Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-09
WELLINGTON ITEMS.
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steer weighing n fraction over 2iu
pounds. L. 4. II. Hill shipped I
Kentucky nineteen head ofmules
aud ) year old.
THE MARTIN >nIRps
made their appearance hote the 2St,
of March. Their coming is genei
lally believed to be assign that sprin
is close at hand, and We seldom hav
much cold weather after they come
Their coming was considerably late
this spring than for several year
past. 1t has been said and believe,
ny some that they come tho sarne da'
every year, but this is not true. Ii
the spring of 1871 they were frs
seen here on the 1lth Of March-il
1872 the 18th of March.
THE HEALTH
of tue town and neighborhood neve
was better. Doctors and their hor
SEES all getting y good rest, both in
creasing in flesh. aud mcdicine-vcn
ders having a good time doing moth
lug but increasing their stocks large
~, ready for the approaching want
uf the sickly season.
FARMERS
all busy and in the greatest giec yci
ever saw over the appearance Of gras,
ana warm weather.
HLACKSatTTus
all busy ''upsetting" aud repairirs
psows and all other farming nipple
ments.
MILLEUS
running day aid nighi,trying to grin,
up all tic old wheat before the new
comes in, fearing they will be shorr
of room for the new.
HARNESS MAKER
very busy selling pluw gear and
mending up old harness.
Notwithstanding there is worL
plenty and enough for each and ever.
one to do, some have the
SPRING FEVER
very bad; several eases regarded hope.
less and beyond recovery: most o;
them. however, are old chronic cases
of ious standing, and there is very
Little appearance of lis bccoming an
epidemic OIL atiacnin. many OF our
citizens i'll a very violent form.
/. o. o. F.
AT the election of officers of VOL
ling Lodge, No. 81. on Saturday
night, March 29tlI, the following were
elected for six months: Samuel ID.
Harris, n. e.: A. J.,Carr, V. GIL. L.
tuntstail, Il. $; II. Il. Corse, z. S.; j.
\. Lockhart, Treasurer.
TWO FIRks-EvERYTfIING LOST.
On the morning ofThursday, April
!he 81, the residence Of William POM
dexter, about six miles west OF this
place, in the ''fishback n%eighbor-
ioo:i," was totally destroyed by fire.
HE lire Was discovered between 3
AID / o'clock in the morning, and bal
"a faT al .anced that the family barl-
" had tine 10 escapc. Everything
t"st-the family noteven sayin. Their
clothes.
The house of Owens Nsstcrsom, OIL
Texas Prairie, about five miles SOUTH
vest Of thiS place, was burned on the
Of Thursday, April the Sd.
i'll the house lost-like
lie first, nothing saved, and no in
france on either. Mi. NJ. has a large
of small children aud tho loss
be severe upon him.
WAS IT a FORGERY? :.
Some time ago q colored woman Of
his place, Mary Martin, purchased a
Need Sewing Machine of a travelling
agreeing to pay $50 therefor,
nd executed five ius;aliment notes
q payment thereof. AS she could
90 write her name she made her
ere S. mark' as her signature, as is
done i'll such Instances. 1t
gems this agent lost said notes, which
we're found by a small boy here, and
10 attention given to the matter uil-
IL Il few days, since, when said notes
sere taken 10 Mary Martin by a gem
here in whose possession they
been since they were found
nd handed him Ivy the boy who
ound them. On showing her the
otes she told hin thai she had paid
ne Of them OH at AuiPs Bank i'll
our city and produced and showed
lin the cancelled note, W tich was
ist like II Of those found, except
day difference in the d.'tc. The
entieman goes to said bank to iuakc
ONE inquiry in regard 10 the
where he found other no. ss |
mere deposited FOR collection reb re-
sons vi inose found, except :
ne slight discrepancy Of differences
f one day in the dates, all signed!
it'll the ''cross mark" signature.
ow the question is, can the circum-
be explained up in a satisfac-
bus!ness-likc manner? or is there
lything rotten III the matter! or was
a forSery?
II Right MAN AT last.
Many OF The taxpayers up this way
exceedingly jublIant oy al the
prospect Of having no poor 4,ouse
TX 10 pay this year; and congratu late
county court upon the cxceIl,ut
hoice and fine 1inancier they have az
ointcd to u that institution this
ear. We look upon Mr. Pcachee as
u honest, truthful man, and if his
be '',he truth,'' which we
i'll not question, that he supported :
the farming business alone with ,
ut any help, ten children, including
widowed daughter, on II acres till
Die land, paying a rent therefor of
go, "he certainly can make t he poor ,
rm self-sustaiulng and save us from ,
.xes for Deficiencies III that direction. !
he can, "the right man is in the |
ght place. this time, sure. But 1--WE {
III see what we will see." =
FOR FRECk LES. &
We are now at the time of wear =,
'hsidercd by ladies SO disastrous to !
ces inclined 10 freckic from winds Z
I'd sunshine. For the benefit of per- :
ms afflicted with freckles, we would +,
form them that powdered nitre +
oistened with water, applied to the !
&C night and morning, will soon re- =
ovc all trace of them. :,
AN OLD CITIZEN GONE. :
Died. ut his home, about six miles !;
uthwest of this niace Saturday, :,
prii the 5th, Henry Campbell, an =,
d and respected citizen. E.rcrY- :.
'dy knew 'Uncle Henry Campbou.h =
was one Of the first settlers in this -
unty, and has always had the name !"
an honest, honorable, upright citi- ~
HEAVY RAIN. :
The heaviest rain fell here on Sat- f,
day evening and night ofths 9Th, :,
has for years. The Big SIN and "
her creeks higher than noticed for r
7eral years; bridges and fences gen. =
Ally washed away. One or TIVE in \
Inces of narrow escapes from :,
owning Of citizens attempting 10 =,
Jss swollen streams. 1t was an uI- !"
rain fall for this time Of year. y
Brownsville Items.
From the Banner, 5th. ",
benjamin Poe, living near this Il
ice, lost 4 stacks of hay, l l-2 OF di