Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-26
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SHORTS.

SHORTS.
Mosquitoes are numerous.
Another shower last Thursday.
Chickens are again scarce in market.
The river is still running down stream.
DO you hear any complaint of cold weather
Another >quare on Franklin street is re
ceiving q coat Of macadam.
Wm. b. Hamlet has arrived home froI
his visit to the Great American Sahara.
Elder Plattenburg will preach at til
Christian church in this city tomorrow.
Only one prisoner In the calaboose. Hi
looks as happy as a ben with one chicken.
The cool night brceZes are eXceedingl,
refreshing after the excessive heat OF tn
day.
The thermometer continues to range from
town.
A fresh lot Of those Embroideries, cheap
er than ever, just received at Kriehn
Wiker's a19-2t
II you want a Piano, Organ or Singer
Sewing Machine. write to VIM. Bird. Lex
ington, Mo nov2O-tf
Numerous member of the Richmond bal
were in attendance upon our circuit cour
last Wednesday.
The colored school was permanently 10
Gated, last Wednesday, at st. Johns church
on Poplar street.
kriehn s. Wilker are selling Embroiderie!
20 per cent. cheaper than any other house
Call and be convinced. a19-2t
We call attention to the Narrow Gauge
railroad card in this ISSUE. Excursion tick
cts to Kansas City and return. 81 90.
Wanted-Butter, eggs, chickens. hides pelts
tallow, beeswax, dried fruits and all kinds OF
country produce, by A. A. 4 j. O.Lesueur.
Cane Mills and Evaporating Pans, the very
best, at Jordan's Foundry, corner Of Cedar
and South streets. Lexington, Mo. 26-2w
Grapes are quite plentiful in market. The
price asked at present is five cents per
pound, but as the crop is very large, we
expect to see them selling much lower.
The Burlington and Southwestern rail.
road is slowly moving IN this direction. We
hope it may speedily arrive here, as it can
not fail to be Of immense benefit to our city.
What little OF the milk of human kind
ness Prof. Tlce is Possessed Of must have
soured. The supply of ice has about given
out, and still he keeps the thermometer way
up in the nineties. Cheese I'll
Alex. Graves started for San Antonio.
Texas, last Tuesday, being summoned there
by a telegram announcing the dangerous
illness of his brother. DR.. Amos Graves.
1t is not known how long he will be absent.
Found, near this city, a pocket book, con-
tanning some papers and q small sum Of
money. The owner can have his property,
by describing the same and paying for this
notice. Call at this Office. sug29tf
The Lexington Shooting Club will have
their regular shooting tournament. for the
club badge, on Tuesday, August %. After
the regular match between members Of the
club, there will be q match shoot, free to all.
Mr.. Frank Stockton, living about IL miles
south of this city, lost n valuable horse last
Friday. He was hauling q load Of lumber
from Lex ington, and the horse was over
come by the excessive heat and dropped
dead in the harness.
The work OF filling over the culvert In the
ravine north Of North street, near the res
idence of DR.. T.. S. Smith, has commenced
and will now be pushed rapidly ahead until
finished. The ill when completed, will be
som thirty feet deep.
Avery large snake has been seen at differ
ent times near Mr.. Martin SIsughter's,
near q bridge between his farm and Mr..
D. j. Morgan's. II is thought to be ten
feetof more in length and has the appear
ance of a black snake.
The negro is happy munching water
MISUNDERSTANDING. Our observation is
that the white brother enjoys q watermelon
about as well as the negro. But II you wish
to see supreme happiness, just take = look
at q negro eating catfish.
MIR. F. N. Small. living about eight miles
south OF Lexington, one day last week,
plowed up and killed A young snakes while
he was blowing for wheat. They were all
in one nest, and much the same size. He
thinks they were of the viper family.
A certain portion of pavement on Frank
lin street is SO DISTRACTED by lumber and
dry goods boxes that persons have trouble
in passing At night. AS there is no neces-
sity for this plumber to thus occupy the
pavement, we hope it will soon be removeu.
Mrs. VIM. FL. Bowen, not satisfied with
the discovery of one mastedon tooth, con-
cluded to make another search, and was re-
wsrded by finding another, this time u front
tooth, about one aud a half inches wide, one |
inch thick and four and q half inches long. |
The storm which partially passed over
our city, last Saturday, did q great deal OF
damage IN the counties northwest of here.
In Platte county alone. the damage is esti- |
mated at not less than $4,000. In the city |
Of Atchison, besides doing great damage, |
one life was lost.
"Scribner" for September, and IS. |
Nicholas' for same month are both received.
Both are splendid, aud just suited to those
for whom they are published. the intelligent
men and women and boys and girls Of
America. Address Scribner 4 Co., New
York City. Price 81 for ssScribner, and
90 for st. Nicholas.
Woul it not be economy In our city gov
eminent, instead Of attempting to save the
it away entirely and use the rock for mac
adamizing purposes. 1t will not pay to
spend money in repairing or rebuilding the
wall, and dirt would be much cheaper than |
rock for filling the ravine.
John Monteith will please accept our
thanks for a copy of the report of the State |
Board of Agriculture, compiled by Gen. j.
S. Msrmaduke, late secretary of the board, |
Any farmer can procure a copy without |
further expense who will send fourteen |
cents in postage stamps to the present Sec
Rotary, John Monteith, st. Louis, Mo.
We acknowledge receipt of the Fair cata-
iogue of the Pettis county Agricultural and
Association, to be held at SedaIia, |
commencing Tuesday, September 18th, and
five days. Also complimentary
ticket to same. As the Lafayette county
fair is held at the same time, we fear we
will not be able 10 attend. Why could not
some arrangement be made to prevent such
a clashlDg of interests?
When the city council granted the right of
way through the streets, to the street rail-
way company, 1t WAS upon the representa-
ton and distinct understanding that work
was to Recommended and the ears put IN at
the earliest possible moment ; and IN no case
was work to be delayed after the permanent
location of the Narrow Gauge railroad de-
pot. Up to the present time, no move has
been made even preparatory to commencing
work, no call has been made upon the stock
holders for any portion Of the stock SUBJ
seribed, and We doubt, even, whether the
persons named in the charter have ever held
a meeting fer the purpose of organization.
We consider this acting in bad faith 10 the