Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-12
WELLINGTON ITEMS.
PANIC At cnuncn

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Quits q panic occurred IN tas church here
ON the fr.t san.fAs tight In this month. 4
large congregation had assembled. aud wers
just on thu eve OF hearing 4 sermon from
Rev. A. A. Moore, when ID! just u. The
hymn closed. aud ne was about chmmsncing
his text. the SCOT in achimney at tbs resi-.
dcnco Of Mrs. HouYh, in Z distant part OF
the town, caught fire; tue cry. OF iirei IRE. lire,
was heard In different parts or the 10 a,
the SANE time the lire bell gave forth the
alarm In grating tnnes. The congregation.
~ Is always the ease oh such occasions, be.
came panic-ssrIcken and just went out Of the
church pell.meli, helter-sheltrr. Young men
ran OF and left their girls, some LEFT their
hats. 1t Is f. Idom we have to wi.nrss such
a scsnc, aud urc glad It was no worse. Nc.
body hurt and the fire did no damage.
cIooL
Mrs. Saliis Dale opened q subscription
school. In the school house on Monday, March
ID, aud j. ID. Conner last Monday.
BRAN NEW BABY.
Born, on Saturday night March list. son OF
Jno. $. and Bette blackwell. It's n beautiful
baby, and. mighty good, too, never having
cried but once. an should it take after 9th
cr parent will make asmxrt man. Yet it's
..onl a baby,
'Ihuut any hsir,
'Cclt ja.t Il iiitie
luz Ter. aad there.
Only a baby,
Game il his rnne-
Bareiuulrd and diinpied,
sas,tlittis one.
Only 4 baby
Teeth none at all;
What is IL her. Tor,
So very sinall2
Only a baby,
.I,ist a week old
What Is 1t herr for,
Only 10 scCld;'
DRIVEN ASHORE.
Duriu: the breaking up Of the Ice on the
river. and while the large cakes Of that pure
crystal were driven ashore aud piled up
On the shores in miniature mountains high.
= huge eat ti-h, Weighing 10 pounds, became
somehow entans'ed In it. and was forced out
on dry land ahont one mite above this place.
Some persons passing along found him. and
instead of returning him to his native ele-
ment, took him home with them and had ilsiI
~ eiiAhOA ShS sAlHSA
days.
II. WILSON wINsoE,
Of the firm of Winsor Il Son. Insurance
agents OF your city. was In our to Is one day
last week He WAS OH \ tour in the interest
aul benefit of the. Lafayette County In
snrance Co., looking up business for the
approaching. opening of navigation.
QUESTION.
iou say The f~nte!liyrncer is blamed for re-
poesins the true condition OF affairs in our
county. whIle some eudeaYnr TO keep things
darh. Wsli. now, w,.i"h is mn-t to blame. the
ones who divlige the true state If affairs Or
those wko brought the condition o; things
up1n us? The people up this way think
prices would he thus deprecated had 10
newspaper in the COUNTY ever mentioned
il; and at same time think our debt might
have been muc!i larger Ivy This time had there
not have been u paper in the county that
did sly much about the way things were
going. Say macl or lIttic. the real state and
results nt present condition ofaift,rs are the
same. All hist has been said on the ether
side will not change matteIs. nothing short
oi \ removal of the true cause. While you
''c.rlcd a!.u,i and spared NOT in warriH. the
people Of the danger. there wasa class Of
individuals throughput tic county zeslou.iy
working 30 get l- into eur present con-
dition. AMI now after liaSin. carried their
schemes just about as far as they can and are
beginning to see sni feel the effects Of their
dpings. wis!! to twist cut OF it. sii would
Ike TO MAKE II appear you or anybody else
bai themselves arc to !.lane. Few love TO
hear The sins .ilcy !ovrto sci.'