The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-30
HARTFORD News.
BY " DOC"
FRIDAY, July %.


First watermelOns made their appear
ance in town yesterday. A young son
of Rev. VIM. Collins died to-day; cause,
typhoid fever. The Hartford mills are
undergoing repairs and improvements,
and farmers have togo to Emporia and
Burlingame for grinding. .Superin-
tendent Wharton's smiling countenance
was noticed upon our streets yesterday.
He seemed to have hearty hand-shakc
for every one. MeSsrs. Joseph Thymes
and Russell Niles have purchased the
Brewer place, east of town. Mr. Thymes
has his new residence almost completed.
Fine house, fine man. for "Ihere is no
times like the old Thymesl". The
Hartford brass band has paid off its in
debtedness and the members are happy.
But there are five small boys who have
organized Il band, with tin pans for in
struments, and parade daily III a certain
alley of this place. They are still in
need of help-from their mothers slip
per.
SATURDAY, July "a.
One of Joshua Duran's little girls,
Edna, was unfortunate enough to fail
from the second story window of her
fathers house yesterday. She struck
upon her head and received quite severe
injuries, but will probably recover
Mrs. w. p. Gould's croquet parties have
become quite popular among the young
folks. The end is not yet seen, but per-
haps may be, the merry, merry we'd
ding bells that ring SO joyous1y
Hartford lodge, A. F. s. A. NJ. is now in
very prosperous condition. Meetings
are held every Monday and Saturday
evening in DR.. Maxson's hall. The
lodge now numbers about forty men,
bers. >. Jacob Rupert's family has ar
rived ut their new home, just west of
town. Much pleased with 1.-THE
garden spot of the world = sunny
Kansas" they say. -. Uncle Sol. Law
renee put in his appearance to-day upon
the streets, after several days of illness, as
Jolly and good natured as ever Be
fore the mass meeting, the Greenback-
ers were saying they were going to
slaughter and bury the Republican par
ty that day, but Senator Plumb seems to
have instilled sufficient life into his
party to make it a mighty lively corpse,
judging from appearances here.
MONDAY, July &c.
Charlie Dow, surveyor of Coffey coun-
ty, paid Hartford visit to-day. The
wife of Taylor Baysinger died of typhoid
fever yesterday morning, leaving fam
lily of four children. e. . Lawsuits before
Justice Nees are like the stories in the
New York Ledger-:'to be continued
next week" Two suits were continued
over to this week. d. . Nearly two weeks
ago Mr.. l. w. Dow lost fifty dollars on
his way home from the post Office, and
up to the present time he has been I'M
successful in recovering it. Ben. Hunts
new restaurant on Main street is the at
traction just now, and he seems to have
a good trade to commence with, and we
trust it may continue to increase until
he has what his merit deserves.
w. p. Gould has completed the removal
of his stock of hardware to the store
just occupied by Rambo & Son, whose
stock of goods he has Just purchased.
w. p. Gould & Co. is the name of the
new firm, w. r. Haight, of Burlington,
comprising the &C.," The people of
this part of the country are almost
unanimous in their choice for represen-
tative, that choice being Capt. A. Tay-
Tor, county commissioner from this dis
trict He is eminently fitted for the
position, having served as member of
the legislature of Tennessee, and he has
faithfully and satisfactorily discharged
the duties of his present office If
placed IN nomination he will receive an
earnest support both from Republicans
and Democrats.
TUESDAY, July 81.
Mrs. j. p. Chumlea left this morning
TO visit friends in Fort Scott. :. q. j.
Fawbush is making preparations to erect
fine residence on his place west of
town.. There are only three idiots in
Elmandaro township according to the
census reports, but it must be that there
are several dozen names left OUT.
Threshing is progressing rapidly in the
surrounding country, but the yield is
unusually small, ranging from eight to
thirty bushels per acre. Mrs. DR. Max
son started upon q pleasure trip east this
morning. She will visit in Michigan
and Indiana and then proceed to New
York, by way of Niagara Falls. Frank
Brogan's genial countenance NOW
"gleams forth" from behind the post
Office windows, and now all the young
ladies in town are expecting letters.
Strange, isn't ite There is number
of men, both old and young, who daily
get together in the alley east of Main
street and pitch quoits for hours at
time, and yet those same men are the
first To cry hard tines whenever any
one enters into conversation with them.
If closely watched, it Will be observed
that these are the same gentlemen who
are engaged very industriously it seems,
in holding down the dry goods boxes on
the street corners and making remarks
concerning ladies who are passing. Can
not this nuisance be removed in some
way?