Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1891-07-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

DIR. il. e. Johnston Is on the sick
list.
A son OF Charles Katie is seriously
i'll with meningitis
The Dayton base ball club passed
through here, en- route to Fort Wayne
this morning.
The Dayton base ball club passed
through here this morning on their way
to Fort Wayne.
The Richmond Rifle Club will give
their first annual tournament in thl.
city, August IL.
The Wayne County Farmers Ali
ance held a well-attended session Al
Centreville to-day.
Miss Ada Woodward had an arm
badly sprained and bruised by fal
from bicycle last night.
The Wayne County Agricultural ant
Horticultural Society held its July
meeting at Richard Sedgwick's to-day
Joe Hodgin has taken a contract te
build twenty five green houses at Gin
cinnati for Frank Hunt, the Cincinnati
florist.
Ross Osborne and Miss Alma Gem
will be married next Thursday evening
at the residence of the brides parents
81 South Seventh street.
The street railway company is max
ing arrangements to place signs on al
cars, marking their destination ane
route. This arrangement will meet
with general approval.
A four year old son Of a Mr.. Clevin
ger, who lives four miles northeast Of
the city, had the end OF the right index
finger cut off this morning while play
ing with a cutting box.
The Richmond Light Guards, thirty
six strong, were inspected by Captain
Scott, of Indianapolis, last night. Five
members of the company were not pres
emit. They are said to be out of tn,
city.
William Cahill and Harry Kaufman
left for Nashville this morning. A con
tract is to be let to-day for building :
large school house at Nashville, ant
Messrs. Cahill and Kaufman will bt
amongst the bidders.
A colored boy, named Harry Swim
was very badly burned about the fac,
last night by the explosion OF som,
powder he was playing with. Nearl,
his entire face is covered with blisters
and his eyebrows and eyelashes ar,
burned away.
Mrs. Cynthia Reece. accompanied b.
her daughter, Mrs. Thomas, left fol
Knightstown this morning. Mrs
Reece is very old and quite feeble ane
prefers quite village to a city, henc.
she will remain at Knightstown. Mrs
Thomas will remove their next week
The Willing Workers circle of tn.
Kings Daughters gave a very enjoyable
social last night on the lawn at tn.
residence of A. l.. Pogue. Refresh
ments were served by the young ladies
and among the other attractions was
fish pond. The net receipts were abou,
*12.
Rev Dr. and Mrs. Geo. w. Kelly
of Cincinnati, who have been here
visiting Mrs. Kelly's sister, Mrs
McWhinney, returned home this morn
ing. The Rev. Dr. Kelly is Method
list minister who has been located il
Cincinnati for ten years, but not all tn.
time at the same charge.
j. 0. Barber, accompanied by hi.
wife and daughter Mabel, left for Chi
cago this morning, where they will re
main over Sunday with relatives, from
whence Mr.. b. will go to Milwaukee t.
be present at the annual meeting of tn.
association of agents of the Northwest
ern Mutual Life Insurance Co., thai
convenes in that city on Tuesday next
Hon. Jos. c. Ratliff and T.. Quincy
Hill, two of our Park Commissioners
returned from Chicago and Milwaukee
this morning where they inspected the
parks for the purpose of obtaining point
ers for the improvement of Glen Miller
One object of their visit was to secure
if possible, the services of landscape
gardner. They speak in the highest
terms Of the kindness and attention
shown them by the commissioners and
of the Parks of these
two cities.