Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-02
WELLINGTON ITEMS.
ArRIL FOOL,

AFIsIL FOOL.
These items will be piblisledin your i,su.
ofthe I'd. ON the day following the first O.
April, or "An Fools bay and as MANY o,
your readers AS is always the case, no doubt
were lau.hably and r.dicuIousIy sold and
mate April iou.s Of on that day, there NAV
be some among them who ar. curious enough
to know the origin and why the first of April
is called a Fools Day."
For such information and to insure them
selves against these unpleasant sells in the
iiture, they can seek such Information by
reference to the 9TH chapter and eleventh
verse OF the book Of Esther; Immediately
after doing so, each can with truth say ..this
Is the last time l was made an .ApriI fool,
Of"
MASONIC.
The stated meeting OF Houston Lodge
NO. 49' comes on Friday night the Ilth OF
THIS month. This is all important meeting,
the last reading and vote upon the proposed
amendments to the constitution and by-lsws
of tie Grand Lodge will he had. It is ear.
mostly requested that every member of the
lodge attend this meeting.
SAVIGATIoT HAS ~
anu steamboats, are now coming, which in
fuses new life and activity into business.
uood Dye, railroads and high frei.hts for a
While. Railroads are good things in eouu-
u.es where There are no rivers, but we up
thls way prefer 'big muddy, TO any RAILROAD.
anu the beauty of it is" it has cost Us moth
ING u nave lit built sud runs itself indie
pendent ofcounty or township subscriptions.
Sci Err crIn
Miss Laura Warner has lust commenced ,
see'hd session OF a select school at the
ihcmas school house. n short dist ancc south
west OF this place. The school number, I6 |
scholars, nn'l Miss V. deserves great credit as
i teacher in rapidly advancing her pupils.
she has IN her school a little blind bow.
Benny" Thomas son of Charles ". Thomas,
whom she has taught to spell and read well in
iour months. by the use of the alphabet for
The blind.
SHIPMENT OF CATTLE.
john Hall shipped last week to st. Louis
% fat ) year old steers. w. y. c. Campbell
I fat steers. Among the number Mr.. c.
shlppea, was one steer weighing 1873 lbs. He
weighed this steer before he commenced
feeding; he then weighed 1915; he therefore
just 400 lbs. |:
PERSONALS. |,
In our town last week-H. W. ArJipr.r
OF Mckinney, Texas; s. d. Elkins of sxnt. {
Fe, New Mexico; X. M. Sparks of Csiifor. !
MIA; Geo. W. Jones of the firm of Tower 4 I
St. Louis; Jos. n. Altman, 1.-THE twin. /,
lutchnan," Of the house OF James J. Jack. c
ION d Co.. st. Louis: Prof. Hunt With bis 6
zone horse magic lantern show. :
WIN. Corse and Jos. v. Tunfstan, who
been to st. Louis to purchase spring.
locks, both returned. =
STILL GOING ON. g
The protracted meeting conducted Inv :
elder Duncan, noticed in your last. under !
tens from this place, is still going on-sey. !.
raj dimensions since last report. !
OUR MERCHANTS q
70 now receiving and opening their new
tocks Of spring ~soods-eyery one selling
he cheapest for cash-but for CASH only, ms n
redit has most emphatically' played out. a
ABSENT. .
The following OF our citizens have been =
bsent several days, attending court at Iuds-
as witnesses, &c, III cases in the 4
duplicated anu much litfgated Nutter = y
state. Attorney j.. S. Blackwell, John Z
lall. Richard Carr, Geo. W. EerreIl, Merlin
ones and Mr.. Hogan.