Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-28

s, The local editor OF the Boonville Adve
ttser. MIR. IL. Bacon, WAS in our city la.
as week.
u Mrs. Fannie Keller and daughter, Mis-
Louise, of Independence, are in the cit
l. visiting relatives.
Mr.. Hugh 4. Wilson started Wednesda,
morning on q business trip to Texas, an
S will be absent i few days.
u Mrs. j. I. Clayton expects to spend tn,
coming winter in the south. She lett on
y day last Week for Macon, Miss.
Theodore GosewiSch, jr., is at presen
a engaged at DIR. AleXander's drug store, cor
ner 9th and Olive streets. St. Louis.
The bond compromise is progressing finely
5 another large lot being here ready for thu
action Of the county court at its next ses
sion.
we occasionally hear OF a few apples be-
Ing bought or sold on our streets. They are
very scarce, and good ones sell readily at a
dollar per bushel.
MIR. Granville Adkins, formerly a citizen
of Lexington, and well known in this conn.
", Is now connected with the st. Joseph
Evening Chronicle.
MIR. John Arnold purchased the premium
buggy at the Kansas City fair, and now he
can take his evening drive Ill fine style. 1t
Is a handsome turnout.
Claude Watson, son OF DIR. Watson of our
city, left last Saturday to attend another full
course OF medical lectures in st. Louis. He
VIII be absent during The entire winter.
The young ladies of the Baptist Female
ooliege, In this city, are striving to procure
u library for the use OF the school. AS a
means or raising money to purchase the
BOOKS, they have determined to give "a series
OF musical soirces, charging the small sum of
% cents as an admission fee. This school
has the reputation OF giving most agreeable
entertainments. and the house will doubt
less De ovid at each one. The first soiree |
Oh the series was given last night, and the
programme was an excellent one. The per-
formers all acquitted themselves creditably,
and the audience was highly pleased.
Blanchard, the highway robber from
Kansas City, was convicted in our criminal
court last tuesday, aud his punishment as
seSsed at ten years III the penitentiaiy The
crime was committed something over a year
In Kansas City, where he knocked
and robbed OF a valuable gold watch
ahu chain one Nei>wanser, u livery man of
that Guy. lie was ably defended by Judge
Carroll. who made a powerful appeal to the
Jury III behalf of the prisoner. The prose.
cution was conducted py Mi. Alex. Graves. i
sherIn MountjOy returned lust Thursday |
rom his trip to Jefferson, whittier he went !
deliver the three prisoners convicted at l
late term OF the crlminal court. He =
lays blanchard Is the only man he has ever :,
AIKEN 10 Jefferson who did not wilt when +,
he caile in sight OF the PEN, but blanchard #
presented u bold front to the last. and saem- v
ii TO be in the best of humor with himse,f "
all mankind. a
ihe mayor aii'i city council of Kansas Citv u
'ccompanled by quite a number of the prom Il
neht business men of that city and along the
lie oi The Narrow Gauge railroad, were in n
III city yesterday for the purpose of giving
ne coal helds a personal inspection and TO
tor themselves as to the probability of
Il constant supply of cheap fuel
ON mere. They were entertained at the p
ity Hotel by a few of the promine MT citf- Ia
ms of our own town, among whom we no. "
ced Col. John Reid, VIM. Morrison. 5. G.
entworth, and others. After dinner in
wv haaoe ny hon. A. COmilgO- or
en-. John w. Reid, May or Gin, II. N. Ess
Hammerslough, L. b. BuIlene and VIM,
hrisman, and responded to by our Col,Jno
ED upon the part of the citizens of Ley.
gton and Lafayette county. The follow Il
g names were upon the hotel register. all =
"hom were here, and perhaps others 4!
10. w. Reid. VIM. Holmes, T. A. Gill. H q 3
Ess, Peter Hunters, Dennis Levy. ! II
lovet. N. Chiles, NJ. Woodson, ST. knox. ..
brlce, L. B. Bullene, W. S. Gregory. A iol
'minso, T. McAnnamy, H. Simms, S. Hud. istt
~ IL. Morrison, Il. c. Chiles, X. l.. Yea. lst
+. F. Il. Yeager, j. b. Forbes. l.. Ham,
'rslough, ID. Wllletts, d. X. Morgan. "
Buckner, VIM. Chrisman, j. c. Dickson
- scannon, Col. Vaughan, P. Roberts,
u "A. ii. Perry. All expressed themselves
highly pleased with what they had seen
u with our people and future prospects
. alter Il stroll about the city and friendly
k with many of our citizens, again board.
lhe'cars for home. The occasion was one
pleasure and profit to all.