Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-29

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them are sweet enough to bite.
You al W ten per cent. if you bu
your Dry Goods of Conkling Il Besdin.
The prettiest and cheapest Dre'
Goods in town at Conkling & Bedding
Mr.. Hainkel, on Franklin street, hi
planted shade trees in front of his res
dence.
MI. J. D. Davis has enlarged and oil
erwise improved his store-room on Mort
street.
A. v. Robinson's mill is grindin
away. He still has a large stock of whes
ON hand.
Have you seen those stylish ready
made Suits at Conkling & Beeding's
They are lovely.
Mr.. l.. Ripple has re-painted hi
house on Franklin street, and put it il
repairs generally.
Our schools have sent for an addition
al supply of medals to be awarded q
the approaching examinations.
Mrs. Stapp has planted shade trees il
front of her residence on Franklin street
Well done. Follow her example.
Tho gas mains have been completed
on Franklin to College street, and tn.
street lamps are now lighted that fal
out.
Tho large culvert in the hollow neal
North street is completed, and the man
hole and fill will be commenced mex
week.
Mr.. E. Winsor has been making con-
siderable Improvement about his resi-,
dence. We arc glad 10 see this sort OF
thing going on.
Remember that next Monday is stock
sale day. Come in and hear Jake Conner
sing going. going, gone. 1t will cure
your rheumatism.
Guttering is being put down on Frank
lin. east of College street. Another
block will be m~acadamized in a few days,
if there is NO rain to soften the ground.
Mr.. Henry Hagan has just completed
q shed on the south side of his large ice
house for protection from the sun. He
says that he has at least 400 tons of good
ice.
Howe's circus will exhibit in Rich
mond on tho 18th ofMsy. Who is going
from Lexington? Richmond sent a
large delegation over here 70 see the
elephant.
Calico, twenty yards for a dollar; and
twelve pounds of good sugar for the
same amount. That sounds like old
time figures, and still these prices are
in greenbacks. -
Charley Morrison has gotten the
foundry under way, and made a .'run"
last Saturday. He is building an i'm
proved horse power and doing
some steamboat work.
Lost-At the circus, a waterproof
child's-no. q child's waterproof cloak.
The anguished father (of the child. not
Of the cloak.) will be made happy by
the finder leaving the child, no the cloak,
ut this office. ,
Mr.. T. Benton Taylor will deliver an
address on next Monday, at l o'clock
?. n, at the court house. on the
duties and destiny of the
party Mr.. Taylor is a
speaker, and we bespeak for
him q good audience.
We acknowledge with thanks the re-
of = piece of piano music from
he composer, Prof. Charles Gimbel, en-
tiled. Ga Belle du soir." 1t is a mag
,ifcent piece Of waltz music, and worthy
IT the Professor, which is saying much.
Copies are for sale at Smiths book store. |
Mr.. Jerry Bair has wonderfully i'm
proved the appearance of his place on
franklin street. by making q new fence,
md he has followed the advice of the In
in planting shade trees. 1t is
not yet too late to set out trees. Every
in town should plant ono or
more.
Several persons have mentioned to
that the bridge 4 short distance east
IF Dover, on the read to Waverly, was
. dangerous condition, and expressed
he idea that the bridge commissioner
'hould look after it. The law requires
hat . petition shall be fled with the
county court for the building of a bridge
its repair, when the cost will be in
excess OF 3 certain amount; then the
commissioner Is instructed to inspect it.
This bridge has been unsafe for a long
and the proper steps should be
AIKEN to have it fixed. We know that
Mr.. Burnham will give it his attention
promptly whenever it is properly brought
his attention.
There was an alarm of fire last Tues
lay night, about ten O'Clock, and the
faithful locked to the engine house
'nly to find that it was caused by q little
'onfiagration at Mr.. G. Clayton's which
lad already been extlnguished. Some
windy night it will turn out differ
and with our deficient fire appa-
'atus We will see a goodly portion of our
own burned down. We have observed
hat in cases of fire heretofore more
:ood service has been done with buck
is than by the engines, and we sug-
,est that a bucket and ladder brigade be
It c organized. 1t need not in any
way interfere with the engine company,
md can be equipped at. a very small
'ost indeed, in comparison with its great
lsefulness.
DR.. I. S. Smith, of this city, assisted
y Drs. HALEY, Lewis and Bigger, of
lansas City, and in the presence o fquite
number of members of the medical
profession, of that place, last Thursday,
performed a surgical operation upon
eugene NJ. Ewing, for the purpose of
emoving the ball received by him in his
with L. A. Lane, in this city,
bout two years ago, and from which he
las suffered intense pain for nearly the
'ntire time, resulting in not only a great
Impairment of his general health, but
!lmost total blindness. The u was