Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-04
"A. tha Baptist church for sup

dt.., Jar,d arg 1900: morning op c,
"Onrist, no head OF ;as church" Ia
the evening at 7:30 the pastor begins
= series of sermons, what would
Jesus do?" continuing for three or
four moaths every Sunday evening
Next Sunday evenings topic, "What
would Jusus do on Sunday?"
"A boy about Is or II years old
named Kelley Moran was arrested on
complaint of George st. Kern few
days ago. charged with killing the
latter's dog, at the Mech school house
in Plainview township. The trial
which is being held before Justice
Green began yesterday and is still in
progress. About tWenty witnesses
are here from that part Of the county
-Ex-Congressmsn Ben Clover OF
the third district committed suicide
few days ego by shooting himself
through the head. Glover was elected
to congress by the populists in 1890,
but failed of re nomination in 1892
because he proved untrue to the cause
of the people. He went over to the
republicans and was appointed to
petty Office by Morrill,, as the price of
his Rpostacy.
The infant son of Michael and
00l Dn~o Eok+o~o 5;o1 sc L..
neous Group on Dsc 18Th, 1899, and
was buried in Marvin cemetery Oh
Dec Il the services beng attended
by many friends of the family He
was born April 10, 1899 In this sor-
row of the family we Offer our ay N
patty. Rev. Monroe who conducted
the services read the following poem:
Lead. kindly light, amid the encrcing gloom,
Lead thou me
The night is dark, and am far from homa
Lead thou me on;
Keep thou my feet, do not ask to
The distant scene; one step
Enough for me.
was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou
Should st lead me on;
l loved to choose my path, bat now
Lead thou on;
lived the garish day; and spite of
Fears, pride ruled my Will:
lie member not past years.
According TO the beautiful GUS
tom established in 1858. and handed
down year after year since that time,
the week of prayer will be observed
IN Phiillpsburg commencing nex4
Mondsy, union meetings. being he4d
at the churches upon the following
evenings: Monday aud Tuesday n
shs Baptist; Wednesday at the Pres
10y terrsp; Thursday at the Neshodlst:
Friday at the Christian. On Mon
cay night the subject for discussion
will be ''Humilission and Confession"
Tuesday, "The Church Universal"
Wednesday, Nations and Their
Rules" Thursday, Foreign Mis-
slone." Friday, 'Home Missions
Ali are cordially invited
Our good friend G. Gremmell of
Plum township was in the city last
Tuesday. Mr.. Gremmell had jus5
received a paper from his old home
in Germany, which gave an account
of recent wedding that occurred at
VIssen, Province Hanover, a few
weeks ago. One of the wealthy land
owners SOILS was married, and a two
days feast was made for the occasion.
Over three hundred families were il
vited and more than a thousand
guests sat down to the table the first
day and 700 the second. Two beeves,
SIX calves, eight hogs and 25O chick
ems were butchered for the feast.
A two horse wagon load of beer,
barrel of whiskey and large guam
tlty of VINE were consumed. The
presents amounted in value to about
$4,000 Judging from this news
paper account the wealthy Germans
celebrate in grand style.