Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
WELLINGTON ITEMS.

LEw.SEAL.
WELLINGTON ITEMS.
MARRIAGE.
Our accommodating aud accom-
plishcd tailor, Thomas Il. Rudd, be-
iieving it is not best for man to be
alone, was married Tuesday even-
ing, Oct. 2lst, to Mrs. America Rud-
ford, near Greenton, by Elder james
A. Mediation.
May the silver lining OF the cloud
ever be theirs may they bask per-
petuaIly IN the genial rays of the sun
of happiness; may their path of life
be strewn with flowers of lovIiest
hue; may they live long aud be
"blessed IN their buskct aud In their
store"
PERSEVERANCE.
Our unfortunate but cnterprising
citizen, James 4. Dorton, is now
manufacturing his celebrated COM
bined washing machine on q large
scale and shipping them all over tue
country. lie has attached a horse
power turning lathe TO his factory
and is prepared to do all kinds Of
turning in wood.
A REMARKABLY FREAK.
Mr.. j. II. Chinn, n well-to-do far
iner near this place, received about
six wears ago as a present from q
friend N Kentucky fine cwe. Five
years ago she had a lamb, for some
time after which she seemed to be IT.
great trouble OF 1ain. She never has
had lamb since, snd about three
weeks ago Mr.. T.. killc,! her for NUT
ton, she being uncommorly fat. On
disectimg her he found uead lamb,
which had dried up until about US
hard as wood, with wool about three
fourihs of nn inch long. There hal
formed entirely around it n fat cnclo-
sure about three inches thick, CIV
ing il the appearance of solid ball
OF pure fat. Mr.. T.. is man of We
racity, and the above Gun be relied
upon rs true.
MORE WEATHER PROPHECIES.
The world is full Of weather
prophets, aud strange, too, always
proplesy evil. From the unusual
number of wild geese, ducks, pc!i-
cans, cranes, bran's, NC. fly ing about,
they say is I, sign of an early and Sc
we're winter. Notwithstanding there
seems to be a greater number than
usual Of these icathered RrOnauts,
we hope the sig.. iri'l fail this time.
ANOTHER BIG ONE.
Your cabbage is beat: our hotel
host, v. BLrnnill, was showing one
around here last week that weighed
fifteen pounds after all the loose out
side leaves were cut off. You will
have to come again.
THAT WAS IT, Ell?
Our former fellow townsmau, Thos.
! A. Tidba!l, now u banker of Fort
| Worth. Texas, was in our town last
week looking 'bcttcr us good" He
reports his bank all right and not sus-
pended. 1t could not be accounted
for here why he looked 50 pleasing
until the announcement i'll your last
paper that lie had taken away one of
your citv's fairest and loveliest bellies.
TAXES, TAXES, TAXES.
Our accommodating county COL
lectur, DIR. w. A. Gordon, and dcpu-
ny, Benjamin Gordon. were here
three days last week to wait upon all
who wished to pay their taxes. Owing
10 the money panic, or something else,
but few manifested wish TO do so.
Taxes in our township So 65 OIL the
800. Umph!
| HERE'S YOUR OvERCoAT.
The Young man who left his over
coat in MIR. Frank Myers wagon at
the fair grOun on Saturday, can get
it by calling OH MIR. NJ. at his home in
this place.
VISITORS.
Our little town was made right
lively last week by visitors from di:-
frrent parts on business. Among
! the number were: j. w. Sanford. Of
your city, agent of the st. Louis,
Kansas City Il Northern II. r.; Geo.
W. Jones. of the house of Tower &
Co.. ST. Louis; Joe. f. Altman, of
the liquor house of Jacob Hofflciner
Il Co., St. Louis; John Wright, of
your city.
Our farmers and gardeners who
were lucky enough 10 raise q cabbage
crop are now busily engaged gather
lug and putting away for winter use
alu
MAKING SOUR KRAUT.
There may be some who do not
know how to make that delicious
German Indispensable; for the infor-
maiion of such as would like to know,
the following directions are said by
one who knows to be most excellent
: "OG yon want me for to fold how to make good
sour kraut,
or you'll listen NIT your ears. I'll tell you all
Sour kraut amt made OF leather, as some beo-
| pies SUPPOSE,
But oil dat lovely flower vat We calls de cabbage
| rose.
Ven dat cabbage was growing SO bigger ash il
We pull HIM up and chop him fnc no bigger ash
We put MIN OF dat tub and sh,omp him nit our
| feet,
And shtomp anil shtomp like everything to make
hun nice nj sweet.
! some snuil,
We don't put schum pepper in, or any of dat stun.
Den We p pI, HIN i'll dat cellar, till he begins to
So help mln. gracious, ,ain't it nicesve du.chmen
| Ven he begins to smell till he can't smell no
s,nclirr,
We go down OH dat tub vat v- ll.,ve down or ,la,
| cellar
We put him on ,!ut pot nit shpeck and let him
! bile,
| And you can si:nell him all around more ash one
I nan,reu mie."
! DOB TAILS.
Weather as cold aud snappish as al
old maid who never expects to mar
ry.- The enigramt's wagons still
continue to come the West must be
US hi. as ''all out doors" to hold then,
all cart We stop some OF them here:
Judge" Ferrell's court crowded
with business last Saturday.-The
farmers are gathering and putting
away their winter apples. Elder
Plattcmburs failed ~ he on hand at