Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-11
LOCAL MENTION,

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Homer have sent their sons to school in ST.
Louis.
The wharf boat on this side was
sunk one day last week. but was speedily
raised.
n new fence is to adorn the resi-.
denoe of Maj. John T.. Ryland. on Franklin
street.
\ good rain on Sunday-too hard
to 30 to church but not too hard TO 40 buggy
riding in the afternoon.
The friends of Jos. r. Smith will
present his name before the County Demo.
State Legislature.
Chatham :. Ewing, au old and
highly esteemed citizen died ut his residence
alcw miles from Lexington on Friday morn.
ing last. aged - years.
&. q. Cummings, at the post-oGicc.
Is spreading himself. The postmaster ha.
drawn back his letter boxes. and the gouIic,
now occupy both sides of the house.
Tho members of the Protestant
Episcopal church ut Norb0rnc, Carroll
Co., have organized Il new Sunday School
W ii. Holloway iSlhc superintendent.
~ full report of the proceedings of
the Teachers Institute. for which we are
indebted To H.. Butler Graves. ESD. the
Secretary, will he iouni on our fourth page.
There was u good crowd out at
Wheatcley's School House, in Washington
township last saturday. to hear the candi-
dates for tho .yi-Itr, NI,-,, w..
Hays. aud j. +. Dorton >pokc.
There will be general Sabbath
school Convention ut Carrollt0n Oh the 18th
ana 18th inst. The NJ. E. Church, South.
will have Il Sabbath School Convention at
Miami. on the 18th and 18th.
y public meeting will be held at
Mayhem. on Saturday, September 18th. 1872.
The public are invited to he present. w. Is.
steele, +. Il. Puckctt, VIM. Keith. l.. a
Eddy. q. W. Bouton, committee.
Herman Mischou received Il side of
leather large enough to make The editorial
boots. and succeeded in giving n tit so perfect
You would link they had grown on the foot.
Try himo once AMI YOU Hill 20 again.
The Democratic primary mcctin"
in Davi, township will he held at Republican
church, on Wednesday. september 18th, ut
l O'Clock +. NJ. instead of at Van Meters
school house, a> heretofore advertised.
Work tor the last week has been
suspended on the new buildings OH Main
street. y deficiency in the brick kiln WAS
the ca,l>r. Another kiln has been burnt,
and work will he Resumed i'll Il few days.
W. Powell has opened new Res
taurant unde the INrELL.IGENCEI office.
where he will be prepared 10 feed the hun
cry with the very b">t the market affords,
served W III Il s.ln 1T once attractive and
paiatallr.
The Lexington ferry boat sprung Il
leak and delayed the crossing OF vehicles
for Il >n"rt t.;nu last week. She Is now all
right again, hut we are afraid that her bot
tom vii! have I" be strengthened against the
&C in liz: coming winter.
y heavy storm of wind came up
frOln the suuilwr>! on Saturday afternoon.
The air was filled with dust so dense rs. to
render things invisible arro>. the street for
Il sIpri tima. We have not heard of &: great
deal OF damage done. bat TIE appearance
for Il time bodied 4 regular hurricane.
KILLED BY CARs.-A valuable
mare, worth 500, the property of Mr..
Geo. Vaughan. residing about two miles
from town, WAS run over and killed by the
up train from Sedalia on Thursday night
last. This makes Il thousand dollars worth,
Of stock the road has had to pay for since it
went into operation.
The repairs and notifications of
The City Hotel are now about completed. II
las been mich improved inside, IN appear
ancc. particularly 80 in letting down the
floors to the lcyrl of the sidewalk. The
Office is being reiittcd with new desks and
counters, and everything about the estlb-
iisiiinrnt looks like energy and prosperity.
DANCE.-Au elegant dancing party.
under the direction ola committee u~fyoung
"entlem"n. came OF 1T the Harmonic Hall.
on Wednesday night last. There were about
forty in attendance. The dancing was kept
up until Il late hour. The affair was Il de-
iiTiitlui one. and has suggested the inaumu-
ration OF 4 series of similar entertainment
10 h" kept up during the winter season.
Nellie Thomas is Il frightened
"''" -'fi Oh "a'eFiS. daughter oil capt.
| W. :. Thomas, who !a- "A ualur>ukp As trim
and neat Is any craft that plies the waters OF
Missouri. The fcrry-boat at Wavcrlv i,
called after Capt. Thomas daughter. wa,
built by him at that port. and is u gen
IN" Az f''p" '"''.'''' " "''''
may feel proud of. The Nellie, will
Capt. Thomas family aboard, paid Us 4 yiSi
Oh Sunday last, and returned that evening
SATURDAY last we looked III at leo
II" JUN" '"eIh "">s
Jut not too busy to show their very mic,
.,o.L ,f ,.. ~ g.. rl,,
e'"">""ic' w. i"'
expect Sc ycral crates of uuccnswarc IN thi
, " 1T,
"'eN' ~ supply III "ehci"n'iesa j" "'
something to what Is usually considered
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duplicate st. LOUIS wholesale prices, an
hn. hr,u ,ioiro , worry cnusfd,r,hI. huSinc.
in supplying the merchants OF our neigIbol
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yctu' county shouid not forget t'lat the men
; Fair of our Agricultural and Mechanical 4
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ISOLATION begins on tuesday The hr>t day
In,.t,I.r IN d., continued f;y. ,I,ys