Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-04-30
WILMINGTON .1rrns.
FIRE.

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Our little town has again been Wis
ited by that destroyer, hre. The
steam saw and Touring mill Of James
/. Dorton, was burned OH Wednss.
day night last.
Tho fire was discovered about
O'clock, and had 80 far progressed that
any attempt to save building or con.
tents was fruitless.
There was stiff breeze from the
north at the time, and tho sparks,
coals and portions ofbnrning shingles
were blown over q good portion of
the town, and set firo to several other
houses, aud IL was only though tho
vigilenco Of the citizens that several
other houses were not burned.
There was no insurance upon build
ing or contents. 1t was evidently
set on hrc, as there had been no fire
n or abont tho mill siace tho Satur.
day previous.
PRODUCE SHIPPED.
Tho steamboat Alice took from our
warehouses last trip down, 60 bales
OF tow, 8 bales hemp and s hhds to-
bacco.
STOCK s1trrrEp.
s. I. Chcatham shipped last week
to ST. Louis by steamboat, AZ fat
hogs, averaging about 250 lbs.
MULE BUYING.
Mr.. Irving, Of Kansas City, was in
our town last week buying mules.
lie bought hero 10 head, paying an
average Of 1920. He also bought of
Jas. ". Tuntstali his celebrated
horse, "Ssliin," paying S137 so.
BADLY HURT.
John Anderson, an old man who
lives about six miles west of this
place, on the Independence road, was
thrown from = young horse no was
breaking about ten days ago, and
badly hurt. Ills head struck \ tree
In tho fall and mashed it very badly.
His condition was regarded critical
for several days, but is better now.
APPOINTMENT.
The late session Of tho Lsfavette
Presbytery Of the q. $. Presbyterian
church, held at Kansas City, appoint
cd Rev. j. NJ. Chaney to preach In
this place once u month for six
months the second Sabbath in every
month IL his day.
WHERE'S WEBSTER ON A DRrpGr?
The following memorandum was
picked up here on tho street which
had been dropped by . young lady
attired In an embroidered velvet
talms, nm exquisite honitsn lace col.
lar, q white hat and plume, aud Y
painfully brilliant silk dress with ex-
tlouRces:
81 must yit--a vail, aarck net, gluvs,
brown hoes, laise, shimmyzot, shews,
siscrs, sopr, hare ollie, iuyen.rub.hcr
bnss.ell, Gulone."
Tho last item Is supposed to mean
cologne. The whole simply proves
that wealth aud intellect are not
found together.
no. FOR KANSAS.
Every day tho movers wagons pass
! his through place en- r0ntetO Kansas.
Every day last week from three to
ten. Most Of them are from Illinois
md are marrying through in order
10 get TO plowins.
JOHN n. SOUTHERN, ESQ,
'nce Of this place but now editor and
publisher OF that popular paper, the
independence Sentinel, was Ia our
lown last week, looking we'll and
'heerful. Mr.. S. Is a gentleman in
very respect, and tho people of
Jackson county owe him \ debt
u lasting gratitude for the course
10 has taken as editor in their
lcfensc. Would that every editor
II tho land was u Southern.
BAD LUCK.
James A. Emison, who lives south
{ this place, lost his fine jack Bob
lee Last week by death. Mr.. L.,
Gems tated in this particular. lie
ost ono two years ago.
DIED,
lear this place, on Saturday evening,
April 26th, Mrs. Clementine Horn,
wife of Daniel Horn, deceased, OF
his place, and daughter of General .
William McRay, deceased, Of this ]
Ounty. I
Mrs. II. was a devoted christian
nd member of tho Methodist f. ). s
hurch over twenty years she leaves J
large number OF relatives and {
'iends to mourn her death. I