Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-16

The bridge about half /, mile from the riN-
or, which was swept away lay the late Hood,
has been repaired, and the b"htais train no"
come. down to tue North Lexington depot
a. usual.
There i. very cordial invitation to 'asents'
no.,.,, nm the CLERKS Office door. Agents
h,vo bscr thIrL around there lately, and We
hope they won't forget III" boys at The
clerks Office.
Kansas CITY hal a taste OF opera last week,
from the Caroline l;iciiinS, troupe. Lextng-
! ton was represented IN the audience, and had
our Academy Of Music been hni'i. We could
have had the troupe here.
II is impossible for wagons to get 10 to"
river from the Ray county side. Ihc wagon
road j., two or three feet under water. III
places, ami for nearly a mile the Who'll" bot
tim l. covered with water.
Mary otherwise intelligent people think
IL does not pay to ADVERTISE but the "reat
kroLuk Mercantile college was buiit up 10y
newspaper ADVERTISING. 1t has become "A
mammoth institution, with students attend
iug from all parts. of tn. United States.
Never before has Lexington been so well
and cteaply supplied with strawberries az
lUi~ 'tNtla4 " 49,
butchtrsreceiye them daily by express from
II. Louis. large, red, luscious fellows. We
hope they viii follow suit with ra>pherries,
~ they come IN.
The uuly prize given in the public high
school, this year. WAS carried on by Mass
Brilc Alien, she having received the great
est humber OF head marks In the spelling
cia-.. The honor was sharply contested 10y
several. the foremost at whom WAS Mi's
LYDIA Nichols. daughter OF James Nichols.
RI We acknowledge the receipt of acopy of
the aLdres. drlvere,! by Hon. J. y. >mlthre
before the Arkansas Press Association. al
the tiftn annual meeting, at Fort smith ,junr
Il. lo..., for which the author will please ac-
cept thanks. It contains II blIei history OF
each paper yer published IN thai stale.
Tnu commencement exercises OF Contra
College. AT Lexington, have Just taken place
and the r. suit u that Miss Saille >I"sh'
daughter oi Or. A. b. sloan, o! thi. city. wa
: snarded the elegant eiucutlon m-daI. beside
acuuittins herself with distinguished honor
IN other dspartment-.-ik Il. G journal o
= Commerce.
We acknowledge the recciptNt the ''annu
~ al catalogue and announcement vi Contra
. Female College, Lexington, Mo-, under th'
auspices OF the NJ. T.. church, south, in thu
= STATE OF Missouri. for ls,,-Is," printed ! At tn
, Advocate Publishing House, ST. Louis. Al
4 so the "Catal0gue of the officers and student
of the Baptist Female College. located IL
lexington. Mo-. session lS.G-..' printed b,
Ramsey, Miilet X Hudson. Kansas City
They are both neat Jobs. and contain niue
valuable Information for those c~ontemplstin
sending their daughters or wards t" boar
* iug school during the ensuing Year.
Acrszel sow created considerable excite
NJ msnI on Thursday morning about the publ!
square. 10y attacking and pursuing ladi'
:. and children passing along the street.
ev number of gentlemen cam" l" II" rescue. II
cIudin. he II y all this county official, and IL
p0lIre. Among others who turned out. W:
%. a prominent M mh"r of the >port>nen
Va cub, aud lately III" leather meiallst OF tn
pr institution. VIII" came upon the scene wi
=, h. brcrcA-!uAIer. Aft,r an exciting cha>
no the hog Wa, brought down by a shot fro
III 10. Tit. The animal was the property OF
- old black woman, and, sad 10 say. was Il
,r- poor even for soap grease.
tn Thsre has been 4 break on The Il. [.
ia, road between Kansas City and L. n l.. Jur
tou. and another between CaTrOllton al
a. Dewitt. At the latter place q mile or ~
en- OF the roadway is under water, and 1t Is II
,.r possible to tell how muc, the track ], ia
:, aged. The officers OF the road think that :
hours Will he sufficient time to repair I
-, track, and they expected to run a ira
IN through tonight. Nothing can be done
tt,, Xr,tp -...y,,S and llru they NAV II
-. more extensive damage than they anti'ipn
hin For thu past few days passengers have be
.,.. transferred from Dewitt to 'urrollton
Io,i wagons. II the river continues to tall,
,.i NAV expect trains TO run through a. us
.,s by Monday or Tuesday. II ANY one conte
ION plate trio to -. Louis OF Kansas CITY
advise them L" avoid that road iur the II,
four OF hive days.
49,, A. has heretofore been announced IN
.,.,i Intell:genc.r. the Catholics 81 Lexington b
vicinity will celebrate the ith OF July b.
~. grand picnic at Grahan'> Grove, one II
Lut ,nLth ct thi- city. For several year, 1t
80, been their custom TO thus honor the hlr
, f.y Of our republic. AMI upon each occas'o
a., = .-ant aud profitable day has been spent
nan those in Attendance. AS sat other times,
an, best OF everything IN the WAY OF refT'
rn. u!ents viii be bountitutlH provided. at
prices. Prominent speakers viii be in
t.ndance. ami harmless sports AMI am
+. mentS wiil be provided TOR All. A cor
,,,u invitation IL extended to every body. I
trlbutiuu- Of eataDies Will not be soiIcl
but any voluntary offerings viii h- thanh
la, ~ received by the manager. we hol'
see a full attendance. aud 10 know TINT
poor but worthy ptrish has been able t'
"' alize = sufficient amount To accomplish
object they have III view.