Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-23

Gratz has removed To No. Il Main
street, next door to Zeiler'S. o23-3w
Maj. r. NJ. Pcake. principal of the
Richmond college, was in town last
week, attending our fair.
Observation-Disclosures Graft. the riothier.
has removed to No. II Main street. next
door to Ludwig. ucg3j-}w
Mrs. Sarah L. Graves will sell Il lot
OF stock and other personal property, nt
her farm. near this city. Oh Saturday,
October 80. See advertisement in
another column.
MIR. Frogley. OF Illinois. hoped
through town yesterday with ia head
OF three and four year old steers, which
he had purchased in til. neignborhoot
OF Clinton, Henry county He was
driving to Carroll county to feed. 1t
was a nice bunch Of cattle.
Contrary to our expectations, on
Thursday evening OF last week, the ut
tendance up to that time having been
very small, the fair proved 4 success
financially. Friday and Saturday being
warm, bright days, the attendance
greatly increased, and the receipts were
sufficient to pay all the expenses. pre-
miums, &c. and leave Il little the rise OF
5000 to pay upon the debt. This for y
grasshopper year is a splendid showing
tor the directory. and we hereby nom
iuate the entire lot for reelection at the
annual election, the 1st day Of January,
1876.
We delay going to press to mention
the lecture delivered at the courthouse
last night, by Dr.. J. B. Alexander, for
the benefit Of the Lexington Library.
There was u good attendance. and the
lecture was not only instructive but very
entertaining. Our citizens should en-
courage this enterprise by full attend
ance. Especially should every scholar
in our public and private schools attend.
as the clear aud forcible style Of the
lecturer will be sure to make a lasting
impression on the memory. The next
lecture will take place Friday night,
October 2sth subject. Physical Forces,
The Lexington coal company is now
working its mines to their fullest ca
pacity, and is shipping to the Pacific
railroad alone from twenty to twenty-five
car loads per day. This is about z 800
bushels, or 800 ordinary wagon loads,
and brings in our midst from $3.50 to
300 per day, which goes into the
pockets OF the laborers and miners en-
gagged in and about the works, and is
mostly spent by them among our
merchants and farmers. Pouring money
into a grasshopper community at the
rate Of 5000, 600 per annum helps
amazingly.
A very singular circumstance was up
before the Probate court, 1T its late
session in this city, the facts of which
are these John T. Lovelace, now of
Clark county, Washington Territory,
Oldest sono OF Barton d. Lovelacc, late
OF Lafayette county. Mo. was born in
lrcdell county, North Carolina, in 1926,
and removed with his father first to
Illinois, then to this state, and left his
father in Pettis county, Mo-, in 1915,
since which time nothing has been
heard from him until now. 4 former
acquaintance, having removed t o Wash
lngton Territory, by chance settled near
him. and informed him of his fathers
death. and other matters of his family
history. His fathers estate having been
settled up some years since, he now
comes i'll, proves his identity after an
absence OF thirty years, during which
time his friends and relatives have heard
nothing from him, and receives his share
III his fathers estate, some S6OO-John
L. Hill, the administrator. paying it over
to him by order ofthe court. A daughter
ofold man Lovelace has also been miss
ing for about fifteen years, and no news
As to her whereabouts can be had, not.
w~lthstanding every effort has been
made" find her. 1t is supposed that she
Is dead, but she may come around again,
should she still be alive. after she hss
finished her visit, and hears of her
brothers good luck.