Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-15

The Narrow Gauge generally las at least
one representative In Hills cooler, onBroad.
way.
TO be candid" something else than the
truth, ''preponderantIy predominatsd" in
the last issue of the Register.
l.. :. HiXon was the successful bidder for
the second ward scales, last Tuesday night.
lie gives the city III per cent. of the receipts.
The uniform of the TiIden and Hendricks
club, now organized for business In this
city, is blue fiannel fatigue caps and blue
Oil-cloth capes.
LII you have daughters to educate, read the
double column announcement of Central Fe-
male College, OH the first page. You cannot
find a better school.
Regular quarterly communion at the Old
School Presbyterian church to morrOw morn
ing at IL O'Clock. Preparatory services at
the church this morning ut the same hour.
Jack Smith, the next attorney general Of
Missouri, paid our city a flying visit last
Thursday. "Jack' was educated at Ma
sonic College and met many old friends,
who extended to him a hearty welcome.
Messrs. Lennon and Merryfeld, the con-
ductOrs upon the Lexington & St. Louis
railroad, are not among those lately dis
charged. although their names appear in the
list given In the st. Louis Republican.
Benz. Simmons has the contract for fur
nishing the city calaboose with rock Until
next July. The price to be paid Is 81 30
per perch. A. Mott will continue to haul
them out at the old price Of 40 cents per
perch.
The city marshal, collector and engineer
will hereafter use the lower room OF the en-
CINE house. on Laurel street, for Offices. A
good arrangement. The city register should
also be required to move in. There ia plenty
of room for all.
Col. Donan, formerly of the Caucasian,
has become managing editor OF the Raleigh,
North Carolina, Sentinel. That paper has
lately been purchased by q company who
have put enough money in it to make it the
leading democratic journal of the South
Atlantic states.
Another effort has been made to break up
the echo in the Christian church. A great
many wires have been stretched across the
room, and they have done some good, but it
is still difficult to understand the whole Of .
discourse. This Isl great annoy ancs to
both the speaker and the listener.
Everybody and his wife and babies turned
Out last Monday night to witness the torch
light procession and participate in the ratif-
cation meeting. Never were such crowds
seen upon the streets of Lexington, and the
universal remark that ''this Is the biggest
thing ever gotten up in lexington" was
conceded by all.
Central College is being painted, repaired
and generally overhauled in anticipation Of
q larger number of students this fall than
usual. We are pleased to hear that the pres
poets are fatterlng for q full school. Tho
building is large, and will accommodate .
great many. and we hope to see 1t sschock
fulr' this fall.
The various Sunday Schools of the city are
requested, by the Christian Sunday School.
to meet with them at the Christian church,
tomorrow afternoon lat halC-past two O'Clock,
Tor social singing. All who are Interested in
singing are cordially invited to be present.
frof. L. ID. b. Cotton will conduct the exer-
cises. u. NJ. Catron, supt. c.. S. S.
We can't see the propriety of employing
a band, composed exclusively Of rep ubli-
cans, to play at a democratic ratification
meeting, while we have in our midst another
band, composed entirely Of democrats, which
can be procured at the same price. We
therefore thInk the Tilden-Hendrfcks club
did perfectly right in employing the junior
band last Monday evening, the Register to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Geo. l. Hays, chairman democratic GEN.
tral committee" is entirely behind the
times. Since the formation Of the new SEN
atorial district, composed of the counties of
Lafayette and Johnson, the democratic com
mittees of those counties have agreed upon
tue time, place and ratio of representation for
the new district; the delegates nave been
elected, and the convention will meet in this
city on Tuesday, the 1st day of August.
However,, we publish his call in another
column, to which attention is directed,
Castor1a ls certain to operate. It does not
nauseate or grippe like Castor Oil, but is pleasant
10 take, dlgests the food, regulates the bowels,
cures wind collie, eXpcls worms, and causes
natural sleep. 1t is equally adapted to adults
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