Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-21

Thursday, Goth. balloon ascension at the
fair.
Col. Rathhun Will speak at the courthouse
next Saturday night. Turn out and hear
him.
TIT Mo. p. Il. K. will run slrepers through
from this place on the nights of October eth
and Sth.
Messrs. Wilson 4 Ballard and O'MalIey
Bros. are receiving car load after car load OF
lumber.
Mr.. Joseph A. Wilson Is requested to be
Il candidate for councilman in the first ward.
II" sh"uli be elected.
Fully thirty thousand people witnessed
the splendid t%rottiny OF K ,ru- al the Kansas
CITY tsIr grounds. last Thursday.
lnr gr"cnh,eAers oil this county viii hold
\ county convention, Al the engine h"u>r, In
old town. Wednesday. september -.
Mr.. William LaIiertrw ns- irtt at our OF
tie Il rne specimen of Hung ,rim millet
grass grown on the Bedford place, near town.
IN" km-a, cry fair i, n sucre>, 30 far As
hor>e irot> and crowds ARE concerned, but
Otherwise il Is not much allow. the average
1 county Itli uibIlkubll Tue -iaic-
II You want 10 have u good laugh, go 10 The
Ministries ani hear Pete Msloue'- inimIat'ic
druii, rIrs. IL will cur" YOU II you're sick.
snl add year 10 your lease of HE.
Alexander Graves, Ed. made a ringing
drmUcratlc speech at " av,rly last Saturday,
which has Detn much cnnp!imented by those
VINO were fortunate enough 10 be present.
Yellow fever contributions -. Corners
li-t-W. Il. Steele, 50; Is. Il. ireland. 81; 5
) eier. 50; ). j. Andrews. 50: Robert
Taylor. 81; i. ID. Conner, 81. Turned over
to NJ. r. i:oyle.
Read the new advertisement of Ar>srs.
Royle AMI New. No more clever or CORRECT
gentlemen ever did business any where, aGd
perfect reliance may be placed IN everything
they say.
uut of three car loai> of our citizens. who
went up to Kansas City ls>t Thursiay, TO
attend the fair, we found none who eXper-
ted Ia try 1t again next year. The universal
verdict MAS mat ii diin't pay.
An independent candidate. claiming to lac
a II, IN rrnr. aud running agsins, the uoml-
nee of Ii> party regularly and fairly noml-
mated. and against whose character for hun-
e-tN siliHI tNltilN Ifl u "tlh Nkl " S1lh. J.
clearly a frsnd.
". VI. \. Green. Esq whom the grrer-
hackers have selected ~ one of their county
executive committeeman, informs us that e
1. In full alfiII,;ion with the democratic par
ty, aud expects TO vote the democratic ticket
al the coming election.
All the regular hands OF the ferry bot
hs,rr st,.E IeS'nrJay rho ,nmnInr WA
forced to c.lI upon that ancient m.rrrer. J".
\. W ii-oH, to come 10 their assistance. 10.
Is an Old sca-dog. and the dangers of the
raging waters have no terr"rs for him.
There Is tut little freight t,eing shipped
from this point just now, owing to uu>atis-
factory prices for grain and stock; but mrI-
chandise is arriving by every tram III large
quantities. evid. ncin. the confidence Of
our merchants in the TALL aud winter trade.
Alien i'rewitt. tenant OF our Mr.. Aiiru'-
farm, has left at this office a specimen OF hi,
OF the drought small farms. veil cultivated,
pay better than large farms and Indifferent
cultivation. Don't "orrrcrop" yourself
next year.
John Hsgood, the old time Lexington
barber. has removed hi, shop 10 the mIddie
of the -quare. south side OF Main street. ne-
tw, Ell Laurel aud Pine John has AWAY
been polite and attentIv- 10 hI- customers,
is thoroughly vrr-rri In his trade, and de-
~serve>a liberal patronage from his old friends
and til" public.
GenTsr Vaughan. Esq. sends u- q -p.ci.
men OF Egyptian miiiet grown hv hun Ihi-
year. In appearance II re>cmbie- tlc cat
tails which grow IN our low lands, the seed
growing around the stalk in a most singular
mrnner. What its value l. for feeding pur.
poses remains to be seen, Is probably Mr.
vs. l. the only crop OF the kind in The
county or state.
The managers of the Kansas City fail
should either make some arrangement fol
the accommodation OF members Of the pres.
gang or let It be known beforehand that they
VIII be expected to take their chances iol
sight seeing with the rest of the rabble. A.
al present organized. the press badge Is oil
less value than a last years almanac. for The
latter article can be made Use of for ZONE
purposes.
They tell the story on Nike Summers, our
about GreentOn, that on his way To the raiI
road, II few days ago, he came across a brooC
Of young Guines chickens, and thinking
them quail, captured. and was bearing then
away, when i gentleman whom he met IN
formed him what they were. He was great
Iy a>toni>hed, and said that he had noticed
Al old Guinea hen near him making a terri
BILE fu--, hut he didn't know what 1t meant
he will the next time.
Elijah ) NTH, Esq, president of the Bur
/. lingt"n & Southwestern Railroad, has ST las
repEed to the letter addressed to him by Oh
citizens committee. tie speaks to tn,
point. and nsIds out no hope for An earl,
. completion of the road. As soon as tn
. Red X Taylor excitement subsidies. We shall
, expect to hear something definite from III,
/, Chicago It Alton Railway, on the subject o
the branch TO connect tn city with tina
road in 4 southwe>terly direction.
: Mr.. l." =. Benjamin, OF Hayerly's min
\ s%trels, IS SAID 10 be a wonderful musician
II l. claimed for him that he breaches on tn
+. IS. cornet the dfth added line above tn
treble staff. The caienzas executed by hir
all contain the most difficult passages, i
= which his wonderful skill Is displayeI, an,
4. il made 4 feature of the grand parade, give
daily by the New Orleans Ministries. All
buckle, Levy and all other celebrities accor
. Mr.. Benjlmln the palm in his wonderfu
peTfOrmanCes.N
q Forepaugh's great undivided show, 9
will be seen by a glance at our advertisin
columns. Is advertised to appear In this cit
n on Thursday, October 3. This monster cor
e soIidation comes to this city on thlrty-thre
car-,the shortest OF which is forty feet Ions
@ The entire outfit is owned by Adam For,
paugb; and forms the finest railway ecu
n page In America, IL not in the world. W
n are assured by Mr.. +. r. Toole. the agen
who Is well known to us, that the entii
v show will visit this city, and that Ada
Forepaugh will accompany his vast and III
divided SHOW.
~ Our friend, Mike Summers. shows by h
irreprsssIble humOr, in h letter printed els
: where, that an Irishman is har / TO subdu
n: But there IL Il very serious aspect to Il
~ crime which has been committed again
these men. No human law can reach a thI
10 who has run of with your money until 20
m catch him, and tn n. nine times in ten. Il
II money stolen cannot be recovered. "
or understand that a bone was given by tn
contractors to secure pay for lsbor-if