The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
SATURDAY, June %,

Inc JuNouIIe ted party given ny Auuh
Lucy on Friday in honor Of Miss Edith
Brewer, of Emporia, who is visiting
Miss Elsie Bond, was success. The lit
tie ladies seemed to have a merry time.
George Creighton had TWO sons bitten
by q dog which he thinks had the n.y.
draphObia; at least hog bitten by the
same animal a few weeks ago died lately
with ell the symptoms of that terrible
disease.
Charley Hill our eDterprIsing fruit tree
man, is canvassiDg the country taking
orders for anything IN his line. Mr. Hill
has already invested considerable
means in starting nursery on his place
on Dow creek, having at present
some 10000 grown 6 fruit trees,
and he proposes to increase
the number to 100000 next year. This
will supply long felt want, and enable
the purchasers to get many of their trees
fresh from the nursery. Any one need
ing anything of the kind could not do
better nor deal with a more reliable
man than Mr.. Hill.
Cictis Pickering lost q two hundred
dollar mare Friday from the effects of a
barbed wire fence, she having cut her
telf so badly that she bled to death.
B. F. Bigler and wife. of Emporia,
made our town q visit on Saturday.
MIR. Braser, residing in the south pant
OF town, has five childrtn down with the
scarlet fever.
w. H. Clark has been Tepslntiug his
dwelling house.
Quarterly meeting at the Evangelical
church yesterday.
Tuesday, July 1st, 1884
Miss Ada Gates, now plays on a brar
new Chickeriog piano. It's daisy.
Tressler s. Lowry, who have been al
vcrtising for some time to mot be afraiC
of over stocking US with batter an(
eggs" have been compelled to take thci
local out. They say Jay Gould conl(
not furnish cars enough to haul all thu
butter and eggs they haYe been receiv
ing to market. Tally one iOr the use o
printers ink
Rev. w, G. Suodgr ass will dtIieer In
Grafton on the Fourth at the picnic neA
Lambert's ford
The invitations for the formal open
log OF the Egolf house are now GU
The festivities will consist of gran
supper, aud a platform adjoining th
building will be put up by parties her
in town, on which to trip the eight far
tastic toc." The Highly brothers hay
been engaged TO furnish the music fo
the occasion. All are welcome VIII
bring ladies and conduct themselves
an orderly manner.
The new firm of Lssh & Pickcrin
are selling groceries as cheap as an
firm in town. This is not "Tind," bu
facts that can be proved by investigs
| ton.
Fresh candy at n. W. Gibson's.
-Fiue dress goods.
j. D. GIBsoN's
oh, yes! oh, yesl We are still at til
old stand selling lumber as cheap 8
! eyer. Our quality of flushed Iumb
cant be beat this side of st. LouIs.
&. A. BRowN & Co
st. Jacobs OIL, Warmers Safe Cur
, Hop Bitter and all the best preparation
at M. w. Gibson's.
-LsdIes' slippers aud Newport ties 1
j. d. Gibson's.
The Royal st. John sewing machir
Is the best made. Just received at D
W. Gibson's.
Buys wagons rs cents aud 81 stJ.
GIbson's.
Baby carriages at J. S. Gibsou's.
WEDNESDAY, Juiy2,
The platform Is being erected for u
dance.
E Alvin McNsbb of Youngstown, Obi
: cousin OF Al. Lowry, is at present stoI
2 ing at Americas.
3 A Howard has commenced work c
his new barn.
Vim. Grimsley has bad looking arr
the result of erysIpelas.
Jacob HIzer. our carriage trim me
and Ed. Tierney, who runs the Temp
, of Industry" are now very busy gcttin
4 the different vehicles ready for Il
: Fourth of July.
rhe carpenters have commence
work on tie front porch to The pos
Office building