The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-02-19
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| AMERICAS, February 70, 1859.
Il has been stmoVed and seconded, that the
thanks u this villages are due San. 1ccAw Gor
hauling the members Of the singing eiass %
and from the church almost every evening Of
/ the school.
and will preach in this place till the meeting
Of Presbetry, in March.
Mr.. Greneil was blowing ON his place adj
Joining town, the last Of last week. Wenotice
also long string Of new fence going up on his
place, and another on Rev. AcAuley's farm on
the north o. town, while r. B.'Campbelas Esq,
is replacing the fences around the Chapman
farm east Of town, preparatory to selling 1t.
Many others are getting out fencing, building
material, ETC., and we shall see busy times when
Spring fairly opens.
The school house in the 10y district is re-
ceiving 4 coat Of paint.
A Mr.. MaxsOn, from Illinois. is In town put
ting up n shop for wagon making-a business
that has been much needed here. Work is al
ready beginning to come in upon him, and he
will doubtless find enough to do.
We now need good furniture establish
ment, hardware store, another dry goods and
grocery store, and good physician.
We hear Of several new buildings going to
be built this Spring At present there is not
house in town that could be rented, and more
buildings are greatly needed TO meet the wants
Of our increasing population. Americas will
surely make big rowth this year.
Eli Sans, farmer living near this place. lost
a valuable mare year ago last April, which
he found few days ago in Waubonsee county;
and after good deal Of trouble and consider
able expense has finally got her back into his
possession. She had strayed away and been
f.la hxra sifI nF 4 hat.
The examination Of scholaFp at the school
house last Friday was an occasion Of rare in
terest to those Of the parents who were pres
ent, and tits pity that more OF our citizens
were not out to witness the exercises. School
officers and parents are altogether too indiGer-
ent concerning the welfare Of our schools. The
teacher stated that not one had visited the
school during the term till examination day
Being SO unaccustomed to see strangers pres
ent, the scholars were embarrassed on this
casion, and consequently appeared to a disad-
vantage. However, the result of the examina-
tion was highly satisfactory to those who were
in attendance. The reviewing Of the, class of
beginners in Grammar. and that in Geography,
in the afternoon, showed a greater degree OF
progress than we expected TO see in children
so young. while all of the classes did well.
The school has been favored with firstclass
u
good start, and all that is necessary to make it
one OF the best in the country is for us to keep
pushing ahead in the same manner. Good
teachers should always be secured when it is
possible to do so, and then they should be sus-
tanned by the entire community. And above
all, Americas ought TO have a new school
house. "S0. ~ should not be the last in the
county TO have a good school house. The nec-
essary bonds have been voted, the most of the
people want house, and we hope another
winter will not find US without house Large
enough to accommodate the district, and furn-
ished in q manner that will make it convenient
and attractive to the scholars. Last winter
this school stood at the head of the list in the
county for punctuality in attendance. This
winter the weather has been so unfavorable
that the report will not show SO well, but
probably well as any of the schools. Over
fifty scholars were enrolled during this term.
The exhibition tonight and the concert to-
morrow night will be noticed in my next.