Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-11
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SHORTS.

All aboard for Salt River.
Blessed are the poor in spirit.
The wheat crop is looking well.
The weather continues splendid.
Its rather cool for gate swinging.
Business is still brisk with our merchants
The days still continue to grow "beau
tifully less"
Bsckbones, spare-ribs and saussges vii
soon be ripe.
The hog cholera still continues its ravage:
throughout the county.
Davis & Alstadt VIII sell you mems boot
all sizes, for 50 per pair. sepso-3m
We are afraid we shall not be as Thankful
as we ought on the 3eth.
If you want q bargain in Kid Gloves, &c
to McCausland & Bedford. septl6-tf
For rent-a desirable residence on Mali
street. Apply to Jno. D.. New. ocl4.tf
Hickory nuts nave sold as low as 60 cent!
per bushel during the past week.
Miss Sallie Williams, of st. Joseph, Ii
visiting at DIR. J. F. Atkinson's, near town
II you want a Piano, Organ or Singer
Sewing Machine. write to VIM. Bird. Lex
inpton. Mo. nov20-tf
After this issue we will try to give GU
friends something else besides politics fol
their perusal.
Read Young. Rathell Il Co.'S advertise
ment and note the low prices they are offer
ing goods at.
Now that the election is over, let by
cones be by-gones, and let us all be friends
until the next election.
the lumber business is exceeding ly brisk
and all the carpenters are crowded with
work, both in city and county.
Get a pair of Alexander Kid Gloves for
go cents-not soiled, at Young, Rathell &
Co.'S Centennial Store.
Miss Lena Patterson, of st. Joseph, q
graduate last year of Central Female Col
Iege, is visiting the family Of W. F. her-
dolt.
For Sale-A good usefully arranged Office
or library desk at a bargain. Apply to DO
siah A. Bennett or c.. Ben. Russell, City
Hotel. oet2S-2t
There was a colorcd baptising In the river
at the leyee last Sunday evening. Quite
a large crowd of colored people was in
attendance.
PURE CIDER VINEGAR
In TOW CAN BE FOUND At
octss-tf BAEHR'S CAVE.
Davis & Al,stadt have the most complete STOCK
of boots. shoes and hats ever brought to TINS
market. Give them a call ,and save your money,
for they .UiH not be undersold. sep3O-3m
Mr.. Josiah Bennett, for the past Six
months the Lexington correspondent Of the
Kansas City Times, has returned to that
city to engage in merchandising.
Let others talk and blow as they WILL,
Davis & Allstadt will remain here still;
And, as for being undersold, there. is no such
word for them; they have goods at your own
prices. sepao-sm
Cyrus Lamborn returned from the Black
Hills last Friday. He says there is old
there, but mighty hard to get hold Of. He
looks hrst rate and "~roughing" 1t seems to
agree with him.
James Bell and Miss Jamie Washington,
colored, were united in marriage, Novem-
Der 9th, at the A. NJ. E. church, by Kew.
James Madison. Attendants John Nor
gan and Miss Bette Langhorn.
We are selling dry goods hat are famous
for their good qualities and low prices, and
aim to be ahead of all competitor in keeping
the largest assortment and making the low
est prices, at Young, Rathell Il Co.'S Cen
tennial Store.
Our fellow citizen who has been bowling
all summer, stLeave that door open"' has
changed his tune. and now sings In the
psssest tones: sWhy the ID don you
shut that door p'-the same old song with a
slight variation.
Mr.. Joseph G.. McClelland. died at the
residence of his brother, Col. NJ. v. l..
McClelIand, near Wellington, on Tuesday
night. He was buried at Mt. Olivet ceme-
terry, near Wellington, on Thursday. His
age was 81 years.
The Catholics Of this city expect to have
q festival sometime during the Christmas
holidays, for the purpose of raising funds to
help defray the expenses of rebuilding their
church, which they have determined to a X
down, the architect and others having de-
clared 1t unsafe.
The coIored Methodist church of this city
received a donation of 5000 from their Board
of Church Extension, one day last week.
The donation was q surprise to the congre-
cation, and was very acceptable. as the
church was in debt. They can now pay OF
nearly all of their Indebtedness.
Sometime ago we were promised a change
of time on the Narrow Gauge in favor of
: this city. The change has not been made.
and the merchants and those living along
= the line are dissatisfied. Our city furnishes
, the road more than half of its business, and
our interests should be regarded.
While the Fanny Lewis was at the Wei.
lington landing, on Tuesday morning, a
negro boy about Is years old, named JEFF.
fell into the river and was drowned. His
body has not been recovered. He was sub
supposed a 1T coming on caused him to fall
into the water.
People want to know why Davis & Allstadt
sell boots. shoes and hats cheaper than any other
house. By buying for cash, of manufacturers
and discounting their bills. sep30-3m
We hope the democrats in this city un.
derstand by this time that the buying a few
white and colored republican votes does moi
parchase all.-[Register.
The above contemplate squib is worthy
of its author. 1t Is a SANDER on his own
political household as well as the "Demo-
Gratis in this city,"
The most uneasy set of men ever seer
Was 10 DC iOuuu Ou JUL SIECcIS all udy
Wednesday and Thursday. The republi-
cans and democrats were each afraid that
the other had won the victory. Both sides
wanted to hurrah. but were afraid. Some
young men were nearly choked by sup
pre- ssing their joy.
The weather went back on US last week
Friday evening was Upright and beauti
full but shortly after dark the clouds be
gan to gather dark and thick in the western
horizon, and before 8 O'Clock 1t was again
raining heavily. We shall hereafter write
our weather article just as we 60 to press
or defer it until the next week.
II you want a carpet now is your time t.
buy, fof we are putting ours at cost to qul
the business. McCAUsLAND & BEDFORD.
. Fanny Drury, a courtesan we'll known ir
; : this city, now living in Brownsville, Thurs
:, day enticed a young and innocent girl from
: her home in Sedalia for the purpose o
a prostitution. but fortunately the mother
r found out Fanny's true character In tim,
4 and the girl was rescued ere it was too late
Z Is there no punishment for such hyenas il
: human shape?
The Lexington colored band No. 2 wa!
/ out all day Tuesday playing In the interest
2 It DIR. Fulkerson. They play remarkably
the democrats did not relish.-[Register.
Yes, that and Pharez Hsmmond's eloquent
speeches about Lesueur's democracy mus