Society met at
the residence of Mrs. ID. C. Lawrence last
| Wednesday afternoon to make arrange
ments for an entertainment to be given by
them soon.
II Lagonea was ever blessed with her
portion of mud, II is just at the present
time, for there is mud everywhere, shoe
mouth deep. Well, we viii have to grin
and bear it.
Several of our young folks met at the res
idence of Mrs. Free Miller, Wednesday
evening, and enjoyed themselves immensely,
playing games, singing songs and eating
taffy uitli near morning.
Monday evening last Lone Star Lodge
/. o. o. +. initiated candidate, doing the
work in very good style. Lone Star Is
shining very bright just now and has sew
eral candidates to initiate in short time. 2
Buck Creek Tribe Red Men conferred
the chiefs degree on q candidate last
Tuesday evening. Next Tuesday this tribe
will have work in the adoption degree.
Verify, the Red Men here ore increasing in
numbers.
There are several cases Of diphtheria in
this vicinity. Parents should remember to
keep their children home from school when
any member of the family has this disease,
and should not send a child to school too
soon after recovering from the disease.
Another man up the country just in
vested his cash in fisteen bushels of BOhe-
mian oats, well the Lord knows he has been
cautioned against dealing with those in
fernal scoundreis, but as he didn't heed any
thing said to him concerning them, people
around here don't pity him.
"And We will not come unto me that ye
may have life" was the foundation Of an ex-
celient sermon delivered by Rev. Burkert
last Sunday evening. Quite a large num-
Der of strangers were present and seemed
to enjoy the sermon. Our church Is free to
all, and we hope to see strangers who are
in Lagonda on Sabbath at the church
where they are certain of hearing a good
sermon.
Last Wednesday afternoon the members
of the Ladies' Missionary Society met at
the residence of Mrs. d. C. Lawrence and
decided to give q missionary tea at Mrs.
Lawrence's residence q week from next
Thursday evening, the proceeds to be sent
to Portland, Oregon, to help pay of
church debt at that place. Everybody is
invited to attend the tea and help the ladies
in q good cause.
Joe II. Berry will remember last Thurs
day evening for long time, as the evening
when number of his friends called upon
him at his home and gave him one Of the
most complete surprises ever he expert
enced. About eight O'Clock Thursday even
ing, as he was sitting, thinking about retir
ing for the night, some one raped on the
front door. He answered the summons,
and. opening the door, about thirty Of his
friends pushed their way in the room.
Joe stood as one dumbfounded and asked
what the dickens was the matter.
The answer was we have come to see how
you look when you are surprised. Joe soon
recovered himself and babe his self-invited
guests to make themselves at home. They
proceeded to do so. Among the callers
were several musicians and soon the air was
flled with mirth and music. Games of
every description was indulged in, until
about eleven O'Clock, when the kitchen door
opened and in marched several young ladies,
each bearing several plates Of delicious
homemade taffy, which was distributed
among the guests, when the real fun Of the
evening began. Well, any one that was
ever at real, old fashioned taffy pulling can
imagine the high old time that was had at
this place, Among those present were Mr..
n. G. Kershner and wife, ]. II. Berry and
wife,. N. Derrickson and wife, MissesKatie
Hoster,nan, Annie Lohrer, Mary Lohrer,
Lille Lohrer, Lizzie Stoner, Maggie Mowatt,
J Julia Darst, Ada Berry, Jennie Kershner,
Lee Kershner, Messrs. George Walker,