Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . purpose. Mr. Shan-non had stepped into one of thecars and was talking with some ofthe soldiers, when a gun was acci-dently discharged and he was in-stantly killed. It required a gooddeal of persuasion from the coolerand wiser citizens to keep the peo-ple from mobbing the militia. Thecompany was soon withdrawn fromthe city. In February, 1877, bonds werevoted at the rate of $4,000 per mileto build a narrow guage railroadthrough the county in the directionof Eureka, by nearly a thousandmajority. The annual convention of theEpiscopal church of Kansas, washeld he
Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . purpose. Mr. Shan-non had stepped into one of thecars and was talking with some ofthe soldiers, when a gun was acci-dently discharged and he was in-stantly killed. It required a gooddeal of persuasion from the coolerand wiser citizens to keep the peo-ple from mobbing the militia. Thecompany was soon withdrawn fromthe city. In February, 1877, bonds werevoted at the rate of $4,000 per mileto build a narrow guage railroadthrough the county in the directionof Eureka, by nearly a thousandmajority. The annual convention of theEpiscopal church of Kansas, washeld hereon June 4, 1S78, BishopV^ail presiding. The Emforia Daily Ne-jos wasre-established by Stotler & Graham,November 31, 1S7S. Saturday morning, October 261S7S, the large, fine Normal build-ing which had been erected in 1S73,was entirely destroyed by fire. Theloss was about $8^,000, as the oldstone building just in the rear ofthe brick structure was included inthe fire. This was a serious blow ANNALS OF EMPOKIA AM) LVON COUNTY. 73. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The First Presbyterian church was or-ganized by Rev. James Gordon, Novem-ber 9, 1S67, with eleven members. CalebBeckcs was the first ruling elder. M. Overstreet took charge in thespring of 1S69. Sixty-eight memberswere added in a little over a year. Thechurch held its meetings in hired soon took a strong hold on the com-munity by reason of the ability, earnest-ness and high standing of its ministersand membership, and a church buildingwas undertaken. This was dedicated onthe third of December, 1871. This build-ing was substantial and comfortable andanswered the purpose of its constructionvery well for some years. But Emporiagrew and Presbyterianism grew with it,and so there must be a new and largerPresbyterian church. The work of thepresent elegant structure was commencedin the summer of 1S95. The cornerstone was laid on the fourteenth of Oc- tober, that year. The building was com-pleted and consecrated for wor
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