The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-12-15
AMERICUs.

Since the excursion, Americas has been
dull enough. It has experienced reaction
or something Of that sort.
Our Fan term OF school will soon close
The number Of scholars In attendance IL no
The teachers, Prof G. A. Bowers and Miss
Josie Slack, are well qualified for the respOn'
sIbIe positions they occupy, and have given
entire satisfaction. We are sorry that Mis-:
Slack cannot remain in the school next term
| A-This last @coId snap'' has prevented the
work from progressing on the Presbyterian
church; but wet hope to have ii finished soon
Anyone wishing good dinner, gotten VI
in the very best OF style, cannot do better thar
to call at either the Goddard or the Unior
House, where they will be cordially welcomed
kindly cared for, and sent on their way re
joicing. A SUBscRIBER TO THE NEWS
MARRIED-On Wednesday, Dec. 6th, by
Rev. j. A. Collins, JAMES WHITE, and Mis-
ANN GRuGsLY, daughter OF VIM. Grimsly
Esq, all Of Americas township. We wish
the youthful couple abundant happiness
and joy. Weddings have been frequent about
here this fall. We have had more marriages
this season than In any enc season before
From appearances we should judge there wi
| be more ere long.
The nne weatsr makes our town quite live
| ly once more. Fuel is plenty again. Coal comes
In by car loads.
The mill is running briskIy and doing 4
good business.
New corners are arriving daily and thu
town is full.
The Union House has recently changed
hands. p. B. Campbell, the former proprie
tor, has retired from the hotel business, and i,
succeeded by Theodore Williams, who, We
judge by his looks, "knows how to keep no
| tel.''
-Messrs. Munson d Calkins have moved
| their shoe and harness shop from Main street
into the building on Broadway, formerly oc
| eupied by the Americas bank. -. - = -
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS last, the 10th, wal
| a memorable day in Americas. A very large
congregation assembled for the first time in
the new Methodist church just completed
The day was very nne, and every one seemed
10 feel In harmony with the weather. Ar
| able discourse was delivered by Rev. D. 2
Mitchell, Of Topeka, and Rev. B. Kelly, Of
Emporia, and ReVs. ]. MeAnulty and s. A
Green, both OF Americas, assisted in the exer.
| clses. After the morning service, IL was stated
to the congregation that there was still due or
the church $500, and that sum must be raised
before the building could really be dedicated
The congregation was therefore called upon t.
| open their purses as well as their hearts; and
| the people responded handsomely, those out
| side of the church as well as the members
themselves. They collected about $3.50 in the
forenoon. A second service was held at 6, p
m.-Diseourse by Rev. D. P. MitcheIl-and
| collection was then taken up, which raised
the amount to S930--more, even, than the sun
required. The dedicatory exercises then fol
| lowed, and the services closed, ali feeling well
pleased to have q new Methodist church il
| Americas, and it all paid for. The church IL
| very neat frame building, on the corner Of
Fifth and Walnut streets. It is sixty feet
long, thirty feet wide, eighteen feet high tt
the ceiling sni seventy feet to the top Of the
spire. The cost OF the building was $1,000. Il
will seat $50 persons On Sabbath every seat
was filled and more than filed.
We hope before long to attend another
dedication, that of the Presbyterian church
We understand the promised concert is post
poned on account Of the illness Of one or twC
members Of the choir.
III the individual who took the coal from
the lite coal house, on the west side Of MAR
street, last week, will return the same, hi
name hall not be made public.