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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09
COMMERCIAL


wooi-sO to IS for combing.
B~uttcr-choice vel. roll, neatly wrapped ID to
Egys-frcsh, 10 to tx.
HesnsEMan picSrt navy 8 70 to 40; medium
and common, 81 15to 81 10.
Provisions-S. e. hali,s. Is to aoc; country u
to l6t5
S~ides-clear, 9tofl.
Shnullcrs-7tu
Lard-7 to 10:
Flour-choirr X 80 do blls 10 %; good
second -ntr 1 IN:
Cotn fiieal-IU To soc.
Salt Kanawhu, 3 w.
Grucrri.S-BrUwn sugar 10 Z" u; En-, L. IL
to II; \. 1873 ir I"t rfhshc't Ia, to 10.
Teas-6O To ! 90
Cor.e-choicc, 26 tn q, fair ~ TO p; .. q.
Java, - to 33e.
Molasses-S. IL. a.; common 30.
Ricc-lO to I2h.
Checsc-N. T.. l5c to soc; English Dairy %
Pspper-a9 t" 81; pure ground, pc.
Alspice-25 10 20.
H~onry-l5 IL ?0c.
TullUw--I to -;
Featlers-primr, SOC;
B.cswuN-25;
Coal "ilItos per gal;
Oats-sO to 30.
Corn-bbl. l 20 to 90.
Sundries-OniOns l w to M.
Applcs-dried. tn. ] 90 10 l 20 .
Peaches-iric,' 10 to &c. -. :
Potators-iOt 1Jt.
Beef-on foot 1 10 0; qrs 8 to 10, cttl0 to l2hs
| Hogs-on foot 5 30 to 5 80.
Dry G~oo,ls-lrinfs IS To las.
Sheetings-hravy - bro, Il to Is; second do
IsI,; hne brown 1 Is to I ~; 1914 slirrting ~ t.
IS: Crash, l2ia 4" 20.
Cutton-blrache,i, l?h to 20.
Canton flannrls-l6h to Jds
Tickiup..3U a. ~.
Table Iinru~Ntu ! sol
Jeans-:S to I ~.
Casim.res-l % to 9 %.
Paper cambric-lJ.
Spool cotton-doz; | 70.
COrsets-15 to 3 on.
Hides and pclts-iry hides l6 10 l'c; green
hides &c;
Sheep pclts--Tl to : %
Deer skins-lry, l'.r ID. l5a3nc.
Mink-prime, 81 ~.
Otter-S2d4.
Coon-primc, &c.
Muskrat-s to lOc.
S~kunk-2Od50. .-
Lun.ber-clear pine, ~ inch, SIS: same inch
S6i; y stock board. 30, b stock board, 10; Sag
anaw board, addressed. 81; fencing. 30; clea>
flooring, 80, 81 rate do. ~: clear siding, pine
30; .l do. %; aI ,io. "a; joist and srantling, 10
ri clear Scantling, for frames; ~; n shingles
sawed. : No. I do. ! M; laths, 5 IN. Nativ,
lumCrr. soft, is 81, lar,l II 10.
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WET ct. LOUIE oonyxRxu1

The West 81. Louis Coafsrsnes closed .
most Harmonious session 1t Nevada City last
Monday, Bishop Pierce presiding. The
business was vel considered and di.pasehsd
most satisfactorily. and . spifit Of devotion
and religious fervor prevailed. The preach
Ing was in the spirit and with the power OF
the gospel. The Conference was sumptn-
ously entertained by the hospitkbie eommu-
nifty. Rev. Dr. Campbell and Rev. Mr..
Watts were transferred to the St. Louis Con-
ference; Rev. Mr.. Woodland snd Armstrong
to the Western Conference.
The Central Female College bad . prom
inent consideration, and the zeal with which
the Conference took hold OF this Interest,
with the action Of the Missouri Conferences,
and what Is expected from the St: Louis
Conference. ~justifies the belief that this In
Queen OF Missouri Methodism.
The following are some of the appoint
ments in this district: Lexington district.
NJ. NJ. Pugh, Presiding Elder; Lexington
station, Francis J. Boggs Dover circuit,
W. +. Camp; Brownsville circuit, &. II.
Boggs: Waveriy. J. G.. Shackelford Mar
shall circuit. W. Il. Mcfarland; Cambridge,
A.. NJ. RAIDER; Miami. Milton Atkinson
Warren>burg. J. Z. Srurlock; Central Fee
male College, DIR. sullivan.
--
STOCK ITEM.-Messrs. Lankford &
Catron bought at our fair. last week, q pair
of the premium P~oland-lhina pigs. from Jim
Hughes. of Ray county. the most extensive
breeder of this stock in Missouri. The fe-
male is u model in form. almost ~ black rs n
Berkshire. with small head and ears, and
weighs about a00 lbs. ut six months old. The
male is a splendid animal, very large an
fine, but not so smooth and dark p the fe-
male. The price paid was $50. They are
worth it il any pigs are.
NIGHT SCHOOL.
| Prof. c. o. Smith has. by request. consent
| ed to teach II night school throigh the winter
il a sufficient lumber OF pupils apply. o9t2
--
MISUNDERSTANDING tho thunder
! storm last saturday night the lightning rod
was knocked from the house Of George
Fletcher, living near Shelby College. in his
county. A big fright, but no damage.
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ROHLE & NEW

Are receiving their fall and winter stock, which
embraces all classes and varieties" Of
FANCY AND STAFi.E DRY GOODS.
A fresh supply Of laiies' and gents
TRUNKS, yALI>ES AND >ATCHELS.
The assortment of HIriwar. is very complete
A new stock of Men anil Boys Hats.
We propose To sell on our shoe stock. at COST
or Les THAN COST 10 rloae ont.
DO not forget that bargains can he hna nj No
81 Main street, u, Royl- New ar" prepared Is
offer u large and attractive stock of Fall and
Winter goods, and every one is invited to cal
and examine, and purch Sc cheap for CASH.
seplI-tf RoYLE & NEW.
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FARM FOR SALE.

yu>IUS farm IN located about six iaileS
due south cf wavrriy, In The veg tI
icst portion Of J.. ayettc county. y COM isI
nine blank frnce, and In . high stste 81 cnlpc
Walton. The Improvement arc; = larry tw9-
so ~, n shs rscssasry oNibuiidings. and coz.
n Vrll regulated fArfn,
ihc fsrui Z q . good nctEhecrhood ccuvcniens
~sSuadantiy supplied With water. 1hs
isnd ma bccn 10 cnltiysfion only y Few ycaxl, g
rcS, Avsh, and welt SAipeea 10 ~ .Grcwsh q
Fl: TKR rs Z, a. ;SiSi sssS. md ~ sa,aass 4.
aas sad swe.ysersI with ssa r. 81: p
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CARL SCHURZ.

Our distinguished Senator. Carl Srhurz.
hurin" October will speak 1T all the lnore
important places in The State. He will
address the citizens of Lafayette county in
thi, city. on Friday. OrtobcrlSth, at l O'Clock
=. ". IL Is not necessary 10 urge anybody to
attend, ~ the name and fame of Carl ScIurZ
ALWAYS iuSiIrt.s Il crowd.
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% MAIN

i lrimming full and running over with all kind.
OF new and scasonablc goods, consisting of new
styles dress goods, vclvrteenS, lace collars,
trimmings, ladies silk Irck-ticS, rrriuInvries,
ci!isI'ns, braiis, switches, cnrsrts. yarns, &c.
oar prices cannot iall /" please every one. W,
guarantee everything w sell not only to he first.
class. but H. cheap II, anybody Else can sell it
tUnI. and see. MCCArsLANp& BEDFORD.
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HORSE STOLEN.-Mr. X. r. Gaiuc,

HORSE STOLEN.-Mr. X. F. Gaines.
of Marshall. came up to attend the Lafayette
Fair. and put up hts horse in Tom Smith.
stable. pear the fair grounds Tom il one oi
that class who would not pick NJ "A dollar in
III" road. knowing il did not hriong to him,
unless il WAS TO return il to the owner, aus
never probably dreamed of any one being 50
mean a. lake anything without asking for it.
But Tom ht> - lock ON MS stnl,l. now, to
save his W horses and the saddles and
brides tue tiirve. have left him. MIR. Gaines
horse was stolen after Midnight Friday. und
l., described in our advertising columns.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09

FALsE.-The Register volunteers a
deliberate falseiIood in its last issue In be-
half Of its pet" sheriff Taubman. when it
says the delinquent iux.li,t was let out to
the lowest bidder. 1t was Taubmsn's duty
to notify person or In writing. the pro-
p%rictors Of this paper Of the time when the
contract WAS to be let out. lie failed to do
70. and sworn certificates can be presented
to that effect If we thought It necessary. BY
n private arrangement between Taubman
and the other two papers. they gobbled
1870 of the peoples money for an indiifcr.
ent job, comparatively worthless to the tax
payers Of the county.
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TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

You can get the following piece, Of new
Music by sending % cents to J. l.. Peters,
100 broadway, New York. for the October
number of Peters Musicrl Monthly. or the
pieces may be had In sheet-form tprinted
from the same plates). at the price. annexed
Dead, but not forgotten Song and chorus. . 40c
Sw.r;~st. song and Chorus. LIP banks. 30
OH give Ja~ q home in IN. south = = Hays. 20
The FORTUNE triier Duet. = . = GsbHkzi. 30
Gioris fatri In -. PROM Hayden banks. -
Hatti-'s Waltz. Ch. kinkcl. Is
On BaIiO in AasctivrA. . = Aug. PLfchrr. -
May Bl1ss1ms. Iryerie. Oh. kinkri. ~
Praise Of woman. Polka Mazurka. I hands. 81
Mr. Peters will send. postpaid. i've back
numbers, February tn June. containing over
s20 worth Of music. On receipt OF o.: on the
four last nnmber.. july, August. September
and October. for the same sum.
Address J. L. Peters, Music publisher.
$40 Broadway, New York.
DAVIS Il ALLSTADT
Ar. srIiiay heavy bouts cheaper than any foiis,
In the city. s.I.iif
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NEW HOTEL. The new hotel in
iiiagtns'il" is about flushed. GEORGE
Ni'i"n. EsI.. n we'll known citizen and
farmer OF Dover township. will take charge
oil II. AMI there Is no danger but that the
travelling public Will he most Hospitality
cared for.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09

STCSG TO DEATH--A span of
OF Sanford Phillips. one mile and 4
half north OF Chapel IIili, two weeks ago.
and one OF them WAS 50 ba,lly stung that he
died within two hours. The owner Of the
team. Mr. BENZ. Christy. was also badly
stung. but hA. recovered. The animal killed
wss . fine one, worth about 800.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09

FINE CATTLE.-Chiis. Ca,ron and
James Galloway, OF Middleton township.
have brought into the county 30 head OF
cattle bought in southern Kansas. The herd
Is said TO he n very line one. They are to
be corn fed during the winter aud disposud
Of Ia tho spring.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09

The ladies Of the Baptist church
in this city design holding q festival on
next Friday week. the 18th inst. The en-
trance fee for the frat evening will be fifty
rents. and a free supper will be spread for
ali attendants. On saturday. the 18th.
lunch will lie set from ten o'clock ill three
for all who choose to patrOniZc them.
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MARRIED. Among the notabl

MARRIED. - Among the notable
events that have occurred SINE our last i>sIIc
we must not fail to chronicle the marriage of
our old friend, Hugh ID. Doak. Esq . of Mar
shall. to Mist Sallie Gillian. ct Salin" county.
Judge" lDoak. or. a> somr of his fair tor
mentors used To term him, &" old D"ak," has
been 4 fair mark for the bright smiles and
winning glatc.- OF female beauty Tor many
\ day. ani we began To think him marriage
proof; but the bnlie-t spirit will sometimes
falter and the -tnutr.t heart will quail In
perpetual warfare. and Doah has shown his
wisdom in >i]ccunIhiug T." the inevitable tat,
that ought to wait on every old bachelor
before the "scre and yellow leaf" sliouid
oyertake aud condemn him to 4 clircrie.s
fre,ide and = single bed in his old asc.
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FOUND

Trespassiug upon subscribers premises II,
stray COW Of tn. following description: White
and brindlc, with one horn broken OF She In. !
young calf. The owner is requested TO come far
ward, prove property, pay charges and tax" hsl
away. [Sellt3l W. L. HAYS.
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STRAY NOTICE.

TAKEN UP by Charles J. Lewis, aud posted
before the undersigned, a Justice 81 ths p.scs
on the itth day Of August, 1874, . certain DARK
brown marc NULL, ten years old, four fert
eight inches high. brand on len shoulder. sup
posed 70 he Q large letter II and . ANAL letter y
Immediately under thr letter II; lump on len fovS.
leg. Just above the hoof; two email white Tcois
on the light hip, appraised ut 10. su'n q, rlNty
dollars, hy John J.. oliver ali Abe. y, Lewis,
nnutI JOHN J. NALL, J. r..
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CHALLENGE TO WILL OWNERS.

We, the undersigned rropri"tnrs of the sta
Mills, waveriy, Mo, propose exhibiting Il barre
of our best -four Fl the Lafayette Co. Fair, FOL
the first premium. We invite friendly COMPETE
ton from all parts Of the country, and hope ih'
best barrel of -four will get the premium
JACTIIUHS, >IiISDLER \ Co.
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Tn I.ACAL ADVERTISERS.

Persons advertising in III. local columns, "x-
ccpt those having staining ''ni-.' WIZ b'
charged Is cents per line for first Insertion, an'
10 cents per line for each additional insertion
and to those having Standing ''ai-.' 10 cent
prr line for first insertion, ami : cents per Iin'
for each additional insertion.
FFPositivrly no deviation from this rule.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING.

M">srs. Collins. Hall and Young will
address the citizens OF Lafayette county on
the political i-.ur> of the day ut the follow
ing times and PLACES:
Cnncor,iia. saturday. October 10Th. ut 1
o'clock T.. NJ.
AulIviIlr. Monday. October 2ls', at 1
o'clock l.. NJ.
IIig=in>vIllc. Monday, October 2lst. at :
O'Clock =. VI.
Dover. Tuesday. October 22I. At l n'rlork
T.. VI.
Lexington. Wednesday. October 23d. at y
o'cloch y. NJ.
Wellington. Thursday. October oath. ut /
"'cl""h l.. NJ.
Grecntnn. Friday. October 18th. at l
u clock l.. VI.
Il"pewcil. saturday. October 26tli. ut l
"'.lurh J.. VI.
The !"::!i committees will please see that
publicity is given to these appointments.
am! that proper arrangements are made for
the speakers.
\. \. IESJEI'H. Chm. Dem. Com.
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LOCAL RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
Arrival and Departure of the Mails.

st Louis mail, via y No X X. arrives III :
4 N; departs at u rN Via PacIhr Il X, ar
rives at II 4 NJ; depart, at : 30 = M-i'aily.
Western mail arrives "a NJ departs & I'm
Daily.
st. Joseph mail arrives Nj; i"larts6r NJ
Daily.
S,-ialiu mail arrives II \ NJ departs . Dr VI
Daily.
warrrnsburg mail arrives Monday. Wednesday
and FRIDAY dr NJ: departs tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday Vi
wav,rly mail arrives Monday, Wednesday
and Friday { p NJ; departs Tuesday, liursia!
and Saturday A
independence mail arrives Monday, Wrlncs-
day and Friday u IN; departs Tuesday, thurs
day and saturday : A
Plcasan, Hill mail arrives Monday, Wrdn"s-
day and Friday II \ "; depart, saline day /. NJ.
Eastern Way mail. VIA y Mo X H., arrive,
- N departs A NJ.
Office hours daily tr>c'pt sunday. from .
n. to &. 30 r VI SUNDAY. IRONS L. "a NJ.
GEO. ". MCkEAS, +. NJ.
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ATTENTION. READ!

Davis X Allstalt are receiving thu largest stock
of boots, shoes aud hats ever brought To ihi-
market They warrant their g"ndS in every IL.
spret, and sell cheaper Than the cheapest. Cal
early and get bargains ut
Sep+-tf No. 80 MAIN STREET.
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RECEIVED BY BOWEN son,

expressly for the Fair, hams of the hnest
quality. shoulders OF the richest flavor.
break fast bacon. niO>t'Lelicious dried beet
and dried beef tongues Unsurpassed. For
sale cheap at their grocery and provision
store under the Bourbon Hotel.
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At d

Having resolved to go into the quc"nswarc and
glassware business, exclusively, we offer our
entire stock of willow VAR. wooden ware aud
Tin ware at cost. Come EARLY II you wish good
bargains. 'fours til drth,'
sept-tf Gro. :. McGREx < Co.
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CAsH-Paid for LAIRD, TalIrw. Grease o'
6a1 OF any kind.
4. \. n J. .. LE>UECit,
Cor. Main and Pine streets
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Don't fail to notice the great rlo>in" our
sale of II. j. +. Aureus. of iai> riIy. IL" has
determined to wind up hil>inr>-. and Ia ;c-
vomIli,h this, he sells his large Stock OF Dry
Goods. and every thing else III the store. al
cost. and will continue 10 ,n uriil al is sold.
He has lust received II new supply of thu
latest and iian.i-nmr>t STYLES III calico. also,
variety of hosiery. anIa good many other
leading ~uficfr-. ALI uf which Will ic sol al>r
ut cost. Such additions 10 >tnrk VIII be uil.
made in leading articles. i'll order Ia :,rurii-
pli>h itin the shortest possible nm. His last
clearing out sale OF IL. j. +. .Aiirr!>,hrhr the
market house. u
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Railroad Cross Ties

r WILL receive Ties any " hsrr on The Missouri
l. rive, whcyr they can tu conveniently loaded
on 2 .tsnmboat. will pay thirty avr cents per
lions: White, post or bur YAK, mu,brrry, coffee.
bcrry, rcd elm, honey locust, black walnut and
VIII cherry: Ties must be cut fron, soend,
knott. They will be eight rest long, ends cut
SQUARE, all the bark taken on cacAn. hew~i 10
srwo sssrAiEht, true s~urfacrs. facing srvsn mshcs
sand Ties Ut any landing tiom Cambridge. saline
cnnhty, ~. Maniac CITY, on either. aide Of the
river, l,wtll pay on the 3oth OF each month inr
X. 4. 20, -. ., JACOhS,.
Dover, lafayette county. NO.
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LADIES Ann MISSES,
EQUAL CHANCES TO ALL.

Don't fail 10 call on Davis X Allstait when y"'
want To purchase the lianis"ihr>i shoes III 'hrci''
very cheap acpi-ti
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CASH PAID FOR WHEAT.
my3l-ly

For A COOP BED-clcan room. and
q square meal, 20 to the Lindcll Hotel. Kan
sas CITY. j. ii. BAGwILL,
my3l-ly proprietor.
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CITY
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF ClFY

TINE city is nov ready to rcni all city bonds
~. Holders of said bonds are h. rcby request.
ed to pt~scnt the rsnie 10 snc TnraAurrr oftke oity
ofLeSington; ut hts ONCE, who has been author
is-d TO fnnd the same.
-. An McFADpEN Mayor.
HENRY TtRNER, Treasurer.
Register and Caucasian please copy 9 times.
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CHEAP! CHEAP!
EASTER & co.

BOOTS AND SHOES, CHEAP.
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FOURTH DAY-FRlDAY, OCT. 1

Best mule. three ve,rs old and u,xards Isxis
R,-r.. ,f I,,,,, ,r.u,,n s,.. ..-,;,..,- r
s Petty of C1.r
Mn. two r.srs ,rd ,,,or ..,. G, p
OF Saline. premium 10 90. Lewis Burn.s. ,f
johnson. certificate
preniun slo. Charles n Sh.u,,t.r orIoh,,.r
Mil. Colt, a.o Graham ,-.r,;,, IN M. I.h,
LYON. c.r,lic.te.
Pair of Mules IN H,rn-s r G p.,,, ,yrt.r
prem,um D, m. evils R.-n.s nj r,h,sou a..
~tihcate,
Rest MuIir, three .n,,ios q pns.r =,
Saline. urethium a,s. Cen Cr,h,u r.r,;eds,..
!,
nest harhess staiiloh. s years and upwards X
Todhuntcr, mIum Si3I A r Moore. OIL
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\. y. LEsuEUx. Chm. Dem. Com.

ARTISTIC. -Jmu. >. Morton, Esq.
fnrm'rl! - resident Oft place. i. at present
following his profession of portrait painter
in Kansas City. and with the .uo>t gratifying
success. During il recent trip to that umhi-
ti"r> metropolis our attention WAS called To
a couple ri His portraits paint i Tor The late
exposition; one of Or. J". Wood. Il brother
of Judge Vim. L. Wood. the other Of Benny
Ireland. the little son of oar next treasurer.
The former Of these was awarded The frs;
premium Al the Exposition. Ii is certainly
one at the best portraits we ever saw. DIR.
WOOD possesses u strong. well defined face,
and the artist has painted him as Cromwell
desired 10 he, - warts and all" Mr.. Morton
exhibited several other pictures, among them
one Of Miss May WAit>ctt, formerly of the
EliZl5rth AuIl Seminary. which Is pro-
bounced II chef Toearrs in the way of u
feminine portrait. Mr.. MUrt0n'> many
friends in Lexington anil vicinity will be re-
juic"i Ia hear of hi- >Il"c->>- Hts talents rs
a painter. particularly of portraits. Ar" Ger
tainly first class. ami with reasonable appii.
cation his fam" will ere long eclipse that al
any artist in the State.
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KENTUCKY WHI-EEY, CHEAP.
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Docs WILL BITE Quite a vrr
Priscilla. aged about ID Years. on t'ri.iay last
at The residence" of Mr.. Jno. ID. Williams.
The girl WAS in the employ nt Mr.. Williams.
and had been left IN charge Of the iiol.r
during the absence OF The family at the Fair
grounds. The girl started to leave the
premises an was followed by Il large New
Foundland dog. In attempting to drive the
ANNA! back she struck or kicked HIM,
which so eurayrd the brute that he >prang
upon her and bit iier severely in the left
arm and breast. The blood flowed proiu>rly.
aud some fears were entertained that she
might be seriously injured. but the girl is
now up and about. A dog will! bite if you
kick him remember this, children.
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GROCERIES, ASSORTED, CHEAPEST.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09

FLOUR, MEAL md BRAN, CIIEAPEl;
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JrST SO.-A few dissatisfied Irish
men in our city are trying t" make il appear
that the Irish will vote the Radical ticket In
November. \ friend ofour> in conversation
with one of these woull-hr leaders the other
day. asked how his countrymrn We're going
TO vote. on" he said. ..thev will 20 the
Radical ticket straight. >hurc.' Walt a
minute" said he. There comes a jolly.
joyial Iri>liman. we'll see what he's .oin"
to do" So he called his friend over and
prnpounded his question. Are you going
to vote with the Dimmycrats this tine. see.
in. they have gone back on Ginrral Sliields?'
Och" sail the'staunch lri>hmun. 81 nivcI
voted any but the good. straight Dimmycrat'
ic ticket yet in my life, AMI l niver expect
to-" And this will he the answer Of min
out of ten Irislimen when they go to the
polls.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09

MISUNDERSTANDING tho thunder
! storm last saturday night the lightning rod
was knocked from the house of George
Fletcher. living near Shelby College. in this
county. A big fright, but no damage.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-06

a TREAcHERoUs FRIEND AND AN
UNSUCCESSFUL SUICIDE. The Sioux
Journal gets off the following story:
Cal. Trusty, a sturdy blacksmith of
Fort Dodge, attempted to shuttle OH his
mortal coil on a late evening, hut made
sad failure of it, He went into his
shop, mounted q box, tied rope to o
rafter, and was fixing q moose about his
neck when q fellow craftsman called
big John entered the room, and inquired
the cause of the unusual proceedings.
Cal. mournfully told John that he was
tired of living any more, when the
latter, who was inspecting the moose.
told the wOuld-be suicide that the knot
he had prepared wouldn't answer, but
that he could fix him one that would.
Cal. accepted the services of his friend,
who adjusted the rope so that when the
mans weight came upon it the knot
would unite and the victim fall to the
ground. John fixed things to his salts
faction, Cal. babe him goodbye, and
giving the box a vigorous push sent it
from under his feet; but instead of re-
manning suspended i'm mid air he came
down with fearful force, striking the
end of his back bone ON the corner of
the box, driving his spinal column an he
thought into his souIders. He picked
himself up r1efully, rubbed the tender
part tenderly, hmped on painfully, and
remarked profanely that IL was "a id
sight worse than hanging e