The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-28

their running time again yesterday
The following IS the schedule now in
force:
Freight, going south. .... 7:20 IN.
Freight going north. $3.50. $50 p m.
Passenger going north. -. ..12:4 5 p. m.
Passenger going south. $3.50. 1:27 p m.
The mails for both these trains will
close at the Office at 1915
GoIngs and Gathering
Shall we take another round, Well,
here we are on Foss's train again; but
we shall leave it at Burlington this time,
Friday, January Z. Have to wait here
till tomorrow morning for train on L.
C.. B. s. S. F.. We are at home and can
isit during the afternoon, and attend
prayer meeting. Saturday morning take
the train for Agricola, flag station
some four miles from Williamsburg.
Old Boreas is on another blow, and we
step off on the shelterless platform In the
midst of the whirling snow; but our es-
cort is near, and we are off for the school
house. This is the beginning of the
fourth quarterly meeting for Melvern
| circuit. There are goodly number out
both in the afternoon and evening. Sat
urday night was one of the coolest of
the winter, and westay in an upholstered
box house, with stove just big enough
to make us appreciate the cold. But we
had good warm bed Sunday
was cold, but our school house was full
both morning and evening. If nothing
happens the new church will be finished
in few weeks.
Monday we ride over to williamsburg
and to Central church, and hold their
! quarterly conference in the afternoon
and preach in the evening. Rev. S.
E. Pendleton, our former presid-
/ ing elder, is in the midst of a revival at
one OF his appointments near here.
| Tuesday is warmer, and we ride over to
/ Ottawa in an open buggy. Here we are
| to remain for two or three days.
We shall take this opportunity to
visit the schools. Ottawa has one
of the finest school houses in the
state, and Prof. Wheeler, very supe-
rior educator, and his efficient corps of
teachers, are doing good work. Otta-
wa may well be proud of her public
schools. We can spend the evenings
profitably in the meetings at the MethO-
dist church. The religious tide seems
to be rising, and sorry souls are inquir-
ing the way of life in Christ But oh !
what day is Thursday, 18th of January,
1881? Ottawans will remember it as
the worst day of this remarkable winter
| A blast from the north blew clouds OF
dust equal to gale in July. So We had
the dust of summers day with wind
"from Greenland's icy mountains"
Friday we ran down to Humboldt
preached and held their quarterly con.
/ EnPonnQ n tho araninn r. Enrfia q
graduate of the Normal is in
charge of the schools here. We
are told that he Is doing
well. Here we struck the wave Of
discomfort concerning the new manage
ment of our old NJ. K. s. T. railroad.
Ali the towns below LIE Roy are indig
nant at the one train day, and that
a mixed one. Our favorite. Mr.. Henson
and his entire crew, are not happy, but
hope for relief soon.
Saturday we take the mixed train fol-
Neosho Falls. Hold their quarterly con
ference in the afternoon, and preach in
the evening. Meet the Sunday school
preach to a church full of people anG
administer the sacrament of the Lords
Sunday morning supper. In thu
afternoon we ride up to LIE Roy in
buggy, and preached to q packed house
of good listeners. Remained here Mon
day and Tuesday and preached to gooo
houses each evening. There is some re
ligous interest manifested here
!, LIE Roy, If l make no mistake, is los
miles from Holden, Mo, 102 from juno
tion City and 100 from Wichita; so it il
in a fair way to become the end of thre'
} divisions of the Missouri Pacific, if moi
four. The passenger from the east, the
freight from the north and the mixed
train from the south meet here now. 4
turn table has been put in and a rounC
house is under contract So Leroy is OIL
: big boom, and its old residents jus
about as happy as they well can be. d,
you wish to invest a few corner lots?
c. r. r.