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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1883
Page
5
An array of shops advertises boots and shoes gents furnishing goods and caps, pants and overalls, ulsters, sewing machines, lamps, meats, and painting and insurance services. Berry Bros. and Lancaster McDowell announce wagons and paints, while Irion Armitage showcase a vast home furnishing show. Community notices urge title study and debt settlement.
Extra copies of the RefLector are at Sewell's Book Store and the Opera House Book Store, plus this office. H. H. Hazlett & Co. opens a large Holiday Goods stock hailed as the finest yet brought to Abi jlene. The 99 cent and 49e counters promise strong value. stock is complete and marked way down.
Abilene residents and guests share holiday plans and travels. Mrs. Strother visits Griggsville while Misses Nichols Berry and Mollie McInerney return home. Teachers, pastors, and businessmen arrive or depart, with local events including a wedding, newspaper enhancements, and a hardware firm closing briefly for stock invoicing.
Abilene hosts the Double Mammoth Uncle Tom's Cabin presented by Sukri's OxiGman No 1 Company with new slave-era staging and plantation scenes. Local talk notes the show promises a crowd and unique performances not seen before in this city.
A cheerful county item notes new year wishes to RefLecron readers. It mentions a successful Christmas tree and oyster supper, praise for Mr Scotti and his smooth machine, and updates on locals Albert Henry, Frank Grass, Lewis Potter, Andy Keller, John Taylor, and T Treague’s family. It also reports a low turnout at Smith Bros dance due to bad weather and Ed Allem winning a spelling championship at the Variety.
Herrington column notes a happy new year and expected sleighing snow. Mentions B Martin traveling for holidays, Balentine family visitors from Scotland, Risley Lincoln starting a large trade, and Peter Halleck teaching Union Valley School amid diphtheria. Reports Taylor Beckmore wheat and oats yields, and Allen Lincoln's wife moving in.
Readers complain of irregular receipt of the Re-lector across multiple post offices in the county. Subscriptions go two to three weeks without delivery while at times papers are delayed beyond normal times. The paper’s editors defend careful handling of names and labels and pledge improvements to ensure timely delivery to Abilene mail each Thursday.
Southeast Dickinson County Teachers Institute will convene at Union Valley school house No 33 Ridge township on Saturday January 12 1884 at 10 o clock. Program lists discipline fractions history geography arithmetic sentences physiology orthography and more with Gov Teats and Miss Simmers among speakers. Supper to aid Abilene Baptist church and donations requested. Turn out by committee members N G Hottanp T Dunbar and C Dreken.
The High School scholars hosted an entertaining exhibition. Misses Mughes and Whitley arrived from Paola for the holidays. Graders work hard laying side tracks for a new depot. Crowell Gatehet carpenters are adding to their shop as a new room is readied and a new teacher will be hired at year’s start.
Newborn notes celebrate Christmas and community sympathy for a ten day old death. School Board No 10 orders more seats while County Superintendent Hornaday gains praise. Citizens discuss farming deals, political views, and local social events including a Dan Dunlap silver wedding, a Rudolf Berger barn party, and a veteran editor’s reflections.
If you need neat job work call the RefLector office. J J McCall of Industry offers a Keystone Corn Sheller for corn shelling with reasonable terms. Harry Becker & Co. sell New York Buckwheat Flour and Vermont Maple Syrup in Petroleum. Northcraft's stocks oil tested at 175 degrees and Safety oil. Also advertises letterheads envelopes and other printing needs.
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