Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-29
TEXAS PRAIRIE.

TEXAS PhA4d1E. l
Absence from home must be our excuse
for not being in time list week however,
here we are, as fresh and sweet as o "rose
kissed by the dues of the morning." Not
much news, but as you said pitch into what
ever came around, and make no excuses, We
will pitch into our subject like a "bull frog
into u millpond In the balmly month OIL
June" when all nature sleeps, and nothing
is heard but the song of the nightingale In
the grove, and true lovers wander forth to
gaze OIL the moon and-Bro. NJ, please sling
in q little feeling, right here,-something
sweet like moony and spoony, and LOWE and
dovie. Our s%pheelinx" are overcome.
We had the largest and most enthusiastic
grange meeting ever held in this part of the
county. Tie occasion was the public In
stallution Of the officers of Texas Prairie
grange. BRO. Robt. Russell, of Mt. Hope
grange, oticiated as installing officer, and
Bro. Robt. Duncan. of Oak Grove, as his as
sistant. Both gentlemen deserve credit for
ted the ceremonies. Officers installed: CIR.
Shawhan, master John Bledsoe, overseer;
+. McCleary. lecturer: Jonas Ferguson, Sec
rotary ; Alfred King, treasurer; Wash Ash
ley. steward; At. Ferguson and lady, assis-
tant and lady assistant steward James
Turner. gate keeper; Mrs. G. Il. Shawhan
Flora; Mrs. NJ. Strader, Ceres; Mrs. Alfred
King. Pomona. The church, q large build
ing, was crowded to its utmost capacity
After the ceremonies were over, Bro. BUS
sell delivered all Interesting speech on the
"Objects of the Order,''.and was ollowedb by
Bro. MvCleary in u few well directed and
sensible remarks. Then there was a call fol
your humble servant. Gosh, how we were
scared. Imagine a sinner in heaven, or q
hog OH ice, or a bull with u saddle on, ant
tlen you might appreciate the awkward sit
uation in which we found ourself. The re-
cording angel may know what we said; ne
one else does. that's certain. What lent {
double charm TO the whole affair was the ex
cellent vocal music furnished by the Oal
Grove choir, for which the thanks of thu
grange and whole community, are rendered
We should have stated that Bro. Bum, tn
leader of the singing class, also delivered :,
pointed and concise address, with lots Of ful
sandwiched Detween solid argument, and
was enthusiastically cheered, AT II O'Clock
the meeting adjourned, all hands voting it
happy occurrence. -
Prof. C~unningham's spelling match was
big affair. Rig crowd and big spelling. An
other one for Friday nioht next. We dom
know which our young folks like best, tn
going or the spelling. -a-
Steve Cheatham shipped a carload o
| t,o,rs ,pl , ,,T fat m ,,,o Ioek ,,,anl- H.....
II. NJ. Sparks shipped lO4 head of cattl
last week. tta
Hogs all gone out Of the county; but lot
Of little pIggies left.
Soft corn spelling very fast in this neigh
bOrnOO'l, and not enough hogs to consum
it. Frogs and meadow larks hopping aroun
on January 22d. Who ever saw such
thing in this country before! .s
IL NOW we viii Introduce q rcsolutio
after the T.. l.. Z. style, and then subside fo
the present. Whereas, the 4th day OF Jul!
5 1876. will be the centennial anniversary {
t our independence :; and, whereas, this mur
dane sphere, like a thomas cat, shot with
] double barreled boot ack has scooted aroun
l the glorious orb of day Just 100 times
and, whereas, 100 years have elapsed sin,
5 our independence was declared and, wher
l. as, there is to be u grand centennial eXhit
ton and blow out at Philadelphia an
# whereas, our own orators can blow as lor
and as loud as any Of them; and, wherea
they might not have a chance at Pniladt
phia; and, whereas, circumstances ov
which we have no control prevent us fro
hearing them there if they did have u chanc
4. and, whereas, we want i centennial of o
own, where we can all sing praises to t
American fowl, and hurrah for the Anne
can flag and all other ~dry.goods. and revi'
+ once more the glorious fore-fathers. al
i our fore-molhers, and our fore-mothers-i
Il law: now, therefore,, be 1t resolved. I'll
~ we have a grand 4th of July centennial c
ct cbration of our own, somewhere near t
10 centre of our county. Laying all to4'lshnt
he aside, what say you, feliow-cit1zens' Ii
don't celebrate our Independence someh'
or other, then we are afraid that, by I
" time the neXt centennial rolls round, II
we will have lost all Interest in it..