Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-11

Jones and Flournoy, of Wellington, last
Thursday, sold to Higgins and Young, of
Lexington, ten hogs av. $40 lbs. at 81 cents
amounting to S225 s..
Yesterday was the ~liveliest Friday we
have seen in Lexington for six months. The
streets were thronged for a good portion of
the day, which is unusual, as Friday is gen.
orally the dullest day in the week.
Garrison Grange, last Saturday, elected
the following officers for the ensuing yenr
Jos. +. Smith, master; Baxter Landlord,
overseer; Lynn B. Gordon, lecturer, and b.
D.. Weedin, secretary. go
The continued patronage of our old GUS
toners and the public generally is solicit ed
at our new stand, No. 81 Main street, where
with greatly increased stock and facilities
we will be the better able to supply their
wants. j. A.. Quarles & Co. dec11-1w
There were shipped from Lexington by
the Lexington Branch A. Il z. road, during
the four first days of the week, SO car loads
OF coal, 10 car loads of stock and five cars
loads of merchandise. There were received
turing the same time = car loads of merchan-
disc and 4 car loads of lumber. f -H
Thursday evening last three small bows,
Melville Forester, August Weber and Arty
Flynt, were sliding on the ice on the pond |
oack.o1 Gruber's store,on Pine street, when |
tney all broke through and narrowly es-
capped drowning. The Forester child being
SO lar gone as to have to be carried home.
The following list of hogs were sold to L..
W. Wernwag last week: ByCol. Willis %, ay.
JUG ns.; by K. ~Todhunter, 10 av. 23e fbs.: by
samuel Downing, 9 av. $50 fbs.; by Granville |
Page, 10 av. 800 lbs; by John johnson. %.
ay. 2a2 fbs.; by Lewis Cox, IL. nv. 90 his
by John Newman, 4, ay. 22S fbs., all at GA
cents.
Lexington Royal Arch Chapter, No. 10.
at Its last meeting elected the following
oncers- JEFF. W. Bedford, II. p; Fl, w.
Wlnsor. King II. L. Barksdale, Scribe . C..
Z. Ballard, C., H.. x. Ryland. p. L.; j. O..
Les"eur, Il. A. c.; A. Boothman, G.. M. LIST
w. L. Z. Kitchener, &. NJ. I'd w.: S. F..
ingram, e. NJ. Sd "; j. A. Price, Guard.
The African M. E. church. of this city 10
now being completed by Messrs. Cheatham
ana Barley who think they Will get through
ny christmas. The pastor, Rev. Jas. Mad
lson, Is endeavoring to raise money to nav
iof the work, and will call on the public for
aid. The church Will be a credit to the con-
sfegafion, and its completion will Improve
tue appearance OF College street.
+ nike" the faithful bra nch itemizer of
the sedalia Democrat, tells an amusing in.
cldent which occurred about one mile this
Sue oil Page City. Conductor Lemons pas.
senser train generally takes a few car loads
OF coal. One evening recently nm ancient
colored woman, who resides near the rail-
road track, emerged from her domicile to
get a supply of coal in her usual way. The 1
TRAN moves slowly at this point, as it is a
heaVy upgrade. Mike happ .ning to look
out saw the7oid woman, armed with a long
pole with a hook Oh the end of it, waiting
tor fuel; as a coal car passed she hooked on
to u large lump, and gave it a Jerk which
brought 1t square down on top of her head.
anu toppled her over in the dirt. Close OBJ
since that time has failed TO re-
veal any old colored woman knocking coal
of the rain"