The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-30
ENroRIA. July y. 1883
PERSONAL MENrIoN.

I. NJ. Hughes became the father, Fri
day, of fine, large boy,
THE News is indebted to l. D Fox
for Minneapolis papers
Mrs. r. w. Barlow, of Chicago, is
the guest of Mrs. II. j. Bird.
Mrs. Emily Hurd has returned from
pleasant visit of some months to Illi-
nols
Albert Anterior, OF Wichita, is visit
ing his uncle j. r Ruiisell, at FIRE.
mont.
L. r. Wright, employed in the Sayings
bank, is taking vacation of a few
weeks.
Miss Maggie Cochran has returned TO
Emporia from visit to Ohio of three
months.
Mr.. T. W. Kitchen who is now visit
ing in southern California is expected
home the first of September.
]. p. Scoon, of Watseka, ILL.,, arrived
at the Park Place Saturday and went
out near Hartford to-day to visit his
brother.
DIR. Morris and family former resi-.
dents of this city have returned to this
place from Scranton and Will reside here
in the future.
Harry Parsons has returned to Fit.
Scott, and has been succeeded at the
city telegraph Office by Mr.. McGreevey,
of Kansas City.
Grove Clarke, of Milton, Wis a broth
er of Mrs Duane Clark and Mrs. L. E.
Spicer. arrived IN the city last night on
a visit to the same.
J. G. Pettingill and his mOtherless
children arrived Thursday from Illinois,
where they were called some days since
by the death of Mrs. Pettingill.
EW. Klnnan now has charge of the
books at G. w. Benefits grocery store
where he is prepared to smile as be-
nignly upon his friends rs of yOre.
Ned Weaver has moved from Rural
street to the handsome new house, No.
liz Merchants street, and ]. f. Drake
and family will occupy the property just
vacated by Mr.. Weaver
Miss Julia Kirk has returned home
from an extended visit to Chetopa, COW
ering period of some months, which Is
source of great qualification to her
many friends in this city.
Miss Amanda Boorey returned FIJI
nIn tuh oh
several weeks ago, with party of ''tent
jewellers" She LETT the balance to Tusti-
cate in the mountains while longer.
Frank Davidson returned Satur-
day from Muncie, Indiana, to which
place he was called some days ago by
the death of his mother. He was &C.
companied to Emporla by his father.
Mr.. George E. Montandon, of the en-
gineenng department of the Santa Fe
road, has arrived IN EmpOria and will
have charge OF the tracklaying on the
Kansas City & Emporia railroad. now
completed as far as Neosho Rapids.
5. F. Murphy, accompanied by his
mother. who has been visiting IN ILL
nois for some weeks past came in from
the east on the early train Thursday
We are pleased to learn that Mrs. n
enjoyed her visit and that it proved to
her source of benefit.
Council Grove Cosmos: Miss Lillian
f. Hoxie, of Emporia, that highly gifted
member of the Normal school faculty
favored our city with visit this week
and took part in the exercises of the
normal institute in her graceful, easy
and inimitable manner as only Miss
Hoxie can. We hope she will visit oul
city often. She was the guest OF Mrs
Gov. Sharp while here.
Mr.. J. Stanley Brown, of Washington
d. c., and James r. Garfield, second sor
of the late President Garfield, stopped
for short time in Emporia Thursday, or
their return to the east from a visit Of
ten days in Greenwood county, where
Mr.. Brown has relatives and landed in
terests. The young gentlemen, and no
tably Mr.. Garfield, most thoroughly en-
joyed their sojourn in the country
which was employed in hunting. fishing
swimming, riding and-eating. Thel
expressed regret at not be
ing able 70 remain fol
the play in the evening, but as Mr.. Brown
was DESTROYS of getting back to his du
9 ties In the department of the geological
! survey at Washington, and Mr.. GarfielC
! is beginning to think of his early returi
to Williams College, they felt that the.
would be forced to forego this pleasure
q They were greatly pleased with all the
; saw in Kansas. and, we are pleased Z
state, left behind them impressions a
!, agreeable as those which they carrie,
! away.