Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Some of the farmers are preparing te

Some of the farmers are preparing to
corn.
NJ. E. Keller moved into his renovated
store on Wednesday,.
John krichn's new front promises to be
better looking than the old.
The Sedalians now lay claim to the honor
Of being the best amateur club in the west.
Parents and guardians will do well to
notice Professor CatrOn's school adver-
tisement.
Dir. l.. 3. Gordon sent us a bunch of
garden BEANS, each Of which measured
about 30 inches in length.
Miss Maria Wood. daughter of Judge
W. II. Wood, viii start 10 New York
City Oh Monday next to attend school.
The culinary club, we hear, is 'cooked.'
in other words is done. 1t don't take long
to wear the novelty of of cooking.
s'The hogs of the city are dying in
countless numbers This will give
people a poor idea of your skill in NUM-
bers.
Our prompt and pleasing Berlin cores
pondent, Prof. Geo. X. Smith, Garkened
the doorway of our sanctum one day this
week.
Farmers, is there any stray stock in
your neighborhood? If so it belongs to
Mr.. Kennedy, near Mayview. Read his
notice, and earn the reward.
Miss Beta Boyakin. the charming sing
er and musician of the Baptist Female
college, is back at her post, much to the
qualification OF her admirers (all of us).
The suicide epidemic has not struck
Lexington yet. Our Ralstons don'tssee
~ need Of drowning themselves because
r(l1reak up.
Jasen WEIGH, Of Iowa. got mad and stop
ped his newspaper, and then because the
withdrawal OF his Observation-Disclosures
tue paper he went and killed himself.
Hereafter.no accoun against EN-.
ployees or officers Of the intelligence
Printing and Publishing company will bt
allowed "a Offsets to accounts due tn,
company. II
l.. W. Wernwag, Of Berlin. and one o
the best commission merchants i'll TIL
state, will send a specimen bale OF Lafay'
cite county hemp to the Centennial Ex
position at Philadelphia.
The Old Mems Club meets to-day a
the residence of Maj. Arthur Young
The meetings of the club are always wei
attended, and are remembered with pleas
ure by all who participate.
} The inclement weather interfered wit
the meeting of honorary members of tn
board of centennial managers last Satur
day. 1t Is proposed to hold it next Satul
t day at the office of Wallace g. Chiles.
i. The Sedalia Democrat mentions the de
, parture Of a gentleman OF that place 10
China. Doctor, is this a polite way 20
have of noticing the descent o fyOur fello'
citizens of objectionable religious status Int
the bowels of the earth?
We acknowledge the receipt of an inv
tation from the managers TO attend ii
sixth annual Caldwell county fair
Kingston, to be held October G. Z and s
{ 1915. Caldwell is a large n prosperOt
county and ought to be able to make a fir
{ display of various products and manufa
tories.
Rev. j. NJ. CLANCY preached an earne
and cogent sermon Sunday morning las
9 on the limitations Of christian charity, vii
t reference to religious opinions. The re'
erend gentleman evidently does not no
to the1n usible doctrine that q man
suticie<E right IN his religious opinion
h simply because he sincerely believes hin
II self so.
IT'S in the mild September,
All, we'll do I II member,
That agues abound
And druggists compound
, Their doses Of villsinous stun
n To make many q forlOrn
Wish he'd never been horn,
Or might kick the bucket right on.
, We are more certain Uf the truthfulne
to nature of the foregoing than the a
,f curacy OF the numbers or the rythmic
flow of thev verse.
l., John II. Ardinger, Esq, has closed /
'e store, boxed his goods and will cor
mence business at some other point, n
l. yet determined on. He will be accoT
II panied by MIR. Thomas Austin. who h
h been running q branch store at Norboru
Mr.. Ardinger Is an energetic busine
man. and his departure will be a serio
loss to u city.
Edwin Carter, formerly a we'll -kno'
" citizen OF Lafayette county, died
l. Kansas City on Sunday night last
IF dropsy, seventy-six years of age.
Or had been in precarious health for seve
years ard his demise was not unexpecte
BY the fruits Of a long life of industry
50 frugality the deceased leaves a large prt
K. erty, which his family will inherit.
,g During the month of August Russell
m. IOnng's Omnibusses, running in conn
It, ton with the St. Louis, Kansas City
Northern rail way carried 1877 passcng,
to not including ''dead heads.' How
1as that for grasshopper times ? This ro
g. making some two hours the quickest ii
at to st. Louis and being the best equip
We road in the state. it is fast gaining frien
ay About nine O'Clock Sunday night
ct. five or six pistol shots we've fred sol
raj where about the Withers block, u
mt College street, n Of the balls strik
d.. Mrs. Chamberlain's house within a
IA inches Of the window. Later In the. mi
a a a shot was fired close to Ethan ALE
cit residence. Such promiscuous shooting
he day or night is r%eprehensible and sho
sr. receive attention.
'ut Mr.. VIM. Liese, OF Dover townsl
and one of the most extensive farmer:
it'll the county, returned Mondsy from a
he into Kansas, about 10 miles southwes
ID. Kansas City, for the purpose of purch
20, ing a car load of seed wheat for his
,se sowing. He bought at 50 cents to 81
raj per bushel. and reports the crop OF WI
ID, harvested in the Jayhawker state as as,
he ishingly large and of a superior quality
.on "l've been through that wicl
ng Charley ~ don't think you h,
he sweetmeats.' ''Indeed | have.'' 8.
he you haven't "Idid.'' "You didn
and then a mallet sails over thef fence
Oh a pullback twiches ~furiously over