Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
Ice in the river.

y Miss Kate Ball leaves to-day to vi.
=: :" relatives in st. Joseph.
30 Our nimrods tell us that there are
40 40 quail where the grasshoppers were.
70 We have never seen game so scar
50 in LeXington,a at this season, as it is no,
- The San-Souci club met last night
the residence of John w. Waddell. Is
:, As will be seen by reading his lette
OR Washington correspondent has
taste for art.
Carriers celebrated mucilage, also tt
champion" violet ink can now be ha
i at Smiths book store. 1t
y Mr.. Thomas G. Young, of this place
shipped yesterday by the North Nilsson,
railroad 90 head of fat hogs.
n The North Mo. r. R. has been ship
ping a great deal of stock from thi
point during the last few days.
The old reliable Missouri Pacific re
quires nj notice for stock cars at Lex
:, ington. Cars nicely bedded with saw
dust are always ready.
t Robt. T. Waddell, dry goods mer
chant, of this place, has made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors, tt
Mr.. Thomas E. Austin.
Miss Sallie H. Harrison and Miss
Georgia Bowman. two of Kentucky's
fair daughters, are now in the city on
4 visit to Mrs. Jno. E. Burden; they
will probably be here q month.
Josiah A. Bennett, Esq. representing
the Kansas City Times, called on us
yesterday. He is justly proud of the
great spirit OF enterprise evinced by the
Times IN its recent fast mail arrange
ments, and in its magnificent review of
the business OF Kansas City. We shall
notice the review next week, lack of
space forbidding it in this issue.
w acknowledge the receipt of an in
vitation to a ''supper and dance" at Do
yer, on Wednesday evening. January
18th. The committee of invitation con-
sists of Messrs. Plattenburg, Wheatley,
Shields and Page; floor managers,
Messrs. Wheatley, Vivion andBurbridge.
We know it will be an fat, IS Dover
never does things except in first class
style.
Capt. A. E. Asbury's oyster supper,to
Dover Lodge A. F. and A. NJ, last Sat
urday evening. was enjoyed by some
forty Doverites, besides a number of
Lexingtonians. We are informed that
it was an extremely pleasant occasion.
When they hob-nob again we shall try
not to forget the time, as we did on this
occasion.
AT the meeting of the sporting club,
Thursday evening last, the following
officers were elected: j. w. Bedford,
presidents f. Turner, vice-president A.
J. Hall, secretary VIM. Hamlet, treas.
F. Nicholson, L. G. Kitchener, executive
committee for prosecution
of violators Of the game law, F. Nichol-
son., WIN. Hamlet, E. Turner, Fred.
and VIM. Waddell. .jr.; attorney,
A. j. Hall.
The County Grange met on last Tues
day, and elected the following officers:
F. Smith, master; VIM. C. Beatie, j
'verseer: w. L. Hays, lecturer; 7. A. ]
.cCleary, steward; R. T. Russell, assis-
steward; II. D. Mills, chaplain ;Jno.
catron, treasurer; j. 7. Ferguson, Sec I
'etary NJ. c. Ryland, gate keeper Mrs.
1. j. Higgins, Ceres Mrs. J. F. Smith,
Mrs. Philip Ayres, Flora; Mrs. ;
". A. Page, st~ewardess. !
We met the lrrepressible Sam Null on !
river bank last Tuesday. We asked
him what he was doing down there, and :
lie told us that he was shipping Dick. .
IN rnquiring who or what Dick might i,
re, we were told that he was a little :
'ull, and we were duly conducted to
where the animal stood, lazily chewing .
rs cud. To say that he was fat barely ,
Expresses it, and as for the little, he '
would easily have drawn 1900 lbs. Mr.. =
'ull was also shipping a fine lot of hogs Il
some mixed cattle. .
hos. E. Austin, assignee of Robt. F.
Vaddell, wishes the public to know that
e will have the inventory and appraise-
nent of stock completed this evening,
will be ready to receive customers L
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, IL
)omestics, Cloths, Cassimeres, Hosiery, a
&C., on Monday next. He will close out I
entire stock without regard TO cost, a
s these goods must be sold just as soon 1
S it is possible to dispose of them. Il
hose wishing bargains would do well c.
} remember the time, Or they may be
%isappointed. 1t t.
The second term of the Baptist Female r
begins next Tuesday, January :,
9Th. The session, so far, has been exceed -
Ugly successful. considering the hard n
mes, the attendance being 81 scholars, -
[ which 80 are boarders. The new ses-
on will open with the entire present ::
st OF pupils, and applications are now 4
for eight new Misunderstanding AZ :.
all, which is nearly the full capacity -,
the present building. Prof. Fleet de- -
success, and we are glad to know .
lat the public SO well appreciates him. -,
On last Monday night Mr.. H. j. E. al
hrens and wife celebrated their silver 10
edding, being the twenty-tifth anniver- m
ny of their marriage. Quite a compa- tn
7 gathered to do honor to the occasion.
ev. r. P. Kerr officiated, and the cere- 81
ony Of renewal of vows was as I'M it
'essive as an original marriage SERVICE. an
following presents were received lit
: the happy couple: Theo. Gosewisch in;
I'd lady, preserve ~casket; c. Schu- as
man and lady, revolving butter dish st,
&. l.. DeMotte and lady, pickle casters pr
airy Quandt and Emily Mehl, pair ch
L.. Megede and lady, bouquet sh
llnr. Do, n, ,,.l ~