Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-22

iktiiS AN Ah'tSS>
They will, probably, be ready to report
next week.
The protracted meeting at the African
NJ. Z. church continues to be largely at
tended, and many additions to the church
are being made.
The shipments, by the Mo. Pacific
railroad, from this place. for the past
week, have been: Sc cars coal; 8 cars
stock; 5 ears merchandise. Received,
during same time, 6 cars merchandise.
Mr.. John Baehr, who recently pur-
chased the Whitening property. on
Franklin street, is erecting a very high
fence around the vacant portion of the
lot, which fronts on Franklin street. He
intends renting the fence for business adj
vertisements.
The next meeting of Harmony grange.
| No. 1853, will be held at Maple Glen
s%choolhouse, on the first Saturday of
| February next. A full attendance of
members is urgently requested. At the
meeting on Saturday last a majority OF
the newly elected officers were installed.
| Those not present at that time will be
installed at the next meeting.
Mr.. Henry Meinecke, n of the en-
| plovees in Winkler's factory, met with
| quite a serious accident while at work on
last Wednesday. By some means his
hand came in contact with a. circular
saw, and two fingers of his right hand
were nearly amputated. Mr.. Thomas
Johns had only a few days previously
met with a similar misfortune, at the
same place, having the index finger o.
the right hand cut half off. We sympa-
thize with the gentlemen, and hope that
thew will not lose the use of the wound.
ed members.
We regret to announce the death OF a
worthy citizen in the person of Capt
John T. Goodbrake, who died at his
residence a few miles west OF this city,
on last Sunday morning. He was buried
in Macpelah cemetery on Monday after
noon, by Forest grange, of which he
was a member. The funeral procession
was quite an imposing one, consisting
of quite a line of vehicles and persons OF
horseback. Capt. Goodbrake was forty
five years of age at the time of his death
He served h~onorably during the war
as commander of company B., McFar
ren's regiment, of Federal cavalry. 4
laree circle of friends mourn his loss.
On Monday, February 9TH. the mex
regular monthly stock sale will TAX
place-Jacob D. Conner, a%uctioneer
In order to encourage these sales, which
should be patronized by every stool
man in the county, the Intelligencer will
for the next six months, publish all ad
yertisements OF stock wanted, or stool
which will be offered for sale on thos'
occasions, free. The names of the par
. ties will be withheld for the obvious rea
son that otherwise it would be merel.
advertising the individuals stock, ant
not the sale day, but we will suffer n
advertisements to appear except from
responsible parties. Thus if you wan
a horse, mule, sheep, cow, calf or an.
other animal, describe what you wan
in the Intelligencer, and say that yo'
will be at the monthly sale to purchas
it. If you have anything of the sort t
sell say so, and that you will have it i
town on that day. This a be done b
letter OF postal card addressed to us, o
in person. It
); The ladies of the Episcopal church i
, this city have determined to hold a fes
/; tival for the benefit of their church, j
: Arcana Hall, on next Thursday eve
, ming. The ladies who are managing i
= and who will preside at the refreshmer
tables, &C., are, Mrs. w. F. Kerdolf
S Mrs. Hugh T. Wilson, Mrs. J. o. Il
sueur, Mrs. A. A. Lesueur, Misses Doll
Irwin, Minnie Rinehard, Lulu kerdolf
Lutte Moreland, Sallie Gordon, Kat
i Graham and Lizzie Dunn. Miss Fam
- Porter, assisted by other ladies, wi
conduct the exercises at the lemona(
well; and Miss Sallie Smith will
4 postmistress, assisted by several lac
q clerks. All the young ladies will a
pear in costume appropriate to the
% parts. A large attendance is expecte
n and the young folks from the count
. are especially urged to attend. The a
' mission price, we believe, is to be
cents. Not much to get in, you see, b
re- how much to get out, depends conside
ably on the ardor of your admiration t
10 the fair one you champion, as a beau
"a full cake will be voted to the most POP
lar young lady.
be The public library Of this city Is
institution which justly merits the {
Encouragement of every citizen of Lafs
cite county, as its benefits are not OF
" intended for the city but for the count
A few months since it starteu withou
" dollar, or q location, and it has be
constantly growing until it now &C
tains over six hundred volumes of 60
books, has a local habitation as well
a name, has all the leading magazil
upon its tables, and will oon have
reading room arranged comfortably
its patrons. with the latest daily pap
from various parts of the country. c
principal object in writing this article
to call the attention of the ladies to
library, and to request their co-ope
ton in making the enterprise succe
Every lady who can avail herself of
benefits should join the library. 1t
II intended for them as we'll as the gem
"' men. The officers of the company a
A. A. Lesueur, president; w. H. Chi,
vice-president Mark l.. DeMette, sec
.ge tary w. II. Field, treasurer; r. Trotl
ice corresponding secretary and Lin
B. lHutchins. librarian; any of whom Il
as. be addressed OF business pertaining
rs. it. The library Is up stairs, in the nc
n west Dom of the Wilson block, on NJ
on, street. Mr.. Hutchins will be found
rix attendance from 8 o'clock 4. m. tc
r o'o1Ock n m. and everything will