Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-18
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Geo. Helm, a well known and use
full citizen of Freedom township, died on the
9th inst.
Lafayette and Saline are the two
largest counties in the Eleventh Congress-
ional district.
Rev. j. II. Byers, of Lexington.
was registered at the Everett House, St.
Louis, on the 10Th.
"A Democratic primary meeting
will b" held in each township in the county
next Wednesday. September 18th.
Our merchants are nearly all get
ling in their fall stocks Of goods. and thing
begin to look lively again on Main street.
Emanuel Easter, of The Lexington
City Mills, shipped a barrel of flour to ttr
Kansas City Far. by the Alice, last Monday
morning.
The county assessor reports that
the taxable wealth OF Aullyiile and Concor-
dia have increased about three fold sine"
last assessment.
dick is the name of Il new post
office recently established in the Corier set
tlcm"nt. Lafayette county, 4 few mile
south OF Wavcrly.
Henry Macy, opposite the markc;
house. ha> II good stock of grocerie> and
family supplies. but keeps no Intoxicating
liquors. Give him Il call.
We have received several fonts of
new job type an! other printing material
this week. which will adj considerable to
oar facilities. for l,in,r i,I u,r.
Next "Wednesday is the dav for the
township meetings, to send up Delegates to
the County Convention on the saturday fol-
lowing. Every on" should attend.
VIM. C"r>r. one of the leading mcr-
chants of Wellington. passed through Lex
in@t"n Friday. on his way East 10 pur-
cha>" a fall and winlrr >i"rk of goods.
ChaS. \. Morrison. Ed, has re-
ccivr'l the appointment of agent for the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad at LrXIn"ton. vice.
John W. MitzeIl. who goes into the general
office 1t st. Louis.
Mr.. Ed. Harrison. of Aullville. has
sent Gl> Il mammoth sweet potato ~ 4 ample
Of what can he raised ont on the prairie. 1t
measured Is ly ii, inches round md
weighed six pounds. down weight.
At the recent meeting of the Ger
man VI. T. Conference. Rev. ". Tanner wls
assigned II the presiding Elder Of this dis
trirt: Rev. Eichrnber. To tie Lexington
circuit. and Rev. l;rne--cr to Con"ordia.
I. B. Campbell. of Taho nri.lbnriiaod,
last saturday, shipped to -. Louis. 10y the
North Missouri Railroad. l. head of three
ytar-ulh cattle, averaging l.i5o pounds.
They w"rr aid ny III agent to be one of the
finest l"t> ever >lilr,. ! ., or III" road.
Mr.. II. c. Wad l"ll. of the iirin Of
Wa'!Irll. Austin i Co.. returned from st
Louis an! "a" !i,~' Friday. where he has
prrrha-"l + very lar" stock "f fail and win
ter goods. w''iriI are NOW arriving and be-
ing "p' h'i i"r III" rlhiic Inspection.
The 'in">t drove Of ,|"l'ti'. We have seen
this >'a.1n, r.>-,l Itrnich town last FRI
day marH,u-. There wrrr II head "f prime
native t,vn anl three Wear "iI-. bought in
M"r"ru county. by Moore. of Holt county.
They wrrr on their wtv to Holt 10 hr fed.
Lafayette county i supplying
nearly al Ia" Kansas railroad, with cross
tics. TIL" Alice load, | on i.9D between
Wavcriy and Lexington last Sunday for
: :" a ''''f """ '"'' 80
n' ~ " ~ -
W ii. llldcil. Esd. OF Georgia.
private >''r''ar! "i non y. H. stevens
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n. -,
location Ill Lexington.
Saline cOu'tN goes O -htflna'tuke.
:, r,pv.ut;,n fn. ,,urr..-. unw,rI .,nr.
Tor trn 'itfh a l"fii"U al boone. III I"'>t.
will .,n for Swit,Irr. J,rr,ll rnr. for Cen
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ian, ~ h, &C. ,.,r,r, ,,,r,,,. ,l.
home, of Iilt,u Davis. has Instructed her
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one ih'"F'-'c' III count! 'h''> ANU "h"'>
n"tG >'l"Oi'i attend these meetings ana see
that the ri9It m:n are selected to represent