Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-08
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
WELLINGTON
THE ELECTION

was in every way as Propitio"s
IS could be desired. being AS lovely rs 4
May day. The election passed of qul-
without any particular excitement
Or incident worthy of note. Making =
lue degree of allowance Tor the apathy
Of the people generally in such things,
there was a respectable vote polled for
the compromise.
THE LARGEST HOGS YET.
The heaviest hogs weighed upon the
scales here this season were two lots
bought by Mr.. Ford. received and
weighed here last week as follows: IL
of Mr.. Berry, averaging 331 lbs; % OF
Mr.. Gibson, averaging AIS lbs. The lat
ter were Of the white Chester and 70
land breeds mixed, and all Of pure white
color.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.
We had in and around our town a
pretty lively Christmas holiday after all.
In addition to Santa Claus visits and
contributions and the usual noise OF
guns, f%irecrackers and other fire works,
it ran about this way:
Social party at Capt. Geo. Keith's
Tuesday night after Christmas, which
was a splendid affair.
Party and dance at the Wellington
house the next night; also nice.
Select party at Turner Williamson's
the Thursday night following, which was
in every way creditable to the host and
lady.
A leap year party is talked Off
it comes off will give you particulars.
Beside, there were several small So
cial gatherings and dinings around at
other places.
The colored population also came in
for their share of the fun and frollc.
Their school had a festival n night,
followed the next by one by the "United
Sons of Freedom" q kind of negro free
mason odd-fellow : sons-ot- temperance
know-nothing-da NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
cal society.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE.
Your correspondent regrets having
to correct an item in last paper, in re-
gard to the commendable example OF
kind remembrance of the Pleasant
Prairie folks to their worthy minister.
He enormously gave the credit to Texas
Prairie. He claims nothing for his news
items save reliability and regrets the er-
ror, and now more than cheerfully cor
reefs the same to give the honor to whom
it is due. .a ..-.
.. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Work on the Narrow Gauge. which is
now in the vicinity of Napoleon. was
suspended during the Christmas holi,
DAYS, but we understand will be resumed
in a few days.
A frightful accident happened at VIM
Lauderdale's, near Fairview, last week
Mr.. Thomas Cobbs and family had spent
the day at Mr.. LIS, and had hitched uI
the team Cwo herses) to start home
Three Of his little children, aged from
four to ten years, went out in advance o
Mr.. G. and his wife, and got into the
wagon one OF 1.-THE children struck one o
the horses with a whip, which started
them offand they were soon at a trightfu
speed. They ran lei a quarter OF q mile
and struck a tree. which upset the
wagon and threw the children out with
out serious injuries; nj horse wa
killed in striking the tree.
Prof. J. A. Lee came near losing hi
house and contents by lire Wednesda.
after Christmas. Himself and famii.
left home in the morning to spend thu
day at Squire F%lournoy's, half a mill
distant. Before leaving, to make mat
tiers sure, he took up the ashes in u bo!
from stove and fireplace, but in preparin!
to start, forgot to take the ash-box, whicl
he had set upon the floor, out doors
He andfamily returned in the evening jus
in time to saw the house, which would
in a few minutes more, have been in
flame. The box containing the ashe
had burned up and a large hole in tn
!, floor was ablaze and the house was file,
with smoke.
Mrs. William Benton, four miles from
this place, has been very i'll for tw'
weeks or more
James Warder, son OF Elder Josepl
Warder, has been severely afflicted sew
eral weeks with rhumatism.
LOCAL POLLEN.
Corn 81 25a1 40 per barrel; hogs s.
81 cents corn meal SO cents per bushel
flour 81 per sack; dressed pork 7a'
cents.
The Narrow Gauge railroad still
hangs fire at Napoleon.
The holidays are over, and the ner
vous can now draw a long breath, ant
let down generally.
Rev. w. NJ. Bewley, assisted by Rev
A. A. Moore and others, commenced
meeting here last Thursday night.
Our weigh-master, "Uncle" Abne
Houston, has had more to do the pas
ten days than at any time during tn
season, weighing corn, coal, hogs, cattle
hay, etc. r
There is more tobacco about here thai
was supposed. Mr.. Day has alread.
bought near fifty thousand pounds, an,
has not bought all yet. s
Mr.. F. T. Freeman and lady, of Pleas
ant Hill, have been here several days o.
a visit to relatives.
The farmers about here seem to b
falling in with your suggestions on to
bacco crops, and from present talk Their
will certainly be a larger crop made
here next year than any previous one, il
seed, plants ard season fail not.
Several persons, who killed pork du
ring the warm spell, lost the hams ant
shoulders from souring and "tainting.
The question debated at last meeting
Of our club was: Resolved, that tn,
Indi ms should have been .remmerate,
for this country.
What warm winter weather we az,