Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
The CITY council meets tonight.

untiinext Monday. October 1.
Never have the state, county and
district fairs in the West been rs sue
cessinl rs those of the present year.
W. A. Chanslor is having his newly
purchased premises on Franklin street
thoroughly repaired and m~odernized.
The Missouri Pacific railroad is the
best road to take for the st. Louis iair.
Everybody is going by the old reliable.
Special train leaves Lexington via
Missouri Pacific railroad Sunday night,
October Sd, for the St. Louis fair. No
change.
Auditor Holiday has issued Il circular
to Collectors demanding that they col
lect closely the delinquent list, by
seizure if necessary.
A man never looks so helpless and ig-
significant as when standing around in 4
dry goods store waiting for his wife to
get through trading.
Remember the Missouri Pacific rail
road is the only road running Pullman
sleepers fromLexington to st. Louis. Go
that way to the st. Louis fair.
Mrs. Lowry planted a hill of potato
Feelings after the g. his left, and without
any cultivation raised fourteen potatoes,
one of which was as large as Il teacup.
One hundred head of native cattle.
lately purchased by Messrs. Renick 4
Wright,in Vernon county passed through
the city last Thursday, en- route for Ray
county to be fed for the tall market.
Wonder if Marshal Brant does not
have something TO do with the sudden
demise of numerous ours about town ,
We understand that the taxes report
only three dogs to have paid this year.
VIM. Hudson has concluded TO re-
move to Southern Kansas, and will sell
the entire furniture of the Bourbon
House, at public auction, Tuesday next.
Now is your chance to fix up for the
winter.
Mike" the branch correspondent of
the Sedalil Democrat, says the old town
fire company will make Il fine appear
ance in their new .'rcd shirts. cOmicat
caps and black pants.r Is that Il mistake
OF the printer, Nike
Miss Laura Slaughter, daughter of
Prof. A. Slaughter, late OF this city, but
now of Prairie Home, Cooper county.
was married last Thursday to DIR. W.
II. Letterman, of Virginia. Miss Ami
IA Straughn was one of the attendants.
Charley Morrison, last Thursday. while
putting up gas fixtures in Mr.. Withers'
store room, lately occupied by Roy lie u
New, fell through the ceiling. Persons
in the neighborhood thought at first that
it was Milt. Crowder'S elephant coming
back again.
You can go TO bed in 4 fine Pullman
sleeper at Lexington next Monday
evening, and get up in st. Louis the
next morning, fresh and in 4 fit condi-
ton TO appreciate the many wonderful
attractions ut the great st. Louis fair, by
taking the Missouri Pacific railroad.
There will be Il parish meeting of the
members of Christ church (EpiscopaD.
Thursday. October Z. ut Z O'Clock p. III.
Every member is earnestly requested to
be present as business of great impor-
lance is to be transacted. The ladies' OF
the congregation are especially urged to
attend.
The Aullville and Lexington base ball
clubs play 4 match game, on the COM
mon south of the railroad hotel, this
evening. Everybody is invited to wit
ness the game. The game will commence
at l o'clock sharp. The challenge
comes from Aullvillc, and the match is
for 4 ball.
Mr.. Henry Macy would respectfully
inform his old friends and the public
generally that he has removed his stock
of family groceries from his old stando on
Market street to his store room on Main
Cross street, where he or Mr.. Joseph
Wolf will at all times be pleased to see
them. oct2-4t
A fellow writing to the Sedalia DEM
ocrat from Hughesville, says he attended
the circus and side-show at Sedalia, last
Tuesday, felt, by invitation, the arm OF
the fat women, and Immediately went
home and had 4 chill. The question
naturally arises, what it was that caused
the chill? Will the doctor please inquire?:
Several parties from Richmond and
Hardin were in the old reliable Missouri
Pacific railroad ticket office yesterday
arranging for tickets to the st. Louis
F fair. The Missouri Pacificm must certainly
be the most popular line in the state,
when passengers will come off of other
lines so far to purchase tickets via Mis-,
souri, Pacific.
And now we have another band OF.
ganized in our city, with Chris. Walk as
uluSlcdl director. Line instruments used
are French harps and i triangle. The
music is first class. With three cornet
two string and one French harp band,
three female seminaries and about 9g
babies less than 4 month old. Lexington
ought to be pretty well supplied with
music this winter.
How does it happen that the St. 10,
papers can get to St. Louis. the newt
items be clipped and published in tn,
papers there, and these papers be re.
r ceived in Lexington ut the same tim,
; the st. 10. papers are received here ?
, The st. 10. papers, by the present
mail arrangements, me generally tw,
days behind time.
Father Brady, who has been in Europ.
, for the past four or five months, arrive,
2 here last Thursday upon a flying visit t,
the resident priest. Father IIoog. III,
> left for st. Louis Yesterday. where j.,
/ will AGAIN take his position as pastor o
, Annunciation church. Father Brad,
formerly resided here and oiliciatcd =.
assistant pastor with Father Hoo~