Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-04
CHURCH NOTES.

Garden City I1rigator: The new
United Brethren church is now com
pleted and viii be dedicated to divine
worship soon.
Clay Center Times: The Rt Rev. Bish-
op Vail has appointed Rev James H.
Young to take charge of the Episcopal
church services at Clay Center.
Wichita Mutton: Work is progressing
rapidly on the Sisters Academy, and
the academy addition is now beautifully
laid out In streets, we'll graded.
The ladies of the Congregational
church, Aztell, served about $50 meals
election day and cleared nearly 5000
from their fair.
Carleton AdUOcdte: The Presby terrain
church is now almost completed and viii
soon be dedicated. tits by all odds the
finest looking church building in this
part Of the state.
Augusta Tribune: The Methodists
have lust received from the Centennial
Bell Foundry, Milwaukee, a sweet-toned
bell of $40 pounds weight The bell
and hangngs weighs HOO pounds.
Eldorado Republican,: The Presby-
terrain folks have a large sum raised to-
ward buying a new pipe organ for the
church. The organ Is expected to cost
about a thousand dollars.
Clay Center Times: On the last day
Of this month the Congregational church
will be dedicated. DIR. McVicar, presi-
dent of Washburn college, viii preach
the dedication sermon.
Bishop Fink, of Leavenworth, received
notice of an invoice of church goods
shipped to him from Hamburg, Ger
many. They are now In the custom
house in New York, and viii be admit
ted free Of duty.
Edmond Times: The charter for the
First Congregational church, Of Ed
mond, has been received and as soon as
the trustees can properly arrange mat
ters steps viii be taken to raise funds
fer the early erection Of a church build
ing.
Council Grove Republican: The new
Christian church in this city was dedi-
Gated with appropriate services by Elder
@. R Roe, assisted by the state evangel-
ist, Elder Poole. The church is hand
some frame structure 32z4O feet, 20
feet to ceiling, with corner tower and
belfry, handsomely finished and fur
nished at a cost, including lots, Of s., 800.
Jewell County Republican; Last
spring q party of young fellows from
Walnut township went In MankatO and
got drunk and noisy. The records at
Saunders and Peters drug store revealed
the fact that one Of the party named
LcNutt, had purchased alcohol, and the
statement he made to get it set forth
that it was to be used to battle a fever
sore on the person Of Howard Spragus.
County attorney Mechem summoned
Sprague before him and the latter under
oath testified that the statement made
by McNutt was a false Onej that he had
never used liquor thus purchased. The
county attorney caused McNutt to be
arrested on charge Of making a false
statement at the drug store. SprHgue
was called as a witness, and to the sur
prise Of the county attorney he went
back on everything ne had previously
sworn to, and shielded the prisoner by
testifying that he did authorize McNutt
to buy the alcohol and that It was used
TO battle his limbs. McNutt was as
quilted and Srrague was promptly az
rested for perjury. his case came up
for trial last week The jury found him
guilty and Judge Smith sentenced him
% serve ono year at hard Labor 81 the
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