Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-03
REGENT REFLECTIONS.

ecclesiastical buildings.
1@R. A. Brown, deputy sheriff,
was slightly injured in the face by a
horses kick last evening.
%A marriage license was granted
this afternoon to Dan McMaster and
Margaret Jones, both of this city.
@The chinch bug crop next year
will be a failure. There isn't one
of the pestiferous animals left for seed.
~Ths Kansas City News gives
Abilene sure remedy for hydrophobia
in its dog scare: keep away from
dogs"
@The Ottawa iremen were dis
gusted with The way their town treated
the visiting fremen and threaten to
diSband.
sgThe school house where Miss
Grace Sewell yields the birch was en-
tered and badly Uttered up by trsmps
night before last.
S6rThe southeast Dickinson county
teachers institute will hold it first
meeting at Enterprise about the mid
die of next month.
EgThe Barnes place on Seventh
street is being put in Older; it IS
rumored that one of the family expects
to occupy it. Who?
E3S Ralph Middleton is the happy
Father of another bouncing boy and re-
ports everything lovely in connection
with the heirs arrival.
~ One Of the court house officials
has been arranging an elaborate fam
lily tree; which traces his lineage back
to the two inhabitants Of the Garden Of
Eden.
6Ey The committees arranging for
tie A. Q. U. w. meeting, Oct. 18th,
are hard ut work. There will be sew
eral hundred delegates here and gaia
time will be had.
a few couples Of young people
were pleasantly entertained last even
ing Ey Col. and Mrs. j. II. Brady at
their home. Cards aud music made
the hours pass quickly.
Elg~ The goods of John L. Weller
viii be shipped t" Charlottesville, Ind.
where ne will locate. We are sorry 10
lose Mr. W. from the city but wish
nim all possible success.
Icy rhis seems to be good weather
for The matrimonial inclina;iOns OF our
young people. At least a half dozen
marriages are booked TO come OFF in
side of the next month.
G5T The campaign is rather quiet at
present but the war Will wax warm in
week or two and will continue until
after the republican nominees come in
under the wire with agoOd. round ma
jority.
@ An immense pear of the Duchess
variety was shown us today by ID. Croft.
1t measured 16 inches in circumference
one way and Il the other and weighed
one pourd, ten ounces. Kansas leads
'em all.
tzS The Indications are that the rail
way commissioners will sOoI grant
special rates such rs Wichita now en-
joys 10 all places whose volume of bust
ness warrants it. This includes Abb.
lene of course.
RdFThe probate judge received a
card this morning from S. S. Knapp, OF
GYPSUM City, asking him not to issue a
marriage license to one Jack Vowel tC
marry Sadie Knapp, his daughter, as
she is only sixteen.
Leg The marriage at Salina of X. A
Burch and Miss Clara league is an
nounced in last evenings Salina News
| The contracting parties are well known
by many of our citizens who will be
pleased to bear the above news.
RGThe population Of Abilene is be-
ing added to daily. all branches of bust
ness are prospering. and the future out,
look for the city of our choice is indeed
hattering. The steady growth we are
now having is better than the boom.
EgThe 2:40 trotting race at Salina
last Friday was won by Brown Bird, the
property Of the McMaster brothers
This is another victory for Dickinson
county horse flesh, and goes to prove
that we have some of the finest horses
in the land.
egProf. Moulton, together with his
able corps of assistants, is doing good
work in the city schools and there is nc
doubt but that he will be success.
The enrolment is increasing daily, and
the scholars are taking decided inter
est in their work.
gInvitations received this morning
announce the wedding of Mr.. Clark Z.
Mahan, of this city, and Miss Alice B.
Como, at All Saints church. Worcester,
Mass, next Thursday morning. They
will be ''at home" in Abilene after
Oct 18th. The REFLECTOR congrat-
ulates in advance.