Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06

Henry ". Turner. ESP. city register.
is still quite nnwell.
This was auction week in town. Mrs.
Toodles has been happy.
A considerable amount Of stock is be
ing shipped over The Lexington x st.
Louis road.
Nj. E. Keller. our d~ry-goods man. has
been confined to his bed during the past
week by sickness.
Dave Levy, of the firm of Morris
Rindskopf & Co. clothiers, New York.
was in town last Sunday.
Good. fat, tender. juicy beef is sell
ing all over town at from j Ia 10 cents
per pound. according to cnt.
Franklin X. Tut. rs administrator Of
| Mrs. Gibbons. sold her stock OF goods al
auction last Tuesday and "Wednesday.
Sam. Freedman. representing the
firm of Young. Sickman & Co., matters,
New York, was in the city last week.
The e%pizootic has been through all
our stables, but seems now to be abating.
There have been no deaths that we
know Of.
+. Benton Taylor, attorney ut law. can
be found in his Office up stairs. corner ot
| Main and Laurel streets, in the Wilson
buildings.
Emma, daughter of VIM. Gill, who
has beer seriously i'll for the past few
weeks, is. we are glad to state, rapidly
recovering.
Thos. II. Coukling, brother OF NJ. w.
Conkling, of this city. has been appoint
cd mail agent on the Lexington Il st.
Louis r. X.
All We liberal people who desire to
foster literary taste in the community,
give what books you can spare TO the
Library Association.
Col. NJ. V. l.. McClelland passed
through town last Monday, en- route for
ST. Louis, to meet with various attorneys
of holders of Lafayette county bonds.
Sheriff Mountjoy was engaged from
Thursday of last week to Monday eve
ming in this, disposing of the stock of
general merchandise of Aug. Lehman,
at public auction.
Our old friend, Nat. j. Carter. says
that he has a turnip at home which
weighs eight and three quarter pounds.
And that it is a regular tnrnip-none OF
your ruta-baga turnips.
Capt. W. d. Rankin. of Ray county,
paid us a visit during the week. He
reports a large surplus Of corn, hay and
vegetables in his county; hut a great
dearth of hogs and cattle.
Don't let your angry passions rise. be-
cause your neighhors advertise and draw
away the dimes; but boldly do AS they
have done. pursue the course they have
begun and drive away dull tunes.
Lewis Feineman. TOR several years
wholesale and retail whisky dealer il
this city. shipped his entire stock. last
Tuesday. to Kansas City. where he will
dispose of it. and will then return to the
old country to spend the rest of his life
John T. Pigott, Esq, of Boonrille. wa:
in town during the early part Of the
week, looking after his interets here
He reports his brother. Mr.. VIM. Pigoit
as still in the hills of Pennsylvania en-.
.joying his dolce for naente, and pretty
good health.
Jos. Bergman. of Platte county, At
torney for Simpson, sold last Saturda,
one tract of the old Russell lands, o
about one hundred and twenty acres
, unimproved, to Alexander Greer, 10
eighteen dollars per acre, cash first da,
l of March.
There is 4 family in this city consistin:
of Il woman and several children Wit
are very destitute. and in great distress
: If any benevolently disposed ladies viii
apply to the editor of this paper he vii
show them where their charity can b
S well applied.
n The lecture to have been d~eliverc,
last night by DIR. j. b. Alexander for tn
+ benefit of the library association, wa
postponed until next Friday night. L,
erybody should attend this course G
lectures. They are entertaining 4
/ we'll as instructive.
L The residence of j. X. Mcrriiield W.
e burglarized II night last week, an
u robbed of about one hundred and fiftec
! dollars. Jim was not at home or l
would have turned 4 tornado loose G
6 the miscreant, and blown him clean G
ID of this ''tarnal yarth."
Lindley Wood, midshipman in IL
" United States navy, son OF Hon. WI
n t. Wood, eircnit Judge of this distric
% left home last Wednesday for Ne
"a York, where he is to embark for a 70,
II years cruise. May prosperity after
:" him. He was accompanied by his siste
ie who goes east to school.
-, Our side-whiskered warbline frien
Jake Conner, ofiiciatcd as auciionaer Il
Ut. A. Webb in his closing-ont sale
ne boots and shoes, Monday and Tuesda
y Jake sings going! going!! gone!!!
III me,odiopsly as he does any song in
10 repertoire and everybody knows that
r. is IS melodious as he is good looking.
a. Onr feguiar stock sale has become o
ri of the institutions Of the county. c
last Monday there were sold SOL
. twenty head of horses al prices rangil
from 800 to 800. Cattle brought 4:
m prices. Wagons, harness, househo
of furniture, &C.. all brought extreme
good prices for the times. The 81
III aggregated about $3.50. besides I
49, private transactions. Our large sto
J.. dealers should make ii 4 point to meet
~ these sales, and AS il: as practiclbl
endeayor 10 make their trades there.
offering good stock On these occasion
the value of the sales will be much {
HANGED. Do not forget that there Is
sale on the first Monday oi every mon
v, IL is really surprising to look throu