Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-14
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1889.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

of all the sad and gloomy words
That mankind ever writ,
There are no sadder ones On file
Than these two: please REMIT
The funeral services over the re-
mains Of Mrs Maroney yesterday were
largely attended.
Tile nalne Of the Keystone post
office, this county, will be changed to
Manchester on Jan. LIST.
The Knights of Pythias contem-
plate presenting home talent enter
tainment in the near future.
The defeated candidates can low
get back to work again and wait for a
chance to help down" some other fel-
low next year.
-"POiitical Chat which has been
feature az "uI Saturday issues for few
weeks is Ito be continued" ten
months from date.
The Knights OF Pythias will pre-
sent tie Western drama, My Partner"
by home talent under the leadership of
Mr. Howe, Nov. % and 26.
II i; is agreeable to orr democratic
friends they may be excused from ask
ing us ANY more il We have heard from
Ohio and L IVA. We have.
"A new dry goods store is being
opened Oh North Broadway by Pinker-
ton ir.'s., of WaKeenty. We wei
come The gentlemen to Abilene.
The Abilene Building & Loan as
ISOLATION Office HISS been removed to
over the Case & Bishop bniIding. The
safe is being put in position today.
SO far as learned Abilene has made
no preparation f"r Il Lecture course
mere this winter. Two or three lee
tures 10y noted men would pay we'll
The REFLECTOR takes a high and
lofty position on the political flag staff
and cOmplacently watches the found
erings of the Dickinson democrats in
the consOmme.
The flag" idea is spreading and
several Country schnuis of this county
will have the Star sp.,ngled banner
floating over the school buildings i'll
side Of Il month.
Among The 0ul-nf-tnwn n0ta5les ub-
served OF the streets were L. &. lift
and ID. w. Ross, TaImage, RObt. CAT
ney, Navarro; y. S. Lowery, Rinehsrt
md ID. b. keepOrts, Hope.
Snow fell at Kansas City, Leaven-
worth and other democratic towns yes
terday. Republican Dickinson county
was given blue skies. This admins
tratiun knows its friends.
Amid the whirl of election news
aud the crash of worlds it is perhaps
well to remember that the city council
meets tomorrow night and the electric
light question ought to be settled.
The Sisters Of Mt. st. Joseph's
college will hold fair Christmas week
for the benefit of the college. We give
a partial list of the donations today.
AS usual most pleasant occasion may
be looked for.
Smith county will vote OF county
high school proposition at the coming
election. Dickinson county enjoys
the distinction at present of having the
only institution of the kind in the
State.-[Salina News.
About twenty of Mrs. Lewis
VAIL S most intimate friends gathered
at her home on West Tenth street last
night to spend the evening in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, who expect to
leave for Denver soon. A most pleas
ant time was had.
There is wailihg and crashing of |
teeth in a Southside residence where |
the lord and master found pole-cat in
possession of the cellar this morning.
The herein-before-m /. and No.
beat a basty retreat and the pole-cat is
still monarch of all he surveys.
The bank affairs are being fixed up
as rapidly as possible, no new develop
ments being yet manifest. The state
press uniformely expresses confidence
in MessIs. Lebold s. Fisher and the
general impression is that there will be
favorable showing at the settlement.
The standard of scholarship in the
city schools for promotion has been
liked at so per cent. Supt. Moultou in
his report to the board at its last meet
ing said: ''It was deemed best in the
absence of any fixed standard to make
the standard for passing as high as in
irst-claSs schools on the same grade,
The required standing being SO per
cent. This standing as final average
entities the pupil to promotion" tits
good step and viii lift our schools to
! still higher rank.
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria,. /