Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-07
DOVER CORRESPONDENCE.

NI>>!N. I-fl iDiS: ~ lnHFr Is : quiet
li'I-" AIT! seldom anything occurs to di--
Ur:, In, even tenor oi il Lo>pjIiblc AMI
peaceful citizens. and u tI-y are not gwen
/" newspaper correspondence. il w"Wll no,
he asking too much for spice in the columns |
- your paper, IN ten how business j. carried
~ here. how meetings are conducted, Nr.
The m"rchnnt- and business mru OF dover
ire toin. a very good business. The local
trade of Dover il sufficient to Justify Srr-
"r,l tir-t-ria>- dry goods and grocery g.
tlhii .hm 'nt>. ami cr"'iital,ir to il ~rIiizrn>
t'I'! Surrounding" country. They hay conf
'irnrr en"ii-i, III each other Ia Al" a crrdi;
business. which rna les the p'"l,l" 20 over
come the financial EMBELLISHMENTS forced
upon them 10y the enormous iLN,S and low
prices OF all kinds of farm pru,iu,:>. .ild the
people are not only good citiE IL an,I hu>i-
ness mon. but they have Il peculiar tact oi
getting up meetings. They have turrc what
l. known IL the .hIgt!-i meeting. " lIirlI Is
>%'!nh!"> once IN each year. AMI has \ world
wide reputation. Then they have social
meetings. known IL birI->upirr>. the rcpu-
tati"n of which cNirn,i- ncarIy all over tn
continent. Thea they have Ml,, i called u
r. ". WV l~lilI'> ulrtiilt.. Nl'il i>>'lil-
i'l"> Whenever II j. necessary. "I which | will
now attempt 10 give you some idea of h"w
they Ir" caiir'i. conducted. A..
pn Wednesday. the :l-i ui january III wa>
reported t!I"r" would be u meeting hell at
Dover. tor the purpose Of sustaining the
county court of Lafayette COUNTY. and also
!" Il n!II,i til" action OF Mr.. >hcwallrr in the
Legislature. The hour tor tn" meeting WIS
''">" n hand before the citizens q: the town
W"r" aware that there would hD u meeting.
an'i perhaps would not lla,, known ANYTHING
al til" proposed meeting hal not their >Il-pi-
"i",i> i,"rn ar"u>r'i 10y til" as, mhlin. o: ;; y
az "i-hl persons ir"m Nariur!> part uf thu
r"unti. VIII" were opposed I, the "'i>'in:
ni the county court. Having but a short
i'm" /" prepare t.r the meeting. thu Citilrn>
ii Dover rallied. 10 join with the "pP">it,
party i'll thu meeting, and show them that
iii,. people and taxpayers of Dover tow
-!iii' were almost unanimously i'll favor "'
!. "t-iim- til" present COUNT court. Til,
-v"uinG draws slowly ON l.ntil the clos,
of III" .iat. when ii was thought by the clti
Z"n> that there wouil hr no meeting nclL IL,
the county court party. A. their captain
. - ~ a. ht'' NV ii'''i " ~ ~. sbs
HAT ,I,'in't suit the citizens. ilcy wuntl,
Them to "all the meeting. but they declined
But til" .itiZru- Determined not to he ont
i ri'u" in ;iint way. - they determined /,
| l"ld \ township meeting on the lol!owjn.
y LAY. irrespective OF llrtl"- or politics. Of nj
tHc citizens anI taxpayers ri n.:"r town
ship. TO .ile Iu!i expression TO their view!
and feelings with regard /" the OistinS o
the county court OF Lafayette county !
Il call WAS Mace by the citizens FOR volunteer,
: /" notify the people OF the township meet
ing on thr-fo!iuving day. \ number of o..
and young mrm responded TO tue call. \
: lawn n"Nt morning. the command to noun
was given. which was promptly obcyed
Mounting their matrhlr>- >t"r'i>-wcrc ol
II through the wildwood and prairie TO inior'
the citizrn> OF the meeting. In Il few hour
i tn. news passed from uri.lihur to neighbor
&" the pa>>cr>-l.y .atI,rrin. the refrain an,
ii carrying il to the rcmptrsi parts Of the town
nip. The response of every one was ~.
Il ro.' One could not help being impre>,r
with the enthusiasm that prevailed anon
t, :l,e people. Like the patriot, of 20. whc
notified of their Il m-rr-fhr OH sturdy fai
in"r>. !taNitS IlleIF thih .'hu h'iniurll'
!. mounted their chargers. AMI were oil tor til
scene of action. | will have 10 particular
izr in one ease. Riding up to n substanti:
farmer, asked him il he would attend tn
meeting. His reply WAS. yes. though L
have to stop my hcmp-machine." Al III
appointed hour n large number of IL
ic wealthirst AMI most intelligent either
from all parts of til: township. among whit
were u number of tho earliest settlers Of Il
county. had a-seinl'lct TO JOIN in the NEE
ing. The enthusiasm and earnestness WI,
which the old grny-hsired citizens enter,
into the meeting. showed that they realiz,
the situation of affairs. aud that their -wron
o, were OF such n character. and that the tin
Id had come when the whole people shou
como forward and call loudly for I