Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-08
I1TEIIIGFrICEI SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1876.

5 ulSIflcC TO winch tnlS county belongs.
He is yet active and vigorous in mind
and body, a careful and thorough jurist,
l and devotes his entire time diligently
l and conscientiously to the duties of his
| office.
. While in the train of judicial history,
1 it may be worth while here to mention,
, April so, 1884, in this county occurred
probably the first execution of a
female criminal in this State.
: On that day Mary Andres, alias
5 Mary Trumberg, suffered the ex
l IRENE penalty of the law for the murder
| of her infant child, one yearof age, COM
\ mitted during the month proceeding.
: An unnatural crime and a swift, terrible
l punishment.
Col. james Young, who is still living,
, came to this county from his native state
/ Tennessee, in 1888, and in 1914, in the
office of Lieutenant-Governor received
the only state Office, except the Supreme
Judgeship of Judge Ryland, ever award
ed this county.
;, In 1886, Dover was laid out, and in
1887 Wellington was founded the latter,
of which built upon the banks of the
river a few miles above Lexington, grew
and thrivcd rapidly, as the river traffic,
which had grown into strong proper
tions, was swiftly bringing into life and
vigor all the river towns. This excited
. the jealousy and dormant energies of
Lexington, and in the spring of 1888, the
; First Addition Cor new town. of Lexing-
ton was laid out, and the lots sold,
reaching from Old Town to the river.
This was rapidly built up, so much SO
that it is indeed difficult to name the
spot where the first building was erect
ed. Among the first, however, was the
old tavern, which stood in block As, near
the present site of VIM. Limrick's bank.
This was kept by a Mr.. Poole, and was
destroyed by fire many years ago. On
the corner of Franklin and Cedar, the
Baptists; on the corner of North and
Poplar. the Christians and on the corner
of South and Main Cross streets, the
Methodists built churches in 1910; of
which the Baptist building is now used
as an agriculture implement ware
house; the Christians as the house of
worship of the colored Baptists, while
the Methodist building gave way in 1860
to the present elegant house of worship
of that denomination. The o. S. Pres
byterians built their present church at
the corner of Pine and Franklin streets
in 1915; the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church on Main Cross, between North
and Franklin was built in 1S47; St.
Johns Church (Episcopal) corner Main
Cross and Franklin, and st. Mary's
(Catholic) on Third, between Boundary
and Wall streets, were built respectively
in 1913 and 1852. More recent church
buildings are, the Baptist, corner North
and Poplar, 1858, but not finished entire
Nv ,,-%s1 1eHE. kl- Met D~..l.k-s--
1870, and the new Catholic Church, the
Church of the Immaculate Conception on
Third, between Broadway and Orange
streets, whose edifice was built in 1878
but whose interior is yet not completed.
The last named is the largest church in
the city.
The Masonic College, under the aus
pieces of the Masonic fraternity, was
built by Messrs. Hunter & Afford in
1S47, and was sustained as a first-class
institution of learning until 1858, when
the schools were discontinued. The
building was fortified during the war
and was used as a military post. Here
Mulligan resisted for two days, and
finally surrendered to Gen. Sterling
Price, in September, 1861. The build
ing was much shattered and injured by
VA iAAoe u1o oCSlCSCIllCllU. IL
was partially restored by the State of
Missouri at the close of the war and used
as a military school, but was finally
given to the Methodists, who established
and still sustain an excellent Female
College within it's historic walls. The
scars of war are obliterated; the earth
works are removed or have been worn
away and literature sits again enthron-
ed where wars dire elements once held
their ~fiercest sway.
In 1915 the city of Lexington was in
corporated, which made the old and new
towns one city, and took away whatever
legal obstacle remained to prevent the
official buildings of the county being re-
moved to the newer and buster parts OF
the city, but it was not until 1847 when
the present substantial Court House was
built, the brick-work being done by
MeSsrs. Hunter & Afford, and the stone
work by James A. Crump. These brick
masOns likewise in 1876 built the brick
building on the corner of North and
Coal streets, used successfully by the
branch of the State Bank, and the Far
mer's Bank of Missouri, until upon the
winding up of the affairs of the latter, it
was purchased by Col. John Reid, and
by him transformed into his present ele-
giant residence.
On Good Friday, in the year 1852, an
appalling disaster occurred Mt the upper
landing. The river wa swollen from
spring rains, and the current thickly
studded with floating ice, A steamer, |
Inc" Saluda," laden with Mormon emf
grants, destined for Utah, had for two
or three days truitlessly attempted to |
stem the flood and round the point ut
Lexington. About 9 o'clock on the |
morning in question, the captain vexed
by delay, ordered on an extra pressure
of steam for Il final effort. The furna-
ces were filled with glowing inf1amma-
bles, the guards crowded with passengers
eagerly watching the outcome, the signal
was given for starting the engine, when
at the second revolution of the wheels, |
both boilers exploded with fearful fatali-
ty. All Ofthe boat forward of the wheel
houses, was entirely swept away, and the |
hull careened and sank in the shoal- |
water near the river bank. 1t was never
known how many lives were lost eighty
three bodies from the wreck were, |
however, buried at Lexington. AS an
instance Ofthe force of the explosion, it is
said that the boat safe, weighing 800 or
600 pounds, with adog chainedto it, was
found nearly half the way up Commerce
street, which leads down the bluff to the
river.
The Odd Fellows and Masons in 1852,
erected q handsome monument of their
respective orders, in building the Area
ma Hall, ut n time n of Lexington's
chief ornaments. The ground tioor was
used for mercantile purposes, the third
floor for lodge rooms, while the second
floor answered the double purpose of
concert and exhibition room, and ball
room. within whose walls the beaux and
bellies OF Lafayette, to the inspiring
music of Henry Switzer's orchestra
CHASED the glowing hours with flying fleet"
This building is now abandoned to
storage purposes alone, business having
moved further uptown, and the building
being injured by time and wear, its des-
ertion was neccssitated.
The year 1857 gave to Lafayette coun-
ty, in the person of the Hon. Thos. p.
Akers. the only representative in Con-
gress she has ever had. Mr.. Akers was
in Congress but Il short time, he being
elected to fill out an unexpircd term,
caused by the death of the Hon. John &.
Miller of Cooper. Mr.. Akers, after an
absence of several years, has again be-
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