The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
WEDNESDAY. AnriI 16.

WEDNESDAY, April 16.
What in the world has become of DIR.
Emery's dear little baby-we haven't
heard for 50 long?
Lamps and lamp chimneys at Bonds
drug store. Wifi
Mr.. Bond, our druggist, has moved in
to their cosy house, and will now eat
lamb and green peas under their own
vine and peach tree.
]. S. Gibson, having engaged the ser
vices of competent and experienced
timer, will open out in full blast next
week Fave trough and spouting spec
ialty. Repairidg neatly done. w16t2
The plate glass for Sherman & Rich
ardson's new store room arrived to-day,
and they will occupy the room immedi-
ately, with large assortment of goods
in their line
NEW SToRE.-The east room of the
Gibson block, formerly occupied with
drugs, is now the center of attraction. J.
D. Gibson has filled it full from floor to
ceiling with an entirely fresh and clean
stock of tirst-class goods, bought from
headquarters of the dry goods market.
Mr.. G.'s object in making this addition
to his already extensive business, is to
keep in the new department very care.
fully selected line of goods of extra
quality, bought at the closest figures,
and which will be sold strictly for cash,
at low prices. He means solid business
and it will pay you to give the new store
trial. Our popular salesman, Mr.. Har
ry Heasley, will be in charge, and will
he happy to show you through. Anvil.
Nobby and nice and something new is
the ground glass lamp flue at NJ. w. Glib
sons. w19t1
One of the largest public sales for many
years in this vicinity will be that on
Thursday, April oath, of the personal
property of the estate of Isaac Wright
deceased. Mr.. Wright was successful
farmer for % years, on his farm two
miles west of Americas. The sale not
only includes horses, mules, hogs, farm
| ing utensils, etc, but about 100 stands o.
Italian bees. Now, we don't know ar
Italian bee when we see it, but we dc
know that "them ere bees" make No. /
honey, and lots of 1t. KENO.
OBITUARY.-Mrs.R Rose Aston, whose
death has been noticed already, was borr
a slave in the state of North Carolina
was married in 1862, came to Missouri
after the Emancipation Proclamation
took effect, and lived at Americas fol
about four years previous to her death
during which time she became a member
of the United Presbyterian church
Her life was such as to command the re
spect and esteem of the best classes, with
out regard to religious belief, as the I'm
remitting attentions during her sever
sickness and large attendance at the fu
neral abundantly showed. Wisdom
more than birth, riches, or beauty secur
the favor of the good. COLLINS
A acknowledgements and glass
ware at NJ. w. Gibson's w16t1
Don't you need a new set of plates
|
glassware is clean and neat, large ant
complete. w16t1
THURSDAY, April H.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
here in regard to our public schools, tn
complaint being that, as managed, the,
are not public but privileged. There ar
two teachers only, and as they canno
look after so many scholars as are il
the district, a rule has been laid down
barring" all children above a certain
grade, and the line as drawn is not yer,
high. l have been told that any VIII,
can read in the fourth reader are barred
This, it is complained by some, is no
according to the spirit of the law, and a
taxes are paid equally, it does look a
though school privileges should be tn
same. Can a child within the schoo
age be barred from a public school o.
account of intelligence? KENO