The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-02
AMERECUS.

All the large peach trees we have no.
ticed lately show unmistakable signs
of having been killed by the peach
horer. The ground at the trunk Is in
variably piled up with gum, to a great
er degree than ever we knew before.
The severe injuries which the trees
sustained from the cold last winter
probably rendered them q more GER
tain prey for the insect than they 9TH
erwise would have been. We do not
know that the destruction of the peach
is general
The reports OF the officers of the
United Presbyterian Sabbath school In
this place show that the number of
scholars enrolled during the year is SO,
and of the bible class 81. Total num-
Der of verses of scripture committed,
3,47s; of psalms, 1,524; and of ques-
lions in catechIsm, SCI. The greatest
number Of verses in scripture commit
ted by one scholar was by Emma AM
derson, SIC; second ditto, Lille Swim,
3Ol. Greatest number OF verses of
psalms, Henry Davidson, 223; second,
Mary d. Aiken, 14s Highest at
tendance, Morrow Gibson, so; second,
Emma Randall, 40. The penny col
lection for the year amounted to about
$40.
1t is estimated that there were one
Thousand presents On the Christmas
tree of the U. p. Sabbath school in this
place, and the attendance on the occa-
sion could not have been short of five
hundred persons. Everything passed
OF pleasantly and many were made
happy indeed by the rich gifts which
fell to them. There were upwards of
three hundred gifts presented to the
Sabbath school children, consisting
principally of books and cards, The
superintendent, s. p. McCaw, got a
nice bible. Il. S. Davidson, the choir
leader, received a very fine fur muffer,
while Rev. J. A. Collins was the proud
recipient of log-cabin quilt, which
was made by the ladies of his congre-
cation. This quilt contained seventy
two blocks, each of which required
nearly one days sewing by some lady.
Probably not less than fifty ladies con-
tributed toward the making of the
quilt and it was 4 model of its kind.
Among the private gifts, Mrs. J. X.
Gates fell heir to two sets of furs and
Mrs. H. L. Carpenter one set ditto. III
there is anything in signs We insist
that this forebodes cold winter.
Many families In the country were lib
orally endowed with costly presents.
Some ludicrous Incidents produced the
right amount of merriment. Rev.
Fred. 10y 'drew" substantial speci-
men of firearms "a "horse-pistol"
about eighteen inches in length.
Frank Hawkins performed to perfec-
ton the role of Santa Claus. The as
sembly adjourned at an early hour to
meet again in 1874.
The grangers have done the I'M
dersigned great benefit. They stack
ed up a big pile of stove wood near
our wood pile last week. and most
everybody that came along had some
compliment or other to offer for our
enterprise in thus providing for a
'-rainy day." Long live the grangers
MIR. David Rogers, from Jefferson
county, n. Y. who has friends in this
place, aprived here last week. He is |
examining the county with view to
locating and we hope he will take the
good advice of his fIiends and settle at |
Americas.
The district school viii open
again next Manday-
"A CARD.--I desire to return my
most sincere thanks to the kind friends |
who bestowed the beautiful and useful
gift which received on the Christmas
tree. r. S. DAVIDSON.
Quarterly meeting was held in the |
II. f. church, commencing last Satur-
day. Elder Rhodes presiding.
The NJ. Z. Sabbath school supper
comes of Thursday evening, and q |
good time Is anticipated.
Knox It Camphill are now run
ing their steam mill on full time.