Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-23

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minor questions. we shall devote more time
and space to literary, fashion, anu domes''c
To all our readers we WISH q
merry Chris mas, and 4 happy new year.
in peace, prosperity aud content
meut.
Personalities.
Hon. Jno. Z. sIrothsr, OF Saline. was in the
eity Monday.
A Wisconsin man la. 1SooIn- his own uncle
by marrying his neice.
Mr.. All. Brant, now Of Kansas City. WAS IN
the city during the week.
Mr.. Aldridgs Corder, of Wnverly, has return
cd from a trip to Colorado.
Miss Julia Smith returned Thursday evening
from = visit to her sister in Saline county.
Geo. /. Wasson. Eco, Of was IN
the city on business several days this week.
Peter Cooper says that Tilden was fairly cleo
ted, and ought to be peseably inaugurated.
Governor Hendricks Is visiting u brother. who
10 very Ill, at DELHI, Hamilton county. Ohio.
Mrs. Craig. of st. Joseph. formerly Miss Car
re Rylanu, OF this city, is visiting her relatives
here.
Captain Gordon, the African explorer. mas
embarked from Brindisi, on the way 10 his home
in England.
Miss NJ. Sue Smith, OF Marshal. saline county,
il visiting the family Of Mr.. ThOs. H.. Smith,
near this city.
Mes.rs. Garner and Black, attorneys from
Richmond were in attendance on our circui:
court this week.
Mr.. Delane. the EDITOR Of the London Times,
10 reported in u very precsrious state oil hesith'
and growing worse.
Mr.. Andrew DOMAIN, of st. Louis, has been
In tn, city for several days attending to q law
suit in the circuit court.
A Chicago livsry-man secures the patronage
orlovers by having the seats OF his vehicles made
rather small for two persons.
.'Dlck Lee." the earliest risel in Lafayette
county. and the hardest farmer to beat on work
on earth, dropped into our Office Monday and
gave US = chat.
We are panied to learn that Mr.. Thomas
Chestham, OF Sni-a-Bar township, who has had
several deaths in his family In the near past, is
himself quite i'll.
Mrs. Phillips, wife of Hon. Jno. +. Phillips,
10 visiting her relatives and friends at Indepen-
dencs Col. Phillips writes that the condition
Of South Carolina is simply deplorable
Mr.. Jno. W. King. paymaster OF the Mo. r.
4. R., was in the city yesterday. and gladdened
the bo,s s. hearts by the payment OF last months
wages. They all went to the show last night.
Judge 4. H. Norton, of the state supreme
court, was in town Wednesday,. and favored US
with q visit. He has two daughters at school
here, and called by to take them home for the
holidays.
- Representative Stephens, of Georgia, over his
own signature. say. the statement that he is ad-
vising \ "friendly acceptance by the peopls
Of the south, Of the Inauguration Of Hayes is ut
tsrly upfounded.
Mr.. Benjamin Vaughn, of Dover township,
sold, this week, two 5 months-old pigs to Frank
Campbell. which weighed l62 pounds each. and
next day paid his subscription to the Intclli.sn-
Ger for the year 1877.
Mr.. Alex. Berry who called on US Thursday
says that he had to wait two days 10 pay hi
taxes, but when he got his bill he had the salts,
faction OF finding that it was considerably lest
than II had been in past years.
We learn from the Independence Sentinel tina
Rev. w. Il. Mcfarland and his little son, who
were 20 severely burned at the parson age. ART
getting along finely, and We earnestly hope il
will not be many days before they are able to b.
cut.
Dir. John Catron, who has been absent on
six or seven months visit to California. returned
to his home near this city a few days since
AOu& oiLS uot sAt As sA
climate, he does not think that there is any plao
On the green earth ike old Lafayette.
Mr.. X. T.. Jesse. Of South Washington, WIN
called on Us Wednesday, reports everything
quiet i'll his neighborhood. aud n perfect dssrt
Of news in . section which ordinarily turnishe
US with q fund of items. However, they will b
along soon, 70 help out our Altar md ''Cra
die"
Henry Armstrong, Esq . one Of the old an
substantial citizsrs OF the southern part OF La
fayet;s county, called to see us Wednesday, las'
He was on his way to the Lone Star state on
Prospecting tour. He goes first to Dallas an
Fort Worth, and then he will sEirmish aroun
the country awhile and return homo.
Richmond Dispatch: Among the vetera
members OF the Virginia legislature. who al
psared in their seats yesterday. were e1-Go,
Lstcher and Hon. A. II. Ii. Stuart. Mr.. Stua
: 10 apparently in very good health. and Governt
Letch.r looks rs we'll As he has for wears II
rscuperxrion from his sevsre attack Of last VIII
ter 10 wonderful.
We had pleasant visits durin. the week iro
the following uamsi gentlemen: James \. Go
dan, of waverly; J. n. Armentront, F.. $ Ru
ton, Isasc Nea'e. of Dover township; in
W. Holman, Of Greenton; Sam'l Foster. w.
r Bss.is. Jno. e. Johnson. of Higsinsvill
:, J. r. Reavis. OF st. Louis; John Goodwin Al
james Lewis, OF Dover township.
, II is said that Col. Hiram N. Bledsue. OF ca
, county, will be + candidate Tor s.rgeant-st-arI
or the next house Every man, woman 81
, child in Lafayette will endorse him for snythil
he may ask. There is not u taller man moral
in the state than OH Hi, and few who arc
n tall physically. lie can overlook the conduct
members without tip-toring. Ii he seriouly d
sires the position he should have II by aii mean
We regret to learu from w. ID Chandler,
. Lexington township. that he, with his iamil
will leave for Texas about the LIST proSimo. II
. Chandler is one of these citizens whom we d
Ike to lose. He Coca from here TO forkws
i. where he will leave his family, while he goes
Runnsls county to locate lands. He is one
the brightest masons in Missouri, and will be
rare acquisition to the order in the state OF
adoption. May prosperity attend him.
We are indebted to the courtesy OF Maj. G.
E.inw alter, Of st. LOUIS, for Il conpl imenta
ticket to the third annual charity ball, given
:, that city on Weduesdaynight las, Tor The bent
4 ofths houssless and homeless. under the auspi'
Of The police department. The major was
gallant soldier, and is a big hearted. who
souled gentleman. who feel, Tor the sunrrings
his fellow beings III di-tress, and this i. not
, nrst time, by many that he has labored in the
terests of charity. We hope the ball wa,
success, and regret our inability 10 be prese
Major John y. Edwards. OF Dover, this cot
.. ty, who 10 engaged in writing a history OF
.'Gu-rillas of the West,'' returnsd. ! day
two slpce, from = trip to st Louis, where
went to make arrangements for the publicat
l. OF his book. 1t will contain about SIX hundl
pages and be profusely and graphically illust
~ ted. Major Edwards Is n iorcibie writer. {
n being inbusd with = large amount OF IDEAL
We look, in his new book, for Il VIVID picture
the wild life of the guerilla. Everybody '
read it.
Mr.. II. B. Hamilton, assigI,se OF the Lex
wv ton ami St. Louis railroad, Was in the city
CIV Thursday on business connected with the sal
"e the road, which will take place at the east II
~ door OF The courthouse, in the city OF 81. Lot
on ! thursday, March Let, Isl In answer to
~ question rs to whether the . was any pr~Sa
N ity OF the county,. ravins an, OF her intcres
the road, he replied thai Ut could see but
way, and that WAS TO buy II at and re-s-li Il
! the boudhUlicrs. ressrytrs sucl. !.r',poi lihn