Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-24
WMIINGToN.
Destructive Fire -Tour business Houses
in Ashes.
DRY Goods store, Drug store. Tin
shop, shoe shop, Doctsr's office.
Two Lodges and . Orange,
IBurncd Ous.
Heavy Losses and Little Insurance
ether Items u Interest, Embracing Our
Is, Usual. Budget OF News.

Our little city mas again ,Ueen visit
ed by the destroying demon, Gre, the
largest and most destructive Of all
previous 9
On last Friday night, about half.
pastll o'clock, fire was discovered
in tlie north end OF Samuel NJ. Har-
ris' drug store, and had so fur pro-
crossed that any attcmptto save the
building or contents, was useless, and
nll hands present went to work to
remove goods, &C., from adjoining
buildings.
The flames soons communicated to
the twn-st0iy frame adjoining on the
west, the lower story of which was
occupied by George w. Terrell, tin
and stove dealer, the upper story be-
ing occupied by the Odd Fellows,
! Masous and Changers, rs lodge rooms,
, which was speedily consumed; thence
communicated to the next two-slorP
frame. occupied by. IL. B. Tunstall,
dry goods store, which sAs also soon
cnveloped in flames. AfSthe same
time the one-story frnIne Oh the east.
occupied by DIR. r. 5. tulkcrsou as an
office, AMI James S. I~oisali, boot and
shoe maker, was burned down. 1t
was with great difficulty the frame
house of james T.aDorton, about fifty
feet east, occupied by him as u wash
ing machine factory, was saved.
There was ct the time u stiff breeze
blowing from the northwest, which
carried the SPARKS and Burning fag-
| $3.50 -. 49,. :
other buildings OIL tho south side Of
the square.
AT present writing the exact losses
are not known, but are summed up
somewhat as follows:
s. NJ. Harris stock of drugs,
nothing saved; no Insurance. The
house owned by Abucr Houston; 10
Insurance..
81. w. Terrell, tin and stoves; about
half the stock saved; insured in the
Contintuta! for $500. ii. Il. Tunstall,
dry goods, &C.: most If the stock
saved. Insured in St. Joseph COM
pany for $500.
Wellington Lodge No. 81, l.. o. O..
F.; nothing saved; value about S400.
insured in the North Missouri for
$500. which is supposed will be about
worthless.
Houston Lodge No. 407, A.. Fs &
a.. NJ; nothing saved; loss about
$500. %No Insurance.
Forest Grange, nothing saved. Nc
insurance.
The two houses occupied as above.
were owned by T. d. Woodsom. of
Richmond, Mo. No ~insurauce.s
Dr.sP. 5. Fnlkerson, building and
medicines, Office furniture ana fix
lures, all lost. No insurance.
james s. Poisall, boot and shoe
maker; about half the stock SAVED. No
INSURANCE.
RELIGIOUS.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, of Greenton Mis-
sionary Baptist, preached here the
I'd Sunday i'll this month from the
text Galatians, chapter V, 25ih verse:
"if We il.c in the Spirit, let us also
walk i'll The spirit.". At the same
time organized an arm of the Green
ton congregation here, and viii have
regular services the I'd Sunday in
every month.
Elder j. Plattenburg, of Dover
Christian church, was on hand at his
regular appointment here last Sun
day.
Rev. J.. j. Garden. of Mcth6dist
church, will preach here next Sum
day, it being his regular day at We'll
lington.
LECTUEING.
Rev. Thompson l.. Smith, of Lex
CHURCH in this place Tuesday night,
n ,p.tphr,. On SutIfnny 6 tTpl I.1-
ism" Admission, % cents; tickets
Tor sale ut all the stores. The pro-
ceeds to go for the benefit of the
Union Sunday School in this place.
DIR. James Belt, of Napoleon, de-
livcred IL very interesting
TEMPERANCE LECTURE
In the church last Thursday night to
II good sized audience.
The Docturis well posted upon his
subject and showed up the workings
of King Alcohol and his suborLinatcs
IN a very forcible manner.
STOCK ITEMS.
No hogs sold or shipped this week
from about here they are all gone.
Alvin Stewart is feeding Al good
two-ycar-old steers, and will have
them ready for market sometime in
tue spring.
TIE WEATHER
Is very warm and pleasant for this
time Of The year, and we had the big
gest rain last week of any this year.
Water and mud plenty now every
where yoH go.
MAKE YOUR OWN VINEGAR.
Take a quantity of common Irish
potatoes, wash them until they are
thoroughly clean, place them Ill a
large vessel aud boil them until done.
Drain off carefully the water that
they were cooked in, straining IT, if
it is necessary, in order TO remove
every particle of the potato. Then
put this water into u jug or key,
which set near the stove, or in somr
place where 1t " i'll be kept warm, an
add one pound of sugar to about
two aud half gallons of the water,
some hop yeast or a small portion o.
whisky. Let it stati,i three or four
weeks, and you have excellent vinI-
gar, at u cost OF six Or seven cents per
gallon.
SENSIBLE NEGRO.
The following did not happen here,
o does it apply to our people 81
hab hearn," said a colored preacher,
while enforcing the duty of liberatity
on his congregation, cob many a
church what hab died bekase it glib
away-too little Tor dc Lord; but l
ueber hearn oh any what died bekasc
it glib away too much. If any oh you
know oh any church OBJ dis Kind what
died from iiherality, jes tell me where
IL 10 and will make a pilgrimage to