Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
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Our neighb1r Geo. Nash met with a
very serioas los yesterday. while he
was away from home a tiie from some
mysterious aud unknown cause broke
out aud burned his stable. one colt sew
eiai head of hogs, all his hay aud fodder
and many other valuables about the
place.
Madam Rumor says that P. j. Carl
has bought the Hall property in Long
Island.
The citizens OF Long Island and Vi
cinity held a cemetery meeting Satur-
day afternoon for the purpose of form
cemetery association and locating
suitable piece Of ground for that pur-
pose the incorporates are S. q. Pills
bury 1. w. Nettleship E. NJ. Weed L.
K. Carnahan; and committee TO receive
proposals for sights are S. ]. PiIlsbury
L. w. Nettleship and p. j. Carl.
The farmers have begun the spring
work in good earnest, but the snow that
fell last night. has put them back day.
March 18th 1884. VUx.
The funeral services of Mrs P. ].
Carl were conducted by the Rev, Hahn
assisted by Rev, Arlington at the resi-
dence, on Wednesday March 5th at II
O'clock although the weather was severe.
The deeply sympalhising community
filed the home to over flowing. After
services a large process sion followed to
the grave yard on the farm of Mrs,
Watson ID miles north east of town.
At the time Of the funeral her daugh-
tea Jennie Watson was lying very low
with the ailment that she died of, Ga
complication of measles and lung com
plaintJ in the same home making the
! occasion double serious, but Jennie is
now getting better and is thought TO be
in fair-way to recover.
Mrs H. Story who was very sick with
I the measles at the same time is getting
well.
Since that time Miss Synthia Wag-
gener daughter of Rev. w. Waggener
three miles south of town was taken
down with the measles taking cold with
them, and is now very sick. Dr.. Huse
of Orleans was called, and the DIR.
thinks with care he can raise her.
VIM. w. Carnaham is yet confined
to the home bat is recovering.
Born to Geo. b. and Eva Young a
boy on the 9th.
There are number of parties in the
neighborhood from the East looking up
farms. They all like this part of the
country, and loose claims are getting
to be very scarce.
Mr.. D. w. Olds the heavy tea man
from St Joe was in town one day last
week.
And Long Island is really taking a
little boom of her own this spring. il
is now a. apparent that several new bull
dings are to be erected.
J. R. Willis of Alma was in town
Saturday, locating all Implement ,
mess. And we hear that Marcus Wat
son and others contemplate putting in
hardware store. And there is also
talk of grocery store and harness shop.
These things with the creamery add
ed will certainly give our town boom.
LongIsland is not the last nor least
of all things and she has the country to
back her, and as thrifty farmers as can
be found anywhere,
There has number of hogs died in
this neighborhood of late with the COM
plant known as quinsy. Does any
one know of remedyP
Mr. w. H. Boughton of the Burg was
seen upon our streets to day.
To-day was one of our big March
blows but the air was soft with appear
ance of rain, the farmers are again
thinking of blowing.
March 10th 1884. VOx.