Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-01-04

gent Chrlstlan gentleman and Rev
Strong is to be commended for secur,
ing him to introduce the lecture COURSE
to which the people Of Phillipsburg
are being treated.
The State Teachers Association
is reported to have held very sue,
cessful session this year. Tho state
house was very beautifully and APP
propriately decorated in honor of the
teachers, and General Artz welcomed
them by firing a grand salute. Bish-
op VlncenCs lecture on Wednesday
evening was loudly applauded
The upper south room in the Bis
sell block is being appropriately fit.
ted up for q lodge room, and will be
occupied 10y the Woodmen, the G. A.
Il. post and the Good Templars, who
will now have more spacious quarters.
The place will make an excellent
lodge room, after Mr. Crookham, who
is doing the work, gets through with
it.
Hon. John Bissell, one of the pi.
oneers of Phillips county, has retired
from the Bissell hotel, Philipsburg
This hotel is a grand monument of
his enterprise for one of the best
towns and counties in northwest Kan
sas. 1t is probable that Mr. Bissell
will be candidate for congress in
the Sixth dlstrict,-AtchiSon Cham.
plon.
The M. L. and Baptist people
held a night watch meeting in the
Methodist church to bid farewell to
1898 and welcome the incoming year
1891. A prayer meeting was held, at
ter which Rev. Crawford preached Il
very interesting and edfying sermon
The congregation then INDUCED in u
praise service until the midnight
hour.
Phillips county was honored at
the State Teachers Association by the
selection of Prof W. &. Riste of this
city ms chairman Of the committee on
resolutions That body submitted
some ringing resolves on the ques
tons of school law as affecting county
high schools, qualification Of county
superintendent and methods of tax.
alton. We will publish the resolu-
lions next week
AT the last regular meeting of
Phillipsburg Post No. ", q. A. r.,
following named comrades were elect
ed officers of the same for the ensu.
ing year: James M. Sallee, Post
commander; Charles Dickey, S. V.
commander; j. +. Taylor, j. V. COM
mander; Phil Townsley quartermas-
ter; Charlie Tracy, chaplain; j. S
Bradley, surgeon; Frtnk Strain, Off
Ger Of the day; l., ID, Graham, officer
of the guard; George Harold, inside
guard; Conrad Work, outside guard.
To the officers and members OF
Phillipsburg W. r.. 9. No 221, De.
partment of Kansas: You are here
by notified that the date Of next reg
ular meeting of corps has been
changed from Wednesday, January
10, 1894, to Friday, January II, 1894
All are earnestly requested to be pres.
ent. Mrs. Lucy X. Jones, depart
ment president, will be with us. Corps
will meet promptly at 2 p. m.
Mrs. S. A. BoUGHToN, Secretary.
Mrs. M. j. SALLEE, President.
The following visitors from
abroad took part in Chapter work at
Kirwin December Goth. II. A.
Handy, John Gebhart, Samuel Cox,
d. H. Bennett and Il. f. Carpen-
ter, Of Phillipsburg. N. H. Brown
and A. L. Troup, Of Almena. Matt
Lyon aud 9. II. Lee, of Stockton, and
Thos. O'Near, of Downs. After their
work was over they retired to the
Warner house for refreshments and
they were abundantly supplied of
everything poor mortal man needed
to sustain ife.-IDdependent
"A very sad accident occurred in
Kirwln last Thursday, in which o
young lady, Miss Mamie Dotson, was
horribly burned and died within O
few hours. 1t seems that in filling
and trimming the lamps she. had
spilled some kerosene on her apron,
and on going near hot stove after
ward, her clothing caught fire. Her
cries, and those of the younger chill
dren attracted the attention of some
parties near who fastened to the res
cue, but were unable to smother out
the fire until the young lady was
burned beyond the reach Of medical
aid.
"A change has taken place in the
business house of Mr.. John Gebhart
His brother, Mr.. II. q. Gebbart, Of
Lancaster, Pa; is now associated With
him under the firm name of Gebhari
q Company. Mr.. Gebhart has long
been one Of the prominent merchants
chants OF Phillipsburg, a man of ex
cellent business principles Mr.. H
&. Gebhart is also said to be a thor
ough business man in every respect,
and his addition to the firm will only
make it still stronger. The HERALD
welcomes Mr.. g. to our town and
wIshes tho now firm continual nros.