Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-06
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City council meets Monday night.
Lard! Lard! Wanted by John
Hickam. may6-1t.
Remember the democratic wal
meetings tonight.
Call and get Landreth's Rural Registe
at j. A.. Quarles 6 Cos.
There is about enough rock in the ca
aboose to macadamize another squar
Twenty yards of Sprague's or Mer
mack calico for 81. at Conkling & Beee
ing's.
Calico, 5 cents per yard, at Kriehn
Wilker's; former price, 81 and l
cents. may6-2t.
The "Old Mems Club" will meet q
the residence of Mr.. Wash johnson O.
Saturday May 18th.
Everybody in town should attend tn
lecture at the courthouse mex Thursda;
evening. Admission free.
Remember, we have marked all on
goods down 20 per cent. less than the,
were a week ago. Conkling & Bleeding
The wall on North street, nea thu
residence OF Harvey McPheters. IS re
ported dangerous by the city engineer
Lightning struck a tree in the yard o.
MI. LOOMS last Saturday night. The
folks in the neighborhood were consider
ably scared at the report of thunder
which followed.
Go to Sommervill's if you want fine
syrups. He has the genuine maple syrup,
sugar loaf drips, and all other kinds Of
syrups of the best quality.
This week we received q large lot OF
parasols and fans from New York. They
will be cheaper than any other goods of
the kind in the city, Conkling & Beed-
ing.
Jim Gates tried to whip his wife last
Monday, but those who witnessed tho
fight say that he did not succeed. She
was stout and plucky, and not to be
easily subdued.
1t appears that Sedalia is cursed with
visitation of tramps, who steal every
thing they can lay their hands on. There
were only eve up before tho recorder
on last Saturday.
MIR. Jos. B. Silver has, at his own ex-
pense, raised the man-hole at the fill on
Pine street. He wishes to use the water
that will accumulate there, if it ever
rains, to sprinkle the streets.
The county board of equalization
made a net raise in the assessment Of
personal property of the county of $685.
600. This will make = difference in the
revenue of the county of $4,672.
Maj. Wright, an accomplished gentle
man and fine speaker, will, by request,
deliver a lecture in this city on next
Thursday evening, without charge, and
our citizens should return his kindness
and courtesy by filling the courthouse to
overlooking. Subject, George D. Prem
tiss. +
Kriehn & Wilker. the popular Frank
lin street dry goods merchants, don't
make a big blow about what they are
going to do for the people, but a call on
them will convince you that they have
the prettiest and cheapest lot of goods in
town. may6-st.
The examination at the Third Ward
school will commence on Tuesday. Nav
9, and close on Friday, May 12. Tues
day. examination in Swinton's Languag
Lessons and Primer; Wednesday, Geog-
raphy and U. S. History; Thursday,
Friday morning, Reading
aud spelling; Friday afternoon, Miscel.
laneous exercises. The patrons and
friends of the school are cordially invi-
ted. NJ. M. Mcdowell, Principal. |,
The Register thinks that the democrats
the Irish in making the city
ticket. In the person OF Mr.. Thomas
the Irish have a representative ,
Of whom they may be proud. He is a
poor man, it is true, which may subject
him to be carlcatured by that paper as :
having an empty pocket-book, but he is
IN honest man, who, coming into this
community without a dollar, has sue
,eeded in maintaining his family, and
making for himself a good name. He /,
S in every way competent for the posi- 4,
ion for which he has been named.
rishmen, do not forget him on election
!
A beautiful line of striped and checked >
in white and cream shades, at L
'onkling & Beeding's. Il
Maj. James H. Wright, OF Carrellton, d
las kindly consented to deliver his "a q
nous lecture on George D. Prentiss, at =
he courthouse, in our city, on the eve .
ing of Thursday, May 18th. We have a
card this lecture very highly spoken OF
y such gentlemen as Col. Jno. B. Hale, L
apt. W. NJ. Eads, Capt. Turner, and $
theirs, and hope that our people will .
i've the gentleman a good audience. >
he lecture will be free, and the schools "
hould turn out in force, as the youngn
eople will not o have another CD q
ortunity of hearing u chaste and elo- u
uent discourse on this ever-fresh and p
lteresting theme. D.
Calico, 5 cents per yard. at Kriehn q
Wilker's; former price, 81 and 10 u
ents. mav6.ot II
We are informed that one Of the pro- Ct
rietors OF the Register said, after the
'cond ward meeting, on last Saturday d,
ight, that his paper was opposed to
aving a city convention, and would not ht
lpport the nominees if it was held. th
his covers several points. If conven- &C
is held, some of the favoritss of that IA
stitution might fail of nomination, and to
would be almost an imperative ne in
ssity to place n or more celored I'll
on the ticket; as the places re- al ",
ady parceled out to white men. this in
'uld not be accomplished without kick :"
g up a row. The colored brother is TT
'od enough to vote the republican at
'ket, but not good enough to r~eceive We
publican support for Office. 81
Look at those beautiful ready-made III;