Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-29
VIENNA CROSS ROADS.

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1t may be that the farmer occasional quill
driver for the REPUBLIC at this place Is mot
dead, but sleeping" but, at any rate, IL he
is simply sleeping. he will awake in q con-
dition similar to that of Rip Van Wrinkle
In the dein past. Hearing expressions on
ell sides of a desire to hear home news
through the 'old reliable" l, with no little
hesitancy, take the pen in hand, and pre-
pare to write ''hog-wash, as some editors.
1 know will call 1t. Before beginning,
will say that am rosy-cheeked. ruby
liped young lady, inclined to be lively and
viyacious. and II should say any thing
personal about the boys, l hope they wont
say what a certain young lady did about the
Gazette correspondent. My modesty per
mits me from saying more. Now !
must get elbow room and go at it.
At the regular meeting of Purity lodge, ID.
of r., Wednesday, the following were
chosen to Ille for the next six months: N.
g., Mrs. Anna Rathburn; V. G. Mrs. Thos.
Jones; secretary, Miss Ella Mccoy. Mr..
and Mrs. James w. Killen, Of LagOnda,
were present, and each made enlivening
talks. Several old acquaintance5 and
relatives, last week, received neat invita-
tions to wedding ceremony at Westsr-
vile, o., next Thursday at o'clock. The
high contracting parties are Mr.. I. A. Bus
hey, formerly of this place, now Of Chica-
go. where he holds a lucrative position as
associate editor on the RdilIcdy Age, and
Miss L. Pr0ckie COggeshall, daughter OF
the late Hon. VIM. T. Coggeshall, former
ly editor of the Springfield REPUBLIC. and
during Lincoin's administration, United
Ck~kn
be was born on the day President
Lincoln issued his emancipation proclama
ton, and she received that rather patriotic
name. The bride and groom will spend q
few days here pext week at his old home.
Scott and Andrew Goodfellow left last
Wednesday night for New York city, where
they embarked on steamer for Liverpool,
from where they viii go to France. Their
mission Is the purchasing of number OF
fine Percheron horses. They will be gone
about six weeks. Mrs. John Holmes, OF
South Charleston, is here, the guest OF
Mrs. c. S. Busbey.. :. MIR. and Mrs. George
j. Tippie have returned home from a pleas
ant visit with friends in Athens county
A good joke Is told on some of the s. of V.
boys. Wednesday night, six Of them, Mu-
stefan C. Z. Jones. Captain Rice, Corporal
DdNyf SCikCdut NlclsCu Ia
Yates Campbell and Davy, dressed up In
their uniforms, of course looking too utter
ly charming. They went to Charleston to
attend the campmeeting at that place.
There was none, however. Hearing of a
lawn fete at Williams's chapel, four miles
east Of there, the boys decided to make a
break for that place. And here we girls
were at homel Just think of it, | am go
s,sv to-, for ~ 2n.,th
has a new band, the members of which
have no uniforms. They bad a social re-
Gently TO get funds 10 purchase uniforms.
While peregrinating over the streets OF
South Charleston the boys were taken for
the band boys. One citizen asked; Whats
the reason the boys are not
playing tonight?" and another answered:
why. their leader Is sick. Arriving
ut the lawn fete grounds, every body looked
up breathlessly at our boys, expecting to
hear the ''band" play, while several rushed
to their horses. Dozens of rustic maidens
whispered, There are the band boys.
Wonder if there going to play now. Amt
they sweet though?" At this doc. Jones
and "Ry." Rice turned to run, when a
charming lass said ''good evening"" yet
Davy, not daunted, said. Don't care, Jess
whistled, "Got fifteen cents don't you see. +"
Lem Mitsch blushed and came very near
setting fire to an old dead tree. "RehOutsr
Campbell looked at the crowd and ejec-
ulated: "Wish was at home" promised
not to tell auy more, but / heard some one
say the boys got home about 3 O'clock !.
Wilson Post, G. A. r., has decided to at
tend the national encampment at Columbus
i'm. a, hndu nd Ippaa ant
at the meeting of the county organization
Saturday. Qaartermaster Coates has been
recommended to ,he appointment of aid
de-camp in the grand parade at the capital
city. Harry Whitaker Camp, S. of ", at
the last meeting made arrangements to Sc
cure tents and space there. The boys pro-
pose going into camp. und now talk some
of marching through. Ii the boys show up
as nicely as they did decoration day, 1t will
be very creditable to cur town. The boys
have been for some time talking OF having
a supper to get funds ahead. /. for one,
wish them abundant success. My dad was
a soldier, and sorry am girl for the
reason can't join the S. of V. But we
will have LADIES' aid society soon and
am going to be the tirst signer to the char
ter. There was June meeting at the
Lisbon Baptist chuIeh Sunday. :. The M.
Z. Church talks of getting new organ. 80.
There was a social at Gooseneck Saturday
night. d. .Messrs- Charlie and Leon Jones
and Misses Nettie Patterson and Etna TIP
pey attended social at Lisbon last Friday
night. :. Mr.. William Whitley, Of Spring
field, and q member of the centennial COM
mittee. were here Friday in conference
with Mr.. John GoOdfellOw about collecting
exhibits. :. Miss Grace Grain and sister
Cornelia. of South Charleston. visited
friends here Friday. Miss Ellen Ward,
of Catawba, is the guest of Mrs. ID. S.
Bumgardner. >. Miss Lydia Warren
left Wednesday for pear Chicago.
Miss Hettie Slegle left Wednesday to visit
her brother In Illinois. /. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clay Bireby, of Larue. o., were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Rice, Sunday.
There will be township mass meeting of
Sabbath schools of the NJ. 4. church Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock. John Osborn is
vice president, and Sherman Clark, secre-
tary of the organization. The Christian
church will give strawberry and ice cream
Soaiol at fI,.ir chureh Gaturday NIGHT