The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-06-04
THE CaSrArA.


THE CANTATA.
The performance OF 1.-The Haymakers''
last Friday evening was attended by
large audience, and passed of in the most
pleasant manner. Every person connect
ed with the performance deserve especial
mention, but our space is too limited to
CRAFTY our desires in this particular. 1t
is not too much, we think, 10 say that il
was in every way the best musical enter
tainment ever gotten up in this city. 1t
had been thoroughly practieed, and every
one OF the ladies and gentlemen knew
their parts "like book They were As
easy as professionals, and this formed one
of the noticeable and pleasing features
Of the entertainment. This is one OF the
most difficult musical compositions,
ab0undlng in broken time and accidentals,
but our singers mastered all to degree
worthy of the highest praise To 5frs.
Gutter and Mr. Fletcher belongs the cred
it for the thorough and excellent training.
The singers speak in glowing terms Of the
efficient and valuable services of Mr.. F.
in rendering thu cantata. He entered into
the matter with all his heart. he is new
man to our public, and made the most fa-
vorabie impression. He certainly is the
possessor of one of the richest and most
musical bass voices we have ever listened
to. His acting was perfect; indeed this
may Ice said of all the performers.
We learn from Almerin Giliett, Esq,
who attended The court 1t Cottonwood
Falls recently, thai jacob Jacobson was
found guilty of manslaughter in the first
degree. Judge Peters fills his chair a,l-
mirably, and conducts the proceedings OF
the court with more than the usual judi.
cial ability. tsEfElE
Our readers will remember that last
year, near Toledo, MIR. Jacobson found
the man Fisher stealing an armful OF hay,
and shot him. Fisher was q very poor
man, and took the hay to keep his horses
from starving. Jacobson will be sentenc.
s,i to the penitentiary for term of years.
AMERICUS.
Crops are doing well, and farmers
aTe rejoicing.
The weather is very warm, but
we are blessed with frequent showers.
C. w. Wright is running the
printing office.
Mat Miller, who is farming Joseph
Esnst's place, on Allen creek, this
year, exhibited bundle of rye that
measured six feet and Sven inches in
length. GLOW is that for high -
The NJ. F.. congregation are hold
ing their regular quarterly meeting
this week, and next week the Evan
gelicals will commence theirs.
The short and common meter ar e
universally used in church, but the
long meether by moonlight alone is
usually kept up by the younger por-
ton of the congregation long after the
church is dismissed. Last night we
heard one fair miss say: "Sam, see K
some sequestered spot, some Sylvan
shade, so superangelic sylphs shall ST.
lence secret sighings."
A. q. Edmiston has completed Il
good fence around his lGO acres south
cast of town, and intends the grass
crop to pay for fencing.
On Thursday of last week, we
were visited by severe rain, wind
and hail storm that lasted about five
minutes, doing considerable damage to
the gardens in the south part of town.
John Lemons had Il horse stolen
some three weeks ago. The thief was
detained at the Grove on suspicion,
but not having any .convicting evil
dence against him, he was "let loose, =
and Lemons got his colt Saturday.
Died, Saturday, May %, at her
home in Americas, Mrs. Pencie Moor
head, aged Ct years. Mrs. Moorehead,
with her husband, settled here i'll 1857
and for eighteen years they have
bravely breasted the hardships of Il
new country. She leaves four grown
children and Il large circle OF friends
to mourn her loss.
Married, at the residence of the
brides mother, by Rev. J. b. Finch
cock, Mr.. Harvey Ingram to Miss
Mary Ann Moore, all of Americas
township.