Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-22
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
CIcsriaui. Niagara Fails. &c. &c.

80,
Ei''"'' '''''"h'' t"s'
'''' >olle o' our many 'ea"e'' "',
desire 10 Ano" something "i the tf'p VI
TIE , knights AMI their friends /"
tlrve.and,p Ohio. 10 attend the lrIrnn!a!
convention al knights IemP!ar' when
convened N tina beautiful city OF 'he
lakes, on the 18th uitlm". hence l 20.
down 4 tew hastily written iao's All"
incidents "ttiIe trip:
THE DEPARTURE.
On TINT rainy Saturday,, the 18th OF
AUGUST last. the fol owing named Sir
ku;ghrs OF pcAlolav Commandery. No.
8. Lrxinrtcn Missouri. Sir ku Ehts j.
I I!aS~cI. Ethan Alien. II. W. Winsor.
W.D Rauk.n.C E Ballard. IL /. Banks
dale. Rohr., Taubmar. Benj. Marshall.
Henry F.ynt and II { Wallace. accom-,
panied by Mrs Marshall. Mrs. Taabman.
Alr~. Ballard, Miss Annette Win,ur. Mss
Nellie Alien. Miss Lulu Hasse.i. Mis-,
Fannie Cn-atham. Master Lee Wallace.
). c H.edso,, Charles Morris,n and
II .J,a Para q ioytu. AMI hap-
uy ,.,rapany commenced their Journey
h. w,y o., tho " X e Il \ "
Narrow l,auo4) railway, mid VARYING
sunshine and showers. over pleasant
p-t,r.as and throuch green woodlands
anil .-r.,:lr VILLAGES r,ach;nu Kansas
c., about ,fy,. o'clock p m. where.
ba;nr inlneI by other Sir knights. |
a.,er ! ran;d transfer. 4 rush to engage
rt..r. and .,mn sh4ro expr-.,lnn>
Of .>anr.iarmeat and criticism At the
ARRANGEMENTS or rather want OF al
~rlugenau.s mad. and failed to he made
B., ,.- a.-.t %. the &. +. OR K. Co..
....,rt.ur L, agreement. Tor through
p..,m.g ~,..n..., cars, Cleveland and
t,,. Ne h.,~,f,.l rh. t,,in ,, .r.s.,,
o,tI In, named by WAY OF
t.- I. ! - Hoe railroad 70 ,,YjDcy |
I.i...- and -..r found ourselves oar-I
ca.leI IL, +. ,,r seats m animated
.,,I ,rT.4.rr crawl ht.fnr eastward |
- .- T-s.lFl rsgfH t.NuFan TIf,ttr Ink tho nIIlf |
nt -.. '~n.nn,,.jva tho rl,nr.r of car |
w-,.,- aud nia,s,,, ,uva, ..,;,n pntii |
.,-5.-i.I Tx the bu-rv and excitement OF
f.n I4v. We Welded to welcome sleep.
dr4s.luc %, the loved enc, Lett behind.
ii The ear. RAYS OF the sun had ligb,ct
iro -'... 5r-jre and islands over and in
The nr:-a,v MiS.;>Sippj - we passed
over X blue expanse Of waters. into tn.
civ of: Quincy. whence. after warmin.t
thg inner u.au--ome with hot coffee
AID -,rle with something e,>c-our
tr..n .. the {. & 20 railroad wh.zzet
away 4- -, f..trtnl ,,,a ;, G,Icshurr
I~.-.-y.>. one hundred miles from Quincy.
t. breakfast. At ten and 4 hat O'clock.
on SUNDAY morning-wlere we were
doomed to remain til, after 4 five o clock
Misunderstanding the train from Omaha
an! =. Joseph and other point, west.
filed with >ir knights. winch hal been
UuIu.Y DELAYED.
We reached CLi.a-n iatora in yli-b-
-'"""'t morning ana haa time 70 20
down to the lake ana look upon IL
itee. and then u the tar famed
Palmer House to breakfast. which
We enjoyed with i keen relish, and also
O. witnessing the departure OF Apollo
Gom1nandery OF Sir knights OF Chicago,
with banners. music, and much pride,
pomp and circumstance" OF glorious
mora. war. before we boarded our train
III the Lake Shore Il Michigan Southern
r~-..raH! for Cleveland, which carried Us
pretty country. busy and
growing towns. often aionE the shores
.! tie l.A". al i spec! svera-ing thirty
miles 40 hour through the whole
dAl- sometimes running at the rate OF
a M Il minute, and reaching C.eve
the grand fe~uIe~rpux o.. the
knights OF the Gross. at their
zp.h TRIBUNAL Convocatjon IN the wear
Isl. at hat past seven o'clock N the
evening. ,lre,.. hungry and dusty, but