The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-28
c.. w. NEWMAN & co.
READING HISTORY
New RI. e Church to be Dedicated To-
| Day

Day.
"WEDNESDAY. June %.
The laying of the corner stone of the
Methodist Episcopal church at the
corner of First and franklin streets is
TO take place Thursday June 2Sth, at
O'Clock p. m, with religious services.
This class was organized February 10.
1880, by Rev. II. j. Coker. of the South
Kansas conference, Emporia district,
with twelve members aud four probs-
tioners. NJ. w. Strstton was appointed
leader. Rev. j Il. Lovejoy was pastor
IN 1880 Rev. j. W. Anderson in 1891,
aud during the summer built the. par
sonage on Chestnut street. Rev, 3. f.
Crabb and Allen Buckner, 1882, and
Rev. George b. Norton the present year,
1888. and DIR. Vanpelt is the class leader.
The present membership is "a full
members aud 16 probationers, one fami-
/ ly having been transferred the past week
to the Badger Creek class. This was in
1880 a part of Dunlap circuit, but
being over 40 miles long, east and west,
Rev. c. r. Rice the presiding eide r
in 1881, arranged to divide it and
formed Reading circuit.
Ladies Social circle of the NJ. Z.
church was organized January 3, 1888, at
the residence of NJ. W. Stratton for the
purpose TO aid in building new church.
The officers elected were Mrs. DR.. Van
pelt. president; Mrs w. H. Severy,
vice president; Mrs. a. NJ. Edison, Sec
rotary; aud Mrs. ]. A. Stratton, treesur-
er. The social circle have voted to pay
for the windows to the church at cost
of $500, and then persevere until they
furnish the church, after which they ssy
they will bulld lecture room or ladies'
parlor 22S 25 onto the side of the church.
Sunday school of the NJ. E. church
was organized August 3rd, 1882, it be-
ing part of Union Sunday School
the two years previous. The officer are
NJ. w. Stratton, superintendent; DIR. A.
NJ. Edison, assistant superintendent;
Mrs. w. II. Severy, secretary; DR.. 7. @.
Biddle, treasurer; Fred Love, librarian;
Warren Vanpelt, assistant librarian.
The teachers are Mrs. Maria Vanpelt,
Mrs. M. w. Stratton, Mrs. w. II. SeverY,
Mrs. Helen Agrelius, DR.. w. r. Vsa-
pelt, DR.. A NJ. Edison aud Mrs. DR..
Biddle. The membership OF averge at
tendance is IL tor the past yeer, and the
penny collection is also IL cents per
Sunday for the past year. Number of
volumes in the Sunday School library
$50.
The present board of trustees were
chosen at meeting called by Rev. A.
Buckner, December 18th, 1882. viz:
w. H. Severy, Eli Patterson, DR. T. e.
Biddle, III. W. Stratton, Henry Jacoby, |
Capt. j. A Stratton, Geo d. Patton, DR. |
a. NJ. Edison and j. F. Wright.
The Odd Fellows Lodge here was or
ganized May 90, 1882, H. F. Holmes,
DR.. T. C, Biddle, A. Fl. Bryan and others /
being charter members. 1t numbers |
some twentY-six members o-dsy.
There are four church organizations |
here to-day, viz: The Congregational,
Methodist Episcopal, Baptist aud Ro.
man Catholic.
The population of Reading village is
175, and within a radius of five miles
some 700, it is estimated.
The principal business here is raising
corn, cattle and hogs, and some $50 car
loads of fat cattle aud hogs are shipped
to Kansas City aud Chicago suuualIy.
Reading tow nship was organized No
vember 9TH, 1871, in due form, with tenn
porary officers, and at the annual ele-
ton of township officers on April 2,
1872, the follow ing gentlemen were duly
elected to fill the various offices, viz: IL.
F. Holmes, trustee; w. II. Douglass,
treasurer; w. NJ. Holiday, clerk; OIL
yer Phillips, Justice of the peace; w.
II. Penfield, justice of the peace; L. G.
Soper, constable; 4 n. Phillips, consts-
bic. Fl. F. Holmes filed The office of
trustce eight consecutive years, aud w.
Il. Douglfss tres surer ten years. The
present township officers are G. d. Pat
ten, trustee; E P. Frye, clerk; Chf-les
Dougls IS. easr-er; s. E. HUT aud
Cora Reynolds, jrssic of the 2 se,
E nd Capt. j. 4. s. alton, nota' ! public.
Monday night w. 81. Douglass ship
ped two cars of fat steers to X 1sss Guy.
Tie storm Saturday morning was fn-
riors, bob in rain and " nd, and the
co.A is laid over very bad while some is
broken entirely of. Some fields that
had poor ste | are badly Injured.
Mr.. Mo- is, or est smed friend, is
having 81 he c do e',oemski1S. and
hes t-en obliged TO bire man 10 help
This is wo,ffv of mentIoa ss 1t hrs
often been said that shoemaker could
not get living Re- ling. Tue fiet
is poor m oh nc is rselcss append
age to any com mum y
Mrs. w. Fl. Sever, ed her csrn at
DR.. BiddIe's Monday, ID while = he
house the team broke loose ID str. d
home in hurry, but, 70. dnateiY, no
damage was done.