The Washington Republican Washington County Friday July 24, 1898 Mrs. E.R. HUGHES of Academy Hill is spending the week among her friends near Haddam. We did not learn the name of the new arrival at the Mr. G.H. THIELE's, but it is a boy and arrived on Tuesday morning last. Frank SHIPPEE and his sister, Blanche and Miss Lona SMITH rode their wheels up from Greenleaf Thursday and visited for an hour or so. Billy TOBEY starts from home on his wheel at 7:30 and takes dinner at Beatrice at noon, 40 miles away, just as easy. Cute trick, this bike. D. BROTHERTON has received notice that his pension has been increased to $12 per month. He deserves more and we would be glad to see him get it. Mrs. Emma PLASS and her four little ones, now of Madison, Neb., arrived in the city Friday night last and will visit in the home of her father, Mr. REAGAN for a few days. On Thursday evening last week a party was given at the lovely home of Capt. TOBEY in honor of a few of the ladies who are visiting in our city, among whom are Mrs. RODGERS, of Topeka, sister of Mrs. Dr. ANDREWS, Mrs. MILCHRIST, of Chicago, and Mrs. Sheldon AYRES of Galesburg, Ill., relatives of the Ayres family of the hardware store. About twenty guests wer present and enjoyed the hospitality of Capt. TOBEY and his estimable family at a 6:30 super and throughout the evening. These social gatherings are the "seasoning" of life, and we believe in a good sprinkle of that kind of spice. George DILLER whose farm is on the line between Mill Creek and Farmington townships, finished threshing Friday last. His oats averaged 42 bushels per acre and weighed 27 pounds to the bushel. He sowed the yellow oats, an early variety, got it in early and did it well--with a drill. Diller thinks there is something in the way you put in your oats, but that wasn't what cut the crop this time.