Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-08
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Cheap Hosiery a specially, at Conkling l.
Beeding5.
Go to Days 4 Allstadt's and get = good Pillow
Shoe for 81 so.
Cheap ladies Goat Shoes ct Davis 4 Allstadt's,
for %. good quality.
Now is the time to buy cheap Dry Goods,
at Conkling & Beedlng's.
Ladies' side lace kid and box-toe shoes, very
handsome and cheap, at Davis & Allstadt's.
food Flour only 81 80 per sack, st Poweps
on Franklin street. june24-4t
~ Down goes the price of those beautiful
Grenadines at ConklIng i Beeding's.
Nine prisoners is about the average num-
Der pecking rock IN the city calaboose.
For a pure Flora del Fuma Havana
cigar, go to Quarles s. Co.'s drug store.
Elder P%Iattenburg will preach at the Chris
tian church at the regular hours tomorrow.
Ladies'. Conkling 4 Bleeding have the
prettiest line Of white Dress Goods in the
city.
II you want . Piano, Organ or Singer
Sewing Machine. write to VIM. Bird. Lex
ington, Mo nov20-tf
Four and q half pounds Of choice hio
Coffee for 81, at Powelrs, on Franklin
street. june244t
The late heavy rains have left Water street
In q terribly bad condition, and it is almost
impossible at present.
Conkling s. Bleeding nave no auction
goods to oner, but everything fresh and
new, and at less than auction prices.
Wanted-Butter, eggs, chickens, hides pelts,
tallow, beeswax, dried fruits and all kinds OF
country produce, by A. A. q J. q. Lesueur.
to b. +. Waddell's old stand, opposite Court
House, where they will be hsppy.t to see all their
old customers.
Parson Jennings shipped Al head Of very
fine cattle, per st. Louis, X. C.. N. X. r.
to st. Louis last Wednesday,. The average
weight was about 1,40O.
We had the pleasure OF q call from Thomas
Fletcher and Governor Edwards, who were
in town upon business, last Monday. Our
Waverly friends are always welcome.
Farmers, Conkling l. Beeding have COM
menced their grand clearing out sale of dry
goods, to give room for their immense fall
BIOCks SOn16 Suu 6Cs OoASoAhSs
County expense warrants now sell briskly
at 50 cents on the dollar. With one more
year of democratic rule, the county's prom
tsss to pay will be worth their face in
currency.
For Sale Cheap-A Grover & Baker Cabinet
Sewing Machine, nesrly new aad in complete
order, and will be sold at q great sacrifice. In
quire Of G. C. Ludwigs, or address Mrs. Georgis
Youngs. Aullville, Mo. julys-sw'
The west wall on Main street is still grad
uslly giving away and cannot stand many
mere days. The contractor upon the culverl
north of it should be pushed up . little by
the city fathers.
Gen. John s. Msrmaduke, state railroad
commissioner. was in the city yesterday
looking after his chances for reelection
After Arnold T. Winsor, we suppose Lafay.
cite will be solid for him.
Above all things In this hot weather avoft
splrftuous liquors. Ii you will drink, tax
lager, but plenty Of water to keep the per
spiratlon going is perhaps better. Remem
Der that it is y bad sign when you do no
sweat in hot weather.
The wet weather of the past tive week
has injured all the vine crops, such as water
melons, pumpkins, squashes. &C., the vine:
to vines, also, have suffered considerably
from the same cause.
Any repairs for Reapers, Mowers, Threshers
Threshing Engines. ~HOrse-Powers, or any othe
kind Of farming machinery not on hand, We wi
make. in from one to i've hours, either night o
day, with our new arrangements. built for thu
especial purpose. Chas. A. Morrison. Exc
Iron Works, Water street. julst4
We with pleasure direct attention to tn
July statements of our banks. published i
to-day's paper. No banks in the state ar
in . more healthy condition Than those o
Lafayette county, and none are more care
fully managed or are more worthy Of tn
confidence of their patrons.
The members OF the Catholic church. @
Lexington, beg to offer their ~acknowleds
ment for the very liberal support extend
for their Centennial picnic. To the lahie
and gentlemen who so generously sssIste
us, we offer many, many thanks.
Miss Nellie Parker and Miss Lizzie Bar
two of the lovely bellies Of fair Rlchmon,
are on q visit to Lexington, and are at Il
residence OF Ethan Allen. We hope the
stay In our city may he very pleasant, as
is to be very short, the YOUNG men Of the
city counting the hours of their absence.
We understand that the water, duriI
some Of the heavy rains last week, washe
completely over the ill at the culvert {
Pine street and carried with 1t q consider
BILE quantity of the dirt. The fill should
all times be kept high enough to prevsl
such occurrences, or the city will be min
q culvert.
III. NJ. Ham, of the Dubuque Herald,
member Of the national democratic col
mittee and delegate at large from Iowa
the St. Louis convention, has been visitil
the family OF Mr.. Geo. Wilson, during t
week. He was accompanied by his wife Al
other members OF his family. We acknOV
edge the pleasure of several calls.
While in st. Lou In attendance upon t
National Convention, our Mr.. Allen was t
recipient Of numerous fsvors from A. '
Slsybsck, Esq, q native Lsxingtonian, b
now one of the leading lawyers OF the SO
ture great and u prominent candidate
congressional honors. st. Louis would h.
or herself by sending him to represent
p in the national legislature.
Some prececious youth in the nelghb
hood Of our Office has succeeded in procl
ing q kettle-drum, and has been furnish
US with 4th of July music since about
middle of last week. While we are w
fond Of martial airs, the thing Ii becomi
rather monotonOus, and we suggest eitl
q change OF tune or instrument Of tortu
'Wipe of your CHR, }" urchin, and give
rest.
Sc far as we have been able to learn,
wheat crop has not been seriously damsg
as yet, the greatest trouble, just at prese
being the difficulty in getting the reapers
perform their work in q satisfactory IN
ner, owing to The soft condition of
ground. A large number of grain crat
have been brought on, however, aud
farmers are hard at work with them VIII
the rsapers cannot be used.
The late heavy rains washed considers
macadamizing from Pine street, betw
North and Third, leaving the roadway i
very rough condition. The banks VI
both sides, between Capt. Eneberg's r
dence and the gas works were also ba
washed in two or three places. The ST.
should be thoroughly repaired before sc
serious accident occurs whereby the
will be mulched in heavy damages.
The echo in the Christian church has
been overcome. A few wires have b
stretched along the ceiling, and have i,
some good, but it is yet almost impossible