The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-30
PERSONAL.

Miss Grace BOnebrake IS home from
school, spending the holidays.
Jess Nicolay and wife, of Solomon,
spent Christmas in town with their rel
atives.
Col. J. II. Brady was presented a
handsome smoking set by his employees
last week.
George Holzworth has gone to La
Crosse, where he will probably locate
in the future.
Col. Fisher is a widOwer, his better
half having gone on visit to friends in
Bolivar, Ohio.
Miss Carrie Williams, of Emporia, is
visiting her friend, Mrs. Park j. Stod-
dard, in this city.
jill. Lane, of Boston, Mass, is at
present in the city on business, and
stopping at the Henry.
Dudley Clark, of the L. p, was in
town over Christmas, and received the
greetings of a host of friends.
DIR. NJ. B. Croll, of the Omaha Medi-
cal College, is visiting his brothers, G..
L. and Frank CrOll, in this city.
Ed. Warnerw was down from La Crosse
last week, where he is engaged in the
lumber business with Will LebOld.
Jake Dovel, night clerk at the Henry,
took a trip to Baldwin City and Topeka
last week, returning Monday night.
C. S. Moore, who has been spending
some time in Scio, Ohio, has returned
to the city and will spend the winter.
Ed Little came to the city from Law
renee this week. Ed is now popular
and rising young attorney of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Hern are enter
tanning an old friend in the person of
Mrs. c. Cogswell, of Watkins Glen,
n. Y.
Johnny Heym is down from Russell
visiting his old acquaintance.
complexion is as roseate as
ever.
Charlie Burton and wife have re
turned to the city from an extended
visit with relatives and friends in In
diana.
Mrs. C. w. Mansfield is visiting her
friend Mrs. Glidden, in ScOttSville, Kan.
She expects to remain away about
month.
Professor A. V. JeWett and J. S.
Ford, county superintendent elect, are
the State Teachers conven-
ton at Topeka.
Miss Theo Keiser, the popular young
lady clerk in Bishop & Co.'s dry goods
is able to be out after a
serious illness.
Ed. Robinson, the druggist, has a
new clerk in the person of II. Shackel-
ford, of Leavenworth, where Mr.. Rob
inson was formerly engaged in the drug
business.
Mrs. Henry Burroughs, of Bennington,
with her friend, Miss Corliss, spent
Christmas in the city as guests of HOr-
ace Lifts and family.
Mrs. H. w. Lash, hostess of the
Burris house, was the recipient Of
handsome plush cloak at the hands of
her boarders, on Christmas day.
Mr.. Chase, of Oberlin, was visitor
to our sanctum on Tuesday last. He
was accompanied by our staunch
friend, the Hon. c. n. Coggeshall.
A party was given by Miss Annie
Curtis, daughter of R. n. Curtis, East
Third street, on Tuesday night last, to
a number of her young friends. The
affair was an enjoyable one to all
present.
Miss Sallie Cherry, the young lady
clerk in w. II. Smith & Co.'s dry goods
left Wednesday noon
for her home in Indiana, where she was
called by the illness of her sister.
Miss Grace w. Johnson, assisted by
Miss Theo Keiser, Miss Maggie Wilson
and Miss Berry, will receive their
friends on New Years at the residence
of F. H. Boardman, West Third st.
John F. Berry, now engaged in the
clothing and furnishing goods business
in Concordia, came to town this week,
and received many hearty handshake
from his old friends.
Rev. S. c. HUMPHREYS, who has been.
occupying the pulpit at the Christian
church, has been duly installed as pas
tor of that congregation, and expects to
have his family with him in a few days.
Luther Hoffman, editor of the st.
Marys Express, accompanied by his wife
and child, spent Christmas with R. j.
Finley and family. Mr.. Hoffman in
years gone by. was connected with the
Abilene Democrat.
Col. J. II. Brady and family spent
Christmas with the Colonel's parents at
Baldwin City, Mr.. and Mrs. John Brady.
The visitors enjoyed themselves so
highly that the Colonel is the only one
who has yet returned to the city.
The Misses Bridge, Maggie and
Katie Berry, daughters Of Patrick j.
Berry, and Miss Minnie Berry, daughter
of John Berry, came home from school
at Mt. st. Mary's academy last week, to
spend the holidays with their parents.
Will Seward, of Faulkner's boot and
shoe department, was called to his home
in Bloomington, Indiana, last week,
Wednesday, having received a telegram
announcing the serious illness of his
mother.
A. B. Smith, of Plympton, came
down last Thursday and laid us the
wherewith for two years subscription.
Mr.. Smith is an ardent railroad man
and wants Abilene to have enough rail.
roads.