Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-19
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! RELIGIOUS.
Tho Missionary Baptist meetins
mentioned IN your last going OH here
closed last Wednesday night. There
were q goodly number or ministers
Of various denominations present al
different times during the meeting
The following were among the NUN.
Der who participated In some por.
tions Of tho exercise: Rev. MIR
smith, OF Greenton, Rev. Mr.. Whit.
ing, Of Dover. Rev. A. A. Moore,
Rey: j.. j. Garden and Elder J.. a,
Mciiatto,n of Wellington, Rev. r. l..
smith. OF Lexington, Rev. ThoMas
lsh. Of Texas.
There was considerable interest
manifested during the meeting with
two conversions. 1t il the Intention
to organize q congregation or O
branch congregation Of Grecnton In
this place, and to have regular
monthly exercises; for this purpose
the second Sunday in December Is
appointed, aud all who are interested
would do well 10 note the time and
be present. If the pleadings of the
above strong team for near two
weeks fail TO stir us up, we must he
hard TO move indeed. Ii "where
much Is given much will be requir-
ed" We will have as much light ana
precept to confront US as amy people
on Gods green earth ; we hope, how
ever, this will be somewhat modified
ut the day Of reckoning.
THE FUNERAL
of Creath Harlow was preached at
the Warder church near this place
last Sunday by Elders DuvaiI, of
Ray, aud Joseph Warder, OF this
vicinity, TO a large congregation of
relatives and friends of the deceased.
ANOTHER PRoTRACTED MEETING.
The colored population of our
town have been holding a meeting
here for over two weeks, which is
still going oil without abatcd inter-
est.
There were twenty-thrcc new con.
verts immersed in the river at our
wharf last Sunday evening and thir-
teen ut their church by pouring.
PERSONALS.
Mrs. Mary A. Harlow, who went
from this place to Eugene City, Ore
gon, with her husband Creath Har.
low, two years ago, returned here
last Friday.
William EImorc, who went from
here to Colorado in 1870, where he is
engaged in the sheep raising busi-
ness, is ut his fathers in this neigh
borhood OIL n visit.
Rev. Thomas ish, a Cumberland
Presbyterian minister, who went to
Texas twenty years ago from these
parts, was in our town two DAYS
last week. He is here visiting
around among relatives and friends
in various parts of this and adjoin-
ing counties.
BLACKSMITTINa.
Mr.. J. II. Pearson has opened out
i'll the shop southeast cornc of public
square. for the purpose of doing all
kinds of blacksmithing. Mr.. p. is n
poor man, with family 10 support,
and it is hoped that he will be patron
izcd.
II FOLLOWING PETITION
is icing circulated here for sigma
many of our citizens arc
it:
H HONORABLE COUNTY COURT
OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
"1our petitioners, voters and tax
of Lafayette county, would
respectfully represent that thew arc
led to believe that the bonds of La
county, issued to the Lexing-
and St. Louis RAILROAD, known as
the two hundred and forty thousand
dollar issue, and dated August LIST,
1870 also. the rc-issued bonds of said
county Of two hundred thousand
dollars bearing tenp per cent interest
issued and dated September 1st,
1869, the charter of said road ONLY au.
thorizing the issue of bonds bearing
six per cent interest, arc illegal and
void; we would, therefore, pray that
-FOUR honorable body will refuse to
any assessment or collection of
taxes for the purpose of paying any
principal or interest accrued or &C.
crucing upon said debt or debts,
or bonds"
CATTLE BUYING.
John Hall, of this place, bought last
week at Kansas City POS three year
old Colorado steers, and will feed
them here this winter.
DON'T ZEE HAsrr.
Since the cold weather commenced
everybody about here is talking of
married. and if all marry be.
winter who want to, our minis
ters aud squires will have their hands
full making two feshes one. Many
will marry Gin haste to repent at
leisure" next July, when the Their.
is 100 in the shade Of the
darkest night.
MULTUM IN PARvo.
Everybody going to "Strod"
fenick's sale.-Our grange meets
rain or shine.-Thursday, the eth,
IS Thanksgiving day; get your tur-
Keys ready.-"J. l.. Pharmaccutic"
lenders thanks for compliments (?)
other quarters.-SevcraI ST.
louis drummers in town last week.
Many. OF our citizens have property
Insured i'll tie North Missouri Imsur-
Il company.-A drove of IS Texas
:attlc passed through this place last
week, going to Carroll county to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., spare ribs and
resh sausage taking the place of bird
neat OH u table.-Hogs conNtantly
lying of cut Threats in this vicinity,
Corn still 81 so per barrel.-One or
wo OF u citizens are stockholders
n the State Insurance company
everybody waiting and listening to
lear OF something else turning up.-