Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-24
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Of ;he latest styles, cheap. at koyle X New
10. Hook has receive l., during the last 'eV
days. two car loads Of agricultural i'm .le
menis
Rev. Walter l.. Robinson VIII preach u
the Baptist church. in .hi, cit.. to-morrov
morning.
have Needles for all sewing ma hime.
Every one warranted. and best 4uaIiiy q
Machine OIL. Chss. ii. RoyIe. 2l-lm
Bonnell K Lee are the agents for the sal
OF the Singer Sewing itliine and the cel-
brated E>tey Organ.
The Lexington Coal Company l. supply
ing The Missouri Pacific railroad with J CA
loads OF coal per day.
Carpets. new aud beautiful. Patterns a
ConklIng < Beedins'>. They have just To
cei'ed their spring stock.
The Missouri Pacific railroad pile driver
came 10 this point Thursday to help repair
the road At the coal chute. near town.
Read advertisement of sale OF household
furniture and Cartilage at Dr.. burhridge's
on Thursday. April 5!h, in another column
Mr.. Lewis Day. OF Wellington, sod, Ar,
has been shipping through This place thi'
"cch ~ lutliltpbllN, 10 MI. j, ID New
come. ~ ear loads OF wheat.
have just received one OF the handscIue.
lines OF Wal Paper ever offered IN lrxIus
ton. Call and see It before you purchase
Cannot be uuiersold. ChaS. II. koy!e. III
Is. THOMAS G.. lOrSH. l>...
Monday. April End, the Centennial will nav,
a Grand Opening. We invite all 10 come,
~ wa will IpIs Al, Itr a. 10th.
In making up 4 train At 1.-THE Narrow Gauge
depot, last Thursday, = baggage ear Was
pushed OF the euI OF the switch. into Il
pretty deep fall In the emhAnkment IL The
river. No one was hurt, and the car was
not much damaged.
Jn0. L. Young made / trip 10 thc Missouri
Pacific railroad depot the other day with hi
fnur lnr-- 'hu- and a driver. and rrtlrnr,
WIKI Uut >DItu, passenger-a lady. White
Illuminating Oh inst how far thst twenty-five
cents would <" toward he'raying the ~
penscs of Wear and tear. horse feed and
drivers wage, the lady spoke up ami said
"lt YOU did not cAlrse so much, Sir, you
would have more pt--engers.' john made
avery polite answer hut the way he thought
cu.s words while thinking OF that twenty
live e. MT trip. was n caution. a',i lie told the
boy, when i- got down town that he intend
ed running a hack hereafter. ~ people failed
TO appreciated i. efforts 10 furnish them with
frSt-cl,s- transportation.
Mr., Charles II. Royle. Il popular young
bookseller. returned home Monday eNeuiI .
lH.' fr"m hi trip east, He la. purchased IA
very large stock Of books. static! cry. WIN
dow shades. heap and expensive wall pa
pers, p~ortmhr.ies. memorandum books.
sewing mtciiine oil and needles. and q hun
drsd fancy notions In hIs line which we can
not call u mind. HIS little store i ta-t, full
iy arranged, AMI Charley II always polite
and attentive 10 hi, customers. Even If you
desire 10 make no purchases. yuu eau spent
a pleasant half h0ur looking At his new
books While absent he purchased. for the
Baptist sunday school. al this city, 4 libra
~ of two hundred and forty y"iume..in ;uc
judgment.
The suit ni Lafayette county vs.. lanes
O'Gornan, winch hrs been peuilu. fut -es-
ersI wears. in thi- and u i;,v county. WIS
decided by judge Dunn in The Ray circuit
court, on saturday last, in favor OF Tie coHn-
~. The case was in the nature Of I -uii in
equity 10 set aside certain or'!-r, made uk the
county court ct Lafayette county, on Jauu-
ary 18th, Is: February It'll. Is: and MAY
l.rh, 1874: purpnrting t" show that 0't.or-
man IS county court cierl. had not received
from the fees and emOiun:nts of his office.
any greater amount than the law allowed
him to retain for himself. his deputies and
assistants. In orders We're charged to have
been obtained by fraud and fraudulent rep
re>entatIon. andy decelving ami mi>leading
the court without pre- sentlng any detailc'!
statement of the fees AZ required by Ian.
After hearing The proofs AMI argument %!
counsel, the learned Judge. with that char.c-
~teri.tiC clearue,, Of perception Of Iegal and
equitable principles for which he ! crie-
brated, in a brief. but emphatic opinion. ap-
piled the law to thu iacts u the case. amt
granted the PRAYER Of the petition Uy sci
ling aside and vacatiug sal! orders. Inc
next t!lng iu order, We >uppo.e Will be- 20
sue On Mr.. O'GorInln', bOnd MessT>.
Wallace & Chile. appeared as attorneys, for
the county, and M-.-rs. Walker & tIell. \.
+. Alexander aud Garner and Son, for the
defendant cGoTman.
on TUESDAY, March 18th, an individual
calling himself q. II. Nettirt0n, came TO t.r
City Hot-l, In this city. and ait-rre1i,lcring.
wa. assigned A room By Mr.. Tho.. Johnson.
the polite proprietor, who attend, the office.
''NettletOn" represented himself to be a
Nirginlan, TO have been III the Confederate
army, e.. He soon struck out to tind Viz
siiIans 20 make acquaintance "f, ana lii.
first one he ran into was 81. Adam ouuc.
and during his stay heIa Er-quemted his
store. He did not state what business had
brought him to Lexington. TN last Mon
day morning. thinking probably that Mr..
Johnson would present his bill that day, he
mentioned that he would leave that evening
on the North Missouri railroad. Sometime
during the day he Went up To his room. got
ills grip sack, and silently stole away, for
getting TO leave with Johnson Sl2 ~ Is a
remembrance Of his visit. 1t IS supposed
that he left on the afternoon train OF the
Narrow Gauge railroad, and 1t would be-
well for the Kansas City papers to give him
| a free puff. AZ he is no doubt within reach OF
their benign influence. He is All indirihuaI
about six fretin height. about iifty-fvr year,
old, with heavy irnn-gray whi>kers, once
black, wore quite good black clothes, affect,
ed spectaCles aud general responsibility oil
appearance. and Iva very good conversations.
alist. though, like rom. Pepper, WI" wa'
kicked out of he'll for wing. he /, given 10
towering lights Of fancy.
We haN- received tn. advance sheets oil
Major John \. Edwards new boob, 'NOteu
| GuerilIas, or the W%arfare on the i.nr.!er "
This book is II history of Tho lives and ad
Senturrs o! Qusntrell. Bal Anderson, Ge"rg.
Todd. DaIr Poole, Fletcher Taylor, frylnI
Long. Oil Sheperd, Arch Clements, John
Maupin. Tuck and WOot Hill, WIN. Gregg
Thomas Maupiu, the James brothers, Tbs
Younger brothers, Arthur M.C"y, an,
numerous other w~cll-knowu gurTIilas Oi thc
west. An account of these men. written ~
would he interesting. but when. over irt
daring acts, wild freak, aud fanrle- aut
romantic adventures of these darr-teyi
riders of the prairie i thrown the glam"uI
OF such poetic feelings ~ VI ,Jor !warL'
always displays in his writing. the book
becomes fascinating We raI.rot. In tn"
space which We ran here devote to ihi,
book, do 1t justice: but we may say thai