The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-24

SATURDAY, Dec. 10.
Make your children useful presents
and buy your dry goods of ]. D. Gibson.
Children's common and silver-plated
knives and forks, for Christmas presents,
for sale by j. S. Gibson.
Special bargains in coffee and tobacco
when o. s. Willey's new inyoice arrives.
Such quality in goods and prices was
never; no, hardly ever, equaled.
Ifyour liver isn't right go to Bonds
drug store and have it righted.
Fresh cranberries, oranges and choice
candies, at Lesh Bros.
Vases, chinaware and confectionery at
NJ. w. Gibson's.
The Appello band is to be recognized
tonight. John Clay's little Edith has
been quite sick. We are glad to learn
she is improving. Sewing machine
agent. Tea and coffee man and wealth
er strip peddlers are waltzing around
town. f. Political discussion has entire
| ly given way to religious arguments
since the revival. Mr.. Cowan was re-
ceiving hogs yesterday. =. Lew Haver's
wife came near meeting with quite an
accident the other day, In the absence of
her husband the lamp was knocked on
the floor and broken, the wick and burn
er fell on her dress and with a quick
spring she jumped to her feet and threw
the lighted wick away from the oil and
the carpet, picking it up she once
more attempted 10 get it out of doors
and again let it fail. At the third at
tempts he was more successful, and sue
ceeded in getting the thing out of doors.
Had the lighted wick fallen in the oil,
the result might have been different. -.
Elsie Bond is quite sick. The over
coat lost at the Evangelical church
was found blown over into Dr. Wright's
garden. Rev. J. NJ. Driesback has
been visiting the citizens of town in the
interests Of their eternal welfare.
A stormy day. It must be the rear
ranks of the Ohio storm. i. Prof So
gard was up on flying trip. F.. Mark
Reeves was in town. He looks hale,
hearty and happy. "A gentleman by
the name of Mr.. French is visiting Mr..
Holderness Mr.. Clarke who pur-
chased the Bates quarter has also posses
sion of the southwest forty, joining it
on the northeast and the cellar is well
under way. i. . We learn that Mr. Haver
is going to put a good sized dwelling
on his place opposite the house on the
| Gshin An ofill
devastating the hay stacks through
out town and are causing a
great deal of profanity. F. We
! We obtained the following report of the
meetings from Rev. J. w. Driesbach:
There is still good interest manifest
in the revival meetings at the Evangeli-
cal church. There was quite miricle
wrought during these meetings. A
young lady that has been a cripple for
two years, came in the church, walking
on crutches. She went to the altar OF
| prayer and claimed the pardon and is
now permitted 10 walk without her
crutclfes. The meetings are well attend.
ed and interest is increasing. A cordial
| invitation is extended to ALL" From
this out we will try to make report Of
these meetings daily and keep the peo-
pie posted on religious matters and
other matters in proportion.
| MONDAY, Dec. 90.
Go to Bernheisel s. Lowry's for your
Christmas candies. The largest stock
and biggest variety of any store in town.
Fresh oysters and choice candies at o.
s. Willey's.
Groceries, glassware and queensware,
John sewing machine. &c, &c. kept
constantly on hand by NJ. W. Gibson.
Ifyou have cough or cold go to
the Americas drug store for some of the
| noted remedies.
AS slim crowd at the lyceum as there
was at the social at ]. s. Gibson's.
Protracted meeting at the Evangelical
church and rehearsal of the dramatic
corps. The program was well carried
out and a good deal of interest manifest
ed by all present. The question, RE
solved, that the Negro has greater
right TO complain of the general govern
ment than the Indian was de-
cided in favor of the negative
The judges were Democrats
"Fraud'' Mo0rehead don't run a bar
Der shop on Sunday any more; that is,
the prospects are he don't. The Evan
gelical church was crowded full, and
more than full-we did not get even
standing room, consequently We left. =.
Great preparations are being made for
the drama tomorrow night. BURLow.
WEDNESDAY, Dec %.
The interest in the meetings at the
evangelical church is still increasing.
Up to date sixteen have been made hap
Ply in the Lord and eight more at the altar
and more coming. Our second quareer
: " meeting viii be connected with this
meeting ON the 9th and 18th inst. 4
cordial invitation is extended to all. Rev.
L. Wenger. presiding elder, will be pres
emit. The editors of THE NEWS have
our hearty thanks for time and space
allowed as in their columns
]. II. DREIsBAcH.
The dime social held at ]. s. Gibson'a
was well attended and good social
time is reported Sorry we could not bs
|, there but we had to defend the negro.
J. S. Gibson has his windows to the stors
E washed. 1t was two days job. They
must have been awful dirty "A turkey
! shoot at Joseph Miller's yesterday.
The drama last night was well attended
E The rendition of all the parts, pieces