Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-14

The Fourth of July comes on Wednesday
this year.
strawberries have come down to 10 cents
per quart.
The repairing of Limestone street, as Of
dered by council, has begun.
Dog days are coming again in few
weeks. Get out your muzzle.
Miss Belle Waring, of Rochester, N. Y.
is visiting friends in this city.
The new workhouse has not yet made
any start toward its appearance.
The name Of Champion avenue has been
changed to that of Eastern avenue.
Mr. George II. Knight is improving, and
will be down to business in few days.
The soda water season is on, but there
has been no rush for that harmless bey-
erage.
A crank preached on politics to half a
dozen men and boys last night on Market
square.
The friends Of Colonel James Z. Stewar.
were delighted to see him on the street
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Hoefeck, Of west
Columbia street. are visiting friends in
Cincinnati.
Eastern travel on the railroads has begun
again. and the sleeping-car business will
now boom.
General Bushnell leaves for Chicago to-
morrow and number of other gentlemen
follow Saturday.
The Cincinnati morning papers now
reach Springfield at $50 by way Of the
Pan Handle road.
Market square still presents her ungainly
appearance, and looks like ploughed-up
cornfeld, in the center.
Messrs. W. L. Lafferty and W. r. Bur
nett were among the K. of Ps. who gath
cred at Cincinnati this week.
DIR. Harry L. Janney. of Baltimore, now
visiting in this city, attended the commence
ment at Antioch this week.
The female loveliness that gathered in
Blacks opera house today is said to excel
that of former occasions of this kind.
The new sanitary police on dress parade
will be new feature in the republican pro-
cessions hereafter. There are two OF them.
The board of health bad meeting yes
terday afternoon. They meet again this
afternoon and will complete the organizs-
ton.
Mr.. w. ii. Hamilton, 1t is understood,
has decided to remain in Springfield, and
not go to California, as he formerly ex-
pected. ~,
The hacks and carriages went flying
through the streets before nine O'Clock,
conveying the lovely girl graduates to the
opera house.
The summer excursion business has not
yet started. The Dayton, Cleveland. San
dusky and Chicago excursions will take
place as usual later in the season.
Many Of the Blaine men of this city will
go to Columbus this evening to attend a
big meeting to be held in that city tonight
Judge West is to be one of the speakers
The Bee Line engine No. 1877, hauling
the Springfield accommodation has cracked
a bell. 1t will soon be replaced by new
one that Is being manufactured In Cieye-
land.
The ladies Of the First Presbyterian
church will give in the parlors of the
church, this evening. q reception, at which
refreshments will be furnished. All are
invited.
The annual picnic of the primary depart
ment of the First Presbyterian Sunday
school will take place tomorrow on Colonel
David Kings handsome grounds, on the
north side. 1t promises to be very hand
some affair.
Mrs. Sheriff Bater and daughters Emma
and Allie, of Springfield, came down to
this city this morning, and Miss Emma
went on east. while the mother and Allie
remained over, the guests of Sheriff Link
hart's family.-Xenia Gazette.
The Pan Handle has placed fast
Springfield and Chicago train, and now the
c. S. d C. and o. l. & W. have chance to
do the same. The route offered by the C.
S. & C. is via Tiffin and B. & o. The o.
l. & w. goes west to Danvilie, thence
north over the C. l. & Z.