The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-30
STATE or KANSAS :,
ABTERICUS.
Beautiful DAYS and lovely nights

Beautiful days and lovely nights
-rhe trees have donned their fine au-
tumn "hahits," and fairly shine in purple
and gold.
The wheat tields.are splendidly green.
The people are luxuriatfng on sweet
potatoes. This crop was very good. Mr..
TerriiI, OF Allen creek, planted an eighth
OF an acre, sold thirty dollars worth, and
has enough left for family use. The
writer knows they are good.
Some painters put new coat on
the Ii :, X. & T. depot and water tank
few days ago.
DIR. Wright is having a cellar dug,
and proposes to build an addition to
his residence.
The Methodist Sunday school is
drilling for concert. They propose
TO give an entertainment of song, dec
1amation, etc.
"A SURPRIsE.-Last Wednesday
evening, just as DR.. Rice and his fam
lily were making arrangements to re-
tire for the night, a knocking at the
door was heard, and when it was open
ed troops of men and women COM
menced to pour into the house; on
and on they came until every room
about the house was full. The call
for quarter was not needed the peO-
pie were out in force and were deter
mined to do as they pleased for once.
The DIR. made an unconditional sur
render, and the young folks took pos
session of the upper rooms and made
things lively, while the old folks spread
two tables across the large dining
room, and loaded them with all the
good thiHgs that earnest women could
think of. The people gathered round
the burdened tables and joyfully pro-
ceeded TO demOlish the good things be-
fore them. The first company fell
back, the tables were reloaded and
the yeug folks came down from above
and succeeded in making a clean
sweep, save few pies and cakes. The
tables were removed, and we had
jolly good social time. 1t was q mix
ed crowd. Old folks and young folks,
Methodists and good
all wed with each other in
everything go of pleasantly.
The evening was beautiful, the supper
was good, the company was delightful,
and the surprised family more than de-
lighted with everybody and every
thing.
"A WEDDNG.-The next evening
after the surprise, Thursday, n select
party met at the residence of Mrs. |
Lesh, to witness the marriage of Geo.
II. 10y and Miss Addie Lesh. Rev c.
Il. Rice OBLIGATED. After the happy
pair received the congratulations OF
friends. all hands proceeded to discuss
the merits of a splendid supper. Ev-
erything went off as lively as a mar
rage bell until the roaring, rafting,
changing chivari set in. We
had music for awhile, but they were
treated handsomely and soon dispersed.
Then came a serenading party who
had to look at the fair, blushing bride
as she stood under the silvery rays OF
the moon. Altogether it was a most
enjoyable occasion. The next morn
ing after tie wedding the happy couple
departed on a short bridal tour.
THE REFoRMERs.-On Friday of
last week the Reformers, so-called,
were here in force. The Republicans
of Americas treated them kindly and
gave them good hearing. We were
not permitted to hear the speeches in
the evening. We heard G. p. Smith
in the afternoon. He is quite a talk
er and said many hard things of the
Republican party because 1t could not
make much of Smith. He wants the
Republican party defeated but fails to
show how the Reformere will improve
things politically. Let the people re-
member that the most of these howl
ing RefOrmers have been weighed in
the balance heretofore and found want
ing, and "that's what Is the matter"
with them.