Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-22
Rantist Concert and Festival.

SotwIthstunding the crowd. very good order
was maintained, there being but very little noise
made except by persons in trying to secure seats
Every one seemed anxious to see and hear al
that was said and done. and thu excellent rem.
d-Iing Of the entire programme amply repaid
iuem for their pains. We have u OF space to com.
meut sp the various pieces. but We can SAY thxl
We could and no fault with any of them. Th,
opening chorus. 1.-THE Wanderers Fareweli, ;
and the closing chorus. ''Gently Signs til.
Breeze" we thought. were exceedingly nne Ii
STORMS OF ArrLAUsk
are any Indication OF satisfaction on the part o1
the audience, then the audience WAS well pleas, 4
With each piece a vocal duet, by Misses En- q
Brasher and Bertha Gil senaLxuIn. brought dow Ia
the house. and they were compel,e ed to Irappear.
The heavy alto voice u Miss Greenabsuin WAS 4
surprise TO the audience. As she Is quite young.
The vocal trio, distant Chimes by Aissc,
hattie Hollis. Fannie salmon snd Mamie Wikon.
was aiso encored The Male Quarteue. Neasrs
Chiles, Conner. Smith aud Thomas. We're com
PEELED to issppesr. which they did with grei I
THE PROGRAMME
. insisted Of eleven pieces OF vocal and !nstru-
m:ntaI music. and they were all Well rendered
b II had the concert been kept up till morning.
{ Ie lime would not have been Long enough to
display the musical culture oil this school. -
there are now eighty pupils enrolled in that de
partnent. Prof Fleet has great cause 10 ieel
proud of his school, and the young ladies can
cDnxratulat. themselves on their ability TO give y
urst-clAsa tlleTthlnII tnt. Every CITIZEN Of our
county Is proud Of our schools. and the Baptist
College il. the largest ant! oldest school ia the
cJunty. At the close oI the concert The crowd
unanimously adjourned TO the
DINING ROOM.
where an elegant supper had been prepared
T Ie room presented a very pretty sight. the walls
being nearly covered with line, large pictures
aId notices.. with wreuths and eyerSreens aud
pleasure or those present. and 10 the greater sue
cess Of the festival, was the lack vi room. 1t
Was siInost impossible to get from one part OF
the room to another Seer the entrace to tho
dining-roOn stood the
rosT-orYICx.
where many young hearts were made happy
by the receipt Of the daintirst and sweetest low.
letters that ever made N person crazy. The OF.
WikoH and Sailie Herndon, nnd We only wish
that our postoGcest throughout the country were
in the hands OF a. fair and obiigiDG c!hcrrs Near
the pOst-Ofico WAS ths
LEMONADE FOUNTAIN,
where the crowd could slaks their thirst
with this refreshing drink. Mr.. Vim. l.. Sed-
dos manufactured and sold 1t. and We gave him
credit for serving u better article than 10 usual
on such OCCASIONS. Next We came to the
ART 8ALLKRI.
which Was under the care OF Misses Susie wad
dell, Mamie Wikor. Matte Lyme and Addie
Wiiiiams. These young ladies had Nh array of
me statuary and paintings. and made . good
show. They only lacked y good do"r-ksrper.
such as capt. Conner would have made-so,ne-
body TO explain the great worth OF the r,hibi-
ton. Many persons took q peep In the gallery.
and We're welt satisfied. Next was the
FISH rOSp,
where the little boys and girls seemed to enjoy
themselves. Ii Was kept by Misses Nora uab-
bert. Helen Greene, Emma Brashcr and Nellie
hook into The pond. but such wonderful hsh as
were caught, were well worth that sum. We
saw the children haul out dolls. bottles OF ink.
eoIes of candy. oranges, &c. In the northeast
corner Of the room stool
HaFRnsHAxST TAgLg NO. /,
under the supervision OF Misses Matte Clay,
Ellie Lyme, Kate Gordon and Kate Hawkins.
They dealt in ice cream. sherbsri. cakss. dc-
nnr. large cakes, with bouquets Of real flowers
Intersp-rsed along ihsIn. There WAS An arch
OF "vergreens from one end OF the table to the
other, and the issr walls we've hung with pct
urss. In the southeast corner of the room WAS
REEREsHhKsT TABLE NO. =.
presided over by Misses Fannie Royle. Leila
DarDAll. Matte Walker ami Fannie >hUt~ell.
THIS WAS alss y beautiful table, with y very
tempting display of Ins. larg. cskes. II, like
!, had the green arch. flowers. &c. and
dealt in refreshments Sr1tcsine the
FANCY WORK TABLE,
under the care OF Masses Anna Goldsbsrry, Ella
Lottle Livingston. This table presented AN at
apps arYnce, especially TO the ladies.
There were on IT tpecimens OF IN. workmanship
and taste OF nearly all the school girls; also =
large bouquet OF pretty. real flowers, and IN
Iu INJURED articles for which We knew no names.
Tue COFFEE T+BLk
came next. and WAS attended by Misses Matte
Carmichael, Matte McFsuin, SAME smith and
Flora Albright. The coffee WIS. OF course. cA-
but 1t Was worth more TO LOOK al the
walters tbsn TO drink coffee
TIE OYSTER TABLE
IS last. but not least. in our estimation. and.
rom the way II was crowded, we think many
"thei ) Appreciated : dish Of oysters lhis table
attended by Misses Fannie Salmon, Ciura
.hinn MitIe sparks and Fannie kelly AT
about IL O'Clock The crowd
ADJOURNED,
having spent o very pleasant evening The total
vi the entertainment amounted 10 Slo. Is.
l ms Is u very rieditablr sum, sil things consid-
eIei, and Il school has the Satisfaction OF haVing
To the pleasures Oh our cltIZ,nr
v hlie raising ibis sum even Tor SO creditable an
object.
There VIII be u festival at the old reslden,s
OF n. {. Ewing, Esq dive miles south OF
on Friday night. December 18Th;
10 he deSOlsd to building u church
IN that neighborhood. Admittsuce, only -
tents. What 1t viii cost to get out, once In,
may be recE 0ned up Oh that proserblally
next morning." by each gentle
man, and it Will not he n little either, for the
ladies' in that neck OF woods are the most
hSCiilAtiIS auu HSIsuaslNe OH tATlu. Inc
gentlemen should 20 we'll provided with
currency to meet all demands. as ANY beau
who refuses to pay fun prices for every
offered. or who falls TO buy every time
he Is asked is TO he r.ad out Of the society
he .likr, best for three months. BY the
way. AZ his best friends may not know who
n. T.. Ewing l., We Will mention him by the
mara Familiar am Of .IIn,l- - ,,,r
where he got the name we cannot ims.iue,
A. 1t rhymes with neither u. or G. Jack
Ewing, then. whose hospltabls heart is large
enough to tsks In all OF old Lafayette's fair
m.ids and dashink cavaliers will be glad TO
See everybody. and sfter the lroiic all those
W rho attended Will 10 glad that they went to
see him.
City Book Store are NOT only good merchants
but clever gentlemen. A few days sgo
they recei,sd = very luIge invoice OF Aiken.
Lambert i Cos, celebrated gold pens. and
no doubt to smooth as much as pos
sibIs the hard isbsr OF ye editor man, Ar.
sent for him sud spreading out the
collection bads him take bis choice.
sS~ASe 800 sSe wa 49,
magnificent. large pens, and selected = me.
dunn size, ont. which Is Is perfect IN elss-
ticity and fneness Of point rs we have ever
seen. We have frequently heard OF the
Aiken pen A. ono OF tho very best in the
but were surprised to find 1t 90
good. Now that we have one Ne scarcely
know how We could get along Without it,and
~ 1t 10 our Christmas gift we do not know
what We eau do better In return for its Kind
presentation than to recommend our friends
II we put GU y few airs In the next week
or two the unusual exhibition must be Be.
down to tbs fact that the transition from
= scratching steel nib to 4 free running gold
p Ell kind o runs away with US.
Several young men made hOodlums Of
last Saturday night, and were
sfterwsri heavily fined by the recorder.
Their names should be published, but with
the hope that they may not permit pine top
to mingle with their young blood
10 no sense in breaking lamps and making
night hidsuus with Bacchsualian revels on
the streets.
MIR. Dsmuth says In his notice of our grand
In tue Sedalia Time.:-.'Lexington
IS the place par excellence, IN Central Mis-
souri,. for musical culture" thanks. Iu
return We cheerfuliy say that Ssdslia Is In
the best climate on earth TO develop talent
for negro mlnstrslsy. and preaching patent