Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-20
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day evening, for Washington.
Pavements on College street, from North
street 10 The College. are completed.
The postofice will be open but one hour
on Thursday Notwithstanding Day.
Jno. W. Waddel, Tilfon Davis n Chas.
Morrison are in ST. Louis on coal business.
The gutter and pavement near the ex-
market house place are being put in repair.
Partisan ladies are SAID 10 ''look like
pencils covered with raiment." How is that
for thin:
If you want q Piano, Organ or Singer
Sewing Machine. write to Nm. Bird, Lex
ington, Mo. nov2O-tf
Jim Gates is working out a fine in the
calaboose for his jularky. Who says Jim
has NO soul?
Hnrrah for the city marshal! He killed
one hundred CANNES this week, and his APP
petite is unappeased.
Jno. Hagood, Esq, and Mr.. Thos. ADAM
son. of our town, are in Jefferson City on
the U. S. grand jury.
VIM. j. Pigott, Esq, is In Boonville, WIS.,
itiug his brother. We hope he will extend
his trip to Lexington. .r4.7l.
Do not forget the monthly stock sales on
the first Monday of next month. Let us
have good stock offered. ~; II
Col. Mark l.. DeMotte left for Washington
during the early part of the week. He is on
q humanitarian expedition.
Paymaster Keller, Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, came up on last Saturday and paid
the employees q months wages.
Mrs. Vim. X. Trigg and Mrs. J. o. Lesue-
ur have returned from a visit to the family
of DIR. VIM. Trigg, at Boonville.
Excavation has commenced for the culvert.
on Walnut street, north of North street, for
the protection OF the heavy walls above.
Hon. J. b. Clark left his home, last Mon
day for WashIngtonCity The owa coun-
ty Advertiser denies that he intends leaving
Fayette.
The train boys on Conductor Lemons
train return their acknowledgements to- the
daughters Of Lynn b. Gordon, Esq, for a
beautiful cake.
Read Miss Green's description of an
ancient bible, in another column. The
pool Is at our office for the inspection of the
curious in literary antiquities.
Died.-A canine, on the crossing near the
Presbyterian church, last Sunday morning.
BY viewing his remains the passing chris
tians were reminded OF the shortness of life.
The Dunkel brothers have rented the
Lewis store, corner Of Main and Laurel
street, for three years, and will remove their
Atock as soon as it can be properly shelVed-
Ethan Allen, mayor; b Is appointed Tilton
Davis, Jno. w. Waddell and H. J. f. Ahrens
to represent our city in the great National
Southwest Pacific Railroad Convention, At
st. Louis, on the 23d.
Bishop Robertson, OF the Episcopal church.
preached In this city on last Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. His discourses were
both Of a high order, but the last one was es-
pecially able and eloquent.
IT industry deserves success, Daniel Sla-
gel, editor Of the ThalbOte, will certainly
meet with favor from the tickle Goddess.
He works long hours every day, and all
night Thursdays and Fridays
Three mere carloads of iron, and a car of
fish-platcs arrived last evening at the Missou-
ri Pacific depot in Independence, for the
Marrow Gauge. road. The laying of iron is
expected to take place to-day.
"A. V. Robinson eco. have received a new
power corn-sheller, which they propose at
taching to the the steam power at their
mill. The capacity Of the shelter is said to
be 1000 bushels a day. Bring on your corn.
The people of Howard county are com.
planning to their county court about the in
justice of paying taxes for the La. Il Mo. X.
X. r., when the promised road has never
been completed. They ask that steps be
taken to secure its completion.
Erwin Hacker, at present q compositor u l
on the Missouri Thalbote, has made an en-
gsgement with II. T. Wilson, to act as sales
man, in his dry.goods store, and will com
mence work in his new situation next Mon
day. sFritz' is good looking and popular
and no doubt wi Il make a success in his new
business. .
On Monday next a meeting will be held q
the eourthose, in this city, at 2 O'Clock p. N.
for the purpose Of electing delegates to til
tax payers convention, which will be he'll
in this city on Monday the 10Th inst. LIE
every citizen interested In q speedy settle
ment OF the public debt Of the county b
sure to attend.
DIR. T. s. Smith, assisted by Dfs. J. u
Alexander and j. H. S%traughn, performe
skillfully aud successfully a delicate operatio
on the eyes of Miss Anna Meet, of CAIRO
.,~k. - xi,o ,oe;1onao rrfS.nt EraI Naa,
near this city. last Thursday. The opel
alton was performed for an affection ealle
trichiasis or inversion OF the eye lashes.
The alley in the rear of the City Hotel
an abemination and 3 disgrace to the cit.
And the filthy Stops poured In the gutter O
Franklin street, near Laurel street. wi
breed spestilence lift Is not stopped. Whe
the wheel OF . vehicle runs through til
mush the stencil ia appalling. Will the eli
marshal give this his attention.?
You see, grandmamma. we perforate 8
aperture In the apex, and a eorresPoadiI
aperture in the base and by applying Il
egg to the lips. and forcibly inhaling Il
breath, the shell is entirely discharged of
contents a'Bless my SOUL" cried the o
lady, 'what wonderful improvements thi
do make! Now, in my younger days, v
1aet made a hole in both ends and sucked
The carrOHton Democrat, edited by A
8. Kierolf, Is before us. 1t is a large t.
column paper, spd for q first issue is new
and interesting. The most noticeable featu
in 1t is the prospectus, which is also Il
editors sslutatory. 1t Is replete with son,
Democratic doctrine, and breathes the spi,
which shosid animate the opposition to Il
eeatraiizaIiop ard corruptions Of Grantisl
Nay the Democrat iise long and prosper. i
Meetings will he held at the followil
plaess on next Monday, the 22d, ut z cello
p. NJ, for the purpose of selecting delegat
to the tax payers convention, which W
be held at the court houee at IL O'Clock,
Monday, the 10Th inst: Clay toNnsbi
Fairyiew; DAYS., Higginsville Dow
Dover; Freedom, AulIville and Concordi
Lexington, Court House Middleton, Wave
~; Sni-s-Bar Dade's. School House; Washin
cor, Wheatley's School House, The ust
number Of delegates will be selected. 1t
vitanyimportsnt that these meetings shou
be we'll attended, that representative ci
gems maybe sent as delegates. Be there yol