The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-28
THE HARTFORD News.
EDITED BY .JINGo."

1t is strange how many people had
=. The circus showed TO large crowds
yesterday and last night, and "like Arabs,
have folded their tents, and as silently
stolen away" The Hotel Taylor has
a gentleman of color for porter. -.
nj. L. Richmond, of Neosho Rapids.
who is one of the numerous candidates
for register of deeds, was in town yester-
day. a number of committees, mostly
composed of Indies were appointed 10y
the Methodist churt II to visit residences
on Wednesday. and after season of
prayer, TO ask the people not TO attend
the circus. Several of the committees
refused to do the work and went TO the
show themselves. The church trial of
Uncle Peter Baysinger for allowing
dance to take place upon his ground
upon the Fourth, resulted in an acquittal,
Rev. Joel Barker, of Americas, appear
ing in the defense. d. !. Henry Fuller has
the contract of furnishing the rock for
the improvements which are soon to be
begun at Taylor & Wenger's water mills
-. We learn that Stephen Duckctt. our
popular young restauranter contemplates
the erection of a substantial residence at
an carly date Who is to be the ''Iucky
lady," Steve?. Jacob Pruitt, We arc
pleased to know, is rapidly recovering
from the sun-stroke of which he was the
subject a few days ago
MONDAY, July %.
There were no services at the NJ. L.
church last evening. The hinges of
several front gates were dislocated last
evening in this vicinity. =. Many of the
farmers in the country surrounding
town, began haying this morning. They
say the crop is unusually good this
season. +. "A very brilliant meteor was
observed by many last evening. about
10 O'Clock 1t was seen in the souih-
west and was of beautiful, bright
green color. The street commissioner
has a number of men at work today
putting in a new culvert at the corner of
Main and Broad streets Rev. j. M.
Driesback preached very earnest and
eloquent sermon ut the school house last
evening. There are several small boys
around here, who are getting rather too
free In their actions. One of them
slipped into the post Office last Saturday.
when all the clerks were out and took
part of the small change in the
drawer; just how much he obtained is
not known, but he was rather free in
his expenditures at various stores IN
town. Parents should carefully watch
such youngsters or they may get into
serious trouble "A couple of "soiled
doves arrived here Saturday, but were
''bounced" by the proper authorities.
TUESDAY, July 26.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Blair,
daughter. :. This morning there was a
lovely shower to make the corn fields
laugh. Combs s. Thompson have just
completed nice desk and bar for the
Taylor house, this city. .Bernheisei &
Kell will soon open out a large stock of
furniture in this place, filling "a long
felt want" Shaver & .iohnson's meat
market was repainted yesterday by
Charlie DcAIoss. -. "A train con-
tanning eighteen car loads of
rails passed up the Missouri Pacific
this morning. -. There are several ap-
pIications for the schools here, already.
One OF the applicants for the principal
ship is lady. . "A movement is on foot
to have this TOWNSHIP resurveyed, plat
made and recorded; the original plat
never having been recorded, cannot be
relied upon, its present whereabouts be-
ing unknown Besides in building at
present, the builder runs the risk of plac-
ing his building upon somebody else's
property or in The street. Let il lie sur
viewed at once.
"WEDNESDAY, July %.
Jacob Rupert yesterday received a
check for seventeen hundred dollars, the
amount due him from the government as
pension money. DIR. Pruitt, of Dun
lap, is visiting his brother Jacob, of this
city. The Hartford Loan and Land
company occupies its new building upon
Main street "a. G. Prichard is put
ting new roof upon his blacksmith
shop to-day Shaver q Johnson, this
morning began building an extensive
addition to their meat market. :. Cal.
Moore has the job of excavating the cell
lar for the new building south of the
Call office. ;. "A very large amount of
timber is being shipped TO this place
| c-<s,,, fst.sa asvr and Haaafbal TIDcsa
Billy Smith and wife will soon take q
| trip to Wisconsin To visit their many
| friends near their old home.
KANSAS CRY, June z, 1881.
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